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Soul Jah Love confirms undying love for ex-wife Bounty Lisa
CONTROVERSIAL dancehall chanter Soul Jah Love has once again confirmed his undying love for ex-wife Bounty Lisa through a yet-to-be released song titled Hatisisiritose if a snippet from the video of t...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:27hrs | 1096 | by Staff Reporter
The Unity Accord & Gukurahundi
The 1987 unity accord meant nothing then to the people of Mathebeleland and the Midlands and it means nothing to them today. We said it then and we are saying it today. It actually made the leader of ...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 09:30hrs | 1010 | by Clemen Moyo
Khupe councillor deputises Chamisa's mayor
IN a major turn of events at Harare Town House, an MDC-T councillor Luckson Mukunguma, who last month narrowly lost the Harare mayoral election to MDC Alliance candidate Jacob Mafume, was yesterday el...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:42hrs | 2583 | by Staff reporter
Recalls have crippled council business, says Mafume
New Harare mayor Jacob Mafume (JM) still believes that the capital has what it takes to regain its Sunshine City status if city fathers can get their act together. Last week, he sat down with NewsDay ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:19hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Auxillia Mnangagwa's business partners listed on Covid-19 fund for the poor
FIRST lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's business partners, among them a ruling Zanu-PF senator, are on the list of people meant to benefit from a $600 million (US$25 million) fund to cushion vulnerable popula...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:41hrs | 2606 | by Staff reporter
Auxillia Mnangagwa's business partners listed on multi-million Covid-19 fund for the poor
FIRST lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's business partners, among them a ruling Zanu PF senator, are on the list of people meant to benefit from a $600 million (US$25 million) fund to cushion vulnerable popula...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 08:26hrs | 1265 | by Staffg Reporter
Will diplomacy without reforms work for ED?
THE appointment of Zimbabwe's ambassador to Malawi Hilda Suka-Mafudze as the African Union ambassador to Washington does not only raise Zimbabwe's flag higher, but presents an opportunity for Africa a...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:49hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean diplomat appointed AU envoy to US
ZIMBABWE'S ambassador to Malawi, Hilda Suka-Mafudze, has been appointed the African Union (AU) envoy to Washington, replacing Arikana Chihombori-Quao who was fired last November over alleged abuse of ...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 07:06hrs | 2512 | by Staff reporter
Khupe takes over Beitbridge?
MDC Alliance' national youth organising secretary, Morgan Ncube who was a fortnight ago fired as Beitbridge Mayor was Tuesday replaced by his then deputy Munyaradzi Chitsunge.Ncube was axed by...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 21:21hrs | 3998 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora axe hangs over Masvingo
Interim MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora is said to be planning to extend his recall of MDC Alliance councillors to Masvingo where he faces immense resistance. Fear of recalls among th...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 07:09hrs | 2374 | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Chamisa fight paralyses councils
THE expulsion of MDC Alliance councillors by the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has grounded local authorities, which are now failing to get the numbers at committee stages to agree on key decisions, it ha...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 10:17hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
Govt rules out holding by-elections this year
THE government has ruled out the holding of by-elections this year due to coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions. This comes as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has set December 5 as ...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 08:11hrs | 3083 | by Staff reporter
Father mistakenly gives infant poison
There was a tragic incident in Shamva after a 31-year-old father, Passmore Nicholas, allegedly accidentally fed his one-year-old son cattle dip chemical t...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 13:05hrs | 2863 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF's DCC elections to be held at once'
ZANU-PF will hold all outstanding District Coordinating Committee (DCC) elections at once as it moves to consolidate its structures, the party's national political commissar Victor Matemadanda has sai...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:13hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Khupe wrangling hits rock bottom
THE suicidal bloodletting consuming the main opposition MDC is now stomping towards its funereal end, with the party's interim leadership led by Thokozani Khupe now planning to recall about 38 more le...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 19:01hrs | 7935 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa won't protect you,' Mwonzora warns MPs, Cllrs
MDC-T secretary general Douglas Mwonzora has warned Members of Parliament (MPs) and councilors who won their seats under the MDC Alliance in the 2018 harmonised elections that they should desist from ...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:26hrs | 2839 | by Staff reporter
Mafume saved by the court
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume got a reprieve after the High Court granted him and other councillors from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) an order barring their recall that could have seen him leave of...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:01hrs | 1125 | by Staff reporter
Mafume reinstated as Harare Mayor
HARARE Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume will remain in office after the High Court granted a provisional order reinstating him at Town House until the matter is finalised in due course. Through h...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:49hrs | 1045 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo's recall letter causes confusion in Bulawayo council
THE MDC Alliance says recalled Bulawayo Ward 24 councillor, Arnold Batirai Dube will not vacate office until the Minister of Local Government July Moyo clarifies whom he wrote recalling him in his let...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 05:32hrs | 3251 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa falls in Marondera
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance candidate for Marondera mayoral elections, Bornface Tagwireyi, was yesterday defeated by MDCT candidate Simbarashe Nyahuye in a tight contest held at council chambers.N...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:09hrs | 16866 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to field recalled councillors
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance's Bulawayo provincial executive has resolved to field all the eight councillors who were recently recalled by the MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe in the upcoming by-el...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:41hrs | 9884 | by Staff reporter
Biti to stop recall of Jacob Mafume?
