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Cyberocracy: from prospects to reality?
Implications for Political Communication and Digital Diplomacy for Zimbabwe and the Developing WorldIn 1992, David Ronfieldt writing for the RAND Corpo...Published: 5 hrs ago | 73 | by Taurai Mutoti
Weekend in jail for Mahere
MDC-Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala was yesterday denied bail while the party's spokesperson, Fadzai Mahere, will spend the weekend in custody as the court is expected to make a ruling on her ba...Published: 13 hrs ago | 570 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala denied bail
MDC-Alliance's Job Sikhala has been denied bail in a matter where he is accused of spreading falsehoods on social media.Magistrate Nduna dismissed Sikhala's bail application and said he should...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 11:12hrs | 1820 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala says he has been arrested 65 times without conviction
INCARCERATED MDC Alliance vice-chairperson and Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala yesterday told the court that he had been arrested more than 65 times since 2000 and had not been convicted.S...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:41hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Mother denies baby's death in Sikhala case
THE mother of the child who was reported by MDC-Alliance activists as having been struck to death by a police officer using a baton in Harare, denied that her baby was beaten to death during the incid...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:30hrs | 869 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono denied bail
JOURNALIST Hopewell Chin'ono has been denied bail by Harare magistrate Lazini Ncube.Magistrate Ncube said there is overwhelming evidence against Chin'ono on a charge of communicating falsehood...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:26hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Will Potraz or govt check compliance of WhatsApp Ts&Cs with AIPPA?
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) is yet to confirm whether it is discussing whether a revised WhatsApp privacy policy complies with local laws. The Cons...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 09:55hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala weeps in court, threatens a prison officer
INCARCERATED MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala, who is being charged on allegations of communicating falsehoods through social media, yesterday wept in court, lamenting that he was being abu...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 08:07hrs | 5657 | by Staff reporter
'Chin'ono faces 20-year jail term'
JOURNALIST Hopewell Chin'ono is likely to be jailed for 20 years if convicted for communicating falsehoods, a Harare magistrate heard yesterday. This was revealed by an investigating officer from the ...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 08:05hrs | 2546 | by Staff reporter
Impact of new media on Zimbabwean politics
Recent events in the United States stimulated debate on cyber space. Social media has taken the world by storm, and the recent developments in the US have raised debate on the impact of the phenomenon...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 135 | by Livit Mugejo
Museveni accuses Facebook of arrogance and bias
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has accused social media giant Facebook of arrogance and bias as he confirmed ordering the shutdown of social media and messaging apps ahead of Thursday's election....Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 13:24hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
YouTube is suspending President Donald Trump's channel
YouTube is suspending President Donald Trump's channel for at least one week, and potentially longer, after his channel earned a strike under the platform's policies, the company said Tuesday evening....Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 10:05hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa begs Twitter to ban Museveni
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa has pleaded with Twitter to ban Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni from its platform.Twitter permanently suspended US President Donald...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 09:56hrs | 3789 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala disowns Facebook account
MDC ALLIANCE deputy chairperson and Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala yesterday challenged the State's bid to place him on remand, arguing that the Facebook account which he is alleged to have used ...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 08:03hrs | 1305 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Matemadanda video causes a stir
An undated video by ZANU-PF political commissar and Deputy Minister of Defence Victor Matemadanda has caused a stir on social media.Watch the video below:...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 16:29hrs | 9151 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala challenges arrest
FIREBRAND MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala believes his arrest is unconstitutional as the law he is being charged under was struck off by the Supreme Court in 2014.Sikhala is being ch...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 15:42hrs | 753 | by Staff reporter
Twitter's decision to ban Trump is a threat to free speech
