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Zimbabwe: The tragedy of gumboot Shona hegemony and dictatorship
When the colonial masters settled in Africa in the late 1700s and early 1800s, they mainly had one goal to stretch their economic prospects. In their arrival, it was numerically impossible to gather i...Published: 10 hrs ago | 788 | by Ayanda Manala
Zimra embarks on an imported vehicle verification exercise - check for your name
The Commissioner-General of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has notified the owners of vehicles that were imported in unclear circumstances to visit ZIM RA Loss Control Offices at ZB Centre corner Firs...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 10:39hrs | 7315 | by Ndou Paul
Mnangagwa Cabinet reshuffle sparks uproar
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured)'s cabinet reshuffle has caused consternation in government and Zanu-PF as officials believe it was motivated by the need to consolidate and retain power rather ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:20hrs | 1669 | by Staff reporter
Sinking ship
With almost half the population now registered for food aid, the government is taking decisive action to deal with the threat - not by providing food for the people but by fattening up the army and po...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 18:20hrs | 1875 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Mnangagwa to axe bigwigs
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is planning to make further changes to his Cabinet after last Friday's mini-reshuffle that saw some ministers being redeployed and new deputies appointed, it has emerged....Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 09:02hrs | 10482 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa expands Cabinet
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday reshuffled his Cabinet and expanded his administration by splitting the Home Affairs ministry in his second reshuffle since the election in July last year....Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:09hrs | 1463 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must shut up: Tribalism is no better that racism
There has been a strong debate amongst South Africans on whether or not the sport is capable of uniting a nation this follows the world cup win by the South African Rugby Team popularly known as Sprin...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 09:42hrs | 2223 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
'Joram Gumbo was never arrested'
PRESIDENTIAL Affairs minister Joram Gumbo was never arrested for criminal abuse of office, but he was just being interviewed on the goings on in parastatals which fell under his previous ministry and ...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:47hrs | 1414 | by Staff reporter
Businessman threatens kombi driver over girlfriend
BULAWAYO businessman, Elvis Basira, has been reported to the police for allegedly threatening to shoot kombi driver Edgar Gumbo for dating his ex-girlfriend.Bulawayo police spokesperson Chief ...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:46hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
New graft blitz rattles Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF big guns are said to be quacking in their boots following Monday's surprise arrest of Cabinet minister and politburo member Joram Gumbo – who is also considered to be a close ally of Preside...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:55hrs | 5539 | by Staff reporter
Joram Gumbo arrest political game: Churches
ZIMBABWE Heads of Christian Denominations executive secretary Bishop Kenneth Mtata yesterday said the arrest of Presidential Affairs minister Joram Gumbo by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Za...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:41hrs | 1512 | by Staff reporter
Joram Gumbo: Charges wont shed light into the ZimAirways scandal
Joram Gumbo, the former Transport minister, has been arrested for his actions around the Zimbabwe Airways controversy. But it tells a story of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's feeble anti-corruption dri...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:40hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
More charges against Joram Gumbo
Whistle-blowers flocked the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC) from as far as Kariba yesterday and as a result Minister of State for Presidential Affairs (Monitoring and Implementation of Gove...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:37hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
ZACC closes in on 44 bigwigs
Forty-four serving and former Cabinet ministers, permanent secretaries, parastatal bosses and legislators are facing "imminent" arrest for corruption, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairp...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:29hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
Joram Gumbo off the hook, no charges
