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Enough fuel for festive season, says Minister
ENERGY and Power Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo has assured the nation of enough fuel supplies during the forthcoming festive season. In an interview on the sidelines of the just ended 20...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:28hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Bishop Mutendi pushes for Chamisa, Mnangagwa deal
Zion Christian Church (ZCC) leader Bishop Dr Nehemiah Mutendi has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to engage the opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and all opposing voices for the go...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 10:14hrs | 6700 | by Staff reporter
Court endorses Mnangagwa's Commission of Inquiry
THE High Court has endorsed the Commission of Inquiry set up by President Mnangagwa to investigate the causes of the violence that claimed six people in Harare's central business district on August 1 ...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 10:53hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo takes Chiyangwa head-on
ZIFA presidential aspirant Felton Kamambo has come out guns blazing, challenging incumbent Philip Chiyangwa's decision to block him from taking part in the elections for the association's top post on ...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:49hrs | 1621 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa hikes appeal fees from $1 000 to $10 000 to frustrate Kamambo
ZIFA presidential aspirant Felton Kamambo continues to be frustrated by the system in his bid to challenge incumbent Philip Chiyangwa after it emerged yesterday that the appeals committee hiked the ap...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:40hrs | 924 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims that 'good times will soon roll'
President Mnangagwa yesterday exhorted Zimbabweans to unite and remain strong in the face of prevailing economic difficulties saying the challenges confronting the country will soon be overcome, pavin...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 05:20hrs | 1190 | by Staff reporter
Teacher loses grade 7 exam papers
In an incident that will put the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) into disrepute, a Marirangwe Primary School deputy head Lyson Sithole lost the English Paper 1 examination scheduled to b...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 16:07hrs | 2158 | by Staff reporter
Aspiring Bulawayo deputy mayor quits supermarket full-time job
A LOSING Bulawayo deputy mayoral aspirant Mlandu Ncube has quit his job at a local supermarket amid indications that he is set to take over from deputy mayor Tinashe Kambarami, who was recently given ...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 06:14hrs | 1589 | by Staff reporter
Inmate rapes, murders prison officer
A GURUVE man raped and grisly murdered a female prison officer before stealing her vehicle at a workshop.Stancelus Mashayamombe, 34, committed the heinous offence when he was left with six mon...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 17:33hrs | 5158 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri defends military land grab
Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri has defended the move by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) to declare Elphida Farm in Domboshava a cantonment area, saying it was in the interest and safety of the ci...Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 07:05hrs | 2249 | by Staff reporter
Chigowe denies refs favour Dembare
Dynamos interim coach Lloyd "MaBlanyo" Chigowe believes his team is slowly moving away from the relegation zone on their own merit without any help from match officials.DeMbare registered a se...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 14:56hrs | 952 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers robbed
DYNAMOS captain Marshall Machazane scored a controversial injury time winner to help his side edge Black Rhinos 2-1 at Rufaro yesterday and increase their chances of surviving relegation.DeMba...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 15:02hrs | 3344 | by Staff reporter
Zifa complicit in Dembare disgrace!
