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Mnangagwa plans to stop using army in demos
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed government's plan to buy riot hardware and water cannons for police officers in a bid to stop relying on the military in containing violent demonstrations....Published: 7 hrs ago | 3791 | by Staff reporter
Lupane school forced to close over goblins
Menacing goblins have forced a school in Lupane, Matabeleland North Province, to shut down, leaving teachers and hundreds of pupils stranded.So stubborn has been the nocturnal creatures that t...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1628 | by Staff reporter
'Adultery & murder plot' nurse faces US$10 000 lawsuit
A NURSE from Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo is facing a US$10 000 adultery lawsuit after he allegedly engaged in an extra marital affair with a married woman and pressured her to kill her husband ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 4034 | by Staff reporter
Late Zimbabwe VP exposed for raping Harare school teacher?
With so many rapes going unreported and unprosecuted, victims are instead forced by circumstances to commit paternity fraud. Most have managed to keep their secrets, but the arrival of affordable DNA ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 20:17hrs | 7536 | by TRT World
ED and Chamisa must not use the cyclone as a tool for political mileage
Traumatic events, including natural disasters, are distressing. Strong reactions immediately after the event are very common. Fear, sadness, guilt and anger are all common emotions felt by children, t...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 14:03hrs | 2103 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe faces fuel shortages as Cyclone Idai destroys Beira
FEARS abound of possible crippling fuel and wheat shortages in Zimbabwe after cyclone Idai destroyed some "90 percent" of the Mozambican Port city of Beira.Beira is a key route for delivery of...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:36hrs | 1459 | by Staff reporter
Warriors kit ready
ZIFA was last night expected to take delivery of the new national teams' gear from official kit sponsor Umbro ahead of the Warriors and Young Warriors' 2019 Afcon qualifiers against Congo and Mozambiq...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:33hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Rescue mission reaches parts of cyclone-ravaged Chimanimani
THE Cyclone Idai rescue mission has finally reached some parts of Chimanimani where some of the marooned people were rescued, while 1 000 refugees from Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge South were ev...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:25hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere threatens, Zanu-PF ruffled
THERE are real fears that both the ruling party and the country could be entering a new phase of significant political turmoil leading to the 2023 national elections, the Daily News can report....Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 13:50hrs | 2646 | by Staff reporter
Rhodesia was 'successful' because essentially it was a province of SA
This week, I am going to start by doing something that we journalists don't normally do. Often we think our duty is to criticise or point out wrongdoing but never to praise even when praise is due. Bu...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 09:26hrs | 1998 | by Baffour Ankomah
Chipinge MP's wife survived by climbing a tree
Chipinge South MP Enock Porusingazi said his wife only survived by climbing a tree.There are fears that the death toll is much higher as some of the worst affected areas had become inaccessibl...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 08:01hrs | 2913 | by Staff reporter
Bus swept away in Chimanimani
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed that a TripTrans bus was swept away in Chimanimani.There are fears that the death toll is much higher as some of the worst affe...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 08:00hrs | 3702 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere warning ruffles Zanu-PF
There are real fears that both the ruling party and the country be entering a new phase of significant political turmoil leading to the 2023 national elections. This comes after former Cabinet...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:55hrs | 3900 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers terrorise Marondera residents
Daring armed robbers have besieged Marondera, with the gun-totting gang reportedly terrorising residents, money changers and businesspeople, a local businessperson has said.The gang is reporte...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:48hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
82 dead as cyclone toll doubles in Zimbabwe, more feared dead
TROPICAL cyclone Idai continued to wreak havoc in eastern Zimbabwe, with authorities announcing more than 82 bodies had been recovered as of late Sunday.Chimanimani and Chipinge districts sout...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:39hrs | 5004 | by newzimbabwe
Govt deploys psychologist to 'haunted' Bulawayo school
GOVERNMENT has deployed a psychologist to provide counselling services to science teachers at Mandwandwe High School in Bulawayo who are reportedly refusing to use the school's science laboratory, cla...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:33hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Selfish Zanu-PF govt behind our suffering
EDITOR,Zimbabwe is my motherland. My heart bleeds when I see Zimbabwe in such a terrible state. Our elders took over the reigns from colonial masters and we all celebrated because we thought w...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:11hrs | 977 | by E Denhere
