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Latter Day Saints to expand Zimbabwe presence
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints leadership yesterday paid a courtesy call on Vice President Kembo Mohadi where they discussed how the church can assist the vulnerable communities. ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 153 | by Staff reporter
A timeline of how Zimbabwe lost its currency
Today, November 14, marks the 21st anniversary of "Black Friday", the day the Zimbabwe dollar crashed in 1997.We track the Zimdollar's collapse from that fateful November day, and the many des...Published: 17 hrs ago | 2018 | by newZwire with The Source
Chamisa ouster plot exposed
THE gloves are off in the opposition MDC as hawks plotting the ouster of leader Nelson Chamisa are reportedly unhappy that the party's elective congress will be held in October next year, when they wo...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 06:04hrs | 2779 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele Chiefs' letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa - Fulltext
From the Office of.... CHIEF VEZI MADUNA MAFU OF AVOCA FILABUSI COMMUNAL LANDS 9 October 2018 The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe His Excellency President E.D. Mnangagwa ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 20:46hrs | 4626 | by Chief Maduna, Chief Jahana and Chief Sibasa
Biti demands prosecutor's recusal
MDC deputy national chairperson Tendai Biti has demanded that chief law officer Michael Reza be recused from prosecuting him saying his judicial independence was in question.Reza was appointed...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 10:55hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Is it Inkosi or Mambo for Matebeleland?
Just when we all thought the three-dimensional intra-Khumalo royal feud pitting Princes Bulelani Lobhengula, Peter Zwide and Raphael Stanely was enough of an unnecessary impediment in the path of the...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 09:29hrs | 1729 | by Imbovane YaMahlabezulu
Biti, prosecutor nearly trade blows in court
MDC vice-chairperson Tendai Biti and State prosecutor Michael Reza nearly exchanged blows in court yesterday after Reza accused the former of playing a role in the post-election violence that saw seve...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:16hrs | 5552 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho community build own Zibalongwe Secondary School
BACKGROUND TO THE ZIBALONGWE SECONDARY SCHOOL PROJECTTsholotsho rural district residents at large face serious life challenges which include poverty, crime, unemployment, and a huge number of tee...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 16:25hrs | 955 | by Staf reporter
All hands on the deck
Any diligent and committed worker 'goes out of his way' to deliver or bring the best out of his/her performance, sometimes 'burning the candle through witching hours'. It is very unfortunate if one th...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:19hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pharmacies condemn the ill to death
THE country's sick have been condemned to death in the country by pharmacies that remain defiant and demand foreign currency payments for drugs. Just watching the events at pharmacies unfold as the da...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 10:39hrs | 451 | by Andile Tshuma
Police okay teachers' march
Teachers protesting against deteriorating conditions of service have been given the green light by police to picket at Public Service Medical Aid Society (Psmas) and government offices in Harare....Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 15:41hrs | 1114 | by Staff reporter
Grand theft: How diamonds were looted in Marange
In June 2006, one of the world's largest alluvial diamond deposits was discovered at Marange in eastern Zimbabwe. Estimated to yield between US1 to 1.7 billion dollars per annum, the revenue from thes...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 13:59hrs | 3426 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe's 'Black Gold', no rush plus capital wagging State's tail
THE government of Zimbabwe held a Press conference at which President Emmerson Mnangagwa initially announced that a private company, Invictus, had made oil and gas discoveries in Muzarabani district. ...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:10hrs | 350 | by Takura Zhangazha
South Africa in a fix over blood electricity
South Africa has come under fire over the Grand Inga Dam, a mammoth hydroelectric project, on the Congo River in the western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).International Rivers, an NGO ded...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 11:19hrs | 2469 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Give peace a chance
The immediate past government of Robert Mugabe assembled a National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) mandated to investigate and make recommendations on past injustices in Zimbabwe. The need...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 10:35hrs | 1119 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
'Catholic priest tries to bed lover's mum'
