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Warriors brace for Indomitable Lions
New Warriors coach Michael Nees expressed a mix of satisfaction and concern after his team's performance in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group J qualifying match against Kenya last Friday....Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 10:00hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Biden says no to extra debate with Trump
The US President told NBC's Lester Holt he will only take the Republican frontrunner on again in September, as was earlier agreedUS President Joe Biden has turned down Donald Trump's proposal ...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 16:33hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Towards a Lasting Compromise: Bridging the State-Civil Society Chasm in Zimbabwe
Historically, State-civil society relations in Zimbabwe have been characterized by adversarial dynamics. The recent disputes over the PVO Amendment Bill are a manifestation of a toxic relationship bet...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 20:25hrs | 5 | by Innocent Mpoki
Dembare, CAPS Utd match off
THE proposed Harare Mayor's Cheer Fund Cup showdown between Dynamos and CAPS United pencilled for Rufaro on Sunday has been put on ice. Harare's biggest rivals had been provided with an opport...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Has the gone for 60 years man really found his relatives? Daughter shows up!
IN what can be one of history's greatest reunions, Mr Phillip Moyo (81) who recently traced his steps back to Zimbabwe from South Africa after a 60-year hiatus, may have located his daughter whom he l...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:55hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe restricts gatherings, food vending as cholera cases spike
Zimbabwe's government has started restricting public gatherings and food vending, while monitoring burials in all areas affected by cholera, after cases of the disease spiked this week.New cho...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mwazha faction leader confronts police
The long-standing factional dispute for control of the African Apostolic Church (AAC), founded by Archbishop Paul Mwazha, has resurfaced, with one faction accusing its rivals of using the police to pr...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 17:00hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
2 Mutsvangwas, 6 women and 3 Mnangagwas
With former television personality Tatenda Mavetera thrown into the mix, one needs very little imagination to describe Zimbabwe's Cabinet that was sworn into office early this week following a sham el...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 22:09hrs | 4 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Thokozani Khupe announces her second cancer diagnosis
Dr. Thokozani Khupe, a proportional representation Member of Parliament representing the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Bulawayo and former Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, has revealed that...Published: 07 Sep 2023 at 17:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's ex-wife protests further remand
LAWYERS representing Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa yesterday said the courts had taken long to bring their client to trial on money laundering charges and should, ...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora should plan for post-Zanu-PF era
LAST week Wednesday was yet another heart-breaking day for me as I made my way through Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to catch my flight.Many people, who came to greet me at the a...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Is Kasukuwere out just to spoil the broth?
THE sound of the gauntlet that presidential hopeful, former cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere threw only last month has refused to die down.After his shock announcement that he would be cont...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 10:01hrs | 6 | by Kudakwashe Gwabanayi
Zanu-PF brand at risk
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, my observations confirm that Zanu-PF has no culture of debate. Cadres are muffled, fearful of ruthless consequences as per threats you uttered ...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Cyprian Ndawana
Chiwenga will never rule Zimbabwe while Karangas watch
"Dunderhead", is how the biggest Zimbabwe gold smuggling syndicate describes Zimbabwe Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. It is fascinating that even the criminals are aware of this fact. His below p...Published: 12 Mar 2023 at 08:12hrs | 266 | by Israel Dube
Not to dehumanising other people based on nationality
THE Zimbabwe Community is South Africa is dismayed by the distasteful treatment and humiliation of an obviously frail and powerless patient by Limpopo province health MEC Phophi Ramathuba.The ...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Zim Community South Africa
Chamisa's lightning rod
God's emissariesI have nothing against clerics or pastors; in fact my reverence for them is a euphemism for the abject fear I hold of being denied the side and place of comfort in the world yo...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:33hrs | | by Jamwanda
Mapeza wants more firepower
FC PLATINUM gaffer Norman Mapeza wants to add more offensive players in his squad before the transfer window closes at the end of next month.The platinum miners let go of top striker Rodwell C...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru gets automated water kiosk
GWERU City Council, with the assistance of a German non-governmental organisation (NGO), Welthungerhilfe has established its first automated water kiosk which uses a tap-card system to draw water from...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bread price hike exposes Zimbabwe govt rot
IN the past year, Zimbabweans have been treated to sustained State propaganda to the effect that the economy is on the recovery path.But currency volatilities have continued unabated and the a...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Electoral reforms must dominate political discourse in 2022
AS we bask on the cusp of a new year, Zimbabweans appear to have gone agog about the pending by-elections and what many deem to be the watershed plebiscite of 2023.And yet for some of us, high...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:32hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Chamisa says Zimbabwe is a banana republic
MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa has described Zimbabwe as a Banana Republic, led by Zanu-PF, a party that views the country as a one-party state.Speaking on The Namibian's Desert Radio, ...Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 07:46hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Macabre spectacle as frail Mubaiwa is put on trial
PAIN is written all over her face as she makes her way up the staircase to the courtroom where her trial is being heard.The estranged wife of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Mubaiwa...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:17hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Cyberbullies are Cowards
Am I the only one receiving cyber attacks on social media? What can you do if you are a target of cyberattacks? In this paper, the author would define what cyberbullying is and what cyberbullies a...Published: 05 Nov 2021 at 13:51hrs | 1 | by Etiwel Mutero
Zanu-PF strategies now outdated
IT is unnecessary to keep on crying over sanctions while we ignore corruption in the public sector which is sucking the country's coffers dry.It is unfortunate that the Zanu-PF government is u...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Implement 2013 constitution