MINISTER of State for Presidential Affairs in charge of Implementation and Monitoring Joram McDonald Gumbo, who was picked up by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) investigators on Monday over...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 15:55hrs | 5220 | by newzimbabwe
Joram Gumbo yet to appear in court
Minister of State for Presidential Affairs in charge of Implementation and Monitoring Joram McDonald Gumbo briefly appeared at the Harare magistrates court today before being taken back to Zimbabwe An...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 14:23hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
Joram Gumbo expected in court today
MINISTER Joram Gumbo, who was questioned and released yesterday, appears in court today on charges of criminal abuse of office involving US$37 million arising from four separate incidents when he was ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:43hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Joram Gumbo 'defrauded State of US$3,7 million'
Zimbabwe's Presidential Affairs Minister Joram Gumbo, who was arrested on Monday, allegedly prejudiced Government of US$3,7 million. According to a charge sheet, Gumbo's alleged shady deals in...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 18:53hrs | 3529 | by Staff reporter
Sithembiso Nyoni lampooned for lack of seriousness
Minister Sithembiso Nyoni torched a storm from fellow MPs when her ministry reported that it had failed to employ ward development coordinators in Matebeleland North because there are no people qualif...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 11:39hrs | 2760 | by newzimbabwe
BREAKING: Joram Gumbo arrested
Former Transport Minister Joram Gumbo was arrested on Monday accused of corruption involving a US$70 million deal to acquire four planes from Malaysian Airlines.The planes were sold to Zimbabw...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 11:33hrs | 9592 | by Staff reporter
Ezra Tshisa Sibanda blasts 'disgraceful' Minister Nyoni
Disgraceful, shameful and cruel Minister of Women's Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Sithembiso Nyoni has caused resentment & anger lying that his ministry has failed t...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 10:00hrs | 3032 | by Ezra Tshisa Sibanda
Air Zimbabwe to receive two Malaysian planes
BELEAGUERED national flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe will soon take delivery of two aircrafts bought under a controversial arrangement that at the time reportedly involved now Minister in the Office of the...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:52hrs | 831 | by newzimbabwe
The Mnangagwa led govt has failed
It is a fact that ZANU PF party has failed this nation since 1980, it is also a fact that ZANU PF is known locally for all the wrong reasons, ranging from gukurahundi genocide, government sponsored tr...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 14:07hrs | 3441 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Zapu, MRP fight over Mpilo protests
SECESSIONIST Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) and the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) have accused the opposition Zapu of hijacking and personalising protests over unfair recruitment o...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:48hrs | 1126 | by Staff reporter
'Mgagao Declaration changed political dynamics'
The bid by nationalist leaders to negotiate with Ian Smith around 1976 did not go well with freedom fighters. As such, these efforts led to the emergence of power dynamics that saw Robert Mugabe posit...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:50hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
Bosso CEO in $200 allowance furore with subordinates
HIGHLANDERS chief executive officer Nhlanhla Dube recently had a heated exchange of words with his two female subordinates in full glare of Bosso faithfuls and football neutrals at Barbourfields Stadi...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:39hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
MRP demands fair nursing training recruitment opportunities at local hospitals
Today we went to Mpilo Hospital on a fact finding mission, with just two questions for the management, who were represented by the public relations office particularly Mr Ozias Ndlovu who collected ou...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 14:22hrs | 2096 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
'Mugabe's questionable exit plan to Moza'
Levi Mukarati, continues to explore Parker Chipoyera's political journey. This week, the liberation struggle fighter chronicles events during the détente period including former President Robert Muga...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:41hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
Police link helmet to slain cop
ONE of the 210 anti-riot police helmets recovered from the basement of Robinson House in Harare last week belonged to a police sergeant who was killed in political violence that erupted near Harvest H...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 07:09hrs | 1604 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele nursing students deliberately failed?
