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Bushiri extradition hearing set for tomorrow
THE extradition hearing against self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri, and his wife, Mary, is expected to begin in the Lilongwe Magistrate's Court in Malawi tomorrow.The charismatic preache...Published: 2 hrs ago | 199 | by Staff reporter
EU ready to work with Mnangagwa
THE European Union (EU) has joined the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA) in re-affirming its readiness to offer more support to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government...Published: 2 hrs ago | 655 | by Staff reporter
What makes the people of Myanmar so different from Zimbabweans, who can't even fearlessly stand up for their own rights?
There is nothing that gives me a renewed hope for human survival, and a reinvigorated sense of pride in the ability of an oppressed and brutalized people to finally say, "enough is enough", pluck up t...Published: 4 hrs ago | 186 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF and it's Vile Chiredzi Evacuations.
At a time when a government is supposed to stand in solidarity with the people that they claim voted them into office and assisting them during these covid19 infested times. The Emmerson Mnangagwa led...Published: 5 hrs ago | 290 | by Prince Njagu
Herbal solutions for 'modern' diseases
The unexpected recall of Zumbani from the herbal back bench is a wake up call for Africa and Africans at large. Even Caucasians are steaming with Zumbani to keep Coronavirus at bay. Orientals ...Published: 5 hrs ago | 278 | by Tondo. Chinehasha
Bulawayo residents enduring sleepless nights
The Covid-19 outbreak has piled more misery on Bulawayo residents, who are enduring sleepless nights due to the irritating mosquito menace caused by council's failure to disinfect breeding sites, citi...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1494 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers up for murdering villager
Two army officers and four civilians were arrested by police for allegedly assaulting and killing a local man following an altercation.The soldiers, Vitalis Dube of Shamva and Terence Kagogoda...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1467 | by Staff reporter
Chilonga evictions: State capture at play
You would have hoped that the post-Mugabe establishment could - at least - get one or two things right. But, ouch, this so-called "new dispensation" is as crude, primitive and self-serving as such reg...Published: 10 hrs ago | 304 | by Tawanda Majoni
MDC Alliance trio's ordeal continues
MDC Alliance activists Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova will spend yet another night in remand prison after Harare magistrate Wongai Muchuchuti Guwuriro deferred their bail ruling to ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 502 | by Staff reporter
Padare advocates for female vice-president
Female participation in politics has remained a contentious issue with various women organisations and pressure groups pushing for adherence to the Zimbabwean constitution that stipulates equal repres...Published: 10 hrs ago | 244 | by Staff reporter
Top MDC Alliance leader left for dead
MDC Alliance national chairperson Thabitha Khumalo was attacked by two armed men who brazenly broke into her Bulawayo home yesterday and severely assaulted her using a knobkerrie before stabbing her....Published: 10 hrs ago | 608 | by Staff reporter
Encounter with the Selous Scouts: A former guerilla shares personal experience
IN mid-1979 I left Lupane and Nkayi areas operations where I had been deployed to in 1977 and joined the furthest platoon in Bubi District. Most of the comrades I found there had been trained in Angol...Published: 10 hrs ago | 446 | by Retired Lieutenant-Colonel Stanford Moyo
Over 7 000 stands for Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council is set to avail more than 7 000 stands as the local authority steps up efforts to ease accommodation woes in the city.This comes at a time the local authority is work...Published: 10 hrs ago | 645 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reports massive growth in production in 2020, despite Covid-19
The world over, with the exception of a few countries, the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in negative economic growth in 2020.In its 2021 Global Economic Prospects report released early January, t...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 14:14hrs | 1006 | by Staff reporter
Thabitha Khumalo attacked at her home
MDC Alliance National Chairperson, Thabitha Khumalo, was, Saturday morning, attacked by two armed men who brazenly broke into Saurcestown home in Bulawayo, severely beat her knees, head using a ...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 13:56hrs | 5368 | by Staff reporter
Both ZANU PF and MDC have betrayed and failed people of Zimbabwe, and it's time for citizens to reclaim their power
There is no better definition of 'fail', as the one provided by my trusted dictionary, which says, "Not to achieve a particular stated goal" - and as such, there is no other more appropriate way to de...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 09:38hrs | 1064 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Matanga corruption investigation hits a snag
