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Ex-army boss evicts 300 families
OVER 300 villagers are now living in the open after they were evicted by a former army general from a farm which reportedly used to be owned by the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo.The settler...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1166 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa visits Kwekwe farm, ignores nearby mine disaster scene
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa had time to visit his Sherwood farm in Kwekwe Sunday but could not spare a few moments to make a stop at the scene for last week's tragic mine disaster in Kadoma where doz...Published: 13 hrs ago | 913 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa's govt donates seized second hand clothes to Zanu-PF supporters
THE government has parceled out loads of goods seized by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) to villagers in Uzumba Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP), an area that has consistently given Zanu-PF the biggest vo...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:34hrs | 1114 | by newzimbabwe
African Union and Sadc are spineless
A combined African Union (AU), Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and President Emmerson Mnangagwa trio-solution to the entangled, Zimbabwean problem will not yield the correct result. In p...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:26hrs | 150 | by Pearl Matibe
Spiritual significance of lobola/ roora
Calls to abolish the payment of lobola/roora are associated with some feminist perspective, which decries it as the major cause of inequalities between the sexes. Arguments against it are well establi...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:20hrs | 1419 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Beitbridge houses built on collapsing mine tunnels
A DOZEN families in the HaMbedzi section of Dulivhadzimo suburb in Beitbridge are living in fear of an imminent disaster after they were allocated stands and built their houses above a disused mine wh...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:17hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
2,4m Zimbabweans food insecure as drought, rising costs bite
The 150% fuel price hike that sparked mass public unrest across Zimbabwe last month sent the cost of living skyrocketing: the price of bread nearly doubled in a week.Worse is likely to come....Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:14hrs | 226 | by IRIN
Mnangagwa launches crackdown on illegally settled farm occupiers
Hundreds of families have been left homeless after the government launched a crackdown on people who illegally settled on various farms countrywide.In Umguza, just outside Bulawayo, some 240 f...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:39hrs | 4246 | by newzimbabwe
24 bodies retrieved from flooded Zimbabwe gold mine
Rescue workers retrieved 24 bodies and eight survivors Saturday from two flooded gold mines in Zimbabwe where officials fear dozens more illegal miners are still trapped, state television reported....Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:38hrs | 4443 | by AFP
Joy, anger as trapped miners are rescued
A visibly shaken Thinkmore Madimutse was the first survivor to be retrieved from a flooded shaft at Silver Moon mine yesterday four days after disaster struck in the gold-rich Battlefields area....Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army killings: Victims' relatives living in fear
The deadly army crackdown against civil society and opposition activists might have been paused, but relatives of some of the people that were killed by soldiers are living in fear following alleged t...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:03hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Zifa Cup set for return
The Zimbabwe Football Association is set to bring back the biggest football competition, the Zifa Cup, after more than a decade of absence.The tournament was last contested for in 2005 as the ...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:02hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: 8 miners pulled out alive after 5 days in flooded tunnel
Rescuers pulled out eight illegal gold miners alive at Cricket Mine on Saturday, five days after they were trapped in flooded shafts.Rescue efforts were continuing to find about 60 others whos...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:21hrs | 2395 | by Reuters/ZimLive
Human Rights petitions AU over Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) has written to the African Union (AU) chairperson and Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, demanding the regional body to urgently intervene and assist ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:41hrs | 745 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa saddened by Battlefields mine tragedy
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has told of his deep concern as a rescue and recovery effort to free about 50 miners trapped in flooded tunnels underground in Battlefields near Kadoma continues.Resc...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:00hrs | 832 | by ZimLive
EU calls for more Zimbabwe sanctions
The European Parliament recommended the tightening of sanctions on senior Zimbabwe officials and institutions on Thursday citing increased repression by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government....Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:29hrs | 799 | by ZimLive
NGO withholds shooting victims' names
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has withheld names of the 17 victims of the security forces' extra judicial killings which occurred during last month's protests against fuel price hikes.Th...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:23hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
