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Blessed Geza drops another 'bombshell' escalates scathing attacks
War veterans leader Blessed Geza, who is backing Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's faction within the ruling Zanu-PF, currently embroiled in a fierce succession battle with President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:41hrs | 7165 | by Staff reporter
Tungwarara fails to impress ex-combatants, event flops
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisor, Paul Tempter Tungwarara has suffered another embarrassment after failing to lure more war veterans in Harare this Tuesday, with his teams distributing regalia a...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 20:38hrs | 2020 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa says CCC is 'Wapusa Wapusa'
NELSON CHAMISA SAYS CCC IS A 'WAPUSA WAPUSA CITIZENS MOVEMENT' WITH NO POSITIONS, NO STRUCTURES [HENCE NO CONSTITUTION] AND NO CONGRESS...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 15:54hrs | 3 | by Jonathan Moyo
Military man weak in bed
A couple has been told to go separate ways as a result of their failure to coexist peacefully.Evidence Mandaza has dragged Onismas Nyazenga before Chief Chinamhora's traditional court yesterda...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 14:48hrs | 2 | by Alice Mangwanda
Zanu-PF leadership snubs hero Maunganidze's burial
President of the Chiefs' Council Chief Fortune Charumbira has breathed fire after Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial leadership snubbed the burial of late top civil servant Dr Sylvester Maunganidze at the la...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:35hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube grilled over vaccines
FINANCE and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube (pictured) was yesterday grilled by Parliament over the country's preference of Chinese COVID-19 vaccines over a wide variety of approved jabs wh...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's political prostitutes
The man who was behind Grace Mugabe's youth interface rallies where she was spewing vitriolic attacks against Mnangagwa has once again by hook or crook managed to get himself appointed to lead a fundr...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 19:56hrs | 2 | by Sam Wezhira
Govt extends suspension of fungibility of Old Mutual and PPC shares
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube, has extended the suspension of financial services giant Old Mutual and cement maker PPC's fungibility by another 12 months. In...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zifa delay coach appointment
Appointment of a substantive Warriors coach will be delayed until the beginning of next year amid reports that Zifa want to exercise due diligence in order to come up with the best candidate for the j...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warriors attract former Macedonia coach
Experienced former Macedonia Janevski Cedomir, who has also coached top clubs in Europe, has registered his interest in the vacant Warriors coaching job after submitting his credentials to Zifa for co...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Animal Farm era over: Zanu-PF Youth League
THE Zanu-PF Youth League will not allow people in positions of authority to loot State resources at the expense of ordinary citizens as the era of "Animal Farm" is over. This was said by Zanu-...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New regulations tame bourse arbitrage window
THE 90-day disposal window of dual listed securities or shares bought by investors on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange is a positive move as it tames arbitrage opportunities and externalisation of funds, e...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Scrapping of multi-currency regime: The implications
ON Monday, the government announced major changes in the monetary policy of Zimbabwe, highlighted by the ending of a 10-year multi-currency system.Further measures announced include the intend...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Respect Gwenzi
Rising demand pushes the ZSE
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) climbed significantly during the week ended June 14 2019, on rising demand across the board. The market recorded gains for the 12th week in a row. All equity gauges t...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:43hrs | 32 | by Fungai Nyaungwa
Acie Lumumba fires shots at Mnangagwa again
Self-styled Communication strategist William Gerald Mutumanje has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa that he risks being removed from office if he does not fix the economic woes bedevilling the count...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 18:27hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lumumba says Mthuli Ncube won't fix the economy
Self-styled communications strategist William Mutumanje has suggested that economic policies being implemented and proposed by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube will not work because the problems affectin...Published: 28 May 2019 at 10:54hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mutsvangwa pins parallel market financial distortions on Old Mutual
FORMER Presidential Advisor Ambassador Chris Mutsvangwa has blamed Old Mutual for causing parallel market financial distortions where the exchange rate has "inordinately" risen due to the Old Mutual I...Published: 24 May 2019 at 06:39hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces VPs Dilemma
