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Zimbabwean President surrounded by vultures masquerading as patriots
There has been serious abuse of political power and government by individuals who are surrounding the president. People have worked their way to the top in order to oil their pockets and mouths. ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 7163 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Kombi operators have themselves to blame
The modernisation of the mass public transport system in Zimbabwe through the introduction of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) buses will restore sanity and ameliorate the challenges that...Published: 14 hrs ago | 9339 | by Tafara Shumba
Enter the dragon: The rise of China
The most remarkable economic turnaround story of the 21st century undoubtedly belongs to the People's Republic of China. As the country marks the 40th anniversary of economic reforms and opening, the ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1687 | by Victor Bhoroma
Ramaphosa could use Davos to apply pressure on Mnangagwa
The Congress of South African Trade Unions’ international relations unit has demanded that government abandon its "tepid" approach to addressing recent events in Zimbabwe and use international platf...Published: 16 hrs ago | 3919 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs flee govt terror
Dozens of MDC officials and civic society leaders have gone into hiding as there is no let up by government against pro-democracy and political activists it accuses of being part of last week's crippl...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1207 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe electricity imports to continue until 2027'
Zimbabwe is expected to continue relying on electricity imports for the next eight years due to lack of investment in the sector, a leading international think-tank has said.The southern Afric...Published: 16 hrs ago | 140 | by Staff reporter
'I almost killed a man in church' Prophet Chiza confesses
Eagle Life Assembly Leader Prophet Dr. Blessing Samuel Chiza confessed that when he was a young Christian he had a bad temper which one time led him to commit and attempted murder inside church ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1860 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The horror behind Zimbabwe's internet shutdown
I think of how famished for hope we were last year that most of us caressed the scars of Mugabe's noose on our strained necks and tucked the red razors of our bloody past - unpast under our tongues, c...Published: 17 hrs ago | 3993 | by NoViolet Bulawayo
Private media now working against the government of Zimbabwe
The recent shutdown which was called for by Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and its partners has put the private media into overdrive of painting a gloomy picture of Zimbabwe locally, regiona...Published: 18 hrs ago | 1447 | by Chrispen Chebundo
Why Matabeles must not die for Zimbabwe
Matebeles do not owe Zimbabweans or Shona people anything. We are fade up with Zimbabwe's endless political problems. Zimbabweans/ Shona people must learn to fight their own battles from now on. As Ma...Published: 18 hrs ago | 1156 | by Israel Dube
Povo must be clear what they want out of street protests - draining of political sewage swamp
"This is a foolish idea!" I wrote on 17 November 2017, to discourage the ordinary Zimbabweans planning to march in support of the military coup the following day."The ZDF coup is about the fac...Published: 19 hrs ago | 567 | by Wilbert Mukori
Plot to oust Mnangagwa 'foiled'
A daring plot to oust President Emmerson Mnangagwa through an impeachment process has been "foiled", according to one of the Zanu-PF leader's loyalists.The rebels "lack the numbers for impeach...Published: 19 hrs ago | 4940 | by ZimLive
Teachers' strike starts today
As government battles to contain growing civil unrest in the country, the nation's biggest teachers' union - the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) - says its members will go on strike with effect ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 3275 | by Staff reporter
Lumumba warns citizens as he takes his family outside the country
Self-styled communications strategist William Mutumanje has warned that Zimbabwe maybe going to experience more darker times worse than the ones that they just passed through now.Mutumanje als...Published: 20 hrs ago | 9043 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa to be impeached?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa announced on Sunday that he will return home and skip the World Economic Forum in Switzerland after a week of turmoil in which activists have said at least a dozen people ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 4071 | by newzimbabwe.com
Zupco bus timetables released
Government has mobilised more than 140 buses that will carry passengers for $1 per trip in and around Harare starting today as part of long-term interventions to modernise the mass public transport sy...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1824 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean family robbed by Mnangagwa's govt
Before the family of Kelvin Tinashe Choto knew he had been killed last week, social media in the country was circulating a photo of his battered body lying on the reception counter of a local police s...Published: 20 hrs ago | 984 | by AFP
