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Mnangagwa visibility takes centre stage in Mash East
Zanu-PF Mashonaland East leadership has ordered all party WhatsApp group administrators in the province to have President Emmerson Mnangagwa's picture as a profile icon.According to the provin...Published: 16 hrs ago | 2989 | by Staff reporter
Mary Mliswa targets rivals in purging spree
THE infighting within Zanu-PF Mashonaland West is raging on, with an elaborate plot to suspend, and consequently remove, Zvimba district coordinating committee (DCC) chairman Bywell Mbiri sparking ren...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1189 | by Staff reporter
MDC provinces endorse Khupe suspension
SUSPENDED MDC-T Vice President, Thokozani Khupe's troubles continue to mount after eight MDC-T political provinces endorsed her suspension.The eight provinces are: Bulawayo, Harare, Matebelela...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1886 | by Staff reporter
Killer Zivhu ready for Chivi south
Controversial former Chivi South Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu seems to be harbouring interests to stand as an independent candidate in his former constituency in the upcoming by-elections....Published: 17 hrs ago | 386 | by Staff reporter
Dealer's body dumped at suspected killer's house
The body of a Beatrice fuel dealer who recently died a few hours after he was involved in a fierce fight with his business partner over fuel dealings, was dumped at the same partner's house by his agg...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:20hrs | 911 | by Staff reporter
Violence forces Zanu-PF to postpone primaries
Zanu-PF was yesterday forced to postpone its primary elections from today after violence broke out in several provinces as aspiring candidates for the March 26 polls canvassed for votes.The pr...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:37hrs | 697 | by Staff reporter
Shamva bully battles for life
An alleged Shamva Bully Confidence Kajamba (22) is battling for life at Shamva hospital after he was struck on the occiput by a fellow villager accusing him of being a bully to every man in the villag...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 10:29hrs | 2394 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mliswa hits back at Mutsvangwa
Norton MP Temba Mliswa (Independent) has described Zanu-PF party spokesperson Chris Mutsvangwa as "politically immature" after he criticised his recent private meeting with former Chivi South MP Kille...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:28hrs | 5876 | by Staff reporter
Woman stoned to death
A MARONDERA woman, believed to be in her 30s, was stoned to death and had her undergarments stashed in her mouth at Roughlands Farm at the weekend.Police have since launched a manhunt for the ...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:25hrs | 1726 | by Staff reporter
7 injured in gold mining clashes
AT least seven people were seriously injured after a machete-wielding gang reportedly aligned to former Zanu-PF youth league provincial chairperson for Mashonaland West, Vengai Musengi, ran amok and a...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:21hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Fresh fights rock Zanu-PF
FRESH power struggles have erupted within the ruling Zanu-PF party ahead of the March 26 by-elections after 119 members declared interest to contest for only 28 vacant National Assembly seats....Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:35hrs | 2762 | by Staff reporter
Electoral reforms must dominate political discourse in 2022
AS we bask on the cusp of a new year, Zimbabweans appear to have gone agog about the pending by-elections and what many deem to be the watershed plebiscite of 2023.And yet for some of us, high...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 05:32hrs | 167 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Man stabs married girlfriend to death
Cheating turned fatal for a Bindura married woman Joice Gonzo (41) who was allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend Norman Rabu (47) in a l...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 17:57hrs | 3637 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Matabeleland set to lose constituencies
THE Matabeleland region has the least number of registered voters countrywide, a development that could eventually result in the loss of constituencies ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections if the tr...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:36hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Face to face with brown envelop journalism
WHIle working on a story about how tobacco farmers are getting a raw deal from tobacco contracting companies, I did not anticipate that my investigation would dramatically bring me face to face with c...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 18:11hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns plotters
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday issued a stern warning to ruling party bigwigs allegedly plotting to "unseat him", and threatened to "destroy" them before the December elective congress....Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 09:05hrs | 2458 | by Staff reporter
Harare Warriors dampen Zimbabwean's spirits
For the umpteenth time, the Zimbabwe national soccer team managed to raise the nation's hopes only to dampen football fans' spirits in cruel fashion.While the Warriors have failed to progress ...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:51hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Census mapping ends
THE ongoing field mapping and household listing exercise being undertaken by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) in preparation for the national population census in April 2022 will be c...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:51hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Africa benefit from China's Health Silk Road
LAST week, China announced that it will give Zimbabwe 10 million doses of Covid-19, as part of the 1 billion doses pledged by Beijing to African countries at last year's Forum on China-Africa Co-opera...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:50hrs | 100 | by Albert Chavhunduka
Mnangagwa goes after July Moyo
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is considering sacking local government minister July Moyo after receiving security and official briefings indicating he harbours presidential ambitions and was a key sche...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:24hrs | 11427 | by Staff reporter
Ritual killings leave Zimbabweans reeling
TEARS run down Michael Benza's face as he recalls the recent deaths of his son Dylan and nephew's daughter, Melissa. They were both seven."I was away from home, and when I came back, there was...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:21hrs | 1009 | by Gamuchirai Masiyiwa/Linda Mujuru
Floods wreak havoc as downpours persist
The persistent rains falling countrywide have seen the usual seasonal flooding in some areas and blocked drains in urban areas.The rainy season started late, but since New Year rain has been f...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:17hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Tension in Mnangagwa backyard
TENSION has gripped President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province of the Midlands, with security reportedly on high alert ahead of Zanu-PF provincial elections that were moved to this weekend following...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:17hrs | 5305 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo ZANU PF warlords bury hatchet
Feuding ZANU PF Masvingo province warlords Ezra Chadzamira and Robson Mavhenyengwa have buried the hatchet after a bruising provincial election campaign. The two made peace and pledged to work togethe...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 09:27hrs | 1722 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF says by-elections a dry run for 2023 race
Zanu-PF secretary for external affairs Simbarashe Mumbengegwi has said that the ruling party will use the upcoming by-elections as a benchmark to gauge its strength in urban areas, which are seen as o...Published: 11 Jan 2022 at 18:38hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Violence Rocks New Zanu-PF Mashonaland West PCC
