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Mnangagwa approves cholera fund
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has approved a budget of nearly $64 million for immediate needs in the fight against dual outbreaks of cholera and typhoid in Harare and other parts of the country, chairperson of ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF structures making Mnangagwa unpopular in Manicaland
WAR veterans in Manicaland are up in arms against the Zanu-PF provincial leadership, accusing the executive of making party leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa unpopular in the province.Alread...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:11hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
Fake Magaya on the loose
A NUMBER of Zimbabweans may have fallen victim to a Facebook scam, where a suspected Nigerian scammer has been impersonating Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder Prophet Walter Magaya....Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:43hrs | 1961 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa is a very bad and poor chip off the Tsvangirai block
Mario Vargas Llosa, the world-famed Peruvian writer, penned a small, but sweet collection of incisive essays titled "A Writer's Reality." My favourite from that collection is "Novels Disguised". Its a...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:13hrs | 2885 | by Igomombe
Zimbabwe's new Cabinet: A patronage, merit alchemy?
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa, following a disputed narrow victory in July which had to be validated by the Constitutional Court in August, appointed a new Cabinet on Friday, September 7....Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 13:38hrs | 1594 | by Washington Katema
Mnangawa's Cabinet was tight balance between economy, politics
I WATCHED the Cabinet announcement with a colleague from East Africa, who opined that Zimbabweans are too easy to please and that they move on faster than expected.From the dusty campaign trai...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:56hrs | 596 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Zimbabwe Cricket respond to Raza saga
ZIMBABWE Cricket has seen social media posts by Sikandar Raza Butt regarding ZC's decision not to offer him a new contract. As a matter of policy, we do not discuss employee issues in the media beyond...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 403 | by ZimCricket
Raza denied Zimbabwe Cricket contract
SIKANDAR Raza will not take part in the national team's upcoming tours of South Africa and Bangladesh after being surprisingly axed from Zimbabwe Cricket's (ZC) list of centrally contracted players fo...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:48hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Harare petitions court over suspended chamber secretary
THE Harare City Council has petitioned the High Court, seeking an order to dismiss an application filed by its chamber secretary Josephine Ncube, who is challenging her suspension from work.Nc...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:33hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
As long as there is corruption Minister Mthuli will not do anything - Ruhanya
Political commentator Pedzisai Ruhanya has said even though President M=Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed some of the good brains in the country, that will not change any thing as long as corruption an...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 16:07hrs | 3284 | by Stephen Jakes
'Time to move out of political mood'
Zanu-PF Makoni South MP-elect Misheck Mataranyika has challenged the nation to quickly move out of the phase of political contestation and focus on development if the country's economy is to be lifted...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 13:40hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Post-poll violence commission criticism baseless
Following the unfortunate incident in which six people died in the post-election violence of August 1, 2018, which was instigated by the MDC-Alliance as it staged anti-Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Z...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:24hrs | 183 | by Nobleman Runyanga
In Zimbabwe commissions of inquiry will always fail
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's newly-established commission of inquiry into the politically-motivated violence of August 1 that led to the death of at least six civilians is bound to fail just like se...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 12:56hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Simba Makoni, Nkosana Moyo emerged from defeat far, far better than Chamisa
I HOPE Chamisa's simmering and smarting hordes are now settled, after what by now should be a long enough cooling period. He is himself showing signs of recovering from zealous political Pentecostalis...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | 1419 | by Igomombe
Acid test for President Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will face his first greatest test when he selects his new Cabinet in which he will have to strike a balancing act between his old Zanu PF lieutenants' political interests ...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 07:14hrs | 3038 | by Staff Reporter
Cheat seeks refuge in granary
A GOKWE man became a prisoner of his own scheming after he was held hostage in a granary all night following being caught in bed with his neighbour's wife.Waimon Dzete of Siyanungu villa...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:31hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Con-Court bench members' profiles
