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Mzembi claims Succession is not on Zanu-PF Agenda at Conference
Self-exiled former ZANU-PF Politburo member Walter Mzembi has stated that succession is not on the agenda for the ruling party, countering speculation surrounding President Emmerson Mnangagwa's future...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 11:30hrs | 1036 | by Staff reporter
Factional fighting in ZANU PF: Is Mnangagwa's quest for power putting Zimbabwe at risk?
IN 2017, Simon Khaya Moyo, the then ZANU-PF spokesperson, described Emmerson Mnangagwa as "dishonest," "divisive," and "deceptive" when the ruling party dismissed him. Today, these descriptors...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 17:22hrs | 1067 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The sanctions lie: How Zimbabwe's ruling elite is misleading the nation
As Zimbabwe moves towards the so-called "SADC Anti-Sanctions Day" on the 25th of October, the need arises again to unpack the shameful lies spread by the ruling establishment about these measures....Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 16:57hrs | 527 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Lobola confusion hits Zimbabwe
The 2022 Marriage Act, which consolidates previous separate laws on civil and customary marriages, has sparked widespread misinformation on social media, prompting clarification from Justice, Legal, a...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:08hrs | 28831 | by Staff reporter
Divorcee ordered to stay with estranged wife
The High Court of Harare has ruled in favor of Sarah Madzura, a divorced woman from Chegutu, ordering her estranged husband, Onias Gotora, to allow her to remain in the family home following an evicti...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:45hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Woman grabs estate of late 'boyfriend'
A Harare woman, Portia Rudo Bvekerwa, is facing allegations of falsifying documents in an attempt to claim the estate of her late boyfriend, Stanley Phute, after reportedly staying with him for just a...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 09:00hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
'Africa still feeling effects of brutal colonial past'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has emphasized that Africa continues to feel the effects of its brutal colonial history, a legacy that still hinders its progress today. In a speech read on his behalf by ...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Gono's suspected fraudsters' case latest
Regional Magistrate Stanford Mambanje upheld the State's application to tender a deed of settlement related to a high-profile fraud case involving former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono'...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:47hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe business couple claims state persecution in US$137m fraud trial
A Harare business couple involved in Estate management has accused prosecutors of dancing to the tune of unscrupulous top ranked government and police officers allegedly determined to fix them on beha...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 15:54hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businessman scams jobseekers
Herbert Maganga, a Harare businessman and owner of Omar Global Consultants, is alleged to have defrauded jobseekers by promising them employment on cruise ships. Maganga reportedly charge...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 13:52hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Fortune hunters invade Chiefs' courts
IF you visit any social media platform today, be it Facebook, YouTube or WhatsApp, you are likely to be greeted by a video of a grueling no-holds-barred traditional court session.This is the w...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 14:02hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
America 'fugitive' diplomat shielded from Zimbabwe prosecution
A spokeswoman from the United States Embassy in Harare has refuted allegations by Harare that its diplomat is on the run after allegedly killing an 11-year-old girl in a road traffic accident in Dema,...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:15hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Tuku 'son' cannot use family name
THE late music superstar and national hero Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi's alleged son, Aaron Chaka, has suffered a blow after the High Court struck off the roll his application seeking an order compelling t...Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 04:18hrs | 933 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man wants his R1.6 million lobola back
SOUTH Africa-based businessman, Shepherd Chipatiko, is demanding back the R1,6 million (about US$91 000), he splashed on lobola and marriage celebrations, from his ex-wife after their short-lived marr...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 11:20hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Berita officially divorced from Nota Baloyi
In 2022, SA Music Award (Sama) award-winning singer Gugulethu Khumalo, better known as Berita, announced that she had split from her husband, controversial pop culture commentator and podcaster Nhlamu...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 12:38hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Ndebeles will never be good enough for the rabid tribalists
Being born into a Ndebele, Kalanga or Sotho family in Zimbabwe can be a bewildering, challenging and frustrating affair. If you were born in Bulilima, Matabeleland South, like Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 08:15hrs | 6 | by Tafiranyika @tafimhaka
Notorious Tanzanians nabbed for theft
