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Sadc summit exposes bloc
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) extraordinary summit, hosted by Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has exposed growing concerns about the bloc's ineffectiveness in addressing t...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 07:13hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu backtrack on request to have Chivayo testify
High Court Judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda on Tuesday expressed frustration with business partners Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, who withdrew a subpoena against their former business partner, Wicknell ...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 11:12hrs | 1484 | by Staff reporter
Political wave blowing across SADC
Africa's politics are rapidly evolving. Today's voters are not accustomed to the revolutionary movements' empty and rhetorical promises.People are aware of their desires now. The days of these...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 22:37hrs | 438 | by Leonard Koni
ANC introduces its version of Chitepo School of Ideology
As the African National Congress (ANC) works to rebuild its relationship with the electorate following significant electoral setbacks, the party has declared political education a top priority. All AN...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 08:03hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
US Ambassador to Zimbabwe unfazed by anti-sanctions protestors at embassy
The newly appointed US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont, has downplayed the significance of anti-sanctions protestors camped outside the US Embassy in Harare, describing the group as being "just...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 11:54hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF-induced pain not ending anytime soon
THE Zanu-PF government is very playful. The State of Nation Address (SONA) be President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a signal that the perpetual evil and pain induced on the people is not going to end any ti...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:43hrs | 168 | by Brian Sedze
Zimbabwean based in New Zealand guilty 17 counts of rape
John Hope Muchirahondo has been found guilty of 17 counts of rape and sexual assault.The 38-year-old Christchurch man has been convicted of raping eight women and sexually assaulting a ninth....Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 10:44hrs | 1000 | by Staff reporter
Time to revisit the laws of radio and television licencing in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, the landscape of broadcasting and media consumption is undergoing rapid and profound changes, primarily driven by advancements in technology. The debates surrounding the Zimbabwe Broadcas...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 08:36hrs | 994 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Chamisa defended
Lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu has defended opposition leader Nelson Chamisa against accusations of weak leadership amid a government crackdown on his supporters. Chamisa, who has faced criticism for n...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 11:54hrs | 1532 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger acquitted
A ZANU-PF activist, Sybeth Musengezi, who challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rise to power following the November 2017 coup, has been acquitted by the Harare Magistrates Court after applying fo...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 11:46hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
SADC now defunct; oppressive dynasty: Chamisa
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa has queried that the Southern African Development Community (SADC) ceases to be a union of values, but custodian of oppressive and abu...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 13:17hrs | 1060 | by Gideon Madzikatidze at New Parliament Building, Zimbabwe
Chamisa questions SADC's integrity
Prominent Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has sharply criticized the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for endorsing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's leadership by appointing him...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:52hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Timba, 77 others denied bail again
The High Court has denied bail to Jameson Timba, interim leader of the CCC party, and 77 activists who are charged with illegal gathering. Justice Munamato Mutevedzi upheld the remand court's decision...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:27hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition plans to disrupt upcoming Sadc meeting
DESPERATION can drive one to extremes and often than not, it results in an undesirable outcome, chief among them embarrassment.The opposition elements in this country have become irrelevant an...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 09:46hrs | 193 | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu
Mnangagwa's retirement announcement genuine or facade?
