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'I was told to stop supporting Mnangagwa'
WE today conclude our interview with Elphas Tshuma, a former guerilla who operated in Hurungwe in Mashonaland West Province and later on in Hwange in Matabeleland North. Tshuma, now a member of the ru...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Our fathers back then: strict disciplinarians, but loving
"WHAT time is it now, and where have you been?" "Go back to where you have been, I will not have any of my children knocking at my door after 6pm!" (Uvela ngaphi ebusuku kunje, angiqoqodelwa ngu...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:32hrs | | by Clifford Kalibo
Time to end political violence culture
WITH by-elections scheduled for March 26, a few weeks away, there is rising concern over pockets of violence being recorded in some parts of the country.Zanu-PF and Citizens Coalition for Chan...Published: 18 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Death row inmate Jindu loses appeal
THE Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the death sentence by Bulawayo "killer" Rodney Tongai Jindu who is on death row for the callous murder of his two friends in 2017. Jindu (27) ...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chaos at Soul Jah Love burial
ONCE again, the police had a torrid time in enforcing Covid-19 regulations as scores of people thronged Warren Hills Cemetery for the burial of the much-loved Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love.W...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 13:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Economic isolation is hindering Zimbabwe's transformation
Since the election of a new government for Zimbabwe one year ago, the administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in which I serve, has begun reforming our land policies, changing laws, and commen...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:20hrs | | by Foreign Policy
Busi Ncube still in the game
Music legend and True Love hit maker, Busi Ncube, says she has fond memories of the group Ilanga and has vowed to carry on the legacy left by some of her departed colleagues in the once star-studded o...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono's Save Our Hospitals initiative good idea but he is offside
I like Hopewell Chin'ono, he is an ambitious young man full of political energy. He is the mastermind of the idea behind the Save Our Hospitals initiative launched in the month of March 2019. He alrea...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 21:03hrs | 6 | by Don Chigumba
Zimbabwe's foreign based player pool keeps increasing
AS Zimbabwe brace for the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations football qualifiers when they take on Mozambique next month, the technical department will have a broad base to pick from following indications...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Five minors in court for 'looting' during protests
FIVE minors who were allegedly part of a gang of looters during last week's violent protests in Bulawayo, appeared in court yesterday. The minors all from Emakhandeni suburb aged between six a...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 00:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Motlanthe inquiry report in brief
Executive SummaryZimbabwe held its national elections on the 30th of July 2018. The electoral process was generally peaceful until the 1st of August 2018, when many demonstrators took to the s...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:50hrs | | by Motlanthe
Motlanthe Commission calls for talks
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his main political rival, Nelson Chamisa, are being pushed into negotiations by the Commission of Inquiry into the politically-motivated violence of August 1, 2018, wh...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 10:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Findings of Commission of Inquiry into 1 August 2018 Post-Election Violence
RELEASE STATEMENT FOR THE REPORT ON THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE 1ST OF AUGUST 2018 POST ELECTION VIOLENCEOn the 14th of September 2018, I established a Commission of Inquiry into the 1s...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 05:40hrs | | by ONline
Zanu-PF tells Mnangagwa to fix the economy
Zanu-PF bigwigs who gathered in Esigodini for their party's annual conference last week pleaded with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to act quickly and decisively to stem the country's worsening economic...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 20:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa feels heat over economy
With Zimbabwe's economy continuing to tank - and long-suffering citizens now desperate for some respite - President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told thousands of Zanu-PF delegates gathered in Esigodi...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 14:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo blasts Mnangagwa over 1 August killings report
Exiled former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo has blasted President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the revelations by Presidential Spokesman George Charamba that the August 1 killings report is meant for...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 08:44hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Motlanthe; Charamba clash on 1 August killings report
Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba has issued a contradictory statement to that of August 1 killings Commission chairperson Kgalema Motlanthe regarding the publicity of the commission report....Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 08:06hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Motlanthe commission yet to finalise report
THE Commission of Inquiry into the 1 August 2018 Post-Election Violence is compiling its final report containing its findings, which will be handed over to President Emmerson Mnangagwa within the stip...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Killings inquiry in shock move
Zimbabweans reacted with surprise yesterday, to Thursday's announcement by the inquiry looking into the August 1 shootings in Harare, that it had already handed over the executive summary of its repor...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 11:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Biti push for talks to end economic turmoil
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and one of his key lieutenants, MDC national vice chairperson Tendai Biti, have called for political dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to end the country's ec...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC pushes for a national dialogue
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and one of his key lieutenants, MDC national vice chairperson Tendai Biti, have called for political dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to end the country's ec...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 10:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Kidnapping claim hits killing probe
Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of a retired army colonel who was allegedly abducted from his home on Sunday afternoon by masked men - amid claims that he was due to testify before the official prob...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti appears before Motlanthe Commission
Harare East MP Tendai Biti appeared before the Kgalema Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry.He said he is doing so under protest because he was not given a transcript of allegations made against hi...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 22:14hrs | | by Staff repirter
August 1 violence probe in home stretch
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the August 1, 2018 Post-Election Violence in Harare is likely to conclude its fact finding this week before drawing conclusions.The seven-member com...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance activists disrupt inquiry
Rowdy MDC Alliance activists who included some Members of Parliament yesterday caused chaos and constantly disrupted the smooth flow of the Commission of Inquiry hearing into the August 1 violence tha...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 05:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matibenga-led PDP official quits
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) led by Lucia Matibenga has continued to disintergrate after one of its top officials this week tendered his resignation due to frustrations.The party's trea...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 13:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa plans massive demo 'to topple Mnangagwa'
A titanic clash is looming between increasingly twitchy authorities and the MDC, over the main opposition's plans to mount a massive demonstration to protest the country's falling standards of living ...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 11:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns defiant Chamisa
An unmoved President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday insisted opposition leader Nelson Chamisa must appear before the commission of inquiry investigating the deadly August 1 shootings, which left at leas...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 15:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Angry Chamisa throw the gauntlet at Mnangagwa and Chiwenga
An angry opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, yesterday threw the gauntlet at both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga — challenging them to also testify at the official p...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 12:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa arrest imminent?
