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US National security advisor's remarks condemned
Zimbabweans across the political divide have condemned remarks made by American President Donald Trump's top national security advisor, Mr Robert O' Brien that Zimbabwe, together with China,Russia and...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 17:27hrs | 2575 | by Innocent Mujeri
'Bulawayo returnees sharing buckets, crowded facilities'
RETURNING citizens housed at the United College of Education (UCE) and the Bulawayo Polytechnic College are sharing buckets, crowded bath facilities, not observing social distancing during meals and h...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 08:54hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
More Covid-19 cases recorded at Mpilo
MORE Covid-19 cases have been reported at Mpilo Central Hospital after a nurse and three patients tested positive last week. Mpilo Central Hospital Clinical Director and Acting CEO Dr Solwayo ...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 08:33hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora shields Maboke from suspension
Masvingo Mayor Collen Maboke should be allowed to do his job without any disturbances and any move to suspend him is null and void, Douglas Mwonzora has said.Mwonzora has wasted no time to ass...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:58hrs | 3142 | by Staff reporter
'We would rather die of COVID-19 than starve under lockdown'
INFORMAL traders have defied President Emmerson Mnangagwa's lockdown regulations and are now back in full force, operating openly in the high-density areas at a time the country is recording a surge i...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:42hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
MDC's Japhet Ndabeni-Ncube leaves Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission
Former Executive Mayor of the City of Bulawayo Japhet Ndabeni-Ncube has exited the Human Rights Commission after Commissioner after his term as a Commissioner expired on 7 May 2020. The Commis...Published: 29 May 2020 at 16:18hrs | 2556 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Ezra Tshisa Sibanda donates 20 beds to Thorngrove hospital
Bulawayo Mayor His Worship Solomon Madlala Mguni has paid gratitude to veteran broadcaster Ezra Tshisa Sibanda for pioneering an initiative called Ezra Tshisa Sibanda and Friends that has donated 20 h...Published: 28 May 2020 at 20:56hrs | 2385 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Pampering executives improves city status, says Mayor
MUTARE mayor Blessing Tandi has torched a storm by claiming that the council's resolution to acquire top of the range vehicles for senior management will improve the city's status.He made the ...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:42hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Prophet Uebert Angel feeds Harare's poor
United Kingdom based Televangelist Prophet Uebert Angel through the Uebert Angel Foundation made a donation to disadvantaged people in Mbare, Harare.The donation was held at Mai &...Published: 26 May 2020 at 16:30hrs | 1215 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Urban council workers demand $2 500 basic pay
Urban council workers demand $2 500 basic payTHE Zimbabwe Urban Council Workers Union (ZUCWU) has written to all urban councils demanding a minimum basic salary of $2 549 in line with the statutor...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:25hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Justice Wadyajena's car impounded by police
Information coming from Harare indicate that a vehicle belonging to a compony owned by Gokwe-Nembudziya Member of Parliament Justice Mayor Wadyajena has been impounded after the driver was found condu...Published: 25 May 2020 at 16:26hrs | 9530 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Let's clean our dirty stables!
AS human beings, we need to accept that there are often both comprehensible and incomprehensible life forces around us.Where Bishop Lazi comes from, for example, you cannot venture deep into t...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:09hrs | 77 | by Bishop Lazarus
Laduma ladlula: lakhothama iqhawe lezwe.
