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Zimbabwe's ex-CIO Chief details counter-espionage success in his book
In his book, One Among Many: My Contribution to the Zimbabwean Story, former Director-General of Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Happyton Bonyongwe, offers a rare glimpse into the ...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 15:59hrs | 4305 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean CIO's role in Simon Mann's arrest
Happyton Bonyongwe, Zimbabwe's former Director-General of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), has disclosed details about Zimbabwe's involvement in thwarting a 2004 mercenary-led coup attempt...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 16:21hrs | 2101 | by Staff reporter
Hackers target African govt departments, financial institutions
Cyberattacks targeting African governments have soared in 2023, doubling to a record 29%, according to a report by Positive Technologies, a cybersecurity firm specializing in data-driven security solu...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 08:11hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
High Court clips immigration office's powers
The High Court of Zimbabwe has ruled that a section of the Immigration Act, which allowed immigration officers to detain individuals for up to 14 days without a court appearance, is unconstitutional a...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:42hrs | 1587 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans slam US Embassy for downplaying impact of sanctions
Zimbabweans and international supporters have expressed outrage over the US Embassy's recent claims regarding the effects of sanctions on the country, demanding that the "illegal coercive measures" be...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 14:16hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema alarmed by prospects of defeat and prosecution for corruption
When Zambia experienced democratic backsliding between 2011 and 2021, the deliberate use of legal mechanisms to weaken opposition parties played a central role. Lawfare has been a constant theme of Za...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 17:08hrs | 2638 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema closes democratic space
Zambia's opposition parties yesterday made distress calls on the diminishing state of democracy and restrictions on civil liberties and political rights by President Hakainde Hichilema's administratio...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Exposing Western duplicity over criminal law amendment
WHILE Zimbabwe's promulgation of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act has sparked criticism from Western forces, a similar law has been silently embraced in the United Kingdom, exposing the ...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 06:31hrs | 7 | by Zvamaida Murwira
Will he really 'face down' China?
The UK has a new prime minister… Today's world news is evidently dominated by a variety of interesting and illuminating stories, expectations, theories, debates and analyses about Mr. ...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 11:25hrs | | by Ndaba Sibanda
Zimbabwe opposition set for Armageddon in 2023
What a hugely important and symbolic week this will be for Zimbabwe.On Tuesday, African voices, particularly those from Southern Africa, will rise to a crescendo, as they continue to speak out...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:08hrs | | by Bishop Lazarus
South Africa takes Huawei's local unit to court over hiring of foreigners
South Africa has asked a court to fine the local unit of China's Huawei Technologies for breaking rules on hiring locals and to order the company to amend its practices, the labour department said on ...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 21:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt dithers over radar acquisition
THE scandal-riddled process to acquire a modern air traffic control system, commonly known as the radar, has taken yet another twist after it emerged this week the Office of the President and Cabinet ...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Security - Why it Matters for Due Diligence - use a data room
After the stock market crashed in 1929, a new law was formed. The Securities Act of 1933 sought to help investors make more inf...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 05:53hrs | 6 | by Staff writer
Italy offers cyber security training in Zimbabwe
THE pervasive use of ICTs in the world, including Zimbabwe, has presented enhanced opportunities for achieving economic development and wealth to people and institutions joining the cyberspace....Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 09:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi is not the last, You can be the next to be hacked
There has been a lot of questions on how the former Vice President Cde Kembo Mohadi got his phone hacked and how the recordings were acquired. That can happen to anyone in these times of technology us...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 10:17hrs | 9 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Sexgate claims VP Mohadi
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi (71), who has been battling a series of sex scandals allegedly involving married women, his aides and students, yesterday resigned to "save government's image".In a...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:51hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi resigns to save image of the country
