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What constitutes a youth in Zimbabwe politics?
I have always been intrigued by members of Zanu-PF that fall under their youth branch or wing. The leadership is made up of middle-aged men probably in middle life crisis no wonder they are not in syn...Published: 17 hrs ago | 179 | by AT Kadada
Tsvangirai accident survivor speaks out
THERE was no foul play in the accident that led to injuries that resulted in the death of the late MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's daughter, Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java, a survivor has said.Mrs...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:40hrs | 3380 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rescued Khupe, Mudenda
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday came to the rescue of his rival MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe and Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda after they were booed by party supporters at the send-off fu...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 19:21hrs | 3177 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's brother-in-law calls for GNU
The late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai's brother-in-law yesterday challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to dialogue and come up with an inclusive government that ...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 19:20hrs | 1719 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF con-artist granted bail
A ZANU-PF Bulawayo youth, Blessed Mushando (27), was on Tuesday granted ZWL$300 bail following his arrest on charges of duping a Priscilla Ncube of US$12 000 after falsely claiming to be linked to Pre...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:01hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Cop arrested after high speed chase
A POLICE officer, who allegedly led a heist at former Gwanda mayor, Knowledge Ndlovu's Ettrick Mine and allegedly stole gold ore worth thousands of United States dollars, was reportedly arrested after...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:01hrs | 1738 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa not plotting to purge security chiefs
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he was not plotting to purge security chiefs, but the political leadership of President Emmerson Mnangagwa that has been 'abusing Zimbabweans to pursue a parti...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:24hrs | 2832 | by Staff reporter
Extraordinary measure for extraordinary: A case of Zimbabwe's austerity measures
In the Bible when Jacob was faced with a situation he was supposed to meet Esau his brother he was so afraid knowing that he had subtly stolen the latter's blessing. During the night, Jacob wrestled a...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 15:34hrs | 784 | by Elijah Chihota
Bail for fake CIO officers
THREE men from Kwekwe who allegedly masqueraded as officers from the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) sent by President Mnangagwa to take over a mine in Shangani were yesterday granted bail of ...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 06:57hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai daughter burial tomorrow
THE Tsvangirai family has urged members of political parties not to wear regalia during the burial of Mrs Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java tomorrow. Mrs Tsvangirai-Java died this week at the age of 36 from inju...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 06:51hrs | 1835 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Tsvangirai's daughter
President Mnangagwa has mourned the death of Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java, daughter to former MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai, from injuries she sustained in a head on collision near Truckers Inn in Kwekwe l...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:19hrs | 2397 | by Staff reporter
Divisions rock MDC Midlands
DIVISIONS have rocked the MDC Midlands provincial executive over the imposition of members to represent the region in the party's highest decision-making body, the national executive council.M...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:07hrs | 837 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's name used in illegal mine takeover bid
THREE Kwekwe men have been arrested for allegedly masquerading as officers from the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) sent by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to take over a mine in Shangani. ...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 06:57hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
Thokozani Khupe mourns Tsvangirai's daughter
MDC-T President Dr Thokozani Khupe has mourned the passing away of Mrs Vimbai Tsvangirai Java the daughter of the founding MDC President Morgan Richard Tsvangirai. In a statement issued on Mon...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 18:40hrs | 7364 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Morgan Tsvangirai's daughter dies
MDC founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai's daughter Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java has died from injuries sustained in an accident last month.Tsvangirai-Java who was MDC Alliance Glenview Sou...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 14:34hrs | 20653 | by Gibson Nyathi
Strategic planning, management needed in our electrical energy sector
Just after the Second World War, political leaders in what was Southern Rhodesia started to think about how they would meet the needs of the country for electrical energy.After that, the debat...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:19hrs | 156 | by Eddie Cross
