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Harare CID officers deployed to Bulawayo to thwart MDC demo
Police officers from Harare's CID Law and Order section were deployed to Bulawayo to quell violence in the second largest city, a Harare court heard.This was revealed by prosecutors at the Har...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in show of force to thwart MDC Bulawayo demo
Anti-riot police were out in full force in Bulawayo on Monday to thwart any attempts by members of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) to stage its planned demonstration.Most parts of the...Published: 10 hrs ago | 2443 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fears Sudan-style protests will rock Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT'S deep-seated fears of massive Sundanese-style protests over the deteriorating political and economic emergency have been exposed after it moved yesterday to block mass demonstrations calle...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1900 | by Staff reporter
Army chef sidelined over nasty fallout with Mnangagwa's wife
THE commander of One Presidential Guard Infantry Battalion at State House, Lieutenant-Colonel Samson Murombo, was sidelined from commanding the parade at the Defence Forces Day commemorations on Tuesd...Published: 13 hrs ago | 3145 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangagwa demo in his backyard of Gweru
A POLICE ban on an anti-government demonstration in Harare has not broken the spirits of party loyalists in Midlands who have vowed to stage their own protest in Gweru, the capital of Midlands, widely...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1468 | by Staff reporter
Coltart bemoans culture of violence
Former Education minister David Coltart says Zimbabwe has a disturbing culture of violence that needs to be dealt with.Coltart, who is the new treasurer-general for the main opposition MDC, sa...Published: 18 hrs ago | 1390 | by Staff reporter
Gumbo takes over as TelOne coach
STRUGGLING Castle Lager Premier soccer League side TelOne are set to appoint former Warriors gaffer Rahman Gumbo as their new head coach as the club rings technical changes in an attempt to save the t...Published: 18 hrs ago | 942 | by Staff reporter
Another blow for Chamisa's MDC
POLICE in Bulawayo have banned an MDC demonstration which was planned for this Monday.The Nelson Chamisa led party had planned similar rallies for Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru, Mutare and Masvingo....Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 20:16hrs | 2683 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to intensify protests
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has vowed that his party will intensify protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa after the police banned a demonstration that was scheduled for Harare last Friday...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:57hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa vows more protests despite Harare ban
MDC president Nelson Chamisa has vowed his party shall organise more protests despite a police ban - later endorsed by the courts - on a demonstration the main opposition had planned for Harare on Fri...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 13:14hrs | 1267 | by newzimbabwe
Councillors slam 'weak' Gweru internal audit
THE lack of independence in the Gweru City Council's internal audit department is contributing to loss of revenue, affecting good corporate governance at the local authority, a service delivery probe ...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:33hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
MDC Bulawayo vows to hold protests on Monday
THE MDC Bulawayo province has vowed to forge ahead with its planned protests on Monday.The opposition party failed to overturn a police ban on its Harare protests at the High Court on Friday....Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:32hrs | 1845 | by Staff reporter
Gweru suspends corrupt workers
TWO Gweru City Council (GCC) employees have been suspended for allegedly illegally subcontracting themselves to provide services to private land developers. Town clerk, Ms Elizabeth Gwat...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:27hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo warned about planned demos
BULAWAYO residents have been urged to ignore demonstrations being planned by the MDC Alliance for the city on Monday. In January, the opposition party and its allies in the civic society organ...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:19hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
Failure of MDC Alliance protests good for nation
MDC Alliance's attempt to launch demonstrations in Harare failed spectacularly yesterday after the High Court upheld a prohibition order issued by police on Thursday night. The oppositio...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:19hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Traffic Safety Council embarks on highway fencing
The Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe is working round the clock to complete fencing of Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highways as a measure to reduce accidents caused by stray animals, managing director Mr Obi...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:01hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's desperate regime will NOT stop the people of Zimbabwe
