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Grace Mugabe slapped with US$4m lawsuit
Lebanese businessman Jamal Hamed has approached the High Court demanding US$4 million from former First Lady Grace Mugabe in defamation compensation and damages to his three houses that she seized....Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 06:47hrs | 7180 | by Staff Reporter
Sekuru Ndunge's son in court for theft
One of the sons of the late popular Chipinge traditional healer, Sekuru Ndunge - Jabulani Makuyana - on Monday appeared in court facing charges of breaking into the bedroom of his estranged wife, wher...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 08:07hrs | 2649 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa gives Mwonzora a junior position
Information that has leaked from Harare indicate the MDC leader Nelson Chamisa's National Council has appointed individuals who shall occupy the all powerful National Executive Council. Of not...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 18:30hrs | 15539 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Prophet Magaya in US$900k land scandal
PROPHETIC Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Prophet Walter Magaya has been sucked into a US$900 000 land scandal after buying a farm which was sold illegally.Kalulu Farm located...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:52hrs | 3561 | by Staff reporter
NUST Student hostels construction gathers pace
CONSTRUCTION of the $12 million upmarket accommodation facility to house more than 1 000 students in Bulawayo by the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) has started.IDBZ chief m...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:37hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
The oxymoron of democracy in Chamisa's MDC
The MDC-Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa is a party full of contradictions. It is common cause that the party is called the Movement for Democratic Change, itself a presumption of its "democratic" crede...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 07:50hrs | 308 | by Philemon Mutedzi
Every Bosso player is geared for Dembare game
IN years gone by, this fixture would have been postponed because the two clubs would have provided the bulk of players to the national team on duty at the Total Africa Cup of Nations.The encou...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:06hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'Good Governance' doctorate raises dust
THE decision by the University of Zambia (UNZA) to award President Emmerson Mnangagwa an Honorary Doctorate on "Good Governance" has sparked outrage among Zimbabweans who are feeling the bite of a dee...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 17:29hrs | 2533 | by Staff Reporter
Fix politics, not currency, says Chamisa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's plans to abolish the multi-currency system in favour of a new local currency could spectacularly fail, resulting in more catastrophe for troubled Zimbabwe if fundamental...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 08:04hrs | 6902 | by Staff reporter
MDC youths to confront Mnangagwa through protests
The newly elected opposition MDC Youth Assembly has vowed to mobilise Zimbabweans to confront the Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government through demonstrations as the country's economic crisis continues to...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 18:16hrs | 2467 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Bulawayo offices hit by violence
A MEETING of the opposition MDC Alliance in Bulawayo to elect members from the province to occupy positions in the party's national executive council turned violent yesterday as some disgruntled membe...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:32hrs | 2371 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa can't shoot entire nation'
THE opposition MDC party has vowed to drag President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the negotiating table kicking and screaming through civil disobedience, international pressure and other constitutional means...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | 3180 | by Staff reporter
Now is the time for Zapu to continue the liberation struggle
End of an Era: A Tribute to ZAPU/ZIPRA StalwartsThe dates 01 June and 01 July may well remain imprinted in our memories for generations to come. On 1 July 1999, Dr. Joshua Nkomo, founding ZAPU...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 19:43hrs | 1885 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo
Names and naming: Naming as a form of documentation
NOT so long ago we visited Beitbridge District to capture the voices of the youth. We visited Beitbridge East and the area provided me with an opportunity to reflect on naming, the subject that I am d...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:12hrs | 180 | by Phathisa Nyathi
The Inevitable Rise of ZAPU
I must contend from the onset that the rise of the people's vanguard party ZAPU is inevitable and unstoppable. Everyone who has once associated with the party in the past and expended effort in improv...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:37hrs | 1701 | by Mqondobanzi Nduna Magonya
Where are you President Mnangagwa?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa where are you? The people of Zimbabwe want you to give them guidance, but you are nowhere to be found.Your silence has put the rumour mill into gear, causing a lot...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1553 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Govt in Murambatsvina 2 drive
THOUSANDS of families risk being left homeless as government is mooting a massive eviction and property destruction programme to clear out illegal settlers occupying Harare wetlands and council land....Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 11:23hrs | 4027 | by Staff reporter
Mnangangwa rescues San community in Plumtree
THE San community in Makhulela area in Plumtree have for the first time benefited from the government's irrigation mechanisation programme after the intervention of First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa last ...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 08:01hrs | 2296 | by Staff reporter
Muzamhindo Presents a 10 point Plan as Zim Implode !!!
