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The new dispensation is following footsteps of the previous regime
IN the next six weeks, it will be two years since the nation went into a frenzy celebrating the departure of the late former President Robert Mugabe. He had stayed in power for more than 37 years. His...Published: 58 mins ago | 29 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Declare Mnangagwa a terrorist
THE opposition MDC will submit a petition to the United Nations (UN) and international community asking them to designate President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party as terrorists for the killi...Published: 3 hrs ago | 1754 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt panicky reaction to Dr Magombeyi abduction raises more questions
When we were kids, we used to enjoy a certain joke, in which a bus was stopped at a checkpoint, where police officers started searching all the bags in the luggage compartment, when they came across o...Published: 3 hrs ago | 1161 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Flight risk' Mupfumira refused bail
Fired Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira, who is facing corruption allegations involving US$95 million, was on Friday back in court for her routine remand. ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 339 | by Staff reporter
African Religion and Governance in a changing world. Where thou goest native Africa!
It is my humble intention to speak to this paper in response to my learned brother Kenyan Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba's presentation to The All-Africa Religious Liberty 3rd Congress in...Published: 18 hrs ago | 275 | by Reginald Nyathi
Fresh scandal brews at NSSA
A fresh scandal is brewing at the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) after revelations that another former minister meddled in the compulsory pensions body's affairs resulting in heavy financia...Published: 24 hrs ago | 2223 | by Staff reporter
Rampant price increases must end, says Mnangagwa
I ADDRESS you this evening on three issues which have been exercising the mind of the Government. These are: (1) the ongoing industrial action by our medical staff; (2) the below-par water supply situ...Published: 24 hrs ago | 818 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF slams doctors' strike
ZANU-PF has condemned the ongoing strike by doctors and other health workers, saying their unilateral decision to withdraw their services and suspend all Health Services Bipartite Negotiating Panel me...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 07:56hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns on fake abductions
Government has warned against the rising incidences of false abductions in the country and is contemplating measures to deal with the threat and punish those responsible. This was said by Pres...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 07:53hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
The abductor of Dr Peter Mugombeyi exposed
The story that unfolded in Harare seemed tailor-made to stare and brew some ugly scenes in Zimbabwe. During a plan for a labour dispute and a demonstration by medical doctors in Zimbabwe D...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 18:08hrs | 15544 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
When the government chooses to be the third force
The reports by the government that there is a third force operating in Zimbabwe are just fat lies and can be dismissed with all costs.Doctors in Zimbabwe have been going on industrial action f...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 14:59hrs | 1437 | by Leonard Koni
Moving on from Mugabe era
BEING in Harare in the past two weeks has been quite an experience. The Robert Mugabe era has finally closed after his death in Singapore on September 6, even through he is yet to be buried.Bu...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 08:32hrs | 299 | by Eddie Cross
Of human rights demands and regime change in ZImbabwe
Chapter 4 of Zimbabwe's Constitution adopted in 2013 outlines various rights which are supposed to be enjoyed by Zimbabwean citizens as they go about their business. A few bad apples among us are busy...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 07:39hrs | 162 | by Elijah Chihota
WATCH: Bona's moving tribute to Mugabe
Below are excerpts from Bona Mugabe's address to a memorial service held for his father in Kutama on September 18:"Being my father's only daughter, we had a special relationship. He was my fir...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 15:32hrs | 2550 | by Staff reporter
Magombeyi's abduction requires a firm 'Jamal Khashoggi-style' solidarity response
The recent abduction of the acting president the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors' Association (ZHDA) Dr. Peter Magombeyi should be a wake up call for all Zimbabweans to finally stand strongly together again...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 12:10hrs | 2082 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MDC Alliance behind abductions
The quest for power should never ever replace our humanness and the inherent spirit of Ubuntu that is the hallmark of our people, either in their deeds or spirit. Such virtues that are found in Zimbab...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 07:35hrs | 1745 | by Pupurai Togarepi
Zimbabwe teachers to join protesting doctors over abduction
MEMBERS of the Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) and the Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have resolved to join doctors who are protesting the abduction of a fellow m...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 20:42hrs | 7479 | by newzimbabwe