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised Twitter for blocking US President Donald Trump's Twitter account, arguing that lawmakers rather than private tech companies should decide on the limits t...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 14:52hrs | 707 | by Thomas Colson , Business Insider US
Uganda retaliates against Facebook blocking some pro-government accounts
Uganda ordered internet service providers to block all social media platforms and messaging apps on Tuesday until further notice, a letter from the country's communications regulator seen by Reuters s...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 14:34hrs | 853 | by Reuters
Mass exodus from WhatsApp to Signal and Telegram
The Signal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a sudden increase in demand after larger rival WhatsApp's updated terms of service raised eyebrows on social media.WhatsApp, which uses Signal...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 08:19hrs | 5783 | by Eva Mathews and Munsif Vengattil
'Sikhala, Chin'ono charged under non-existent falsehoods law'
MDC Alliance vice-chairperson Job Sikhala was arrested Saturday and charged with publishing falsehoods and promoting public violence the same charges laid against journalist Hopewell Chin'ono after th...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
Long serving Jeka nurse dies
There are allegations that Mai Sigogo, one of the longest-serving nurse at Jeka Hospital has died.A message on Facebook said, "Today Mberengwa lost gamba redunhu. This photo was taken in ...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 15:30hrs | 1844 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown spawns online sex trade
MOST sex workers in Zimbabwe meet clients in person in bars and on a dark street corner at night in town, but since the Covid-19 lockdown came into effect on Saturday, the street hookers have been for...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:48hrs | 2822 | by Staff reporter
Nodumo Nyathi never asked for favours
THE chairman of the Highlanders South African Supporters Chapter Nodumo Nyathi says he never asked for any favours from the Bulawayo giants after he led a spirited fundraising campaign to clear the cl...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Alcohol ban extends to supermarkets
ONLY bars and restaurants serving hotel residents are allowed to sell alcohol and any other outlets including supermarkets are banned from doing so, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday. Followin...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:46hrs | 1114 | by Staff reporter
Choruma burial today
FORMER Warriors and Highlanders midfielder Richard Choruma, who died in South Africa following a short illness last week, is set to be buried at the Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo this morning....Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:30hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
Bosso members react angrily to Mhlophe poster
SOME Highlanders members have castigated club chairman Kenneth Mhlophe for a "reckless and divisive campaign poster" after he appeared to single out one supporters' chapter chairman and described him ...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:28hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Deepening economic and political crisis pushing Zimbabweans out of the country
The year has started at a very sad note with Zimbabwe going for strict lockdown restrictions deliberately ignoring and not putting into consideration the 80% informally employed people.T...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 20:25hrs | 1257 | by Leonard Koni
Zuckerberg bans Trump from his Facebook
Facebook on Thursday said it will block President Trump on its platforms at least until the end of his term on Jan. 20, as the mainstream online world moved forcefully to limit the president after yea...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 19:32hrs | 1368 | by Staff reporter
Trump blocked by Twitter and Facebook
Donald Trump has been suspended from Twitter and Facebook after tweeting to supporters who attacked the US Capitol.In a social media message to protesters he said "I love you" before telling t...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:09hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Dar war to lift lockdown mood
THE pre-match chatter and banter ahead of the Simba SC and FC Platinum clash provided a lot of intrigue as the match finally moves to the field at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium this afternoon. Al...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 06:56hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Zera announces new fuel prices
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has announced new fuel prices effective 5 January 2021.The price of petrol has been pegged at US$1,21 or ZWL99.35 while diesel was at $1,3...Published: 05 Jan 2021 at 08:14hrs | 5179 | by Staff reporter
Trumpism - Why Chamisa must shape up on Covid-19 - part 3
In this coronavirus pandemic season, Nelson Chamisa is as good as the politics he plays, meaning he either shapes up or seals his own fate to political doom just like US President Donald Trump did....Published: 05 Jan 2021 at 07:54hrs | 3169 | by Grace Kwinjeh
MDC Alliance Senator dies
UNITED States-based Zimbabwean charismatic preacher and socialite Passion Java's mother, Christine Java nee Rambanepasi, died in the early hours of yesterday, one of her sons, Tabernacle of Grace Chur...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 09:23hrs | 3963 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Mohadi says, 'choose between enjoyment and death'
