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Mnangagwa govt's hand in King Munhumutapa fiasco exposed
The government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly exploring controversial plans to amend the constitution, potentially empowering self-proclaimed King Munhumutapa, Timothy Chiminya, since 2...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:19hrs | 1326 | by Staff reporter
Munhumutapa presents a bill to amend Section 283 of the Constitution
A Private Member's Bill has been introduced in Parliament seeking to amend Section 283 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe to transfer the authority for appointing traditional chiefs from the Minister of ...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 14:25hrs | 967 | by Staff reporter
Chief exposes Zanu-PF
Chief Bota, born Tafirenyika Bwazvo, has revealed allegations of interference by the ruling ZANU PF party in the selection of traditional leaders. He stated that traditional leaders have been ordered ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:31hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Chief Kandana dies at 72
Chief Kandana of Bulilima District, Matabeleland South Province, has passed away at the age of 72 after a brief illness at Plumtree District Hospital. Born Michael Magutshwa, he had been a traditional...Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 11:26hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs 'extort' desperate villagers
Traditional leaders in Masvingo are allegedly exploiting villagers by imposing high fees for permission to hold social gatherings, including funerals. Reports indicate that some chiefs are cha...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:22hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt promises transparent food distribution
The Ministry of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare has announced a robust and transparent system for distributing drought relief food to ensure it reaches vulnerable communities nationwide. Th...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 19:09hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mtshana Khumalo sings for his supper
Traditional leaders have been cautioned against disrespecting President Mnangagwa. National Council of Chiefs President, Senator Chief Mtshane Khumalo, emphasized the importance of loyalty and respect...Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 04:15hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe public officials top corruption cases
Almost half of cases reported to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) in 2023 involved public officials with the watchdog indicating that there was a significant increase in corruption repor...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 06:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's third-term bid gathers pace
THE dolling out of top-of-the-range all-terrain vehicles to 100 chiefs from across the country by the government has raised eyebrows amid revelations that the traditional leaders are being rewarded fo...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens to dethrone chiefs over droughts
President Emmerson Mnagagwa has blamed traditional leaders mainly chiefs over impending droughts that the country is facing.Mnangagwa who was addressing scores of Zanu-PF supporters at the Rob...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 10:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa outburst over bad national anthem recording
A VISIBLY angry President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday publicly castigated his lieutenants for allegedly playing a "bad" recording of the national anthem.He later banned them from playin...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says no one will die of hunger
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has assured the nation that no one will die from hunger and that his administration has put in place adequate measures to guarantee food for all communities.This comes as t...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blesses chiefs with new cars
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today handed over 100 Isuzu double-cab vehicles to traditional chiefs as part of Government efforts to enhance their critical role in communities and in the development of the coun...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 09:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa wants to change culture of installing chiefs
GOVERNMENT says it is committed to having women considered for traditional leadership roles to promote gender equality, Women's Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said.Mutsvangwa yesterday...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Church sets inaugural food security indaba
The Saint John Apostolic Church of the Whole World will convene in an 'inaugural all stakeholders food security meeting' in Mhondoro between mid or end of May this year, an event where its membership ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:53hrs | 16 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Mhondoro
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 40 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Zanu-PF wary of CSOs, teachers' unions
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has accused unions representing teachers and civil society organisations (CSOs) of acting as conduits for funnelling illicit funds from the West to topple the government....Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:13hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt announces bonus payments for civil servants
Traditional chiefs, headmen and their messengers are set to receive bonuses this year as government moved weekend to confirm plans to award bonuses to all civil servants and pensioners.Governm...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 20:45hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt awards chiefs hefty bonuses
The government has awarded traditional leaders a 100% bonus this year as a "performance reward" after they played a key role in mobilising their subjects to vote for Zanu-PF during the August election...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Wildlife cave paintings - Namibia's strongest argument for International Hunting
In Namibia's centuries-old wildlife cave paintings messages lies the Southern African country's strongest argument for international hunting."We co-existed with wildlife and hunted it for meat...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 09:29hrs | 18 | by Emmanuel Koro
Tsikamutanda powers fizzle out before cleansing
IN a strange twist of events, a witch-hunter popularly known as tsikamutanda from Tsholotsho, Matebeleland North province, ran out of his "magical powers" after he fell seriously ill shortly before a ...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Starve Chamisa's supporters'
Acting Chief Nyamandi born Siyano Machaya has told village heads not to give Presidential agricultural inputs to anyone deemed not to have voted Zanu-PF in the August 2023 harmonised elections....Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 21:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
King Mambo hosts national cultural day celebrations
DR Mike Moyo, who proudly identifies as the King Mambo of the historical Rozvi Empire (Dzimbahwe), is hosting the National Traditional Cultural Heritage and Spirituality Celebration Day. The momentous...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF appoints village headmen as polling agents
Zanu-PF is wantonly trashing the country's supreme law, the Constitution, that prohibits traditional leaders from engaging in partisan politics after it enlisted five village headmen as its polling ag...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:31hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
CCC supporters besiege murder site
MURDERED Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporter Tinashe Chitsunge's 27-year-old wife Dzidzisai broke down in tears as reality struck, her husband was now just a memory, another statistic on Zim...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:52hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollars rain at Chamisa's rally