Ibandla elidala le ZAPU lisungule inhlelo ezizathatha iviki eyodwa egcweleyo likhumbula owaye ngu Mongameli walo umuyi u Dr Dumiso Dabengwa owayesaziwa ngegama elithi"The Black Russian''loba ''DD'...Published: 23 May 2020 at 14:42hrs | 931 | by ZAPU
Victoria Falls mayoral dispute spills into court
VICTORIA Falls councillor Richard Mguni, who was recently elected the town's mayor by councillors aligned to an MDC faction led by Mr Nelson Chamisa, has gone to court challenging Government's decisio...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:32hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
GMAZ boss Musarara spills the beans on Wadyajena
RAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) chairman Tafadzwa Musarara yesterday made sensational claims that Gokwe-Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena was using Parliament to settle personal scores...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:11hrs | 2930 | by Staff reporter
Biti freezes in court as judge tears into his arguments
THERE was drama in the High Court of Zimbabwe last night when MDC Alliance lawyer Tendai Biti froze after being shown the MDC Alliance agreement by Justice Tawanda Chitapi, moments after he had counte...Published: 21 May 2020 at 19:47hrs | 11242 | by Staff reporter
Handover of COVID 19 donations at Large City Hall Foyer
Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Mguni will tomorrow received donations for the fight against Covid 19 at the Large City Hall.According to the notice, the Mayor will be receiving donations at 12 noon at...Published: 21 May 2020 at 15:38hrs | 455 | by Stephen Jakes
PROPHECY: Zambia 2021 election results revealed
South African based leader of Imperial City Church Prophet Isaiah Brian Sovi says God showed him that the Zambian ruling Party Patriotic Front will retain the seat of power in the impending 2021 elect...Published: 21 May 2020 at 13:14hrs | 7722 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Chaos rocks parliament as Advocate Uriri is barred from representing client
There was drama at the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture hearing into the US$27 million wheat facility after a heated exchange erupted between Committee Chairperson Justice Mayor Wadyaj...Published: 21 May 2020 at 12:25hrs | 4002 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BCC rubbishes Paul Kruger's nonsensical water report
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) insists that consultants brought in by government to assess the city's water situation did not present an honest report. The city fathers still want the State to declar...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:46hrs | 1172 | by Staff reporter
Musarara seeks legal representation in Parly
GRAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe chairperson and Drostky (Pvt) Ltd chief executive officer Tafadzwa Musarara has approached the High Court challenging Parliament's decision to deny him a chance t...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:42hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC seeks court interdict to stop more expulsions
The High Court will rule on Friday next week on preliminary issues raised by lawyers representing MDC-Alliance and MDC-T in a suit brought by MDC-A seeking a ban on the MDC-T recalling from Parliament...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:10hrs | 2082 | by Staff reporter
Fireworks expected as Musarara appears in Parliament on Thursday
Fireworks are expected at the parliamentary portfolio committee on Agriculture on Thursday where Tafadzwa Musarara is set to have another showdown with Chairman Mayor Justice Wadyajena.On the ...Published: 20 May 2020 at 22:04hrs | 2151 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt set to stagger reopening of schools
GOVERNMENT will in the next three weeks announce more than 820 examination centres for candidates sitting for the deferred June public examinations while it prepares for the staggered opening of schoo...Published: 20 May 2020 at 06:53hrs | 1093 | by Staff reporter
Go well true blue Ndebele warrior
I AM very sorry to learn about the death of Absolom Sikhosana, who I got to know quite well in my formative years in Bulawayo during the late 1950s right through the 1960s.Although he was abou...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:50hrs | 952 | by Muchadeyi A Masubda
Newcomers derailing MDC, says Mudzuri
MDC presidential hopeful Elias Mudzuri has claimed that he was mandated by the party's founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai to unite members and is surprised that "children" in the party are now "fightin...Published: 17 May 2020 at 12:15hrs | 2345 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa loyalists arrested
Two MDC Alliance councillors in Marondera have been arrested for allegedly breaking into their provincial party headquarters to remove property before hiding it at an unknown location.Charles ...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:35hrs | 2559 | by Staff reporter
Late Sikhosana hailed as humble
FORMER Zanu-PF secretary for youth affairs and politburo member, Absolom Sikhosana has been described as a humble politician.Sikhosana (71) died yesterday morning at the United Bulawayo Hospit...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:25hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Mudzuri pleads for church, chiefs mediation into MDC fall-out
MDC top politician and senator, Elias Mudzuri has called on church leaders, traditional chiefs, business executives, among some prominent figures within society, to help bring together the party's feu...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:16hrs | 646 | by newzimbabwe
Mwonzora to recall dozens of Chamisa's MPs
MDC Alliance secretary-general Chalton Hwende has revealed that the MDC Alliance had gathered information to the effect that the Khupe camp intended to wield the axe on dozens of MPs who have chosen t...Published: 16 May 2020 at 19:33hrs | 6003 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa and his lieutenants appear to be in disarray
THINGS are moving from bad to worse for Nelson Chamisa and his top MDC allies, after more party MPs defied his decree to withdraw their services from Parliament yesterday, the Daily News reports....Published: 15 May 2020 at 16:06hrs | 3187 | by Staff reporter
MDC legislators' rebellion mounts as more party MPs attend Parly
Things are moving from bad to worse for Nelson Chamisa after more MDC legislators defied his decree to withdraw their services from Parliament. Three more MPs attended the parliamentary p...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:30hrs | 6430 | by Staff reporter
Arrogance vs ignorance: How the MDC's lurching deeper into chaos
RECENTLY, I wrote two articles which were both published in the Zimbabwe Independent. The first was an opinion piece titled The MDC imbroglio is devastating for the opposition. In the opinion piece, I...Published: 15 May 2020 at 08:16hrs | 736 | by Jonathan Chando
Majority of Chamisa's MPs continue Parly snub
THE majority of MDC Alliance legislators continued their snub of Parliament business yesterday, with the exception of three MPs who defied their party directive and attended portfolio committee meetin...Published: 15 May 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1009 | by Staff reporter
Agric ministry officials booted out of Parly
TWO Lands and Agriculture ministry officials were yesterday chucked out of Parliament for failing to produce documents with regards to contracts awarded to different companies for winter wheat program...Published: 15 May 2020 at 07:40hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance takes govt to court over Vic Falls mayor
THE MDC Alliance has taken Local Government minister July Moyo to court challenging his directive to reinstate former Victoria Falls mayor Somvelo Dlamini.Dlamini was replaced as mayor after c...Published: 15 May 2020 at 07:39hrs | 706 | by Staff reporter
3 MDC legislators defy Chamisa
Three parliamentarians elected on the MDC-Alliance ticket yesterday defied a boycott and attended a sitting of the Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement. The ...Published: 15 May 2020 at 06:53hrs | 1272 | by Staff reporter
MDC MPs threatened with death if they attend parliament?
