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Judicial independence non-negotiable
Judicial independence, which is critical for the sustenance of democracy, is under assault if developments at the on-going trial of MDC national chairperson Tendai Biti are anything to go by.L...Published: 13 hrs ago | 243 | by Staff reporter
Green bombers poser for Mthuli Ncube
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has given Finance minister Mthuli Ncube a fresh "headache" after its just-ended 17th annual conference resolved that government should reintroduce the national youth service p...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2695 | by Staff reporter
Dembare challenge Epoupa Fifa ruling
DYNAMOS have lodged an appeal with Fifa following the world soccer body's ruling ordering the Harare giants to pay their ex-striker Joel Christian Epoupa in excess of US$16 000 in hard currency they o...Published: 19 hrs ago | 436 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu PF thugs are the wolves amongst us, lambs' - true, but only because we let them
"Zanu PF is using MDC Alliance's refusal to acknowledge Mnangagwa as the winner (of the 30 July 2018 elections) to justify its "shoot to kill" against the nation. (Zanu PF is punishing the whole natio...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 16:54hrs | 840 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa, Chamisa could learn from Mandela's humility
THE late president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, was a man of definite opinions, many of them. His life story, as he wrote himself in his autobiography, A Long Walk To Freedom, tells us more about ...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 16:31hrs | 918 | by Editorial - newsday
Mnangagwa declares war on 'secessionists': fire will be met with fire!
President Mnangagwa's angry outbursts at Zanupf conference on Friday shows without any modicum of doubt that Matabeleland restoration cause puts the fear of God in him and his cabinet.MLO is a...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 10:21hrs | 4754 | by Israel Dube, Secretary for Information and Public Affairs
Zapu frets govt will cheat in devolution
Opposition party Zapu led by Dumiso Dabengwa fears that Zanu PF government will keep power rooted in central governance against the spirit of decentralization wanted by citizens.Zapu secretary...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 07:51hrs | 1293 | by Stephen Jakes
Chiwenga threatens to 'pay back (for illegitimate verdict) in hard coin' - shoot to kill, no doubt
"Cde President, you personally stretched out your hand to the opposition after Zanu PF's July 30 landslide victory. But the opposition spurned that hand," said VP Constantino Chiwenga at the Annual Za...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 07:44hrs | 9111 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
The West judges Zimbabwe differently
The Western world judges Zimbabwe at a higher standard than it does other African countries, and that's not entirely a bad thing.The temptation is to demand that the European Union (EU) and th...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 05:40hrs | 3369 | by newZWire
'Mnangagwa govt incurs credibility deficit'
Government is running under a serious credibility deficit, as the long-suffering Zimbabweans continue to lose hope in its economic policies, analysts have observed.The four months preceding th...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 14:19hrs | 1528 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe asylum seekers panic in UK diaspora
Zimbabweans without settled status in the UK have been alarmed by a report in a daily newspaper here, the Independent, that Britain is working with officials from the Zimbabwe Embassy to send them bac...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 14:08hrs | 2213 | by ZimVigil
Apostle Talent Chiwenga is not only a foolish prophet but also fake
The destination of a human being starts with birth and ends with death. Even if one goes for expensive and superior medical facilities, death won't be avoided. In case of sickness or death, victims/cl...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 14:07hrs | 3693 | by Don Chigumba
'Zimbabwe under-reported cholera deaths'
The recent cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe could have killed over 100 people amid fears an official government count did not capture a majority of the deaths in a bid to conceal negligence.Offici...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 14:05hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fumes over R5 million bribe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, blew his gasket on Wednesday and put his ministers on notice, after he received damaging reports that some of them were demanding bribes from investors to facilitate meet...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 14:02hrs | 1139 | by Staff reporter
NGOs fear government ban
Human rights organisations and opposition parties in Zimbabwe fear the "old days" are back after the government threatened to deregister civic organisations that get involved in politics. The ...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:55hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa endorsements dangerous for Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has repeatedly told us that his post-Robert Mugabe administration won't bother about politics, but the economy. That's a measured lie that was never going to make sense an...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:51hrs | 425 | by Tawanda Majoni
Delta sweats over beer supplies
DELTA Corporation Limited, Zimbabwe's largest beverage marker, is making frantic efforts to ensure the availability of all its assortment of lager beers in the wake of the prevailing foreign currency ...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:38hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa re-introduces Green Bombers
ZANU PF National People's Conference has adopted a resolution to re-introduce the National Youth Service (popularly known as Green Bombers) in the first quarter of 2019.This was revealed by th...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 11:24hrs | 8702 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mudzuri snubs Chamisa
Embattled MDC-Alliance co-vice president Mr Elias Mudzuri yesterday snubbed a crucial meeting of the party's standing committee amid indications that he feared a violent backlash following allegations...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:29hrs | 1555 | by Staff reporter
'Great leaders have vision!' twittered Chamisa - alas, you don't even have common sense!
