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Zimbabwe tops in beer drinkers' survey
ZIMBABWE has been ranked one of the countries with a high alcohol consumption rate per capita, according to the latest survey.According to a survey by Wise Voter, an individual Zimbabwean cons...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:33hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean designs 2022 Commonwealth Games Baton
UNITED Kingdom-based Zimbabwean artist Laura Nyahuye has designed a rare 2022 Commonwealth Games Baton that will carry the Queen Elizabeth II's message to athletes from the 72-member nations in a 269-...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nakamba to miss Bafana showdown
MARVELOUS NAKAMBA is now certainly out of the Warriors' 2022 World Cup qualifier against South Africa, next week. The English Premiership revealed they will not release any players for matches set for...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Quarantine-free travel for Emirates customers
INTERNATIONAL airliner Emirates' customers from Zimbabwe can now enjoy quarantine free travel to over eight destinations in Europe, the Middle East and the United States of America, the airline said o...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madhuku says Zimbabwe's proposed Patriotic Bill is dangerous
Zimbabwe is planning to introduce a law to punish people who are deemed "unpatriotic" because they criticise the country when abroad - and it has left activists feeling nervous.Constitutional ...Published: 12 May 2021 at 10:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's plan to outlaw 'unpatriotic acts'
Zimbabwe is planning to introduce a law to punish people who are deemed "unpatriotic" because they criticise the country when abroad - and it has left activists feeling nervous.Constitutional ...Published: 12 May 2021 at 08:28hrs | | by BBC
'Maldives 6' file US$300 000 lawsuit against Kazembe
THE six human rights activists who were arrested in 2019 on allegations of plotting to subvert a constitutionally-elected government after they attended a human rights workshop in Maldives have filed ...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
We are not political, claims NGO
A Masvingo-based civic organisation yesterday accused government of lying to justify a proposed new law to clampdown on operations of non-governmental organisations.Community Tolerance for Rec...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF has dismally failed
This is the second time now that Zanu PF has admitted that it has failed the nation and now appealing for patience and more time from the electorate to fix the mess.The Zanu PF acting Spokespe...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 09:30hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
'Mnangagwa presides over gross abuse of human rights'
During his first year as President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa has presided over a systematic and brutal crackdown on human rights, including the violent suppression of protests and a witch-hunt a...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 18:53hrs | | by Agencies
Serbian political activist Popovic denies claims he is in Zimbabwe
Srdja Popovic, the Serbian rights activist credited with helping bring down the regime of Slobodan Milosevic and inspiring the Arab Spring has denied claims by the Zimbabwe government that he is in th...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:08hrs | | by ZimLive
Kidnappings raise tension in Zimbabwe
Suspected security agents abducted and tortured an MDC youth leader and a pre-democracy activist in pre-dawn raids yesterday- further raising tensions ahead of tomorrow's mass protests against Preside...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
CIOs abduct and torture MDC actictivists
Suspected members of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation ran a sting operation on which saw a number of anti-government activists being hounded and abducted before being tortured on Tuesday ...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 11:39hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Man behind Milosevic ouster, Arab Spring in Zimbabwe'
A panicked Zimbabwe government claims foreign agents are in the country to help the opposition overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime during protests set to begin on Friday.Home Affai...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:41hrs | | by ZimLive
MDC Alliance urged to avoid violence
The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has urged MDC-Alliance to put in place strategies to ensure demonstrations called for on August 16 do not degenerate into violence. In a...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa unleashes CIOs on 'coup plotter'?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is accused of sending members of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation to terrorise the family of Sitabile Dewa who is accused of plotting to illegally remove the ...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 09:32hrs | 7 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Magistrate dismisses Mnangagwa plotters' application
A HARARE magistrate yesterday dismissed an application for temporary release of the passport for one of the seven human rights activists who are facing charges of trying to subvert a constitutionally-...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
One year on: What has changed for Zimbabwe?
A year ago, with Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe out of the picture, the troubled southern African country seemed to have taken a turn for the better.Mugabe's successor and the incumbent, ...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:50hrs | 1 | by Al-Jezeera News
'Mnangagwa plotters' trash State's investigation report
The seven human rights activists facing charges of trying to subvert a constitutional government after attending a workshop in Maldives yesterday trashed an investigation report presented to court des...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Civil society activists on Zimbabwe military watch list
THE Zimbabwe National Army's Military Intelligence (MI) unit has placed on its watchlist several civil society activists it claims are conniving with United States to unseat President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's youths spoil for a fight
ZANU-PF youth leaders say they are ready to counter anti-government protests planned by opposition and civic groups, setting the stage for a bruising political fight.They also alleged a sinist...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa ouster plotters' granted ZWL$1k bail
Two civil society leaders, who are facing charges of trying to subvert President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, were yesterday released on ZWL$1 000 bail each after the Prosecutor-General's (PG) Off...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe under scrutiny from the West
Zimbabwe is under close scrutiny by diplomatic missions posted in the country over the recent human rights abuses by the government, which has seen a surge in the arrest and torture of activists by st...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 17:48hrs | | by Gibson Nyathi
Crackdown a crude violation of rights
The scathing bail ruling by a High Court judge condemning the police over their shoddy investigations into the alleged plot to unseat President Emmerson Mnangagwa must lead the country's law enforceme...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Crackdown alarms Zimbabwean activists
Rights organisations are concerned about what they say is a crackdown against opposition activists by the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.They cite the recent arrest of seven activi...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe treason trials raise fears of relapse to Mugabe years
Twenty people have been charged with treason since the beginning of the year, prompting critics to draw parallels between President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule with that of his predecessor Robert Mugabe...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Give Mthuli a chance!