Dynamos 2 - 1 Black RhinosThe entire stadium saw it but unfortunately for Black Rhinos, the man who mattered most did not see anything.Harare-based referee Josiah Masimira probably needs e...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 13:49hrs | 2930 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga warns fake prophets
The era of fake prophets who hide behind the name of God to attack the national leadership and extort money from the public has ended, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has said. He said people shou...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:33hrs | 1819 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Beware the long queues doth come
Our rations of overnight snacks packed, our cold-water bottles stashed away, perchance some juice or can of Miranda, warm clothing and a blanket each, here Bible, there a novel in hand and DJ Mjoks on...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:52hrs | 739 | by Zifiso Masiye
Dembare will never die
Dynamos 2-1 Caps United A TACTICAL half-time substitution proved the masterstroke as Dynamos took a huge leap in their fight against relegation with a polished second-half show helping them clinch...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 06:21hrs | 1194 | by Staff reporter
LIVE: Dynamos versus Caps United - Dembare fights relegation
Dynamos 2- 1 Caps United90+4 Full-time90+3' Kadonzvo booked for playing the ball after the whistle had gone90+1' Kat...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 14:04hrs | 4364 | by Staff reporter
List of Zimbabwe police officers being transferred
FROM COMPOL [HRA] TO ALL STNS CLASS ‘A’ RDO TM 375/18 DD 11/10/18'IMMEDIATE'SUBJECT: TRANSFERS: OFFICERS AND...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 20:02hrs | 13335 | by Compol HRA
Tsikamutanda dies after snake overpowers him during exorcism
A CLEANSING ceremony turned horribly wrong when a self-proclaimed witch-hunter commonly known as a tsikamutanda died when he allegedly ran out of magical powers leading him to being bitten by a "posse...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 06:43hrs | 2616 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean family in Canada endures strife, separation, death on long way home
THE Murasiranwas' story is about a separated family's quest for a better life, a heart-wrenching but necessary Zimbabwean exodus, agonizing refugee nomadism in North America and the death of a brother...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 07:26hrs | 4474 | by his article is taken from Kamloop This Week
Zimbabwe has enough fuel stocks, claims Gumbo
ZIMBABWE has adequate fuel stocks but panic buying and hoarding are causing stock-outs at filling stations, a Cabinet Minister has said.Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Jorum Gumbo told ou...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:44hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Dembare sinks deeper
FC Platinum 2 - 0 DynamosFC PLATINUM closed in on a second successive Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title and left record winners Dynamos facing a tough fight to avoid a first-ever rel...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 08:45hrs | 1753 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe road upgrades gather pace
THE modernisation of major roads, particularly the much-talked about Harare-Beitbridge highway, is gathering pace after Government officials met Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Corporation (AFECC)...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:21hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A double standard undermining US interests
I WANT to talk about an African election. The ruling party, in power since independence, was not shy about using the power of incumbency to ensure it remained in place. It splashed out pre-election la...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 07:25hrs | 632 | by John Siko
Constitutional amendments: Likely scenarios
WITH Zanu PF holding a majority in the National Assembly, one of the most prevalent fears is what the majority will be used to achieve. Today, we explore the possibilities and concerns that arise from...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 07:17hrs | 817 | by Paul Kaseke
Nelson Chamisa is a dictator unfit to lead the Integrated MDC
Word on the street and in the opposition circles is that the MDC-Alliance is going to re-integrating and morph into one political party, reverting to something resembling the original 1999 MDC project...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 07:11hrs | 8369 | by Gangemukange
Chiwenga advised to sieze total Zimbabwe power
No nonsense vice president, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, might be forced to sieze total Zimbabwe power at all costs amid reported growing suspicion by his personal military advisor and confidant,...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 41550 | by Itai Mushekwe/ Mary-Kate Kahari
US, Australia endorse tourism brand Zimbabwe
AUSTRALIAN and United States' consuls met tour operators in Hwange and Victoria Falls to reaffirm their countries' renewed support for Zimbabwe as a safe destination. The US leads the arrivals...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
What does investment look like on the ground in Zimbabwe?
