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Kangaroo courts for a gangster regime - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Zanu PF has never quite got the hang of the rule of law. It believes the law is what the party says it is: after all, the party is the ruler. This is not surprising. It is a widely-held view in many c...Published: 8 hrs ago | 2178 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Sikhala grills Mathema over sex orgies, drugs in schools
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema was last week grilled in Parliament by Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala (MDC Alliance) over alleged sex orgies and drug abuse in schools across the cou...Published: 10 hrs ago | 4729 | by Staff reporter
Ekusileni Hospital to be turned into NUST specialist facility
EKUSILENI Hospital in Bulawayo, which is currently being used as a COVID-19 facility, will become a National University of Science and Technology (NUST) specialist teaching centre when the coronavirus...Published: 10 hrs ago | 887 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube told to double devolution allocation
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has been urged to double the allocation of devolution funds to 10% of the national budget as stipulated in the Constitution as compared to the current 5%.The issu...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1177 | by Staff reporter
US$5,6m COVID-19 tender scandal
THE probe on Health deputy minister John Mangwiro over an alleged US$5,6 million COVID-19 tender scam has become a proxy for the factional fights ravaging the ruling Zanu-PF party, with dog fights ove...Published: 10 hrs ago | 750 | by Staff reporter
VID resumes operations today
THE Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) will start conducting road tests and issuing driver's licences from today after it closed in March due to Covid-19 induced lockdown.Cabinet okayed the r...Published: 10 hrs ago | 567 | by Staff reporter
Govt readies for borders reopening
GOVERNMENT has deployed inspection teams to assess the situation at border posts ahead of the gradual reopening of ports of entry to passenger traffic.Cabinet last week resolved to send teams ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 694 | by Staff reporter
20 pupils suspended over 'group sex'
ABOUT 20 Form Four pupils at Loreto High School have been suspended for allegedly engaging in group sexual activities in July. One of them has reportedly gone on a hunger strike in protest against her...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1699 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC-A should give Zimbabwe a break
ON October 25, Zimbabwe will be walking tall, arm in arm with its regional partners in calling for the unconditional removal of illegal sanctions imposed on the country by Western nations that seek to...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1402 | by Staff reporter
Unmasking sanctions promoters
Many had hoped that the coming of a new administration led by President Donald Trump in America was going to usher in a fresh foreign policy trajectory. This deduction was wrong. Let me ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 621 | by Ranga Mataire
Tribalism at its best: Khuphe a leader sent from hell! My reply!
They see everything is wrong and going wrong because of Thokozani Khuphe. But who ignited the whole shenanigans going on in the MDC opposition parties? Indeed tribalism is embedded, it is entranced in...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 15:10hrs | 5197 | by Nomazulu Thata
ZANU-PF Councillor under fire for stealing from his people
Shurugwi South Ward 7 Zanu pf Councillor Jabulani Muzvezve under Chief Nhema is accused of misusing his office and stealing from the villagers.It is alleged that Councillor Muzvezve of ward 7,...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 09:22hrs | 1623 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
'Centenarian' woman blames Mnangagwa for Coronavirus
MDC Alliance Councillor John Nyamhoka of ward 17 Mutare Chikanga Dangamvura visited one of the most elderly women in his ward on Saturday.Surprisingly, this very old woman knows the current is...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 09:16hrs | 2541 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Separation of Matabeleland from Zimbabwe will end in bloodshed and tears
"Zimbabwe is a liberated country. It did not come through democracy, there was no vote to say Zimbabwe now wants to become independent. It was fought for." This is word of mouth by Patrick Chinamasa, ...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 09:05hrs | 5626 | by Israel Dube
Zimplats remits US$164m tax contribution
ZIMBABWE'S largest platinum miner, Zimplats, says its tax contribution to the Government increased by 95,2 percent in the financial year ended 30 June 2020 to US$164 million.In its 2020 integr...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 08:47hrs | 924 | by Staff Reporter
VID resumes road tests, issuing driver's licences
THE Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) will from tomorrow start conducting road tests and issuing driver's licences after close to six months of closure.The closure of VID in March after the ...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 08:34hrs | 1043 | by Staff Reporter
'Cross border buses after Xmas' Zimbabwe prepares to open more land borders
ZIMBABWE is set to re-open more land borders after a team of senior Government officials was dispatched to assess the state of affairs at the port of entries/exit ahead of the gradual opening....Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 08:30hrs | 5513 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa pushed to engage Chamisa
