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Witchcraft accusations land woman in court
A CHIPINGE woman landed herself in the dock after she accused a fellow villager of possessing a snake, which she said once bit her.Loice Rumbidzai Mutema (28) of Marwendo village under Chief M...Published: 15 hrs ago | 856 | by Staff reporter
Whirlwind blows off school roof, pupils injured
FOUR Grade Three pupils at Mafakela Primary School in Bulawayo's Luveve suburb were on Friday rushed to hospital after they were injured when the roof of two classroom blocks was blown away by a whirl...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 06:45hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
The installation of the Lozwi King at Emawabeni
FROM a high up vantage point along the highway leading from Bulawayo to Beitbridge one's attention is drawn to an expansive area down below that is covered by white tents. From here you see lots of pr...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:53hrs | 972 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Final salute for Robert Mugabe
WHILE his remains will be interred at the National Heroes Acre after completion of a mausoleum currently being constructed at the national shrine, over the past week thousands of Zimbabweans gave the ...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:44hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda dresses down Hungwe
Zanu-PF national political commissar Victor Matemadanda last Saturday launched a scathing attack believed to have been directed at politburo member Josaya Hungwe whom he literally accused of trying to...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:39hrs | 5527 | by Staff reporter
Kalanga association rubbishes recently installed Mambo King
The Kalanga Language and Cultural Development Association (KLCDA), a representative association of the Kalanga Nation in Zimbabwe and affiliated to the Society for the Promotion of iKalanga Language ...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 09:09hrs | 2012 | by Kalanga Association KLCDA
Mugabe's pictures
AS the country continues to celebrate the life of the late former President Robert Mugabe, The Chronicle went to its archives to get some pictures taken by its photojournalists over the years....Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 23:23hrs | 9329 | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to the soul of R.G. Mugabe (currently in the purgatory)
Dear Comrade RG, I know that you are currently in the purgatory while waiting for your verdict from the almighty. There is no doubt that you are in great fear and shivering. Your chances of go...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 11:58hrs | 3504 | by Don Chigumba
'Zimbabwe records more suicide cases in 2019'
Zimbabwe recorded more cases of suicide in the first quarter on 2019 than the previous year, an indication that the country needs to open up discourse on the subject.Suicide, as defined by the...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:47hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Granny attempts suicide after being raped by Gumbura cleric
A 63-YEAR-OLD Chivhu woman attempted to kill herself after she was allegedly raped by a pastor belonging to convicted rapist Robert Martin Gumbura's RMG Independent End Time Message Church.Wal...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 20:59hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's impact on education: An undying legacy
The former President Robert Mugabe leaves a challenge for future leaders to prioritise education through his Presidential Scholarship scheme, an initiative which will be an everlasting legacy....Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 20:52hrs | 72 | by Sallomy Matare
The untold side of Robert Mugabe
"We all die....The goal isn't to live forever,The goal is to create something that will"Robert Gabriel MugabeThe man and legend,The myth and mystery,Truly a man of Destiny ...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 10:19hrs | 8998 | by Temba Mliswa
Mnangagwa sings Robert Mugabe praises
President Mnangagwa yesterday received the body of former President Robert Mugabe at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport from Singapore where the former leader died on Friday last week....Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 08:39hrs | 816 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa says Mugabe's work and ideology will continue to guide Zimbabwe
President Mnangagwa yesterday received the body of former President Robert Mugabe at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport from Singapore where the former leader died on Friday last week. ...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 07:38hrs | 533 | by Staff Reporter
Model sues minister, ZRP boss, PG Newsday
HARARE-BASED model, Tafadzwa Mushunje, who was awarded a US$45 000 compensation by the court following her arrest and prosecution over charges of assault and deliberately infecting her lover's child w...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 07:39hrs | 1190 | by Staff reporter
Nepotistic appointment exposed as Ndiraya is eliminated, fails test
Zimbabwe 0-0 South Africa (South Africa win 5-0 on aggregate) THE Young Warriors went to Barbourfields Stadium yesterday needing nothing short of a miracle to overturn a massive 5-0 Africa Cup...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 07:03hrs | 1053 | by Staff reporter
Mushrooming brothels cause headaches
The National Aids Council says it is worried about the substantial increase in sex work at shopping centres in Seke district, amid revelations that most buildings at business centres have been turned ...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:45hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
