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Chamisa's dream of fresh Zimbabwe polls evaporates
THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) appears to have closed the door on calls for fresh elections in Zimbabwe after the regional bloc's secretariat endorsed a project being spearheaded by...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
UK lines up more investments in Zimbabwe
RELATIONS between Harare and London are set to further strengthen, with the UK Embassy revealing in a statement that it is seeking a trade and investment advisor to identify business and trade opportu...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 19:19hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chapman's anti-climax and false presidential poll start
WHEN Robert Chapman entered Zimbabwe's highly polarised political fray, some critics called him a "Zanu-PF project" aimed at dividing the youth vote.His admirers referred to him as an alternat...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 14:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa inspects voters roll
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has taken the lead in inspecting the voters roll and encouraged the electorate to do the same to ensure that their details are correctly captured as the country inches towards harm...Published: 28 May 2023 at 12:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry kept in Cabinet by her skin - Mzembi
Former Cabinet Minister Walter Mzembi has denounced Minister of Sport, Arts and Recreation Kirsty Coventry saying she has dismally failed.Mzembi believes Coventry is being kept by President Em...Published: 23 May 2023 at 14:53hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Twitter to soon allow calls
Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed details about new features including adding calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform.Last year, Musk flagged plans for "Twitte...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC throws Murehwa violence investigations into disarray
CCC leaders have surreptitiously spirited witnesses involved in the disturbing political violence that took place in Murehwa from their homes even before police have finished conducting crucial interv...Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 05:46hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must act on despicable behaviour by supporters
SOMETIME last week, a group of Zanu-PF supporters was captured in a sickening video calling for the death of Citizens Coalition for Change leader, Nelson Chamisa and threatening anyone who would mourn...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo sings praises of Grace Mugabe
Former G40 kIngpin Professor Jonathan Moyo has showered praises on the former First Lady Grace Mugabe for assisting him and his colleagues to flee assassination in 2017 when they lost power to the Gen...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 21:16hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa did not rape me, says ex-Zanu-PF minister
FORMER Environment and Tourism deputy minister Annastancia Ndlovu, who is now a full-time employee at Zanu-PF headquarters in the party's directorate, has strongly denied reports that she was se...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:15hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hails best world student team
ZIMBABWE's students are inspirational and continue conquering the world in various spheres raising the country's flag high in whatever endeavour and in the process earning commendation from President ...Published: 06 Jun 2022 at 09:39hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Surely, there is no honour among thieves
NO honour among thieves is a universal truth, a biblical saying that has found resonance globally to denote the actions of robbers who usually double-cross each other, never mind the perils involved i...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:19hrs | | by Fungi Kwaramba
Mnangagwa, Chamisa in secretive GNU talks
SECRETIVE coalition talks are underway between Zanu-PF leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) front man Nelson Chamisa with the aim of forming a seven-year gover...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 09:05hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa speaks out on Kwekwe violence
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa has strongly condemned Zanu-PF for instigating the violence which rocked his rally in Kwekwe Sunday.One CCC supporter died while 1...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
The need for social media regulation
IT is estimated that half of the world's population is now using social media. This is according to the Digital 2021 Global Statshot report.Global Web Index (GWI) puts it at 57,6% with about 4...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:37hrs | 10 | by Miriam Tose Majome
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 | | by Staff reporter
Accident hero to be honoured
President Mnangagwa has hailed Mr Sirizani Butau for heroically saving lives at an accident scene in Mutare on Friday, saying the Government will honour him for the sacrifice.Mr Butau, a truck...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 06:57hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Car washer speaks on Guka
A Harare based car washer Emmerson Nheshe has warned the youths in the country to stay away from drugs and encourage them to start their own businesses so that they won't end up resorting to criminal ...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 16:27hrs | 5 | by Simbarashe Sithole
WATCH: Minister of state security addicted to gold - Mliswa
Outspoken Norton Legislator Temba Mliswa has accused Minister of state security Owen "Mudha" Ncube and his nephew Energy Ncube of being addicted to gold and brutalizing people in Midlands.Mlis...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 14:37hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa assured Hakainde Hichilema of his readiness to work with him
President Mnangagwa has assured Zambian President-elect Mr Hakainde Hichilema of his readiness to work with him in the furtherance of the sister republics' interests. In his congratulatory let...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Eddie Cross pens Mnangagwa's biography
Former MDC-T policy advisor Mr Eddie Cross authored, 'A Life of Sacrifice', the biography of President Emmerson Mnangagwa which was officially unveiled today at the State House in Harare.The M...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 12:59hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa remembers Joshua Nkomo
THE late Vice President Joshua Nkomo who died on July 1, 1999 was a great man whose legacy of love, unity and peace shall always be followed, President Mnangagwa said.Posting on micro-blogging...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 17:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
No plans for fresh lockdown
THERE are no plans to reintroduce a fresh hard national lockdown to forestall the threat of a Covid-19 third wave and Government will focus on fine-tuning the national vaccination programme to hasten ...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Britain pressured to return Nehanda skull
Pressure is mounting on the British to return the head of Mbuya Nehanda whose statue was unveiled by President Mnangagwa on Wednesday much to the delight of not only Zimbabweans, but the world at larg...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ConCourt appointments draw criticism
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa this week flexed his muscles by appointing five judges to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) at a time Zimbabwe is paralysed by a constitutional crisis triggered by a rec...Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:08hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Hands off Grace, says the Mugabes
THE late former President Mugabe's family yesterday rubbished moves by a Zvimba traditional leader to summon former First Lady Grace Mugabe to appear before his traditional court on a charge of "impro...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Prince Philip