US orders Mnangagwa, Chamisa dialogue
INTERNATIONAL pressure on Zimbabwe's major political players, Zanu PF and MDC to urgently come to the negotiating table to unlock the political logjam continues to grow with the United States (US) add...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:17hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
Handmade Zimbabwe shoes an unlikely global hit
IN a tiny factory producing handmade boots and shoes in southwestern Zimbabwe, leather cutter Misheck Sibanda is on another hectic shift as he tries to keep up with soaring global demand.Order...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 09:13hrs | 2815 | by AFP
US wants to choose mediator for Mnangagwa, Chamisa dialogue
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa must allow a neutral mediator to take over the convening of talks between him and the opposition as well as release all civil society activists arrest on allegations of ta...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 09:07hrs | 4798 | by ZimLIve
Chamisa lost the plot again on dialogue
President Emmerson Mnangagwa in his inimitable wisdom invited other presidential hopefuls who lost the 2018 Presidential race in a bid to map the way forward on the framework towards resolving the nat...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:54hrs | 3664 | by Elijah Chihota
America blasts Mnangagwa over army killings
The United States government has sent a strong message to the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa telling him to cease all acts of violence against citizens.In a strongly worded stateme...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 06:49hrs | 7392 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF youths to march for Mnangagwa on Mugabe's birthday
The Zanu PF youth league will on February 21 - the day former President Robert Mugabe turns 95 - march in Harare in show support to President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Addressing about 300 district y...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 16:34hrs | 1595 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa demands 'V11' of army killings
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has shot down reports that the military carried out extra-judicial killings on at least 17 civilians after being roped in by the police to quell last month's violent prote...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:35hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Sadc chair condemns Zimbabwe's violent protests
SADC has pledged unwavering support to President Mnangagwa's Government in its efforts to address the prevailing socio-economic challenges and called for the unconditional removal of sanctions. ...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:28hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Remove sanctions on Zimbabwe, says SADC
SADC has called for the unconditional lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe, and condemned the recent violence that was meant to destabilise the country.This follows a SADC Consultative meeting hel...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 18:14hrs | 2224 | by Staff reporter
SADC endorses Mnangagwa's dialogue process
The Southern African Development Community has call3ed upon all stakeholders in Zimbabwe to participate in the National Dialogue process that has been initiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa....Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 16:08hrs | 9803 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe likely to return some land to white farmers?
The Zimbabwean government is likely to give back some land to white farmers, after a land audit is set to be completed in March.The audit, which is being carried out across the country, seeks ...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 14:31hrs | 3885 | by Business Day
'Pray without ceasing for peace and prosperity' argues Mnangagwa - no substitute for rule of law and competence
"It is my singular honour and privilege to be with you at this timely breakfast prayer for our nation, even as the Bible exhorts us in Thessalonians 5 verse 17 to pray without ceasing. Constant intera...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 08:03hrs | 1659 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
When burying people becomes a lifestyle
Sporting a blue work suit and safety shoes, Margaret Nyakudya (50) is the centre of attraction at a funeral wake in Mt Darwin.The male villagers cannot help it, but are surprised by her braver...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:31hrs | 2710 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt must compensate victims of army rape
Women rights activists have petitioned government to compensate women who were allegedly raped during a brutal crackdown by the military to crush protests against fuel prices.Dozens of women m...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 20:11hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Panicky govt meets striking teachers
TOP government officials were last night locked up in a crunch meeting with teachers' union leaders to resolve the salary impasse and end a crippling strike which started on Tuesday, with about 80% of...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:11hrs | 1954 | by Staff reporter
$19,5 million for looted businesses
GOVERNMENT will avail $19,5 million from a special fund set up to assist businesses that were looted and destroyed during last month's violent protests, a Cabinet Minister has said. Finance an...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:05hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
'Church must remain the salt of our nation' - Mnangagwa's address
