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Chiwenga faction attacks Mnangagwa allies?
Tensions within Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu PF party are reaching a boiling point as Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's military-backed faction takes a hard stance against President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 15:02hrs | 4748 | by Staff reporter
'Taxi rank' chaos in Bulawayo CBD
Bulawayo's city centre is facing significant disruption as kombi crews, illegal taxi operators, and inter-city buses continue to flout traffic regulations and city by-laws, particularly during peak ho...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:39hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF deploys party chairpersons for ZiG campaigns
Zanu-PF Masvingo Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) recently deployed its chairpersons at various levels from the cell level to go and hold weekly meetings with people and explain to them about t...Published: 25 May 2024 at 13:02hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter
Sengezo Tshabangu remains CCC Interim Secretary General
As factional intrigue continues tearing apart the opposition CCC, secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu says he remains the interim secretary-general. Speaking to the VOA, Tshabangu also reveals...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 11:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Operators hike fares as holiday traffic surges
MAJOR bus termini, depots and popular hiking spots in Bulawayo were yesterday a hive of activity as bustling crowds of people jostled to catch buses to travel to various destinations ahead of Christma...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 07:04hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's clergy shirk charges of complicity in plunder
EMMERSON Dambudzo Mnangagwa was inaugurated last month for a second five-year term as Zimbabwe's president after being declared winner of the controversial Aug. 23 election that regional and internati...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:32hrs | 10 | by Cyril Zenda
Mnangagwa, Hichilema simmer
PRESIDENT-ELECT, Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended an invitation to former Zambian leader Edgar Lungu to attend his Inauguration slated for Monday amid tensions between Harare and Lusaka.Mnangag...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to contend with Zanu-PF factions jostling for power
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's final term is likely to be marred by intense jostling for power in Zanu-PF as warring factions jostle to position themselves for the control of the ruling party and the ...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 21:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Voters in last minute stampede to get identity cards
THERE was commotion at the Civil Registry offices in Gweru today as hundreds of prospective voters who lost identity cards jostled to process new cards ahead of tomorrow's Harmonised Elections....Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:32hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pampers rapist with house, cash
THE ruling Zanu-PF party rewarded convicted rapist Bobby Makaza with a house and a substantial amount of cash during a presidential rally in Mutawatawa, Mashonaland East province, on Saturday....Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa drills 10 boreholes in Mbare
Residents of Mbare have applauded the Government for prioritising them in the ongoing Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme, which saw the drilling and installation of 10 more boreholes with solar sys...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Stop abusing Joshua Nkomo's name'
ZAPU leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo has called on the ruling Zanu-PF party and its proxies to stop abusing the late former Vice-President Joshua Nkomo's name through galas saying his father never participa...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 14:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns old guard accused of blocking challengers in primaries
Zanu-PF political commissar, Mike Bimha, has warned aspiring primary elections candidates who are using underhanded activities that they risk being ejected from pollsThis comes as party member...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Supporting someone merely because he can remove Mnangagwa is dangerous for Zimbabwe!
Change for the sake of change is the most dangerous thing!Have we ever wondered why there are some people who appear unable to sustain a relationship - who appear perennially divorcing!...Published: 14 Mar 2023 at 16:50hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Mugabe did not actively push for his family's primitive accumulation of wealth'
THE late president Robert Mugabe stopped his son-in-law Simba Chikore and daughter Bona from joining the scramble to take over the country's third-largest mobile network operator, Telecel Zimbabwe....Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stadium dilemma for PSL newboys
PREMIERSHIP football newcomers Simba Bhora are set to adopt the National Sports Stadium for their historic Castle Lager Premier Soccer League opening match against holders FC Platinum next week....Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF and the opposition fooled by the vendors in virtually every urban area
Vendors have turned most urban centres into markets as they sell anything from food stuffs, clothing, cellphones and accessories. This is all done in the side walks commonly referred as pavements ther...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 16:28hrs | | by AT Kadada
Bulawayo's street 'shops' flood city by night
FILLED to the brim with groceries ranging from foodstuffs, toiletry to skin care products, a pushcart — commonly known as iScania in the streets of Bulawayo — is strategically positioned at a busy...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Term 1 begins
SCHOOLS open today for the First Term of the year with the Government expected to outline modalities for the rollout of State-funded free education policy targeting mostly vulnerable rural schools....Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Scramble for Form 1 places
Government has said there are adequate Form One places to absorb all pupils that wrote the Grade Seven public examinations this year.The announcement comes as parents and guardians have starte...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa MPs jostle for US$40,000 housing loan
PARLIAMENTARIANS are legally bound to service the recently extended US$40 000 residential stands loans at an interest rate of 5% for the next five years.Some MPs have offered vehicles as colla...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 19:31hrs | | by Staff rteporter
Chiwenga, Teachers-4-ED endorse Mnangagwa for 2023
EDUCATORS under the auspices of teachers for economic development (ED) jostled and scrambled one after the other, throwing their weight behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa as their preferred candidate...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF gets strict on candidates
Zanu-PF Midlands provincial leadership has said the party is going to employ a rigorous vetting exercise on cadres who intend to contest in the upcoming central committee elections as the revolutionar...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF knives out for Wadyajena
SENIOR Zanu-PF officials in the Midlands province are reportedly baying for Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena's blood and are seeking his expulsion from the ruling party for his alle...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beer drinkers church: when the love of God and booze meet
THE inviting, melodious echoes flow downhill as we make the final ascend.In the absence of musical instruments to enhance output, they use their palms to issue out some rhythmic claps which bl...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:41hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Public transport system normalises?
