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Muchinguri - Saviour Kauskuwere merge forces?
Oppah Muchinguri Kashiri has been at the centre of faction wars, playing King maker from a distant. In 2004 Oppah Muchinguri was at the centre of the Dinyane debacle which saw her being left out in th...Published: 17 hrs ago | 8614 | by Nicholas Ncube
Zanu PF youths in bid to provide decent accommodation
Zanu PF youths have acquired the remainder of Melfort Farm in Goromonzi as part of their efforts to provide decent accommodation in line with Vision 2030. In an interview yesterday, Zanu PF Ma...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 01:01hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa repossesses Kasukuwere's farm
FORMER Local Government minister and Zanu PF political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere's Mazowe Farm has been repossessed by government with the exiled politician accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa o...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira remains suspended from Zanu PF
The Zanu PF Mashonaland West Provincial Executive Council (PEC) has reaffirmed that former Cabinet Minister Prisca Mupfumira remains suspended from all elected positions pending a determination by the...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:17hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa takes away Kasukuwere's farm
The President Emmerson Mnangagwa government has repossessed a farm in Mashonaland Central belonging to former minister and one of the G40 kingpins, Savior Kasukuwere in what it called a downsi...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 19:39hrs | 5916 | by Staff Reporter
WATCH: Command agriculture farmers forced to sleep outside shop
Farmers under command agriculture around Mashonaland Central province are claiming to be running out time of the season while spending days and night idle at verandahs of Windmill, Mvurwi branch for o...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 20:07hrs | 2552 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Prophet Angel pays fees for entire school - for whole year
Parents and pupils at a Mashonaland East school were left stunned last week after they were told that a Good Samaritan had paid their schools fees – for the whole year.Tafireyi Phiri, the he...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:58hrs | 1303 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa risks arrest for attempting to cause unrest
The MSC A President Mr Nelson Chamisa and his two senior members Lynette Karenyi Kore and Job Trouble Sikhala face arrests and serious reprimand for misinforming the masses. They have graduated in sen...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 14:23hrs | 5390 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Hwange Thermal Power Station back on grid after heavy rains
HEAVY rains which pounded Hwange at the weekend knocked out Hwange Thermal Power Station when the coal got wet but two 120 megawatt units were back up yesterday with a third expected to be on the grid...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 11:29hrs | 975 | by Staff Reporter
Negligent kombi driver 'kills' tout
A 32-YEAR OLD Bindura commuter omnibus driver was arrested last week for negligently driving and not reporting a fatal road accident on 31 December last year.Jeremiah Shangai of Chiveso villag...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 11:16hrs | 3451 | by Paul Ndou
Machete gangs at Jumbo Mine are MDC project - ZANU PF
ZANU PF Mashonaland Central provincial member Tracy Mudimu has sensationally claimed that the machete gangs wrecking havoc at Jumbo mine are a MDC project meant to cause civil unrest and coup presiden...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 11:11hrs | 3228 | by Paul Ndou
ZACC probes drug thefts at hospitals
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is now monitoring public hospitals and clinics to curb thefts and ensure drugs are not diverted to the black market. This follows checks that wer...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:14hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Minor drowns in flooded river
A 12-YEAR-OLD Mushumbi Pools boy drowned in flooded Hunyani River while trying to cross in a canoe with his siblings on Wednesday.Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton Munde...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 16:47hrs | 1835 | by Paul Ndou
Mthuli Ncube sticks to his guns
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has stuck to his guns, maintaining that the country is going to achieve 3 percent economic growth for 2020 in the face of independent f...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:33hrs | 2096 | by Staff reporter
Met Office forecasts wet weekend
Heavy rains, damaging winds, lightning and flash flooding are expected from today up to tomorrow across the country. In a statement yesterday, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) said...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:38hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Govt rolls out community radio stations
Marginalised communities are set to have their voices heard on radio as the Government has embarked on a programme to set up community radio stations across the country. The programme, which i...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:36hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
77 gold panners jailed 2 years
