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Kazembe in heated exchange with Zanu-PF Mashonaland central 'chefs'
DIVISIONS among warring Zanu-PF Mashonaland Central province's top dogs deepened at the weekend after they turned their WhatsApp group into a battleground, exchanging fierce vitriols and threatening e...Published: 16 hrs ago | 625 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa shows hand as Zanu-PF fights suck in police
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and top Zanu-PF officials intervened after ruling party members in Mashonaland Central were allegedly brutalised by police in a case that has revealed deepening factionali...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:09hrs | 2154 | by Staff reporter
'Top cops transferred for bashing Zanu-PF supporters'
MASHONALAND Central police commanders have been transferred with immediate effect in what sources claim was retribution for actions over their alleged failure to control juniors who assaulted Zanu-PF ...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:11hrs | 2011 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe hijacks Dokora's function
Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe's efforts to keep ZANU PF Mashonaland Central Province under his belt are under threat amid fierce competition from former Minister of Education, Lazarus Dokora....Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 08:43hrs | 2593 | by Shelton Muchena In Bindura
Parliament investigates US$109m dam tender scandal
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) executive is under investigation for awarding a dodgy US$109 million Kunzvi Dam construction tender to China Nanchang Engineering, which has a shady past,...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:19hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's industry capacity utilisation rises
CAPACITY utilisation in Zimbabwe's manufacturing industry is projected to increase to 58% in the third quarter of this year, an improvement from 54% in the second quarter of 2021.In its second...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:16hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
War veterans threaten to impound 'rigging' party vehicle
WAR Veterans in Mashonaland Central province have threatened to impound a vehicle being used by ZANU PF deputy secretary for commissariat Shepherd Kararira who is also party Chairperson Ka...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 10:07hrs | 3119 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Lands Ministry permanent secretary in messy farm ownership wrangle
LANDS, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement permanent secretary, John Basera has approached the High Court seeking to be joined in proceedings in which former Grain Marketing Board chi...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:08hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF fails to provide resources for elections
ZANU PF Mashonaland Central province failed to conduct district elections yesterday in the province due to lack of resources.Sources fa...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:53hrs | 710 | by Staff Reporter
Bloodbath in Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF yesterday threatened to come down hard on the warring party factions after fights disrupted internal district elections at the weekend and yesterday.The ruling party was last week forc...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:22hrs | 4473 | by Staff reporter
Violence mars Zanu-PF polls
INTRAPARTY violence has rocked the ongoing Zanu-PF district elections being held throughout the country as factions aligned to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, seek t...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | 2773 | by Staff reporter
Govt sets up farm mechanisation hubs
The GOVERNMENT has begun setting up provincial farm mechanisation hubs to provide tillage, harvesting and logistics support to farmers during the 2021/2022 summer cropping season.The Agricultu...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:34hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Minister accused of creating parallel structures in ZANU PF camp
Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe who is also Mashonaland Central province ZANU-PF chairperson has been accused of trying to manipulate District elections which are currently being held in the pro...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 19:29hrs | 1579 | by Staff Reporter
NAC engages Chiefs
The National Aids Council (NAC) has today engaged Chiefs across Mashonaland Central province on a sensitization program to fight further HIV/AIDS infectio...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 07:23hrs | 489 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Zanu-PF suspends provincial elections
Zanu-PF on Monday resolved to suspend its provincial elections that were set for this week and had threatened to further tear apart the party.The ruling party's national acting spokesperson Mi...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 20:54hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Missing juvenile found dead
A 12-year old girl from Shamva who went missing on July 28 was found dead on a mountain last Thursday. The body of Alana Topo was ...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 17:30hrs | 1717 | by Lloyd Rabaya/ Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF suspends provincial elections
Zanu-PF yesterday resolved to suspend its provincial elections that were set for this week and had threatened to further tear apart the party.The ruling party's national acting spokesperson Mi...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
