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Opposition 4ED crumbles like a deck of cards
It never rains but pours for MDC-T leader Mr Douglas Mwonzora. The centre is not holding at his party which he unconstitutionally grabbed from Nelson Chamisa with the help of President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 23 hrs ago | 2314 | by Leonard Koni
Does Zimbabwe need the Commonwealth?
ZIMBABWE joined the Commonwealth in 1980 after gaining independence from Britain - in what appeared to be a major victory for the Commonwealth. Twenty-three years down the road, Zimbabwe quit the Comm...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 197 | by Vusi Nyamazana
Zimbabwe's Meteorological Dept issues floods warning
THE Meteorological Services Department has warned of increased risk of floods in river basins, wetlands and low-lying areas such as Muzarabani and Mbire in Mashonaland Central with the Department of C...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 786 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangagwa vapostori fined US$18 each
THIRTY-FOUR Apostolic sect congregants who were on trial facing charges of staging an anti-government protest over the country's political and economic crises were yesterday fined $12 000 (about US$18...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's San community gets inaugural chief
MATABELELAND North leaders have lauded the Second Republic for appointing Mr Christopher Dube as the first substantive Chief Goledema for the San community in Tsholotsho District.He was offici...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:52hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
'It's foolish participating in rigged elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy' admitted Biti in 2015 - of course, has known this al
"Look, you can't keep on participating in flawed electoral processes that serve to give big benefits to dictators such as Robert Mugabe. Mugabe has perfected the art of winning elections. So it will b...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 09:42hrs | 476 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chamisa speaks on 2023 polls prospects, accepting results
A wave of opposition victories in the Sadc region over the past two years has elicited mixed reactions from political parties in Zimbabwe.The opposition says this is a sign that the tide was c...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:40hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's iconic Post Office Gardens crumble
A gaping hole now exposes the western part of the Post Office Gardens. It is perhaps ironic that a building also known as the War Memorial Park or the Cenotaph, now looks like it was the victim of a n...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:37hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Harare airport bird strike grounds Fastjet aircraft
A Fastjet aircraft was grounded recently after experiencing a bird strike upon landing at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport.The incident, according to a statement by the company'...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:44hrs | 1902 | by Staff reporter
Bloodshed of Zimbabwe's past elections has citizens bracing for what's to come next year
"Just thinking of voting causes me to become more afraid," Maxwell Tauro told The Globe and Mail. I might be met with bullets. I'm just fearful that I might get shot like my son."With a new el...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:40hrs | 345 | by Jeffrey Moyo for The Globe & Mail
Mnangagwa's 5-year tenure divides public opinion
THE history of Zimbabwe is etched on the fateful events of November 14 and 21, 2017 an eventful week that saw soldiers roll their tanks onto the streets of Harare, culminating in the forced resignatio...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:22hrs | 926 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe can't be re-admitted into Commonwealth without strict accountability mechanisms!
I always say Zimbabwe can be a most strange place to be - if only we lived in peace and prosperity, with our fundamental rights being respected as sacrosanct.When then President Robert Gabriel...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 08:56hrs | 443 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Was operation restore legacy a success?
The November 17 Coup which ushered President Emmerson Mnangagwa code named Operation Restore Legacy looked like an alternative idea but actually violated the Constitution of the country rendering it u...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 08:54hrs | 2071 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe violence signals bloody 2023 poll
THE storming of an opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change Press conference at the Media Centre in Harare by suspected Zanu-PF youths is yet ominous sign that the 2023 general elections could be vio...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 19:43hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
Biti says state repression, corruption worse after Mugabe coup
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy president Tendai Biti says the November 2017 military coup that installed incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa in place of late former leader Robert ...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 19:39hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's housing backlog shoots to 2 million
ZIMBABWE'S housing backlog in urban areas has shot up to two million from around 1,5 million reported in February, NewsDay has learnt.Revealing the figure on Monday in Harare, National Housing...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:15hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans have nothing to celebrate in new resource discoveries!
