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Man axes former wife for seeking refuge at his house
A CHIMANIMANI woman escaped death by a whisker after she was allegedly axed by her former husband when she sought refuge at his house during the Cyclone Idai disaster, a Chipinge court heard yesterday...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | 1159 | by Staff reporter
Man kills drunk, noisy mum
A 26-YEAR-OLD Buhera man has been arrested on charges of killing his drunken 55-year-old mother in cold blood for making noise after coming from a beer drinking bingeManicaland police spokespe...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:54hrs | 1022 | by Staff reporter
Farmer unmasks Gwaradzimba
CHIPINGE farmer Richard Le Vieux yesterday accused Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Ellen Gwaradzimba of attempting to grab his multi-million export enterprising farm and was only blocked from d...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:52hrs | 1103 | by Staff reporter
Mutasa wanted Mugabe tried at ICC over Gukurahundi
Former ZANU PF Central Committee member from Manicaland Muntsa Mutasa told a United States Ambassador in 2008 that America must make sure the then President Robert Mugabe was tried for treason the Guk...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 13:00hrs | 5940 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF trounces MDC Alliance in by-elections
Zanu-PF snatched a ward from the MDC-Alliance in Nyanga and retained another in Bikita by considerable margins in by-elections held over the weekend, underlying the ruling party's dominance in local p...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:38hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wins Nyanga and Bikita by-elections
THE ruling Zanu-PF has wrestled the Nyanga South ward 26 seat from the MDC Alliance in a by-election which was held Saturday and retained Bikita Rural District Council ward 31 on the same day....Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:38hrs | 886 | by newzimbabwe
The Grand plan, gukurahundi, the Unity Accord 1987 - A program of invasion
This is a follow up of my Press Release released on 3rd July 2019. The focus today is Gukurahundi; its origins, meaning, and its role in the unprecedented influx of the Shona community in every part o...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 10:14hrs | 1953 | by King Mzilikazi II
Zanu-PF, MDC square off in Nyanga
THE MDC was this week making last-minute campaigns to win tomorrow's Nyanga ward 26 by-lection with the party's Manicaland provincial youth leadership going door-to-door to drum up support for their c...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Man axed over footpath
A ZIMUNYA man is battling for his life at Mutare Provincial Hospital after he was struck several times with an axe by two fellow villagers who accused him of blocking their footpath.Manicaland...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:30hrs | 1174 | by Staff reporter
Rowdy Zanu-PF youths disrupt Parly hearing, threaten violence
A PARLIAMENTARY portfolio committee meeting was aborted in Kadoma at the weekend after rowdy Zanu-PF youths heckled legislators and participants, threatening to unleash violence.The Youth, Spo...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:01hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF sidelines villagers in food distribution
Zanu-PF leadership and traditional leaders are marginalising rural dwellers in dire need of food aid by distributing handouts along partisan lines, the latest Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) report has r...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:29hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Zimra to engage ZNA over border post landmines
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it will seek the intervention of the Zimbabwe National Army to assess Forbes Border Post for possible landmines to enable authorities to access an are...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 07:52hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa barred from Chikurubi Maximum Prison
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa Friday brought panic among Chikurubi Maximum Prison officers who first blocked him before seeking permission to allow him into the high security compound.The oppositi...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:30hrs | 3847 | by newzimbabwe
Chombo 'sold' govt house to Zanu-PF colleague
FORMER Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo yesterday appeared in court facing criminal abuse of office charges for allegedly facilitating the sale of a government house in Mutare to ex-Zanu-PF l...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:17hrs | 2188 | by Staff reporter
Chombo faces fresh charges
Former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo yesterday appeared in court on fresh charges after he allegedly sold a Government house in Mutare without following due process. He is jointly charged with Laza...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
15 000ha farmland for war vets
GOVERNMENT has allocated war veterans 15 000 hectares of farmland in the country's eight agricultural provinces following complaints that the liberation war fighters were excluded from the Land Reform...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 07:49hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Man kills self after row with son
AN 80-YEAR-OLD Chipinge man hanged himself in an abandoned hut following a dispute with his son who blamed him for his misfortunes. Manicaland police spokesperson Inspector Tavhiringwa Kakohwa...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 08:19hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri claims $1 million defamation damages from Daily News