The recent announcement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that he will step down at the end of his second term in 2028 has been received with mixed feelings with ordinary citizens questioning the genuin...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 12:21hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs told to unblock Zimbabwean man's ID
A Man who was more than three years ago suddenly stripped of his South African citizenship by Home Affairs, and who had in the meantime lost his job as a result, turned to the court for a final interd...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:58hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Joe Biden at 81 versus Robert Mugabe at 81: No match
AS HAS BECOME ITS ENTRENCHED TENDENCY, a characteristically thoughtless and delinquent segment of the political opposition in Zimbabwe has been busy using old-age to make asinine comparisons between t...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 09:17hrs | 49 | by Jonathan Moyo
Mahere says Gappah apology not insincere, demands US$50,000
Lawyer and opposition figure Fadzayi Mahere has revised her claim against author Petina Gappah from US$1 million to US$50,000 in their ongoing court battle. Despite Gappah's recent retraction ...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 08:04hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar remains legal tender until month-end
The Zimbabwe dollar remains legal tender for all domestic transactions until April 30, when the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) notes and coins will come into circulation, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has s...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Foreign currency dealers ditch trading spots
MOST illegal money changers popularly known as "Osiphatheleni" have abandoned their traditional trading spots in Bulawayo following the launch by the Government of the new gold-backed currency, the Zi...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Service providers stop trading in Zimdollars
A MAJORITY of service providers and shops in the country were yesterday rejecting payments in local currency arguing that they were migrating to the new Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency in a development t...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
King Lobengula fate mystery deepens
The mystery surrounding the fate of 19th century Ndebele King Lobengula - son of the nation's founder King Mzilikazi - is still a moot historical event to Ndebele people, some Zimbabweans and scholars...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 10:30hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Decoloniality vs mental re-orientation
PART of the duty and responsibility of today's academics and intellectuals is to find answers to Africa's development challenges.This is because the post-independent African State has done not...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:52hrs | 1 | by Tapiwa Gomo
UK High Court order rattles Zimbabwe govt
THE United Kingdom High Court order compelling Zimbabwe to comply with a 2015 ruling requiring the payment of US$125 million to two firms whose land was seized during the country's contentious fast-tr...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 10:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF focused on making Nelson Chamisa politically irrelevant
Zimbabwe's present political landscape, marked by Zanu-PF's removal of political adversaries and infiltration of opposition forces, is expected to persist until the 2028 general elections, as per a st...Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 18:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
David Coltart must not resign for Chamisa
Since the resignation of Nelson Chamisa as President of the CCC, and from the party itself, on Thursday the 25th January, followed by the subsequent resignation from Parliament of some respected colle...Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 18:17hrs | | by David Coltart,
Chamisa, Biti a team of irreconcilable rivals
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) led by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, launched its campaign for the 31 July 2013 harmonised elections in Marondera, a small tow...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 08:57hrs | 7 | by Dr Phillan Zamchiya
Mnangagwa unwittingly creating a future president in Sikhala through his persecution!
This morning, my eyes could not move from the image of opposition activist Job Sikhala as he disembarked from a prison truck. This was on his arrival for his conviction hearing two days ago, w...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 19:32hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
London court says former colony Zimbabwe is not immune to English courts
The High Court in London has rejected the Zimbabwean government's attempt to evade paying a US$125 million arbitral award for grabbing land belonging to Border Timbers Ltd and Hangani Development Ltd....Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 20:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Biti had motive to attack Aleshina'
Deputy Prosecutor-General Mr Michael Reza yesterday said opposition politician and lawyer Tendai Biti had the motive and opportunity to assault businesswoman Mrs Tatiana Aleshina after an altercation ...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Augustine Chihuri's book has no useful history of policing in Zimbabwe
The History of Policing in Zimbabwe by Augustine Chihuri is a disappointing and poorly written book that fails to provide any meaningful insight into the evolution of the police force in the coun...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 11:54hrs | 12 | by Tatenda Mashanda
Top 10 political Mamparas and Screw-ups in 2023
The political landscape in Zimbabwe has witnessed its fair share of controversies and questionable decisions over the years. In 2023, several political figures made headlines for their actions and dec...Published: 21 Dec 2023 at 10:58hrs | 16 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tendai Biti's assault trial deferred
