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Dumiso Dabengwa an unrelenting fighter for the people
Dr. Dumiso Dabengwa passed away on 23 May 2019 and this led to a great buzz on Zimbabwe's political scene not common when opposition figures die. As a quick perusal of the media coverage soon after th...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1208 | by Dr. Strike Mkandla - ZAPU Secretary General
Dabengwa to be buried in Ntabazinduna
THE body of late national hero and Zapu president Dumiso Dabengwa will now arrive in Bulawayo on Monday after family members and Zapu officials resisted government's move to ferry his body through Har...Published: 15 hrs ago | 6854 | by newzimbabwe
HIV, cancer screening hogs limelight at AFM gathering
The National Aids Council (NAC) and its strategic partners, Angel of Hope Foundation, Ministry of Health and Child Care and UNFPA were at the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) Church Ladies' Conference at...Published: 21 hrs ago | 283 | by Staff reporter
Chasi breathes fire over Chivayo
Energy minister Fortune Chasi has told the Zesa board to take urgent action to ensure that controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo completes the Gwanda solar project or that he repays the $5 millio...Published: 21 hrs ago | 462 | by Staff reporter
DD: The man, soldier, pacifier
The light of the armed liberation struggle icon has been extinguished. Dr Dumiso Dabengwa, affectionately known as DD, passed on 23 May 2019.There was grief and anguish when news about his dea...Published: 21 hrs ago | 214 | by Phathisa Nyathi
Jittery over small house saga
SECTIONS of the Draft Marriages Bill 2017, which seeks to provide for civil partnerships - better known as cohabitation - will legitimise 'small houses' if passed into law, a legal expert has said....Published: 21 hrs ago | 258 | by Fatima Bulla
Dr Dumiso Dabengwa - 6 December 1939 to 23 May 2019 - A Tribute
A giant has fallen. Zimbabwe mourns. Dr Dumiso Dabengwa personified the war of liberation. Affectionately known as ‘the Black Russian', in reference to the fact he was one of the few liberation war ...Published: 25 May 2019 at 16:13hrs | 778 | by Lloyd Msipa
'ZANU PF officials tell investors not to bring money until Mnangagwa goes'
National Patriotic Front Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has alleged that some Senior ZANU PF members are dissuading investors from putting any money into the country until President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 24 May 2019 at 09:58hrs | 25059 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Potraz will continue to review telecoms tariffs'
Zimbabwe's telecoms regulator says it will continue reviewing tariffs in line with cost movements and international best practices following concerns over the high cost of products in the country....Published: 24 May 2019 at 06:49hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Guard against uncontrolled fires
Whilst EMA is doing a great job in public awareness on the dangers and damages caused by veld fires, everyone must do their bit in eradicating the menace. Boxes of matches and lighters are not...Published: 22 May 2019 at 20:24hrs | 349 | by Thomas Murisa.
Chamisa blames Mnangagwa for fuel hikes
Government failure and inaction has become an increasingly common aspect of our political system, whether it is due to political polarisation or through poor planning, which characterised the slow imp...Published: 22 May 2019 at 07:41hrs | 7980 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Ncube, super-duper PAC member, blame povo for fuel price hike - how arrogant
"Presidential Advisory Council member Trevor Ncube has blamed ordinary Zimbabweans for the step taken by the central bank to liberalise the price of fuel by removing the 1:1 exchange rate," reported B...Published: 22 May 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1667 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland
While I was going through my archives I came across the Election Manifesto below. Quite interesting.PATRIOTIC UNION OF MANDEBELELAND (PUMA)ELECTION MANIFES...Published: 21 May 2019 at 12:35hrs | 3619 | by PUMA
Jabulani Sibanda keeps rivals guessing
Former war veterans' leader Jabulani Sibanda, recently re-admitted into Zanu-PF following his expulsion in 2014, is keeping his cards close to his chest after dropping out of the Zanu-PF Bulawayo prov...Published: 21 May 2019 at 07:15hrs | 6042 | by Staff reporter
Briefcase company fraudsters arrested
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two Harare suspected fraudsters who allegedly used a briefcase company to swindle two chemical supplying companies of products worth more than $32 000.Elton Ch...Published: 21 May 2019 at 06:23hrs | 1157 | by Staff reporter
Govt slashes Zupco fares
Government has, with effect from today, slashed Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) bus fares by 50 percent, for both urban and rural trips, a situation that will see urban travellers paying 50 ...Published: 21 May 2019 at 06:22hrs | 1540 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bans election winning candidates