LAST week I was at the African Studies Association of the UK (ASA) conference in Birmingham. I was co-hosting, with my colleague Jeremy Lind (whose earlier blog this one draws from), a fantastic strea...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:31hrs | 362 | by Ian Scoones
MDC mayors have to satisfy national standards- Zvidzai
MDC Alliance senior official Sesel Zvidzai has said MDC mayors have to satisfy two sets of standards. He said the national standard that requires only one to be a councillor to qualify for ele...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 08:22hrs | 1300 | by Stephen Jakes
Why the party is always supreme
Political parties are constructed in order to conquer and exercise political power. The political party does the conquering but the Government does the exercising of the power. Therefore, the question...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 239 | by Nick Mangwana
Bosso claim braging rights
Highlanders 3-0 Dynamos HIGHLANDERS fans finally found something to smile about after their team ended a three-match winless streak by thrashing traditional rivals Dynamos in a rescheduled Match D...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 1217 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's future is bright,' says Mnangagwa
The future is bright after the 2018 elections renewed the confidence of global powerhouses like China and the European Union in Zimbabwe, with the international community ready to assist the socio-eco...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:08hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
SA restaurant chain to expand footprint in Zimbabwe
SOUTH AFRICAN fast-food giant Barcelos will invest $1,5 million and open an additional four outlets in Zimbabwe over the next 12 months, according to an official.After opening a 100-seat resta...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:13hrs | 1291 | by Staff reporter
3 'prophets' jailed for stocktheft
Three self-proclaimed "prophets" here have been jailed for an effective nine years each, after they stole a beast worth $500 and slaughtered it to feed their congregants. The trio - Matarirano...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:11hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Jockeying for Mnangagwa Cabinet posts gets nasty
Jockeying for Cabinet posts is turning nasty, with some of those eyeing positions in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration resorting to a vicious propaganda campaign to undermine other contend...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 21:14hrs | 3836 | by Staff reporter
Simba Makoni, Nkosana Moyo emerged from defeat far, far better than Chamisa
I HOPE Chamisa's simmering and smarting hordes are now settled, after what by now should be a long enough cooling period. He is himself showing signs of recovering from zealous political Pentecostalis...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | 1489 | by Igomombe
Sadc petitioned to re-establish tribaunal
THE Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiCZ) is petitioning Sadc seeking the re-establishment of the Sadc Tribunal to deal with what it describes as the country's legitimacy crisis.CiCZ said the Ju...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:55hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's bid to amend Constitution faces hurdles
ZANU-PF's bid to amend the Constitution is likely to face hurdles because it does not have a two thirds majority in the Senate, which would have allowed the party to ride roughshod over the opposition...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 13:05hrs | 3804 | by Staff reporter
Churches urge peace, justice
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has called on Christians to pray for justice and peace as the country's apex court began sitting yesterday to decide on a petition by the MDC Alliance, challengi...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:44hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
War veteran Matemadanda off side
War veterans are the vanguard of the liberation struggle and must be tolerate of divergent views in a democratic country.Secretary General of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Asso...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 10:34hrs | 2196 | by Leonard Koni
ZIDERA extension is unacceptable
The ushering in of the new dispensation on 24 November 2017, gave hope to the people of Zimbabwe as they hoped to see a paradigm shift from the old dispensation of Robert Mugabe. President Emmerson Mn...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 12:15hrs | 1267 | by Elijah Chihota
Losing Zanu-PF candidate parcels out CFI land
Listed agro group CFI Holdings Limited (CFI)'s Harare South property has been seized by a Zanu-PF apparatchik who is parcelling out the land illegally at $30 for 300 square metres.CFI Holding ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 12:10hrs | 853 | by Staff reporter
'Reduce presidential aspirants age limit to 30'
THE Southern African People's Solidarity Network (Sapsn) has said the presidential aspirants' age limit in the southern region should be 30 years to accommodate youths.In its 2018 Sadc People ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:50hrs | 677 | 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 | 6226 | by newsZWire
Churches pray for Con-Court impartiality
The Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) has urged churches to pray for Constitutional Court (Con-Court) judges who are handling MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa's case to be impartial....Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 15:42hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Councillors deny links with Gift Banda
AS the MDC Alliance continues to debate on who the next Bulawayo mayor and deputy will be, three of the councillors who have been linked to former Deputy Mayor, Gift Banda, have distanced themselves f...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 07:31hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa hung out to dry as Presidential aspirants decline to support his challenge
MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa has been left to fight a lone battle after a majority of presidential candidates that contested in this year's elections declined to file papers at the Constituti...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:31hrs | 1067 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is not a factor in parliament, which is good
Since there are so many impious hands on Zimbabwe's internal affairs, so many hands challenging its sovereignty, I thought my opening paragraphs should address those meddlesome, self-righteous foreign...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:53hrs | 382 | by Igomombe
Zanu-PF to raise minimum age for presidential aspirants
ZANU-PF is mulling using its super majority in Parliament to effect a raft of constitutional amendments, including raising the minimum age for presidential aspirants from the current 40 years to 55, t...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 14:38hrs | 3782 | by Staff reporter
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