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'Declare civil imprisonment unconstitutional'
A HARARE woman, who was civil imprisoned for slightly over two weeks has petitioned the High Court, seeking an order to declare the punishment unconstitutional and wants $100 000 in damages from the C...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 07:21hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers and police should be alert for any violent demos
Many businesses that were prejudiced of more than $500 million in damages and unrealised earnings following last month's violent demonstrations organised by the MDC Alliance and backed by some NGOs, a...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 23:24hrs | 1650 | by Editorial - The Chronicle
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga are scaring investors away
The recent military crackdown on Zimbabwean citizens is not only a grave infringement on the citizens' fundamental constitutional rights but it ultimately presents Zimbabwe as a volatile business envi...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 17:27hrs | 4155 | by Frazer Muzondo
More teachers join strike
More teachers yesterday joined the countrywide strike which started on Tuesday, despite reports of widespread intimidation by State security agents in some areas.The teachers have downed tools...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:48hrs | 2382 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa politics shatters society's mirror
The dawn of the new dispensation brought along a glimpse of hope to many, including artistes, with the leaders ensuring the upholding of fundamental human rights.This was reinforced by the ret...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:59hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs bailed after 2 weeks in custody
BULAWAYO High Court Judge Justice Martin Makonese on Friday granted bail to two treason-accused MDC legislators from Kwekwe.Redcliff MP Lloyd Mukapiko and Mbizo counterpart Settlement Chikwiny...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:43hrs | 323 | by newzimbabwe
'Lady Liberty has not been pelted with stones,' says Charamba
NO citizen has a right to violate the law and expect full protection from the Constitution, Deputy Chief Secretary to the President Mr George Charamba has said. In an interview with Capitalk 1...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:06hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
No court joy for Kasukuwere
Former Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has lost his appeal to stay the proceedings in his trial on charges of criminal abuse of office, pending a review of the same proceedings at the Hig...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 22:52hrs | 1262 | by Staff reporter
Linda Masarira blames journalists
Zimbabwe cannot reform if fundamental rights like freedom of expression are being violated.Citizens' freedom of expression, including freedom of the media, are key fundamental rights enshrined...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 09:06hrs | 2250 | by Linda Masarira
Zimbabwe lampoons Maimane - 'We are not members of the ICC'
The Government and the ruling Zanu-PF yesterday shot down posturing by South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mr Mmusi Maimane who threatened to compile a human rights abuse d...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:50hrs | 4981 | by Staff reporter
Chombo's bid to halt criminal action on tomorrow
THE High Court is tomorrow set to hear an application to permanently halt criminal proceedings against former Finance minister Augustine Chombo, charged on suspicion of corruption, including trying to...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 18:22hrs | 922 | by Staff reporter
The role of peace in the economy
We are still struggling, in Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole, when it comes to understanding and executing economic programmes that give sustainable growth. Most analysts tend to paint this poor underst...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 14:17hrs | 140 | by Kernan Mzelikahle
Towards the Zimbabwe people want: A call to inclusive and open national dialogue
Cognizant of the current socio-economic and political challenges Zimbabwe is facing, the National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO), an official umbrella body of NGOs operating in ...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 14:15hrs | 288 | by NANGO
Looting protests: Vendors feel the heat
THE ongoing crackdown against perceived opposition activists following recent riots in Harare and other parts of the country has left vendors vulnerable. Most of them lost their wares, while trading i...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 11:02hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa will rue missed re-engagement opportunities
FOLLOWING President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rise to power after the November 2017 coup that ousted long-time strongman Robert Mugabe from the presidency, the new Zimbabwe administration stood a good chan...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 17:07hrs | 506 | by Editorial - newsday
High Court ruling on Internet hailed
Information, communication and technology activists have welcomed the High Court's decision to have the Internet restored saying its shutdown violated the rights of millions of Zimbabweans.Gov...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 12:54hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans rejoice as internet services are restored
Zimbabweans rejoiced yesterday as blocked social media platforms were restored following a High Court ruling on Monday.The ruling follows a challenge by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights a...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:31hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa pushes for cabinet reshuffle
Norton Member of Parliament is pushing for a cabinet reshuffle that will corrupt Ministers who practice red tape being reshuffled."I continue to insist that a reshuffle is needed. Corruption i...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 07:47hrs | 6915 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe High Court to rule on Internet suit
THE High Court in Harare will today rule on the legality of the Government's directive to mobile network operators to shut down all internet operations in the country during last week's violent demons...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:13hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
How impartial are these human rights organisations?