AN illicit love affair between a Roman Catholic priest from Bulawayo and a secret lover that resulted in pregnancy and payment of lobola has been exposed after the clergyman tried to bed the woman's m...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:23hrs | 2245 | by Staff reporter
One year after Zimbabwe soft coup
When Zimbabwe's army took power in a bloodless coup exactly one year ago, it promised to bring happiness back by ending social and economic suffering.The military said the coup was needed to "...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 15:03hrs | 2118 | by Tendai Kamhungira
Mnangagwa honoured in Guinea
Guinea President Alpha Conde has awarded President Emmerson Mnangagwa with the Grand Cross Award which symbolises everlasting friendship and solidarity between the peoples of the two countries....Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 14:31hrs | 617 | by Staff Reporter
Bus accident victims' families seek $2,2m compensation
NINE surviving spouses and three guardians of the June 2017 horror accident involving a King Lion bus along the Harare-Chirundu Highway have filed a $2,2 million compensation lawsuit from the bus comp...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:12hrs | 1461 | by Staff reporter
A dismissal that changed the course of Zimbabwe's history
The band played on. Feverishly. Madly. Deafening sounds and wet, clammy bodies gyrating against each other in lustful, prodigal passions. Zimbabwe was enthralled by a mad political spectacle. It was t...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 05:57hrs | 4554 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Zimbabwe student facing Ireland deportation granted stay until February
A Zimbabwean student at Dublin City University (DCU) who was facing deportation has been granted a stay until February 2019.Shepherd Machaya is a beneficiary of DCU's University of Sanctuary s...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 07:28hrs | 1541 | by Agencies
Pregnant form 3 student challenges expulsion
A ROW has erupted between a Form 3 pregnant student and school authorities at St Anne's Goto High School in Wedza with the former accusing the administration of violating her rights after expelling he...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:46hrs | 2302 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally warns economic saboteurs
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi says the ruling party is aware of members fighting it from within with a view to causing destabilisation.Minister Ziyambi, who...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 17:00hrs | 3802 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe goes into hibernation
Former president Robert Mugabe has retreated from his grand public life often characterised by first-class privileges of armed security escorts and helicopter jaunts across the country.Since h...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 12:26hrs | 6381 | by Staff reporter
Life aint rosy in Jozi - even with a degree
Go to school, stay out of trouble, get a university degree and all your problems are over, right? Melissa Ndlovu's story is an eye-opener.You are unemployed and desperately need a job ngoba ti...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 10:07hrs | 3523 | by Melissa Ndlovu in Diaspora
Mugabe, wife fingered as human rights violators
Former President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace have been fingered in a Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission's (ZHRC) report as human rights violators.The 2017 ZHRC report, which was tabled befo...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:01hrs | 1633 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa misses out on UK Gukurahundi Indaba Talk
ZAPU's Dr Dumiso Dabengwa has missed out on sharing the stage with the vibrant and eloquent Mzila at a grand event scheduled for 3 November 2018 in Luton, UK (Post Code LU3 1BS). This follows de...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 10:08hrs | 1210 | by Sibusisiwe Tshuma
Man tries to burn family in house
A MAN from Bulawayo yesterday appeared in court for attempting to burn his family in their house alleging that his grandmother bewitched his younger sister. Tatenda Mutakura (21) of Mahatshula...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 08:43hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
'Queen Bee' captured war vet planning to oust Mutsvangwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's staunchest backers - the war veterans - are now divided over State capture allegations that have sucked in oil tycoon, Kudakwashe Tagwirei.While the chairperson ...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 15:01hrs | 8379 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must call the midwife for a proper re-birth
After the opposition MDC Alliance commemorated its 19th anniversary last Saturday, one hopes that there will be a lot of introspection on the part of its leadership and supporters about their perpetua...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:33hrs | 1405 | by Kuda Bwititi
4000 Shonas seek citizenship in Kenya
At least 4000 people of Shona origin living in Kenya have launched a bid to attain citizenship after their families have been residing in Kenya for close to 60 years and yet they have remained undocum...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 20:53hrs | 7827 | by Mandla Ndlovu
What is meant by Dambudzo?