Address by His Excellency, the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, E. D. Mnangagwa,at the National Breakfast Prayer, Harare, 7th February,...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:03hrs | 280 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mthuli Ncube to establish emergency relief fund
The government is in the process of establishing an emergency relief fund to assist the business community that was hard hit by hooligans who looted their shops and burnt some of the facilities....Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 20:38hrs | 2579 | by Staff reporter
'A praying bridge of Driekhoek'
A bridge is a perfect symbol of life with hope. It has the beginning, the middle and the end. And when one put the first step on the bridge he hopes to pass to the other side. It carries the significa...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 19:56hrs | 182 | by Eric Shikobela
MDC calls on army brutality victims to seek treatment
THE MDC Veterans' Association (VA) has called on all victims of recent army brutalities to come forward and receive medical treatment to avoid long-term health complications.Remarks by the ass...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:46hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Makandiwa donates to Childline Zimbabwe
United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Emmanuel Makandiwa's wife, Ruth, through her humanitarian organisation Agape Family Care, has donated a container, sanitary pads and groceries worth $8...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:44hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
Puppets polluting Harare, Caracas
Before making his transition to our ancestors on November 15, 1998, the revolutionary Pan Africanist organiser Kwame Ture warned Africans everywhere with his rather unique blend of passion and caution...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:38hrs | 374 | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
Marriage breakdown: Woman absolves Pastor
A WOMAN who has been caught in the middle of a fight between a popular city pastor Anglistone Thembani Mthiyane Sibanda and Nketha Dlamini, who accuses the pastor of causing "tension and confusion" in...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:29hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland restorationists shut out of Zimbabwe national dialogue
The latest violent crackdown on fuel protesters put Zimbabwe President, Mnangagwa in the category of tyrannous dictators and genocidists in Africa. The kind who would unleash the army to brutali...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:21hrs | 915 | by Israel Dube
MDC's full letter to Mnangagwa on dialogue
6th February, 2019Chief Secretary to the President & CabinetMunhumutapa BuildingSamora Machel AveHarareAtt: Dr M. SibandaRE: ...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 15:13hrs | 5892 | by MDC
Urgent call to protect freedom of religion - Civil Society rallies to end coercive conversion and abuses by religious institutio
Zimbabwe joined the world in rallying against the abuse of religious freedom by religious institutions. The event held at the Town House in Harare comes in the wake of the United Nations World Interfa...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 09:40hrs | 989 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe diaspora are marginalised
Since Monday January 14, Zimbabwe's diaspora were horrified watching violent events unfold, and during the Internet shutdown, were petrified unable to contact family, friends and neighbours back home....Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:13hrs | 400 | by Pearl Matibe
Wrong body buried, family forced to exhume
A NKAYI family in Matabeleland North has been forced to exhume a body of a Mosotho man it buried in December after it emerged that they collected a wrong body from a South African funeral parlour. ...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 08:03hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
Hindu Temple in Harare celebrates 90th anniversary
Zimbabwe Hindus are celebrating 90th anniversary of Cameron Street Shree Omkar Mandir in Harare (Zimbabwe) on February 10. These celebrations, being organized by The Hindoo Society Harare...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 08:54hrs | 405 | by Agencies
Rape allegations must be handled responsibly
As a lawyer, I have handled many rape cases in several countries where I have worked, including in international criminal tribunals. I was a trial attorney in the first "rape as a crime against humani...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 08:31hrs | 1205 | by Siphosami Malunga
Why Africa finds it hard to support Chamisa's MDC
On the 11th of March 2007 the world woke up to shocking images of the bashed faces of Morgan Tsvangirai, Lovemore Madhuku and others after the police had forcibly dispersed an opposition organised gat...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:56hrs | 6346 | by Reason Wafawarova
Wutaunashe raps ZCTU, civil society
Faith for the Nation Campaign national chairperson Reverend Andrew Wutaunashe has castigated the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and other civic organisations for causing deaths and destructi...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:46hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army abductions, torture raise political temperatures
After spending two weeks in hiding, MDC activist Julius Chogodora believed he had escaped a deadly clampdown by security forces that followed protests that rocked Zimbabwe a fortnight ago.One ...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 12:04hrs | 2162 | by Staff reporter
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