The ruling Zanu-PF has banned youthful candidates who won provincial restructuring elections in Bulawayo over the weekend from contesting in fresh polls slated for next weekend on 25 and 26 May....Published: 20 May 2019 at 22:26hrs | 3214 | by Methusi Ncube
Jabulani Sibanda barred from running for Zanu-PF Bulawayo chairman
Former war veterans' leader Jabulani Sibanda, recently re-admitted into Zanu-PF following his expulsion in 2014, was barred from running for the position of Zanu-PF chairman for Bulawayo province last...Published: 20 May 2019 at 08:14hrs | 4863 | by ZimLive
Zimbabwe business agree on price stabilisation process
BUSINESS organisations have agreed on a process to arrest the economic decline and stabilise prices of basic commodities.At the end of last week, the forex parallel market rates had jumped to ...Published: 20 May 2019 at 06:59hrs | 2682 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wants a critical friend, not more praise worshippers
Always, there was something inherently evil about that dinner table, authority and truth-to-power. I shall come to that.My maternal grandfather's very name said it all … Ndabakayithethwa! (L...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:33hrs | 1026 | by Zifiso Masiye
Chief Ndiweni remains defiant
OUTSPOKEN Matabeleland traditional leader, Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, has vowed to forge ahead with the "Save Ntabazinduna Mountain" campaign despite threats from government and Zanu-PF.N...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:30hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter
Gay teacher lands scholarship
NEAL Hovelmeier, a former St John's College deputy headmaster in Harare, who acrimoniously parted ways with the school after admitting that he was gay, has been nominated as one of the 2019-2020 Radcl...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:30hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter
Warts of democracy can be an eyesore
Cynics often say politics is like a sewage as it allows stinking and filthy scum to rise to the top.In a twisted way, it's pretty much like milk, which, as it matures, allows cream to rise....Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:05hrs | 69 | by Bishop Lazarus
Temba Mliswa angry at new warriors kit
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa is an angry man after seeing the newly unveiled warriors kit which was funded by sponsor UMBRO. ZIFA unveiled the new kit at a colourful ceremony last ...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:03hrs | 2305 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man eats stray cats
WHETHER it's a reaction to runaway from beef prices or just the love for meat, a Sakubva man has pulled a shocker by eating stray cats, which he grills with passion.As word spread about the em...Published: 18 May 2019 at 10:35hrs | 1290 | by Staff reporter
Khupe is dancing Nobert Kunonga music
Not so long ago the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe had tasted abhorrent deep factional fights pitted embattled cleric Bishop Nobert Kunonga and the then incumbent Chad Gandiya cabal. Kunonga, a stan Muga...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:44hrs | 1385 | by Benny Gudo
Zimbabwe safe, secure
VICE President Kembo Mohadi yesterday said Zimbabwe is a safe and secure tourism and investment destination, endowed with unique resources across all sectors of the economy. He said this in his keynot...Published: 18 May 2019 at 07:59hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora forewarn his detractors of yet another shocker
MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora forewarned his detractors of yet another shocker when he retains the position at the congress in Gweru next week.The lawyer-turned-politician said he was...Published: 17 May 2019 at 17:31hrs | 6617 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai anointed me to deputise Chamisa, says Welshman Ncube
MDC deputy president Welshman Ncube has claimed the late party leader Morgan Tsvangirai anointed him to deputise Nelson Chamisa before he died.Ncube was MDC's founding secretary-general, with ...Published: 17 May 2019 at 07:26hrs | 5469 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Chief Ndiweni
Dear Chief Nhlanhla Ndiweni.As a concerned Zimbabwean citizen, I write this letter in dismay pertaining to the bad behaviour that you exhibited to the nation. To begin with, the path t...Published: 17 May 2019 at 06:29hrs | 2522 | by Peacemaker Zano
Anglo American Platinum believes in Mnangagwa's vision
MULTINATIONAL mining group, Anglo American Platinum, has pledged continued support for Zimbabwe's economic development in partnership with Government as it believes in President Mnangagwa's vision of ...Published: 17 May 2019 at 06:19hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's white farmers: Who will pay compensation?