SEVENTY-SEVEN illegal gold miners arrested at Jumbo Mine in Mazowe and Shamva early this week were yesterday sentenced to two years each by a Bindura magistrate.The panners were nabbed during ...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:32hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Thunderstorms, floods expected
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned that the country will experience thunderstorms and possible flash floods in flood-prone areas today.In a statement, MSD said thunderstor...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:37hrs | 4709 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo loses Mazowe farm
FORMER Cabinet Minister, Jonathan Moyo is breathing fire after Lands Minister, Perrance Shiri grabbed his Mazowe farm in Mashonaland Central under unclear circumstances.In High Court papers, M...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:18hrs | 2367 | by newzimbabwe
Devolution confusion
Confusion over implementation of devolution projects has rocked Mashonaland East province, resulting in clashes between legislators, councillors and Zanu-PF leadership particularly on the distribution...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:15hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe passports backlog to be cleared in 3 months'
The backlog on passports will be cleared within the next three months following measures put in place by Government, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe, whose ministry runs th...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:00hrs | 1421 | by Staff reporter
200 illegal miners arrested in Mazowe
TWO HUNDRED more illegal miners were arrested in Mazowe, bringing to 1 107 the number of those netted in the blitz in Mashonaland Central Province this week. This came as security guards at a mine in ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:58hrs | 93 | by Staff rpeorter
$1bn set aside for highway rehab
Rehabilitation of the Harare-Beitbridge highway has started in earnest after Government set aside $1 billion for the project. The highway expansion project is expected to increase economic benefits fo...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:57hrs | 97 | by Staff rpeorter
Mugabe's nephew takes minister to court
Nephew to late former president Robert Mugabe Mr Robert Zhuwao has approached the High Court challenging the reversal of his offer letter for a 232-hectare farm in Zvimba by the Government. In the mat...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:56hrs | 91 | by Staff rpeorter
Chamisa's activist demands US$1m from Mohadi, Chihuri, Bonyongwe
AN MDC activist Pieta Kaseke is suing VP Kembo Mohadi, three former ministers and two State security bosses for US$1,2 million after she was abducted and tortured by State security agents in 2008....Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:55hrs | 75 | by newzimbabwe
Subsidised roller meal diverted to black market
Subsidised roller meal is being diverted to the black market by buyers who grab consignments as they reach the shop shelves. The buyers then offload the roller meal to informal traders who oft...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:54hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
The moment is ripe for Zimbabwe to deal with the elements of terrorism
Zimbabwe is the most peaceful and stable country in southern Africa. Over the past few months the wave of terrorism just emerged in Zimbabwe. Terrorist gang running under moniker name "Mashurungwi" st...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 09:11hrs | 2139 | by Matora Hupile
Anthrax outbreak in Masvingo province
Masvingo has been hit by an anthrax outbreak with official figures indicating that more than 40 cattle have succumbed to the disease while at least 60 people have been affected.Masvingo depart...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 07:11hrs | 1032 | by Staff Reporter
Police round up 900 maShurugwi
Zimbabwean police have arrested 907 people in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central in an operation targeting the notorious Machete wielding maShurugwi gold panners...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 18:09hrs | 7932 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe's nephew kicked out of farm
FORMER Cabinet minister, Patrick Zhuwao has been kicked out of his 232 hectares farm in Zvimba district, Mashonaland West province by Lands Minister Perrance Shiri.Zhuwao is currently in exile...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 07:02hrs | 9244 | by newzimbabwe
Bad roads block Chiwenga visit
Acting President Constantino Chiwenga has cancelled his visit to Muzarabani district in Mashonaland Central, which was scheduled for tomorrow [Tuesday] due to bad state of the roads in that area....Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 10:16hrs | 27323 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Wet spell to continue
THE rains being experienced in most parts of the country are expected to continue pounding this week with warnings of flash floods in some parts, the Meteorological Services Department, has said....Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 09:59hrs | 6413 | by Paul Ndou
5 men nabbed for vandalizing network boosters
FIVE Harare men were arrested on Wednesday in Mount Darwin after vandalising three mobile base stations (boasters) in Mashonaland Central and stealing 14 batteries worth ZWL$250 000.The five a...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 09:52hrs | 2827 | by Paul Ndou
Human rights violation decline in the country
Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that human rights violation incidents have declined in the country especially for the month of December."ZPP recorded a total of 119 human rights violations...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 09:00hrs | 906 | by Stephen Jakes