The High Court has not granted the people's lawyers' application against the police prohibition order. The people's lawyers have expressed totalshock and respectfully think the judgment was riddle...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 15:41hrs | 566 | by Daniel Molokele
Bulawayo march to proceed, says Biti
Justice Joseph Musakwa on Friday threw out the MDC's urgent chamber application seeking to lift a police ban on demonstrations intended for Harare on the same day.Police used truncheons to bre...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 13:39hrs | 3613 | by ZimLive
MDC turns march into a stayaway
MDC-Alliance's High Court bid to quash a police order prohibiting their planned demonstrations, hit a brick wall after a judge threw out the urgent chamber application.Justice Joseph Musakwa d...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 13:31hrs | 2225 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: High Court bans MDC demonstration
High Court Judge Justice Justice Musakwa has dismissed an MDC Alliance an MDC urgent chamber application to seeking to overturn a prohibition order by the police blocking a planned anti-Presiden...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:33hrs | 3460 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa pleads with Chamisa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, yesterday made a last ditch call to MDC leader Nelson Chamisa to call off today's demonstration that many fear could degenerate into total chaos instead calling for "peac...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:20hrs | 1046 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must ignore Chamisa's calls for anarchy
TODAY is the day for peace-loving and patriotic Zimbabweans to shame merchants of violence by ignoring calls for violent demonstrations by the Mr Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance whose agenda is to try...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 00:00hrs | 279 | by Editorial - Chronicle
Of enemies of democracy and lovers of money
Today, the Nelson Chamisa-led is set to stage a protest in Harare over almost everything that the opposition party's members could think of. Some of its members such as secretary for public se...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 23:59hrs | 328 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chunga, Gumbo battle for TelOne job
FORMER Warriors coaches Moses Chunga and Rahman Gumbo will battle for the TelOne coaching job after it emerged the club leadership will appoint one of them this afternoon. The Premiership déb...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 23:55hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa begs to Chamisa to call off protests
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday made an eleventh-hour pitch to his main opposition rival Nelson Chamisa to call off protests planned for Friday and meet him for what he described as "peaceful...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 19:38hrs | 1767 | by ZimLive
Gweru MP spearheads college construction project
Gweru Urban MP, Brian Dube has teamed up with the Church of Nazareth and Gweru City Council to construct a state-of-the-art private college in Ascot to ease shortage of high quality educational facili...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa bans MDC regalia during Friday demo
MDC has moved to ban the wearing of any party regalia during its much-publicised Harare march against massive suffering under the Zanu PF led government Friday.At a media briefing Wednesday, p...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:16hrs | 1568 | by newzimbabwe
It's all systems go for the Chamisa's march on Friday
Zimbabwe is at a crossroads.On the 31st of July 2018, Zimbabweans overwhelmingly voted for President Nelson Chamisa. That election was stolen in broad daylight and since then, the crisis of le...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 15:39hrs | 2446 | by MDC
Businessman shoots wife's car tyres
Prominent Gweru businessman, James Brain Zijena was arrested for shooting and deflating the tyres of his wife's vehicle after suspecting that she had left the car to see her lover.Police docum...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 15:07hrs | 3211 | by Staff reporter
Of enemies of democracy and lovers of money
This Friday the Nelson Chamisa-led is set to stage a protest in Harare over almost everything that the opposition party's members could think of. Some of its members such as secretary for publ...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 14:28hrs | 553 | by Nobleman Runyanga
MDC readies for provincial demos
MDC Midlands and Bulawayo provinces are readying their structures for the party's nationwide protests against President Emmerson Mnangawa's alleged mismanagement of the economy and unwillingness to re...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:50hrs | 3605 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa implored to talk
THE Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) has implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa to urgently find common ground and dialogue to ensure the count...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:50hrs | 4599 | by Staff reporter
MDC protests 'will not happen', claims Matemadanda
A series of planned nationwide protests by the MDC "will not happen", the deputy defence minister Victor Matemadanda declared on Monday.Matemadanda, who previously declared that the army would...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 16:04hrs | 2695 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa beefs up security