CHURCHES have encouraged Zimbabweans to remain hopeful about the country's future, as they continue to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to help resolve th...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:34hrs | 12144 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi says Junta here to stay
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi yesterday declared that Zimbabwe will, for a long time, remain under military rule because civilians had no capacity to enforce stability. Addressing government off...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:33hrs | 3908 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo et all told 'return home and clear your names'
HOME Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe has called on exiled former Zanu-PF politicians who skipped the country past three years citing political persecution to return home and clear their names in crim...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:32hrs | 3403 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt targets social media activists
GOVERNMENT has threatened to intensify its snooping into citizens' social media posts to thwart dissent and any plots to unseat or sabotage President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration.Home A...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:32hrs | 1860 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube must formalise artisanal miners in 2021 budget: Zela
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has been urged to include policy reforms in the 2021 national budget which will decriminalise artisanal mining activities, given the reports that small-scale miners were ...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:28hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Opening date for Ekusileni
EKUSILENI Medical Centre in Bulawayo will finally open its doors to members of the public on November 30 with a 50-bed capacity amid revelations that the institution is now ready to admit Covid-19 pat...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:27hrs | 904 | by Staff reporter
Activists, parties blast 'sell-out' Obert Mpofu
MATABELELAND based pressure groups and political parties have angrily reacted to Zanu-PF top politician, Obert Mpofu's contemptuous dismissal of anti-Gukurahundi activists he claimed were least qualif...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:26hrs | 3464 | by Staff reporter
Warriors to play in empty stadium
ZIFA has dashed the hopes of thousands of fans after confirming the Warriors' encounter against Algeria next month will be played behind closed doors.The Warriors were handed a huge boost when...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:24hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Rising crime worries govt
THE government is very concerned about the increase in violent crime in the country, as well as the continued abuse of social media.This comes as the country has witnessed a spate of armed rob...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:23hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Bhebhe says Khupe, Komichi wiped out $7 million MDC-T funds
DEFIANT MDC-T national organising secretary Abednico Bhebhe has thrown the cat among the pigeons, telling court party funds totalling $7 million have been wiped out by acting party president Thokozani...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:23hrs | 5159 | by Staff reporter
Bonuses for civil servants
Since President Mnangagwa came into power in November 2017, the Government has shown commitment to improve the welfare of its workforce.In an interview after touring a food manufacturing and p...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 12:18hrs | 1958 | by Staff Reporter
Unpacking Professor Stephen Chan's interview with Bernard
There are no imaginative skills on how to move the country forward internally and externally, be it economic and political in both the ruling party and the opposition of Nelson Chamisa. In 2018,...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 11:58hrs | 1671 | by Nomazulu Thata
Khupe a leader sent from hell
Zimbabwe's politics can be easily compared to Nigerian Movies in the sense that, it is quite predictable to the extent that even those that did not study politics (101) can even tell you that Zanu Pf ...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 09:27hrs | 3548 | by Knowledge Hakata
Zanu PF tell whites 'to shut up' on reforms - madness, hurting blacks not whites
One of the most offensive and exasperating things the white colonial oppressors did was to deny the blacks their voice and human dignity. In the workplace blacks were called "boyi" and were expected t...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 09:13hrs | 1280 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Obert Mpofu argues that Gukurahundi genocide was dealt with by 1987 Unity Accord
IN VIEWS that are set to be a major talking point in the coming days and weeks, former Cabinet minister Obert Mpofu, says it is time to forgive and move on from the Gukurahundi killings of the 1...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 20:31hrs | 1885 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF calls for slavery reparations
Zanu-PF has joined the rest of the continent in calling for reparations from Western countries that enslaved and looted resources from Africa years ago.The clarion call comes as the Namibian G...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 20:30hrs | 1515 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporting prosecutor resigns
A prosecutor who was once forced to recuse herself from prosecuting an MDC Alliance MP has quit her job after standing for election in Zanu-PF internal elections.Namatirai Chipere is contestin...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 20:28hrs | 2242 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF will not accept rights lecture from slave trade America'