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa is in a dilemma over MDC's three posts of vice president as women are pushing for one of the posts to be reserved for them ahead of next month's congress.While...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sir Wicknell welcomes baby No. 2
Controversial Harare businessman Wicknell Chivayo, affectionately known as Sir Wicknell by his legion of fans, last Friday welcomed baby number two and this time it is a girl.The business mogu...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 23:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warn plotters
Serious fresh ructions have emerged in Zanu-PF, resulting in two prominent members of the former liberation movement revealing explosive details over the past few days of an apparent plot to topple Pr...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 16:07hrs | | 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 | | by Staff reporter
Plot to oust Chiwenga thickens
The factional fights between Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and President Emmerson are far from being over with revelations that some ZANU PF Youth aligned to President Mnangagwa have been target...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:25hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZimBollar: A guide to Zimbabwe's black market
As Zimbabwe suffers severe money shortages, businesses are closing, food shelves in Harare are emptying and prices of basic commodities, fuel and medicines are soaring. The price of a two-litre bottle...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by GroundUP
Mthuli Ncube opens his mouth, foreign currency rates soar
The bond note has continued to lose ground on the black market with its rates hitting 180 percent to the United State Dollar (USD) this week compared to October 1's 106 percent.On October 1, a...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 14:41hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says bond note must go
MDC president Nelson Chamisa has called for the urgent removal of the bond note, saying the surrogate currency has worsened the economic crisis gripping the country.In a recent tweet, the MDC ...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 18:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Comedian in anti-Mnangagwa campaign
The list of artists who have released "election materials" ahead of forthcoming harmonised election is continuously growing with the latest being South Africa-based comedian Baba Tencen, who has poste...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 17:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Winky D 'endorses' Chamisa
Dancehall star Winky D has released a cheeky political statement challenging the current political status quo through a single titled Parliament, which found its way to the internet on Friday morning....Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 17:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo rally turnout charms Mnangagwa
"IF there is a day I will sleep peacefully, it is today." These were the words of President Mnangagwa after thousands of zanu-pf supporters thronged Mucheke B Arena yesterday to welcome him on his fir...Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 21:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiefs don't like the sprouting opposition parties
Chief Neshuro, Rodwell Gudo, recently has pronounced his support for Zanu PF, saying traditional leaders did not like the sprouting opposition parties.Giving a vote of thanks at a Zanu PF inte...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 20:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa showcases his lighter side
President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week was in one of his most jovial moods, dedicating the bulk of his speech at the St Noah College Stadium and Sports Centre ground-breaking ceremony to jokes that le...Published: 27 May 2018 at 10:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
EXPOSED: Grace Mugabe funding the NPF project
National Patriotic Front (NPF) has put its ceremonial leader Mr Ambrose Mutinhiri to pasture for allegedly abusing funds amid revelations that nomadic spokesperson Mr Jealousy Mawarire is in the firin...Published: 22 May 2018 at 06:33hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu PF in panic mood,' says former Tsvangirai advisor
A political analyst Alex Magaisa, who was advisor to late Prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai during GNU, has said the harsh treatment that MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa and the MDC Alliance are subjected ...Published: 16 May 2018 at 09:04hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
'Heaven-bound' Prophet Makandiwa insists
CHARISMATIC preacher, Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa, who ignited a fierce debate for saying he had done everything to access Heaven, is standing by his utterances.In 30-second video clip that wen...Published: 13 May 2018 at 07:51hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Anger as Mnangagwa ally is let off the hook
War veterans and members of the Chirumanzu clan are up in arms following an announcement that Gerald Mudzengi who is Chief Chirumanzu and believed to be a strong ally of President Mnangagwa has been c...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 14:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wicknell defends scandal-ridden project