DRONES, sniffer dogs, security cameras, heavily armed soldiers and police officers, hundreds more embedded in the crowds turned the National Heroes Acre into a virtual cantonment area as President Emm...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | 5155 | by newzimbabwe
The situation in Zimbabwe has moved to another level
"FELLOW Zimbabweans … the situation in our country has moved to another level. Firstly, we wish to assure the nation that His Excellency, President Robert Mugabe and his family are safe and sound an...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1930 | by Cliff Chiduku
Zimbabwe police warn foreigners
Government has warned foreigners to either stay away from local politics or be ready to face the full wrath of the law. Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Ambassador Cain Mathema, who...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 07:08hrs | 4457 | by Staff reporter
'Man behind Milosevic ouster, Arab Spring in Zimbabwe'
A panicked Zimbabwe government claims foreign agents are in the country to help the opposition overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime during protests set to begin on Friday.Home Affai...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:41hrs | 5903 | by ZimLive
MDC to shutdown Bulawayo on 19 August
MDC Alliance has announced that the second phase of its series of nationwide rallies will be held in Bulawayo on the 9th of August. In a tweet posted on Saturday MDC Alliance encouraged all ci...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 10:27hrs | 5446 | by Mandla Ndlovu
War vets offices bombed
ELEMENTS believed to be linked to the opposition, MDC-Alliance that has called for nationwide demonstrations this week against the Government early yesterday morning raided and petrol-bombed war veter...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1415 | by Staff reporter
By-elections TKO and below the belt politics
If the Matabeleland North by-elections held recently were a boxing match, the MDC-Alliance would have been dealt a technical knock-out (TKO).After jabs and uppercuts, then a flurry of combinat...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 08:50hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Two MDC MPs acquitted
MDC Mbizo MP Settlement Chikwinya and his Redcliff counterpart, Lloyd Mukapiko, were yesterday acquitted of charges of inciting violence during the January fuel price hike protests.Kwekwe magi...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 1479 | by Staff Reporter
There is no better dictator , one who comes after is worse
Comparisons between the junta leader and his predecessor have been made.People have come to the conclusion uncle Bob was better than his successor, the junta leader, Dambudzo Munangagwa. Dicta...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 22:00hrs | 2469 | by AT Kadada
Mnangagwa meet Zipra leaders
Zipra Veterans Association leaders recently met President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House in Harare where they discussed issues of properties confiscated by government in the 1980s, Gukurahundi and ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 15:14hrs | 4391 | by Staff reporter
Brother stabs sister in a failed rape attempt
A woman from Shurugwi is lucky to be alive after she was stabbed several times on the neck and buttocks by her brother in a failed rape attempt.Benedict Munazvo (20) of Zhaugwe Village in Shur...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 09:40hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Vela has a case to answer: NSSA
The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) should take legal action against former board chairman Robin Vela for his role in "pressuring" the authority to make costly irregular decisions to award m...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 08:03hrs | 931 | by Staff reporter
Nssa forensic audit report: Who is who
In today's second analysis of the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) forensic report on the key individuals implicated in the State pension fund prejudice of US$175,25 million, NewsDay Business...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:27hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Gweru workers, residents gang up against MDC led council
THE embattled Gweru City Council has been issued with a 14-day strike notice by its workers who are demanding a cost of living adjustment and a salary hike, while disgruntled residents have also given...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1671 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe on precipice of conflict'
HUMAN rights watchdog, Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) says Zimbabwe is on the brink of conflict brought on by escalating economic problems that came after the ban of the multi-currency system.In...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:30hrs | 1163 | by Staff reporter
Gweru vendors given 7-day ultimatum
GWERU City Council has given vendors operating at Kudzanayi long distance bus terminus a seven-day ultimatum to vacate their stalls which are not in the local authority's database, a development that ...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:26hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Bosso pray for Princely performance
HIGHLANDERS coach Mandla Mpofu is hoping that Prince Dube can take his form from the international level to club action when Bosso host Chapungu in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) tie at Ba...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:25hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
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