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Calls for diaspora protests at Zimbabwe embassies
Pro-democracy groups called on Zimbabweans in the diaspora to stage protests at the country's embassies after the Harare regime shut down the internet as it launched a crackdown against civilians....Published: 22 mins ago | 90 | by newzimbabwe.com
Zimbabwe businesses losing millions as shutdown continues
Businesses in Zimbabwe are losing millions of dollars per day as a shutdown protest - called for by the country's biggest labour union body - continues over a sudden 150% hike in fuel prices. ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1147 | by Staff reporter
'Internet shutdown is unconstitutional,' says Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe's mobile phone networks and internet were partially shut down, with one industry source saying the systems had been jammed and many users were complaining of severely limited access.J...Published: 13 hrs ago | 2555 | by Ndou Paul
Zimbabwean motorists flocking into SA to buy fuel
Some Zimbabwean nationals are crossing the Beitbridge border into South Africa to buy fuel. The Zimbabwean government announced a 150% fuel increase last week.It now costs over R43 to buy a li...Published: 21 hrs ago | 949 | by SABC
Mnangagwa activates security organs
THE MDC Alliance and its allies in non-governmental organisations and civil society sectors are behind the violence that broke out is some parts of the country yesterday, leading to a loss of life and...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:10hrs | 1212 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes wife over water
A 30-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court for allegedly assaulting his wife after she delayed bringing him water saying she wanted to bath first. Definite Mpofu of Village 6 Macdonald in Umguza,...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:09hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
MDC violence leaves trail of destruction
VIOLENCE instigated by MDC-Alliance and its associates in the non-governmental sector left a trail of destruction in Harare, Bulawayo and other cities yesterday. They also used social media to threate...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:07hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Cop collapses after inhaling teargas smoke 'made for elephants'
Two female police officers and two judiciary officials in Bulawayo collapsed as a result of tear smoke while scores of people including one elderly woman walking near the High Court were injured durin...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:52hrs | 2708 | by Staff reporer
A journalist's tale at the hands of thuggish protesters
As a journalist I have covered several demonstrations and protests in Zimbabwe but on Monday the fuel protests were characterized by thuggery.The cause was noble according to ZCTU but the stay...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:42hrs | 986 | by John Cassim
Demonstrations to continue until Mnangagwa steps down?
POLICE engaged in running battles with protesters in Bulawayo Monday as the country's second largest city was effectively shut down by angry locals protesting against the government's fuel price hikes...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:24hrs | 1683 | by newzimbabwe
Mugabe's ex-aide spills the beans
A former aide of ousted president Robert Mugabe has spilled the beans from his foreign base, saying Zanu-PF has serious divisions that do not always play out in public.Lawrence Kamwi, who serv...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:38hrs | 13259 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt warns local civic society organisations
The government has strongly warned local civic society organisations that have colluded with some foreign regime change agents to cause chaos in the country.The government's warning comes afte...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:32hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must stand up and take charge
The rate at which things are falling apart in Zimbabwe calls for serious and urgent action by the government.The fuel situation has deteriorated to unprecedented levels, way deeper than the UD...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 10:55hrs | 9207 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa squandered global goodwill over Mugabe ouster
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has squandered the international and local goodwill which followed the November 2017 ouster of predecessor Robert Mugabe.This was said by MDC vice pre...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 09:14hrs | 1448 | by newzimbabwe
'Before the coup, Mnangagwa was already more powerful than Mugabe'
AHEAD of the presidential run-off in 2008, she surprised a rather powerful meeting by asking why ZANU-PF was beating up people in rural areas.The subsequent frosty moments were only broken by ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:43hrs | 2864 | by Lawrence Kamwi
Mnangagwa warns businesses against price increases
Fuel prices more than doubled at midnight on Sunday following a shock announcement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.A litre of petrol is now $3,31, up from $1,38 while diesel is now selling for...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:33hrs | 1141 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga once held Mugabe hostage in his office for 4 hours
LAWRENCE Kamwi, who held a top position as Mugabe's Principal Private Secretary said his former boss' sins are exaggerated as he was not responsible for everything that came out of his Government....Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:02hrs | 12249 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa suspends purchase of vehicles for Ministers