THE trial of opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) top official Tendai Biti, who is accused of verbally assaulting a local businesswoman, Tatiana Aleshina, has been deferred to January 11 and...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 04:55hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa has made a lot of mistakes because he is trying
IN the aftermath of local political activist Sengezo Tshabangu's recalls tsunami and by-elections that have shaken the main opposition CCC to the core and disrupted it badly, party leader Nelson Chami...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 18:58hrs | | by Dumisani Muleya
Tendai Biti's assault trial deferred to 2024
Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai Guwuriro has deferred the trial of Tendai Biti to January 11 and 12 next year for continuation. Biti is facing charges of assaulting businesswoman and investor Mrs...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 15:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Scrap December 22 public holiday
ANY nation has its own historical landmarks, political or otherwise, that are peculiar to its survival and embedded in its heritage.Such landmarks are revered in certain ways, in the form of p...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:27hrs | | by Vivian Siziba
Biti tells court he never charged towards complainant
Opposition member Tendai Biti, who stands accused of verbally assaulting local businesswoman Tatiana Aleshina, refuted claims that he approached her in an intimidating manner. Biti presented his defen...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 04:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Biti denies attacking investor
HARARE lawyer and opposition politician Tendai Biti yesterday denied advancing towards businesswoman Mrs Tatiana Aleshina with intent to attack her.Biti, who is facing charges of assaulting Mr...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 04:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Thabani Mpofu tackles Tshabangu
THE crucial Supreme Court appeal by 14 main opposition CCC legislators against their arbitrary recalls by an opposition activist upheld by the High Court will be heard this week after their lawyer Adv...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 15:13hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Thabani Mpofu tears Tshabangu recalls apart
Advocate Thabani Mpofu, one of Zimbabwe's most prominent lawyers, has ruthlessly torn asunder opposition political activist Sengezo Tshabangu's case of recalling main opposition CCC MPs, senators and ...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 17:48hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt, incompetent and utterly useless CCC are mile-stone round nation's neck. Alas! Povo still don't know it!
You can count on MDC/CCC leaders to fight each other like wild cats. If it is not one thing it over half a dozen of the other - all trivial and irrelevant to the long suffering voters who elected them...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 21:08hrs | 8 | by Wilbert Mukori
Ex-Chiwenga's wife hires new lawyer
Marry Mubaiwa, the embattled former model currently facing a range of alleged charges, has retained Harrison Nkomo as her new legal counsel. This choice comes in the wake of Beatrice Mtetwa, her previ...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 18:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Flea with no legs cannot hear, is a fallacy. So too is, Chamisa did us a favour participating in 2023 elections
To claim that Nelson Chamisa and his CCC friends did the people of Zimbabwe a great favour by participating in the flawed 2023 elections is a fallacy. "If CCC had boycotted the elections, the ...Published: 07 Oct 2023 at 07:42hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
'Participating in this election is an act of foolish bravery' warned Mwonzora. True but has Cassandra's curse, no one believes h
"Participating in this election is an act of foolish bravery," warned Douglas Mwonzora."This election is stacked against the opposition; already, laws are being changed as the election process...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 20:15hrs | 11 | by Wilbert Mukori
Hustler nation: among the fragments, a new Zimbabwe takes shape
The world has forgotten about Zimbabwe. Few outsiders know, or would care, that the country is due to hold elections this month. And that's among those who could point to it on a map. For decades, Zim...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:45hrs | 10 | by The Strategist
Mnangagwa can't preach peace when his government is doing exactly the opposite!
It is well and good when the president of a country makes a habit of preaching peace and unity whenever and wherever the opportunity presents itself.Surely, what right-thinking citizen would b...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 21:55hrs | 9 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa and the death of Gukurahundi as a campaign trump card
DEVELOPMENT milestones achieved in the short stint of the Second Republic in the Matabeleland region have busted the opposition's political ideological bubble that was hollow of tangibles but inflated...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:31hrs | 1 | by Vincent Gono
'Kasukuwere court ruling threatens diaspora voters'
THE High Court ruling barring former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere from contesting in the August 23 polls is likely to have far-reaching implications on Zimbabweans in the diaspora who wish to p...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 07:00hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Developing countries can choose to be cheerleaders or active players amid geopolitical changes
THE shifting geopolitical trends are having a profound impact on the political, economic and social scenes across the world.These changes are presenting options for developing countries to eit...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:10hrs | 8 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Machaya acquitted
FORMER Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Jason Machaya and provincial planning officer Chaisayanyerwa Chibururu who recently completed their 48 months imprisonment term for criminal abuse of office...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
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