Notorious bugler breaks into a police station jailed
A daring thief broke into Kwekwe police camp and broke into a police officer's room and stole goods worth US450 before pouncing on a teacher's room again where he stole goods worth US$500.Gesh...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 19:36hrs | 1980 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chiwenga's health woes linked to Zanu PF's thickening internal assassination plots over Mnangagwa's successor
Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga's perennial health problems are reportedly linked to the ruling Zanu PF's thickening internal assassination and counter-assassination plots among it's ...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:07hrs | 8378 | by Itai Mushekwe/Nancy Mabaya/Mary-Kate Kahari
Mnangagwa considers MDC officials for Zacc positions
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to consider about four opposition officials to serve as commissioners in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) after Parliament nominated them among 38 ca...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | 7041 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai family won't hesitate to approach Mnangagwa for help
THE family of the late MDC founder Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday said it would not hesitate to continue approaching President Emmerson Mnangagwa for assistance should need arise, saying the country's le...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 08:03hrs | 2635 | by Staff reporter
Parties face censure for accessing phone numbers to canvas for votes
Political parties will be prosecuted and penalised for accessing personal mobile phone numbers and using them to canvas for votes from the electorate under the new Protection of Personal Information B...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt finds bread formula
Government has started breaking the monopoly in the bread industry through resuscitation of indigenous bakeries which use locally produced wheat across the country, a development that will result in c...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:05hrs | 6661 | by Staff reporter
Drought to wipe 50% national herd
OVER 50% of Zimbabwe's national herd of 5,2 million cattle is at risk of being wiped out by this year's drought if no mitigatory measures are put in place within the coming few months, farmers and liv...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | 2086 | by Staff reporter
Judgment for 'killer' soldier set for today
THE judgment in the case of a soldier who allegedly shot dead his wife, her two siblings and injured his 18-month- old daughter before shooting himself in a failed suicide attempt last year, has been ...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1376 | by Staff reporter
Joint police, army operation to flush out illegal miners raises stink
The police and army recently mounted a joint operation to flush out violent illegal miners throughout the country, but the officers have quickly seized the opportunity to make dirty money, it has been...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:10hrs | 1227 | by Staff reporter
Plot to oust Mnangagwa unearthed
An elaborate plot to oust President Emmerson Mnangagwa starting from June has been unearthed by members of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO).In a document that was leaked to ...Published: 30 May 2019 at 13:47hrs | 15800 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Logistical nightmare cast doubt on MDC congress credibility
THE just-ended MDC congress was a logistical nightmare, with the party failing to meet set timelines and pushing voting into the dead of the night.Already, knives are out for organising secret...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:05hrs | 944 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs face fresh charges
MDC legislators Lloyd Mukapiko (Redcliff) and Settlement Chikwinya (Mbizo), who are facing charges of attempting to subvert a constitutionally-elected government, have been slapped with new charges....Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1108 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's daughter clinches MDC post from hospital bed
THE late Morgan Tsvangirai's daughter, Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java won the party's women assembly's secretary-general post from her hospital bed.The Glen View South MP was involved in a car crash i...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1304 | by Staff reporter
ZACC aspirants chopped down to 35
NEARLY 100 individuals, who applied to sit on the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), have been chopped from the nomination list after failing to meet expected attributes, The Sunday Mail has ...Published: 27 May 2019 at 07:51hrs | 1669 | by Staff reporter
Gweru probes secret sale of bus rank
Gweru City Council has put in place a forensic probe team to look into the secret sale of the Kudzanayi long-distance bus rank.Last year The Standard, working in conjunction with Information f...Published: 26 May 2019 at 14:00hrs | 1716 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers linked to Tsvangirai daughter's crash
Police have allegedly closed an investigation into the horror accident that took two lives and left the late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai's daughter battling for life amid revelations it involved sold...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:58hrs | 5282 | by Staff reporter
Unknown secrets about Dabengwa