We have a very unfortunate situation on the ground, and it requires urgent attention to curb the crisis. This is where Political leadership must show it's sincerity and diligence on Zim situation. We ...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | 2132 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mnangagwa undeterred by sanctions
Zimbabwe will leverage on its natural resources and will not be deterred by the economic embargoes imposed by Western nations, President Mnangagwa has said. The Head of State and Governm...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:45hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Harare seeks to evict 185 families
The Harare City Council has approached the High Court seeking an order to evict over 185 families illegally settled on a piece of land in Budiriro, with a view to survey and service the area before ha...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:39hrs | 752 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs' Dabengwa rebuff ignites anger
OPPOSITION political parties, war veterans and civic society organisations yesterday rapped Zanu-PF legislators for refusing to observe a minute of silence in honour of the late Zipra intelligence sup...Published: 30 May 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1914 | by Staff reporter
MDC MP Joana Mamombe arrested again
Members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police on Wednesday detained MDC Member of Parliament Hon Joana Ruvimbo Mamombe at Harare Central. She was invited for questioning by Law and Order before bein...Published: 29 May 2019 at 09:31hrs | 9847 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Widow, stepson lock horns over Zvinavashe estate
The wrangle over the estate of the late national hero Retired General Vitalis Musungwa Zvinavashe continues more than 10 years after his death. The surviving spouse, Margaret Zvinavashe (nee M...Published: 29 May 2019 at 07:52hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
MDC congress failed to transform the party - Chamisa plus 3 Amigos are back blundering from pillar to post
Zimbabwe is in this economic and political mess because the country has had the great misfortune of having some of the most corrupt, incompetent and utterly useless politicians in human history. Havin...Published: 28 May 2019 at 09:38hrs | 3120 | by Nomusa Garikai
Ndiweni: A goat skinner in the place of a chief
Back in my village, when elders with cotton tuft hair sit to discuss matters of State and governance, among intermittent sips and sniffs, there are those whose contribution is known to stupidly go aga...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:44hrs | 768 | by Isdore Guvamombe
MDC Congress: A case for tribal balance
The structure of any serious political party must reflect the national demographics existing in that particular country at any given time to avoid rendering it lifeless and morbid. Gender,...Published: 25 May 2019 at 16:16hrs | 6728 | by Jimmy Jombo Charowa
Another Zimbabwe coup looms?
When former President Robert Mugabe was forced out of office by a military intervention in November 2017, the accusations were that he was surrounded by criminals.In the process of targeting t...Published: 25 May 2019 at 15:34hrs | 3737 | by Staff reporter
Chiredzi farmers lose unutilised land
SCORES of Chiredzi A1 farmers in Essenby have received letters of withdrawal from the Lands ministry after failing to utilise the land allocated to them during the fast-track land reform programme....Published: 25 May 2019 at 08:31hrs | 949 | by Staff reporter
White Zimbabwean farmer 'resists' to make way for Mnangagwa ally's son
CHIPINGE farmer and retired Swiss banker, Richard Le Vieux, who has established a reputable business of exporting coffee, avocados and macadamia nuts for the past 30 years, appeared in court on Wednes...Published: 24 May 2019 at 07:35hrs | 2544 | by Staff reporter
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 | 6134 | by Staff reporter
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 | 4882 | by ZimLive
Zanu-PF nullifies Bulawayo poll results
THE Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial leadership and restructuring team yesterday declared the provincial elections null and void, with former war veterans' leader Jabulani Sibanda, who was eyeing the chair...Published: 20 May 2019 at 06:29hrs | 952 | by Staff reporter
Bosso draw blanks against Herentals
Highlanders 0 – 0 HerentalsBALL possession dominance, creation of scoring chances which they fluff; this is the sad tale of Highlanders as they continue to write their own piece of wrong history...Published: 20 May 2019 at 06:23hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi people visit Ntabazinduna mountain
In a show of unity and solidarity in defense of Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni, activists across the political divide, as well as civic society activists today braved the threats by state securi...Published: 18 May 2019 at 20:26hrs | 3340 | by Mbonisi Gumbo.