It is completely unnecessary to keep on crying of sanctions and ignoring the corruption which is bleeding the country dry.We continue unleashing the hungry, frail looking, poor rural folks to ...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 19:10hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Govt, business stalemate rages
BUSINESS executives made desperate attempts from last week Friday to worm their way out of arrests for violating foreign currency exchange regulations, but the government turned a deaf ear as it vowed...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court settles Mwazha church dispute
ARCHBISHOP Paul Mamvura Mwazha remains at the helm of the African Apostolic Church (VaApostora veAfrica), which he founded, after the Supreme Court yesterday confirmed a High Court decision nullifying...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
No leader has enjoyed universal approval
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, if ever there was a period in your life that you needed to exercise diligence and foresight, it is now. It is at this moment that you need to...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Zpra veterans to be honoured
THE Zipra Veterans Association will honour their living liberation struggle stalwarts during this year's Heroes Day commemorations.Petros Sibanda, secretary-general of the association, told Su...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jacob Zuma is not to blame for South Africa's mess
At the time of going to press, over 100 people had been killed and hundreds hospitalised after riots and protests related to the imprisonment of former South African president Jacob Zuma.Don't...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:06hrs | | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zimbabweans living in SA's Musina's streets finding it tough
BETWEEN the N1 and the Musina Refugee Reception office is an open space dotted with trees. One of these is a small baobab. This is home for Dickson Bwititi. He sleeps here on blankets.Bwititi,...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 10:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Put Zimbabwe first, police officers told
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) needs loyal and dedicated officers who put their country and people first, Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has said. He warned police officers to shun beh...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa allies bullish despite Parly setback
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance yesterday demanded that government should lift the ban on by-elections, which it imposed citing COVID-19 prevention measures.The opposition party said autho...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Defections expose Chamisa's frailties
DEFECTIONS by MDC-Alliance official and former legislators Lillian Timveos and that of Blessing Chebundo first to MDC-T then to Zanu-PF have exposed Nelson Chamisa's deficiencies in leading a once uni...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean banks strike forex auction settlement deal
ZIMBABWE's banking system has agreed to settle funds allocated at the foreign currency auction system within two weeks, central bank governor John Mangudya has said.Introduced in June 2020 to ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu: A splendid traditional leader, cultural activist, nationalist
UGODLWAYO! Yithi! This is a familiar slogan in the Godlwayo Communal Land whenever people are gathered. Yesterday at around 01.00 hrs their Chief, Vezi Maduna Mafu passed away.Chief Maduna was...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:45hrs | 1 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Mnangagwa's cabinet hiatus highlights Zimbabwe leadership crisis
AT a time when the surge in Covid-19-related deaths is dramatic, amid new rampant cases of the pandemic, the Zimbabwean government's primary policy-making body – cabinet – has not been meeting, Th...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 16:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
23 die in Norway after receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, says officials
The New York Post ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 20:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
The tale of a captured judiciary
THE year 2020 did not see any major judicial decisions, but was replete with prolonged postponement of trials.At one time, chief magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi threatened to sit on a Sunday for...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:08hrs | | by Miriam Mangwaya
Zimbabwe artistes face a bleak 2021
TOMORROW we celebrate the New Year as we wave goodbye to the disastrous 2020.The year 2020 will be remembered as a painful one after the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.Caught u...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:38hrs | | by Plot Mhako
DDF tills fields in Matebeleland North
A 79-YEAR-OLD frail looking woman sheds tears of joy as she watches three tractors ploughing her one-hectare piece of land in Mahlabathini Village, Inyathi Matabeleland North. A widow, Mrs Pau...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:20hrs | | by Blessings Chidakwa
MDC infighting timeline 2014 - 2020
AS the drama of recalls of MPs and councillors continues to unravel within the strife-torn opposition MDC, we trace the roots of the crisis back to May 2014 when the party was deeply divided before an...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 16:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Judge orders Chiwenga's ailing wife to appear in court
HIGH Court judge Justice Benjamin Chikowero yesterday ordered ailing Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa to appear before him in person so that he assesses her wounds be...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga betrayed Zimbabweans' aspirations
THE year 2020 is coming to an end, my soul is speaking to the ever-suffering people countrywide. All of them seem to have spent the better part of the last three years reflecting on the tragedy that b...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 21:33hrs | 13 | by Elijah Mangwengwende
Operation restore legacy was a no brainer
This regime that looked democratic in appearance but grounded in authoritarian rule is a time bomb and waiting for the right time to explode.The country also looked like a civilian regime wher...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 17:10hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Welfare fund for destitute ex-Zpra veterans
CHILDREN of Zpra/Zapu Veterans (COZZ) has launched a welfare campaign programme to fundraise for struggling war veterans who are unwell, elderly and frail.The association works with the Dumiso...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Warriors seek revenge
Warriors coach Zdravko Lugarusic says he will approach tomorrow's clash against Algeria with the same positive intent that served his team so well in the second half of the two teams' first meeting on...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gringo appeals for help after suffering relapse
Veteran comedian Lazarus Boora, known by his legion of fans as Gringo, has fallen sick again after failing to raise money for medication.Gringo, who turned 47 last month, is battling tesnel or...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 12:56hrs | | by Staff reportetr
Hospital admissions down to 15%
SERVICE delivery at public hospitals has plummeted to alarming levels with admissions down to between 15 and 20% as doctors and nurses continue with their industrial action for better working conditio...Published: 28 Aug 2020 at 19:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe will not be buried at Heroes Acre
FORMER president Robert Mugabe, one of the luminaries of the liberation struggle and the architect of the National Heroes' Acre Monument, which was supposed to symbolise sacrifice, bravery and triumph...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
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