Chief Justice Luke MalabaLuke Malaba was born in 1951.He received his law degree from the University of Warwick in 1974, and another law degree from the University of Zimbabwe in 1982....Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 13:07hrs | 5497 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes housemaid
A 24-year-old Gweru man has been hauled before a Gweru regional magistrate for allegedly raping a domestic worker at his house.Makoni Mazarire (24) from Mkoba 13 appeared before Midlands Regio...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 14:46hrs | 5906 | by Staff reporter
Profiles of Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court judges
Nine Constitutional Court (ConCourt) judges will today preside over a matter which will decide on who will lead Zimbabwe for the next five years. Chief Justice Luke Malaba will lead a cast of eight ju...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:26hrs | 8105 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's fate lies with 9 judges
ZIMBABWE'S estimated 14 million citizens are today holding their collective breaths as the Constitutional Court bench made up of nine men and women sit to make a determination in one of the greatest p...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:24hrs | 2672 | by Staff reporter
A deep dive into the world of the Constitutional Court
NO one can deny that this election season has been a rollercoaster and people are confused, anxious and hopeful as they face an unpredictable outcome from the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in the pe...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:13hrs | 309 | by Thabani Mnyama
Storm over plan to bar Chamisa from polls
Zimbabwe risks confirming its pariah status in spite of claims by the new dispensation that it has broken away from former president Robert Mugabe's autocratic rule if it tweaks with the Constitution ...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 12:52hrs | 4779 | by Staff reporter
EU to cut funding to Zesn over positive report on Zimbabwe election?
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn), an independent electoral watchdog, has been under tremendous pressure from European Union (EU) donors, particularly Britain, to doctor and alter its repor...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 14:51hrs | 4798 | by Staff reporter
#ZIWA2018: The Nominees are Here!
The shortlisted nominees for the highly anticipated 5th Zimbabwe International Women's Awards, more popularly known as 'The ZIWAs', have been announced.The ZIWAs were founded in 2013 to celebr...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 07:51hrs | 812 | by Molah Media
'Hard work over miracles,' says Chiwenga
Tomorrow, Zimbabwe marks Heroes Day and on Tuesday Zimbabwe Defence Forces Day. The Sunday Mail News Editor Darlington Musarurwa spoke with Vice-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga about these i...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 09:43hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Nox 'robbed' in Cape Town
ENOCK Nox Guni this week joined the ever-growing list of artists who have been used and never get paid by unscrupulous conmen masquerading as music promoters in Cape Town.Our sources say the m...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 14:27hrs | 1538 | by Staff reporter
Ishmael Kumire died at the MDC-Alliance violent demonstration: No single alliance official attended the funeral
He was buried in Chinamhora, writes German Journalist Christian Selz and there was not even one MDC-Alliance at his funeral. Ishmael was a street vendor eking out a living for his family when he was c...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 08:00hrs | 6109 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chamisa racing against time
The MDC Alliance is racing against time in its desperate bid to overturn results of the just-ended polls, with the party keeping the whole world guessing about the veracity of the evidence it claims t...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 13:21hrs | 2169 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activists intimidating, threatening opposition supporters
ZANU-PF activists in Manicaland have allegedly gone on a rampage, intimidating and threatening to repossess land belonging to suspected MDC Alliance supporters in Makoni North constituency as cases of...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:32hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Govt dissolves Air Zimbabwe board
Government last week dissolved Air Zimbabwe management board and appointed Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants as caretaker administrators for the country's airline, NewsDay has established.T...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:19hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Court ultimatum for Zanu-PF official
THE Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional for Binga Rural District Council chief executive officer, Joshua Muzamba to occupy the position while he is a member of the Zanu-PF Central Comm...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:17hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa loses Parly seat to MDC Alliance
Zanu PF politburo member and Finance minister, Patrick Chinamasa has suffered humiliation after losing his Makoni Central parliamentary seat to MDC Alliance's David Tekeshe.Figures released by...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 12:06hrs | 7203 | by Staff reporter
War vets want to be buried on their farms
War veterans in Mashonaland Central are advocating for former liberation war fighters with land to be buried at their respective farms to safeguard their properties. Addressing mourners at the...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:11hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko loses $50 million lawsuit
