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Velaphi: Daring by bringing first batch of weapons into Rhodesia
IN the past few weeks we have been focusing the spotlight on what may be considered the pioneers of Zimbabwe's armed liberation struggle. This was done as part of a build up towards independen...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:24hrs | 4733 | by Pathisa Nyathi
Chief Njelele's subjects evicted by armed soldiers and police
AT least 3 000 families in Chemagora, Sikombela, Bhadha and Sibusiso, under Chief Njelele in Gokwe were left homeless after being evicted from their settlements by armed soldiers and police.Th...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:55hrs | 918 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's aide defends Gukurahundi genocide
The announcement by the government that it was rolling out a number of measures to help victims of Gukurahundi to get birth certificates and death certificates for their slain relatives has divided op...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:27hrs | 1505 | by Staff reporter
Reduced political power is a veiled attack on Mthwakazi
The reduction of political power through among other things, the unelected VP slots and the imposition of candidates from outside the region is a veiled attack on Mthwakazi and smacks of muzzled democ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 07:56hrs | 509 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Zimbabwe's multiple VPs, tribalism and elusive democracy
The generality of Zimbabwe's political parties are strangely filled with multiple posts for vice presidents. At face value this could allude to deep-seated democratic orientation. Conversely, the conc...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 09:41hrs | 1351 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Chief Ngungumbane blocked the building of a school in his area?
Cultural Activist Nothiwani Dlodlo says Chief Ngungumbane working with some political leaders in Mberengwa blocked the construction of Ngungumbane satellite Secondary school in 2012.Dlodlo sai...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 10:46hrs | 2114 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF activist murdered
Zanu PF activist Sweet Sweet who was found dead with pistol in hand, 2.5km from his Nyamandlovu farm on Wednesday was murdered.Police sources close to investigations say the killers tried to m...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 19:32hrs | 1252 | by Methusi Ncube
Govt compensates brutality victim
GOVERNMENT has compensated activist Lynette Mudehwe $6 000 after she was brutally assaulted at the hands of law enforcement agents during a protest against former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko's p...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 15:24hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges support for Gukurahundi victims
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday pledged to ensure the capacitation of the Home Affairs ministry with resources for the documentation exercise of Gukurahundi victims without identity particula...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:12hrs | 1605 | by Staff reporter
Court to decide on Mphoko pension
THE government will decide whether to grant former vice-president Phelekezela Mphoko his terminal benefits after the High Court makes a determination on his application, a senior government official r...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:07hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Jailed Zinara boss out on $5,000 bail
Former Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) acting chief executive Moses Julius Juma, who was last October slapped with a two-year jail term for criminal abuse of office, breathed a sigh of ...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:28hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko heading to court to get his pension, benefits
Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko is heading to court to force the government to pay him his pension, his lawyer said.Mphoko, forced out in a military coup that ousted former President ...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 19:33hrs | 1589 | by ZimLive
Mphoko fights for his benefits
Former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko is now planning to approach the courts to force the government to release terminal benefits. This comes one-and-a-half years after his inglorious exit ...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 07:55hrs | 4171 | by Staff reporter
How 'baby-dumping' Joice Mujuru played out
The first quarter of 2014 revealed that the main opposition party, the MDC-T, was in a similar state of disarray.It first came to the surface when MDC-T deputy treasurer and former cabinet min...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 09:10hrs | 4398 | by Staff reporter
Mphokos free
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's son, Siqokoqela and his wife Nomagugu, were yesterday freed following the withdrawal of their fraud and extortion charges by the State. The Mphokos w...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 22:52hrs | 3400 | by Staff reporter
Woman wants Matanga, Mathema jailed
Firebrand political activist Lynette Mudehwe has filed a court application demanding the incarceration of Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema and Commissioner-General of Police Godwin Matanga for faili...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 14:38hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele communal farmers evicted to pave way for shonas in Filabusi
Threats by the government to evict communal farmers in Filabusi, Matabeleland South, to allegedly pave way for those from outside the province are stoking fears of tribal clashes in the area, analysts...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 11:07hrs | 7153 | by Staff reporter
Tajamuka to protest at Chiwenga's hospital
Social Movement Tajamuka/Sesjikile in conjunction with the opposition MDC and #ThisFlag will stage a protest on Monday at the UCT Academic Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa where Vice President Cons...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 06:37hrs | 11909 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mphoko' son off the hook
Choppies Stores chief executive officer Ottapathu Ramachandran has submitted an affidavit to the prosecution withdrawing charges against former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's son, Siqokoqela ...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 09:44hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Choppies drop charges against Mphokos
CHOPPIES chief executive officer Mr Ramachandran Ottapathu has withdrawn fraud and extortion charges levelled against former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's son, Siqokoqela and his wife Nomagugu. ...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 23:02hrs | 5175 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko fraud case: Witnesses in no show
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's son, Siqokoqela's trial failed to take off again yesterday after witnesses, who were said to be in India for holiday defaulted again, leading to the postpone...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 08:03hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko fraud trial stalls
State witnesses in the trial of former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's son, Siqokoqela last week failed attend court and were stuck in India because of violent protests which rocked the country la...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 08:41hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Another Grace Mugabe in the making!