Vice President Kembo Mohadi yesterday resigned to save the image of the Government and allow him space to pursue legal remedies in the wake of allegations on social media that suggested immoral behavi...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vice President Mohadi resigns
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has tendered his resignation to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and issued a statement to that effect.In his address the Vice President said he was stepping down to sa...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 17:00hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe among 7 African governments using Israeli cyber-espionage tools
As internet penetration and smartphone usage increases across Africa, digital spaces have become increasingly important in organising opposition movements. In response, several governments have at tim...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 20:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa thrashes fake Twitter account, fingers Jonathan Moyo
WAR veterans' national chairperson Chris Mutsvangwa has dismissed a Twitter account bearing his name saying it is the work of the fallen G40 minions who are seeking relevance by cloning his name on so...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 20:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
'No permanent friends but interests' Zim-China relation expedition
Late 2020 China and Zimbabwe launched 5 year policies towards the realization of vision 2030, sustainable development goals. Zimbabwe being an ally to China, one can question if this was due to diplom...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Theophelous Fifteen
Jonathan Moyo to be deported back to Zimbabwe? - 'How CIO works'
The Zimbabwean and international space has been congested by Jonathan Moyo posting photos of certain individuals accusing them for being members in the president's office who are persecuting and tortu...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 08:32hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe was right in shutting down the internet
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights took the government to court with the Zimbabwean chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa, ZLHR. Access to Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp and Twitter was closed...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 13:52hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa will not interfere with Internet connectivity
Government will not interfere with Internet connectivity or sanction illicit monitoring of citizens' private communication over the election period, a Cabinet minister has said.In line with Go...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 15:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
The real coup in MDC-T
My People First things first, my deepest condolences to the Tsvangirai family for the loss of the family head, Morgan Richard Tsvangirai.By extension, I would also like to proffer my condolenc...Published: 18 Feb 2018 at 22:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe 'coup' sets dangerous precedence for Sadc'
The SABC's Foreign Editor Sophie Mokoena speaks to Jonathan Moyo, the former Higher Education minister under former president Robert Mugabe. Moyo fled the country during the military-backed takeover b...Published: 03 Feb 2018 at 08:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
CIO informer case takes new twist
The case of a Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) informer Delish Nguwaya, who is accused of extorting $15 000 from a local businessman has taken a new twist after one of the State witnesses, a po...Published: 04 Dec 2017 at 13:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe suffers Mubarak Ceausescu shame
THE army has taken President Robert Mugabe and his wife into custody, triggering speculation of a military coup, though the military's supporters called it as a "bloodless correction." It wasn't clear...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 10:47hrs | 1 | by Associated Press
A weekend digest of Zimbabwean Politics - 'Just call it an erection and it will pass'
Don't be fooled – Even Political Junkies and spent forces can erect an Alliance – So just call it an erection and it will pass. (A weekend digest of Zimbabwean Pol...Published: 27 Aug 2017 at 06:18hrs | | by Mathula Lusinga
With Love from the Mountains to Dick and Saviour
We are hearing echoes and encountering some bad dreams here in the mountains where we stay. I am talking about a place that is 500 kilometers from your place of capture commonly known as Bindura....Published: 07 Apr 2017 at 10:56hrs | | by Gugugu Magorira Zvishavane
Mugabe's nephew plots Hayatou downfall
The man driving the campaign to unseat longtime African soccer boss Issa Hayatou is a multi-millionaire Zimbabwean property tycoon, who dabbles in politics and was once accused of being a spy....Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 06:10hrs | | by Agencies
Zimbabwean Politics, Social Media and the bane of fake news
Truth is often subjective. Technology in the form of social media has made truth even more subjective. Judging by recent events, espionage, cyber-attacks, misinformation, conspiracy and fake news have...Published: 22 Feb 2017 at 10:25hrs | | by Richard Mugobo
Trump era a continuation of a traditional order, decades in the making
- Former Black Panther chairperson dismisses the "distinction between this individual president and that individual president" in the USA- Author Naomi Wolf cal...Published: 17 Feb 2017 at 09:53hrs | 1 | by Al Jazeera
