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Women lead the charge in Gukurahundi hearings

Women are taking centre stage in the ongoing Gukurahundi Hearings, demonstrating their vital role in post-conflict healing and reconciliation.Statistics from Zimpapers as of 3 September 2025 show that out of all submissions received, 5,412…

Published: 11 hrs ago | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's blueberries become 'blue gold'

Zimbabwe is cashing in as its blueberry exports surge, making the fruit a prized commodity in international markets from Singapore to Europe and the UK.Trade promotion body ZimTrade announced that Singapore is the latest country to stock Z…

Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:49hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter

Public hearings on ZIMSEC amendment bill begin

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education has launched public hearings on the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations (ZIMSEC) Amendment Bill, starting in Lupane today, with proceedings scheduled to continue in Bulaway…

Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:46hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter

Pressure mounts on govt over Gukurahundi hearings

Political activists and opposition leaders in Matabeleland have called on the government to immediately halt the ongoing Gukurahundi public hearings, citing concerns over their lack of transparency and the emotional trauma inflicted on sur…

Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:34hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter

High Court dismisses ZAPU bid to halt Gukurahundi hearings

The Bulawayo High Court has dismissed an urgent application by the opposition party ZAPU seeking to stop the government-led Gukurahundi Outreach Programme, ruling that the matter did not meet the threshold for urgency.The outreach hearings…

Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 17:22hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter

D-Day for Gukurahundi hearings court challenge

The Bulawayo High Court is set to hear a case today brought by ZAPU leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo, who is contesting the manner in which public hearings into the 1980s Matabeleland massacres, commonly known as Gukurahundi, are being conducted.…

Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:22hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter

Zapu seeks court order to stop Gukurahundi hearings

The opposition Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (Zapu) has lodged an urgent application in the High Court seeking to stop the commencement of the Gukurahundi community outreach hearings scheduled to begin today. The hearings, to be led by tr…

Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:11hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter

Secrecy shrouds launch of Gukurahundi public hearings

Zimbabwe's long-awaited public hearings on the 1980s Gukurahundi atrocities officially began today under a cloud of secrecy and mounting criticism, with observers and victims' groups describing the process as opaque, intimidating, and unli…

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:58hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter

Gukurahundi hearings begin reopening old wounds

Public hearings into the Gukurahundi massacres, an initiative spearheaded by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, are set to commence tomorrow amid rising concerns from survivors, civil society, and analysts that the process could inflame rather …

Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:01hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter

Swiss Ambassador accused of meddling in Gukurahundi hearings

Switzerland's ambassador to Zimbabwe, Stephane Rey, has come under fire for allegedly interfering in the Gukurahundi hearings, with accusations that his actions are aimed at sabotaging the sensitive reconciliation process and sowing divisi…

Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 09:41hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter

Concerns raised over Gukurahundi hearings

Stakeholders have expressed concerns over the upcoming Gukurahundi hearings, expected to begin in the first quarter of this year, highlighting the need for transparency, inclusivity, and a clear budget to back the initiative.The hearings a…

Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:15hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe genocide public hearings to start first quarter

Public hearings on the Gukurahundi conflict are slated to commence in the first quarter of this year, marking a significant step towards national healing and reconciliation. A designated Command Centre in Bulawayo is being renovated to sec…

Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:02hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter

Gukurahundi hearings stalls amid logistical challenges

The Gukurahundi public outreach programme, initiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in July 2024, has hit a major roadblock due to unresolved logistical issues.The programme, designed to provide a platform for Gukurahundi victims and surv…

Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 18:44hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter

Gukurahundi hearings: Where from and possible outcomes

IT'S 42 years now since a dark cloud of Gukurahundi engulfed Matabeleland and parts of Midlands provinces, in which the Zanu-PF government, then led by Prime Minister Robert Mugabe, unleashed  North Korea-trained 5 Brigade soldiers, o…

Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 09:19hrs | 361 | by Silas Nkala

Gukurahundi genocide sanitisation hearings prep to resume

Matabeleland chiefs are preparing to resume preparations for public hearings on the Gukurahundi atrocities this weekend, pending government confirmation on the process. Led by chiefs from Matabeleland North and South, these meetings aim to…

Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:52hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Moyo urges Gukurahundi hearings rethink

Former speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo has cast doubt that the yet to be held Gukurahundi public hearings will deliver justice, healing and reconciliation as he urged authorities to consider the Rwandese and South Africa models on addr…

Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 04:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe genocide survivors demand justice as hearings commence

It is now close to four decades since the end of Gukurahundi massacres in Matabeleland and Midlands, but survivors and their relatives are still to find closure as the government continues to dither on processes to atone for the atrocities…

Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:23hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Chiefs conduct last batch training for Gukurahundi hearings

THE National Council of Chiefs has completed the training of 144 rapporteurs and is now focused on training the last batch of the hearings' committee as preparations for the commencement of Gukurahundi public hearings gather momentum. The …

Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chiefs to conduct Gukurahundi hearings in only 3-months

CHIEFS expect to conduct Gukurahundi hearings within a three-month period with the training of 144 rapporteurs underway in Bulawayo, after Government started disbursing funds for the national healing exercise.The training of the rapporteur…

Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 05:00hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to launch Gukurahundi hearings

CHIEFS from Matabeleland region are set to meet today and tomorrow in Bulawayo as part of their final engagement ahead of the official launch of hearings by President Mnangagwa to tackle the Gukurahundi issue within the affected communitie…

Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Doctors' hearings clarified

Disciplinary hearings for junior doctors who participated in the month-long illegal industrial action will proceed as scheduled and be conducted in a fair and transparent manner, the Ministry of Health and Child Care has said. In a stateme…

Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

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