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MDC Alliance: An opposition effort built on a foundation of lies
Last week some of the issues making rounds on both the mainstream and social media included the arrest of MDC-Alliance deputy chairperson, Job Sikhala, MDC-Alliance spokesperson, Fadzayi Mahere and ac...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:45hrs | 275 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Runaway inflation, Covid-19 fuel rise in malaria cases in north-eastern Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE has made giant strides in malaria control, but runaway inflation coupled with the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic may derail progress made in the last 17 years - moving the country away from ...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:15hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa tells Mnangagwa to stop violence
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop violence in the country, arbitrary arrests, abductions and torture of civilians under his watch as suc...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 07:25hrs | 2235 | by Staff reporter
2020: A year of political drama
IN a few weeks' time, we will all be saying good bye to the year 2020, a year that was pregnant with lots of political drama that left citizens in awe.It is the year that the over confident Ne...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 14:16hrs | 677 | by Khumbulani Vodloza
'COVID-19 hit the blood bank hard'
THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) was greatly affected by the lockdown imposed following the outbreak of the coronavirus, which restricted movement of people, an official has said.Do...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:21hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe sent to Psychiatric unit
A HARARE magistrate has ordered that MDC Alliance Member of Parliament for Harare West Joana Mamombe be treated for her mental disorder at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals' Annex Psychiatric Unit after...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 18:19hrs | 5514 | by Staff reporter
'Mamombe has psychological problems'
TWO medical doctors have concluded that MDC Alliance Member of Parliament for Harare West Joana Mamombe has psychological problems and recommended that she be treated and get help from a psychologist....Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 17:12hrs | 3192 | by Staff reporter
Joana Mamombe mental exam stalls trial
THE trial of MDC-Alliance youth members, who are facing charges of staging an unsanctioned demonstration in Warren Park, has been postponed to October 13 pending the mental examination of one of them,...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 20:16hrs | 1121 | by Staff reporter
You can't continue to lie in this era of technology
Last week Zimbabweans watched in awe when the ZBC TV serialised a documentary that exposed the alleged abduction of the MDC-Alliance trio of Joanna Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marowa, as a ch...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 16:38hrs | 1697 | by Innocent Mujeri
Mamombe unstable and under psychiatric management
MDC Alliance Member of Parliament for Harare West Joanna Mamombe is unstable and currently under the care of a psychiatrist.This came out in court yesterday through her lawyer, Alec Muchadeham...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 15:47hrs | 3372 | by Staff reporter
Shaina amplifies Zimbabwe story
SHAINA is a movie that tells the Zimbabwean story on hope and resilience, it tells the daily struggles encountered by ordinary people in their day-to-day lives. The movie, bankrolled by the United Sta...Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 09:33hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
'Abduction' case: Trial fails to kick off
THE trial of MDC Alliance youth leaders Joanna Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marowa accused of faking their abduction after a demonstration in Warren Park, Harare, yesterday failed to kick off ...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 16:06hrs | 1557 | by Staff reporter
Is Hopewell a scribe or activist?
SINCE the arrest of journalist, Hopewell Chin'ono last month, Zimbabwe has witnessed an overflow of copious amounts of social media vitriol being freely splashed around against President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 16 Aug 2020 at 16:10hrs | 3446 | by Khumbulani Vodloza Sibanda
'Mnangagwa determined to re-engage'
ZIMBABWE is determined to re-engage the world and is doing everything it can to improve the economic welfare of its people but needs the albatross rock of illegal economic sanctions imposed by western...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:39hrs | 1101 | by Staff reporter
MDC, the architects of Zimbabwe's misery
UNINFORMED Zimbabweans have continuously blamed Government for the current economic meltdown. For almost two decades, some sections of the society have continued to point fingers at the Government for...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 11:07hrs | 835 | by Khumbula Vodloza Sibanda
Kazembe cornered over MDC 'abductees' case
HUMAN rights lawyers have put Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe on the spot, demanding that he proves State claims that three MDC Alliance officials currently in remand prison raised false allegat...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:25hrs | 2323 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt says 'UN experts jumped the gun'
Government has dismissed a joint statement by five United Nations (UN) human rights experts, which concluded that three MDC-Alliance youth leaders were abducted as "premature and unreasonable" since i...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:46hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
Erick Knight to launch radio station
VETERAN radio and TV presenter Erick "The General" Knight has disclosed that he is set to launch a radio station, Radio54 African Panorama Live, which will focus on Africa.Knight told News Day...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 08:16hrs | 2326 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants reject pay offer
CIVIL servants, through the Apex Council, yesterday rejected government's pay offer of a 50% raise and US$75 allowance for three months as doctors and nurses declared a full-blown strike.Prote...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1418 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe punishes EU, America, and the World Bank!