Cyclone Idai kills 31, several displaced
At least 31 people have died in Manicaland's Chimanimani district as homes and bridges were swept away by a tropical storm that began on Friday.There are fears that the death toll is much high...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:49hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Chikwata striker bemoans low standards
FORMER Zimbabwe Saints striker Lexington Mujokoro is a disappointed footballer.The standards of the game, he believes have gone down in an era where coach education is compulsory."Our ...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:42hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Boarding schools increase fees to $1 000 per term
A NUMBER of boarding schools have tabled proposals to increase school fees and related levies to above $1 000 next term, creating fresh headaches for parents, some already struggling to pay amounts fo...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:40hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Loose lips can really sink ships
As Jesus liked his teachings in parables, the Bishop will continue to use intelligible riddles and anecdotes to help you understand the workings of the world, at least as how I understand them....Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:31hrs | 108 | by Bishop Lazi
Cyclone Idai hits Chipinge
Tropical Cyclone Idai has reached Chipinge and some parts of Manicaland province with residents now extremely cautious over their safety as heavy rains and strong winds have been menacing the area....Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 16:20hrs | 2021 | by Staff reporter
MDC structures manipuated to create a one centre of power built around Chamisa.
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's opponents claim they will not be able to freely exercise their voting rights at the party's forthcoming congress, alleging the incumbent is employing unorthodox tactics to ...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 15:59hrs | 1391 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa employing unorthodox tactics to cow rivals
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's opponents claim they will not be able to freely exercise their voting rights at the party's forthcoming congress, alleging the incumbent is employing unorthodox tactics to ...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 15:58hrs | 1723 | by Staff reporter
Concerns raised over Gukurahundi hearings
Matabeleland chiefs fear that the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) could miss crucial evidence on the Gukurahundi massacres of the early to mid 1980s, unless it abandons its current...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 15:55hrs | 887 | by Staff reporter
Make them fight a losing battle
The simple, clear message encoded in the Bi-National Commission signed between Zimbabwe and South Africa earlier this week and in the other between our country and Botswana earlier, ...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 05:09hrs | 455 | by Stephen Mpofu
Cyclone Idai spreads into Zimbabwe
Tropical Cyclone Idai, which made landfall in Mozambique Thursday evening, has damaged property and crops in Manicaland Province, with more devastating effects feared when it intensifies and spreads t...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 05:07hrs | 2676 | by Staff reporter
Where are the Warriors jerseys? supporters ask
WARRIORS fans yearning to don the new national team jersey are becoming impatient following the delay by Umbro, which is yet to deliver replica jerseys and playing kit to Zifa. With about a week befor...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 05:04hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe and a fracturing Zanu-PF
continued from last weekMany of those mansion builders were comrades-in-arms from Zimbabwe's war of independence. They, their families, and their business cronies were not eager to give up pow...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 17:11hrs | 1542 | by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield
Sex-drought ravages Matobo women
SEVERE sexual hunger is reportedly stalking women in Matobo District in Matabeleland South amid reports that some married women whose husbands work in South Africa and Botswana are now turning to herd...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 16:34hrs | 2499 | by Staff reporter
Hundreds of Zimbabwe’s youth write peace letters to Mnangagwa
Zimbabwean youth join in this campaign to plea to His Excellency President Emmerson Mnangagwa to support the DPCW. The spirit of the campaign is based on the values written in the Declaration of Peace...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 11:00hrs | 2459 | by Yolanda Ndlovu
Mwonzora finds muti stashed in his mailbox at Parliament building
MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora said that he discovered a plastic container with a strange-looking liquid when he checked for his mail at Parliament in a suspected case of juju.The MDC ...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 09:15hrs | 1996 | by Staff reporter
Govt suspends 'illegal' NGO
GOVERNMENT has suspended the operations of Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development (Cotrad), an independent youth-oriented non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Masvingo.Acco...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 06:04hrs | 1182 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe set to experience increase in grey poultry imports
