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ZRP beefs up security in 'machete warzone'
POLICE have beefed up security in "machete warzones" to end bloodshed among artisanal miners and to reduce other criminal activities. Several people have died this year in bloody fights betwee...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 05:45hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt squanders US$10.6 billion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government spent over US$10 billion in unbudgeted public finds, and now wants Parliament to okay the unexplained expenditure, raising the ire of opposition members of Pa...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:38hrs | 1482 | by Staff reporter
Mutumwa Mawere fights in Jonathan Moyo's corner
South Africa based business tycoon Mutumwa Mawere has defended Professor Jonathan Moyo after President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched an attack on the G40 members calling them a threat to national securi...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 10:02hrs | 4955 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Why is Zanu PF dragging the nation into its fights?
AS always, each time one wakes up in Zimbabwe, they are treated to intriguing and curious circumstances that send either the heart or brain racing at life-threatening speeds.Yesterday, out of ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:28hrs | 376 | by NewsDay Comment
Cross now smelling the coffee, but....
IN the Bible, there is a story of the prodigal son who demanded his share of his father's estate, which the father gave him. Shortly after being given his inheritance, the son runs off and squanders t...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:27hrs | 911 | by Amos Mazambani
MDC Bulawayo warring factions close ranks
THE MDC Bulawayo provincial executive has reportedly managed to unite warring factions that have been at each other's throats in the wake of a divisive elective congress held early this year.D...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:47hrs | 401 | by newzimbabwe
War vets suspended for selling State land
TWO war veterans in Chivhu were recently suspended from their association on allegations of selling State land without following procedure, resulting in fights among land seekers.Justice Munha...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:41hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
Long queues as Zimbabwe releases new bank notes, coins
New bank notes and coins finally hit the streets of Zimbabwe on Tuesday after a false start the day before, with depositors forming long queues at banks and ATMs. The new notes are part of Pre...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 12:07hrs | 3370 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners tussle in nasty turf wars
CONFEDERATION of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) president, Denford Mutashu says fights for business control among foreign companies in Zimbabwe was affecting investment prospects in the retail sector....Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:27hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
The house that Torindo built
Young Torindo grew up in the village where his umbilical cord lies buried, symbolic of the way everyone finally ends up. Herding cattle and playing pastures soccer was part of the daily chores...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 1839 | by Thomas Murisa
MDC-Alliance Bulawayo province rocked by fresh chaos
Meanwhile, MDC-Alliance Bulawayo province has been rocked by fresh chaos over the co-option of some members into the provincial executive. The resolution to co-opt members into the province wa...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:33hrs | 980 | by Staff reporter
UQweqwe lukaMthwakazi statement on Mthwakazi Kingdom
UQweqwe lukaMthwakazi firmly distances itself from all the conspirancy theories and accusations that were published in the Bulawayo 24 article which later went viral on the 4th of November 2019 and ar...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 20:21hrs | 1410 | by UQweqwe lukaMthwakazi
Is Kasukuwere, Nkosana Moyo reincarnate?
During the July 2018 electioneering period, one of the 23 presidential hopefuls and leader of the Alliance for the People’s Agenda (APA), Nkosana Moyo, introduced an unorthodox campaign plan which e...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 13:31hrs | 7334 | by Maphozho Saruchera
Chaos in MDC Alliance over congress losers
MDC-Alliance Bulawayo province has been rocked by fresh chaos over the incorporation of some members into the provincial executive. The resolution to incorporate members into the province was ...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:45hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa keen to exploit Zanu-PF G40 faction
THE fissures emerging from within the rank and file of the ruling Zanu PF party have grabbed the attention of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, who is looking to capitalise on the internal fights to upstage ...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 06:34hrs | 4235 | by Staff reporter
US-imposed sanctions to take centre stage at NPRC, parties dialogue
The US imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe will take centre stage during a meeting organised by the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission and political parties involved in the Political Actors Dialog...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:56hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
MP fights drug abuse
Beitbridge East legislator Albert Nguluvhe has embarked on a campaign to minimise cases of drug peddling in the border town.The Parliamentarian yesterday said he has engaged the police and oth...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:41hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa facing massive pressure to reshuffle cabinet
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing enormous pressure from senior Zanu PF officials and the military to reshuffle cabinet and fire some senior government officials for failing to stem the economic ...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:48hrs | 5305 | by Staff reporter
Zesa fights Zinwa over $2m power debt
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) (Pvt) Ltd, has approached the High Court seeking an order to compel the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), to settle a ne...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:24hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
Eddie Cross beginning to smell the coffee, but....
