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How Jonathan Moyo and Kasukuwere fled Zimbabwe
Two years after a military coup that ousted former president Robert Mugabe, one unresolved mystery is how two top loyalists of the late president escaped from the country after soldiers peppered a hou...Published: 50 mins ago | 124 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans reject further military coups, but demand genuine electoral reforms to freely choose own leaders
If there is anything that Zimbabweans should have regrettably learnt the hard way, over the past years, is never to support or celebrate ZANU PF internal factional fighting, especially when this culmi...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 09:25hrs | 4765 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Former minister revisits Solomon Mujuru's death
IN his yet to be released autobiagraphy, former War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube (pictured), has reiterated claims that the late Retired General Solomon Mujuru could have been murdered after a polit...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:38hrs | 4233 | by Staff reporter
Ex-minister pens book on Gukurahundi, Mugabe ouster
GUKURAHUNDI could have been avoided if the late vice-president Joshua Nkomo had accepted the post of ceremonial president at independence, former War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube has said.In...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 06:02hrs | 3007 | by Staff reporter
Joice Mujuru denies Mnangagwa VP post offer
Former Vice President Joice Mujuru has denied reports that she has accepted an offer by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to be a Vice President after General Constantino Chiwenga. Exiled Professor...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 16:20hrs | 6824 | by Mandla Ndlovu
14 Nov 2017 - a dark day that moved Zimbabwe to another level of suffering and oppression
I remember - as if it were just a few hours ago - waking up as usual at dawn on the morning of 15 November 2017, then routinely checking my WhatsApp, only to be greeted by a barrage of messages to the...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 13:48hrs | 1851 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chiwenga coup generals declare war on Mnangagwa
VANCOUVER - Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga's military generals who were key in executing the November 2017 coup against President Robert Mugabe, have allegedly declared war on Presid...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 07:48hrs | 49904 | by Nancy Mabaya
Kasukuwere to form Grand Government of National Unity (GGNU) in 2023
PRETORIA/HARARE - Former Zanu PF political commissar and cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, is plotting to form a Grand Government of National Unity (GGNU), if he wins the country's 2023 presidenti...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 07:43hrs | 9900 | by Mary-Kate Kahari/Malvin Motsi
2 years after Mugabe ouster in a coup: Zimbabwe in an abyss
"Following the address we made on November 13, 2017, which we believe our main broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and The Herald were directed not to publicise, the situation in our co...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:32hrs | 1196 | by Staff reporter
Fresh purge looms in Zanu PF
ZANU PF could soon embark on a new wave of purges on senior party leaders accused of sabotaging President Emmerson Mnangagwa under the guise of flushing out remnants of the G40 faction from the ruling...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:28hrs | 1146 | by Staff reporter
No doctors, no currency Zim heading for total collapse
The main functions of the Zimbabwean government are not to: Check and challenge the work of the Government (scrutiny) Make and change laws (legislation) Debate the important issues of the day (debatin...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 22:06hrs | 3830 | by Bigboy Sibanda
Chamisa, Mwonzora power struggle is a staged-managed sideshow
THE alleged tussle for power between opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and former secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora is nothing but a staged-managed sideshow to destabilise the MDC, the party has said....Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:43hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
The world of online casino gaming
The generation we belong to had just started to understand something known as computer games. Our generation that would rely heavily on entertainment watching Hanna Barbara's epic creation of Tom &...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 08:21hrs | 380 | by Staff Writer
'G40 a threat to nation'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared G40 an enemy of the State, warning any Zanu-PF members interacting with its members would be dealt with.Addressing journalists after a Zanu-PF politbu...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:37hrs | 2973 | by Staff reporter
ZESA's corruption & incompetence an unwarranted burden on Zimbabweans - need for urgent accountability
As I write this article, we are just seated, or milling around, incapable of engaging in any meaningful productive work. Why? Because there is no electricity - which, we desperately need for our effec...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 17:58hrs | 1928 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Hands Off Grace Mugabe - Julius Malema