Chamisa, a case of illegitimacy, lies and stubbornness
The MDC is a party that has been dogged by controversy since its formation. First was the split led by the then Secretary General, Professor Welshman Ncube over the issue of participating in the 2005 ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 13:59hrs | 1300 | by Elijah Chihota
UK beef giant takes over CSC
CABINET has approved a joint venture between the Cold Storage Company (CSC) and a United Kingdom firm, Boulstead Beef (Pvt) Limited, which will see the investor injecting US$130 million into the meat ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 07:28hrs | 2304 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is not God, says Chamisa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's hopes of destabilising the opposition through underhand dealings and his hopes of turning around the worsening economy alone will fail because he is not God, MDC leader ...Published: 13 May 2019 at 16:20hrs | 1782 | by Staff reporter
Ndiweni's call for more sanctions mind-boggling
Zimbabweans should have been taken aback last week when one of their own traditional leaders, Chief Nhlanhla Ndiweni, called on the United States of America and the European Union to increase illegal ...Published: 13 May 2019 at 08:44hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now ungovernable, says Mohadi
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi has implored traditional leaders in Mashonaland Central province to help government to quell emergent protests in the county by preaching peace in their communities....Published: 11 May 2019 at 14:55hrs | 1720 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe farm compensation to cost at least US$10bn'
GOVERNMENT'S decision to offer RTGS$53 million in compensation to white farmers who were dispossessed of their land has been met with mixed reactions. While some of the ex-farmers who are now in dire ...Published: 10 May 2019 at 14:10hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Illegitimate Nelson Chamisa what next?
Following the High Court ruling yesterday, that the appointment of Nelson Chamisa as one of the two additional vice presidents three years ago was illegal, thus his current presidency at the helm of t...Published: 10 May 2019 at 12:13hrs | 3840 | by Christine Lethokuhle Mabhena
CIOs behind Chamisa's presidency?
A shadowy Facebook character who uses the name of ex-Grace Mugabe's husband Stanley Goreraza has alleged that MDC leader Nelson Chamisa was assisted by members of the dreaded Central Intelligence Orga...Published: 08 May 2019 at 12:25hrs | 12608 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa has FAILED on 5 fronts
Mnangagwa has failed to lead the country in the interests of all Zimbabweans. He has continued to be in election campaign mode and thus prompted him to act as a Zanu PF leader who is there to only loo...Published: 05 May 2019 at 14:25hrs | 5103 | by Shoneboy Nembaware and Darlington Nyambiya
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 | 1974 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should ensure rule of law is followed
THIS week, we carried a story in which President Emmerson Mnangagwa came to the rescue of 20 000 villagers who were being evicted from a piece of land in Domboshawa, where a Chinese miner wants to sta...Published: 03 May 2019 at 06:53hrs | 375 | by Editorial - Newsday
Mnangagwa panics...recruits 2 000 paramilitary personnel
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken a move to beef up his security when he visits the country's provinces by recruiting 2 000 security personnel who will be deployed all over the ten provinces. ...Published: 01 May 2019 at 13:33hrs | 19291 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZITF needs overhaul
ECONOMIC analysts have called for the sub-division of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) into sector-driven fairs as the business exhibition is struggling to attract big international corpor...Published: 01 May 2019 at 08:57hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland Problems won't be solved by Zimbabwe Government ( ZANUPF)
How can the Zimbabwe Government solve Matebeleland problems when the same Zanu PF system is the chief creator of all our problems?Our problems today as a region were created, knowingly and del...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 19:46hrs | 1406 | by VV Vodloza kaVodloza
Zimbabwe youth will claim their country in 2023
LAST week I watched a video of Patrick Chinamasa chanting the ED-pfee slogan pitching the Mnangagwa presidential candidacy for the 2023 elections. For some, kicking off elections campaign for 2023 thi...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 07:06hrs | 650 | by Tapiwa Gomo
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