MLF will not accept the naming of the Cowdry Park Mall after Mnangagwa. Bulawayo is a capital of Mthwakazi who is home to many heroes and heroines who better deserve to be honoured by naming such site...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 19:24hrs | 2589 | by Ndabezinhle Fuyane, MLF information and publicity
Stricken family in limbo over witchcraft
LOCAL leaders in Nyanga have been accused of stalling progress in an attempt by an MP to help a stricken family suffering from a rare disease.Chivi South lawmaker Killer Zivhu last year bought...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:54hrs | 1513 | by Staff reporter
Corruption fight must not be muddied by politics
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is making the right noises when it comes to what needs to be done to take Zimbabwe out of the rut that successive Zanu PF governments have condemned the country to....Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:40hrs | 141 | by Editorial - newsday
Chamisa a young Robert Mugabe
Editor,Nelson Chamisa who has falsely appropriated himself the robes of a Messiah remains an unrepentant and dangerous toddler dictator. The dismissal of the democratically elected May...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 05:34hrs | 3907 | by S Dube
The rise of live gaming in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, there are many ways for residents to find entertainment or relax, with Indosakusa the Morning Star being a ...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 12:33hrs | 986 | by Staff Reporter
Madhuku's involvement in Mnangagwa's commission suspicious
Zapu spokesperson Iphithule Maphosa has said the involvement of Lovemore Madhuku in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's set commission of inquiry into the August 1 killings was suspicious considering that ...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 09:29hrs | 5111 | by Stephen Jakes
The Africa I dream of!
"The Africa I dream of. I dream of a continent that is at peace within itself. Can peace be bought?, Can peace be created?, Can peace be negotiated or can it be picked on the road?. No it can't be. A ...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 08:52hrs | 558 | by Eric Shikobela
Zimbabwe's economic woes self-inflicted
THE Zimbabwean economy is bedeviled with self-inflicted woes.However, the economic tribulations largely emanate from government portfolios and their episodic fiscal blunders.The fiscal...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 08:43hrs | 758 | by Paddington Masamha
Chiwenga set CIOs on his cousin?
Controversial preacher Talent Chiwenga - known for his uncanny prophecies about the country's political situation - now fears for his life after Vice President Constantino Chiwenga issued a stern warn...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 14:23hrs | 17937 | by Staff reporter
Police pounce on Kadoma Forex dealers
Plain clothes police are said to have pounced on unsuspecting for ex dealers in Kadoma and are said to taken three suspects for questioning, it has been learnt.A source in Kadoma said that the...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 08:19hrs | 5684 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean 'Ninja' honoured in Italy
The First Zimbabwean born World Kobudo Champion & First Zimbabwean Internationally Certified Bujinkan Ninja Wilfred Mashaya was honored in Italy last night. He was honored with Master of the Year ...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 07:59hrs | 1823 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa's Cabinet: The skeletons are tumbling
The last time a Zimbabwean Cabinet minister publicly claimed that his hands were clean, he got rapped on the knuckles with handcuffs and thrown into the cooler for his efforts. Another minister has ju...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 07:23hrs | 7597 | by Tawanda Majoni
Tendai Biti always has something to say
The Daily News on Sunday's Pauline Hurungudo sits down for a wide-ranging interview with former Finance minister Tendai Biti, who is also the deputy national chairperson for the MDC, about the state o...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 14:19hrs | 1386 | by Staff reporter
Mbonisi Gumbo of MRP gives his 2018 election analysis
Mbonisi Gumbo of MRP offers a post-mortem and surgical assessment of the 2018 Elections. Mbonisi Gumbo is MRP's founding Secretary for Information and Publicity. In this wide ranging interview we are ...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:33hrs | 266 | by Thulani Nkala
When Cupid flew Modi to Zimbabwe
Growing up in the populous streets of India, little did he know that he would one day be a government minister in a country that is 7 000km from his birth place.Until a few weeks ago, many Zim...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:29hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Joram Gumbo must leave office and face justice
The man at the centre of the jerry can madness is actually worse than revealed by his opinions on fuel containers. While his expressions on jerry cans were reflective of his unfitness to hold public o...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 18:01hrs | 4813 | by MDC Communications
The White Man who sent fear down Mugabe's spine
Canadian mining company Falconbridge Inc. had a big problem in Zimbabwe during the Gukurahundi disturbances in the early 1980s.Its operations in war-torn Zimbabwe were in chaos. ZIPRA rebels o...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 09:08hrs | 5512 | by Globe and Mail
Woman 'steals' own child
A HWANGE woman landed herself in trouble after she 'stole' her own 11-year-old daughter who was in her mother-in-law's custody after having abandoned the child when she was only a year old.Emm...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:22hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
Pastor forces daughters to drink poison before committing suicide
A pastor from Nkulumane suburb poisoned his two daughters before killing himself in South Africa where the family was based citing marital and other problems. Precocious Mpofu (36) allegedly f...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 07:12hrs | 1566 | by Staff Reporter
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