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'Captured judiciary' intimidates General Mkhwanazi

Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has called on KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to provide evidence following explosive claims that members of the Judiciary are colluding with criminals.The same judiciary i…

Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 22:27hrs | 1272 | by Staff reporter

Another Brigadier-General declared national hero in Zimbabwe

Brigadier-General (Retired) Elasto Madzingira has been declared a national hero following his passing on August 8 at the age of 65 after a short illness. The announcement was made by Minister of State for Harare Metropolitan Provincial Aff…

Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 06:58hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's lawyer writes to Sanyatwe, demands Genaral sit down

Nelson Chamisa's lawyer and close ally, Thabani Mpofu has written to army commander Lt Gen Anselem Sanyatwe demanding that he retracts statements made at a rally where he vowed that 'Zanu-PF will rule until donkeys grow horns' by using 'co…

Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 13:35hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter

General PV Sibanda is entitled to make political choices freely

APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMANDER DEFENCE FORCES [CDF] GENERAL PV SIBANDA AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE ZANUPF POLITBURO: A CRITICAL REVIEWThe bottom part of this announcement of appointments to the ZanuPF politburo made on Saturday at the par…

Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 16:32hrs | 4 | by Jonathan Moyo

Mnangagwa appoints top general to Zanu-PF Politburo

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda as an ex-officio member of the Zanu-PF politburo.This is an unprecedented move as it is the first time that the CDF has been appoi…

Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 17:07hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Army General tells Zanu-PF to 'leash your dogs'

There was drama at Masvingo Zanu-PF Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) meeting last weekend after the newly elected Provincial War Veteran's chairperson Rtd General Gibson Mashingaidze told the PCC to put their dogs on a leash saying …

Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 19:12hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Retired Major General Sydney Bhebhe dies aged 61

The Zimbabwe National Army on Tuesday announced the death of retired Major General Sydney Bhebe - the third general to die in the last three weeks.Bhebe, who retired from the army last year, was 61.An army spokesman did not give the cause …

Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 17:20hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

General Valerio Sibanda's car in accident

NATIONAL Social Security Authority (NSSA) employee, Desmond Sinoia (51), yesterday admitted to reckless driving and ramming into a vehicle belonging to Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Philip Valelio Sibanda at an intersection in …

Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

'WikiLeaks mole' Satuku dies

RETIRED army major general Fidelis Satuku has died, 10 years after he was forced out of the security sector for allegedly badmouthing then Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander Constanti no Chiwenga at a private meeting with former United Stat…

Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:11hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

What kind of beast is devouring Chiwenga's generals?

"Covid -19 complications", is the cause of the death of army generals. At least that is what we are told by the government of Zimbabwe and the state media.Zimbabwe must be having a new covid- 19 variant which has the eyes as sharp as those…

Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 08:35hrs | 7 | by Israel Dube

Brigadier General Moyo died a bitter man

ZIPRA Veterans Association members, who mourned the late Retired Brigadier General, Collin Moyo, who died last Friday aged 66, said he died bitter over the marginalisation of the ex-Zapu military wing cadres.Moyo was declared a national he…

Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:59hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Decorated army general dies

Decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired), has died. He was 66.Brig-Gen Moyo whose Chimurenga name was Rodwell Nyika died yesterday in the morning at Hermatology Centre, Harare after a short illness. In a statem…

Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:45hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

'Good evening General Peter Walls'

It was just after 8pm, and the night was still. A few crickets were chirping and stridulating, interchanging with hooting cars which were roaming the almost deserted streets of the then Salisbury industrial area.This was the evening of Dec…

Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:56hrs | 6 | by Forward Nyanyiwa

August 1 victims dead before soldiers arrived

On an extraordinary and defining day in the quest for the truth over the August 1 military massacre on the streets of Harare, the men who made the key decisions on that day all totally denied they had signed off on the killing of oppositio…

Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 09:48hrs | 6 | by zimlive

Open Letter to Prosecutor-General

Dear Acting Prosecutor-GeneralMy heartfelt congratulations on your recent appointment, Mr Kumbirai Hodzi, as the Acting Prosecutor-General. Hopefully in the long run the appointment will be turned into a permanent one.The timing of your ap…

Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:02hrs | 9 | by Garikai Mazara

Mnangagwa: The General's Frontman

Someone asked me yesterday, 'Mnangagwa, is he president-original or president-lite?'. He simply wanted to know if Mnangagwa is the one who chose Chiwenga or they mutually agreed that he should come back and rule or maybe Chiwenga king-made…

Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 06:28hrs | 11 | by Fungayi Mukosera

Maize-meal thief posed as Deputy Comm-General

A Harare man who impersonated Deputy Commissioner-General Innocent Matibiri and defrauded Blue Ribbon Foods Limited of maize-meal and wheat bran worth $8 000 has been jailed for one year.Stanislaus Mukawo of Mufakose, Harare, was sentenced…

Published: 15 Aug 2016 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Fungai Lupande

Liberation struggle memory lane always triggers emotions

Going down the liberation struggle memory lane always triggers emotions. I find going down liberation struggle memory lane, lonely, sorrowful, sad and even sometimes amusing. When those who participated in the liberation struggle 24/7 meet…

Published: 14 Aug 2016 at 13:19hrs | 40 | by Retired Brigadier-General Abel Mazinyane

How a General stole a farm: My family's story

This narrative was written by Zimbabwean farmer Guy Watson-Smith in 2004, recounting his experiences at the hands of General Solomon Mujuru. We are re-printing it as he wrote it at that time. General Mujuru died in a fire earlier this mont…

Published: 26 Aug 2011 at 10:41hrs | 5 | by Guy and Vicky Watson-Smith

United Nations warns Gbagbo again

New York âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ„Ãº The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday made a new warning to Ivory Coast's outcast leader Laurent Gbagbo about operations by his followers against peacekeepers.UN troops are "determined" to stay in a…

Published: 13 Jan 2011 at 12:15hrs | 15 | by AFP

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