ZIMBABWE is likely to experience an upsurge in both legal and illegal imports of cheap poultry products this year due to an increase in costs of production, an industry official has said.In hi...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 05:58hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans counting the cost of removing Mugabe
IN AN ideal world, the fall of Robert Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe was supposed to usher in a period of sustained economic growth and prosperity.Mugabe, 95, was toppled by his loyalists in ...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 19:39hrs | 5020 | by Brighton Khumalo
Government values human rights
Human rights are defined as freedoms to which all humans are considered to be entitled, and these often include the rights to life, liberty, equality, freedom of expression and many others.The...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 17:01hrs | 569 | by Peacemaker Zano
Zimbabweans warned of Cyclone Idai
Cyclone Idai, which has reportedly killed 10 people in Mozambique is expected to hit the country this evening. In a statement, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned that the tropical...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 14:18hrs | 3306 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora hints at contesting Chamisa
MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora has dismissed claims that he is settling for the deputy presidency at the party's forthcoming congress in May, the latest hint that he is preparing to challenge ...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 13:29hrs | 2709 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube's alleged daughter in trouble
Gugu Ncube who for a long time has claimed to be the daughter of MDC Vice President Professor Welshman Ncube might find herself in more trouble than what she bargained for when she staged a one person...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 10:37hrs | 7033 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa under fire for comparing Chamisa to satan
OPPOSITION political parties have come out guns blazing, accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of being blasphemous, stubborn and vindictive after he likened himself to God while equating his rival, M...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1493 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs hail Mugabe as 'humane', slams Mnangagwa
FORMER President Robert Mugabe was more "humane" than current Zanu-PF leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa, an opposition MP has said.Contributing to debate on Mnangagwa's statement notifying P...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1184 | by newzimbabwe
Police impound unregistered vehicles
Police yesterday said they had started impounding all unregistered vehicles following a spate of robberies and other crimes by perpetrators using unmarked cars.In a statement yesterday, police...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 05:40hrs | 2900 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa blasphemous, stubborn and vindictive - MDC
OPPOSITION political parties have come out guns blazing, accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of being blasphemous, stubborn and vindictive after he likened himself to God while equating his rival, M...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 05:34hrs | 2106 | by Staff Reporter
US sanctions shatter Zim's economic revival roadmap
"Beware the ides of March," a soothsayer warned the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar. The words came to fruition in Zimbabwe during the evening of 4 March 2019...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 10:14hrs | 1136 | by Elijah Chihota
Joshua Nkomo predicted the split of Zimbabwe in 1986
Just 6 years into the so called independence of Zimbabwe, Dr Joshua Nkomo mentioned among other things, genocide, tribal hate and unfettered corruption as ticking bombs that would cause Zimbabwe implo...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 09:11hrs | 8136 | by Israel Dube
Energy Mutodi defends Mnangagwa
Deputy Government Spokesperson Energy Mutodi has defended the metaphor used by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday where he equated himself to God and Chamisa to satan.Said Mutodi, "Some s...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 08:14hrs | 2202 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Teachers threaten fresh protests
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has resolved to embark on fresh protests at Public Service Commission district offices to push for the reversal of deductions made on leave day...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 07:05hrs | 1827 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents fear 'Harare disease' outbreak
Bulawayo residents say they are at grave risk of contracting deadly diseases such as cholera and typhoid, unless the government urgently bails out their city council to replace its decrepit sewer and ...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 06:59hrs | 3318 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's soldiers used excessive force against protesters
Zimbabwe security forces used excessive lethal force to crush nationwide protests in mid-January 2019. President Emmerson Mnangagwa's sudden announcement of a fuel price increase of 150 percent result...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 21:56hrs | 970 | by Human Rights Watch
Can Zimbabwe's opposition party MDC hold a peaceful leadership contest?
Tapiwa Chagonda, University of Johannesburg...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 17:00hrs | 869 | by Tapiwa Chagonda, University of Johannesburg
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