ZANU-PF says it will not accept human rights lectures from countries that were involved in the slave trade and have not shown any remorse towards the brutalities to this day.Speaking Thursday ...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 20:27hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
ZRP says recruiting 1,000 police officers
The Zimbabwe Republic Police says it will recruit 1,000 new police officers as soon as the coronavirus pandemic eases up.Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga told a news conference in Ha...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 20:26hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Kurauone slaps Govt with $2 million lawsuit for unlawful arrest
MDC-Alliance party youth leader Godfrey Kurauone has slapped President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government and other accomplices with a $2.4 million lawsuit over his unlawful arrest, detention and malicio...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 16:29hrs | 754 | by Stephen Jakes
Chiwenga's ministry rocked by salaries scam
THE profligate President Emmerson Mnangagwa administration is spending millions of dollars per month on double salaries and allowances for senior officials in the Ministry of Health and Child Care des...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:26hrs | 10928 | by Staff reporter
IMF lowers Zimbabwe GDP growth further
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Zimbabwe's economy will contract by 10,4% this year, much higher than its earlier prediction of 7,4%, but expects a rebound next year.It also expects...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:24hrs | 1625 | by Staff reporter
'Militarisation worse in post-Mugabe era'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has used the military to infringe on the rights of Zimbabwean citizens and the media, far more than his late predecessor, Robert Mugabe, a fresh report by the Zimbabwe Dem...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:20hrs | 2591 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tells West to 'Shut up'
ZANU-PF has told Western countries, especially Britain and United States, "to shut up" and stop pontificating about democracy and human rights, adding that Britain and the US's hands were historically...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:17hrs | 1947 | by Staff reporter
WHO says COVID-19 can't stop elections
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has poured cold water on government's recent decision to suspend byelections citing COVID-19 fears, saying elections could safely be held during pandemics as long a...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:09hrs | 1386 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally grilled over recruitment of State agents
LABOUR minister Paul Mavima was on Wednesday grilled by MPs over continued recruitment of State security agents at a time the country is not at war, thus raising fears that government might be prepari...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:08hrs | 2999 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe among 12 most fragile countries, claims World Vision
INTERNATIONAL aid agency World Vision yesterday warned that over 19 million people, including 10 million children, were at risk of famine in 12 of the world's most fragile countries due to a deadly mi...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:05hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
Clergy predicts spike in land disputes
THE Zimbabwe Christian Alliance (ZCA) has warned of a looming spike in land ownership wrangles between landless Zimbabweans and white former commercial farmers after the government signed a US$3,5 bil...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:04hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
'Push for US$100m IDC'
ZIMBABWE's industrial sector has appealed for a lifeline of up to Us$100 million to recapitalise the state-run Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and bolster its capacity to bail out struggling ...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:03hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sanctions mantra divides public opinion
FOR me, the issue of targeted sanctions imposed by the US and her Western allies goes beyond mere allegations, unsubstantiated claims, and circumstantial evidence.This, however, has been the m...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:01hrs | 522 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Caf maintains ban on Barbourfields Stadium, warns Zifa
THE Confederation of African Football (Caf) has temporarily okayed the National Sports Stadium (NSS) to host senior men's matches, but ordered that outstanding issues be dealt with as a matter of urge...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 06:59hrs | 981 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube clarifies 2% tax
WHILE the objective of Intermediate Money Transfer Tax (IMTT) was to bring the previously untaxed informal businesses under the tax bracket, captains of industry claim it has had double taxation effec...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 06:52hrs | 2903 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira case to continue 'at all costs'
Chief Magistrate Mr Munamato Mutevedzi has expressed concern over delays in the trial of former Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira and her ex-Permanent Secretary Ngoni...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 06:51hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
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