Zimparks complies with court order, releases businessman fishing rigs
THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority (ZimParks) has complied with the Bulawayo High Court order compelling it to release two fishing boats impounded from Binga businessman Taurai Marava last year...Published: 20 hrs ago | 163 | by Staff reporter
The horror Zimbabwe govt is hiding behind blackout
Hundreds of people, including children as young as 10, have been killed or beaten in Zimbabwe in recent days in a crackdown the regime has tried to hide by shutting down the internet and deporting for...Published: 20 hrs ago | 817 | by The Times (UK)
Zimbabwe activists call new 5-day shutdown protest
ANTI-GOVERNMENT activists have called for a second, and this time five-day, shutdown protest beginning Monday, prompting the administration to warn that "we will not hesitate to enforce the law"....Published: 20 hrs ago | 1354 | by newzimbabwe.com
SA government says life in Zimbabwe is ‘returning to normal'
SOUTH Africa's department of international relations and cooperation (Dirco) says it is business as usual in Zimbabwe following almost a week of bloody protests that claimed several lives and left doz...Published: 20 hrs ago | 365 | by TimesLive.com
Zanu-PF offices in Bulawayo burnt down, member's business looted
SEVERAL Zanu-PF properties in Bulawayo were targeted with several burnt down during last week's nationwide protests against a steep hike in the price of fuel as well as the general economic decay in t...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1167 | by newzimbabwe
SA finance minister confirms short-term Zimbabwe bail out plan
SOUTH Africa is planning to extend short-term credit to Zimbabwe and also to help it write off its US$7.4-billion external debt, to prevent its neighbour spiralling out of control. Critics say this wi...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1178 | by The Daily Maverick
'Racist' SA party to approach international court if Ramaphosa fails to intervene in Zimbabwe
SOUTH Africa's Democratic Alliance party has threatened to approach the International Criminal Court (ICC) if President Cyril Ramaphosa fails to intervene directly to stop the ongoing human rights vio...Published: 20 hrs ago | 384 | by TimesLive.com
Player exodus hits Dembare
DYNAMOS' preparations for the new season are in disarray as senior players continue to desert the fading football giants, with Brett Amidu and James Marufu being the latest in a long list of players t...Published: 20 hrs ago | 611 | by Staff reporter
Zupco partners private players on urban routes
STATE-OWNED bus operator, Zupco has partnered with private public transport operators in a mass transportation exercise to ease urban transport woes, which spiked last week following a massive hike of...Published: 20 hrs ago | 237 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe soldiers, police killed no one'
ACTING Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi has revealed he was not anxious to deal with security details accused of killing more than 12 people during last week's violent fuel protests, but sought to na...Published: 20 hrs ago | 942 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seeks more fuel sources
Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo has engaged a top petroleum products player, Fleet Energy (Pvt) Limited, as Government moves to locate lasting solutions to fuel shortages dogging ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 340 | by Staff reportere
Govt mobilise 140 buses mobilised to ferry passengers
GOVERNMENT has mobilised more than 140 buses that will carry passengers for $1 per trip in and around Harare starting today as part of long-term interventions to modernise the mass public transport sy...Published: 20 hrs ago | 533 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa returns home
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has cut short his international re-engagements efforts in Europe and will return home today to attend to the economic situation in the country in the wake of violent prote...Published: 20 hrs ago | 10110 | by Staff reporter
SA Hawks arrest car thief, smuggling suspect
THE Hawks have arrested a second suspect believed to be part of a racket stealing vehicles from South Africa and smuggling them to other countries via Zimbabwe. It is understood that most of the stole...Published: 20 hrs ago | 280 | by Staff reporter
Calling for talks from burning anthills
There is so much talk about a Government of National Unity (GNU); talk which seems to be gaining traction, especially so with the coming on board of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), and the dem...Published: 20 hrs ago | 200 | by Elliot Ziwira
Latest on MDC Chairperson Tabitha Khumalo
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Deadly ZANU PF officials plot to oust Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has unearthed a plot by ZANU PF senior officials to oust him using parliamentary impeachment process, it has emerged.On Saturday a faction of ZANU PF aligned to Am...Published: 22 hrs ago | 18113 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa skips Davos, returns to get Zimbabwe calm, stable and working again