President Mnangagwa has sent his condolences to the British Royal family following the death of Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's husband, who died aged 99 today.In a statement this afternoon, ...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 15:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti insinuates that people from Chipinge practise witchcraft
MDC-Alliance vice president Tendai Biti torched a social media storm yesterday after he implied in a post on micro-blogging platform Twitter that people from Chipinge dabble in witchcraft. Alt...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Killer encourages Mohadi to apologise and resign
Ex-ZANU PF Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu has encouraged Vice President Kembo Mohadi (71) to apologise to the nation and resign for his alleged sex scandal.Zivhu said this will save the ima...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 12:42hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe secures more Covid-19 vaccines
IN a major boost to the country's efforts to acquire enough Covid-19 vaccines, India has pledged to donate 75 000 doses with an option for Zimbabwe to buy more, President Mnangagwa said.This c...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 19:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Nyamukoho dies
CHIEF Nyamukoho, born Samson Katsande, has died.He died at his home on Thursday night, but The Herald could not ascertain the cause of death of the former Senator yesterday.Writing on ...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 18:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa praises Chiwenga
President Mnangagwa has praised his deputy, who is also the Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Constantino Chiwenga, for volunteering to take the first jab when Zimbabwe launched the Covid-19 vacci...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mass exodus from WhatsApp to Signal and Telegram
The Signal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a sudden increase in demand after larger rival WhatsApp's updated terms of service raised eyebrows on social media.WhatsApp, which uses Signal...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 08:19hrs | 4 | by Eva Mathews and Munsif Vengattil
Twitter punishes Newsday, suspends account
The micro-blogging website, Twitter, has suspended the account of Newsday Zimbabwe for reason not yet known. Followers of the account were mystified when the profile...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 09:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politicians bank on Biden presidency
ZIMBABWE'S warring political leaders yesterday fell over each other in expressing their readiness to work with United States (US) President-elect Joe Biden, hoping to mend relations between Harare and...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says there is no excuses to corruption
ANY person who will engage in any form of corruption will be arrested and prosecuted as no person is above the law, President Mnangagwa has said.Posting on his micro-blogging platform Twitter,...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 16:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Putin sends special message to Mnangagwa
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message to President Mnangagwa with the aim of entrenching existing excellent bilateral relations and establishing new economic interchange between the two ...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
'SADC leaders to get tough on Mnangagwa'
SADC leaders have decided to take a strong action against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ZANU PF government, Patriotic Front Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has claimed. Writing on micro-...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 08:58hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lupane East by-election and the need for political reforms
ZIMBABWE staged three by-elections in Matabeleland North last weekend, an opposition stronghold since the formation of the MDC in 1999, but all three were won by Zanu-PF, bringing under the spotlight ...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 11:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa conflates religion with Christianity
Many people think, and they are wrong to think this, that Zimbabwe starts and ends in Harare.In fact, many in the opposition believe, and this is a clue to why they lose elections, that Twitte...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:18hrs | | by Tinomudaishe Chinyoka
Mupfumira to spend night in cells
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) late Thursday confirmed it had seized Tourism Minister Priscah Mupfumira but did not disclose the reasons behind the arrest.President Emmerson Mn...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 19:45hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Road to be named after Mnangagwa
Ministry of Information Permanent Secretary Nick Mangwana has requested Zimbabweans to assist in the identification of a road that should be named after the President of the country Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 09:56hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chivayo apologises for failure to deliver on Gwanda solar project
FLAMBOYANT businessman Mr Wicknell Chivayo whose company was in 2015 awarded a tender and paid US$5 million by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) for pre-commencement work at the 100 megawatt Gwanda sol...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa disowns fake Twitter account again
Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa yesterday dismissed a Twitter account posting messages in his name. This follows a message circulating on social media purporting to be his, alleging that Gov...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa congratulates Ramaphosa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has joined other world leaders in congratulating African National Congress (ANC) leader Mr Cyril Ramaphosa following the party's electoral victory officially announced on Saturday ...Published: 13 May 2019 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa looks forward to working with Ramaphosa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has joined other world leaders in congratulating African National Congress (ANC) leader Mr Cyril Ramaphosa following the party's electoral victory officially announced on Saturday ...Published: 13 May 2019 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, former lieutenants shift blame: Who really was behind Gukurahundi genocide?
WHEN former president Robert Mugabe was swept away through a popular coup, the world celebrated the departure of an "evil dictator". Many hoped for a fresh start but that dream remains elusive...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:13hrs | 1 | by Fungi Kwaramba
'80% of Bulawayo men who patronise bars and the red light districts are gay'
CALL it double dipping!Panic has gripped the Bulawayo community after shocking and controversial statistics revealed that 80 percent of Bulawayo men that patronise bars and the red light distr...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 16:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi haunts Mnangagwa
More than 22 years after the Gukurahundi massacres ended, that sad episode in Zimbabwe's history continues to rear its ugly head with the deputy minister of Defence, Victor Matemadanda this week rushi...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 12:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF accused of plotting to destroy Chamisa
A top MDC official has sensationally claimed that party officials, especially those who will be voting in the upcoming congress are being paid large sums of money to vote out Nelson Chamisa from the p...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 18:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
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