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has explained the lethargy in his multi-million-dollar power deals which are now under investigation by government.This comes after members of ...Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 15:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T lacking direction
Battle lines have been drawn in the leaderless MDC-T party as faction players have shown their true colours and publicly stated their candidate of choice in the succession war.A statement rele...Published: 08 Feb 2018 at 12:37hrs | | by Charles Motsi
Soul Jah Love sings about Bounty Lisa assault
Under-fire Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love, who attracted the ire of the public last week after assaulting his wife Bounty Lisa, has fleetingly acknowledged the incident in a just-released self-loving...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 09:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Soul Jah Love assaults wife Bounty Lisa
Zimdancehall star Soul Jah Love went berserk on Tuesday and assaulted his wife Bounty Lisa, alleging she had been impregnated by a city drug dealer.Bounty Lisa, who is nursing injuries on her ...Published: 18 Jan 2018 at 09:39hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Lacoste trying to defend Mnangagwa on Gukurahundi through violence
A commentator Nkosinami Vimbelela has said a group of Lacoste members in Zanu PF always try to defend President Emmerson Mnangagwa when ever an issue of Gukurahundi is raised against him through ca...Published: 07 Jan 2018 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Tongogara foretold his untimely death, says Chiwenga
The late national hero General Josiah Magama Tongogara had a premonition about his death and knew that he was never going to see a free Zimbabwe. This was revealed by Zanu-PF Vice President General Co...Published: 27 Dec 2017 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Formation of Patriotic Front
DUE to circumstances beyond our control, over the last three publications we were not able to publish this column. However, the brutally frank, Comrade Chrispen Tapfuma Mataire (born February 24, 1945...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Apologies for a boring coup!
"The words you speak become the house you live in." What a killer and loaded statement from Hafiz.Dziri seiko dzimba dzamakazvivakira nemashoko? Mumwe nemumwe mumba yake. Let me leave this sto...Published: 19 Nov 2017 at 08:38hrs | 2 | by Bishop
The 'new Zimdollar', hyperinflation
APPLIED economics professor Steve Hanke, has said that Zimbabwe is now experiencing hyperinflation for the second time in less than 10 years and has pointed out the creation of what he calls the "new ...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 11:36hrs | | by Omega Ukama
'Go your way,' Mugabe tells Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday said he was annoyed by some rogue party members who continue to insult the First Family using the name of Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, adding that those not happy with...Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 08:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF has one centre of power,' claims Grace Mugabe
First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe's address at the Presidential Youth Interface in Bulawayo yesterday.SalutationsNdinonyanya kutenda VaChipanga nekuronga kwamakaita. Ndaona futi zvakakodzer...Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Was I wrong on appointing Mnangagwa as my VP?'
President Mugabe has said some supporters of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa keep insulting him, leaving him wondering whether he made a mistake by appointing the VP as his second in command....Published: 05 Nov 2017 at 08:01hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hyperinflates again for a second time in less than a decade
In 2008, Zimbabwe suffered the second most severe episode of hyperinflation in recorded history. Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate peaked in November 2008, reaching 89.7 sextillion (10^23) percent. Wel...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 05:11hrs | 3 | by Authored by Steve H. Hanke of the Johns Hopkins University.
Grace Mugabe in unity call
First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe has rallied the nation to unite in the face of attempts by hostile forces to divide citizens and sow seeds of chaos.Amai Mugabe also warned ministers and legislato...Published: 15 Oct 2017 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe to act on illegal price hikes
Government will look into the artificial shortage of some basic goods and arbitrary price hikes by some shops and dealers, with a view to taking corrective measures, the President has said.Add...Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 23:29hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Drivers cause accidents, not road blocks
It used to be that whenever one travelled a long journey by plane, parents would insist on being informed of a safe arrival. Even though the news would have reported no plane crash anywhere in the wor...Published: 29 Aug 2017 at 06:11hrs | 1 | by Nick Mangwana
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