IN the Holy Book, there is story of the prodigal son who demanded his share of his father's estate, which the father gave him. Shortly after being given his inheritance, the son runs off and s...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 17:36hrs | 5916 | by Amos Mazambani
Mnangagwa top ally in trouble
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been dealt yet another blow with US President Donald Trump on Friday adding his close ally, State Security minister Owen Ncube, to the sanctions list.Ncube who...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 10:37hrs | 2587 | by Staff reporter
How the Zimbabwean government has side-lined the people of Matabeleland
In Zimbabwe if your surname does not sound a particular way, one does not have a chance of success in life. The discrimination in Zimbabwe has been embedded and entrenched in every structure and pract...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 15:32hrs | 3392 | by Thulani Nkala
MaShurugwi menace poses danger to Zimbabwe
OUTSPOKEN Member of Parliament for Norton Temba Mliswa once called for decisive action against marauding criminals going by the moniker MaShurugwi who are unleashing untold violence in mining communit...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 11:34hrs | 1733 | by By Toby Sithole
Politics should play a second role
In most countries across the world, citizens work collectively towards national development, delivering excellent economic progress and thereby ensuring that every citizen has at least a decent standa...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 14:12hrs | 303 | by Edwin T Kamanda
Chiwenga to be ousted
A CLIQUE of Zanu-PF members is reportedly plotting to oust ailing Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga on grounds of incapacitation as factional fights gripping the ruling party resurface and intensify...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 09:39hrs | 12312 | by Staff reporter
Freely they were given freely they must give
Anointed pens for exams, anointed umbrellas, condoms, maize, bricks, cucumbers etc, the list is endless. The basic equation is money and more money. The Lord Jesus and his disciples never vend...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 16:24hrs | 249 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
MDC to revamp its security system?
A source in the MDC has revealed that Nelson CHAMISA and other MDC leaders are furious with the MDC Security and Intelligence Department following a series of actions that reflect its incompetence.&nb...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 15:56hrs | 1301 | by Staff Reporter
Bhasikiti quits politics
CONTROVERSIAL politician and former Minister of State for Masvingo provincial affairs Mr Kudakwashe Bhasikiti says he has decided to quit politics and focus on agriculture at his Moriah Farm in Mwenez...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 18:08hrs | 2869 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland Central province snubs Mnangagwa
FIRST LADY Auxillia Mnangagwa's family fun day at Chipadze Stadium in Bindura on Saturday was marred by low attendance, amid fears that the event could have fallen victim to Zanu PF factional fights f...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 09:32hrs | 4256 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe fights diamond dealer lawsuit
Former first lady Grace Mugabe has filed notice that she will fight a US$3.9m lawsuit in which she is being sued along with her son Russell Goreraza and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP).Diam...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 17:15hrs | 5734 | by Staff repporter
Ex-MDC legislator fights for pension
FORMER MDC legislator for Mutasa North, David Anthony Chimhini has approached the High Court seeking an order by the courts to compel the public service minister to pay him his pension.In his ...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 07:00hrs | 7 | by newzimbabwe
We've no forced labour evidence on Zimbabwe diamonds, says US Embassy
The United States (US) Embassy in Harare, which influenced its capital to bar rough diamonds from Zimbabwe on allegations of forced labour, yesterday admitted it had no primary evidence of the practic...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 07:17hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
G40's hatchet job on Mugabe's legacy
Former president Robert Mugabe was buried at his Zvimba rural home last Saturday, three weeks after his passing on September 6 in Singapore. The Generation 40 group of self-exiled former ZANU-...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 06:33hrs | 417 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zimbabwean crown EFC champion
Fans of Mixed Martial Arts enjoyed a double bill of action this past weekend, with EFC 82 at the Big Top Arena in Carnival City, Johannesburg, as well as UFC Fight Night 160 from the Royal Arena in Co...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 07:27hrs | 460 | by SuperSport
Chronicling the G40's hatchet job on Mugabe's legacy
Former President Robert Mugabe was buried at his Zvimba rural home last Saturday, three weeks since his passing on 6 September in Singapore. The former liberation icon and Zimbabwe's founding fa...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 14:58hrs | 1167 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Man 'mistakenly kills' friend
