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Mnangagwa condemns social media misuse by Senior Zanu-PF members
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a stern warning to senior ZANU-PF members over the misuse of social media to create divisions and discord within the party. Speaking during the 380th Session of...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:15hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's 2025 Budget to increase cost of doing business
Leading retailer OK Zimbabwe has expressed concern that the 2025 National Budget, as outlined by Finance Minister Prof Mthuli Ncube, will increase business costs, further exacerbating an already chall...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:12hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe School of Infantry renamed to Lookout Masuku Barracks
Government has renamed the Zimbabwe School of Infantry to Lookout Masuku Barracks. The new name was announced at the last cabinet meeting of 2024....Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 16:07hrs | 1275 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi's Treasurer abducted by heavily armed CID officers
Nkosinathi Ncube, the National Treasurer of the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP), was abducted this evening, 13 December 2024, by a group of heavily armed officers from the CID Homicide department in Bu...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 11:23hrs | 1354 | by Staff reporter
Cops, municipal police shield mshikashikas
In the heart of Harare's central business district, lawlessness and corruption are rife as pirate taxi operators, known as "mshikashika," continue to defy traffic regulations with apparent impunity, w...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:41hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
494 arrested in Bulawayo festive season traffic blitz
Police in Bulawayo have intensified efforts to restore law and order on city roads through an operation code-named: "No to Mushikashika, Touting, Unruly Elements, and Lawlessness on the Roads."...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:48hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Chinese Embassy donates to Zanu-PF Women's League
The Chinese Embassy has extended a generous donation of solar lights, agricultural inputs, and groceries to the Zanu-PF Women's League, benefiting thousands of women, particularly the elderly....Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:26hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
Confusion rocks CCC over Mnangagwa programme
A wave of confusion and internal conflict rocked the embattled Jameson Timba-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction last week as councillors were left divided over whether to attend an annual...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:25hrs | 1036 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF School of Ideology: A One-Party State Strategy?
The Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology has been described as part of Zanu PF's strategy to establish a one-party state by indoctrinating citizens into its political beliefs through non-violent means. ...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 20:47hrs | 284 | by Stephen Jakes
Harare City Council loses US$70m per year
The Harare City Council could be losing over US$70 million annually in uncollected revenue due to the absence of a modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) financial system, according to suspended to...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 12:51hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's electricity crisis: Declare a State of National Disaster and retire Sydney Gata to save the nation
As I write this article, the town of Redcliff, like much of Zimbabwe, remains shrouded in darkness following a 24-hour nationwide blackout that began yesterday. This is not the first time we'v...Published: 25 Nov 2024 at 11:55hrs | 1179 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZESA singlehandedly destroying Zimbabwe: The shocking truth behind the power crisis
In Zimbabwe, there is a harsh reality that every citizen faces: power outages, or "load shedding," are an almost daily occurrence. Power cuts, sometimes lasting up to 18 hours, have become the...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 21:07hrs | 3633 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The greatest tragedy to Zimbabwe was the hijacking of its liberation struggle
Yesterday, I received a heart-wrenching message from a former combatant of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, now residing in South Africa. His words, laced with pain and disillusionment, will fo...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 20:50hrs | 1334 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZANU-PF appoints new Head for Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology
ZANU-PF has announced the appointment of Ishmael Mada as the new principal of the Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology, succeeding Munyaradzi Machacha, who has been elevated to the position of National ...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:07hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Zapu's request to honour Dabengwa stalls at Coltart led council
A request by the Zimbabwe African People's Union (Zapu) to name a street in Bulawayo after the late liberation icon Dumiso Dabengwa remains unaddressed at the local council offices. The proposal, init...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:20hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Was Kudzi Keita a diamond dealer and a hustler?
