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Binga flood victims decry neglect
Without even narrating her ordeal, Ndubeko Muzamba's blood-flecked eyes told a story of sorrow and suffering.Aged 24 and with three young children aged below 13, Muzamba said at one point she ...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:38hrs | 985 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga wife faces attempted murder charge in SA
IT SEEMINGLY does not rain but pours for Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry, with the beleaguered former model now also facing an attempted murder charge in South Africa....Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 16:46hrs | 1341 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt engages inyanga over goblins
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has sought the assistance of traditional leaders and healers to cast away goblins that terrorised teachers at Ntenjane Primary School in Bulilima, Matab...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:34hrs | 1305 | by Staff reporter
Auxillia Mnangagwa launches Zunde Ramambokadzi
Rural communities are being empowered to safeguard against hunger through the "Zunde Ramambokadzi" concept that encourages the growing of drought-tolerant small grains that are rich in nutritional val...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 05:24hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Matutu loses Kwekwe farm
The High Court has confirmed the eviction of former Zanu-PF deputy youth secretary Lewis Matutu from a Kwekwe farm which he had violently grabbed from Onisimo Zhavairo with the help of over 20 ruling ...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:41hrs | 3425 | by Staff reporter
Matutu ordered off farm
Former Zanu-PF Youth League deputy secretary Lewis Matutu and his associates have been barred by the High Court from entering or occupying a farm in Kwekwe belonging to Mr Onsimo Zhavairo. Jus...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:28hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
Dokora challenges ex-wife's demands
Former Primary and Secondary Education Minister Lazarus Dokora has challenged the demands made by his ex-wife for half of the wealth they accumulated during the three years they were married under cus...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 06:03hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
Rains leave trail of destruction
Heavy rains have caused extensive damage to infrastructure in Binga and Chimanimani where they destroyed 181 homes and swept away two bridges. They have also severely damaged roads and homes, ...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:44hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt accused of creating criminal gangs
The military-backed government of President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has been accused of having created the menacing machete criminal gangs that are reportedly terrorizing people in the count...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 20:34hrs | 1621 | by Makho Precious Moyo
'Gukurahundi Commission can't be trusted'
We read in the press that the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is currently in the process of educating the police about Gukurahundi as the law enforcement officers will play ...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 07:41hrs | 617 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Top civil servant dragged into military boss messy divorce
Matabeleland North provincial administrator Latiso Dlamini has been dragged into Brigadier General Simo Maseko's divorce case, with the top army officer's wife accusing the bureaucrat of wrecking her ...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:20hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes GMB
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is set to investigate GMB senior management and sales representatives in Bulawayo after a taskforce that was formed to probe the shortage of mealie-meal ...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:13hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe owes Botswana US$3m for vaccines
Zimbabwe owes Botswana close to US$3 million for vaccines it imported to control the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and other animal diseases. Acting director of the Division of Vete...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 12:27hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Top cop 'receives steer' to make case 'disappear'
THE officer-in-charge of crime at Guyu Police Station has been arrested for allegedly receiving a steer to dismiss a case against a man who was facing charges of having sexual intercourse with a young...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:36hrs | 1014 | by Staff reporter
Parents die as children party in the UK
Zimbabwe is now in a situation where the diaspora needs to stand up and be counted. The diaspora action is not seen in big government projects where diaspora names are called. Diaspora must assist by ...Published: 24 Dec 2019 at 14:49hrs | 7644 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe to resume livestock imports
Government is discussing the possibility of resuming importation of live cloven-hoofed animals and related products from South Africa pending a full resolution of the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outb...Published: 24 Dec 2019 at 06:02hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Villagers revert to barter trade as cash crisis escalates
Struck by serious shortage of cash at the time they need to purchase various goods such as food and household property, villagers in Matabeleland South's Matobo district are reported to be now resorti...Published: 19 Dec 2019 at 10:30hrs | 2057 | by Stephen Jakes
Perrance Shiri, Kazembe Kazembe in tribal storm
A RETIRED colonel and Zipra war veteran has accused the Minister of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement, Retired Air Marshal Perrance Shiri of taking a farm he has occupied for 17 years on triba...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 20:02hrs | 2954 | by Staff reporter
Farmer loses 10 cattle to lightning
A GWANDA farmer lost 10 head of cattle and two goats after they were struck by lightning. Ward 9 councillor Mozitha Moyo confirmed the incident which occurred in his area on Friday afternoon. ...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 19:58hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
