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Corporates and cholera philanthropy
IT was recently reported that Econet Zimbabwe founding chief executive officer and now majority shareholder, Strive Masiyiwa issued a social media statement that questioned the transparency of the use...Published: 53 mins ago | 76 | by Takura Zhangazha
Time for West to back Zimbabwe
IF Western governments are sincere about political reforms in Zimbabwe, then they have to support President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new government.There are no two ways to it.Long-time fo...Published: 1 hr ago | 109 | by Bruce Mutsvairo
Mnangagwa's govt tampers with Gukurahundi mass graves
Political activists here have taken a swipe at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government for tampering with Gukurahundi mass graves at Bhalagwe Shrine, in Kezi, Matabeleland South Province.Thi...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 14:55hrs | 1586 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Shock developments at Bhalagwe Gukurahundi shrine
A visit by Mthwakazi Republic Party leaders to the Gukurahundi mass graves in Bhalagwe revealed some shocking developments. The delegation which was accompanied by victims and international journalist...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 08:31hrs | 5115 | by Khethani Ndlovu
Let's write our liberation war history
In actual essence time will never run out, time is always there but its our lives that run out of time. From the beginning of the Second Chimurenga up to its 'logical conclusion' in 1980, we have lost...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 08:30hrs | 464 | by Tondo Murisa
Heroine Makurane laid to rest
THE late war veteran Thato Makurane, who died last week, was yesterday buried at the Bulawayo Provincial Heroes Acre after she was declared liberation war heroine.Speaking at the burial, Zimba...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:40hrs | 1188 | by Staff reporter
Potts crowned Miss Zimbabwe
Twenty one-year-old Masvingo beauty Hajirah Belinda Potts, shrugged off competition from 13 other stunning models to be crowned Miss World Zimbabwe 2018 at a glittering ceremony held at Orchid Gardens...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:30hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
The New Cabinet
At times you wonder why people choose to stay in professions that they are not good at. Obviously there would be other objectives that don't allow them to stick to the norms and rules that govern that...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 12:23hrs | 2919 | by Clement Moyo
Chiwenga urges nation to embrace Dr Nkomo's legacy
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said Zimbabweans should embrace the late Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo's legacy of peace, love, unity and tolerance if the country is to develop. Dr Chiweng...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:22hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo would have endorsed Restore Legacy, says Chiwenga
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has claimed that if the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo was still alive last November, he would have endorsed the military's Operation Restore Legacy which facilit...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 07:36hrs | 855 | by Staff Reporter
Who is worse between manipulating politician and gullible follower?
AFTER the unnecessarily contentious elections, Zimbabwe could be about to reset and, thus, reboot itself on its journey from dysfunctionality to functionality.I say unnecessarily contentious b...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 770 | by Conway Tutani
Letter to Comrade Julius Malema
Dear Mr. Malema, Firstly, I would like to apologize to you personally because when you started your political path, I am one of those you did not take you seriously. I was deeply concerned abo...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:51hrs | 3122 | by Nomazulu Thata
Muchinguri plots to doorstep Mnangagwa
ZANU-PF national chairperson Oppah Muchinguri yesterday vowed that she would doorstep President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his return from China this week to protest the politburo's decision to deny nation...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 6509 | by Staff reporter
PicknPay Protesters to Appear in Court
Members of Mthwakazi Republic Party and former PicknPay employees who were arrested for protesting against the scourge of tribalism in the retail giant, will appear in court tomorrow the 4th of Septem...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 08:31hrs | 1323 | by Stephen Jakes
War vets call for more resources
WAR veterans in Bulawayo have called on Government to allocate more resources for their well-being as most of them sustained life threatening injuries and diseases during the war. Zimbabwe Nat...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
The ZANU PF Chamisa-Mwonzora Stage Managed Conflict Is Their Only Weapon Left
Nelson Chamisa is among the heroes of faiths and honest, I have no doubt that he has joined the league of Simon Peter, Stephen, Paul, Aristarchus, Silas and other biblical heroes of faiths. I was expe...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 10:45hrs | 925 | by Don Chigumba
Senior CIO operative buried
THE senior officer in the President's Department and former freedom fighter Austin Peter Moyo who died in a road accident last week was laid to rest at the Bulawayo Provincial Heroes Acre in Nkulumane...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:01hrs | 954 | by Staff reporter
Constitutional Court saga lawyers
My Advanced Oxford Learners dictionary says, 'saga' means a long story of heroic deeds, events or adventures especially involving several generations of people. It goes further to give the adjective t...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:36hrs | 1031 | by Morris Mtisi
Magistrate cautions Chivayo
A Harare magistrate has cautioned businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who is facing fraud charges to abide by bail conditions after he defaulted reporting to police during Heroes' holidays.Chivayo a...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 12:56hrs | 3190 | by staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Cabinet must help 'restore legacy'