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa made Sakubva Sports Oval rain with Zimdollar notes after declaring that once he is elected President, he will do away with the local currency, violence and centralisat...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hounds traditional leaders
Zanu-PF has ordered chiefs to strip village heads and headmen who entertain opposition parties ahead of the August 23 election of their titles.President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently rewarded vi...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:46hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF abusing chiefs'
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has issued a veiled caution to the ruling Zanu-PF party for abusing traditional leaders in political campaigns."Political parties should desist from...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 07:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs told to stay away from politics
CHIEFS have been urged to uphold constitutionalism, stay away from politics and focus on their mandate of fostering development and resolving disputes among their subjects.The remarks were mad...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge traditional leader Headman Tshinoni dies at 81
BEITBRIDGE senior traditional leader, Headman Tshinoni, born Samuel Dube (81) has died following a long illness.The soft-spoken leader from Old Nuli area under Beitbridge east died on Saturday...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 07:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Headmen earning less than US$1
Zimbabwe's 36 000 village heads who have been accused of intimidating their subjects to support Zanu-PF are earning a paltry $5 000 in allowances, which is less than US$1 at the official exchange rate...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
King Mambos' SA bride receives a rousing welcome
AFTER a colourful ceremony in South Africa where he wedded Queen Zandile Mhlambi recently, King Mambo's subjects gave a rousing welcome to his new bride, with people from around the country gathering ...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:29hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's maize harvest impressive'
Zimbabwe is food secure having already maize stocks that will last for the next 5,5 months with the bulk of the summer harvest still being gathered and delivered while wheat stocks will last until the...Published: 31 May 2023 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
King Mambo weds in South Africa
KING Mambo yesterday tied the knot with a South African, Queen Zandile Mhlambi, at a colourful ceremony held in the neighbouring country.In 2020, King Mambo married his then second wife, Queen...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi continues with VP duties
FORMER vice-president Kembo Mohadi is still carrying out crucial duties at national level despite tendering his resignation in 2021 amid indications he will bounce back if President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 20:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Eelections Commission must explain this?
Dear SADC Electoral Advisory Council, A few days after concluding your pre-election assessment mission to Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Elections Commission (ZEC), a body that is supposed to be indep...Published: 24 Apr 2023 at 07:31hrs | 13 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Zanu-PF must refrain from dirty poll tactics
Zanu-PF appears determined to win the forthcoming elections at all costs even through foul means and that is very worrying.Zimbabwe will hold harmonised elections sometime between July and Aug...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hints on poll dates
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said he will proclaim election date next month, ending speculation that the polls might be postponed to allow for formation of a coalition government.Spe...Published: 21 Apr 2023 at 19:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe chiefs, headmen get a windfall
CHIEFS and village heads are set to receive a one-off Covid-19 allowance backdated to May 2022 which is essentially yet another vote-buying exercise by the Zanu-PF government to win the support of 26 ...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 20:11hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter
San chief is installed
IT was a historic and joyous moment for the San community yesterday as Government installed the inaugural Chief Goledema as the Second Republic moves to address concerns of this previously marginalise...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Traditional leaders milking Zanu-PF candidates
Traditional leaders in Masvingo province mainly in Zaka district are making a killing from Zanu-PF candidates who are campaigning ahead of party primary elections set for Saturday March 25.Can...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 11:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to revive chieftainships abolished by colonisers
President Mnangagwa has said Government will continue resuscitating chieftainships that were abolished by the Rhodesian settler regime and implored chiefs to foster peace and unity as the country head...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pampers the newly installed chiefs
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pampered the newly installed chiefs with new cars and promised to improve their living conditions while urging them to defend their land ahead of the general elections...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 19:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF continues to maintain its grip in rural communities - report
A local think-tank says the alliance between Zanu-PF and state institutions, coupled with a dependency syndrome shall continue to impede the opposition's efforts to penetrate rural constituencies duri...Published: 14 Mar 2023 at 18:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Aspiring voters flood Zec centres
Politicians from across the divide led the mobilisation exercise, ferrying supporters to the mobile registration centres.ASPIRING voters congested the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) mobil...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Expel bullies from schools, says Mnangagwa
SOCIETY should play its part and complement Government efforts if the country is to win the war against drug and substance abuse while schools should expel bullies so that a peaceful atmosphere obtain...Published: 12 Mar 2023 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Residents frogmarched to Zanu-PF cell meetings
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has been accused of forcing villagers and residents to attend its cell verification meetings as political tension rises ahead of the impending general elections.On Sat...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Absconding teachers contributing to poor pass rate in Lupane
Local government and public works Minister, July Moyo, has said that absconding teachers are a major source of poor examination results and has urged the Lupane community to report those who do not re...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 09:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP decries poor infrastructure in his area
Lupane West Member of Parliament (MP), Martin Khumalo, has said the newly appointed Chief Menyezwa assumes responsibility at a challenging time because of poor infrastructure in the area.Thurs...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 17:19hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Community chases 5 teachers away
PARENTS and guardians with children at Ndangababi Primary School at Cross Dete in Hwange District have chased away five teachers accusing them of incompetence, insubordination and disrespecting tradit...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
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