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Security firms under spotlight over robberies
Police have issued a stern warning to security companies whose guards are repeatedly implicated in criminal activities, particularly armed robberies. Authorities say such firms risk being classified a...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:30hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
Government urged to revise strategy for granting hero status
The government has been challenged to change the manner in which the ruling party exclusively grants hero status. Concerns have been raised that deserving individuals, such as the late historian Phath...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 13:11hrs | 515 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean man in court for defrauding Defence deputy minister
A 29-year-old man from Maglas Township in Zvishavane, Midlands Province, appeared before the Harare Magistrates Court on Thursday facing a fraud charge after allegedly defrauding Zimbabwe's Defence De...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 06:57hrs | 1383 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi perpetrators are exposed and cited to clarify the 2017 coup!
That the General Chiwenga was cited in the genocide atrocities that took place especially in Matabeleland South is not a coincidence but well calculated. The Zanu PF conference was in Bulawayo, curiou...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 20:22hrs | 1282 | by Nomazulu Thata
Ex-ZIPRA Veteran Slams Zanu PF's Push for Mnangagwa to Stay in Power: Calls for National Referendum
An outspoken former ZIPRA member, Max Mkandla, has issued a stark warning to Zanu PF factions advocating for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his tenure beyond 2028, stating that such a move wou...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 13:10hrs | 1197 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zanu-PF conference kicks off, spotlight on ED2030
Zanu-PF's annual conference has commenced today in Bulawayo, focusing on the contentious push by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's supporters for a resolution to extend his term in office. The gathering ...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:51hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Government's compensation plan for former white farmers sparks outrage
The government's recent announcement of compensation for 444 former white commercial farmers has ignited widespread anger among citizens. Many are questioning why the liberation struggle was fought ov...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 20:32hrs | 379 | by Stephen Jakes
'Tshinga Dube was a good man'
OUT SPOKEN Ex-Zipra war veteran Max Mkandla has described the later Former War Veterans Minister Tshinga Dube as a figure father who loved and was loved by many due to his care for the well being of a...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 13:32hrs | 589 | by Stephen Jakes
Woman stumbles on hubby with mistress in bed, kills her
A woman who returned home unexpectedly from a church night prayer and found her husband with his mistress half-naked on their matrimonial bed has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for murder. Stacy M...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 15:55hrs | 2078 | by Staff reporter
'Mat South 5' express frustration over court delays in ZAPU leadership dispute
Five former members of ZAPU in Matabeleland South, known as the 'Mat South Five,' have voiced frustration over the prolonged court delay in ruling on their case challenging the legitimacy of Sibangili...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 17:30hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Heartless Mugabe did not give chance to non combatant and local trained vets to be vetted
Outspoken ex-Zipra war veteran Max Mkandla has criticized the late former President Robert Mugabe and his administration, accusing them, in collaboration with former colonialists, of being heartless f...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 16:53hrs | 1352 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimta commends govt feeding programme
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has praised the government's new school feeding program, highlighting its potential to improve student concentration and reduce dropout rates.In an in...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 09:02hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
INNSCOR GMO's saga draws fire from activists
The ongoing controversy involving Pan-Africanist Rutendo Matinyarare, and the Innscor Group has taken a new turn with the human rights activist Abigale Mupambi and the International Coalition Against ...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 11:57hrs | 1090 | by Stephen Jakes
War veterans trained local fume over relegation to mere collaborators
SOME war veterans who were trained but could not go to fight at the front when a ceasefire was declared in 1980 have complained over the ruling Zanu PF government degrading their status to that of mer...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 13:15hrs | 466 | by Stephen Jakes
United Nations of Africa congratulates ED for assuming SADC Chairmanship ...as he blasts opposition for being disorganised
United Nations of Africa (UNA) Zimbabwe representative, Max Mkandla has congratulated President Emmerson Mnangagwa for assuming the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Chair position, adding...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:51hrs | 869 | by Stephen Jakes
Cracks in Bosso camp
ALL is not well at Bulawayo football giants, Highlanders with an audio going viral in which secretary-general Morgen "Gazza" Dube is overheard painting a picture of a divided house.Dube is acc...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 12:21hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda born female boxer making big strides