So you are telling me that the whole acting president of the Republic of Zimbabwe failed to bring to an end the strike by the skilled labourers - I mean the junior doctors? But it took Auxilia a few h...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 16:08hrs | 23443 | by Mapombi Adonha
Mphoko to be paid for 51% of Choppies
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko and his son, Siqokoqela, have exited Choppies Supermarkets after offering to be bought out of the company to end a protracted ownership wrangle. The Mp...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:09hrs | 961 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Mphoko finally exits Choppies
Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko and his son Siqokoqela Mphoko have exited from Nanavac Investments T/A Choppies Supermarkets Zimbabwe and they have declared that they no longer have interests...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 19:11hrs | 7205 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Almost every Choppies shop in Western suburbs was looted
Almost every Choppies shop in Western suburbs was looted.Almost every choppies shop in western suburbs was looted today....Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 16:57hrs | 2319 | by Social media
PHOTOS: Remains of Choppies after #ShutdownZimbabwe
Choppies Mountainview in Bulawayo was reduced to ashes inside after protestors on Monday broke in, looted and set ablaze the shop. Choppies is one of the major retail outlets in the country wh...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 10:24hrs | 4833 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mphoko's trial postponed
THE trial of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko's daughter-in-law, Nomagugu Mphoko, who is facing charges of extortion, has been postponed to January 21. Nomagugu (36) allegedly ordered ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:12hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Dear President Mnangagwa, our demands are simple
Dear Mr President,Let's start by talking about what's important to Zimbabweans.The things Zimbabweans demand are not complicated. They are not anything out of the ordinary.They...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:58hrs | 8545 | by newZWire
Mphoko's Choppies supermarkets looted
TWO Choppies supermarkets in Harare and Bulawayo were looted Monday during demonstrations called to protest the country's deteriorating economic situation.Former vice president Phelekezela Mph...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:22hrs | 824 | by newzimbabwe
WATCH: Protestors loot at Choppies
Protestors in the Bulawayo township of Pumula broke into Choppies supermarket and looted groceries till the shop was left empty. Choppies is owned by former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko.Z...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 11:57hrs | 2330 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chief Justice Luke Malaba & Justice Chigumba to blame for the current state of affairs in Zimbabwe
In one of my pieces, I told president ED Mnangagwa that his days were numbered and that January 2019 was going to be the beginning of the end of his short dynasty. It is true that Justice Chigumba sto...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 10:56hrs | 1951 | by Don Chigumba
'Mthuli Ncube does not stay in a hotel'
Government has dismissed rumours that Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube stays at Meikles hotel at the expense of taxpayers.A message that has been circulating on social media the whole d...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 16:33hrs | 9447 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mphoko daughter-in-law's extortion trial opens Monday
THE trial of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko's daughter-in-law has been set for Monday next week after her lawyers indicated they were now ready for the court process.Nomagugu (36) wa...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:05hrs | 597 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa approves school fees increase
TEACHERS have not officially notified their parent ministry of an intention to down tools when schools open on Tuesday, hence the Government is expecting schools to smoothly open for the first term of...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:48hrs | 1694 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ministers fail 2018 ratings
As Zimbabweans waved goodbye to 2018 yesterday, and awaited with much trepidation the dawn of the new year, in the light of the country's deepening economic woes, the Daily News - as per its rich annu...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:20hrs | 1187 | by Staff reporter
IsiZulu and Zimbabwean Ndebele controversy
The use of isiZulu in Matabeleland as a language of both evangelization and education dates back to the earliest works of missionaries under the London Missionary Society in the 1850s. The approach ha...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:07hrs | 2137 | by George Mkhwanazi
Acting President Chiwenga is a 'dangerous cancer' which needs to be suppressed urgently.
