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Chilonga villagers wary of govt 'reorganisation
The Zimbabwean government has reaffirmed its commitment to the controversial Chilonga lucerne project, clarifying that the evictions of over 1,000 families remain an integral part of its plans, now fr...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:04hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
2 Mutsvangwas, 6 women and 3 Mnangagwas
With former television personality Tatenda Mavetera thrown into the mix, one needs very little imagination to describe Zimbabwe's Cabinet that was sworn into office early this week following a sham el...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 22:09hrs | 4 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Aspiring Zanu-PF MP leads invasion of sacred mountain
A CARTEL in Mberengwa led by Zanu-PF aspiring MP for the constituency and gold baron Tinashe "Goga" Shumba has angered the community by invading Janasi Mountain, which is considered sacred, in search ...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 18:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Of patriotism, Mahere and Zanu-PF's duplicity
NOW that the hubbub and furore over Fadzayi Mahere's submission at a recent UN summit in Geneva, Switzerland, has substantially died down, it is time for a sober, frank and honest reflection on whethe...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
WATCH: Unleashing the Beauty of Matopos - A Journey from Bulawayo to Maphisa
As a nature enthusiast and adventure seeker, I am always on the lookout for new destinations to explore. One such place that caught my attention recently is Matopos, a beautiful region in Zimbabwe kno...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 10:56hrs | 10 | by Mncedisi Nyathi
Zanu-PF primary polls reignite factional battles
THE recent Zanu-PF primary elections have re-ignited the battle for the control of Masvingo province between factions aligned to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga, with ...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 20:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chilonga land grab resistance intensifies
EIGHT community leaders from Chilonga area were briefly detained at Chiredzi Police Station on Thursday after continuously resisting the establishment of lucerne plantations on their ancestral land....Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
South African police crackdown on tobacco crime
Police in South Africa's Limpopo province has intensified their crackdown on the smuggling of cigarettes between the neighbouring country and Zimbabwe.Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa warns Zanu-PF
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa on Sunday challenged Zanu-PF to stop threatening people with displacement if they choose to vote against the ruling party in next year's po...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Fireworks for 2023 as Kasukuwere rolls up sleeves
As the months, weeks, days and hours go by in the momentous countdown yo the epic decisive Zimbabwe elections in 2023, many wait with bated breath for what has been touted as the most dynamic politica...Published: 11 Jul 2022 at 11:00hrs | 13 | by Ndinashe Mudavanhu
Chilonga villagers turn to ConCourt
CHILONGA villagers in Chiredzi have approached the Constitution Court (ConCourt) to stop their imminent eviction from their ancestral land to pave way for an irrigation project.In January, Hig...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Isn't continued belief and celebration of ZANU PF regime promises akin to madness!
As I am penning this piece, our suburb of Redcliff has not had any electricity for approximately the past twelve hours – having been thrown into eerie darkness in the wee hours of the morning, repor...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 12:16hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
July Moyo reported to ZACC over US$9m tender scam
INDEPENDENT Norton lawmaker Temba Mliswa has formally reported Local Government Public Works and National Housing minister July Moyo to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) over a corrupt US...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is it too late for Mnangagwa to reverse course?
All reasonable men know that the people of the Rainbird are the "wisest" among the Bantu. I was made aware, quite recently that they also have a weird sense of humour. When a bad character meets his f...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:59hrs | 7 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Mnangagwa gets greenlight to evict Chilonga villagers
THE fate of 12 000 villagers in Chilonga, Chiredzi, has been effectively sealed after the High Court on Thursday ruled there was "finite wisdom" in gave President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration's...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
RevivED, on course, CompletED
FULFILLING a century-old dream, President Mnangagwa in February this year commissioned the Gwayi-Shangani Dam project, which will come with a 245 km water pipeline to Bulawayo and put an end to the se...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:39hrs | 6 | by Fungi Kwaramba
Mnangagwa's mustn't greenwash his govt's crimes
SINCE becoming President in November 2017, President Emmerson Mnangagwa repeatedly paid lip service to calls for democratic reform, did little to further human rights and democratic freedoms in the co...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:30hrs | 7 | by Tafi Mhaka
The Hypocrisy Of Mnangagwa
SINCE becoming the president of Zimbabwe in November 2017, despite repeatedly paying lip service to calls for democratic reform, Emmerson Mnangagwa did little to further human rights and democratic fr...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 06:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
High Court reserves judgment in Chilonga villagers case
HIGH Court judges yesterday reserved judgment on an application by Chilonga villagers who were challenging provisions of the Communal Lands Act arguing that it did not respect African traditional valu...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt responsible for rights violations
The Civic Society organisations have lamented that three years after the adoption of Vision 2030 by the Zimbabwean government, ethnic, linguistic and indigenous communities in the country are facing a...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 19:35hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa appoints 3 Shangaan chiefs
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has elevated three Shangaan headmen to chiefs in a move that has been described as a plot to douse the simmering tension between Zanu-PF and the Shangaan community....Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Villagers vow to fight off Chinese
SCORES of disgruntled villagers in Mutoko are on a collision path with Chinese mining company, Shanghai Haoying Mining Investments, which is pushing for their eviction after being allocated black gran...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt ropes in traditional chiefs to promote Chinese project
GOVERNMENT has roped in traditional leaders to convince reluctant villagers to agree to be evicted when a carbon steel project undertaken by a Chinese investor in the Chirumanzu area of the Midlands p...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Jahana confronts Mnangagwa
Chief Jahana of Insiza has written a letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa 'strongly' objecting to the mining exploration of lithium in Fort Rixon without following due processes.The Governme...Published: 20 May 2021 at 18:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Communal Lands Act unconstitutional'
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum yesterday approached the Attorney-General (AG)'s Office seeking the alignment of Communal Lands Act with the Constitution to protect citizens from arbitrary evictio...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chilonga anger forces Chiwenga to abort trip
