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Man thrashes wife to death
A man from Tsholotsho has been arrested after he thrashed his wife with a Mopani stick, kicked her and stomped her throat resulting in her dying after he busted her sleeping on her alleged lover's bed...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:20hrs | 1272 | by Staff reporter
Professor Ncube says lending ban to prick the bubble
The ban on bank lending announced by President Mnangagwa at the weekend to ward off attacks on the Zimbabwe dollar, stabilise the exchange rate and rein in on rising inflation, is only a temporary mea...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda criticises Bretton Woods institutions
The Bretton Woods institutions have been slammed for punishing African countries that seek to control and exploit their natural resources for the benefit of their nationals.Speaker of the Nati...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:26hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Ncube fret over failing economy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is fretting over the possibility of losing the 2023 elections at a time Zanu-PF members of Parliament say launching a serious campaign for themselves and their leader will...Published: 10 May 2022 at 17:26hrs | 2289 | by Staff reporter
Parliament summons July Moyo over failing ZUPCO
Monopoly public transport company ZUPCO "has demonstrated incapacity to be able to carry every passenger," an MP said on Tuesday as parliament summoned local government minister July Moyo to give a mi...Published: 04 May 2022 at 20:06hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt corrupt, says opposition MPs
MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) from across the political divide yesterday said President Emmerson Mnangagwa was presiding over a corrupt government.This came as Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher M...Published: 04 May 2022 at 07:05hrs | 2569 | by Staff reporter
Duo murdered, thrown into pit
THE community in Binga is still trying to come to terms after two men were allegedly beaten to death before their bodies were thrown into a 80-metre pit at a local school.Villagers, police and...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:16hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda nailed it on corruption
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda must be commended for hitting the nail on the head on the issue of corruption in this land, pointing out why Zimbabwe's fight against corruption is headi...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:25hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda says penalties for corruption too lenient
SPEAKER of the National AssemblyJacob Mudenda has described the penalties meted out to those found guilty of corruption as too lenient and a major hindrance to the country's anti-corruption drive....Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 09:02hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Binga headman goes missing
A BINGA headman has gone missing after taking a three-day walk from his home in Sichutumba to Sianzyundu to visit his relatives to help resolve a social problem.Sianzyundu and Sichutumba villa...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1686 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs gang up against Biti
Zanu-PF MPs jeered and booed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) vice president Tendai Biti and prevented him from contributing to a motion under discussion in the National Assembly Tuesday, accusing ...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 17:54hrs | 3323 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF looks down on Tonga people'
BINGA North MP Prince Dubeko Sibanda (Citizens Coalition for Change) has claimed that Tonga people have consistently rejected Zanu-PF after realising that the ruling party was not keen on developing t...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 13:00hrs | 1100 | by Staff reporter
Trevor Ncube's dalliances with Mnangagwa run much deeper
This article on the mysterious and controversial relations between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and local publisher Trevor Ncube is a summary based on an extract from...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:22hrs | 2060 | by Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
Prices in Zimbabwe run riot!