GOVERNMENT has suspended the purchase of condition of service vehicles for all ministers, with the money now being used to purchase a fleet of new ambulances for public health facilities, Finance and ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:00hrs | 398 | by Staff rpeorter
Mnangagwa motorcade blocked by fuel queue, forced to abandon trip
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's motorcade was on Friday allegedly blocked by a long-winding fuel queue at Westgate roundabout in Harare West.Mnangagwa is said to have been on his way to attend ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:59hrs | 9408 | by Staff reporter
Life as an illegal immigrant in the UK
Staying in UK without a visa or a right to stay is like sitting on a razor blade. Life as an Illegal Immigrant Inside a 'Hostile Environment' is the worst thing ever. There are people wh...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 15:21hrs | 1915 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Motorists forced a fuel service station to close
Motorists forced a fuel service station to close in Waterfalls after unearthing corruption where fuel was being selectively sold in US dollars only.Motorists who queued for long hours at a ser...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 18:54hrs | 1719 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under massive pressure
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration faces a mammoth task to steady the ship and deliver the goods as pressure mounts from all angles amid massive economic, social and political turbulence wh...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 10:03hrs | 5197 | by Staff reporter
Growing unrest exposes official posturing
FAILURE by government to address the unrelenting currency crisis has come back to haunt the country as evidenced by widespread unrest triggered by the rising cost of living.Finance minister Mt...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 10:00hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
3 reasons why the Gabon coup failed
Military coup drums continue to beat on the African continent in 2019. At 4:30am on January 7, Lieutenant Kelly Odong Obiang, leader of the Patriotic Youth Movement of the Gabonese Defence and Securit...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:30hrs | 1257 | by Martin R Rupiya
Home-alone grandpa axed to death
A-77-YEAR-Old man has been found dead in a pool of blood after being axed on the head and between his eyes at his homestead in Gokwe, police have confirmed. His attacker is unknown and police are inve...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:19hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Famous Chipinge sangoma's son convicted for fraud
Famous Chipinge traditional healer Ndunge's son Isaac Ndunge was this week convicted for fraud after five cellphones he had demanded from his client to place in a nearby stream during a ritual failed ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:27hrs | 2337 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for bedding 12-year-old 'wife'
A 24 year old Dangamvura man has been caged 12 months after bedding a 12-year-old-girl who had eloped to him after she had been chased away from home for being in a relationship with him.Kudak...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:26hrs | 1651 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF Youths confiscate jerrycans at fuel stations
Bulawayo ZANU PF Youths on Thursday stormed fuel service stations and confiscated all jerrycans from people who were on the queue to purchase fuel.Fuel stations are allowed to sell fuel to buy...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 11:42hrs | 3324 | by Mandla Ndlovu
101 fuel tankers arrive in Zimbabwe
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe Raymond Majongwe has reported that 101 fuel tankers have arrived in the country. Majongwe said he counted the tankers on his way to Harare."On my way bac...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 09:23hrs | 21391 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Gweru 'ignores' typhoid victim lawsuit
GWERU City Council is yet to respond to a letter of demand filed by former MDC councillor Clemence Kwaru, who is demanding $9 000 compensation after contracting typhoid from tap water supplied by the ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 08:19hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man strangled wife to death in London, then hanged self
A wife was strangled to death by her husband who then hanged himself in their home in what police are treating as a murder-suicide. Simbiso Aretha Moula, 39, and her husband Garikayi Mou...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 08:17hrs | 1284 | by MailOnline.com
DRC opposition leader declared winner of presidential poll
Congo opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi has been declared the winner of the long-delayed presidential election, the electoral commission announced early Thursday to the surprise of many, as the vast ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 08:17hrs | 1939 | by Associated Press
Govt holds fuel crisis meeting
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's under-fire government yesterday held an emergency meeting over the country's worsening fuel crisis.The debilitating fuel shortages have now resulted in desperate...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 08:15hrs | 1513 | by Staff reporter
Pre-term baby discharged as doctors’ strike continues
A MABVUKU family has come face to face with the grim reality of the doctors' strike after their premature baby, born at 24 weeks and weighing just over 1,4kg, was discharged on Monday by Parirenyatwa ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:58hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Suspected rapist freed after police bungle