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga was last week forced to abort a trip to Chilonga communal lands, where over 12 000 villagers are facing eviction after angry traditional leaders told Masvingo provi...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 08:05hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves to douse Chilonga flames
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed that no villagers should be displaced by an irrigation project to be implemented by government in the Chilonga area of Chiredzi. Last month, the State...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Independence Day' a continual reminder of how Zimbabweans are still in painful bondage
I have never had any hesitation asserting that the holidays that I regarded most appealing to my heart on the Zimbabwean calender, were "Independence Day", and "Heroes Day" - not for the skewed and ba...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 10:47hrs | 6 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Villagers decry eviction threats
After toiling in South Africa for four years without amassing any wealth, Richard (not real name) decided to come back to his rural home in Chilonga to venture into farming.During the 2019/202...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 07:03hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'zero tolerance' to corruption rings hollow
REPEATED corruption allegations levelled against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his family have blighted Zimbabwe's fight on graft, making a mockery of his "zero tolerance" stance.Mnangagwa ...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CNRG calls for Dendairy to publicly renounce its interest in Chilonga
THE Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) says the threat of evictions remains for Chilonga villagers despite government repealing Statutory Instrument (SI) 50/2021 which had legalised their d...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Displaced people risk losing voting rights'
PEOPLE displaced from their original wards may fail to participate in elections if there are no proper voter education campaigns conscientising them on the need to update their voter registration stat...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland converted into Mberengwa
The people of Matabeleland are up in arms with a ploy that is at an advanced stage to make part of Gwanda South be merged with Mberengwa. The person behind this gambit is a senior Zanu PF official who...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 09:57hrs | 1 | by Sibangilizwe Moyo
Mnangagwa's govt dangles compensation to Chilonga villagers
GOVERNMENT yesterday in a volte-face agreed to compensate Chilonga villagers in Chiredzi district set to be evicted to make way for an irrigation scheme.This was revealed in Statutory Instrume...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dialogue with Chamisa
The year 2021 started at a very sad note. A year which everyone thought was going to breath a new lease of life has turned into a very bleak one coupled with myriad of challenges.As long as we...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 14:41hrs | | by Leonard Koni
State agents swarm Chilonga
STATE security agents have reportedly deployed heavily in Chilonga, Chiredzi district amid fears that they want to flush out strangers and contain the flow of information on government activities in t...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo named in US$9m tender storm
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo is entangled in a scandal in which a company linked to a businessman at the centre of the Chilonga row was allegedly awarded a US$9,3 million contract to supply wat...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
SI 50: Govt flops legal litmus test
FOLLOWING an avalanche of Statutory Instruments gazetted by government in recent months, another controversial SI 50 of 2021 failed a litmus test of constitutionality, as it flagrantly violates Sectio...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chilonga villagers plot resistance
CHILONGA villagers, whose impending eviction from their ancestral communal lands has caused a major outcry, have vowed to stay put, accusing government of toying with them.Some of the villager...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
If Zim govt calls Dendairy's displacement of people from their ancestral land 'investment', so can we say Rhodes was an 'investo
To say I was shocked by the lame, disingenuous, and shamefully ridiculous attempts by the Zimbabwe government to sanitize the septic, cruel, and repulsive displacement of over 12,000 Chilonga villager...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 12:23hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MP stokes Zanu-PF factional fights
CHIREDZI West MP, Farai Musikavanhu (Zanu-PF) has torched a storm after he commented on behalf of two other legislators with regards to the controversial lucerne grass project in the Chilonga area of ...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chilonga SI amended
Government has published an amended Statutory Instrument aimed at paving way for the development of a massive irrigation scheme on 200 000 hectares in south eastern Lowveld. A few minor errors...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt plots backdoor Chiredzi evictions
THE Zanu-PF government, stung by public outcry and a recent court ruling which annulled its planned mass eviction of Chilonga villagers in Chiredzi, has come up with a subtle ploy to pursue the matter...Published: 09 Mar 2021 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Evictions fiasco rocks Mnangagwa govt
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government was forced to hold crisis meetings after a controversial edict paving the way for the eviction of thousands of Chiredzi villagers caused an uproar.The...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 13:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi falls: Who is my brother?
Tendai Mbofana sent me some information, which greatly upset me. I ignored it. Then he sent me the same information for the second time. I only write under some cloud of inspiration. at this point the...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 13:54hrs | 10 | by Ken Mufuka
Chilonga evictions: State capture at play
You would have hoped that the post-Mugabe establishment could - at least - get one or two things right. But, ouch, this so-called "new dispensation" is as crude, primitive and self-serving as such reg...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 08:16hrs | | by Tawanda Majoni
Govt under fire over evictions
Rights groups have denounced government plans to evict thousands of villagers from their communal land and convert it to industrial animal feed farming.More than 13 000 Shangani people, an ind...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 08:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chilonga leaders living in fear
CHILONGA community leaders who are at the forefront of resisting goverment's decision to forcibly evict them from their ancestral lands to pave way for commercial production of lucerne grass say they ...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC calls for Dendairy product boycott
MDC Alliance is calling on Zimbabweans to boycott Dendairy (Pvt) Limited products to protest the company's bid to dislodge some 12 500 Chilonga villagers from their Chiredzi ancestral land to make way...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 18:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's associates under fire from the public over Chilonga land seizure
OUTRAGE is growing over government's plan to displace over 12 500 villagers in the Chilonga area of Chiredzi to accommodate President Emmerson Mnangagwa's cronies at Dendairy.Darren Coetzee, D...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:04hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
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