"The SECRET to a GREAT NATION is VISION, LOVE and HUMILITY by its leadership. Arrogance is always ignorance disguised as invincibility. Weak leaders boast and divide. Strong leaders reach out to unify...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 20:08hrs | 3791 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chiyangwa blow, as audit report exposes him
ZIFA president Philip Chiyangwa's bid to retain his post in elections scheduled for Sunday suffered a major blow yesterday after it emerged the association "fraudulently" circulated a 2017 audited acc...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 06:22hrs | 2944 | by Staff reporter
Government riot act to errant NGOs welcomed
The reading of the riot act to some errant Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) by the Acting Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Honourable Kazembe Kazembe on 11 December 2018 should be applauded...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 10:18hrs | 713 | by Brightface Mutema
Zanu-PF brings Garden of Eden, fear to Esigodini
Esigodini feels under siege as the ruling Zanu-PF's seventh national conference gets into full swing in this quiet, gold-rich farming town of Matabeleland South province, with a heavy presence of Stat...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 10:02hrs | 1661 | by Staf reporter
Munyeza, a discredited Chamisa will never make illegitimate ED legitimate - stay to your branch
Brazilians are some of the most artful football players, football is the nation’s greatest passion and it shows. There was one occasion, a few years ago, when the Brazil National team looked...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 09:54hrs | 2199 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Closing date for Form One pupils' online registration set
THE online application for Form One boarding school places is closing on December 21, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said. The Electronic Ministry Application Platform (EM...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 04:42hrs | 877 | by Staff reporter
Curtains: an anthology of poems
The Harare based poet and author, Takunda Chikomo made his first contribution to poetry with Curtains: an anthology of poems, published by TafaPrint Publishers Zimbabwe, 2018. Takunda recently finishe...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 09:28hrs | 245 | by Brian Maregedze
Police urged to set up base at violence hotspots
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been implored to intensify monitoring of violence hotspots in Harare during the Christmas period, particularly bus terminuses, where women and other citizens can...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:50hrs | 1315 | by Staff reporter
'Blacklist firms engaged in corruption'
GOVERNMENT has been urged to blacklist companies engaging in corrupt activities as part of its drive to fight graft. Industrialist, Mr Busisa Moyo, said corruption discourages fair competition...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:21hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
RG denies sexual allegations against him
Registrar-General Mr Clemence Masango yesterday denied allegations of sexual harassment raised against him while he was still principal director in the Immigration Department. Mr Masango was r...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:14hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Government officials involved in accident
TWO Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education officials from Matabeleland South Province are feared dead after a vehicle they were travelling in was swept away by a flooded river. Matabeleland South...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 19:21hrs | 3167 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa consolidates power
Zanu-PF's annual people's conference opened in Esigodini yesterday amid indications that the event would be used to cement President Emmerson Mnangagwa's grip on power and keep ambitious cadres at bay...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 07:44hrs | 2990 | by Staff reporter
'We want unity!' says desperate VP Mohadi - new GNU will NOT end economic meltdown
Zimbabwe's economic situation is getting worse and worse by the day; as much as President Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF friends would want to ignore it, it is now clear that they cannot do so. The regime ...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 07:21hrs | 2394 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zanu-PF indaba to crush Mnangagwa foes
Zanu-PF's annual people's conference opened in Esigodini yesterday amid indications that the event would be used to cement President Emmerson Mnangagwa's grip on power and keep ambitious cadres at bay...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 06:13hrs | 1957 | by Staff reporter
Zacc opens Bulawayo office
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) which was instrumental in enforcing repatriation of about $1 billion worth of stolen funds and property this year has opened an office in Bulawayo as it ...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 06:11hrs | 1692 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF celebrates terror leader return
