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Third EU-Zimbabwe Political Dialogue held in Harare
The meeting allowed for the continuation of discussions on topics that are of common interest and are priorities in EU-Zimbabwe relations: human rights, democratisation, rule of law and good governanc...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1236 | by Staff reporter
EU refuses to fully engage with Mnangagwa
THE European Union (EU) has told President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration that the bloc cannot fully engage with Harare unless it institutes far reaching political and economic reforms. T...Published: 20 hrs ago | 2357 | by Staff reporter
ZYC engages young journalists
Zimbabwe Youth Council (ZYC) has engaged the Young Journalists Association (YOJA) today in Harare in a bid to increase it's visibility.Speaking at the engagement meeting YOJA Spokesperson Leop...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 19:08hrs | 244 | by Lloyd Rabaya in Harare
Malema praises Zimbabwe's efficient vaccination programme
SOUTH AFRICA'S opposition EFF leader Julius Malema has praised Zimbabwe's Covid-19 vaccination programme noting that fellow South Africans were crossing the border to get some doses in the country....Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1897 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe appeals for sanctions removal
ZIMBABWE yesterday appealed to the European Union (EU) to remove sanctions, which it says have continued to hinder development and caused the economic meltdown.This came out during the EU-Zimb...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:43hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate misdirected self in denying journo bail, says Coltart
DOUGLAS Coltart, the lawyer representing New York Times (NYT) correspondent Jeffrey Moyo has said Bulawayo magistrate Rachel Mukanga grossly misdirected herself in denying his client bail.Colt...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:41hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
NetOne expands in digital innovation
STATE-OWNED telecommunications firm, NetOne has invested in data-driven digital innovation to capture youthful subscribers, an official said.NetOne head of marketing and public relations, Denn...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:29hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Zec fuels Chamisa, Mwonzora fight
THE fight to wrest the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance party name and symbols by the MDC-T with the intention to use them in the forthcoming elections will be determined by which faction will file its...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:45hrs | 2366 | by Rowai
Detained New York Times journalist appeals to High Court
LAWYERS for New York Times (NYT) correspondent Jeffrey Moyo yesterday said they had filed an appeal at the High Court after receiving a written ruling from the magistrate who denied him bail last week...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:30hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Journalists issued fake Covid 19 certificates
Media personnels who wanted to cover at Barbourfields Stadium over the weekend were issued fake Covid-19 certificates leading to the arrest of three Bulaw...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 21:13hrs | 546 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Zec dithers on by-elections
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) deputy chairperson Emmanuel Magade yesterday failed to give a specific date when byelections would be held, raising speculation that they may not take place any tim...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:15hrs | 845 | by Staff reporter
Swaziland born top human rights lawyer says Zimbabwe police should be sued
TOP human rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa says police officers who take the law into their own hands through visiting forms of brutalities on suspects or turn some incidents into political cases, must ...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 19:43hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter
MDC's Madzokere abandoned by wife
FREED MDC activist Tungamirai Madzokere carried a broken figure as he narrated how he only got to know his wife had abandoned their matrimonial home eight months ago.Dejected and seemingly out...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:51hrs | 4553 | by Staff reporter
Police recruits to undergo victim-friendly training
POLICE recruits are now required to undergo mandatory victim-friendly training to enable them to appreciate human rights issues related to sexual abuse and gender-based violence (GBV).This was...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:41hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo to undergo head surgery after his book excelgate
The Zimbabwean and international space has been congested by Jonathan Moyo posting Twitter messages designed to bring Zimbabwe's reputation into disrepute. Professor Jonathan Moyo has dedicated his ti...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 22:07hrs | 1831 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Filipe Nyusi in Zimbabwe to meet Mnangagwa
MOZAMBIQUE'S President Filipe Nyusi is in Zimbabwe on the invitation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Nyusi, who is the acting chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 18:12hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Patrick Chinamasa's troubling return
IN Zanu-PF, they are changing political commissars at the rate of a diaper.You may want to say this is a purely internal matter, but not exactly so, as it has direct and indirect implications ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:02hrs | 624 | by Tawanda Majoni
