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Behind the walls of MDC-ZANU PF negotiations
During GNU talks, one reason MDC never got so-called reforms done is Tsvangirai assigned a sell-out to the negotiations. I will name him one day.To facilitate discussion, Mbeki pushed the form...Published: 40 mins ago | 494 | by Mmatigari
Wise is he who looks ahead
There has been a lot of debate around Zanu PF's resolution to endorse President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the party's presidential candidate for the 2023 elections. Some have questioned the logic behind t...Published: 52 mins ago | 156 | by Mapozho Saruchera
'Behold the new!' empty MDC A slogan - as it too failed to demand verified voters' roll
"Anyone who means well for this country would agree that only dialogue can serve our people from the unpalatable suffering, preserve peace and avoid yet another elite implosion," argued MDC Alliance s...Published: 59 mins ago | 220 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zanu-PF wary of demos as indaba starts
ZANU-PF'S 17th national people's conference kicks off today in Esigodini, Matabeleland South province, with the party seeking to deal with indiscipline and intolerance amid reports that a section of d...Published: 4 hrs ago | 650 | by Staff reporter
Patient steals from nurse
A DARING illegal diamond miner who did the unthinkable by stealing a cell phone worth $800 from a nurse who had treated his injured leg has been convicted of theft on his own plea of guilty.Th...Published: 4 hrs ago | 239 | by Staff reporter
Government riot act to errant NGOs welcomed
The reading of the riot act to some errant Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) by the Acting Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Honourable Kazembe Kazembe on 11 December 2018 should be applauded...Published: 24 hrs ago | 700 | by Brightface Mutema
Munyeza, a discredited Chamisa will never make illegitimate ED legitimate - stay to your branch
Brazilians are some of the most artful football players, football is the nation’s greatest passion and it shows. There was one occasion, a few years ago, when the Brazil National team looked...Published: 24 hrs ago | 1526 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
UK using Zimbabwe govt officials to interrogate failed asylum seekers
The Home Office has been inviting Zimbabwean government representatives to interview asylum seekers who have fled political persecution in the country, in what has been branded a "corrupt" exercise....Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 08:13hrs | 1313 | by The Independent
MDC-T disowns Chamisa
We the members of the Movement for Democratic Change (Tsvangirai) (MDC-T) as left by our Founding, Icon President Dr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai note that;Upholding the founding values of MDC-T ...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 16:52hrs | 11552 | by MDC-T
75 land barons arrested
AN inquiry into the illegal sale of State land in urban areas is now 60 percent complete and so far, 75 land barons have been arrested for fraud, theft of trust funds and other corruption-relate...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 14:49hrs | 2526 | by Staff reporter
EXCLUSIVE: Former VP Mphoko speaks on Choppies saga
Former Vice President Prelekezela Mphoko has set the record straight from his perspective on the boardroom struggles bedevilling one of the biggest retail companies in the country, Choppies Zimbabwe...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 10:55hrs | 5098 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa's Vanguard 'unleashes reign of terror'
THE MDC Alliance's Vanguard group yesterday allegedly assaulted over 50 party members demonstrating against the deterioration of democracy in the party after the death of founding leader Mr Morgan Tsv...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:59hrs | 5412 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere appeals to High Court
Former Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere, who is facing charges of abuse of office for allegedly parcelling out land illegally, has approached the High Court again, seeking an order to quas...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:41hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Minister frets over drug abuse in schools
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs minister Judith Ncube has accused adults of lacing foodstuffs sold to pupils with drugs, which ended up affecting the children and interfering with their learning process....Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:35hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens to de-register NGOs
GOVERNMENT has threatened to deregister civic society organisations which it claims are dabbling in politics and are seen as hostile to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling Zanu PF party, in a ...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:32hrs | 2296 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is open for abuse and foreign interference
THE fact that Zimbabwe is open for business does not mean that the country is open for abuse and foreign interference and this should be understood loud and clear by the MDC and its handlers who now s...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:19hrs | 1877 | by Pupurai Togarepi
America's 'friend' Biti must come clean
There has been outrage over last week's posturing by officials in the United States of America as they sought to force Zimbabwe to drop charges against a single opposition MDC-Alliance member, Mr Tend...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:14hrs | 940 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt dismisses US$ wage demands by striking doctors
Civil servants will have to contend with their RTGS salaries for a while after a cabinet vote against junior doctors' plea to be paid in United States dollars (USD).This comes as a blow to the...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 21:07hrs | 3062 | by ZimLive
MDC Alliance greedy for power