THE first thing which would hit you about Kudzai Keita was his SURNAME.It's not a common surname in Zimbabwe and rarely does one find it being associated with a name like Kudzai.It's a...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 10:08hrs | 1412 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF indaba reinforces party supremacy over Zimbabwe govt
At its recent Annual National People's Conference held in Bulawayo, ZANU-PF resolved to reinforce the principle of party supremacy over government functions, ensuring that party objectives directly in...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:33hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Minister Garwe declares that Mnangagwa is 'God-Anointed'
Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe has sparked controversy by asserting that removing President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power is not a simple task, claiming that he is "God-anointed." Garwe's rema...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:56hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Passport scandal exposes Zimbabwe to terrorism
The Zimbabwean government has raised alarms over a passport scandal involving four Cameroonian nationals who were fraudulently issued travel documents, claiming that the incident poses significant ris...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:55hrs | 882 | by Staff reporter
Councillors hail Chitepo school of ideology
Several councillors from Mashonaland West and Central have hailed the Hebert Chitepo School of Ideology as an inclusive and transformative programme with capacity to change community behaviour and att...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 22:30hrs | 812 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF moots law for councils to attend ideology courses
The ruling Zanu-PF party has proposed legislation that would require all local councils in Zimbabwe to undergo training at the Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology, a move that has sparked controversy a...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:50hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed five years for robbery
A man from Nkulumani, Bulawayo, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in a robbery.Blessing Ndebele (22) appeared before Magistrate Musayiwona Shortgame and pleaded gu...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 17:26hrs | 241 | by Stephen Jakes
CCC pushes back
The controversy surrounding the Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology has escalated, with the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) firmly rejecting a proposal that would require its elected rep...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:14hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt pushes for mandatory brainwashing for MPs, councillors
Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyambi Ziyambi has thrown his weight behind a proposal to require all elected councillors and legislators to attend ZANU PF's Herbert Chitepo Scho...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 20:25hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Fraudster name-drops Bulawayo minister
A 66-year-old man from Bulawayo, Filton Madlala Mguni, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding several citizens by falsely claiming to be in partnership with Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncub...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:58hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
UK House of Commons receives Mthwakazi petition on Zanu-PF threats
The United Kingdom House of Commons has formally acknowledged receipt of a petition from the secessionist Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP), raising alarm over threats and human rights abuses allegedly c...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 17:57hrs | 921 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi Republic Party condemns Chiminya's Monomotapa claims
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has vehemently denounced spurious claims made by Timothy Chiminya, who purports to be the Monomotapa King. The party characterized these claims as a blatant attempt ...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 09:35hrs | 1246 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu-PF chicken project official defrauds Bulawayo residents
A Bulawayo man, Philton Madlala Mguni, 66, has been accused of defrauding unsuspecting residents under the guise of being a Zanu-PF organiser for a women's chicken project. Mguni appeared bef...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:16hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
CCC to probe mayors who attended Herbert Chitepo School of ideology programme
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has condemned the Local Government Ministry for allegedly abusing its authority by imposing mandatory ideology training on mayors, which the opposition party sa...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:12hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CCC activist joins Zanu-PF
Kudakwashe Freeman Chiororo, a former Chipinge CCC activist and businessman, has officially joined Zanu-PF, expressing enthusiasm for his new political alignment and eagerness to attend the party's Sc...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:34hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa helicopter raises serious political and security concerns
Investigations into the crash landing of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's helicopter at Masvingo Airport on Sunday are ongoing, with the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe and state security services ...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 15:37hrs | 1230 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi Republic Party petitions ICC, UN over rights abuses in Zimbabwe
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has called on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to intervene in what it describes as a crackdow...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 16:08hrs | 1056 | by Nkosi Moyo
TelOne frustrates Dembare