Of human rights demands and regime change
Chapter 4 of Zimbabwe's Constitution adopted in 2013 outlines various rights which are supposed to be enjoyed by Zimbabwean citizens as they go about their business. A few bad apples among us are busy...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 16:34hrs | 1132 | by Elijah Chihota
Churches lose confidence in Mnangagwa economic policies
The Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) yesterday said they have lost confidence in the current economic reforms being implemented by President Emmerson Mnangagwa administration amid a d...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 11:15hrs | 1673 | by Staff reporter
Health workers down tools over abducted colleague
The Health Apex Council yesterday said its members were downing tools starting today until the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors' Association (ZHDA) acting president Peter Magombeyi, who was abducted by suspe...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 08:22hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa deploys soldiers to hospitals
Government has moved to avert possible disruption of services at hospitals by deploying medical professionals from the uniformed forces so that they attend to patients. Health professionals ha...Published: 18 Sep 2019 at 07:55hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Doctors paralyse Zimbabwe hospitals
ZIMBABWE's public health delivery system ground to a halt yesterday as doctors countrywide downed tools, with the Harare-based medical professionals marching to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Munhumut...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 11:00hrs | 1096 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, diplomats crank up pressure on Mnangagwa
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa on Monday pointed an accusing finger at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime following the abduction of the doctors' union president....Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 01:06hrs | 2092 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa to open 2nd Parly session
President Mnangagwa will officially open the Second Session of the Ninth Parliament on October 1 and layout the legislative agenda. The opening of the Second Session marks the end of the First...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 06:38hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
ZINARA Employees stealing from government and motorists
Dear Minister of TransportOn Friday at around 1700 hours I witnessed one ZINARA tollgate till operator stealing from both the government and motorist. The operator in question was at the Guine...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 21:40hrs | 2776 | by Munya Shumba
Mugabe: The socio-genesis, posterity of Pan-Africanism
My heart agonisingly aches in sullenness for Robert Gabriel Mugabe's demise. While weeping can only endure for a while, Mugabe's passing on offers a solid premise to recollect and curate the mortality...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:53hrs | 118 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
South Africans need a history lesson
JULIUS Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has tried telling his countrymen that the borders they are so fond of were imposed by racist imperialists.He has also told them th...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 07:45hrs | 376 | by Mtandazo Dube
Zimbabweans now living in extreme poverty as economy declines
With Zimbabwe's economy all but confirmed to contract by at least 8% in the year 2019, households are feeling the heat as poverty levels surge at alarming levels. Zimbabwe's last recession cycle occur...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 20:32hrs | 1306 | by Victor Bhoroma
'Heads should roll at Parirenyatwa'
Health watchdogs have called for thorough investigations into the recent death of a woman during labour at Parirenyatwa Hospital amid allegations that she was left unattended for too long.Shar...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 21:48hrs | 2579 | by Staff reporter
Stampede to check if Mugabe is really dead
THOUSANDS of people yesterday stampeded to view the body of the late former President Robert Mugabe at Rufaro Stadium, where he took his first oath as the country's founding Prime Minister at midnight...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 14:06hrs | 2335 | by staff reporter
Zimbabwe's MPC, RBZ boards face a daunting task
The new Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) boards face a daunting task in dealing with the country's monetary problems and bring the much-needed stability and confidenc...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 14:02hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
What Mugabe's legacy means to Mnangagwa
FORMER president Robert Mugabe's death has become the most trending topic both locally and internationally. Several obituaries were penned since last Friday when he drew his last breath aged 95....Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:45hrs | 795 | by Econometer Global Capital
Mugabe spent only 5 days in Singapore hospital
Robert Mugabe's nephew, Patrick Zhuwao, gave details of the days leading up to his uncle's death, stating that he was only hospitalised five days before he passed on.This contradicts recent me...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 21:38hrs | 1305 | by City Press
'Keep your De Klerk, we will keep our Mugabe'