Being power hungry is like a curse as one does almost anything to get power. This has been the case with MDC Alliance party leaders Nelson Chamisa and MDC Alliance deputy National Chairperson Tendai B...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 14:06hrs | 965 | by Gift Mashoko
'We want unity!' says desperate VP Mohadi - new GNU will NOT end economic meltdown
Zimbabwe's economic situation is getting worse and worse by the day; as much as President Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF friends would want to ignore it, it is now clear that they cannot do so. The regime ...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 07:21hrs | 2358 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chamisa and Biti's hypocrisy exposed
The term "government of national unity" is a term used to refer to a case in which all the major political parties in a country are part of the governing coalition. This type of government occurs in p...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 07:14hrs | 14088 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zanu-PF conference venue in lockdown
ESIGODINI, the venue of the ruling Zanu-PF party's annual conference, has been placed under security lockdown ahead of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit later this week, six months after he survive...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 05:35hrs | 1261 | by Staff reporter
Forex dealers resurface
Forex dealers popularly known as ''money-changers'' are back on the streets operating underground as they still claim that there is high demand for foreign currency now because government is charging ...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 13:20hrs | 5737 | by Staff reporter
The ED administration has made significant strides
Last week the opposition and other anti-Government detractors were excited by the United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of States for Africa, Matthew Harrington's submission on Zimbabwe to the US S...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 10:46hrs | 1476 | by Nobleman Runyanga
USA's latest demands on Zimbabwe a red herring
The submissions by one Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development, Dr. Todd Moss and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Matthew Harrington before the United States Senate Foreign ...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 09:23hrs | 5277 | by Mapozho Saruchera
Drug lord cop arrested
A POLICE officer from Bulawayo undergoing disciplinary action for allegedly deserting the force has been arrested with his wife and three others for running a drug cartel that reportedly sold dangerou...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:39hrs | 1260 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe launches crackdown on academic fraud
The country's education system is battling to preserve its integrity in the wake of an upsurge in academic fraudsters who are forging qualifications to secure jobs and gain admission into institutions...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:18hrs | 6142 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo Gweru show flops
Ageless Chimurenga music legend Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo's maiden Peace Tour show slated for Gweru on Friday night failed to take off amid a plethora of challenges that left music lovers, who had pa...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:23hrs | 4230 | by Staff reporter
I'm no land baron, says Msindo
DESTINY of Africa Network (DAnet) founder and Zanu-PF-aligned cleric, Obadiah Msindo, has claimed his land deals were above board and that he is not a land baron.Msindo, known for parcelling o...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:20hrs | 1643 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance cold war gets hot
With the main opposition MDC Alliance bracing up for its congress in October next year, trouble seems to be brewing in paradise as party president Nelson Chamisa's loyalists are fighting teeth and nai...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 15:29hrs | 6512 | by Staff reporter
MPs rail against rowdy touts
LEGISLATORS have expressed dismay over the manner in which touts are causing havoc at transport pick up points, perpetrating serious cases of gender-based violence (GBV) and verbally abusing women....Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:42hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new 'serial killers'
For many couples in Zimbabwe, the performance of customary marriage rites signifies the beginning of a new life journey for the two respective families tied. In September this year, lovebirds ...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:36hrs | 590 | by Lawrence Tichaona Mangenje
Mnangagwa will not drop Biti charges
Zimbabwe will not accept pressure to subvert the rule of law to pacify certain political interests and will uphold the Constitution in the conduct of its affairs, a senior Government official has said...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:35hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Germany want 'reforms resolve before re-engaging' - why ignore ED's reply, rigged elections
First it was the British who were bending over backwards to re-engage the corrupt and tyrannical Mnangagwa regime, for the UK's selfish reasons. Ever since Mnangagwa seized power in Zimbabwe, a year a...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 18:25hrs | 5075 | by Nomusa Garikai
Wife caught pants down with gold panner
HANKY spanky!A 29-year-old married woman was caught dishing out her husband's sexual goodies to an illegal gold panner.The incident happened last week on Monday.Nyarai Moyo of Char...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 13:04hrs | 4150 | by Staff reporter
US interferes with Zimbabwe judiciary, wants Biti charges dropped
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government should drop charges against former finance minister and opposition leader Tendai Biti to prove that the Harare administration is "serious about taking the cou...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 12:24hrs | 3980 | by newzimbabwe
What are the realistic chances for political dialogue in Zimbabwe?