Zanu-PF still to decide on forgiving Mugabe ministers
ZANU-PF says it is yet to make a concrete decision on whether or not to readmit into the party, expelled Midlands-based government ministers, who were aligned to the vanquished G40 faction.Add...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 18:09hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
Late Bulawayo lawyer found with gun in his hand
POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday said prominent lawyer Norman James Pattison (54), who was found dead at his home in Bradfield on Tuesday, was holding a gun at the time, raising suspicion that he may have...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:08hrs | 1356 | by Staff reporter
'New York Times correspondent denied access to wife, blankets, assaulted by prison staff '
NEW York Times correspondent Jeffrey Moyo, who was arrested last week, is said to be living in horrific conditions in remand prison after he was denied bail by a Bulawayo magistrate early this week....Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:07hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa continues 'scoring own' goals
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration continues presenting "itself in the worst possible light at home and internationally", casting any pretense of implementing reforms to the wind, and any h...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:30hrs | 5627 | by Staff report
Zimbabwe security companies using toy guns, claims police
BULAWAYO'S top police officer has accused private security firms of using toy guns to scare away criminals which makes them prone to armed robberies when on cash-intransit duties.Officer comma...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:27hrs | 1397 | by Staff report
Pressure mounts for Mnangagwa's govt to free jailed New York Times correspondent
THE SA National Editors' Forum (SANEF) has supported a call by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) for Zimbabwean authorities to release New York Times freelance journalist Jeffrey Moyo who was...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 18:11hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe health institutions face critical staff shortages
HEALTH institutions across the country are facing shortages of critical staff, which has severely affected effective healthcare delivery at a time when the country is still grappling with the COVID-19...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 08:08hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
New York Times correspondent denied bail in Zimbabwe
A BULAWAYO magistrate Monday denied bail to New York Times correspondent Jeffrey Moyo and a Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) staffer Thabang Manhika.In her ruling, Magistrate Rachel Mukanga sai...Published: 31 May 2021 at 18:57hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF still don't believe they can win free and fair elections after 41 years of state-controlled propaganda, vote-rigging
In my entire 48 years of existence, I have come across those who have tried every trick in the book to win popular opinion and favour - from lying, deviousness, and all manner of image polishing - but...Published: 31 May 2021 at 14:17hrs | 874 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Opposition flogs electoral reforms dead horse, again
Faced with increasing pressure from its largely impressionable and excitable young members, who are growing impatient, and the counter-attractions presented by other opposition players like Jacob Ngar...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:34hrs | 519 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zambia hurtling towards contested elections
THERE is something to a name after all, it seems.The late "King Cobra", Michael Sata, broke away from the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) and formed his own party, the Patriotic Front...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:55hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Foreign journalists with fake accreditation deported
THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has said it operates in a transparent and accountable manner guided by the law and is calling on both local and foreign Press to respect laws of the country while c...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:35hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube supports Mugabe family for clinging to ex-leader's body
OUTSPOKEN former minister and Zanu-PF politburo member, Tshinga Dube has defended late former President Robert Mugabe's family for burying the once fierce ruler at his rural home in Zvimba.Add...Published: 29 May 2021 at 20:03hrs | 2890 | by Staff reporter
Bosso geared for Chibuku clash with Chicken Inn
HIGHLANDERS technical manager, Mandla 'Lulu' Mpofu has admitted his team has a mountain to climb in its quest to defend the Chibuku Super Cup ahead of a derby clash with Bulawayo neighbours Chicken In...Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:07hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
New York Times Zimbabwean correspondent arrested
NEW YORK TIMES Zimbabwean correspondent Jeffrey Moyo was arrested Wednesday amid claims he was caught assisting some foreign journalists who were not accredited with the Zimbabwe Media Commission....Published: 27 May 2021 at 22:41hrs | 1456 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC says the Zanu-PF is plotting violence ahead of 2023 polls
Zanu PF is in panic mode and is pulling out all the stops to win the 2023 elections using violent means and draconian legislation to crush all dissent, the MDC Alliance charged on Wednesday.Th...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:44hrs | 1602 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF old guard skeptical of life after retirement'