A Christmas book gift from a Villager
In my village, villagers don't write books. They queue for food aid from the State and NGOs to stay alive so that they can go and vote for Zanu PF in the next election. Writing books in my country is ...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 06:52hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF to slaughter 150 beasts
ZANU PF has secured 67 of the 150 beasts to be slaughtered during the annual conference to be held in Goromonzi next week, where it expects to spend over $5 million to feed at least7 000 delegates...Published: 02 Dec 2019 at 10:07hrs | 1448 | by Staff Reporter
Auxillia Mnangagwa donates in Mhondoro
Chiefs in Mhondoro-Ngezi received she-goats donated by the Angel of Hope Foundation —First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's philantrophic arm — to empower surrounding communities.The donation fol...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:51hrs | 83 | by Staff rpeorter
Man beds step mom
A Gokwe man was fined three cows after he bedded his stepmother before confessing that he had bedded half the married women in his area due to his insatiable sexual appetite.Albert Musokeri (2...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 14:32hrs | 2575 | by Staff reporter
Root cause of economic meltdown is rigged elections - must deal with curse or die
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely! This is a common sense observation noted in every human society and goes back to the very beginning of human civilisation. Indeed, the me...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 10:48hrs | 1440 | by Wilbert Mukori
60 beasts, 5 tonnes of chicken & 80 goats for Zanu-PF annual conference
MORE than 60 beasts, five tonnes of chicken and 80 goats will be consumed at the Zanu-PF annual conference set for Goromonzi next month, which will be attended by at least 7 000 delegates.In a...Published: 26 Nov 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
'We had semi-liberated zones in Lupane, Nkayi'
We continue our interview with Tapson Ncube aka Makhula Thebe who during the armed struggle operated in Lupane and Nkayi districts. Below are excerpts of the interview with our Assistant Edito...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:14hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Let's wield the whip if need be
No matter how many times it is told, the fable of "The Arab and the Camel" is never time-worn.Instead, it continues to hold an incredibly powerful reverence and relevance.Not surprisin...Published: 24 Nov 2019 at 14:04hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Minister in farm inputs storm
ZANU-PF Member of Parliament for Gutu North, Yeukai Simbanegavi has been embroiled in a fight over the presidential input scheme which she declared was for the ruling party supporters only.Acc...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 06:01hrs | 2552 | by Staff reporter
Millers sell subsided maize at +200% profit
MILLERS are allegedly engaged in massive corruption, where they access cheap maize from Grain Marketing Board, mill a small portion and then divert the rest to rural areas especially those near the co...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:21hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Cattle, goats, pigs imports from SA banned
Government has suspended importation of live cloven hoofed animals and related products from South Africa with immediate effect. The suspension follows notification by the South African Veteri...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:04hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
7 000 delegates for Zanu-PF indaba
OVER 7 000 delegates are expected to attend next month's 18th Zanu-PF Annual People's Conference at Goromonzi High School in Mashonaland East Province. Speaking after assessing the venue and s...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:43hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
We won't watch people die, says Mpilo boss
MPILO Central Hospital Clinical Director Dr Solwayo Ngwenya has said his staff will continue to attend to patients seeking medical services despite the ongoing strike by some doctors.In an int...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa applauds his wife's philanthropic work
Philanthropic works by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, which have spread across the length and breadth of the country, have helped to shine a light on living conditions of most Zimbabweans, prompting G...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:31hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Undressed goat thief jailed
A THIEF that was caught stealing goats while wearing an underwear and vest has been convicted and jailed eight months for stock theft by a Mutare magistrate.Lovemore (37), of Hobhouse, had thr...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 11:32hrs | 706 | by Staff reporter
Goat thief caught red-handed
A MUTARE man was last week caught dressed in underwear and vest in a goat pen at a plot in Mutare.Lovemore Chiputu (28) on Tuesday appeared before Mutare magistrate Prisca Manhibi facing a cha...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:37hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Goromonzi gets facelift ahead of Zanu-PF conference
GOROMONZI is undergoing a massive facelift with different government departments and parastatals already on the ground ahead of Zanu PF annual conference to be held in December in the district....Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:06hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Consortium provides feed and water for Matabeleland South cattle
A group of non-governmental organisations have initiated a programme called Sizimele in Matabeleland South aimed at providing survival stock feed and drilling boreholes pumped by solar to save livesto...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:17hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Demystifying Robert Mugabe's Pan-African bubble
When the dust settles, it's time to write. I have just watched Ian Bedowes' engagement of Robert Mugabe's legacy, which got me thinking. I was reminded of my very robust, 'no walls barred' WhatsApp re...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 16:18hrs | 1609 | by Dr Brilliant Sigabade Mhlanga
African Religion and Governance in a changing world. Where thou goest native Africa!