All political transitions (without exception) whether occasioned by revolution, externally driven or resulting from an election, are perfected through dialogue between the contending forces in society...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 05:56hrs | 409 | by Brian T Kagoro
Mthuli Ncube in timely US intervention
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday made a timely intervention as he submitted a detailed paper on Zimbabwe's economic and political reforms to a United States o...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 05:18hrs | 1213 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Dollars vs Zollars
Government's insistence on a fixed 1:1 exchange rate has continued to create headaches for companies who have to report within prescribed accounting standards. This comes as the US dollar, ado...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 06:30hrs | 4261 | by Reuters
Flush out money changers, says Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF members in Bulawayo have raised concern over the continued existence of illegal foreign currency dealers they claim are now operating in secret to evade arrest, and called for the re-introduct...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 06:01hrs | 4118 | by Staff reporter
Police block 'Ndebele king’ coronation
BULAWAYO police have barred self-imposed Ndebele king, Stanley Raphael Khumalo, from holding an enrobing ceremony – a cultural event where a king's heir is officially presented with the royal regali...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 05:59hrs | 1309 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF commissar arrested
Zanu-PF's Mashonaland West political commissar Simon Solomon has been arrested on allegations of engaging in irregular land deals. Solomon is currently detained at Kadoma Central Police Station. ...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 12:56hrs | 1083 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF commissar arrested over fraud
Police in Mashonaland West have confirmed the arrest of Provincial ZANU PF political commissar Simon Solomon over allegations of engaging in irregular land deals.Solomon is alleged...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 12:39hrs | 2995 | by Mandla Ndlovu
King Mzilikazi II ceremony cancelled
It is with deep regret that we announce the cancellation of the enrobing ceremony of His Royal Majesty King Mzilikazi II that was earmarked for the 8th December 2018 at White City Arena.The Zi...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 07:06hrs | 1442 | by HRM King Mzilikazi II's Department of Information and publicity
Call for doctors to end strike
Government yesterday urged striking junior doctors to go back to work while it was looking into their grievances. Junior doctors at public health facilities downed tools on Saturday citing several cha...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:24hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors strike called off
The Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) has implored its members who had joined the nationwide industrial action that started yesterday to go back to work while their grievances are being loo...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 20:22hrs | 5193 | by Staff reporter
Fuel black-market operations; motorists shot the messenger
There is a saying which goes; "We are our own worst enemy". The statement is pregnant to our everyday life as it points to issues to do with development. The statement simply put means that you cannot...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 16:47hrs | 2279 | by Bruce Zvandasara
Mnangagwa blocks Mthuli Ncube from hiring MDC-T kingpin
In yet another controversy that has engulfed problems-prone Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has blocked him from appointing economist and former opposition kingpin - Eddie ...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 09:49hrs | 15170 | by Staff reporter
Government investigates pupil beating
The ministry of information, publicity and broadcasting services has informed Zimbabweans that the government is investigating a case behind a circulating video where a teacher is seen giving a pupil ...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 09:18hrs | 1730 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Plumtree dealers sell cement in US$
FORMER MDC legislator for Bulilima East, Norman Mpofu has urged Industry and Commerce minister Mangaliso Ndlovu, to rein in unscrupulous cement dealers in Plumtree who were rejecting the bond note and...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:39hrs | 1033 | by Staf reporter
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