National hero status for Major General Mugoba
FORMER Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Chief of Staff Major-General Trust Mugoba, who died in Harare on Friday, has been declared a national hero. He was 60. Vice-President Kembo Mohadi made the ...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:32hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe says goodbye to last of formidable Mugabe, Muzenda, Nkomo combination
FOR soccer lovers, the combined talent of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar which became known MSN saw the trio terrorising defences across Europe.Working together in perfect harmony, the a...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:31hrs | 98 | by Gabriel Masvora
Robert Mugabe: The leader who shouldn't have been
About a kilometre from State House - the official residence of the Zimbabwean president, where Robert Mugabe lived until the mid-2000s before moving to his hideous mansion popularly known as Blue Roof...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 16:38hrs | 2395 | by Percy Zvomuya
Mugabe was no revolutionary. He was obsessed with power and control
Robert Mugabe will not be remembered as the freedom fighter who helped liberate Zimbabwe, but as a man who whose 40 years in power was anything but admirable, writes Melusi Nkomo.In the future...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 12:51hrs | 1669 | by Melusi Nkomo
Mugabe will not be buried at Heroes Acre
FORMER president Robert Mugabe, one of the luminaries of the liberation struggle and the architect of the National Heroes' Acre Monument, which was supposed to symbolise sacrifice, bravery and triumph...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:26hrs | 11691 | by Staff reporter
Even slaves refused to sell their souls
As the world marks 400 years since 1619, when Africans were first abducted and sold into slavery in America, this extract below from the book To Be A Slave by African-American author Julius Lester, pu...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:16hrs | 233 | by Conway Tutani
Mashonaland East farming communities record high HIV rate
There is a high positivity rate among farming communities in Mashonaland East Province, which is retarding development. The development has been attributed to early child marriages, interchanging of s...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:01hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Honeymoon over for anti-Mnangagwa NGOs
The Aid Coordination Policy approved by Cabinet recently, aimed at ensuring consistency and harmonisation of development partners' activities to promote transparency, will not only promote economic gr...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:00hrs | 382 | by Beaven Dhliwayo
Cry our beloved 'Sunshine City'
In the mid-1990s, I left my village in Guruve to work in Harare and it was a city of bliss and flamboyance. My uncle Obedience Masakara, who was streetwise aat the time, took me around the city centre...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 06:56hrs | 86 | by Isdore Guvamombe
STI drug shortages hits Mashonaland East
Health centres in marginalised communities of Mashonaland East province have been hit by an acute shortage of drugs for sexually-transmitted infections (STIs).National Aids Council (NAC) provi...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:15hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Fabisch pulls out of Young Warriors
YOUNG Warriors midfielder, Jonah Fabisch, has pulled out of the team to take on South Africa in an Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier tomorrow. The first leg of the final qualifying roun...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 07:55hrs | 1202 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland East modern school complete
MASHONALAND East province is expected to officially open its first modern school that was built in Chikomba district along Harare-Chivhu Highway.Makumimavi Primary School is the province's fir...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:44hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Downing of Rhodesian Viscount plane revisited
September 3, 1978 is a date that should be permanently etched in the minds of Zimbabweans as it is an important reminder of the story of ZAPU's role in the liberation struggle. On this day, Zipra forc...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:18hrs | 717 | by Sifelani Tsiko
Kazhanje jailed 3 years over Chivayo bribe
A HARARE magistrate yesterday sentenced former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chair Stanley Kazhanje to three years imprisonment for concealing a US$10 000 bribe he received from businessman Wickn...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1378 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Politburo to decide Zivhu fate
The ZANU-PF Politburo is expected to decide Chivi South legislator Killer Zivhu's fate after the party received recommendations to expel him from Masvingo Province. Masvingo Province wants Ziv...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 07:44hrs | 1441 | by Staff reporter
Mahiya must stop misrepresenting us: Zipra war vets
WAR veterans in Bulawayo have distanced themselves from recent statements made by Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZLWVA) spokesperson Douglas Mahiya and warned him to stop misrepresenti...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1888 | by Staff reporter
Questions over Amnesty fraud unanswered
What is going on at Amnesty International? First, two staff members killed themselves last year. Then an internal review ordered by Amnesty secretary-general Kumi Naidoo revealed a "toxic" wor...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:42hrs | 184 | by International Policy Digest.