The story is told that Moses undertook the dangerous assignment to relocate the children of Israel to the Promised Land. The Red Sea, that vast water body, presented an intractable obstacle. T...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
US declares interest in arrest of 7 activists in Zimbabwe
The United States has said it is closely monitoring the case involving the arrest of 7 activists charged with plotting to unseat the President Emmerson Mnangagwa led government. The activists ...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 06:50hrs | | by Gibson Nyathi
Abduction dents EU - Zimbabwe talks
SUSPECTED security agents allegedly abducted and tortured Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) leader Obert Masaraure for leading a teachers' strike, dealing a blow to President Emmers...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 19:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC on diplomatic offensive to force Mnangagwa into talks with Chamisa ONLY
The opposition MDC party has embarked on a diplomatic charm offensive to force Zanu PF and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government into talks, which the party says should help move the country forwa...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 19:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
CANVAS speaks on alleged plot to unseat Mnangagwa
The Center for Applied Non-Violent Action and Strategies (CANVAS) firmly condemns the illegal arrest of seven (7) Zimbabwean civil society activists on their way home from attending a training worksho...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 10:23hrs | | by CANVAS
'Nonviolence is a basic human right,' says anti-Mnangagwa plotters
The Center for Applied Non-Violent Action and Strategies (CANVAS) has released a statement denouncing the recent arrests of participants that attended their workshop in Maldives recently.Georg...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 12:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Meet the white man accused of plotting to unseat Mnangagwa
The Zimbabwean government has accused a Serbian national Srdja Popovic of training civic society activists in Zimbabwe.The state-controlled Herald has reported that Srdja Popovic's CANVAS orga...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 11:05hrs | 12 | by Mandla Ndlovu
NGOs told to stay out of Zimbabwe politics
GOVERNMENT has warned civil organisations, individuals and foreign forces engaging in nefarious activities seeking to unseat President Mnangagwa and his constitutionally-elected Government that they w...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prices shock!
ZIMBABWEANS yesterday woke up to more retail shops charging in US dollars, with government joining in the bandwagon, amid shortages of basic commodities such as cooking oil and sugar.The devel...Published: 31 May 2019 at 18:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt readies itself for possible mass protests
THERE has been an unusually heavy police presence in Harare's central business district since Tuesday as government readies itself for possible mass protests over the deteriorating economic situation....Published: 30 May 2019 at 10:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Latest on 7 activists arrested for plotting to overthrow Mnangagwa
The case of womens' rights activist, Stabile Dewa, who was arrested on Monday, May 27, 2019 and charged with plotting to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government was heard today at the Hara...Published: 29 May 2019 at 16:53hrs | | by CiZC
Mnangagwa told to release all political prisoners
The continued clampdown on civic society activists by the government of Zimbabwe clearly reveals a deliberate attempt to close the democratic space in the country.Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition ...Published: 28 May 2019 at 12:25hrs | | by CiZC
Two activists arrested for treason in Harare
State agents on Monday apprehended two more activists who are accused of plotting to remove a constitutionally elected government through unleashing a wave of violent protests starting from June....Published: 27 May 2019 at 16:31hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa's reckless utterances, US hand, a recipe for disaster
THE 2018 harmonised elections are now a distant memory after having produced one winner, President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The other 21 Presidential hopefuls have accepted the outcome, but MDCAllia...Published: 26 May 2019 at 20:00hrs | 10 | by Khumbulani Vodloza Sibanda
'Regime change' activists have a case to answer
Harare magistrate Mr Hosea Mujaya yesterday ruled that the five members of shadowy anti-Government organisations who allegedly received training in Maldives with intent to roll out violent demonstrati...Published: 24 May 2019 at 06:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Five 'plotters' denied bail
Five members of shadowy anti-Government organisations who allegedly received training in Maldives with intent to roll out violent demonstrations in the country, yesterday appeared in court facing alle...Published: 23 May 2019 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another regime change suspect arrested
Police have arrested the Founder of Rozaria Memorial Trust Farirai Gumbonzvanda and charged her with plotting to subvert a constitutionally elected government.Giving an update on Wednesday mor...Published: 22 May 2019 at 09:18hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe police resurfaces with 24- hour roadblocks, on high alert
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is keeping a heavy presence in all possible hotspots, amid worries of wildcat demonstrations that could be triggered by the worsening socio-economic situation. ...Published: 22 May 2019 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Demo 'plotters' arrested
The Zimbabwe Republic Police on Monday arrested four people at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport believed to be part of shadowy anti-Government organisations working with MDC-Alliance, who w...Published: 21 May 2019 at 23:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa demos flop
A planned illegal demonstration by MDC-Alliance and some shadowy anti-Government organisations flopped dismally yesterday after Zimbabwe Republic Police maintained a vigil in central Harare and cities...Published: 21 May 2019 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Herald falsehoods exposed, claims Newsday
ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) has castigated The Herald for abusing and forsaking the tenets of journalism in a desperate attempt to soil the image of NewsDay.This followed a malicious and false ...Published: 18 May 2019 at 09:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
US diplomat smuggled guns into Zimbabwe
A United States diplomat recently raised security concerns after he smuggled two rifles and two shotguns into the country in 2016, only to declare the weapons in February 2019, about a month before le...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
State agents to demonstrate against Mnangagwa in June?
State agents may be plotting to demonstrate against the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa in June Professor Jonathan Moyo has suggested. Professor Moyo was reacting to a story carried...Published: 17 May 2019 at 13:08hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Plot to unleash violent protests unearthed
A group of shady organisations from Zimbabwe with links to the opposition MDC-Alliance has in recent months been hard at work laying the groundwork for civil unrest set to be unleashed next month, The...Published: 17 May 2019 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
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