Gokwe-Nembudziya Member of Parliament Mayor Justice Wadyajena has sensationally claimed that the MPs belonging to the MDC faction led by Nelson Chamisa have been threatened with death if they disobey ...Published: 14 May 2020 at 18:35hrs | 3367 | by Mandla Ndlovu
18 MDCA Mutare City Fathers and Mothers backs Chamisa
Eighteen MDC Alliance councillors in Mutare has declared their support for for their leader Nelson Chamisa.Mutare MDC Alliance Council Chief Whip Edson Kalulu said May was a voluntary referend...Published: 14 May 2020 at 10:34hrs | 1888 | by Stephen Jakes
Chitungwiza residents block new fuel station
CHITUNGWIZA deputy mayor Musa Makweza has been accused of presiding over the illegal allocation of a greenway to a local fuel company to develop a service station. On Tuesday, residents of war...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:58hrs | 1958 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Vic Falls councillors boycott meeting
VICTORIA Falls councillors yesterday boycotted a meeting which had been called to discuss among other things, crafting a supplementary budget and waiver of some rates to cushion ratepayers in the wake...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:28hrs | 1413 | by Staff reporter
Mudzuri belts 'greedy' MDC leaders
FORMER MDC Alliance secretary for local government Elias Mudzuri has belted the party's warring leaders for allegedly failing their supporters with the manner they are handling the opposition outfit's...Published: 13 May 2020 at 16:13hrs | 2526 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa MPs snub Parly committees but Zanu-PF MPs form required quorum
PARLIAMENTARY Portfolio Committees resumed sitting yesterday with only Zanu-PF MPs in attendance while their MDC Alliance counterparts snubbed the meetings.The Health Portfolio Committee which...Published: 13 May 2020 at 07:49hrs | 2273 | by Staff reporter
Johane Masowe Apostolic sect donates to Bosso
BULAWAYO soccer giants Highlanders are the first recipients of mealie and rice sourced by city Mayor Solomon Mguni to assist sports persons whose income has been affected by Covid-19. Apostolic sect, ...Published: 13 May 2020 at 07:26hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
Moyo blocks Chamisa ally
LOCAL Government Minister July Moyo has nullified the election as mayor, of Victoria Falls Ward 5 Councillor Richard Mguni and reinstated Somveli Dlamini, who was fired from the job by embattled MDC A...Published: 13 May 2020 at 07:19hrs | 1266 | by newzimbabwe
Dhlamini bounces back as Victoria Falls mayor
Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo has reinstated Somvelo Dhlamini as Victoria Falls mayor, barely a week after the councillors had moved in to appoint Ward 5 Councillor Richard Mgun...Published: 12 May 2020 at 16:38hrs | 2047 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls mayor disowns resignation letter
REINSTATED Victoria Falls Mayor Councillor Somveli Dlamini has disowned a letter he reportedly wrote resigning from the mayor's position, saying the MDC Alliance leadership drafted it and forced him t...Published: 12 May 2020 at 07:40hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
MDC mayor happy with Hwende's Parly expulsion
CHEGUTU mayor Henry Muchatibaya has described the expulsion of MDC Alliance secretary-general and Kuwadzana East MP from Parliament, a relief as the latter had written to the Local Government Minister...Published: 11 May 2020 at 19:56hrs | 4014 | by newzimbabwe
Ugly fight for MDC property ensues
AN ugly fight for control of MDC Alliance assets has erupted in Mashonaland East after officials aligned to party leader Nelson Chamisa allegedly seized property at the party's provincial offices in M...Published: 10 May 2020 at 08:23hrs | 3051 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillors defy Mwonzora
MDC Alliance councillors in Victoria Falls defied a directive by MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora to reinstate the resort town's mayor, who was fired by the Nelson Chamisa led party.Th...Published: 10 May 2020 at 08:22hrs | 3433 | by Staff reporter
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