Monica Mkandla, a 24-year-old boxer from Gwanda, Zimbabwe, has been making significant strides in her boxing career across the Limpopo River in Johannesburg, South Africa. Despite her success, she rem...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:06hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Family lives in fear of machete attack
In Donsa village, Silobela, Midlands province, a family lives in fear after two of its members were allegedly killed by a suspected gold panner, Patson Ncube, who is currently in police custody in Plu...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zapu war vets rap Mnangagwa over violation of Unity Accord
Max Mkandla, leader of the Zipra war veterans, has criticized President Emmerson Mnangagwa for straying from the Unity Accord agreement signed by former President Robert Mugabe and Vice-President...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 10:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
War vets make fresh demands
War veterans, represented by the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) and led by Ethan Mathibela, have requested the government to grant Freedom of the City and hero status t...Published: 14 Jun 2024 at 07:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zipra veteran wants Jabulani Sibanda's return as leader
A ZIPRA war veteran, Max Mkandla, has called for the reinstatement of Jabulani Sibanda as the leader of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) to unify the divided group. ...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:42hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Return Home affairs ministry to Zapu officials: Ex Zipra cadre
THE SECOND Republic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been challenged to return the Home Affairs ministry to Zapu in honour of the unity accord that was signed by late former Vice President Jo...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 15:10hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
'Sanctions on Zanu PF govt leaders are useless'
Outspoken Ex Zipra cadre Max Mkandla has warned the United States of America that itrs imposition of targeted sanctions on the Zimbabwean leaders is useless as those leaders lose nothing and feel no p...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 13:07hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Zipra war vets hails ED for appointing Mavhunga as their minister
ZIPRA war veterans have hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa for appointing Monica Mavhunga as the Minister of War Weterans Welfare adding that as she is a war veteran herself she is bound to address a...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 13:05hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes
Mutsvangwa blasted for spilling bins about Mnangagwa after being fired
The fired minister of War Veterans Christopher Mutsvangwa has come under fire for claiming to be exposing that President Emmerson Mnangagwa who fired him was put at the helm by him (Mutsvangwa) and th...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 14:53hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
Outcry over inhumane evictions
GOVERNMENT has been criticised for carrying out inhumane mass evictions in Masvingo and Chiredzi, among other areas, leaving families homeless.The latest wave of farm evictions targeting land ...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 19:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman kills hubby's lover
BETRAYAL can lead one down a dark and vengeful path. A Gweru woman shattered by infidelity has been arrested for the murder of her husband's lover in a crime of passion.Stacy Thokozani...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 18:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Daft Charumbira in Gukurahundi storm
CHIEF Fortune Charumbira touched off a storm yesterday after saying the disturbances that rocked the Midlands and Matebeleland provinces in the 1980s in which thousands were killed by North Korea-trai...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prominent Zanu-PF member joins Zapu
A Zanu-PF official in Matabeleland North, Jonathan Nkanyezi Sibanda, has rejoined ZAPU, claiming the ruling party has no principles and that the party leadership often sidelines him and incites member...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 20:34hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
War vet tears into CCC interim secretary-general
OUTSPOKEN war veteran Max Mkandla has attacked self-proclaimed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu, describing him as an infiltrator in the opposition polit...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 19:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete-wielding robbers jailed
Two machete-wielding robbers who robbed a bar lady and her boyfriend at midnight in Plumtree were convicted yesterday.Alpha Moyo (21) and Tongomani Vundla (21) were sentenced to 18 months in j...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 16:46hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gukurahundi genocide brigade was deployed on this day 41 years ago
Today in history: On this day 41 years ago and three years after Zimbabwe gained independence from Britain, the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)'s Fifth Brigade was deployed in Matabeleland North on 2...Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 16:40hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa called to order over war vets association control
WAR VETERANS have called on Minister of War Veterans Affairs Christopher Mutsvangwa to ordered and challenged him to stop trying top control the Zimbabwe's National Liberation War Veterans...Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 15:30hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Pan Africanist organisations urged to form one institution to spearhead United States of Africa