Former president Robert Mugabe was notorious for stuffing his Cabinet with poor performers.The ultimate for him was to reward his cronies for their loyalty and ensuring fair representation acr...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 07:28hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs a rebirth; women must play a central part
The situation of women in Zimbabwe has been gradually deteriorating since the country gained its independence from Britain in 1980. As one who grew up in the country at a time when things were still r...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 06:53hrs | 159 | by Makho Precious
Court influenced by thugs - Mthwakazi activist
Mthwakazi activist Hloniphani Ncube has claimed that the courts that are influenced by thugs to legitimise fraudulent systems of gukurahundist must not be tolerated. "I cannot support and welc...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 06:34hrs | 1010 | by Staff Reporter
Air Zimbabwe to reintroduce China flights
AIR Zimbabwe (AirZim) plans to reintroduce flights to China as it battles to rebuild its operations following years of poor performance.Runesu Kwaramba, the parastatal's marketing and planning...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 06:04hrs | 1302 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over war veterans' rant
Zimbabweans yesterday reacted angrily to war veterans' push for members of the opposition to remove Nelson Chamisa and Tendai Biti as leaders of the MDC Alliance.The former freedom fighters at...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 14:38hrs | 3068 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in early setback
In an early setback for opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) yesterday completely removed submissions by losing presidential candidates in the July 30 elections who h...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 14:34hrs | 12272 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa chucked out of VIP tent
Independent Norton candidate Temba Mliswa was barred from sitting in the VIP tent housing government officials and Zanu-PF's politburo members during Thokozile Mathuthu's burial at the National Heroes...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 13:06hrs | 6413 | by Staff reporter
War vets slam Mugabe, Chamisa Alliance
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association yesterday slammed the United States government for extending its sanctions regime on the country, with the aim of causing suffering amon...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:04hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Mutambara in court
MDC-Alliance principal Agrippah Mutambara appeared in court on Monday, facing charges of damaging a Mashonaland Central Provincial Heroes Acre signpost together with his other party members who were s...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:00hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Cde Chinx lookalike causes stir in Mbare
A MAN who looks almost exactly like the late Dick Chingaira, is causing a stir at Mupedzanhamo Market in Mbare where he operates.Bonface Chirikure of Block 6-C533 Mbare flats is turning people...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 15:52hrs | 2141 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa begs court to declare him winner
President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa wants the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) to declare him the winner of the hotly-disputed July 30 poll, and to disregard opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's legal ac...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 12:54hrs | 10981 | by Staff reporter
PicknPay protesters to appear in court
Members of Mthwakazi Republic Party and former PicknPay employees who were arrested for protesting against the scourge of tribalism in the retail giant, will appear in court today.The ten, who...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 08:27hrs | 1418 | by Stephen Jakes
Chinotimba unleashes youth on rival war veterans
OUTSPOKEN Zanu-PF legislator (Buhera South) and former war veterans leader, Joseph Chinotimba, has been accused of unleashing party youths to intimidate and beat up war veterans perceived as having de...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:43hrs | 929 | by Staff reporter
US sanctions on Zimbabwe - truths, history and lies
A new regime of US sanctions has just been signed into law, opening a fresh front in the increasingly polarised political debate in Zimbabwe.Critics say they hurt the economy, while supporters...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 19:01hrs | 5606 | by newsZWire
'Devolution key to economic development'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said his Government is prioritising devolution and decentralisation in running of national affairs as a strategy to revitalise the economy and to improve the people's sta...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:54hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Devolution a priority, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said his Government is prioritising devolution and decentralisation in the running of national affairs as a strategy to revitalise the economy and to improve the people's...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:49hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
A journey well completed
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, THE PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ZIMBABWE DEFENCE FORCES, CDE E.D. MNANGAGWA AT THE BURIAL OF THE LATE NATIONAL HEROINE THOKOZIL...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:47hrs | 205 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mathuthu gets hero's send-off
THOUSANDS of people yesterday thronged the National Heroes' Acre in Harare to pay their last respects to national heroine Thokozile Angela Mathuthu. Mathuthu died last week after battling cancer. ...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:46hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe regime worships human heroes more than God - no wonder the endless problems!