First lady's rural home leads in ZANU PF vote mobilization
The first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's rural home Mazowe district is leading ZANU PF's vote mobilization in Mashonaland Central province in the on-going party restricting exercise under the District Coor...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 16:48hrs | 888 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mazowe, Mt Darwin top Zanu-PF voter mobilisation
Zanu-PF'S Mazowe and Mt Darwin districts have taken a leading role in the party's voter mobilisation campaign in Mashonaland Central province.Mazowe district co-odinating committee (DCC) spoke...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 20:19hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
'Schools operating with skeleton staff'
MEMBERS of Parliament have revealed that several primary schools are operating with only a single teacher covering all grades in some instances, making it difficult for examination classes to prepare ...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:24hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF forces villagers to pay for war vets' welfare'
AS the country gears for 2023 elections and political tensions rise, a report by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) highlights how traditional leaders and Zanu-PF activists are coercing villagers across...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 09:05hrs | 1243 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factional firestorm worsens
THE Zanu-PF factional firestorm has continued raging, with officials blatantly defying last week's injunction by the politburo - its highest decision-making organ between congresses - as they continue...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:53hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
4 battle for Zanu-PF Mashonaland East youth league chair
THE battle for the Mashonaland East youth league chairmanship has intensified after Mutoko businessman Isaac Tasikani expressed interest in the highly influential post.Tasikani who is currentl...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 06:06hrs | 1023 | by Staff reporter
Politiburo members descend on Mazowe chaos
ZANU PF politburo members today descend on Mazowe district in Mashonaland Central province to try and douse flames following last week's skirmishes that f...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:41hrs | 3591 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa vows to reclaim urban constituencies in 2023
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has vowed to lead Zanu-PF to a resounding victory over the opposition and reclaim urban constituencies during the 2023 harmonised elections, saying successive MDC administrations i...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 06:59hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factional fights reach boiling point
Zanu-PF ructions in Mashonaland Central province have reached the boiling point, with two distinct camps brawling for key positions amid reports that two cabinet ministers belonging to one camp are mo...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:43hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Fireworks at Zanu-PF Manicaland meeting
TEMPERS flared at a Zanu-PF meeting in Manicaland on Saturday with party provincial chairman Mike Madiro exchanging harsh words with Mutare district co-ordination committee (DCC) chairperson Benali Ta...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:53hrs | 1042 | by Staff reporter
Jealous man up for attempted murder
POLICE in Mukumbura, Mashonaland Central province, have arrested a man who, in a fit of rage, pelted his ex-wife with bricks and struck her boyfriend with a log after allegedly finding them being inti...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:51hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to give youths land
Zanu-PF is dangling a carrot to youths ahead of the 2023 general elections, promising to dish out land and agricultural inputs to lure them to vote for the ruling party in the polls in which young peo...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:35hrs | 1650 | by Staff reporter
Violent clashes at Zanu-PF meeting
Zanu-PF officials came close to trading blows at a recent restructuring exercise in Banket after the youth leader charged at the district chairman, who is also a local councillor as factional fights i...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 21:13hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Woman on the run for attempted murder
POLICE in Muzarabani, Mashonaland Central province, have launched a manhunt for a 31-year old woman who set her neighbour's hut on fire following a dispute over water.Acting Mashonaland Centra...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:57hrs | 1143 | by Staff reporter
Dog eats new born baby
Body of a newly born baby was seen being eaten by a dog in Shamva, Mashonaland Central province last week.Following a tip off the polic...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1495 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Poachers axe 3 ZimParks rangers
THREE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) officials are battling for life at a hospital in Harare after they were recently severely assaulted by suspected poachers in Mushumbi,...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:26hrs | 2357 | by Staff reporter
Medical equipment boost for Pelandaba Clinic