Two notorious Tanzanians who were allegedly terrorizing motorists in the capital Harare by stealing their gadgets were finally nabbed in Avondale, Harare.The duo, Mohamed Shimdavala (45) and S...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 23:14hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Hundreds of Zimbabwe marriage certificates invalid
HUNDREDS of marriage certificates that were issued after September 2022 may be "null and void" because they cite a no longer valid law, it has emerged.On May 27, 2022, President Emmerson...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:38hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dynastic ambitions laid bare
VIRAL images of President Emmerson Mnangagwa pictured alongside his twin sons Sean and Collins have raised eyebrows amid suspicions that this could be a strategy to psych the nation into accepting the...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 20:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa can rescue legacy by simply following the constitution
THE overriding theme of this week has been the drive by elements of the ruling Zanu PF party to push for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to run for a third term at the 2028 elections. Bikita Sout...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man regrets having extra-marital affair
A HARARE woman was chased away from her matrimonial home by her husband's family for failing to conceive for 14 years.This emerged at the Harare Magistrates where Aleck Patsika had been dragged to cou...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Nemakonde dies
Chief Nemakonde, also known as Wilson Mhende, has passed away following an extended illness at the age of 97. His jurisdiction ranged from Chinhoyi to Kanyaga in the Makonde district.An offici...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New board for Transmedia
President Mnangagwa has approved the appointment of five experts to the Transmedia Corporation board of directors with effect from January 9, 2024, for a term of four years, Information, Publicity and...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Greedy in-laws disinherit children'
Improper handling of inheritance matters by greedy in-laws continues to haunt children, resulting in many turning destitute and becoming drug addicts, right's groups have said.They said the ri...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:33hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zulu Royal Houses denounce Cyril Ramaphosa
In a strongly-worded statement released recently, the Senior Houses of the Zulu Royal Household expressed their discontent with President Cyril Ramaphosa's interference in the Zulu Kingship disp...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 10:18hrs | 9 | by Mandla Ndlovu
SA Court ousts Zulu king
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has set aside President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to recognise Misuzulu as the Zulu king. The court found that Ramaphosa's decision was unlawful and invalid....Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 18:37hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
There's life beyond State House, Mr. President!
Is it not most embarrassing that Zimbabwe has never experienced a democratic smooth transfer of power since independence 43 years ago?In fact, it gets even more shameful that the only time pow...Published: 09 Dec 2023 at 10:21hrs | 6 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean judge who resigned before graft probe to write outstanding judgements
A former High Court judge, Webster Chinamora, who resigned amid a corruption investigation, is being permitted to finalize pending judgments in what legal experts argue is a questionable arrangement. ...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Lobola still required for customary union'
LOBOLA remains a requirement for registration of a customary marriage under the new Marriages Act, although not for registration of a civil marriage, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister ...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lobola payment, optional in Zimbabwe
MEN can now pay lobola only if they want to as a bride price is now a moral decision rather than a mandated legal necessity under the New Marriages Act.This emerged during a recent interactive...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief ordered to return a cow and US$1 200
The Bindura Civil Court has ordered Chief Nyamaropa to return a cow and $1 200 forcibly taken from a woman in his village at gunpoint as maintenance for her co-wife's children.The court set as...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 20:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says re-election credible
During his address at the ongoing UN General Assembly in New York, President Emmerson Mnangagwa asserted that his recent re-election, which took place last month, was the result of a "credible" electi...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 20:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans flogged at Botswana traditional court
Eight Zimbabwean immigrants were reportedly subjected to flogging at a traditional court in Botswana for illegally entering the country.According to sources in Botswana, the eight individuals ...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 06:32hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Binga chieftainship wrangle spills into High Court
A CLAIMANT to the Binga chieftainship, Mr Peter Mweembe has approached the High Court challenging the recent appointment of Mr Grey Sikalelu Muleya as Chief Binga.Muleya was appointed Chief Bi...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso thump Yadah
Highlanders FC 2-0 Yadah Stars FCHighlanders FC celebrated a victory against Yadah Stars in a Castle Lager Premiership match held at Barbourfields this afternoon, despite missing numerous scoring ...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 22:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Where’s the logic in fresh elections under the same unfair conditions?