DEFENCE Minister, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has filed a $1 million suit against the Daily News for alleged defamation in a case in which the private paper published an article claiming her housing coop...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:34hrs | 3117 | by newzimbabwe.com
Couple loses $17 000 to armed robbers
A CHIPINGE businessman and his wife are lucky to be alive after being attacked by armed robbers who got away with a vehicle and ZWL$17 000, among other valuables.Manicaland police spokesperson...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:32hrs | 2005 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dangles carrot to war veterans
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has ordered all the country's eight provincial ministers to reserve land and allocate it to war veterans. It also ordered that all land disputes involving the...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:26hrs | 1323 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa thanks Zimbabweans for ignoring stay away calls
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday thanked Zimbabweans for ignoring calls by the opposition to stay away from work saying demonstrations were not in the best interest of the country and urged unity, as it ...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:14hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Smuggling: the new corruption frontier in Zimbabwe
As the Zimbabwean economy rapidly slides into hyperinflation induced recession, the levels of smuggling at the country's border posts has reached alarming levels. Cross border traders, foreign nationa...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 20:27hrs | 3700 | by Victor Bhoroma
Evidence that Shonas arrived in Zimbabwe 300 years ago (1700's)
Dr. George MacCall Theal, Translator of Portuguese Documents to EnglishLet us start off t...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 12:55hrs | 7737 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo, PMP
Masendeke detective wants top job
A former top police officer says he deserves to be appointed among the new commissioners for the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) because he was behind the arrest of notorious criminals Elia...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:17hrs | 2847 | by Staff reporter
'I did not demote Mwonzora,' Chamisa says
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has dismissed claims he has deliberately relegated his former challenger Douglas Mwonzora to the less influential job of party deputy secretary for international relations in...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:47hrs | 5215 | by newzimbabwe.com
ChinaAid drills boreholes to mitigate drought
CHINA Aid has started drilling boreholes in Manicaland as part of measures to mitigate drought. About 200 boreholes are expected to be drilled in Manicaland and five boreholes have so far been sunk in...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:15hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army to step in
Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri gave a chilling warning over the weekend, saying the army stands ready to crush any protests that threaten national security. This follows threats of ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:34hrs | 5764 | by Staff reporter
Minister bemoans industry collapse, deepening economic crisis
Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Ellen Gwaradzimba has bemoaned the collapse of industry and companies in province due to the country's deepening economic woes.Speaking with businesspeop...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:25hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's speech to AfDB boards of governors - Fulltext
Speech by the minister of finance and economic development, Hon. Prof. Mthuli Ncube during the 2019 annual meetings of the boards of governors of the African Development Bank Group: Malabo, Republic o...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:03hrs | 1008 | by Mthuli NCube
Bosso silences Dembare
Highlanders 1 - 0 DynamosHighlanders have stretched their dominance over perennial rivals Dynamos after registering another victory in a match played at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday.Bos...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 19:07hrs | 1833 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri threatens
Government will go ahead with implementing its developmental projects despite spirited attempts by the opposition MDC Alliance to destabilise the country, Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Opp...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | 1074 | by Staff reporter
Police in manhunt for 8 armed robbers
POLICE in Manicaland province have launched a manhunt for eight suspected armed robbers who raided a Chipinge woman's home on Monday and got away with US$24 000, ZWL$240 and R18 000.Pamela Pen...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:56hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Comprehensive analysis of the current political, socio-economic developments in Zimbabwe
Politics requires strategy and there are several political and economic connotations evolving around our situation in Zimbabwe. Every aspect of politics or economics has its own indicators. Never make...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 20:05hrs | 1219 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mthuli Ncube targets price stabilisation
