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AIPPA scrapped
The new Freedom of Information Bill became law yesterday after being gazetted following the approval of the final amended version from Parliament by President Mnangagwa. The new Act, a giant s...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 18:34hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
Gang makes fake CIO, Zanu-PF IDs
A daring gang allegedly planned to subvert a constitutionally-elected Government and manufactured fake State security agents' and Zanu-PF identity cards for them to access Government security institut...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:53hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Bogus CIO agent arrested
A 46-YEAR-OLD man is in trouble for allegedly posing as a Central Intelligence Organisation officer from the president's office and making fake State security agents' identity cards.He also st...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 18:47hrs | 2858 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe constitution amendment (bill no. 2) - 2019
Written submission in accordance with section 328 amendment of constitution ZAPU notes with grave concern about the implications of the proposed r...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 10:47hrs | 878 | by Sakhile Sibanda
Open letter to the Minister of Local Govt and Rural and Urban Development Hon. July Moyo
As concerned citizens, it is our belief that Local Government refers to the establishment of participatory and democratically elected structures that can identify with the needs of people at grassroot...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 10:47hrs | 1818 | by Concerned citizens of Bubi Rural District
De-dollarisation recipe for disaster: Lessons from Peru
THE following are the numerous questions that need to be addressed about the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (legal tender) Regulations, SI 142.Has government addressed the fundamentals which lead to...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:42hrs | 1616 | by Justice Dzama
Zanu-PF lifts Gomwe's suspension
ZANU-PF has resolved that disciplinary proceedings that were instituted against Harare's Zone 2 District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chairperson Godwin Gomwe be withdrawn. This comes after Ha...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 06:55hrs | 936 | by Staff reporter
Biti and Job Sikhala to be struck off the roll?
Zimbabwean politics has always been full of mystery. Politicians are normally identified by their getting into public office. There are a lot of politicians fine politicians who had never ran for an o...Published: 25 Jun 2020 at 23:05hrs | 15512 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
PHOTOS: Zimbabweans invade Pretoria Embassy...demand impeachment of Mnangagwa
Zimbabweans under the banner of Chapter 2 Movement staged a demonstration outside the Zimbabwean embassy in Pretoria, South Africa on Friday demanding the urgent impeachment of President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 13:50hrs | 7418 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Shadow banks posing another danger for Zimbabwe's economy
More than ever before, it is becoming important for Zimbabwe to strengthen its legislation and regulations to guard against situations whereby shadow banks could plunge the country's economy into the ...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 21:22hrs | 3054 | by Dr Tim Rainhard
Mnangagwa govt faces growing international condemnation over crackdown
Zimbabwe has come under international scrutiny after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government launched a crackdown against its critics that include opposition leaders, lawyers and journalists....Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:07hrs | 506 | by Brenna Matendere
Ndiweni protests lawyer arrest
GOVERNMENT critic and dethroned Ntabazinduna traditional leader Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has protested the arrest of his lawyer Dumisani Dube over the weekend describing it as an attempt to silence hu...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:55hrs | 790 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo: Lupane's untapped poetic talent
AT first glance, his demeaner deceives one to think Jonathan Moyo (29) is a mere villager fixed on rural life, devoid of ambitions. But once he takes to the stage and starts speaking, all assumptions ...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:43hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa-linked company’s govt tenders cancelled
The government has cancelled corrupt procurement deals worth up to US$60 million signed with a company linked to one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's sons.The cancellation follows an investig...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 10:48hrs | 7197 | by Staff reporter
The dangers of face masks
The Zimbabwean government and indeed many governments have made it mandatory to wear a face mask in public as a health intervention to control the spread of coronavirus. It has not been explained full...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 06:05hrs | 4017 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Law Society of Zimbabwe speaks on Advocate Thabani Mpofu's arrest
The Law Society of Zimbabwe has learnt with profound concern of the arrest and detention of Advocate Thabani Mpofu on the 1st of June 2020.According to the facts on hand Advocate Mpofu handed ...Published: 02 Jun 2020 at 20:08hrs | 3793 | by Law Society of Zimbabwe
Death, secrecy and online assets
PEOPLE are advised and rightly so to ensure tight protection of their online data and other personal information held in electronic format. Protecting data helps against unauthorised access and crimin...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:40hrs | 526 | by Miriam Tose Majome
'MPs must recognise Mnangagwa'
ALL Members of Parliament - including those from the opposition - will now be expected to recognise President Emmerson Mnangagwa following the adoption of new rules by the august House.Parliam...Published: 29 May 2020 at 14:33hrs | 2581 | by Staff reporter
AU chairperson, staff at loggerheads