Zimbabwe's president he will return home and skip the World Economic Forum after a week of turmoil in which activists have said at least a dozen people have been killed in a government crackdown....Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 21:38hrs | 9644 | by AFP
Econet to reimburse subscribers over shutdown
ECONET Wireless has revealed that it will credit subscribers who bought daily data during the period when government switched off the nation from the internet, ...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 17:02hrs | 9043 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on brink of diplomatic row with US, Germany
A fresh diplomatic row could erupt between Zimbabwe and western governments after Harare threatened to expel envoys from the United States and Germany for allegedly funding protests across the country...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 16:57hrs | 13275 | by Staff reporter
No South African bailout for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's plan to seek an emergency financial package from South Africa suffered a big blow after the region's economic powerhouse cited budgetary constraints as it prepares for its next general elec...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 16:53hrs | 6051 | by Staff reporter
Kazakhstan firms keen on Zimbabwe investment
Over 50 Kazakhstan companies have expressed interest in partnering Zimbabwean counterparts in various business and economic development spheres.The companies' representatives met President Mna...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 16:44hrs | 2310 | by Staff reporter
Security roadblocks all-over Zimbabwe
State security agents have maintained a heavy presence on the country's major roads following a three-day stay-away that took place early last week.This comes after some civil society organisa...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:29hrs | 9402 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces uphill task to re-engage world
Zimbabwe's chances of re-engaging with some of the world's biggest economies are fast fading away after the latest wave of human rights abuses by government security organs which according to civil so...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:28hrs | 3112 | by Staff reporter
Price hikes fail to end fuel crisis
There is no immediate relief for motorists and transport operators despite government's shocking fuel hikes as long and winding queues continue to stalk several garages which are struggling to stock t...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:27hrs | 2991 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's horror 2019 unfolds
The palpable fear among many Zimbabweans that 2019 would become yet another "annus horribilis" — Latin for a horrible year — has become a harrowing reality, with the country's political and econom...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:27hrs | 5965 | by Staff reporter
Cry my beloved Zimbabwe . . . as country is closed for business
Once open for business, Zimbabwe is closed for business.Shops are closed, people are scared and companies are closing just as is the democratic space that President Emmerson Mnangagwa opened u...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:25hrs | 2123 | by Staff rpeorter
Anonymous kickstarts DDoS protest against Zimbabwe's government
For several days, starting on Monday 14 January 2019, Zimbabweans have been without Internet access. This is as a result of the Southern Afrikan country's government, under rumored instructions from G...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 10:09hrs | 7181 | by frikan
Police armed with assault rifles set up road blocks to hunt protesters
The ZRP manned checkpoints on many main roads on Saturday, searching vehicles for protesters allegedly involved in recent anti-government demonstrations.A crackdown by security forces has been...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 10:02hrs | 1606 | by AFP
Mutsvangwa leads dramatic plot to oust Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF rebels have initiated a process to recall President Emmerson Mnangagwa from the presidency, ZimLive can reveal.At least 35 Zanu-PF MPs met at the party's headquarters in Harare on Frid...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 10:01hrs | 24490 | by ZimLive
Zimbabwe tourism sector counts losses in the wake of protests
ZIMBABWE'S tourism industry stakeholders say the three-day shutdown that brought business to a standstill severely affected the sector, especially in terms of booking cancellations.The shutdow...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:43hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry not quitting anytime soon
Sport, Arts and Culture minister Kirsty Coventry says she will not throw in the towel.Coventry's comments come on the back of pressure being exerted on her to leave President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:43hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's internet clampdown: A tale of absurdities
When the current crop of leaders in government executed a clever coup that drove out Robert Mugabe in November 2017, most of us overestimated their ability to think. Those guys are just a dumb lump of...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:38hrs | 297 | by Tawanda Majoni
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