Refusing Zimbabwe a corona bailout, World Bank and western countries must be severely punished. The punishment America and the western world received is greater than thunder itself. Three weeks ago, t...Published: 11 Jun 2020 at 18:34hrs | 8051 | by Nomazulu Thata
Tendai Biti: The story of my arrest in Mnangagwa's tinpot Zimbabwe
"It was farcical and surreal like a poorly scripted Mr Bean film without the comedy", says MDC Alliance vice-president of his recent arrest.This article was first published by ...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 19:23hrs | 6848 | by Tendai Biti
MDC-Alliance members ordered to surrender their passports
THE state has granted the application for variation of bail conditions for Harare West legislator Joana Mamombe of the MDC-Alliance and two of his party colleagues Cecilia Chimbiru and Netsai Marowa....Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 17:40hrs | 3280 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF lover nails Joanna Mamombe on 'abduction'?
ADDRESSING a press conference on Thursday last week, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe revealed that the vehicle driven by MDC-T Harare West legislator Joanna Mamombe during ...Published: 07 Jun 2020 at 09:00hrs | 8450 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's activists granted bail
Three MDC Alliance activists; Harare West legislator Joana Mamombe and youth leaders Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marowa have been granted bail Thursday after they appeared before magistrate Barbara Ma...Published: 28 May 2020 at 17:12hrs | 1847 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance youth leader 'fears' for own life
MDC Alliance youth leader Obey Sithole insist abductors are after his life.Sithole said the suffering MDC Alliance youth leaders Cecilia Chimbiri Joana Mamombe and Netsai Marowa are praying fo...Published: 22 May 2020 at 21:11hrs | 2937 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Ziyambi taunts MDC 'abductees'
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has taunted the three MDC Alliance abductees of being "very happy to be at the hospital" where they are recuperating at a private hospital in Harare after being tortur...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:00hrs | 1200 | by Staff reporter
Abductions, social media and the new dispensation
On May 13th three MDC-Alliance members, Cecilia Chimbiri, Netsai Marowa and legislator for Harare West constituency Joanna Mamombe were allegedly abducted after staging a flash demonstration in Harare...Published: 22 May 2020 at 00:27hrs | 872 | by Godard Thabani Bvungidzire
'Abducted MDC ladies had gone for a romantic night with lovers in Bindura'
Deputy Government Spokesperson Energy Mutodi says the three MDC officials who were allegedly abducted last Wednesday had gone for a night out with their lovers in Bindura the night of the alleged abdu...Published: 20 May 2020 at 13:47hrs | 11504 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC youth leader to be 'abducted next'
MDC youth leader Obey Sithole has sensesionally claimed that he is next to be abducted after the alleged abduction of their three youth leaders recently.Sithole said he was pained to see Cecil...Published: 18 May 2020 at 22:45hrs | 4754 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Zimbabweans petition UK to deport Nick Mangwana's family
A certain section of Zimbabweans has started an online petition to the United Kingdom government to strip Secretary for Information Ndabaningi Nick Mangwana of his British citizenship and to deport hi...Published: 16 May 2020 at 15:01hrs | 7922 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa put under spotlight
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has come under global spotlight, with Western embassies raising the red flag, after three MDC Alliance youth leaders allegedly went missing on Wednesday follo...Published: 15 May 2020 at 07:46hrs | 6410 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance demands the unconditional release of its Youth Assembly Leaders
As the People's party, the MDC Alliance is totally appalled and strongly condemns the evil abduction of our Youth Assembly leaders, national Deputy Chairperson Cecilia Chimbiri, Deputy Organising Secr...Published: 14 May 2020 at 14:53hrs | 1566 | by MDC Alliance Department of Communications
Chamisa's MP pitches at Mnangagwa donation ceremony
The MDC Alliance has defended its Marondera Central legislator Caston Matewu for taking part in a ceremony where a charity organisation linked to first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa handed over donations to...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:37hrs | 1807 | by Staff reporter
Sex-starved teacher bashes wife
ASSAULTING his wife for denying him conjugal rights earned a Buhera teacher three months imprisonment.On Wednesday last week, Charles Kufakwatenzi (52) appeared before Chipinge magistrate Mr P...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:52hrs | 1537 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP evades paying vehicle import duty
ZANU-PF legislator for Hurungwe Cecil Kashiri has been arrested and appeared in court on Saturday on allegations of importing his luxury vehicle using forged documents to evade paying import duty....Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1409 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe steps up battery storage