Pan Africanists organisations formed in the continent have been challenged to come together to form one institution that will significantly push for a one united state of Africa in order to prevent in...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 15:26hrs | 5 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa's rule may be grabbed by corporals: War vet
An ex-Zipra war veteran Max Mkandla has warned that if Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa were to win the presidential elections his rule would be overthrown by a mere army corporal c...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 13:58hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
Minister Mutsvangwa challenged to act on payment of recently vetted war collaborators
EX Zipra war veteran Max Mkandla has challenged the Minister of War Veterans Christopher Mutsvangwa to intervene and assist the recently vetted war collaborators and war veterans who did not get vette...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 21:05hrs | 8 | by Stephen Jakes
Stop using Gukurahundi for political millage: Ex Zipra
Ex Zipra cadre, Max Mkandla has warned politicians especially from the opposition political parties to stop using the Gukurahundi issues in their po...Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 09:55hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe gets white Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2023
Zimbabwe has earned a spot at this year's Miss Universe competition, which will take place in El Salvador, Central America, in two months. Brooke Bruk Jackson, a 21-year-old beautician, was cr...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 07:55hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Entumbane/Njube Zanu PF candidate hailed for development before being elected
ENTUMBANE residents have hailed Zanu PF candidate for Entumbane / Njube, Linda Chinamano, the daughter of the late former Zapu Vice President Josiah Chinamano for making several developments in the co...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 14:00hrs | 7 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu-PF pays homage to Tagwirei
Zanu-PF held its last star rally at Tongogara growth point in Shurugwi yesterday, which many believe was meant to pay homage to the party's chief benefactor, controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwi...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:29hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wins 3 Parly seats unopposed after High Court ruling
THE High Court yesterday nullified the National Assembly candidature of 18 members of various political parties who filed their nomination papers outside the timeframes when the Nomination Court sat l...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Key parts of High Court's judgement nullifying nomination of Chamisa's candidates
EXTRACT OF KEY PART OF TODAY'S HIGH COURT JUDGMENT NULLIFYING NOMINATION OF 12 CCC PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES & 4 OTHERS IN BULAWAYONB: ...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 21:48hrs | 9 | by Jonathan Moyo
Late candidates: High Court to rule on preliminary points
HIGH Court judge Justice Bongani Ndlovu will today make a ruling on the preliminary points raised during arguments in an application in which 12 registered voters in Bulawayo are challenging the Zimba...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court set to rule on Zimbabwe polls nomination case
HIGH Court judge Justice Bongani Ndlovu will today make a ruling on the preliminary points raised during arguments in an application in which 12 registered voters in Bulawayo are challenging the Zimba...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo needs true MPs not political party mouthpieces'
Bulawayo needs Members of Parliament (MPs) who will truly represent residents rather than be mouthpieces for political parties or leaders headquartered outside the city, an independent candidate in th...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 21:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zapu frets over move to disqualify its candidates
Former Zapu secretary-general Strike Mnkandla says a court challenge against his candidacy and other opposition candidates was a deliberate Zanu-PF strategy to eliminate challengers in the August 23 e...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 08:25hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Court challenge against most likely intended to eliminate serious competition'
An independent candidate, cited as one of the respondents in a case where twelve registered voters in Bulawayo seeking the nullification of the candidature of those they alleged registered after the c...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 14:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZEC candidate challenge date set
THE hearing of the matter involving the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and some registered voters in Bulawayo challenging the electoral body's decision to accept nomination papers of members of v...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo voters sue Zec over late candidates?
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is facing a lawsuit from some registered voters in Bulawayo for allegedly accepting nomination papers and candidature of members of various political parties in...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:09hrs | 6 | by Staff rporter
ZEC faces lawsuit for accepting CCC nominations out of time
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is facing a lawsuit from some registered voters in Bulawayo for allegedly accepting nomination papers and candidature of members of various political parties, i...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:05hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
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