South African opposition leader Julius Malema of the Economic Freedom Front (EFF) has described as "small minded" and "foolish" the targeting of Grace Mugabe by enemies of her late husband and former ...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 15:22hrs | 3982 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa allies go for the kill
Former MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora is under the cosh within the country's main opposition, with the party revealing yesterday that it would initiate disciplinary proceedings against him tha...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 08:35hrs | 10017 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt draws fire over currency
The government has been accused of fuelling economic instability through inconsistent currency reforms and too many regulations.Zimbabwe ended a decade of dollarisation in June and readopted t...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:52hrs | 2817 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora Perspective of Mnangagwa and Zimbabwe
Something big is happening to Emmerson Mnangagwa he has come to realisation that his approval ratings have slumped. With the public confidence at its lowest. The mega deals have not materialised...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 08:00hrs | 1662 | by Mirriam Gasho
China tells Zimbabwe President to resign or retire
This article was first published on Spotlight Zimbabwe. PARIS/CAPE TOWN - President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has all...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 07:41hrs | 62541 | by Itai Mushekwe/Mary-Kate Kahari
Chiwenga in remarkable recovery, returning home soon
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, who was airlifted to China from South Africa in July amid poisoning fears, is preparing to return home after making a remarkable recovery at a top hospital in Beij...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:18hrs | 1892 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs pays for driving lessons for 100 prostitutes, homeless people
A Member of Parliament is sponsoring driving lessons for a hundred prostitutes and homeless people.Killer Zivhu, the Chivi South Zanu-PF legislator, says training the two groups in a skill tha...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 12:37hrs | 10831 | by ZimLive
Zim govt deliberately impoverishing citizens to attract investment by creating cheap labour?
To say that I was petrified listening to the Deputy Minister of Information Energy Mutodi speaking last night (5 November 2019) on the Voice of America's Studio 7, would be the understatement of the y...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 12:44hrs | 1659 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Livestock Farmers ready to work with CSC
THE Livestock Farmers' Union says it is ready to sell its animals to any bidder including CSC-Boustead Beef Zimbabwe as long as the buyers offer the best prices on the market. Following Cabine...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:09hrs | 216 | by Staff Reporter
Police to allow Wednesday's civil servants protests in Harare
Police have given public sector workers permission to march for better pay on Wednesday in what is widely seen as a test of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's willingness to tolerate dissent.A not...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 08:03hrs | 4174 | by Reuters
The evil Unity Accord died with Nkomo & Mugabe
The death of Joshua Nkomo in 1999 and Robert Mugabe this year marked the death of the most evil and oppressive document ever signed by black leaders in post colonial Africa titled Unity Accord. ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 07:04hrs | 2300 | by Israel Dube
Mugabe coup announcer distanced himself from US ambassador attack?
Foreign Affairs Minister Sibusiso Moyo told Western diplomats before and after making an intemperate rant against the United States ambassador last week that he was not the originator of the statement...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 11:34hrs | 18123 | by Staff reporter
Walter Mzembi 'A deferred potential Presidential aspirant'
Global Institute of Policy Analysis and Research - A local Think Tank predicts Walter Mzembi as one of the key front runners and potential deferred presidential aspirant in the near future.Wel...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 08:20hrs | 3793 | by T Muzambhindo
Patrice Motsepe's sister cited in Botswana $10 billion theft
South African businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe has been fingered as a co-signatory to at least two bank accounts holding some of the more than $10 billion (R150 billion) allegedly stolen from th...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 06:17hrs | 5434 | by City Press
US, Zimbabwe rift widens
Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo's threat to expel United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols following a row over sanctions has put the country's efforts to re-engage Washington in jeop...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:56hrs | 6705 | by Staff reporter
Zec commissioners safe: Polad
THE Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) has not spoken about pushing out Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) commissioners, but will instead retreat to Nyanga next week to discuss sanctions.Pola...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:06hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Gen Sibanda in secret pact to hand Zimbabwe power to each other?