VIOLENCE dominated the new Zanu-PF provincial joint council of the main wing, women's and youth leagues' inaugural meeting held in Chinhoyi Saturday.The meeting was meant to officially hand ov...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 06:04hrs | 2404 | by Staff reporter
Government intensifies allocation of land to youths
GOVERNMENT has intensified the allocation of land to youths under the 20 percent quota system to enable them to venture into various farming projects, the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Wa...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 05:58hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains destroy 300 homes
More than 300 homes have been destroyed by heavy rains experienced in most parts of the country since the beginning of the rainy season, latest figures show.Most of the destruction was caused ...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Machete wielding illegal miners kill one, leaves four in agony
A gang of machete wielding illegal miners from Midlands aboard two kombis descended on Shamva mine and attacked five people killing one on the spot yester...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 17:33hrs | 1718 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa reignites national clean-up campaign
President Mnangagwa yesterday led the fourth anniversary commemoration of the national clean- up campaign in Kwekwe where he reiterated the need to keep a clean environment in line with the Government...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Jilted man commits suicide at in-laws' home
IN an incident that has left villagers in Chinamhora shell-shocked, a 43-year-old man died after setting himself ablaze at his in-laws' residence.Abel Chivandire, of Ndoro village, under Chief...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:57hrs | 2677 | by Staff reporter
Dam levels start to rise
DAM levels in the southern region have started rising following incessant rains that have been experienced in the past weeks.In a statement, Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) corporate...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:55hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
December monthly budget surges 6%
ZIMBABWE'S average Total Consumption Poverty Line (TCPL), monthly expenditure needs, for an individual surged 6 percent to $8 008 in December 2021, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) sa...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:52hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Speeding bus overturns
Eight people were injured and are currently admitted at Bindura hospital after speeding Mtenzi hashtag bus they were traveling in overturned yesterd...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 20:40hrs | 1901 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa endorses 'rigged' Zanu-PF elections
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday endorsed the disputed results of his Zanu-PF party's provincial elections and urged members to accept the outcome.He also rallied all party members to wo...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 19:09hrs | 1035 | by Staff reporter
Politburo endorses poll results
THE Politburo yesterday endorsed provincial chairpersons who emerged victorious following polls held last week.Those endorsed are now substantive provincial chairpersons in their respective pr...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 19:00hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa mocks Zanu-PF 'bigwigs'
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa (Independent) has mocked former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation chief executive Happison Muchechetere, who lost the Mashonaland West ZANU PF provincial chairmanship el...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 08:12hrs | 6491 | by Staff Reporter
Man strikes neighbour dead with log
POLICE in Mashonaland Central are hunting for a Concession man Imigrame Malaki (40) who allegedly struck and killed his neighbour with a log during an unk...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 06:45hrs | 2504 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's name dropped in chaotic polls
TENSION is swirling within Zanu-PF circles ahead of today's potentially explosive politburo meeting amid reports of continued chaos over the just-ended provincial polls, name-dropping of President Emm...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:59hrs | 6366 | by Staff reporter
War vets commander convicted of stealing 17 beasts
MASHONALAND Central's self-styled war veterans commander Dzingai Nevhunjere, who at the height of the land reform programme in 2002 allegedly terrorised commercial farmers in Mazowe district, wa...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Mashonaland Central senior officials vows to make province ungovernable
SENIOR Zanu-PF officials in Mashonaland Central province have vowed to make the region ungovernable for Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe following his controversial re-election as chairperson las...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Major road projects continue
Work on major road projects under the Second Republic is continuing, even during the rains, as the Government modernises road infrastructure, with construction of an additional Norton tollgate now und...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:52hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Boy (5) dies in croc attack
IN an incident that has left villagers in Nyamapanda shell-shocked, a five-year-old boy was killed by a crocodile and remains suspected to be his were discovered two days later.The boy was fro...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1010 | by Staff reporter
Public exams resume
THE ZIMSEC Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations resumed smoothly yesterday as candidates sat for their first papers after a two-week festive break.O-Level candidates sat for their Biology ...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Scattered thunderstorms expected
Mostly cloudy and warm conditions are expected in the northern half of the country; Midlands, Matabeleland North, all Mashonaland provinces, Harare Metropolitan and northern parts of Manicaland with s...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:53hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Matabeleland North youth poll stopped as candidates were over 35
Zanu-PF was last week forced to stop its youth league elections in Matabeleland North province after it emerged all the candidates vying for seats were over 35 years of age.According to party ...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 863 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga rivalry widens
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has banned its members from celebrating presumed victories in its internal polls for provincial executive members in a move seen as an attempt to quash factional fights betwee...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | 10883 | by Staff reporter
Zec revises figure on registered voters
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has revised upwards the number of new registered voters in 2021 after members of the public disputed its recent disclosure that only 2 000 people had registered...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 06:00hrs | 2061 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains leave trail of destruction
SEVERAL families in the Ngumija area of Hwange District in Matabeleland North province have been left homeless after storms and heavy rains that pounded the area last week destroyed buildings and left...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:57hrs | 929 | by Staff reporter
13 Covid 19 deaths on Day One of 2022
COVID-19 claimed 13 lives on the first day of the year, while 269 were hospitalised as of December 31 countrywide.On New Year's Day Zimbabwe had recorded a total of 214 214 confirmed cases, in...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:55hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
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