POLICE say they are still clueless as to the identity of people who shot and killed six unarmed civilians in post-election violence on August 1, but warned they would soon arrest MDC leader Nelson Cha...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces arrest
POLICE say they are still clueless as to the identity of people who shot and killed six unarmed civilians in post-election violence on August 1, but warned they would soon arrest MDC leader Nelson Cha...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 06:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Court didn't implicate Chiwenga'
The High Court ruling on the legality of Commission of Inquiry set up by President Mnangagwa to investigate the August 1 post-election violence did not implicate Vice President Constantine Chiwenga in...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs divide war vets
Cracks have emerged in the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) over the fate of ex-Cabinet ministers assigned to the "Shake-Shake Building" to run the party's affairs on a f...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 15:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Judgement reserved on Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry challenge
High Court judge David Mangota has reserved ruling in a matter in which a Zimbabwean woman is challenging the legality and composition of a commission of inquiry set up by President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 12:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets crank up heat on Zanu-PF 'chefs'
The political future of former Cabinet ministers who were recently re-assigned to the ruling Zanu-PF's headquarters by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is becoming increasingly uncertain. This com...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pressure mounts on Mnangagwa commission
Pressure is mounting on the commission of inquiry into the August 1 shootings that left at least six people dead to do more to probe the role of the army in the whole incident.South Africa-bas...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 14:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF HQ under siege - as war vets gun for bigwigs
Members of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) besieged the Zanu-PF headquarters yesterday, demanding the removal of ex-Cabinet ministers assigned to the "Shake-Shake Bu...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 14:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Soldiers fired randomly on August 1'
A victim of the August 1 post-poll violence which claimed six lives said soldiers fired randomly at people in the streets and he was hit by a stray bullet.Giving his evidence on the second day...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 15:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Post-poll violence inquiry: Opposition attempting to score cheap political points
The seven-member Commission of Inquiry into the 1 August 2018 post-poll violence incident in which six people died in Harare city centre commenced its work last week with witnesses testifying on their...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 11:35hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zanu-PF backers justify army use of deadly force
A public hearing on the August 1 violence entered a third day at a hotel in the capital yesterday, with Zanu-PF supporters claiming that the army cannot be blamed for the election unrest that turned d...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 13:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa's Alliance plotted a coup against Mnangagwa'
MDC Alliance plotted a coup and attempted to use the violent demonstrations, which rocked Harare post July 30 elections, to unseat President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, the Commission of Inquiry ...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army killings probe hots up
After a near-farcical start, temperatures rose a notch up yesterday at the government's commission of inquiry into the August 1 post-election violence - which ended up with the army killing at least s...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 11:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe post-poll violence probe team assesses damages
THE Commission of Inquiry into the political violence that rocked Harare on August 1 yesterday carried out inspections of various places to assess the damage. The commission - chaired by forme...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters nailed for post-poll violence
MDC Alliance's supporters went on a rampage destroying property worth tens of thousands of dollars following the harmonised elections held on July 30, the Commission of inquiry into the post election ...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF heading for turbulent waters again
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF party is heading for turbulent waters again, it has emerged.War veterans have petitioned the Zanu-PF leadership demanding the removal of former Cabinet m...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets threaten Zanu-PF bigwigs
War veterans yesterday petitioned the Zanu-PF leadership demanding the removal of former Cabinet ministers from their full-time positions in the party, threatening to remove the bigwigs from their off...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dragged to court
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been dragged to court by a Harare man, Alison Charles whose brother was shot and killed alongside six other civilians in post-election violence on August 1.Cha...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 09:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa begs Trump
HARARE - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pleaded with the West to lift economic sanctions, as the United States continues to set tough conditions for their removal, the Daily News can report....Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 13:51hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa opens probe into army killings
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday swore in the team which will investigate the post elections violence which resulted in the death of at least six people, after the army used live ammunition to b...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporterq
August 1 violence, probe team sworn-in
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn-in a 7-member Commission of Inquiry into the August 1 Post-Election Violence that occurred in Harare CBD and led to the death of six people.The Commissio...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 15:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
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