COLOGNE - Military czar Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga and Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander, General Philip Valerio Sibanda, reportedly made a secret pact to hand Zimbabwe pow...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 07:46hrs | 30658 | by Itai Mushekwe
Mnangagwa ouster plot thickens
President Emmerson Mnangagwa reiterated yesterday that he was aware of a group within Zanu-PF that was working hard to oust him from power – before he also lashed out at unnamed Western powers, busi...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:56hrs | 15477 | by Staff reporter
G40 ghosts haunt Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa continues to be haunted by the G40 ghosts, a coterie of Zanu PF apparatchiks who almost succeeded in pushing him out of power in 2017.Addressing the Zanu PF youth ...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:38hrs | 1691 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa taunts Mnangagwa
MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa has praised Rwanda President Paul Kagame for providing the country with sound leadership that has led to great investments and innovations in the once war-ravaged...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 18:28hrs | 10495 | by Staff Reporter
When a dead Zimbabwe president attracts more people than a current president - it's time for serious introspection
The past two months in Zimbabwe have been characterised by very notable events - some of which stood out more than others - but, what I found outstanding was the general public's reaction to the death...Published: 30 Oct 2019 at 11:36hrs | 6688 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Herald fires acting editor Tichaona Zindoga after 8 months
The Zimbabwe Newspapers Group (Zimpapers) sacked acting Herald editor Tichaona Zindoga on Monday, 10 months after he stepped in to replace Joram Nyathi, the paper's shortest serving editor who lasted ...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 11:12hrs | 2968 | by ZimLive
Zanu-PF has been hijacked: War vets
A GROUP of war veterans yesterday formed a splinter group, accusing Zanu-PF, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) of failing the country ...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 07:03hrs | 5883 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Zanu-PF told to reform or suffer
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his lieutenants risk being slapped with more punitive measures by the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) - unless they start implementing much-...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 07:07hrs | 3534 | by Staff reporter
Trump fires warning shots at Mnangagwa
IN AN ominous development for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his under pressure government, the United States of America (USA) has slapped State Security minister Owen Ncube with sanctions over alle...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 10:50hrs | 17370 | by Staff reporter
We have a moral duty to denounce sanctions
Zimbabweans in all their different shades and from various social and political backgrounds on Friday 25 October, expressed their exasperation on the continued existence of illegal sanctions by the Eu...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:49hrs | 79 | by Ranga Mataire
Western sanctions a 'cancer' eating at Zimbabwe economy
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday described Western sanctions as a "cancer" sapping the economy, and his supporters denounced the measures during poorly attended marches held around th...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 07:55hrs | 410 | by Reuters
Mass protests in Zimbabwe against US sanctions
Zimbabweans staged a mass protest on Friday against sanctions imposed by the US and the European Union during the despotic rule of late ex-leader Robert Mugabe.Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mn...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 17:35hrs | 2181 | by AFP
Mugabe wanted to kill Makamba over Grace
FORMER Telecel Zimbabwe boss and businessman, James Makamba last year revealed that he fled the country and remained in self-imposed exile for 13 years after former President Robert Mugabe (pictured) ...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 17:27hrs | 20109 | by Staff reporter
Fresh headache for Mnangagwa, Zanu-PF
MORE war veterans are expressing their disquiet over the direction Zimbabwe is taking with disgruntled former freedom fighters also lashing out at Zanu-PF for breaking many of the promises the p...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 14:21hrs | 7564 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth chair survives ouster
ZANU-PF Matabeleland South's underfire youth chairperson Washington Nkomo on Saturday survived an ouster bid after his colleagues raised several allegations against him.Nkomo's hold onto the p...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 10:50hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
What next after anti-sanctions march?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration this week declared tomorrow a public holiday, as the nation makes a case for removal of sanctions imposed by the United States in particular.The U...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 09:52hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa won't reform
THERE is a vast amount of literature out there showing that political regimes which come into power through coups are by definition a threat to democracy and economic progress.Literature exami...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 09:41hrs | 3818 | by Dumisani Muleya
Chiwenga to be ousted
A CLIQUE of Zanu-PF members is reportedly plotting to oust ailing Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga on grounds of incapacitation as factional fights gripping the ruling party resurface and intensify...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 09:39hrs | 12302 | by Staff reporter
Interpol snubs ZRP over G4O
ZIMBABWE Republic Police Commissioner-General, Godwin Matanga yesterday revealed that the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) was not willing to assist Zimbabwe extradite certain sus...Published: 23 Oct 2019 at 11:07hrs | 3413 | by Staff reporter
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