We have been inundated with calls and messages from the public following the Mpilo tribal fiasco. A lot of people have expressed gratitude and many thanks to Team MRP for standing up for them. Accordi...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 19:49hrs | 189 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
ZHRO 9 October 2019 Planned Peaceful, Vigil Protest hindered by another protest
The ZHRO (Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation) planned weekly peaceful vigil protest at 429, The Strand London, was held on Wednesday 9th October 2019. It was a sombre and worrying day for all.&n...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 16:41hrs | 594 | by ZHRO Team
Bosso cut off Wi-Fi connection
Highlanders 2 - 0 TelOneHighlanders scraped through to win over visiting TelOne following a late surge in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match played at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo yes...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:44hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Wishing Madinda a speedy recovery
I WAS so happy to see Madinda Ndlovu back home after his sudden illness in Botswana. We pray and hope that Madinda recovers and we still need him to carry on and pass his knowledge of football to our ...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:47hrs | 1359 | by Lovemore Moyo
Rahman Gumbo checks Bosso resurgence
HIGHLANDERS' battle to climb up the log standing continues today as they face new boys, TelOne, at Barbourfields Stadium. Bosso's woeful season has seen them hover just above the relegation zo...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 06:57hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Thief stuns court, disowns accomplices
A MAN who admitted to being part of a gang of thieves who allegedly broke into several houses in Bulawayo and stole household goods worth nearly $120 000, yesterday stunned a packed courtroom when he ...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:31hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Bosso hope to cut off TelOne
HIGHLANDERS Football Club coach Hendriek Pieter de Jongh is hoping for a positive result when his charges take on a revived Tel One at Barbourfields Stadium tomorrow. Amhlolanyama stumbled on ...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 10:26hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe failing to attract an investor
INSOLVENT flag carrier Air Zimbabwe is failing to attract an investor, 11 months after government invited bids from potential suitors to take over the embattled entity, the Zimbabwe Independent can re...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:07hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
AFM pastor impregnates sister-in-law (14)
An Apostolic Mission Church (AFM) pastor in Mutare is in hot soup for allegedly impregnating his wife's 14-year-old sister.The 30-year-old pastor (name withheld to protect the minor) appeared ...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:19hrs | 3107 | by Staff reporter
Dumiso Dabengwa poisoned during Mugabe coup?
Mthwakazi Liberation Organisation Leader Paul Siwela has sensationally alleged that the late national hero Dumiso Dabengwa may have been poisoned during the November 2017 coup that ended 37 years of R...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 10:00hrs | 12071 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Ministers lie to Mnangagwa,' says Gumbo
A TOP government official has accused some Cabinet ministers of often painting a rosy picture and falsifying reports of their achievements when they present progress reports to President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 09:34hrs | 4823 | by Staff reporter
8 new magistrates sworn-in
The Judicial Service Commission yesterday swore-in eight new magistrates, seven of them female, in a move that acting Chief Magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi said would ease the backlog of cases before th...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 16:14hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Project curb highway deaths
The government is erecting 323km fence along the Beitbridge-Bulawayo highway in an effort to curb road accidents caused by stray animals such as cattle and donkeys.Sections of both the Harare ...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:38hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
G40's hatchet job on Mugabe's legacy
Former president Robert Mugabe was buried at his Zvimba rural home last Saturday, three weeks after his passing on September 6 in Singapore. The Generation 40 group of self-exiled former ZANU-...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 06:33hrs | 417 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Maphosa wins Mr Zimbabwe title
AFTER years of trying, Nigel "Spartan" Maphosa finally took the overall title at the Zimbabwe National Bodybuilding Championships held at 7 Arts Theatre on Saturday to be crowned Mr Zimbabwe. ...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 06:35hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's bizarre burial revelations
The body of former president Robert Mugabe was buried yesterday at his rural home in Zvimba in a low-key event.Mugabe's family gathered at Kutama village where they witnessed his burial under ...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 16:51hrs | 1268 | by Staff reporter
Chronicling the G40's hatchet job on Mugabe's legacy
Former President Robert Mugabe was buried at his Zvimba rural home last Saturday, three weeks since his passing on 6 September in Singapore. The former liberation icon and Zimbabwe's founding fa...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 14:58hrs | 1166 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mugabe looked after his own
THE drums reverberated at the home of the late former President Robert Mugabe as boys from the Roman Catholic-run Kutama Boys High Mission sang in smooth innocent majestic voices to bid farewell to a ...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 07:35hrs | 2484 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland North, Namibia agree to co-operate in 8 sectors
MATEBELELAND North province and Namibia's Omaheke region have agreed to co-operate in at least eight sectors with agreements set to be signed before the end of the year. Matebeleland North Pro...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 06:43hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sideline Ndebeles as envoys?
President Mnangagwa has appointed Mrs Ruth Masodzi Chikwira and Mr Kufa Chinoza as ambassadors to Canada and Ghana respectively. Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Dr Misheck Sibanda...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 06:22hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Questions remain over Mapeza's departure
NORMAN Mapeza's name will forever be etched in Zimbabwean football champions FC Platinum's folklore.An incredible five years in Zvishavane saw Mapeza win back- to-back league titles for FC Pla...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:32hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
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