As a worsening drought slashes the country's hydropower production, creating lengthy power cuts, Zimbabwe's industries are beginning to turn to solar panels and battery storage systems to keep busines...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 06:03hrs | 2092 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa approves new boards for agric parastatals
President Mnangagwa has approved the appointment of the Agricultural Marketing Authority, Tobacco Research Board (TRB), Agriculture Research Council (ARC), Agribank and Silo Food Industries boards. ...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 06:47hrs | 1790 | by Staff reporter
7 arrested over telecoms vandal's death
Police in Chinamhora have arrested seven villagers who allegedly fatally assaulted a suspect caught stealing diesel at a telecommunications firm's base station.Erasmus Chindere (47), Kudzanai ...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 06:40hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa committed political suicide'
CONTROVERSIAL Zanu-PF-linked cleric Obadiah Msindo has claimed that opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa lost a golden opportunity to push for electoral reforms for the 2023 general elections when he ...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 08:00hrs | 1998 | by Staff reporter
Olinda courts Deborah Frazer
HIGHLY-RATED gospel songbird Olinda Marowa and one of South Africa's top artistes Deborah Fraser are currently working together on a new track, Mweya Mutsvene, which is set to be recorded this week....Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:00hrs | 968 | by Staff reporter
MDC youth threaten massive demonstrations in rural areas
MDC Deputy National Youth Chairperson Cecilia Chimbiri has threatened to have massive demonstrations in rural areas against President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a bid to force his to step down before 2023 ...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 22:32hrs | 4660 | by Simbarashe Sithole
The curse and case of Linda Masarira
When I hear the word "sellout" I think of the infamous Morrison Nyathi, a former liberation war fighter who became an informant of the Rhodesian Army and led them, deep into Mozambique to slaughter th...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:05hrs | 3345 | by Michael Mhlanga
Cyclone Idai death toll hits 139 in Zimbabwe
THE death toll from Cyclone Idai floods ravaging eastern Zimbabwe has risen to 139 according to the latest numbers released by the Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services.A...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 10:25hrs | 1160 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe comes to terms with grim scale of damage
ZIMBABWEANS are slowly coming to full terms with the horrific scale of devastation that Cyclone Idai wreaked in the country — amid confirmation late yesterday that torrential rains and landfalls had...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 18:17hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council disowns 'murambatsvina 2'
Harare mayor Herbert Gomba has directed that all on-going demolitions against vendors' infrastructure be stopped and urged hawkers to approach council for new trading sites.This comes in the w...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:27hrs | 1107 | by Staff reporter
Sexual allegations rock Zimbabwe's National Aids Council
Government has launched an investigation into the operations of the National Aids Council (NAC) over allegations of sexual harassment, corporate sleaze and maladministration.The probe coincide...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:43hrs | 1377 | by Staff rpeorter
Olinda Marowa opens up on hubby's death
ONE of Zimbabwe's best female gospel music talents, Olinda Marowa, has opened up on the challenging period following her husband and manager Michael Ziwenga's sudden death last year, saying her faith ...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 08:46hrs | 6495 | by Staff Reporter
'Most accidents attributed to human error, speeding'
THE newly-refurbished Plumtree-Mutare Highway has become Zimbabwe's deadliest road, with Wednesday's Rusape bus disaster, which claimed 50 lives being one of the many fatalities along the road....Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:09hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Man denies kids birth certificates
A HARARE man is said to be in the habit of denying his own children their rights to birth certificates when hauled for maintenance by ex-wife at the Harare Civil Court.The court heard when Vim...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 13:22hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
Biti's brother caught driving a 'stolen' car
MDC Alliance co-principal Tendai Biti's brother, Stephen Tirivangani Biti was Wednesday dragged to court after he was allegedly caught driving a stolen car.Tirivangani appeared before Harare m...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 09:28hrs | 3511 | by Staff reporter
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