Zanu-PF politburo member Tshinga Dube has described the situation in the country as abnormal as it could not sustain pensioners, hence the old guard's reluctance to go into retirement.The late...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:22hrs | 1830 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube furious as locals sidelined in Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road rehab tender
Despite the government's claims that it is committed to devolution of power, some people in Harare received a contract to clear the bushes along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway road, defying a pol...Published: 26 May 2021 at 19:35hrs | 3713 | by Staff reporter
State agents draw up civic society hit list
ZIMBABWE'S security services last year intensified the hounding of civic society activists at a time Zimbabwe is expected to redouble its international re-engagement drive following months of simmerin...Published: 26 May 2021 at 16:22hrs | 1148 | by Staff reporter
Zuma exposes prosecutor linked to CIA spies
Former president Jacob Zuma has accused prosecutor Billy Downer of turning his criminal case into "a personal legacy project of his own".Inside the Pietermaritzburg High Court, while Advocate ...Published: 26 May 2021 at 14:58hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
ZimStat turns to digital livestock data collection
THE Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStat) has gone digital in its data collection for agriculture and livestock survey (ALS) which is underway across the country.This is the first tim...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:30hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's SA remains concerned over Zimbabwe's worsening political situation
ZIMBABWE'S new foreign minister arrived in South Africa on Friday, his first official visit to the country since taking up his position.Frederick Shava met with International Relations and Coo...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:58hrs | 4095 | by Staff reporter
Bosso call for unity ahead of trophy defence
HIGHLANDERS have set the tone for the new season by calling on all the club's members to unite in the defence of their Chibuku Super Cup silverware.Bosso, who won the last competition in 2019,...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:45hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Judges have final say on Malaba case, says Govt
GOVERNMENT said it would leave Supreme Court judges to decide whether or not they could hear government's appeal against a ruling suspending President Emmerson Mnangagwa's extension of former Chief Ju...Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:12hrs | 3647 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe dumps SA investor for Russia over nuclear deal
ZIMBABWE has dumped a US$6.5 billion nuclear energy deal with a South African investor, opting instead to do business with the Russian government, after the Office of the President and Cabinet frustra...Published: 20 May 2021 at 22:14hrs | 1379 | by Staff reporter
Grace snubs Mugabe's reburial hearing
FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe has failed to turn up for a hearing before a Zvimba traditional Chief's court after being summoned for burying her late husband and late former President Robert Mugabe a...Published: 20 May 2021 at 18:13hrs | 2695 | by Staff reporter
5 ConCourt judges sworn in
FIVE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) judges were Thursday sworn in at a ceremony presided over by Acting Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza.The five are are; Ben Hlatshwayo, Paddington Garwe, Ann...Published: 20 May 2021 at 18:12hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter
'No Covid-19 test certificate, no entry to stadium'
JUST like players, members of the technical teams and referees. Journalists (broadcast and print) that will be covering the Chibuku Super Cup have to produce Covid-19 test certificates done within 48 ...Published: 20 May 2021 at 18:09hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono lawyers blocked from addressing journalists
POLICE yesterday blocked journalist Hopewell Chin'ono's lawyers from addressing journalists at the Harare Magistrates Courts where he was facing charges of inciting public violence.Chin'ono's ...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | 1142 | by Staff reporter
BCC seeks $11m for roads rehab
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says it is planning to borrow about $11 million to carry out emergency road rehabilitation.This was revealed by the BCC director of engineering services Simela Dube...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
NetOne claims to be stable
STATE-RUN mobile telecoms firm NetOne says it has returned to profitability following a big swing towards attracting youthful subscribers to its network and a review of its governance systems....Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:48hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe democratic transformation requires strong middle class
IT has become apparent that Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu PF, is perpetually endangering democratic processes by not only weakening, but also decimating the opposition movement ahead of 2023 general e...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | 56 | by Anotida Chikumbu/ David Chikwaza
Hwange Power Station expansion 65% complete
The major expansion of Hwange Thermal Power Station by the addition of units 7 and 8, each of 300MW, is now 64,63 percent complete despite Covid-19 amid finance challenges that have pushed back comple...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:28hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
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