Four reasons why Kasukuwere cannot be our saviour
Renowned African-Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe is well known for his famous novel, A Man of the People, which mirrors Nigerian political culture through the eyes of a corrupt politician, Chief Nanga. ...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 14:07hrs | 2928 | by Innocent Mujeri
Illegal miner trapped to death
A 27-YEAR-OLD illegal miner was trapped to death while two others escaped with minor injuries when a disused shaft they were in collapsed yesterday.Samson Lapson (27) of Star farm Mazowe unlaw...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1265 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Police release names of 14 machete-weilding gold panners nabbed in Mashonaland Central
Police in Mashonaland Central have released names of the 14 machete weilding gold panners arrested in Mazowe.The 14 are Timothy Chinhava (29),Focus Juru,Francis Mugweni (24),Norman Masava(20),...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 15:13hrs | 6616 | by Paul Ndou
Lightning kills farmer
A Mvurwi farmer was struck by a bolt of lightning while coming from his field in Velvekia, Mvurwi yesterday.Michael Tigere (32) of plot 56 Velvekia farm, Mvurwi died after being struck by ligh...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 13:16hrs | 4583 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Why the MDC will lose the 2023 elections
Each time the country approaches an election, the MDC goes full throttle lying to the electorate that they are the "party of excellence" and would win the elections despite doing absolutely nothing to...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 12:57hrs | 4568 | by Elijah Chihota
Parliamentary committee calls for stiffer penalties for Mashurugwi
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on mines and mining development has urged the government to impose stiffer penalties on machetes gangs known as Mashurugwi as part of efforts to deal with the cri...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 16:15hrs | 1695 | by Byo24News Correspondent
The tale of two different groups with political significance in Zimbabwe's political dynamics
The term "Mashurugwi"is an umbrella grouping of illegal miners who can be further branched into other small groupings.Of late the "Mashurugwi" have been in the media almost daily.Their weapon of...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 14:33hrs | 453 | by A Kadada
Zanu-PF official in court for illegal gold mining
Zanu-PF legislator Dexter Nduna, the party's Mashonaland West provincial youth chairman Vengai Musengi and police acting officer commanding Chegutu District Superintendent Wonder Chisikwa allegedly il...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 07:34hrs | 2952 | by Staff Reporter
Rainfall expected to improve
The country is expecting an improvement in rainfall activity from this Friday to next week with scattered thunderstorms anticipated in Matabeleland north, northern areas of the Midlands, all Mashonala...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 20:41hrs | 8177 | by STaff Reporter
Cop on the run for stealing state funds
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer stationed at Rushinga police station in Mashonaland Central is on the run after stealing ZWL$1620 state funds on ...Published: 05 Jan 2020 at 09:55hrs | 4225 | by Paul Ndou
NCBFZ Response to BAZ Public Consultation Notice
On the 21st of December 2019, the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) issued a Public Consultation Notice wherein it proposed to revise the broadcasting frequency allotment plan in order to accom...Published: 03 Jan 2020 at 18:21hrs | 822 | by Agencies
If you have Ndebele name and accent in Zimbabwe it means you are non-existent and not recognized
When Marry Chiwenga was incarcerated in Chikurubi Remand Prison, I took my dusted pen and wrote strongly about her incarceration and I, without mincing words, stated this selective use of law enforcem...Published: 02 Jan 2020 at 15:19hrs | 18744 | by Nomazulu Thata
Machete-wielding gang of 12 arrested in Mashonaland Central
A GANG of 12 machete-wielding suspects linked to 16 armed robberies and two murders in Bindura and Shamva has been arrested on charges of armed robbery. One of the suspects was on bail in a ca...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 15:04hrs | 3939 | by Staff Reporter
Machete cop killers nabbed
TWO suspects believed to be part of a gang that allegedly killed a policeman last Saturday and seriously injured his colleague at Good Hope Mine in Battlefields have been arrested. Police say ...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 14:41hrs | 4783 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe descends into chaos and surges to a civil war without notice. The Mashurugwi Militia
A police officer was killed and another officer was seriously injured by the Mashurugwi machete wielding gold panners. The Mashurugwi are identified with their dirty outfits covered in mud and a...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 14:06hrs | 9475 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa snubs Mash-Central again
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa reportedly cancelled his Mashonaland Central visit for the third time this year after he was scheduled to commission Pembi Br...Published: 31 Dec 2019 at 12:28hrs | 9776 | by TArisai Mudahondo
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