It is my humble intention to speak to this paper in response to my learned brother Kenyan Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba's presentation to The All-Africa Religious Liberty 3rd Congress in...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 15:00hrs | 794 | by Reginald Nyathi
The world sorry can disarm Goliath
Some crest fallen formally untouchable clique eerily tried to find relevance through the now in currency shadow of a cadaver. No wonder those of yesteryear would say a 'dead person is very heavy'....Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 20:14hrs | 563 | by Gabarinocheka
Let's reduce road deaths: Do unto others...
This is an open letter to all stakeholders concerned with the rising road deaths on our roads. Recently I had an opportunity to drive in another African city, Francistown, Botswana to be specific. I w...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 05:47hrs | 150 | by Engineer Tororiro Isaac Chaza PMP
Zanu-PF to slaughter 150 cattle at conference
Zanu-PF delegate to the party's annual conference at Goromonzi High School will feast on 150 cattle, 5 000 chickens, 60 000 tonnes maize and 400 goats, organizers have said. Provincial secreta...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 20:47hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe will answer to God, says Mukonori
Former president Robert Mugabe's spiritual advisor Father Fidelis Mukonori has revealed that the late Zanu-PF leader complained of a troublesome leg in his last days. Mukonori (FM), who was Mu...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 07:16hrs | 5528 | by Staff reporter
POEM: Ruthless ruin
There was A menace. A genocidist. A gukurahundist. A wrecker of life itself. He possessed oppression. Brutality. Immunity. Iniquity. A rea...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 09:30hrs | 674 | by Ndaba Sibanda
Figtree Police in bid to arrest Mzila
Figtree police attempted to arrest ANSA Interim Leader Moses Mzila-Ndlovu (66) on August 22, Thursday afternoon. Mzila-Ndlovu says he requested the police to come to his farm Mapungubge Farm Technolog...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 06:03hrs | 670 | by Delinfa Hlabalingene
Starvation to hit Zimbabwe
Food security is a matter of strategic national importance. Issues of food security affect us all regardless of colour, Creed and political affiliation. The issue of food security caused migrati...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 09:42hrs | 3351 | by Nicholas Ncube
Being Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni
Chief Ndiweni from Ntabazinduna is easily one of the newsmakers for 2019.The traditional leader, who has on many occasions angered President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government with his sharp crit...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 15:05hrs | 3299 | by The Sunday Times
Mohadi hails agri-business
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has commended exhibitors at the inaugural Zimbabwe Agricultural Show, particularly on agriculture innovations, which he said would go a long way in improving the country's ...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:07hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
'Soldiers, Green Bombers dressed in police uniform'
THE Nelson Chamisa-led opposition MDC has sensationally claimed that soldiers and graduates of Zanu-PF's notorious National Youth Service, also known as Green Bombers, were on Friday dressed up in rio...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | 1743 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says despot Mugabe is better than Mnangagwa
Police on Friday assaulted and rounded up over 90 MDC supporters who had gathered in Harare for a peaceful march against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government.This followed a prohibition o...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 13:09hrs | 2597 | by Staff reporter
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