THE high-profile corruption investigation against police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga, among other cases, has been stalled by the failure of a key state witness, former Procurement Regulatory A...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:16hrs | 2382 | by Staff reporter
The race to succeed Kembo Mohadi is on
FOLLOWING the resignation in shame on 1 March of Vice-President Kembo Mohadi over a sex scandal, a political race to succeed him has already started among former Zapu senior officials and Zipra comman...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:12hrs | 3290 | by Staff reporter
Zacc investigates Chadzamira over land
FOLLOWING a story carried by The NewsHawks in January exposing the corrupt distribution of sugarcane plots by senior government officials in Chiredzi, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) ha...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:06hrs | 1696 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi: Tale of a brave man knocked down by ruinous sex
LIKE many of his contemporaries, Kembo Dugishi Campbell Mohadi - who hails from Mtetengwe area 40 kilometres west of Beitbridge border town along the Bulawayo highway - belongs to a generation which w...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:03hrs | 1624 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga is abusing state power, says estranged wife
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's three minor children are now in the care of maids after he shut his estranged wife Marry out of their lives, The NewsHawks reported.Marry revealed in an i...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 07:56hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Vusa Mkhaya opens up on life outside the studio
AUSTRIA-BASED Zimbabwean imbube crooner Vusa Mkhaya has been in the showbiz industry for several years as a member of Insingizi.This is the group that put him on the showbiz map since the rele...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 06:16hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Smelly Dube court sits in hospital
In a first for the Gweru Magistrates Court, a temporary court was set up at Claybank Hospital so a magistrate could see for himself the extent of illness of an accused person who had failed to turn up...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 06:11hrs | 882 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa issues bleak warning to MDC
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told the Zanu-PF politburo to expect more big shot defections from the opposition, in an ominous warning that could spell even more pain for the brawling MDC....Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 17:47hrs | 3001 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T battling partisan divisions
MDC-T is battling to unite its deeply divided supporters since its divisive elective congress held in the capital in December last year, a senior party official has said, amid fears the rift would cos...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 17:46hrs | 1493 | by Staff reporter
Machete wielding robbers nabbed at gunpoint
FOUR machete-wielding Harare robbers who allegedly pounced on Crown mine, Kaminza in Guruve were finally nabbed at gunpoint after a chase by the police.Remigio Mabwe (43), Stephen Musanhu (32)...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 11:37hrs | 1540 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman bites off, swallows neighbor's lip
Emilia Madondo (47) was left without her lower lip after being involved in a fight with her neighbour Sheila Nyakasvika who bit off, swallowed and suck victim's blood over gossip on Monday.Mad...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 11:31hrs | 1410 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
How can a brutalized Zimbabwean nation be expected to stand with their abusive regime in international re-engangement?
At times I believe the main reason Zimbabweans are still standing today, in spite of the political, economic, physical, and emotional brutalization they have endured at the cold-hearted and blood-drip...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 08:31hrs | 477 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MDC-A imploding
The occurrences within the MDC-A have left people wondering if Nelson Chamisa has finally met up with Karma and is being beaten up with what he dug up. In Shona we have a proverb that says "akarumwa n...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 08:21hrs | 2696 | by Prosperity Mzila
Hooker arrested over sex with 13-year-old boy seeks bail at High Court
A sex worker accused of sleeping with a 13-year-old boy she met on a dating website has launched a bail appeal at the High Court.Lawyers for Precious Teya, 26, say she had no way of knowing th...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 07:14hrs | 3426 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu is seen as a front-runner for VP post, but.....
Zanu-PF stalwarts from Matabeleland region are angling to take up the Vice-Presidency left vacant after the disgraceful fall of Kembo Mohadi, who was entangled in an embarrassing sex scandal.P...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 07:05hrs | 5282 | by Staff reporter
What's in a hero?