MDC Alliance vice-president Tendai Biti and his old party People's Democratic Party (PDP) have approached Parliament seeking to stop the planned recall of the recently elected Harare mayor Jacob Mafum...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:40hrs | 5683 | by Staff reporter
Biti's PDP recalls Harare mayor
BARELY a month after his election, Harare Mayor councillor Jacob Mafume has been recalled by his party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), a development that is likely to result in a fresh poll. ...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:29hrs | 6365 | by Staff reporter
Race For Khupe's Position Resumes
THE battle for the MDC presidency begins in earnest in a fortnight with the party receiving nominations of candidates aspiring to challenge interim leader Thokozani Khupe, at an extra-ordinary congres...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 17:23hrs | 5463 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over Khupe recalls
Harare and Bulawayo residents say they have been caught in the crossfire in the ongoing opposition power struggles after the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T engineered the mass recalling of councillors in M...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:06hrs | 2095 | by Staff reporter
MDC divisions plumb new lows
NOTWITHSTANDING the internal damage that the MDC's infighting is causing, the party's senseless wars are escalating - amid growing fears that the once formidable movement could soon implode altogether...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 15:02hrs | 2598 | by Staff reporter
Khupe out thinking Chamisa?
NOTWITHSTANDING the internal damage that the MDC's infighting is causing, the party's senseless wars are escalating - amid growing fears that the once formidable movement could soon implode altogether...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 22:11hrs | 8993 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Mafume puts on brave face
NEWLY-ELECTED Harare mayor Jacob Mafume is putting on a brave face, saying the city's operations will not be affected significantly by the recent recall of 21 councillors as they will be replaced soon...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 22:09hrs | 1995 | by Staff reporter
PDP wants to recall Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume
There are reports that a faction of PDP now wants to recall Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume and councilor Arnold Batirai in Bulawayo. Respected media personality Zenzele Ndebele reported the matter ...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 12:05hrs | 8307 | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Chamisa scuffle cripples local authorities
THE turf war between MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe and her MDC Alliance rival Nelson Chamisa has left operations in the country's major cities and towns paralysed after she recalled a record 84 council...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1178 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Thokozani Khupe fires 11 MDC Alliance Councillors
MDC-T Acting President Thokozani Khupe has expelled 11 city councillors in Harare. A letter from the Local Government minister July Moyo has instructed the town clerk to inform the Zimbabwe Electoral ...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 12:18hrs | 6962 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mafume must fall now, not tomorrow not next week
THE MDC-T won the Supreme Court judgment based on violation of two documents by the MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, namely the alliance agreement and the MDC-T constitution. The MDC-T has ...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 08:25hrs | 3686 | by 0 Gutu
New Harare Mayor decries archaic billing system
In a veiled admission of failure, Harare's new Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume said the capital was behind in terms of development and was riddled with corruption.The MDC has been in charge of H...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 07:17hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Mafume clash over legitimacy of 2017 MDC Alliance agreement
LAST week's Harare in-house mayoral election conducted at Town House by the City Fathers to select former mayor Herbert Gomba's replacement (following the latter's ejection from office) may have left ...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 06:46hrs | 3782 | by Staff reporter
MDC haggles over mayor
The two MDC formations are haggling over the Harare mayoral elections held last week with Dr Thokozani Khupe's MDC-T saying they want the polls nullified. The Khupe-led formation said the elec...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:23hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
NRZ fights US$236m DIDG suit