AFRICAN Union staffers have demanded that an ongoing institutional reform process be "transparent, humane and fair" in the wake of accusations that AU Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat treats...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:16hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP confronts police over fatal shooting of Bulawayo man
THE opposition MDC Alliance has condemned police for the fatal shooting of Bulawayo resident Paul Munakopa (34) on Saturday evening after a high-speed chase.Bulawayo East legislator Illos Nyon...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:17hrs | 1241 | by Staff reporter
Court upholds suspension of EcoCash agents
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) acted within its mandate when it suspended EcoCash mobile money agents from conducting financial transactions to curb abuse, the High Court has ruled, and so there c...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:13hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Ecocash loses court case against RBZ
High Court of Zimbabwe has thrown out an application by EcoCash for the restoration of thousands of agent lines terminated by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe for suspected illegal forex trading. ...Published: 26 May 2020 at 13:56hrs | 9777 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Private schools behaving badly
Private schools are not exempt from the Education Act although some act like they are. The Education Act does not apply only to government schools but to all schools which operate in Zimbabwe regardle...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:49hrs | 16791 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Zimbabwe's Supreme, Constitutional courts separated
THE Supreme and Constitutional courts will officially be separated this Friday in a development that will now see them operating independently.This comes as judges who preside over matters bro...Published: 20 May 2020 at 17:32hrs | 2770 | by Staff reporter
6 Surprising Herbal Painkillers for Natural Pain Relief
When pain affects your social life, family time, or work, you would do anything to help soothe the feeling. Whether we are talking about chronic pain or occasional pain episodes, a person's first resp...Published: 18 May 2020 at 10:05hrs | 3704 | by Staff Writer
Chamisa, Khupe war in new twist
The battle for the control of Zimbabwe's mainstream opposition party pitting Nelson Chamisa and Thokozani Khupe will be fought in the courts once again after four legislators approached the High Court...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:37hrs | 11522 | by Staff reporter
VACANCY: Executive Director wanted
A leading network of human rights organizations in Zimbabwe, that advocate the promotion and protection of human rights has an exciting new opening for a suitably qualified person to fill in the posit...Published: 14 May 2020 at 12:35hrs | 1635 | by Online
Mnangagwa makes appointment
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has appointed Dr Agnes Mahomva to the newly created post of chief coordinator, national response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the Office of the President and Cabinet with immediate ...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:27hrs | 1577 | by Staff reporter
Zacc has made significant headway
SENTIMENTS have been expressed in certain circles that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has failed to deliver on its constitutional mandate of combating and preventing corruption....Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:29hrs | 352 | by Justice Loyce Matanda-Moyo
MDC Alliance must resign in protest against recalling of colleagues
MDC Alliance legislator Settlement Chikwinya has urged all the legislators in his party to resign rather than to allow themselves to be cross floored to Thokozani Khupe's party which they did noit con...Published: 06 May 2020 at 12:09hrs | 4504 | by Stephen Jakes
Bridging the digital divide - Digital libraries - Case for Zimbabwe
"If you can't visit the Web, the Web can be brought to you. "The challenges that face ICT development in Africa have to be tackled at the same level at which they occur .The digital divi...Published: 05 May 2020 at 08:13hrs | 153 | by Robert Ndlovu
Courts resume operations next week
ALL courts shall become fully operational with effect from May 11 as the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is acquiring Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for its members, including judges and magist...Published: 05 May 2020 at 07:38hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Why Emmerson Mnangagwa is an illegitimate president
A country draws its legitimacy through legitimate processes carried out transparently through its institutions. Robert Mugabe had indeed overstayed his welcome as the President of the Republic o...Published: 02 May 2020 at 17:56hrs | 1734 | by Lloyd Msipa
The challenges of implementing the Khupe judgment
THE implementation of the Thokozani Khupe judgment tells us no more, and no less, than we should know about the legitimacy of a court judgment. In political and legal sequence, it describes the growth...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:57hrs | 5931 | by Sharon Hofisi
Constitutional ramifications of Khupe-Chamisa judgement
What implications arise from the Supreme Court judgment on Thokozani Khupe's or Nelson Chamisa's presidential legitimacy in the MDC-T? Essentially, we must maintain and strengthen the concept of socia...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:31hrs | 2766 | by Sharon Hofisi
Zimbabwe fuel companies should account for forex allocations
ZIMBABWE has been experiencing fuel challenges for the past two years notwithstanding the huge foreign exchange allocations by the central bank, which average around US$80 million per month, including...Published: 21 Apr 2020 at 07:52hrs | 198 | by Andrew Lampard
Police harass journalist
Police in Rusape allegedly harassed online Post on Sunday reporter Shingirai Vambe on a covid 19 function on Saturday.Vambe was barred from covering an event where Minister of Defense Oppah Mu...Published: 20 Apr 2020 at 12:54hrs | 612 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Is the New Dispensation keen on devolution?