EFF leader Julius Malema gave a defiant tribute to former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, who he called a "patriot", at a memorial service held by the party on Thursday."For so long we have ...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 21:36hrs | 575 | by City Press
Fired magistrate appeals
FIRED Esigodini resident magistrate, Mr Tawanda Muchemwa, has approached the Labour Court challenging his dismissal by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) following a disciplinary hearing. M...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 20:55hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa throws Ndebeles under the bus
Cde Paul Siwela told Thabo Mdluli of Newzroom Afrika that Shona- Ndebele animosity is exacerbated by the insensitivity of calling Robert Mugabe a hero as he questioned the standard used to give Mugabe...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 08:07hrs | 9897 | by Israel Dube
Mupfumira could flee to England, says magistrate
Former tourism minister Priscah Mupfumira was denied bail on Wednesday after a magistrate ruled that she was a flight risk.Elijah Makomo said Mupfumira, charged with corruption involving US$95...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 22:46hrs | 3126 | by ZimLive
Foreign students to stay in UK for 2 years after finishing studies
International students will be allowed to stay in the UK for two years after graduation to find a job, under new proposals announced by the Home Office.The move reverses a decision made in 201...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 13:50hrs | 2009 | by BBC
ZCTU members trial in false start
THE trial of 20 Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) activists who were arrested in Mutare in October last year failed to commence yesterday following the death of one of the accused persons, Tens...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 07:33hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Zera re-opens search for CEO
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has re-opened its search for a substantive chief executive officer, six months after it first advertised the job. The new CEO will replace forme...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 07:06hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
It's time the opposition competed on ideas
A cursory perusal of last week's mainstream and online media publications painted a gloomy picture of the opposition's compound. In one online media story, the MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa is reported t...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 15:22hrs | 404 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zim Dollar rates tumbles ahead of monitory policy
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is expected to announce the Mid-Term Monitory Policy statement in the coming days. The market is not anticipating major changes to the country's economic fortunes fr...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 07:47hrs | 10271 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mupfumira files fresh bail application
Former tourism minister Priscah Mupfumira on Monday filed a fresh bail appeal before a Harare magistrate after languishing in prison for nearly two months.She appeared before Harare provincial...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 07:40hrs | 737 | by zimlive
How UK failed to dislodge Robert Mugabe
BRITAIN'S 40-year effort to find a way to either influence or dislodge Robert Mugabe is one of the country's great post-war foreign policy failures. It is a story spanning six UK prime ministe...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 13:10hrs | 3125 | by Patrick Wintour
Interpol warrant of arrest red alert slapped on Robin Vela
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is lobbying the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) to issue red notices for former National Social Security Authority (Nssa) board cha...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 07:57hrs | 1689 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira bail ruling set for today
FIRED Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira last Friday made a fresh bail application at the Harare Magistrates' Courts following the expiry of her 21-day detention p...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 07:20hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Afrophobic attacks in South Africa are real
The current wave of what have come to be termed 'afrophobic or xenophobic attacks' in some parts of Pretoria and Johannesburg, South Africa have forced those in the corridors of power in Africa to hav...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 22:22hrs | 2054 | by Kennedy M. Mandaza
Mnangagwa divides G40
GOVERNMENT has dispelled social media reports it had opened doors for G40 kingpin and ex-Cabinet Minister Jonathan Moyo and other exiled members of the now decimated Zanu-PF faction to return home for...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:55hrs | 7681 | by newzimbabwe
Mupfumira fights 'illegal arrest'
FORMER Labour minister Prisca Mupfumira is challenging her arrest by a police officer seconded to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), arguing that it was unconstitional.Mupfumira, ...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:39hrs | 967 | by Staff reporter
Names and naming: More about the defensive barrier surrounding Inyathi (Emhlangeni)
TODAY we seek to complete the regiments/settlements that constituted the defensive barrier, isiphika, around the capital town of Inyathi, also known as Emhlangeni. As we shall see later, K...Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 08:33hrs | 138 | by Pathisa Nyathi
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