As the opposition CCC struggles to agree on a way forward after the clearly disputed harmonized elections in Zimbabwe - there have been several options thrown around.In a plebiscite that was w...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 23:46hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
France backed Ali Bongo overthrown by the military
A group of senior military officers has gone on national television in Gabon saying they have seized power because elections held over the weekend were not credible.The officers, appearing on ...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'National interest' should never be a pretext for violating the Constitution!
Last week, I was watching a ZTN (ZimPapers Television Network) program, focussing on media coverage around Zimbabwe's upcoming harmonized elections. In attendance were representatives from the...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 14:28hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa honours wife with govt award
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pampered his wife Auxillia by awarding her philanthropic work with a Jairos Jiri Humanitarian Gold Award.The honouring of Auxillia's Angel of Hope Foundation c...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:50hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
If Mnangagwa doing such a great job then why try so hard to convince Zimbabweans?
Those who know me personally are aware that I am not easily deceived. The secret is that, possibly due to my introvert nature, I analyze and scrutinize any given situation more than what may o...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 19:56hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF hounds traditional leaders
Zanu-PF has ordered chiefs to strip village heads and headmen who entertain opposition parties ahead of the August 23 election of their titles.President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently rewarded vi...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:46hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dangles citizenship to Mzilikazi royal family
The Mthwakazi kaMzilikazi Royal Crown Family, which includes the Mzilikazi Royal House and the Khumalo Clan, claims the Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government has shown them generosity by promising to rest...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 20:55hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Harmful practices rob girls of their rights
Zimbabwe has ratified various international conventions and declarations on gender equality in its effort to create an enabling environment for the attainment of equity and equality between women and ...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:58hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
30% of marriages collapse within five years
KEEPING marriages intact has seemingly become a mammoth task for newlyweds, if statistics provided by the Judiciary Service Commission (JSC) are anything to go by.At least 30 percent of new ma...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs told to stay away from politics
CHIEFS have been urged to uphold constitutionalism, stay away from politics and focus on their mandate of fostering development and resolving disputes among their subjects.The remarks were mad...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 07:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Busisiwe Mkhwebane merely annoyed agents of white monopoly capital
In my view, both Tina Joemat-Pettersson (may her soul repose peacefully) and Busisiwe Mkhwebane are victims of a system that lives off the subjugation of women, where women are treated very differentl...Published: 21 Jun 2023 at 17:18hrs | 1 | by Lindiwe Sisulu
Aspiring Zanu-PF MP leads invasion of sacred mountain
A CARTEL in Mberengwa led by Zanu-PF aspiring MP for the constituency and gold baron Tinashe "Goga" Shumba has angered the community by invading Janasi Mountain, which is considered sacred, in search ...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 18:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe says Sudan rebel attack on ambassador's home 'sheer criminality'
Zimbabwe's foreign affairs ministry has described as sheer criminality, the attack on the country's ambassador to Sudan, Emmanuel Runganga Gumbo's home by rebels in the war-torn African country's capi...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 18:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sudanese rebels attack, ransack Zimbabwe ambassador's home
Sudanese rebels ransacked the office and home of Zimbabwe's ambassador to Sudan Hilda Mafudze and stole valuables belonging to the envoy.In a statement, Sudan's foreign ministry condemned the ...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 20:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biden 'wannabe dictator' - Producer fired
Fox has been highly critical of the decision to criminally charge former President Donald TrumpA producer at Fox News has been dismissed, after briefly displaying an on-air message denouncing ...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 10:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
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