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Tagwirei saluted by military boss

NEW Zanu-PF Central Committee member Kudakwashe Tagwirei has received rare public accolades from Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) commander, Air Vice Marshall Biltim Chingono, for his role in his recovery at Arundel Hospital.Chingono, who had s…

Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:27hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa promises better salaries for the military

President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government is expediting the construction of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Referral Hospital at Manyame Air Force Base, upgrading military health facilities, and improving transport and accommodati…

Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 15:54hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo man fined for wearing military camouflage

A 26-year-old Bulawayo man has been fined US$125 for illegally wearing military camouflage in violation of Zimbabwe's laws prohibiting civilians from donning security forces' attire.Alpha Moyo pleaded guilty when he appeared before Bulaway…

Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 09:13hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter

Tagwirei, the military and power politics in Zimbabwe!

DEAR READER, it was on the 13th of May 2018 that Phineas Tagwirei, "father" to Kudakwashe Tagwirei a Zimbabwean tycoon with an avalanche of ''business'' interests quietly breathed his last at the trauma center in the plushy suburb of Borro…

Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:41hrs | 1987 | by Dr P. Zamchiya

'Generals for sale' and the cracks in Zimbabwe's military

Blessed Geza's recent broadcast, in which he dramatically declared there are "generals for sale," may have sounded like another bitter outburst from a disillusioned war veteran. But beneath the bravado lies a revealing truth about the dang…

Published: 13 May 2025 at 16:43hrs | 1507 | by Silambe Over

Mnangagwa tightening his grip on Zimbabwe's military and state security services

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is reported to be tightening his grip on the military and state security services with immediate key appointments made this week, according to sources within the state.According to these reliable sources, Mnan…

Published: 07 May 2025 at 20:52hrs | 3422 | by Hopewell Chin'ono

After making Zimbabweans suffer, the ZANU-PF leadership now wants to kill them!

Do those in power really care about us? After plunging millions of Zimbabweans into untold poverty and misery through corruption, misgovernance, and authoritarian rule, the ZANU-PF leadership appears now determined to take a far darker tur…

Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 11:08hrs | 725 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Mnangagwa fires army commander

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Lieutenant General (Rtd) Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe as the new Minister of Sport, Recreation, Arts, and Culture, following the election of Kirsty Coventry as the president of the International Olympic…

Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 19:46hrs | 5972 | by Staff reporter

CIO looking for Geza ally, Ethan Mathibela?

Unconfirmed reports suggest that the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) has identified Andreas Ethan Mathibela, a prominent leader of a vocal war veterans' faction, as a â€œperson of security interest.â€œ A leaked memo, allegedly sent…

Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 13:51hrs | 3974 | by Staff reporter

Geza's source of bravado and the military gear?

Firebrand war veteran Blessed Geza resurfaced online Tuesday evening, reigniting political tensions as he called for nationwide street protests on March 31 to demand President Emmerson Mnangagwa's immediate resignation.In a half-hour-long …

Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 12:41hrs | 3105 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe military personnel urged to uphold Constitution

In a powerful address last Friday at the Five Infantry Brigade in Battlefields, near Kwekwe, Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Commander Lieutenant General Anselem Sanyatwe urged military personnel to uphold the country's Constitution and contr…

Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:15hrs | 1771 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa promotes senior Zimbabwe Defence Forces officers

In a significant development for the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, Commander-in-Chief President Emmerson Mnangagwa promoted three Zimbabwe National Army Brigadier-Generals to the rank of Major-General, alongside one Air Force of Zimbabwe Air Co…

Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:08hrs | 1074 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe military officer found hanging was murdered

A somber atmosphere engulfed the Senate as Senator Lwazi Sibanda delivered an emotional address mourning the tragic and mysterious death of her cousin, Hillary Nleya, a military intelligence officer whose demise has sparked allegations of …

Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 20:16hrs | 4518 | by Staff reporter

Ex-CIO boss reveals Military Intelligence role in Baba Jukwa scandal

Former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Director-General Happyton Bonyongwe has revealed in his memoirs that the arrest and prosecution of individuals linked to the infamous Baba Jukwa Facebook page could have been avoided if Milita…

Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 15:48hrs | 2653 | by Staff reporter

Military cog undermining democracy in Zimbabwe

A recent report from the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) highlights the growing influence of the Zimbabwean military in undermining democratic processes and manipulating the country's electoral system. The report, titled "Who is the Ele…

Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 11:58hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo housing waiting list balloons

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has reported a significant increase in the number of people on its housing waiting list, indicating a growing demand for housing in Zimbabwe's second largest city. As of May 2024, a total of 118,389 housing …

Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 09:19hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter

Binga South MP laments nepotism at RDC

Fanuel Cumanzala, the legislator for Binga South (CCC), has accused the Binga Rural District Council (RDC) of rampant nepotism and corruption, which he claims has led to employees going unpaid for over a year. According to Cumanzala, senio…

Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 09:18hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter

Botswana receives military transport aircraft from US

The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has taken delivery of a C-130H Hercules military transport aircraft from the United States of America. The aircraft arrived at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Botswana on June 27, 2024.This acqui…

Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 04:07hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter

Military blocks Mnangagwa third term?

Zimbabwean Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and the military's post-election political strategy blocked President Emmerson Mnangagwa's third-term ambitions.This forced him to come out clean to say he will not seek to manipulate the cons…

Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 21:10hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga tightens army grip amid succession manoeuvres

ZIMBABWEAN Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga - a politically ambitious retired commander of the defence forces - has formally tightened his grip on the military as new Air Force of Zimbabwe boss Air Marshal John Jacob Nzvede took over fr…

Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:47hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to host military games

ZIMBABWE will play host to the 15th World Military Golf Championships in Victoria Falls in June.The event, to draw participants from 20 defence forces from across the globe, will be held from June 16-23.Elephant Hills Golf Course will be t…

Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe Defense Forces embark on nationwide recruitment campaign

The Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF) has launched a comprehensive recruitment drive to bolster its ranks within the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ).The ZNA is seeking general duty soldiers from 27 February to …

Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 18:42hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

NewsHawks freezes exclusive Zimbabwe military story

The NewsHawks, which has further delayed publication this week due to circumstances beyond its control, will not publish follow-up stories on the issue of three Zimbabwean army generals forced out due to corruption issues after subtle thre…

Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 15:02hrs | 48 | by NewsHawks Editor

Chinese military donation to Zimbabwe raises eyebrows

A RECENT donation of Chinese military hardware to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has raised eyebrows as the Asian superpower pushes to further its interests in Zimbabwe.Mnangagwa received the military hardware on Wednesday last …

Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 04:58hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe takes delivery of military hardware from China

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday received military hardware from China in what could open gates for further Chinese military expansion in the Southern African region.The equipment includes armoured fighting vehicles, pe…

Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 21:20hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe military commander will soon be redeployed

AS President Emmerson Mnangagwa continues to make surprise post-election appointments amid political manoeuvres by the military to reposition itself for a more influential role going forward, Zimbabwe's Military Intelligence Directorate (M…

Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 21:24hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa likely to make sweeping changes that will shake Zimbabwe securocrats

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is likely to make sweeping changes that will shake securocrats in an unprecedented way since he assumed office in 2017, amid reports several uniformed forces bosses had reached retirement age.Key state security…

Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 15:27hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

CIO raises alarm over illicit army gold mining

ZIMBABWE'S state security agency, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), has raised serious national security fears over an illicit gold mining operation run by an army-owned company, Rusununguko/Nkululeko Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, in the …

Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 13:50hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter

Ghosts of colonialism still haunt Zimbabwean names

In African cultures, the names given to children play an important role because they are often laden with meanings.As a team of professors of literature, linguistics and onomastics (the scientific study of names and naming practices) we ha…

Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 08:32hrs | 2 | by Tendai Mangena

How Mnangagwa consolidated power and outwitted Zimbabwe military

WITH his controversial re-election -achieved with a minimal contribution from the military, and his subsequent swearing-in and cabinet appointments - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has all but completed his power consolidation project, which…

Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 21:51hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Mzembi mocks Zanu-PF's 'military assisted' electoral win

Former Cabinet Minister Walter Mzembi, who has been in exile in South Africa since the 2017 coup in Zimbabwe, has criticized Zanu-PF's electoral performance and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's appointments to the Cabinet. Mzembi questioned …

Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Student takes Zimsec to court over results

A FORMER pupil at Drake High School in Torwood, Redcliff, has taken the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) to court for allegedly failing to release his November 2020 Ordinary Level results.Blessing Mhlanga registered for 10 sub…

Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 06:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Congo denies coup attempt reports, reassures public