President Mnangagwa has been on record telling Zimbabweans to be patient as his government continues its brutal policies of killing innocent citizens by the means of economic hardships which has led t...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 00:50hrs | 20158 | by Knowledge Hakata
Zanu-PF recovers 15 vehicles from expelled members
Zanu-PF says it has recovered 15 party vehicles from expelled members and has enlisted the service of police to recover 13 more. The ruling party in November last year, expelled G40 kingpins a...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 06:09hrs | 1202 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate exposed on Mphoko matter?
FORMER Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko's son, Siqokoqela, has been freed from remand prison after successfully challenging the revocation of his bail by a Bulawayo magistrate at the High Court. ...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 07:15hrs | 2351 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's son freed on bail
FORMER Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko's son, Siqokoqela, has been freed from remand prison after successfully challenging the revocation of his bail by a Bulawayo magistrate at the High Court....Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 16:11hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's son to spend Christmas in jail
FRAUD accused Siqokoqela Mphoko, son to former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, on Thursday appeared before a Bulawayo regional magistrate in leg irons and was remanded in custody to 21 January next...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 09:59hrs | 3428 | by newzimbabwe
PHOTOS: Choppies workers demonstrate
Choppies workers and some members of the Mthwakazi liberation movement on Thursday in a demonstration in Bulawayo calling for the immediate release of the jailed Director Siqokoqela Mphoko.The...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 09:19hrs | 3618 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Choppies insists Mphoko not majority shareholder
Retailer, Choppies, is looking at nearly doubling its stores in Zimbabwe on the back of anticipated economic "boom" in the short to medium term, an official has said. Choppies, which is head-quartered...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 06:16hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's son trial postponed
THE trial of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko's son, Siqokoqela, has been postponed to January 21 next year.He is being accused of hijacking the Choppies retail business and "looting" ...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 05:37hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko: Taking a Cue from the Coup
The boardroom fires ravaging the Choppies Zimbabwe establishment are indeed quite interesting. If anything, it exposes the biggest political fraud of our time, indeed glaring in its form and manner....Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 14:51hrs | 2295 | by Robert Sigauke, Cape Town
EXCLUSIVE: Former VP Mphoko speaks on Choppies saga
Former Vice President Prelekezela Mphoko has set the record straight from his perspective on the boardroom struggles bedevilling one of the biggest retail companies in the country, Choppies Zimbabwe...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 10:55hrs | 5487 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mphoko-Choppiesgate scandal reflects a deep-rooted corruption In ZANU PF party & government
It is known by the public that ZANU PF party and government comprise of thieves and evil spirits masquerading as leaders. They deliberately organized their land grabbing to steal from the citizens in ...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 09:20hrs | 3746 | by Don Chigumba
BREAKING: Mphoko's bank account exposes he owns only 7% of Choppies
The fight for the control of Choppies Zimbabwe between Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko and his Botswana counterparts has once again taken a twist like a movie script with the Botswana b...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 17:05hrs | 5381 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PHOTOS: Mphoko reveals Choppies 'V11s'
Former Vice President Phelezela Mphoko's daughter Siduduzo Mphoko has supplied us with the evidence that supports the Mphoko family claim that under Nanavac Investments they hold 51% of Choppies Zimba...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 20:04hrs | 7637 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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