Dear Zimbabweans, My fellow countrymen I write to you with a heavy heart, especially considering the recent events which reduced us to nothing but barbarians. Yes our conduct and behaviour sho...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 15:21hrs | 589 | by Munya Shumba
Mnangagwa sued over Internet blackout
Two civic society organisations have dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the High Court following a government decision to completely shut down the Internet twice in a week, following a three-day ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:56hrs | 7856 | by Staff reporter
Legality of blocking the Internet simplified
TODAY, we discuss the legality of the recent shock total blockade of the Internet and subsequent limitation of service to the exclusion of social media sites Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp and Twitter, a...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:30hrs | 450 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Riots aftermath: Who pays the reconstruction bill?
The country was calm yesterday, encouraging a number of companies to open for business after three days of opposition-led anarchy in Bulawayo, Harare, Gweru, Gokwe, Kadoma and a few other places. ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 11:45hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
The Role of Peace in the Economy - Mthwakazi Forum
We are still struggling, in Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole, when it comes to understanding and executing economic programmes that give sustainable growth. Most analysts tend to paint this poor underst...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 20:52hrs | 1081 | by Kernan Mzelikahle
#ZimbabweShutDown costs economy $300m
The economy could have lost business amounting to $300 million over the three-day forced shut-down that started on Monday and ended yesterday, industrialists have said. Confederation of Zimbab...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:11hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa fires blank
Street protests are in from Cape to Cairo and Madrid to Moscow, these days not a week goes by without news that a massive crowd has amassed in the streets of another of the world's big cities. The rea...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 16:47hrs | 11268 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Enough Is Enough my fellow comrades
Revolutionary greetings Zimbabweans, Once upon a time this second republic promised people jobs, freedom and the betterment of each life in contemporary Zimbabwe.We as ordinary Zimbabw...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 15:13hrs | 10571 | by Mberi Prince
'Chamisa must rule' rant lands cop in soup
A LUPANE-BASED police officer has been arrested for allegedly insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and calling on him to step down in favour of opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa. Taison Hove (29)...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:40hrs | 1333 | by Staff reporter
Slapping guard triggers $6 000 lawsuit
NMB Bank administrator Mr Lazarus Chidoori has been slapped with a $6 380 lawsuit by a security guard he allegedly beat up while manning his flat. Mr Chidoori, who stays at Number 4 Glenside R...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:15hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's 'corrupt' councillors, Masvingo residents turn up the heat
Agitated residents here have threatened to go and stage a sit-in at the Masvingo City Council offices in attempts to force the ouster of two MDC councillors accused of corruption.Ward four and...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:27hrs | 1484 | by newzimbabwe
Bulawayo to introduce water limiters?