ZANU-PF last week threw a lavish party to welcome back its official after he was released from jail, having spent 14 years behind bars for killing an MDC activist in the run-up to the 2002 general ele...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:54hrs | 5216 | by Staff reorter
Chiefs to hold rain-making ceremony
Traditional leaders in the Midlands province are expected to conduct a rain-making ceremony amid growing fears over the late start to the rainy season. The Midlands province is yet to receive ...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:33hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
MDC - Zanu-PF talks would cost Mnangagwa the economy
The unwelcome subject of another unity government keeps being foisted on Zimbabweans by the distractive opposition MDC-Alliance of Nelson Chamisa. It makes no difference that they want to disgui...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:28hrs | 1865 | by Staff reporter
Ndebeles' long walk from Bulawayo to Harare
On the 7th December 2018 saw some dedicated and culturally conscious Ndebele men embark on a long walk from Bulawayo to Harare with an aim of petitioning the government of Zimbabwe on cultural res...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 21:22hrs | 3180 | by Thulani Nkala
Mnangagwa's graft probe targets judges
With President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration desperate to restore public trust, a senior government official has said the anti-corruption dragnet has been extended to cover all judicial officers...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:10hrs | 1564 | by Staff reporter
'In politics, treachery is inevitable'
The book 'Junctions' in one way is a celebration of the coup that toppled long-ruling Robert Mugabe, ushering in President Emmerson Mnangagwa - for a long time the former president's right hand man. ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:08hrs | 277 | by Staf reporter
Zimbabwe doctors' strike bites
Seventy-four-year-old Elliot Moyo is a bitter man. He was hit by a car and suffered a broken leg, among other serious injuries, early last week.Since then, he has been making several fruitless...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:18hrs | 2701 | by Staff reporter
Which devolution Mthuli Ncube?
On the back of another, rather surprising, albeit welcome political somersault that has seen President Emmerson Mnangagwa embrace devolution, a hitherto Zanu-PF taboo, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube an...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:09hrs | 1759 | by Zifiso Masiye
Mpilo procures UPS cancer machine
MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo has bought a R1,45 million Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) machine for the radiation department, which will see radiation sessions on cancer patients being carried ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:01hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Mysterious fires raze down two family homesteads
VILLAGERS from Goodwood in Inyathi, Matabeleland North province are living in fear after a series of mysterious fires razed down three huts at a homestead in four days.The fires also destroyed...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:59hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains, thunderstorms forecast for ZImbabwe
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of thunderstorms and heavy rains in excess of 60 millimetres in 48 hours in parts of the country from today to Monday. Indications are t...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:44hrs | 1074 | by Staff reporter
Linda Masarira disowns article...fingers pastor
MDC-T spokesperson Linda Masarira has disowned an article that is making rounds on social media which is attacking civic society and MDC as being the problems that are behind the Zimbabwean crisis. Ma...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 11:58hrs | 2867 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Harare man arrested for stealing over $50K in Bulawayo
A SUSPECTED serial house breaker who claimed he had a magical calabash that directed him to homes where there was cash has been arrested for stealing more than US$50 000 from nine houses in the leafy ...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 08:14hrs | 3356 | by Staff Reporter
1893 MHRRM UK Demo against Motlante Commission outside RSA
The authentic 1893 Mthwakazi (Matebeleland) Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) once again reminds the public that there shall be a demonstration against the Motlante Commission outside the...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 15:01hrs | 1440 | by Thembani Dube, 1893 MHRRM Secretary for Information and Publicity
More feathers fly in fake chicks scam
THE "fake broiler chicks" saga that recently rocked Bulawayo has hit another high amid revelations that the alleged fraudsters were also painting the chicks in question with red and black oxide before...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 13:03hrs | 1644 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in a fierce battle with Mliswa?
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has claimed that a member of the presidium is in a spirited fight to question the source of his wealth and discredit him by tarnishing his name. In a f...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 09:02hrs | 11551 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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