Acting President Mohadi says Zimbabweans must "choose between enjoyment and death". Addressing a Press conference, he said it is every citizen's responsibility to prevent Covid-19. He ...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 13:10hrs | 3078 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's leave, a pitstop to nowhere
Now that we have seen the edited versions of people's lives across social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram during Christmas and New Year festivities, its back to the basics, the da...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 10:21hrs | 1792 | by Josiah Mucharowana
Mnangagwa appoints Kadewere
WARRIORS striker Tino Kadewere was on Wednesday honoured by President Emmerson Mnangagwa as a tourism ambassador as the country's number one intensifies efforts to market the country to all corners of...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 08:50hrs | 3491 | by Staff reporter
The bittersweet toxicity of the new media
In 1982, when Steve Jobs was asked if he was keen on doing market research, he said, "No, because customers don't know what they want until we have shown them." His instincts, whether good-natured or ...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 19:38hrs | 555 | by Mandlenkosi Siziba
A bad-bye to a bad year
Arsenal's emphatic win over Chelsea at the Emirates stadium on Boxing day lifted my spirits in a tenuous and gloomy year in which the despondent people of this country were boxed down mainly by the tw...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 19:08hrs | 199 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Zimbabwe opposition must smell the coffee
Politics is a clumsy game. As we approach 2021 there are going to be interesting moments.The whole thing is now in the public eyes. The writing is on the wall.People must be wary of th...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 16:52hrs | 1446 | by Leonard Koni
Choruma's death shocks football fraternity
THE Zimbabwean football fraternity expressed shock and sadness at the death of former Highlanders and Warriors midfielder Richard "Dabuka Express" Choruma.Choruma died at a hospital in Thembis...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:24hrs | 591 | by Nigel
It's time for people to take the struggle
The sun does not go down twice in a day. The current political , economic and social settings in Zimbabwe are in dire straits and leave a lot to be desired.The country is stuck in between two ...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 14:38hrs | 589 | by Leonard Koni
Zimdancehall chanter wins US$10,000
RISING Zimdancehall artiste and Lower Six student at Washington Hills High, Keith "Spucky B" Antonio (19), has emerged the ultimate winner of the US$10K grand prize for the Sasai African and Talented ...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 07:01hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Khupe suspends Mwonzora
MDC-T interim leader Thokozani Khupe have suspended Douglas Mwonzora from his secretary-general post for allegedly fiddling with the party voting process to tilt the outcome in his favour....Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 19:42hrs | 7518 | by Staff reporter
Chaos mars start of MDC-T Congress voting
CHAOS has marred the beginning of voting at the ongoing MDC-T congress with some delegates accusing the party of deleting their names from the voters' roll.Some agitated party delegates have d...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 12:03hrs | 4328 | by Staff reporter
LIVE: MDC-T Congress begins
MDC-T congress started at Rainbow Towers, Harare this Sunday morning with wild cheering directed at presidential hopeful and current secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora.Mwonzora's arrival at th...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 10:36hrs | 2637 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora thanks Chamisa's followers for behaving
MDC-T congress started at Rainbow Towers, Harare this Sunday morning with wild cheering directed at presidential hopeful and current secretary general Douglas Mwonzora.Mwonzora's arrival at th...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 10:30hrs | 5321 | by Staff reporter
Spectre of a donor-funded Christmas
AS MANY across the globe get into the swing of Christmas festivities, millions of people in Zimbabwe living on less than US$1 a day are turning to donor agencies and well-wishers for survival....Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 08:47hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Central government at the epicentre of the challenges facing local authorities
IntroductionToday is Christmas day, the day we celebrate the birth of the Son of Man, our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a day that is supposed to be a day of love, unity, togetherness and cel...Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 20:19hrs | 1236 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
CPU teams on high alert
Government has mobilised Civil Protection Unit (CPU) teams which are on high alert, especially in the eastern parts of the country, amid reports of Cyclone Chalane which is reportedly building up in t...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 05:04hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Chimanimani braces for Cyclone Chalane
Cyclone Chalane may hit Manicaland Province, especially Chimanimani District, next Thursday with President Mnangagwa putting the country on alert and the Department of Civil Protection (DCP) meeting y...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 05:04hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
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