The trial of a suspected Chikombedzi serial rapist failed to take off at Chiredzi Provincial Magistrate's Court on Tuesday after bungling by the investigating officers led to the accused walking free....Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:49hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
'ED Pfee' hitmaker's home torched
Suspected arsonists yesterday morning torched a kitchen hut belonging to Chief Shumba of the "ED Pfee" hit song at his rural home in Mapanzure Village, Zvishavane. Chief Shumba, whose real nam...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:41hrs | 1202 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers demand to be served first at fuel garage
Some members of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces in Bulawayo arrived at a Puma garage in Bulawayo and demanded to be served first ahead of other motorists who had been queuing for more than five hours. ...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 19:44hrs | 10601 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Harare City Council runs out of fuel
Harare City Council has announced that it has run out of fuel hence it is not able to continue with garbage collection.In a statement issued on Wednesday the Council said:...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 17:57hrs | 3152 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa is ignoring me' says Chamisa
MDC Leader Nelson Chamisa has revealed that he has tried in vain to reach out to President Emmerson Mnangawa so that they may sit down and dialogue towards finding a lasting solution to Zimbabwe's eco...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 13:46hrs | 5261 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabweans become more restless
Political analysts have warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa that his government is running out of time to fix the country's worsening economic rot - which has triggered strikes and growing unrest amon...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 13:01hrs | 1721 | by Staff reporter
Travellers stranded in Zimbabwe as fuel crisis grows
The double whammy of biting fuel shortages and steep transport fares is leaving thousands of commuters stranded - forcing many of them to hitch precarious rides on lorries and pick-up trucks, in the l...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:58hrs | 3949 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs 'eating' on behalf of hungry constituents
As the electorate and citizens we have an obligation to question the way we are governed and/or represented. Yes, it is every citizen's right to seek representation either in the Executive or the Legi...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:23hrs | 136 | by Elliot Ziwira
Health scare as ambulances spend 48 hours without fuel
A health hazard is looming after ambulances in Bulawayo and Harare are reportedly out of fuel for the last 48 hours.In Harare photos of queuing ambulances at a garage without fuel yet have eme...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 10:40hrs | 517 | by Mandla Ndlovu
EXCLUSIVE: Bushiri takes legal action against his 'enemies'
Enlightened Christian Gathering leader Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has instructed his lawyers Baloyi-Ntsako Attorneys to take legal action against members of the South African National Civic Organi...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 09:28hrs | 3428 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF to finalise Chamisa's hefty Con-Court bill
Zanu-PF's legal team is yet to come up with the bill of costs in the presidential suit they won at the Constitutional Court in August last year against Movement for Democratic Change leader Nelson Cha...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 21:11hrs | 2515 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa is not a Zimbabwean Intellectual Prostitutes: Jonathan Moyo is!
I am sharing this for the benefit of those who do not have a complete background of where Jonathan Moyo is coming from. Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF brothel is brimming with intellectual prostitute...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 17:38hrs | 6342 | by Dr. George B. Ayyittey
Zimbabwe doctors still on strike
THE crippling five-week strike by public hospital doctors is far from over after an undisclosed number of medical practitioners have elected to stay at home, arguing that government did not place conc...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:38hrs | 2080 | by newzimbabwe.com
Man in court for stabbing wife
A 27-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo has appeared in court for stabbing his wife with a kitchen knife following a misunderstanding sparked by bringing his girlfriend to their matrimonial home. Nkos...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:10hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Doctors divided over strike
Cracks have begun to emerge among striking junior doctors after some of them returned to work yesterday as part of an agreement they signed with the Government at the weekend. However, others ...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 08:57hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Harare rations water
Residents of the Zimbabwean capital Harare have begun to experience water rationing as part of a local government preservation measure during a drought.The rolling cuts to water service will a...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 20:09hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
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