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is mulling over the introduction water flow limiters as part of its strategies to manage the use of the natural resource.Flow limiters/restrictors are gadgets i...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 10:21hrs | 1597 | by newzimbabwe
Minister advocates for spy cameras
Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Advocate Fortune Chasi has suggested that government invests in spy cameras as a means of curbing corruption being practiced by some officials in ...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 08:26hrs | 1106 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Doctors: Collapse of the health system and withdrawal of labour
Press Statement by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum & Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights on the Collapse of the Health System and Withdrawal of Labour by the Doctors in Zimbabwe....Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:12hrs | 466 | by Ms. Blessing Gorejena
'Withholding of results over fees unconstitutional'
THE High Court has declared unconstitutional the refusal by Ihlathi High School in Bulawayo to release results of an Ordinary Level candidate over outstanding fees and referred the matter to the Const...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:33hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Mkosana on the move
UNITED STATES-BASED Warriors' fringe striker Lucky Mkosana has left Penn FC and will be turning out for United Soccer League (UCL) champions Louisville City FC for the next season which starts in Marc...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 07:09hrs | 1279 | by Staff reporter
'Take sober view of Motlanthe report'
Zimbabweans in their broad totality should consider all the recommendations that have been raised in the Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry Report soberly if the country is to move forward, legal experts...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 06:42hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
MDC Youths beat up church and civic society members in parliament
There was pandemonium in parliament on Tuesday when angry MDC Youths clad in party regalia came and beat up some petitioners whom they accused of belonging to one of the factions in the MDC-Alli...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 13:37hrs | 3495 | by Mandla Ndlovu
It's time we have our Logan Act
A quick search on Wikipedia, specifies that, "the Logan Act is a United States federal law that criminalizes negotiation by unauthorized persons with foreign governments having a dispute with the US. ...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 21:28hrs | 1155 | by Christine Lethokuhle Mabhena
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 | 3328 | by Thulani Nkala
Digital tax headache for small economies
Taxation of digital services like Facebook, e-Commerce, cloud services, video streaming, Twitter and Google advertising is a complex global problem.Countries like Zimbabwe, which are beneficia...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:53hrs | 359 | by Dr Dennis Magaya
Ex-students sue over seized O-Level results
FORMER Ordinary-Level students at Maranatha and Ihlathi High schools have petitioned the Bulawayo High Court demanding the release of their examination results of 2016 which were withheld over outstan...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:34hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Thumbs up for Mthuli Ncube
THE cost-cutting measures announced by Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube are expected to restore confidence in the economy while also trimming budget deficit, analysts h...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 06:47hrs | 3190 | by Staff reporter
Mai Chaza; Guta Ra Mwari's first God in human flesh
1960 was a remarkable year for Africa, 17 African countries got their independence from colonial rule on that very year. It was also the year God Departed with Her Holy Host after six years (195...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 12:53hrs | 5430 | by Taurai Chirandu
Which way Prof. Ncube?
Somebody observed rather poignantly ,that every cobbler , house wife ,vendor and taxi driver in Zimbabwe is a spontaneous master of economic phenomena , aerodynamics ,football formations and medicine!...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 07:50hrs | 641 | by Zifiso Masiye
Mnangagwa's power base on shaky grounds
The ugly fights emerging within the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) are weakening President Emmerson Mnangagwa's power base since ex-combatants played a key role in his ...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 13:04hrs | 5305 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs solutions not 'stupid' demonstrations
Dear Chamisa, Young man I guess you find time and read this short letter and heed my earnest advice to you and those who stupidly ululate when you say stupid things only for you to later on re...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 09:55hrs | 3661 | by Munya Shumba
ED's First Ever Conference As The First Secretary
The Zanu-PF National People's Conference will be held in Esigodini, Matabeleland South province in December, the party's secretary for information Cde Simon Khaya Moyo has said.The 17th Nation...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 13:35hrs | 2050 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Fifa investigating 'illegal' Chiyangwa?
Zifa president Phillip Chiyangwa yesterday threatened to sue blogger, Hope Chizuzu who claimed on social media recently that he is in office illegally. Chizuzu, who is also a Harare City FC o...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 21:19hrs | 3870 | by Staff reporter
Mnangaga ready to deal with Chamisa and his followers
Government has drawn a line in the sand following threats by the main MDC party to roll out a series of protests in order to get President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to end a full-blown econo...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 16:49hrs | 15710 | by Staff reporter
Defining and identifying the new leadership trajectory in MDC-T
The last days of President Morgan Tsvangirai will always be remembered as the episode when the truth was the biggest casualty as the succession debate moved from his office to his death bed. After a w...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 07:21hrs | 2150 | by Felix Magalela Mafa Sibanda
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