Government's fiscal consolidation measures and other initiatives introduced into Zimbabwe's economic programmes should see prices of goods starting to drop from next month, Finance and Economic Develo...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 07:48hrs | 1304 | by Staff reporter
Oil tycoon splashes S$200k on Mnangagwa scarf
Oil tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei paid RTGS$200,000 (about US$33,000) for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's signed scarf at a fundraising dinner for the Zimbabwe national football team on Wednesday night....Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 11:04hrs | 5780 | by ZimLive
'Write to unite Zimbabweans'
Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Honourable Energy Mutodi; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Br...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:08hrs | 243 | by Monica Mutsvangwa
Mnangagwa borrowing bad law from Apartheid South Africa's statutes
Recently, the government of Zimbabwe, through the Minister of Home Affairs, introduced the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill to Parliament (MOPA). This Bill, that will replace the reviled Public Ord...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 11:08hrs | 3707 | by Douglas Togaraseyi Mwonzora
Embassy steps in to save girls menstrual health
Have you felt so bad that you no longer wanted to live, that is how teen girls are feeling when they get strange stares from their peers because they may have messed themselves with menstrual bl...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | 773 | by Makho Precious Moyo
Lands secretary quizzed over Manicaland farm invasions
SECRETARY for Lands and Agriculture Ringson Chitsiko was yesterday taken to task in Parliament over a spate of fresh farm invasions, including the one in which Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister E...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:08hrs | 1145 | by Staff reporter
Granny (66) arrested for attempted murder
AN outraged Rusape granny struck a fellow villager with an axe after he accused her of witchcraft.Manicaland police spokesperson inspector Tavhiringwa Kakohwa confirmed the incident yesterday....Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:06hrs | 636 | by Staf reporter
Now is the time for Zapu to continue the liberation struggle
End of an Era: A Tribute to ZAPU/ZIPRA StalwartsThe dates 01 June and 01 July may well remain imprinted in our memories for generations to come. On 1 July 1999, Dr. Joshua Nkomo, founding ZAPU...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 19:43hrs | 1901 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
Harare residents shoot down MOPA Bill
HARARE residents yesterday dismissed the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (MOPA), describing it as repressive and an attempt to protect government and law enforcement agents who are being given mor...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1038 | by Staff reporter
Economy to contract 3,1%
The country's economy is expected to contract 3,1 percent this year as activities remain subdued due to rising inflation and crippling foreign currency shortages, according to the World Bank. ...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:17hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to increase e-learning budget
GOVERNMENT should consider increasing the budget for e-learning in schools because it is now a basic need for pupils.This was revealed by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on ICT, Postal a...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:33hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Ndiweni, the chief who dared bell the cat
IF ever you did history in a Zimbabwean school or at least watched ZBC-TV, you are sure to have come across the name of Manicaland traditional leader Chief Rekayi Tangwena, who is famed for helping Ro...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:32hrs | 1852 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Hunger and disease kill school children in remote Zimbabwe
Having grown up in a crude environment in Zimbabwe witnessing child abuse and negligence there are tell tale signs that are still haunting me this time the number of children going hungry in Zimbabwea...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 18:52hrs | 929 | by Makho Precious Moyo
Minister blasts diamond barons
MANICALAND Provincial Affairs minister Ellen Gwaradzimba yesterday blasted individuals who were accumulating wealth through corrupt deals in the diamond sector.She made the remarks at the Zimb...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:13hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
New MDC leadership must self-introspect
NOW that the MDC elective congress has been conducted, resolving the party's leadership dispute in the process, the party should now focus on playing a critical role towards resolving Zimbabwe's intra...Published: 31 May 2019 at 08:08hrs | 1417 | by Staff reporter
Logistical nightmare cast doubt on MDC congress credibility
THE just-ended MDC congress was a logistical nightmare, with the party failing to meet set timelines and pushing voting into the dead of the night.Already, knives are out for organising secret...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:05hrs | 963 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pays for Didymus Mutasa's debts?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is allegedly to have recently instructed treasury to assist former cabinet minister Didymus Noel Edwin Mutasa in clearing his personal debts that he owes to various busine...Published: 28 May 2019 at 22:23hrs | 11730 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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