Mugabe's CIOs fingered in plot to out SA's Zuma
State Security minister Kembo Mohadi has refuted allegations of Zimbabwean involvement in a plot against South African President Jacob Zuma and some of his top lieutenants.In what could tr...Published: 15 Dec 2016 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Internet Surveillance not peculiar to Zimbabwe
Internet surveillance propounded by the Computers crimes and cyber crimes bill, is not peculiar to Zimbabwe. The global powers, like the US government, which claim to practice the most advanced democr...Published: 19 Aug 2016 at 07:47hrs | | by Sparkleford Masiyambiri
Al Jazeera denounces the death sentence against Ibrahim Helal
The Egyptian Criminal Court sentenced our colleagues Ibrahim Helal, former director of news at Al Jazeera's Arabic channel, and Alaa Sablan, identified by the prosecution as an Al Jazeera journalist,&...Published: 20 Jun 2016 at 12:54hrs | | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
South Africa's finance minister could soon be arrested
Cape Town – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan could soon be arrested after the Hawks reportedly handed a docket over to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for his involvement in the SA Reven...Published: 15 May 2016 at 12:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabes a refuge for dodgy dealers
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe and his family have become a refuge for controversial characters and dodgy dealers trying to hide their criminal activities and get protection by associating themselves with th...Published: 15 Apr 2016 at 17:14hrs | | by Wongai Zhangazha
Open Letter to Jabulani Sibanda on state security threats
Jabulani Sibanda, you need extra lessons on ‘State Security Threats' issues so that at least you can cease to mislead the generality of the public with opposition mantra that, the Government o...Published: 26 Feb 2016 at 06:27hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
Zapu's first intelligence officers
COMRADE Fox Adolphus Urayayi Ndambakuwa Muwani whose Chimurenga name was Larry Dube is one interesting comrade. He joined the liberation struggle from Ndola, Zambia on February 3, 1965 and went on to ...Published: 14 Feb 2016 at 10:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies calls for G-40 expulsion
ZANU-PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere's position looks increasingly shaky within the ruling party amid growing calls to have the position allocated to "someone with liberation war credentials...Published: 01 Dec 2015 at 16:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mohammed Morsi sentenced to death
An Egyptian court has pronounced death sentences on ousted president Mohammed Morsi and more than 100 other people over a mass prison break in 2011.Morsi is already serving a 20-year prison t...Published: 16 May 2015 at 13:56hrs | | by BBC
'I was on death row for opposing Gukurahundi' - Jabulani Sibanda
Fired war veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda has said he was placed on death row for standing up against the Gukurahundi atrocities.Sibanda said he is pained by people who want to raise Gukurah...Published: 20 Apr 2015 at 14:25hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
It is cold outside Zanu-PF
EMBATTLED former Zanu-PF leaders face a cold spell outside of the ruling party, should they be expelled after spending nearly their entire lives in the party.The prospect of starting all over ...Published: 05 Feb 2015 at 10:53hrs | | by Ray Ndlovu
Iran gives Mugabe Spy-Technology
The Islamic Republic of Iran, has reportedly granted as a gift to Zimbabwean leader, President Robert Mugabe's regime, a dreaded cocktail of cyber and surveillance technology, meant to keep Harare's ...Published: 26 Jan 2015 at 07:49hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
'Fire rejected leaders from government'
ALL those implicated in plots to undermine President Mugabe and the First Family who lost the recently held Central Committee elections should be recalled from Government because they have proved to b...Published: 07 Dec 2014 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mujuru risks arrest, as Muchinguri and Madzongwe brace for presidium appointments
Vanquished Vice President, Joice Mujuru, is allegedly on the verge of being arrested for an array of serious charges, largely believed to be trumped-up, which include treason, espionage and corruptio...Published: 03 Dec 2014 at 08:47hrs | | by Itai Mushekwe/ Nancy Mabaya/ Mary-Kate Kahari
Knives out in Zanu-PF
President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF has hit one of its most turbulent times as it is now torn by a "spy" scandal and the controversy surrounding ex-Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, Gideon Gono's sena...Published: 29 Sep 2014 at 14:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti discloses Zanu-PF links, claims Daily News
Expelled MDC secretary-general Tendai Biti has revealed working with top Zanu-PF officials, war veterans, nationalists and some unnamed rich and powerful nations in his bid to politically bury his ...Published: 06 Jun 2014 at 15:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Germany spies to monitor Facebook, Twitter in real-time
Germany's spy agency is working on a 300 million euro project that would extend its digital espionage program and allow the monitoring of Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks in real-time,...Published: 31 May 2014 at 21:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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