No one can deny that Zimbabwe is one of the most richly endowed places on this planet.Highly favored by God Almighty with nearly 40 identified minerals - including gold, platinum, diamonds, ch...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 10:27hrs | 14007 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Mwonzora's MDC is too broke to hold an elective congress'
MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora stands accused of delaying the party's elective congress. NewsDay (ND) chief reporter Taurai Mangudhla interviewed MDC Alliance presidential spokesperson Lloyd Dam...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Another 'moment of madness' brewing in ZImbabwe
THE timing of a 45-day blitz to flush out illegal settlers announced by Harare Metropolitan Province on Thursday demonstrates the deep administrative lapses that continue to haunt Zimbabwe.The...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:14hrs | 2337 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth team visiting Zimbabwe starts mission
THE visiting Commonwealth assessment team, which arrived in the country on Saturday for a week-long working visit, will today start engagements with several stakeholders as part of its brief to gather...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa frets over Chamisa's Sadc links?
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is increasingly becoming worried about the growing anti-establishment wave sweeping across the region after a recent shock victory by former opposi...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:46hrs | 8990 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai ally announces bid to dislodge Mwonzora
A SENIOR MDC-T official, who was close to the late opposition icon Morgan Tsvangirai, Norest Marara, says he will challenge party leader Douglas Mwonzora at the upcoming congress, becoming the first o...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:45hrs | 2579 | by Staff reporter
Could Smith's plan for independence have led to a better Zimbabwe?
Today is 11 November - a day marked in this country’s history as when then Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith, in a daring move, stubbornly cut off ties with the colonial British Crown - by unilateral...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 14:46hrs | 2773 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
I won't be balanced, fair towards blood suckers
OCCASIONALLY, I am accused of being predominantly biased against the Zanu-PF regime and that there was a serious lack of balance and fairness in my discourses.I plead guilty to the charges, bu...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 332 | by Tendai R Mbofana
Commonwealth mission jets in for Zimbabwe assessment
A Commonwealth assessment mission is expected in the country tomorrow for a week-long visit aimed at assessing progress made by Zimbabwe following an application submitted in 2018 for re-admission int...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:01hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Govt defends Rautenbach's ethanol project
GOVERMENT has said it would defend business tycoon Billy Rauntenbach's ethanol project in Chisumbanje where Chipinge villagers have been objecting to the operations following a land dispute.Ra...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:12hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court settles Adlecraft directorship dispute
The Supreme Court has settled the directorship dispute in mining firm Adlecraft Investments which has seen a number of court battles between its chairperson and Israeli businessman Gilad Shabtai and h...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 13:44hrs | 933 | by Staff Reporter
Why should I be 'balanced and fair' towards those who destroyed millions of Zimbabwean lives?
Occasionally, I do receive accusations that my writings are biased predominantly against the ZANU PF regime - and, that there was a serious lack of balance and fairness in my discourses. I ple...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 13:07hrs | 823 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimdollar dollar budget will fuel inflation
AFRICA Economic Development Strategies executive director Gift Mugano has warned that the proposed $3,4 trillion 2023 national budget will fuel inflation and deepen the economic crisis in the southern...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga down but not out'
ALLIES of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, who was brought to his knees by President Emmerson Mnangagwa - literally and metaphorically - at the crucial Zanu-PF congress last weekend, say the forme...Published: 06 Nov 2022 at 11:50hrs | 8605 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ailing economy troubles Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF remains worried by the state of the economy ahead of general elections next year, with ruling party officials believing economic hardships will present a big hurdle for the party's quest to wi...Published: 06 Nov 2022 at 11:49hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Only a revolution not the ballot can remove Mnangagwa!