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) will defend the US$236 million lawsuit filed by the Diaspora and Infrastructure Development Group (DIDG) following the termination of a US$400 million recapital...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:22hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF lite' can't bring better Zimbabwe'
IT is disheartening to note that the MDC-T leadership of Thokozani Khupe and her secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora is behaving like headless chickens, moving around without any direction.The ...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:32hrs | 1241 | by Farai Ngarani
Khupe plot thickens
MDC-T is plotting a wholesale recall of Harare and Bulawayo councillors after its candidate was defeated in mayoral elections in the capital city in a move observers say will virtually collapse the tw...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 09:08hrs | 7631 | by Staff reporter
Losing MDC-T councillors plot Mafume ouster
NEWLY ELECTED Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume might not stay longer at the helm of the city's affairs after it emerged losing MDC-T candidate Luckson Mukunguma and other councillors aligned to the party fac...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 08:47hrs | 2275 | by Staff reporter
1893 MHRRM brands its structures into Matebele Regiment Names
The 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) has this week, through its Bayethe Board of Directors, its Chapters and its members branded its Chapters or structures into its Matebe...Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 16:35hrs | 2018 | by 1893 Bayethe Board of Directors
Tendai Biti ally elected new Harare mayor
MDC ALLIANCE-SPONSORED candidate Jacob Mafume yesterday scraped through to land the Harare mayoral post in a tightly contested election, where he was pitted against Luckson Mukunguma of the Thokozani ...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 06:18hrs | 4734 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Khupe in fresh fight
THE battle to replace recalled Harare mayor Herbert Gomba has emerged between fierce rivals Thokozani Khupe and Nelson Chamisa.Gomba was recalled from council early this month by the Khupe-led...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 11:40hrs | 5090 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reaches into Mugabe's tool box
FROM a university student who was thrown into remand prison on suspicion that she passed a snide remark about President Emmerson Mnangagwa's poor performance, to police officers venting their anger on...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 11:20hrs | 3442 | by Moses Matenga
Stunner takes dig at Zimbabwean rappers
It has taken a brush with death to reawaken rapper, Stunner's prowess on the mic as he, days after recovering from an undisclosed ailment, released a track in which he says the local hip hop industry ...Published: 18 Aug 2020 at 08:28hrs | 901 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala's open letter to President Ramaphosa
ON behalf of the people of Zimbabwe who have expressed themselves loudly on social media, and have expressed themselves on issues they want addressed legally, we are grateful that you have found it ne...Published: 10 Aug 2020 at 16:14hrs | 1933 | by Job Sikhala
Chief Maduna and the liberation struggle
ONE of the country's longest serving traditional leaders, Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu, is recovering from a stroke he suffered in August last year, but when one mentions the Heroes Day, which the country w...Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 09:48hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean coach drags Chiefs to Fifa
FORMER Warriors assistant coach Bongani Mafu has taken Botswana team Mochudi Centre Chiefs to Fifa in a bid to force the team to pay him outstanding salaries and bonuses.Mafu was part of the Warri...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 09:35hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Duduzile Shinya new ICAZ President
Medical Investments Limited's chief financial officer, Duduzile Shinya has been elected the new president of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Zimbabwe (ICAZ) for the term 2020/21.She w...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 21:51hrs | 1222 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi embarks on land audit exercise
Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has embarked on a land and mine audit in Matabeleland and Midland provinces to unearth what it says is unfair distribution of the resources at the expense of deserving l...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 17:21hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans reject political party regulation
MOST participants at a recent Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) hosted virtual public meeting to discuss the topic Political Parties Regulation – Considerations for Zimbabwe did not support p...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 17:46hrs | 2545 | by Staff reporter
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