THE public transport system has improved after the Government liberalised the sector while Zupco contracted private companies with kombis and increased their daily payments by over 100 percent....Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Women's League members jostle ahead of congress
JOSTLING for posts has begun ahead of the Zanu-PF Women's League elective congress set for June with some aspiring candidates already campaigning.The party set May 15 as the deadline for submi...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Showdown looms at Zanu-PF youth conference
DAGGERS have been drawn ahead of the Zanu-PF national youth congress slated for tomorrow in Harare amid allegations of vote-buying and jostling for leadership positions.Over 2 000 delegates fr...Published: 03 May 2022 at 06:50hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
ZITF public day brings Bulawayo to a stand still
BULAWAYO virtually came to a standstill yesterday as thousands of people from all walks of life thronged the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre to witness the official opening of the 62nd editio...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's members jostle for Gweru Urban seat
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) senior party members in the Midlands capital have begun campaigning, albeit underground, for the Gweru Urban parliamentary seat ahead of the watershed 2023 g...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF bigwigs jostle to control Youth League ahead of Conference
ZANU PF bigwigs are reportedly engaged in efforts to control the outcomes of the Provincial youth and women wings conference elections. A Midlands ZANU PF Youth League source that spoke ...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 15:12hrs | 6 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Woman collapses, faints in court
NORMAL judiciary business came to a halt at the Bulawayo Western Commonage courts after a woman collapsed in the dock.Nomsa Maseko stepped into court to appear before magistrate Shepherd Mnjan...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's friends jostle for safe seats
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) heavyweights are reportedly jockeying for "safe" seats in the cities ahead of the 2023 general elections after the Nelson Chamisa-led party scored big in...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba Mutumwa celebrates birthday in style with healing service
EVEN though he has grown to be loved by many people from across the country for his unique healing, Bulawayo cleric Madzibaba Emmanuel Mutumwa decided to skip pomp and fanfare when he observed his 30t...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Which African countries stand to benefit from AU-EU Summit?
AFRICA has a huge opportunity: The EU's new strategy for critical raw materials calls for diversification in supply chains, potentially opening up a big market for Africa's lithium, graphite, cobalt, ...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:10hrs | 7 | by Conrad Onyango
Fresh fights rock Zanu-PF
FRESH power struggles have erupted within the ruling Zanu-PF party ahead of the March 26 by-elections after 119 members declared interest to contest for only 28 vacant National Assembly seats....Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Accident hero to be honoured
President Mnangagwa has hailed Mr Sirizani Butau for heroically saving lives at an accident scene in Mutare on Friday, saying the Government will honour him for the sacrifice.Mr Butau, a truck...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 06:57hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Fireworks expected as Zanu-PF slides into provincial elections
THE ruling Zanu-PF party is preparing for provincial party elections with candidates backed by politburo members seeking to solidify their control of grassroots structures clashing in the internal pol...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 16:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa douses backyard flames
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa reportedly stepped in to douse factional flames that were threatening to raze Midlands province by blocking rival faction leaders from contesting to ensure his trusted loy...Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Some churches may soon get listed on Stock Exchanges
The practice and tradition of assembling for worship and fellowshipping in furtherance and spreading of the Gospel is an act every believer must do. Hebrews 10 verses 23-25 is very loud and clear on t...Published: 17 Dec 2021 at 12:20hrs | 13 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Zanu-PF gets strict on youth league
Zanu-PF has introduced strict measures barring candidates over 35 years from contesting in elections for the youth league.In the past, the party had a number of people, including the late Abso...Published: 16 Dec 2021 at 23:29hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF members, Vapostori clash over vending bays
Zanu-PF members yesterday clashed with members of an apostolic sect after party members forcibly tried to grab vending bays from Joshua Nkomo street to Fife Street along 5th Avenue in Bulawayo....Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Porusingazi chickens out of Zanu-PF Manicaland PCC race
CHIPINGE South MP Enock Porusingazi (Zanu-PF) has pleaded for unity in Manicaland province as party members jostle for positions ahead of provincial coordinating committee (PCC) elections slated for e...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 05:38hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tense as factional intrigue overshadows upcoming conference
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will preside over a potentially heated Zanu-PF conference in Bindura next week amid bruising infighting in the Midlands and Masvingo, with the party leader expected to cra...Published: 23 Oct 2021 at 23:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Linda Masarira's utterances are Zimbabwean: women are merciless judges and advocates at the same time
It is not uncommon in our Zimbabwean societies to see evil deeds mostly on women. Men are in most cases exonerated by the very women who are victims of patriarchal settings. Reading about Linda condem...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 19:32hrs | 8 | by Nomazulu Thata
ED Pfeeee in UK hill Nehanda's head head home
The President of Zimbabweans His Excellence Cde Dr Emerson Dambudzo MNANGAGWA will be gracing the Queen's land in October 2021. There is great excitement amongst Zimbabweans who are hoping to catch a ...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:46hrs | 6 | by Dr Maisimba Mavaza
Bloodbath in Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF yesterday threatened to come down hard on the warring party factions after fights disrupted internal district elections at the weekend and yesterday.The ruling party was last week forc...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Electric car a hit at Fair
AN electric vehicle exhibited at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) by the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has been a centre of attraction as people jostle to the stand to get a ...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 20:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zapu to hold elective congress next month
ZAPU is expected to hold its elective congress next month with six candidates jostling for the party's top post. The elective congress, which seeks to elect a new leadership following the death of the...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet causes stir in Mutare
There was chaos in Mutare during Prophet Isaiah Brian Sovi's Prophetic invasion of the city where scores gathered in an attempt to attend the service and some had to be turned away due to the COVID 19...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 16:05hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
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