THE economic malaise has deepened in recent weeks as the cost of living is spiralling out of control with prices soaring by about 30% during the first week of April. This has plunged households into e...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 08:22hrs | 1007 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Parliament bans CCC yellow
THERE was chaos outside Parliament yesterday when Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators were nearly denied entry to Parliament for wearing yellow ties.Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mud...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:40hrs | 1340 | by Staff reporter
Parly turns heat on minister over varsity fees hike
MEMBERS of National Assembly have requested Higher and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira to issue a ministerial statement in the House on the escalating fees charged to tertiary students....Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:39hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-Cuba joint venture set to boost health sector
ZIMBABWE and Cuba are set to enter into a joint venture to improve the health sector and scientific development in the two countries.This was said yesterday in Parliament by outgoing ambassado...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:38hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
CCC MPs ordered to stop wearing yellow ties in Parliament
New CCC Members of Parliament have been ordered to stop wearing yellow neckties as they are a colour of their political party. The drama started on Tuesday when ZANU PF MPs protested against o...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 10:04hrs | 2440 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Embarrassing moment as Jacob Mudenda fails to join Africa in mourning Ugandan Speaker of Parliament
The new dispensation has been busy building relations at a global level. It comes as a surprise that Uganda lost its Speaker of Parliament, several Speakers of Parliament across Africa sent their cond...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 09:44hrs | 1347 | by John Mbizvo
Chamisa's new MPs in baptism of fire
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs-elect received a baptism of fire on their first day in Parliament yesterday after they turned up in yellow attire for the swearing-in ceremony.Zanu-PF M...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | 1152 | by Staff reporter
'I defeated the whole Zanu-PF machinery including Mnangagwa'
NEWLY elected Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Binga North parliamentarian Prince Dubeko Sibanda says his win was not against Zanu-PF rival Siangoma Mudenda but President Emmerson Mnangagwa himself...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 12:40hrs | 1496 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends PVOs registration
THE GOVERNMENT has suspended the registration of trusts and Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) in a move seen as part of a political ploy to restrict local participation of non-governmental organi...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 18:01hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda berates Sadc public accounts committees
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday said Public Accounts Committees in the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) region were under-performing and failing to effectively hol...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:06hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa loses key allies as Kasukuwere plots comeback
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has lost the support of some of his key allies including Local Government minister July Moyo who have stood with him throughout his political rise but are now being sideli...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 07:23hrs | 11216 | by Staff reporter
Church leader pays fees for entire school
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has left a sad trail of hopelessness in many poverty stricken communities around Zimbabwe.While some urban settlers are receiving some cushion against the...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:29hrs | 824 | by Staff reporter
Khupe goes to court over MDC-T funds
EXPELLED Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) deputy president Dr Thokozani Khupe has approached the High Court seeking an order barring Government from disbursing funds to her rival Mr Douglas Mwon...Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 18:34hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Binga villagers perform rituals to scare off animals
BINGA villagers have resorted to traditional ways to scare away wild animals and birds destroying their crops, especially millet and sorghum.Ward 25 Muchesu councillor, Matthias Mwinde said th...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
US to follow Zimbabwe's March 26 by-elections preparations, campaigns
UNITED States chargé d'affaires Thomas Hastings yesterday said his country would keenly follow Zimbabwe's March 26 by-elections including the preparations and campaigns.Hastings yesterday pai...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | 1801 | by Staff reporter
Parliament speaker confirms Khupe's recall from parliament
SPEAKER of Parliament Jacob Mudenda yesterday confirmed that embattled MDC T leader Thokozani Khupe and her ally Nomvula Mguni have been recalled from ParliamentKhupe was suspended by MDC-T le...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe by-elections: 'Let's go Brandon' is watching
THE UNITED States (US) government is closely monitoring Zimbabwe's March 26 by-elections to pick out possible violations and ensure they are held within the democratic spirit, a senior US Embassy offi...Published: 17 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Misa takes ZBC, Zec to task over polls coverage
MEDIA Institute of Southern Africa (Misa-Zimbabwe) has written to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) demanding the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC)'s schedule of how it would cover all pol...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 16:38hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Legal expert questions Khupe's recall procedure