As Zimbabwe lays to rest another ZANU PF - declared national hero, the late Thokozile Angela Mathuthu, one can not help but be bewildered as to why this regime pays more respect to human heroes more t...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 13:52hrs | 872 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chief Tshovani walks away from Heroes Acre
There was drama at Chiredzi District Heroes Acre on Monday after Chief Tshovani and his entourage walked out of a heroes day celebration event held at Chitsanga.He walked away in protest again...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 07:27hrs | 1271 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba chased war vets way from Heroes Acre
Re-elected Buhera South MP Joseph Chinotimba created drama at the Buhera District Heroes' Acre in Murambwi under Chief Nyashanu on Monday when he chased away six war veterans for being sell-outs....Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 07:25hrs | 2743 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's refusal raises serious questions
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's refusal to acknowledge that soldiers who killed seven civilians in cold blood on August 1 overstepped the boundaries raises serious questions about his commitment to end...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:52hrs | 2849 | by Editorial - The Standard
Shabanie Mine FC on the brink of collapse
One of the oldest clubs in the country is in a sorry state.Shabanie Mine Football Club is probably the poorest club in the Premier Soccer League and mainly survives on hand-outs.Curren...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:47hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter
USAid funds abusers push for Zimbabwe GNU
A GROUP of NGOs is contriving reports of State-sanctioned post-election human rights abuses in an effort to get Western countries to pressure President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa into forming a "Governm...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:33hrs | 1223 | by Staff reporter
Shady NGO caught offside on violence
A group of NGOs is contriving reports of State-sanctioned post-election human rights abuses in an effort to get Western countries to pressure President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa into forming a "Governm...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:26hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
'Thokozile Mathuthu led call for women's quota'
National heroine Thokozile Mathuthu was amongs the first people in Zimbabwe to call for a women's quota in Zanu-PF and Government, a senior ruling party official has said.Mathuthu died aged 61...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:24hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo, Kadungure in trouble
The State has revived a case in which controversial businessmen Wicknell Chivayo and Genius Kadungure are being charged for allegedly defrauding two local businessmen about six years ago.Polic...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 14:07hrs | 6100 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa splashes over $1 million on new limo
After escaping an assassination attempt in June this year, President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa has tightened his security, including splashing over US$1 million in acquiring an armoured Mercedes Benz S...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 14:05hrs | 6977 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland North bids Mathuthu farewell
MATEBELELAND NORTH yesterday bade farewell to the late former Provincial Affairs minister and Zanu PF deputy secretary in the women's league, Thokozile Angela Mathuthu who succumbed to cervical cancer...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:11hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Chief Dingani bemoans women exclusion in leadership
CHIEF Dingani of Matabeleland North province has bemoaned the exclusion of women in chieftaincy, saying this discriminates against females.Speaking during a farewell service for former Matabel...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:07hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa needs Lincolnian wisdom
IN the aftermath of yet another hotly-disputed presidential election between President-Elect Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, as well as subsequent brutal retribut...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 14:48hrs | 2143 | by Dumisani Muleya
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