Zesa tightens screws on bigwigs
ZESA has embarked on a blitz to compel all high-profile people who owe it money to pay up or face prosecution. So far, several bigwigs including former and serving ministers have appeared in c...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:40hrs | 718 | by Staff reporter
Exposing the log in Amnesty's eyes
AMNESTY International's ability to speak authoritatively on alleged human rights abuses in Zimbabwe has come under scrutiny after it closed its Harare branch in June over alleged abuse of donor funds ...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:39hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA to implement programmes under Trans-Limpopo initiative
Matabeleland region is poised for economic growth following a crucial meeting in Polokwane, South Africa to operationalise programmes under the auspices of the Trans-Limpopo Spatial Development Initia...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:38hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Ndabaningi Sithole immortalised
In a show of common purpose never experienced in Chipinge district for years, thousands of people of different statuses poured at Freedom Farm at Mount Selinda for the official launch of the Friends o...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:53hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Mafela Trust wants war deaths documented
Mafela Trust, an organisation that has been documenting Zapu and Zipra's history, says there is need to account for people who died or disappeared during the liberation struggle.The organisati...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:49hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking 100-Day Cycle: Bringing transparency, accountability to people
TRANSPARENCY is a key ingredient in the recipe for success. When mixed together with accountability and sustainability then you have a mix that helps build trust for the establishment. It is these tha...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:37hrs | 78 | by Nick Mangwana
No blessings for government that steals from the elderly
As I write this article - looking through my window that faces the street - there are countless smartly dressed gentlemen, ladies and children, eagerly and excitedly purposefully going to their variou...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 12:57hrs | 881 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
War vets, mines officials clash over gold claims
WAR veterans in Shurugwi and the Midlands mines office have reportedly clashed over gold claims the ex-combatants allege they bought from Falcon Gold seven years ago, Southern Eye reported.The...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 11:52hrs | 1120 | by Staff Reporter
Convicted ex-ZPC boss sentencing deferred
Convicted ex-ZPC boss sentencing deferredA HARARE magistrate yesterday deferred the sentencing of former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chair Stanley Kazhanje, who was convicted of conceal...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 09:19hrs | 1173 | by Staff Reporter
Zinara mobilises funds for Harare-Beitbridge Highway
ZIMBABWE National Road Administration director Kudzanayi Chinyanga yesterday said his department was mobilising resources to repair damaged sections of the Harare-Beitbridge Highway, which have turned...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 20:28hrs | 2256 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Mutsvangwa farms switched off
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings, last week disconnected power supplies to farms belonging to former president Robert Mugabe and In...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:26hrs | 2620 | by Staff reporter
Former ZPC board chair convicted over Chivayo
Former Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) board chair Stanley Kazhanje was yesterday convicted of concealing a US$10 000 transaction he received from controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo's Intratrek Z...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:20hrs | 1721 | by Staff reporter
HIV new infections in children below 14 rise 22%
ZIMBABWE recorded a 22 percent increase in the number of new HIV infections among children aged 14 years and below, statistics from a UNAids report show. According to UNAids, new infections fo...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:06hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Triangle beats Bosso
Triangle 2-1 Highlanders HIGHLANDERS coach Mandla Mpofu's woes continued yesterday after his side fell to in-form Triangle in a Castle Lager Premier League match at Gibbo. The defeat came ...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:02hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Powerful political enemies out to finish Magaya
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries found and preacher Walter Magaya is a household name in Zimbabwe. Magaya commands crowds that would make any politician jealous and envious of the pr...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 14:35hrs | 7931 | by Nicholas Ncube
Uptake of solar products still low in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's ambitious drive to promote clean energy and eradicate energy poverty in the country through the power of sunshine is still facing numerous barriers. The country has developed strong...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
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