POLICE in Bulawayo are appealing for information that could lead to the arrest of a 32-year-old man from Lobengula who mistakenly killed his friend during a dispute with another unidentified man at a ...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:42hrs | 4222 | by Staff reporter
Residents lose faith in councillors
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has accused city councillors of misconduct, saying some of them are responsible for fanning factionalism, which has affected service delivery in t...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:40hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
The truth behind Mugabe's burial in Zvimba
The former president and national hero cde Robert Mugabe has caused much tension in his death than in his life. He died in Singapore and three weeks down the line he is yet to be buried. It is rather ...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 22:15hrs | 18129 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mutodi is educated, but is neither wise nor clever
SOMETIME in September last year, I was part of a group of journalists from across the media divide that were invited to a welcome dinner for Kenneth Wetzel, who had just arrived to assume the post of ...Published: 26 Sep 2019 at 16:24hrs | 1339 | by Nqaba Matshazi
'Mnangagwa must intervene on price madness'
ZANU-PF loyalist and Bulawayo United Residents Association (BURA) chairperson Winos Dube has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene and arrest the prices madness prevailing in the country...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 20:07hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF youth leader fights Energy Mutodi
ZANU PF Secretary for Administration Tendai Chirau had a Twitter fight with Deputy government Spokesperson Energy Mutodi whom he called a liability ZANU PF's government.The fight b...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 17:24hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mujuru fights liquidation
Former Vice President Joice Mujuru and her company, Ruzirun Investments, have approached the High Court seeking an order stopping a couple she owes money from attaching her property as she fears going...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 07:49hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
EU diplomat crossed the line, says Ziyambi
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi speaks to our senior reporter Blessed Mhlanga on electoral reforms, diplomatic relations and the late former President Robert Mugabe.ND: Mugabe was a child fro...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 08:37hrs | 1571 | by Staff reporter
Anglican congregants exchange blows in service
An ugly fist fight broke out during service inside St Agnes Anglican Church in Mutare on Sunday, pitting Masvingo Provincial Development Co-ordinator Mr Fungai Mbetsa, on one side and Mr Tinoten...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 07:16hrs | 968 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa-Chamisa fired
ZINARA has fired its suspended chief executive officer Engineer Nancy Masiyiwa-Chamisa and finance director Mr Simon Taranhike for gross incompetence and abuse of office, our Harare Bureau can reveal....Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 06:56hrs | 1429 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe fights Mnangagwa from coffin
THE bitter fallout between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the late former president Robert Mugabe which has divided their families, Zanu-PF and government, as well as the public - exacerbated this w...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 07:22hrs | 1907 | by Staff reporter
Residents registers concern over Bulawayo budget consultations
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) on Tuesday met council management to register its concern over the handling of budget consultations by the local authority.The meeting cam...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 06:55hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF fights over another corpse
RELATIVES of the late Dominic Martin Mavhunga husband to minister of state for Provincial Affairs in Mashonaland Central, Monica Mavhunga are breathing fire after Zanu-PF and their in-laws allegedly h...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 07:28hrs | 1312 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Mugabe T-shirts divide mourners
ZANU-PF factional fights nearly marred former President Robert Mugabe's largely low key funeral wake at Murombedzi Growth Point in Zvimba yesterday as the late leader's followers protested against dis...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 07:36hrs | 2134 | by Staff reporter
Zvimba chiefs felt betrayed over Mugabe controversy
The late former President Robert Mugabe, who passed on 10 days ago, has courted controversy even in death with speculation over his burial, place of burial and his place in the history of Zimbabwe....Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 23:50hrs | 759 | by Staff reporter
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