The Congo Brazzaville government has denied reports of a coup attempt against President Denis Nguesso, who has been in power for 38 years.The government's denial came after Information Minister Thierry Moungalla tweeted on Saturday that "f…

Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Faz, military tension is likely to rise

TENSION between Zanu-PF's restive group Forever Associate Zimbabwe (Faz) and the military is likely to rise after if Zanu-PF and President Emmerson Mnangagwa forms the next government after Wednesday's elections given the president's plan …

Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 21:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Russia mulls plan to display destroyed NATO hardware outside embassies

Moscow could place destroyed military hardware on display outside the embassies of Western nations that supplied it to Ukraine. The idea was floated in Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, on Wednesday.Duma Speaker Vyachesla…

Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 20:29hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa takes the risk by sidelining army in polls

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken a huge political risk by sidelining the military - which has kept Zanu-PF in power directly since 2000 - from his dicey intelligency-driven presidential election campaign, state security sources say.M…

Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 14:26hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

CIO versus Zimbabwe military

TENSIONS are mounting within state security structures and government, as well as Zanu-PF, over the role being played by the shadowy Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)-run Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz) which has unconstitutionally…

Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 14:26hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF ropes in CIO, military in poll plot

Zanu-PF's elaborate plan to deploy state security services such as the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and the military as part of its strategy to win the harmonised elections at all costs has been laid bare in internal communicati…

Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

CIO takes over running of Zimbabwe elections from the military

ZIMBABWE'S Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) has secretly taken over the running of national elections â€” designed to manipulate the process in favour of the incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government â€” from the mil…

Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:10hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe military plots to position Chiwenga to replace Mnangagwa after the polls

A UNITED KINGDOM-based research firm has waded into Zimbabwe's highly volatile political arena predicting that while the ruling Zanu-PF will most likely retain power in the next general elections, the country's military will immediately st…

Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 18:15hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's Ministers cornered over false promise to military

MEMBERS of Parliament on Wednesday cornered the acting leader of government business in the National Assembly, Felix Mhona, and deputy Finance minister Clemence Chiduwa over an unfulfilled promise made to the millatry in 2020 for construct…

Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 11:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe military gets permit to export raw lithium

EMBATTLED state arms manufacturer, the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) has been controversially granted a special permit to export raw lithium by the government, a decision expected to inject life into the firm's struggling operations, e…

Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 16:28hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe military shops forÂ arms in Pakistan

A HIGH-POWERED delegation of military officers led by Air Force of Zimbabwe  (AFZ) Air Vice Marshall Biltim Chingono was in Pakistan this month to inspect modern aircraft and armaments during a defence exhibition where deals worth mil…

Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 18:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean-born UK soldier missed Buckingham Palace shift after too much booze

A member of the Grenadier Guards missed his entire shift protecting Buckingham Palace after drinking too much rum and falling asleep on the floor, a court martial was told.Lance-Sergeant Farai Mabasa had been scheduled to be on duty at 2am…

Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe military commanders investigate Beitbridge arms saga

WHAT started as an arms smuggling racket by seasoned gun-runners who bungled their mission like amateurs has now deteriorated into a major political scandal maddening President Emmerson Mnangagwa and those close to him, The NewsHawks â€” w…

Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 17:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Large arms shipment claim an excuse to deploy military in Matebeleland

President Emmerson Mnangagwa may be planning to launch a fresh genocide in Matabeleland following reports that security operatives seized a large shipment of weapons at West Nicholson in Matabeleland South Province, activists have claimed.…

Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe military raises red flag over fake letter circulating

The Zimbabwe National Army has disowned a fake letter circulating on social media platforms purported to have been written by Commander ZNA Lieutenant General David Sigauke alleging that JB Family Electronics, a company operating illegally…

Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 21:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Setting up of US military base in Zambia divides opinion

INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday said Zimbabwe stood guided by the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and the African Union (AU) on reports that the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) was setting up a base in…

Published: 04 May 2022 at 07:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Military tightens screws on rogue soldiers

SECURITY has been heightened in army barracks across the country in the wake of a spate of robberies involving soldiers as the military descends on "rogue" elements, amid reports that the  assets of those implicated in robberies are b…

Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

TelOne partners ZNA

STATE-OWNED telecommunications company TelOne has partnered the Zimbabwe National Army to modernise 58 sites countrywide under the US$1,2 million land-based network project.Speaking during the handover of six completed sites, TelOne acting…

Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:18hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

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