The woman at the veggie stall on the corner listlessly scrolls through her phone. The boredom has sat in as she waits for those brief moments of excitement when a punter comes along.Cars navig...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 07:01hrs | 548 | by Mufaro Makubika
Zinara has turned a new leaf
THE Grant Thornton Forensic Audit commissioned by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development in 2016 highlighted several corporate governance deficiencies at the Zimbabwe National Road ...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:51hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
Residents threaten rates boycott
RUSAPE residents have vowed to boycott paying new council rates after the local authority "unilaterally" hiked tariffs by almost 500%.The residents yesterday said they would continue paying ol...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:28hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
UBH records fewer COVID-19 admissions
UNITED Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) has registered a huge drop in COVID-19 admissions in recent weeks compared to last month, a hospital official said yesterday.UBH acting chief executive officer ...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:27hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Warriors get Musona boost
WARRIORS captain, Knowledge Musona, continues to ease himself back into the groove, with a 70-minute shift, on Wednesday night. This is likely to brighten the mood of Zimbabwe coach, Zdravko Logarusic...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:23hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers tie up staff, sell fuel for 3 hours
ARMED robbers raided two service stations in Bulawayo, tied attendants' hands before getting away with cash in dramatic incidents that occurred within two days. In the first one on Monday at a...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:21hrs | 3107 | by Staff reporter
MDC-Alliance: Chickens coming home to roost
The occurrences within the MDC-Alliance have left people wondering if Nelson Chamisa has finally met up with karma and is being beaten up with what he dug up. In Shona, we have a proverb that says "ak...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:19hrs | 654 | by Prosperity Mzila
Police impersonators arrested
TWO men have been arrested for masquerading as police officers in Dete, Matabeleland North. David Ndlovu (29) and Posent Nyathi (32) wore police uniforms and demanded bribes from businesspeopl...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
We need closure on questionable national projects !!!
Zimbabwe is the only country, where I have witnessed Mps going to Parliament to collect fuel coupons, allowances, good ventilation in Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza, Sheraton Hotel ( Rainbow Towers), and th...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 14:12hrs | 1512 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mat'land 'green belt' nigh
In the 2018 election manifesto, ZANU PF party promised to improve service delivery to the people and eventually catapult Zimbabwe to an Upper Middle Income Economy by 2030 with or without sancti...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 10:26hrs | 1054 | by Tirivanhu Kateera
ZANU PF's eagerness to dissipate MDC might return to haunt them, as could be spur needed to finally urge Zimbabweans to stand up
Yesterday's ruling ZANU PF party Politburo (supreme body) meeting was interesting in two ways - firstly, the apparent strange continuation of the shamed Kembo Mohadi as the organization's vice preside...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 10:23hrs | 2269 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chivayo sister, wife in social media row
CONTROVERSIAL businessman, Wicknell Chivayo's family is imploding with his wife, Sonja Madzikanda accusing her late mother-in-law of bewitching the couple's ‘autistic' infant son.This was re...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:37hrs | 4270 | by Staff reporter
Brace for 3rd wave, says experts
MEDICAL experts yesterday warned that the country might be hit by a third wave of COVID-19 following Monday's relaxation of lockdown restrictions with winter approaching, and at a time new variants of...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:33hrs | 3328 | by Staff reporter
Biti wants government to fully dollarise
HARARE East legislator and former finance minister Tendai Biti has called on government to both accept the country's economy has dollarised by default and to liberalise the exchange rate following con...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1743 | by Staff reporter
Bank queues a Covid-19 time bomb
BANKS are not adhering to World Health Organisation (WHO) standards and national Covid-19 guidelines as evidenced by their failure to control clients to ensure social distancing. Social distan...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:21hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC enjoys pressing self-destruct button
Last week, the social media was abuzz with the news of the defection of two senior MDC Alliance members, Blessing Chebundo and Lillian Timveous, to Zanu-PF. In response to the development, the...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:19hrs | 835 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Teacher’s body found hanging from tree
THE body of a teacher in Silobela was found hanging from a tree in a suspected murder case. Mtandazo Moyo (52), of Simana Village under Chief Malisa, a teacher at Simana Primary School was fou...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 20:31hrs | 4088 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown a major setback
On Monday President Mnangagwa relaxed some of the lockdown restrictions but the fact remains that the country been literal under lockdown for close to a year, now due coronavirus. Like many countries,...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 19:46hrs | 824 | by Shelton Muchena
If Rhodesia developed due to exploitation, why isn't Zimbabwe more developed as it's even more exploitative?
Those who know me intimately, are aware that it is nearly impossible to remove me from watching a good game of cricket - more so, when my home country, Zimbabwe, is performing quite well, especially t...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 13:53hrs | 1937 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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