A LEGAL expert yesterday questioned the recall of embattled MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe through a letter delivered by a postal courier service provider, saying the method used was unprecedented and s...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | 2398 | by Staff reporter
Clandestine dealings with Mnangagwa! Thokozani, you stripped your dignity
Drear Dr Thokozani Khuphe, Much as activists would like to assist women against gender discrimination in public spaces, we find your case too complex to intervene. We do not have the loci stan...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 16:24hrs | 3391 | by Nomazulu Thata
Khupe accuses Mnangagwa's govt of siding Mwonzora
MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe has accused the government of siding with MDC T leader, Douglas Mwonzora to help him outwit his political rivals using State institutions.Speaking at a press confe...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
Khupe fights back after recall by Mwonzora
MDC-T president Mr Douglas Mwonzora has recalled his estranged former deputy Dr Thokozani Khupe from Parliament and described her as having "anger management issues."But Dr Khupe immediately s...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Khupe wants half of the money
MDC-T faction leader Thokozani Khupe has accused Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambia of colluding with Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda to victimise and discriminate against her.Sh...Published: 02 Feb 2022 at 17:45hrs | 1163 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Mwonzora expels Thokozani Khupe from Parliament
MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora has recalled MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe from parliament. This was revealed by Khupe during a press conference held on Wednesday...Published: 02 Feb 2022 at 09:41hrs | 10048 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lumpy skin outbreak in Binga
BINGA in Matabeleland North province is experiencing an outbreak of lumpy skin disease, which has killed livestock, mainly cattle.Lumpy skin is a virulent disease spread by mosquitoes, especia...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:46hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Biti bounce back in Parliament
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy president Tendai Biti and five others have bounced back to Parliament after High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi ruled that their recall was illegal....Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 04:50hrs | 5994 | by Staff reporter
Army roped in to assist in arms cache probe
Police have requested the Zimbabwe National Army to assist in investigating the case in which 507 rounds of ammunition of a PKM machine gun were unearthed in a rusty box by a farmer in Magunje last Fr...Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 05:30hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
Chris Mutsvangwa panics...Temba Mliswa to drop files
ZANU PF Spokesperson Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa is reportedly panicking over the meeting between Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa and exiled former ZANU PF Political Commissar Saviour K...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 13:04hrs | 5266 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chinese miner evicts villagers
CHINESE mining company, Monaf Investments has given villagers in Muchesu ward 12, Binga, three months' notice to vacate their ancestral land after it was granted a permit to extract coal in the area....Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:24hrs | 847 | by Staff reporter
Political flip flopper Believe Gaule walloped in Matebeleland North
Former MDC senator Believe Gaule was walloped by the incumbent Richard Moyo in the recently held ZANU PF provincial elections where they competed for the Matabeleland North Provincial Chairmanship. ...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 14:08hrs | 1951 | by Thabo Nkiwane
Khupe takes Mwonzora, MDC-T to court
MDC-T vice-president Thokozani Khupe has dragged party leader Douglas Mwonzora to court seeking an interdict aimed at stopping her recall from Parliament.In a joint urgent application filed at...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:57hrs | 3564 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 paralyses Parly business
PARLIAMENT business ground to a standstill on Wednesday as legislators argued over whether the House should adjourn due to rising COVID-19 cases.The issue was raised as a matter of privilege b...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:52hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Khupe rift explodes
MDC-T vice-president Thokozani Khupe has dragged party leader Douglas Mwonzora to court in a bid to stop him from recalling from parliament.Khupe jointly filed the application at the Bulawayo ...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:41hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda, Clerk Of Parly In Isolation As 50% Staff Test Covid Positive
THE SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda and the Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda have rushed into isolation after 50% of the parliamentary staff tested Covid-19 positive.There wa...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:45hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe drifts into 2023 election mode
NO date has been set for the 2023 elections, but Zimbabwe is already getting into election mode, with evident electioneering and voter registration awareness campaigns by political parties and various...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 07:02hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani will not translate into votes and support for Mnangagwa
"Cockroaches, maggots need to be eliminated for someone to have clean house" these are the words [sic] of Emerson Mnangagwa in 1983 when he the late former murderous President Robert Mugabe unleashed ...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 23:21hrs | 6 | by Phosiwe Ncube
Call to review civil servants salaries
SPEAKER of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda has said the country needs a strong social contract to build confidence in the governance system and economy towards a successful development agenda....Published: 28 Oct 2021 at 07:22hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
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