In Zimbabwe, thousands of white farmers were forced from their farms, sometimes violently, between 2000 and 2001 under a government programme of land reform. The seizures were blamed for destroying Zi...Published: 16 May 2019 at 20:25hrs | 1747 | by BBC
Chamisa's MDC condemns Chief Ndiweni's attack
The Advocate Nelson Chamisa led MDC has issued a statement condemning the attacks on Chief Ndiweni by members of the President Emmerson Mnangagwa administration. Party Spokesperson Jacob...Published: 16 May 2019 at 14:51hrs | 5656 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa in trouble over land compensation
National Patriotic Front Jealousy Mawarire is blowing his top over revelations that former white commercial farmers might get back land as compensation than agree to take money. Commercial Far...Published: 15 May 2019 at 20:49hrs | 4172 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chidzambwa names his warriors
THE Warriors technical team has announced an enlarged provisional squad of 34 players for the 2019 COSAFA Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations finals.The team was announced by Zimbabwe senior tea...Published: 15 May 2019 at 07:27hrs | 1654 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to open Culture Week
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officially open this year's edition of the Zimbabwe Culture Week at Glamis Arena in Harare on Saturday.National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) acting co...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:31hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
$1 million gold theft suspects fail to have case dismissed
THE High Court has dismissed an application for discharge by nine suspects allegedly involved in the theft of nearly $1 million worth of gold which was being kept as an exhibit at Plumtree Police Stat...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:28hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi: Justice delayed is justice denied
I am utterly disgusted and dismayed by the level of both incompetence and a clear disregard of rule of law by the Zimbabwean courts, especially at Tredgold Magistrate court and Bulawayo High court whe...Published: 13 May 2019 at 11:22hrs | 801 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Why unity is unachievable for Chamisa's MDC
Leading to election 2018, we saw the formation of what is now called the MDC - Alliance on the backdrop of massive campaigning for a united front against Zanu-PF, not around a common cause or unity of...Published: 13 May 2019 at 08:47hrs | 1198 | by Reason Wafawarova
The rising popularity of Maskandi artists in Bulawayo
WHILE impressionable youths may think Maskandi is backward, outdated and too traditional, there are some artistes who do not want to let go of their culture, norms and traditional vernacular music....Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:41hrs | 2032 | by Staff reporter
We must flash out all the sloths
Hairdressers of Natpharm head honchos must understandably be worried since they might not be seeing their clients anytime soon, especially after they received quite the "hairdryer treatment" last week...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:34hrs | 321 | by Bishop Lazi
Zimbabwe students shine at Spain science fair
Clad in grey trousers, neatly ironed white shirts, blue ties and blazers are two Nyatsime College Form 4 students who can't hide their joy after they came second in the energy category at the just end...Published: 11 May 2019 at 14:52hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Why the govt's call for national unity will fail
CALLS for national unity have been commonplace in the past two decades, but have taken on a new urgency since November 2017.However, since November 2017, and the coup, these calls are increasi...Published: 10 May 2019 at 14:08hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean official sells World Cup tickets on black market?
An official of the Zimbabwe Rugby Union been accused of selling 2019 World Cup tickets at the parallel market.A letter addressed to the CID Anti-corruption squad by the Head of Anti-corruption...Published: 10 May 2019 at 13:13hrs | 1537 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zapu Presidency Sets up a Gukurahundi Committee And Calls for Sincerity
The Presidency of Zimbabwe African People's Union - Zapu has set up a Committee on the Gukurahundi genocide. This comes after numerous activities and talks about the issue. The Zapu Presidency...Published: 07 May 2019 at 09:31hrs | 2595 | by Mkhululi Zulu, Zapu Presidential Spokesperson
Of poor political performers, protests and stupid protestors
Those who attended or listened to the speeches delivered during Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) May Day commemorations in Dzivarasekwa, Harare, last week will testify of how the labour body's...Published: 06 May 2019 at 13:50hrs | 1420 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Best things to do for kids in Australia
The holiday is a time of enjoying as a family together with long-time friends. It’s important as a guardian or a parent to make sure that kids are not addicted to tech. This can be ...Published: 06 May 2019 at 13:16hrs | 622 | by Staff Writer
Ministers urged to update nation on economic progress
THE Zanu-PF Youth League has urged all ministers to periodically update the nation on the progress they have made on economic and transformation issues. Zanu-PF Secretary for Youth Affairs Pup...Published: 06 May 2019 at 08:16hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF steps in as 10 000 face eviction
MORE than 10 000 villagers in Insiza District in Matabeleland South face eviction from their homesteads after the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement issued them with...Published: 05 May 2019 at 12:17hrs | 1946 | by Staff reporter
Audit report exposes controversial businessman
CONTROVERSIAL businessman Shepherd Tundiya signed a contract between Hwange Colliery Company (HCC) and his brother's company called Philcool to ferry coal despite not being a director of the company....Published: 04 May 2019 at 20:18hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
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