Former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko has lost his staggering $50 million lawsuit against the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) - the publishers of the Daily News, Daily News on Sunday and th...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 19:11hrs | 2623 | by Staff reporter
Senators, women's quota, provincial council members
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has named the senators elected in some of the country's provinces and members of the National Assembly elected under the women's quota system.These are:...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 19:48hrs | 3794 | by Staff Reporter
Biti, Chidziva's hands are clean - MDC Alliance
The MDC Alliance is appalled by the state's attempt to paint our leaders Tendai Biti and Happymore Chidziva as criminals, painting a bad image of the two is unacceptable and disrespectful.As a...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 15:47hrs | 1431 | by MDC Alliance
Urbanites bitter over election results
Zanu-PF Manicaland provincial chairperson Mike Madiro has expressed pleasure at the election results as urbanites slid into depression as rural voters swayed the election against the MDC Alliance....Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 14:33hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF bigwigs suffer shocking defeats
Many political bigwigs in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF suffered shocking defeats in the July 30 National Assembly elections even as votes were still being counted.Ministers Chris Mut...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 08:18hrs | 4075 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Zanu-PF retains two-thirds majority
Zanu-PF has retained its two-thirds majority in the National Assembly following the announcement of the latest batch of results from 55 constituencies announced today. The party now has 144 se...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 16:21hrs | 1833 | by Staff reporter
Zesn pokes holes on elections
THE Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (Zesn) has poked holes on the management of Monday's elections although the electoral watchdog noted that the political environment was largely calm and peaceful...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 06:55hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF still in the lead, wins 110 seats out of 153 announced
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced a further 50 National Assembly results, bringing the total so far to 153.Of the 153 Zanu PF has won 110 seats while the MDC Alliance got 4...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 06:27hrs | 3226 | by Staff Reporter
Jailed for tearing Chamisa poster
A RUSAPE political activist will live to rue the day he shredded a poster of MDC Alliance presidential candidate Advocate Nelson Chamisa after being sentenced to 12 months in jail by a Rusape magistra...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:20hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
Zec's voting booths decision hailed
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) said yesterday it welcomes the decision by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to review the positioning of voting booths ahead of next Monday's harmon...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 16:36hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Election 2018 Predictive Model-It's not even close!
In less than a week Zimbabweans vote in a watershed election. Not surprisingly the impending elections evoke a myriad of emotions for different reasons. Some are hyper-ventilating; some are quacking i...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 13:58hrs | 3844 | by George Chingarande
Zec reverses polling booth changes
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has succumbed to pressure from opposition parties and civil society groups and reverted to the old set-up of the polling booths, thus allowing voters to cast th...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:52hrs | 1447 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa insists on ballot paper testing
MDC-Alliance president Nelson Chamisa yesterday remained adamant that they were not going into an election without testing the ballot papers.Chamisa claimed the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:43hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activists accused of defacing opposition campaign posters
POLITICAL tension continues to rise in Manicaland province with most independent and MDC Alliance candidates accusing Zanu-PF activists of defacing their campaign posters ahead of next week's harmonis...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 07:11hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Election Support Network's damascene moment
In April 2008, Canadian writer and blogger Stephen Gowans wrote an insightful piece in which he revealed the unbelievably intricate web of local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and Western organ...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 06:43hrs | 361 | by Tichaona Zindoga
'2 million voters removed from voters' roll'
More than two million voters who appeared on the 2013 preliminary voters' roll failed to find their way onto the 2018 biometric voters' roll (BVR), the Zimbabwe Elections Network (Zesn) has revealed....Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:59hrs | 1814 | by Staff reporter
ZESN endorses new voters' roll
The Zimbabwe Elections Support Network (ZESN) has given the new voters' roll compiled by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) through the biometric voter registration (BVR) a vote of confidence aft...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:27hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
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