It was in 2007 when l had four consecutive dreams about the same thing: l was talking to Dr Joshua Nkomo& he instructed me to go to Silobela&meet an old man from the Moyo clan& to deliver ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 01:04hrs | 13751 | by Benard Conrad Magugu
Man catches wife pants down with churchmate
A praise and worship team- member at Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries who lied to her husband that she was going for music practice while she went for trysts at her churchmate's house was ...Published: 25 May 2019 at 15:35hrs | 4973 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plunged into mourning
LIBERATION war stalwart and former Cabinet Minister Dr Dumiso Dabengwa was a confidante of a number of Government ministers and helped them on issues of national importance, Deputy Minister of Defence...Published: 25 May 2019 at 08:35hrs | 2844 | by Staff reporter
New Zupco buses come to Bulawayo
FIVE of the 39 new Zupco buses which were commissioned recently are coming to Bulawayo to service urban routes. This comes in the wake of Government slashing fares by 50 percent resulting in fares for...Published: 23 May 2019 at 06:41hrs | 1484 | by Staff reporter
Demand for Zupco up
Demand for Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) buses has spiked and the public transport operator is set to take delivery of 300 more coaches in a major leap for the country's mass transpo...Published: 22 May 2019 at 23:21hrs | 1966 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's maize stolen
POLICE have arrested three men - two drivers and a suspected buyer - who were in the habit of stealing part of President Mnangagwa's maize deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board depot in Chegutu. ...Published: 22 May 2019 at 10:39hrs | 2637 | by Staff reporter
Zibagwe sues Zunaid Moti, Kuda Tagwirei linked miner over $300k rates arrears
TWO top mines in Kwekwe owe Zibagwe Rural District Council (RDC) over $800 000 in unpaid rates, a development that has crippled operations at the cash-strapped local authority, Southern Eye has establ...Published: 22 May 2019 at 06:17hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland
While I was going through my archives I came across the Election Manifesto below. Quite interesting.PATRIOTIC UNION OF MANDEBELELAND (PUMA)ELECTION MANIFES...Published: 21 May 2019 at 12:35hrs | 3782 | by PUMA
Anti-graft body probes former Gweru commissioners
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission, in collaboration with the Special Anti-Corruption Unit in the Office of the President and Cabinet, is investigating allegations of corruption against former Gw...Published: 21 May 2019 at 08:03hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs cost taxpayers $100,000
MDC-Alliance Members of Parliament have come under fire for performing political antics which cost the taxpayer over $100 000 through the re-sitting of the House last Friday. The National Asse...Published: 20 May 2019 at 06:31hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Major Matabeleland roads under reconstruction
THE multi-million dollar road infrastructure development programme undertaken by the Government has moved a gear up with work on the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road and Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road now underway, amon...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:13hrs | 1586 | by Staff reporter
'Pensioners to be paid in US dollars'
THE Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) has engaged the World Bank to come up with a model aimed at ensuring policyholders and pensioners who paid premiums and contributions from 2009 to February...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:11hrs | 1211 | by Staff reporter
Zesa pursues Mnangagwa ally over $414,000 electricity debt
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), which announced rolling power cuts early this week, is owed millions of dollars by top government officials.Reduced electricity production at ...Published: 18 May 2019 at 10:20hrs | 1402 | by ZimLive
Ex-Zanu-PF MP fights contempt of court charge
FORMER Mbizo legislator Vongaishe Mupereri (Zanu-PF) who was last year slapped with a contempt court charge after leading illegal gold panners into gold-rich Gaika Mine in Kwekwe in violation of a Hig...Published: 17 May 2019 at 17:27hrs | 822 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC burns in Chiwundura
The MDC Chiwundura district leadership wrangle is raging on following protests from lower structures against the leaders elected through consensus by ward chairpersons last week.Ahead of the p...Published: 17 May 2019 at 17:25hrs | 1726 | by Staff reporter
Latest on Tsvangirai's daughter
Vimbai Tsvangirai the daughter of the late former Prime Minister Morgan Richard Tsvangirai is steadily recovering in hospital MDC President Nrelson Chamisa has revealed. Posting on micro blogg...Published: 17 May 2019 at 12:49hrs | 7384 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Gold dealer shoots man dead
A Kwekwe gold dealer on Tuesday appeared before a Kwekwe Magistrate facing murder charges after he fatally shot a man who was playing snooker during a fight with his friends.Canisio Misi (36) ...Published: 16 May 2019 at 17:50hrs | 2786 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns with MDC Alliance
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has mourned the death of two MDC-Alliance activists killed when the vehicle they were travelling in collided head-on with another vehicle on the outskirts of Kwekwe city on Monday ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 07:40hrs | 1038 | by Staff reporter
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