TelOne 0 - 0 DynamosDynamos coach Lloyd "MaBlanyo" Chigowe expressed frustration over TelOne's tactics after his team was held to a goalless draw in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at B...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 07:50hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to remain in power beyond 2028
ZANU-PF members from Matabeleland South have voiced their support for extending President Mnangagwa’s leadership beyond 2028 to ensure the success of Vision 2030. During a provincial coordinating co...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:02hrs | 1203 | by Staff reporter
'Zanufication' of Zimbabwe govt jobs gathers momentum
ZANU-PF provinces are advocating for a policy that would reserve government jobs exclusively for graduates of its Chitepo School of Ideology. Provincial structures are currently holding meetings to dr...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:33hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
It's a puppet show at townhouse
Zimbabwe is now well and truly a banana republic,nay, it has moved a notch up to become a certified armpit of the world , thanks largely to ZANU PF's authoritarian rule It is abundantly clear ...Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 16:15hrs | 878 | by Wonder Bvungura
Mafume slammed for attending training at Zanu-PF Ideological school
Harare mayor, Councillor Jacob Mafume, has been criticised for attending a ZANU-PF indoctrination programme at the party's Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology.Mafume is among a group of mayors,...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:48hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
CCC agrees to attend Zanu-PF's school of ideology
The government has introduced a heritage-based training program for mayors, chairpersons, and councillors in local authorities, which will incorporate the Zanu-PF's 'Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 15:38hrs | 1520 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF pushing for one-party State in Zimbabwe'
Experts have raised concerns that the ruling Zanu-PF party's initiative to have professionals and government employees undergo re-orientation at the Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology is aimed at crea...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 06:47hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businessman scams jobseekers
Herbert Maganga, a Harare businessman and owner of Omar Global Consultants, is alleged to have defrauded jobseekers by promising them employment on cruise ships. Maganga reportedly charge...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 13:52hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe policemen acquitted of killing armed robbery suspect
Five Bulawayo police officers - Herbert Kanyinji, Bornwell Mahachi, Amiga Shumba, Norge Rapayi, and Mbekezeli Bhebhe - have been acquitted by the High Court of charges related to the death of a suspec...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 07:46hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF is not Zimbabwe
THE ruling party, Zanu-PF's youth league wants to force teachers and nurses to undergo indoctrination at its Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology so that "they do not sell out!"In the recent pas...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 14:00hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth make outrageous demands
THE Zanu-PF youth league wants teachers and nurses to undergo indoctrination at the Chitepo School of Ideology in one of the outrageous demands made to President Emmerson Mnangagwa this week.T...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:53hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Truck runs over, kills Form 1 pupil
A Form One pupil from Founders High School was tragically run over by a truck in Emganwini while on her way to school. The incident occurred on Monday when the 14-year-old girl was hit by a UD truck d...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 14:52hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Zifa hunt for Warriors coach's assistants
Several top local coaches have endorsed the appointment of Michael Nees as the new Zimbabwe national football team coach, citing his potential to elevate the game in Zimbabwe. ...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:14hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
NRZ Main Station to become cross-border bus hub
Bulawayo's traffic congestion, caused by illegally parked cross-border buses, may soon be alleviated with a new initiative by the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) and Bulawayo City Council (BCC). T...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 06:58hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Pepper spray: New weapon of choice for robbers
And everyone became blind. In just a blink of an eye, the world went blank. It was as if everything had become a distant memory, lost in the midst of the chaos.A wave of intense discomfort was...Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 04:10hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
African children are wood, and water collectors for the whites: nothing has changed!
I wish I lived in another planet and certainly not planet Earth because this one has painful contradictions. Africa, especially, a continent that was ravaged by slavery for centuries. The white popula...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 16:48hrs | 649 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chinese national loses US$20 000 to armed robbers in Zimbabwe
A businessman lost over US$21,000 in a robbery at a guest house in Borrowdale, Harare. Jiang Yao, 34, and his colleague, Yi Ting, 54, were both victims of the armed robbery, which occurred around 8:30...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 16:29hrs | 1226 | by Staff reporter
Exclusion of ZAPU's contributions to the war of independence deplorable
The deplorable and unjustifiable exclusion of Joshua Nkomo and ZAPU's contributions to the war of independence was apparent shortly after April 1980. This exclusion was backed by Shona-speakin...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 07:41hrs | 1099 | by Tafi Mhaka
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