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC)-owned Pelandaba Clinic yesterday received US$12 000 worth of medical equipment from the Korean International Co-operation Agency (KOICA) Alumni Association of Zimbabwe (KAA...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 08:01hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF secretary for security grilled over varakashi's shenanigans
ZANU PF Mashonaland Central province secretary for information George Manyame was reportedly grilled by Kazembe Kazembe's chaired Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) held in Bindura on Sunday....Published: 03 Aug 2021 at 19:02hrs | 1731 | by Simbarashe Sithole
War vets fume over Kazembe's rogue co-options
A fresh war has erupted in Mashonaland Central province after the Zanu PF embattled chairman Kazembe Kazembe allegedly made co-options into the provincial executive structure in a bid to realign his a...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 20:58hrs | 2606 | by Staff Reporter
COVID-19 cases decline, but Harare remains hotspot
NEW COVID-19 infections have declined in the past week across all provinces, except for Harare Metropolitan which still has a high number of cases, a World Health Organisation (WHO) expert has said....Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:39hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF youth leader in age cheating
ZANU PF Mashonaland Central province acting youth leader Esrom Nhete is reportedly battling for his political survival by trying to cheat his way back to the top post in the looming provincial electio...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 22:06hrs | 2750 | by Shelton Muchena/Paul Ndou
Thieves use kombi to steal over 50 goats in one day
NINE farmers in Chipadze, Mashonaland Central province, have lost over 50 goats to thieves who used a kombi to ferry the livestock in a raid that happened in one day.Police said the unknown su...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 17:58hrs | 1014 | by Staff reporter
Chinese in massive looting of Zimbabwe's minerals, says Chief Chiweshe
A TRADITIONAL leader in Mashonaland Central province has in a rare show of bravery stood up and accused Chinese nationals in Zimbabwe of being behind massive looting of the country mineral resources....Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 07:58hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zanu-PF official calls for Mnangagwa impeachment
A FORMER senior Zanu-PF official in Mashonaland Central province has called for the impeachment of President Emmerson Mnangagwa for allegedly running down the economy, human rights violations and fail...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:35hrs | 7967 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's ally dies
The late vice president Joshua Nkomo's ally Steady Kakora Mhindurwa has died.He was 90.Mhundurwa's son Edward confirmed the dea...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 19:03hrs | 4864 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Acie Lumumba, Chamisa's MP test Covid-19 positive
Zanu-PF activist and socialite Acie Lumumba and MDC Alliance MP for Mutasa Central, Trevor Saruwaka have announced that they have tested Covid-19 positive.Lumumba confirmed he, and "a few memb...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:05hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Police dither on dispersing Mapostori
MEMBERS of the Johane Marange apostolic sect remain gathered in their thousands for their annual festival in Bocha, Marange in Manicaland province, with the police maintaining they are unaware of the ...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:39hrs | 1461 | by Staff reporter
Funerals now COVID-19 super spreaders
CABINET yesterday noted that funerals were fast becoming COVID-19 super spreaders as mourners are not adhering to the laiddown regulations.As part of efforts to contain the spread of the respi...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 11:04hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Ivory lands vet officer in trouble
A veterinary officer from Rushinga in Mashonaland Central province was arrested yesterday after he was found in possession of 10 elephant tusks that...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 18:55hrs | 1391 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF order members to be vaccinated ahead of Conference
Zanu-PF says only members vaccinated against Covid-19 will be allowed to attend this year's annual conference.The conference will be held in Bindura, Mashonaland Central province in October....Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:38hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Human skeleton found covered with a blanket
Police in Mashonaland Central province are investigations a matter in which a human skeleton was found covered with blankets in Rushinga....Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 21:58hrs | 2951 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Job Sikhala application dismissed
An application by MDC-Alliance's Job Sikhala challenging his prosecution on charges of publishing falsehoods prejudicial to the State was dismissed by Harare regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje....Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 08:16hrs | 1398 | by Staff Reporter
Chaos rocks Zanu-PF provinces
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has been rocked by serious infighting ahead of provincial congresses, with clashes being reported in Mashonaland West, Mashonaland Central, Midlands and other provinces....Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:14hrs | 3337 | by Staff reporter
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