As President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa consolidates his grip on power, and openly creating parallel structures intended to entrench him as Zimbabwe's FĂ...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 18:03hrs | 3966 | by Peace Marangwanda
Ramaphosa denies knowing his tender tycoon nephew
"I don't even know this gentleman."With these words, President Cyril Ramaphosa has, for the first time, denied knowing Hangwani Morgan Maumela, his nephew from a previous marriage, who scored ...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:41hrs | 3524 | by Staff reporter
Our football needs a facelift
The current political environment in the country coupled with poor socio-economic performance have adversely affected the most watched beautiful game of football.Football is art and business. ...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 14:47hrs | 316 | by Leonard Koni
Land grabs haunt Zanu-PF
LAND grabs in urban areas by barons linked to Zanu-PF appear to have backfired, with the ruling party saying the on-going delimitation exercise could lead to an increase in constituencies in cities an...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter
Imagine Mnangagwa, Chamisa embarking on an international campaign against sanctions!
Imagine President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa embarking on an international campaign against sanctions. That move alone would be a sign of political maturity and patriotism...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 617 | by Trevor Ncube
Why did African leaders cease speaking for ordinary citizens but standing with oppressive leaders?
Whenever I watch clips, repeatedly replayed on state television, of a couple of African leaders calling for the 'lifting of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe', my heart sinks, as I am quite sure, it also ...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 11:50hrs | 922 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF fears economic implosion
Zanu-PF has admitted that economic implosion is a big threat to its bid to retain power in next year's general elections.In its central committee (CC) report released last week, Zanu-PF said h...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:15hrs | 3370 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth set to visit Zimbabwe
The Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa is doing a lot to be readmitted into the Commonwealth, and the Club's Secretariat is expected to travel to Zimbabwe sometime this month to assess the sit...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa may call Zimbabwe snap 2023 general polls early next year
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa may call snap general elections in the first quarter of next year - in March - after securing a fresh mandate as Zanu-PF leader and its candidate in the polls, it emerged ...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 18:52hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF splashes on cars for top chefs
Zanu-PF has splashed millions of dollars on cars, party regalia and improving the welfare for its chefs ahead of next year's polls.This is despite that the majority of citizens in the country ...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:55hrs | 1916 | by Staff reporter
UK warns Mnangagwa
BRITISH parliamentarians have warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa against his continued clampdown on dissent, and disregard for human rights, saying the world was watching.Mnangagwa's human ri...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 07:04hrs | 15027 | by Staff rporter
Zanu-PF desperately needs succession planning
AT least 3 500 delegates attended the just ended Zanu-PF congress in Harare, which overwhelmingly endorsed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's candidacy ahead of next year's general elections.But w...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:56hrs | 260 | by Evans Mathanda
9 year-old girl 8 months pregnant
IN what could be the first in the country, a nine-year-old girl is admitted to the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) as she is 33 weeks pregnant and is expected to give birth at the institution....Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:43hrs | 1349 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa coronation day
NONE gave the Chevrons a chance against Pakistan in a Super 12 stage at the T20 Cricket World Cup currently underway in Australia. It is a biblical David v Goliath story and the Chevrons passed the te...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 19:40hrs | 739 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Chinese embassy response to ZCTU statement
THE Chinese embassy in Zimbabwe has noted the Press release by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) on October 25. However it looks rather like a lame judgment in which there are only groundle...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:28hrs | 508 | by Chinese embassy
ZCTU accuses Chinese companies of rights' abuses
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has expressed concern over alleged continued disregard of labour laws by Chinese-owned firms operating in the country.The ZCTU raised the concerns ...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:25hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Britain actually demanded Zimbabwe independence and majority rule before ZANU PF!
I always find it most disingenuous and particularly infatuating listening to the Zimbabwe ruling elite distract from valid demands from the international community for the respect of human rights in t...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 22:13hrs | 897 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
SADC's foolish tous pour un, un pour tous over sanctions must NOT spill into 2023 Zanu PF rigged elections
Zanu PF is blatantly rigging the 2023 elections and the party knows that there is real danger of SADC and AU condemning the process and deny Zanu PF legitimacy as happened after the 2008 elections. Th...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 22:09hrs | 440 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chamisa off to Lesotho PM's inauguration
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) president, Nelson Chamisa will be among hundreds of dignitaries set to attend Lesotho's new prime minister's inauguration set for Friday.The incoming Prime ...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:21hrs | 4096 | by Staff reporter
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