It should be recalled that the nationalist struggle's main focus was the achievement of an electoral system with one person one vote as its basis and the resultant establishment of a newly independent...Published: 17 Apr 2020 at 07:41hrs | 246 | by Vivian Viyo Siziba
Stern warning to abusers of Covid-19 aid
ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson, Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo, recently issued a statement calling on those conferred with the mandate to manage Covid-19 donations to exercise a h...Published: 12 Apr 2020 at 08:34hrs | 99 | by Comm John Makamure
VACANCY: Finance Assistant: Sexual Rights Centre (SRC)
Deadline: 15 April 2020Location: Bulawayo, ZimbabweBackgroundThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Zimbabwe, serves as the Principal Recipient (PR) of the 3-year Global Fund ...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 14:52hrs | 758 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Local artistes in dire straits
As Zimbabwe enters into the second week of the 21-day Covid-19 lockdown, most artistes say they can longer endure the remaining days as they are failing to make ends meet.A myriad of artistes,...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:52hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Councillors accused of usurping executive functions
MDC-Alliance councillors in Gweru have been accused of allegedly usurping executive functions disrupting the smooth flow of business at the Town House thereby affecting service delivery.This w...Published: 29 Mar 2020 at 07:42hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Impact of COVID 19 on Zimbabwean Economy
The outbreak of the novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) poses a significant threat to the world economy and to Zimbabwe's fragile economy too. So far the virus has infected close to 470 000 people from 200 ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 10:08hrs | 924 | by Victor Bhoroma
Selmor cancels shows, adopts online streaming
AFRO-JAZZ songstress Selmor Mtukudzi has joined the long list of artistes who have been forced to shelve several forthcoming shows after President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week banned gatherings of ove...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 12:55hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa divides MDC as a plot against Mwonzora thickens
MDC has generated into a monstrous party led by vampires who are killers and ruthless in their ways. Biti is flashing his python colours towards the presidency. Biti Sikhala are both ambitious and ver...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 09:45hrs | 7156 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The true story: Living with coronavirus, a tale from a Zimbabwean family in the UK
COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It's caused by a virus called coronavirus. It is called corona because it is shaped like a crown. The bacteria causing the virus can n...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 09:41hrs | 5399 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Muchinguri tested positive to coronavirus?
By saying positive things about Coronavirus means one has tested mentally positive to the virus. Our minister Muchinguri Kashiri has mentally tested positive to Coronavirus as we are what we say....Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 06:33hrs | 8300 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Dump Zimdollar'
THE government is coming under growing pressure to return the country to the general use of multi-currencies anchored by the American dollar, as the prematurely re-introduced Zim dollar continues to p...Published: 14 Mar 2020 at 23:56hrs | 1308 | by Staff reporter
Court okeys Chamisa ally's eviction
THE High Court has dismissed an appeal by Bulawayo MDC-Alliance proportional representation MP, Ms Dorcas Sibanda who was challenging eviction from her rented house in Paddonhurst suburb, Bulawayo ove...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 16:01hrs | 2249 | by Staff reporter
What Mthuli Ncube's latest move means to you
On Wednesday, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube admitted what the authorities had studiously refused to acknowledge that the interbank forex market was not working.As the black market exchange rat...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 06:01hrs | 3100 | by newzWire
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