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1.5 million people are homeless in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has renewed its call for the repeal of the colonial-era Vagrancy Act, arguing that the law unjustly criminalises homelessness and continues to infringe on the rights of thousands of Zimbabw…

Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:12hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt defends arrests of homeless people

The government has strongly defended its practice of routinely arresting homeless individuals, describing them as a "nuisance" and potential suspects for petty crime. In a recent statement before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on De…

Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:53hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt opposed to the demolition of people's homes

Government is opposed to the demolition of people's homes and will continue regularising informal settlements, with over 1,5 million homeowners set to receive title deeds under the Kwangu/Ngakwami Presidential Title Deeds Programme.The exe…

Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:12hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Couple swindles 46 people of US$134,500

A Bulawayo couple has been arrested on allegations of swindling 46 people of more than US$134 500 after they posed as agents of a company involved in facilitating jobs abroad.Gwendoline Ndlovu (35) and Melusi Ndlovu (36), are facing fraud …

Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabweans are angry'

CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) have warned of simmering civil unrest due to unfettered corruption among President Emmerson Mnangagwa's lieutenants and cronies, after the country fared badly in Transparency International's 2022 Corrupti…

Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:46hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe road carnage claiming 5 people every day

Five people die through road traffic accidents in Zimbabwe every day while the country loses US$406 million per year to the carnage, Transport and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona has said.Mhona said this while announcing t…

Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 19:00hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe court rules in favour of non-vaccinated people

THE Bulawayo High Court has ruled that it is illegal for the police to stop COVID-19 unvaccinated people from accessing services at public building.Bulawayo lawyer Job Sibanda had challenged police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga's dir…

Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

9 people hit by trains in one month

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has expressed concern over the increasing incidences of people being hit by trains, as well as suicidal cases along the railway systems after nine incidents involving trains in March.From the nine in…

Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'Zanu-PF looks down on Tonga people'

BINGA North MP Prince Dubeko Sibanda (Citizens Coalition for Change) has claimed that Tonga people have consistently rejected Zanu-PF after realising that the ruling party was not keen on developing their area.Speaking during a live debate…

Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 13:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

People have lost confidence in Zimdollar, says Minister

GOVERNMENT has all but admitted that Zimbabweans have lost confidence in the local currency, saying it was aware people were trooping to the black market to buy foreign currency to avoid a repeat of 2008 where hyperinflation eroded their s…

Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:48hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

'5 people die in accidents every day'

ZIMBABWE records a road traffic accident every 15 minutes with at least five fatalities daily, the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) yesterday said.The TSCZ, in a Road Safety Performance Review booklet on Zimbabwe launched in Harar…

Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Old people's homes turn into poor families' dumping grounds

BANANA bread was served at a recent birthday party at Melfort Old People's home, where a group of residents mustered a raspy happy birthday tune.Just a week after arriving at the facility, Rodrick Bhatare, in his 90s, said he felt a bitter…

Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:23hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Nothing so special about a president such that can't be held answerable to the people

Do people truly understand what being a nation's president means? Do we appreciate what that role entails? If we did, why, then, would anyone regard this as some lofty position, which renders the incumbent untouchable and unanswerable?When…

Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 18:36hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Chamisa says people must rescue themselves

MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said the ongoing demolitions of illegal structures by government was a signal for the people of Zimbabwe to say enough is enough and converge to rescue themselves from "oppression".The governmen…

Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

2 people die in a fatal accident

TWO people died and four sustained severe injuries when a Toyota Dyna they were travelling in sideswiped with an Inter Africa bus before overturning at the 204km peg along Masvingo-Mbalabala Road. Matabeleland South acting police spokesper…

Published: 17 May 2021 at 18:35hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF takes indigenisation to people

Zanu-PF is set to launch a nationwide programme to educate the public and businesses on the revised Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act to ensure the inclusion of everyone in the country's economic development and its ownership. Th…

Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter

Real change is what the people want

NOVEMBER 17, 2017 marked the end of former President Robert Gabriel Mugabe's reign, who had tormented the people of Zimbabwe since 1980.The Zimbabwe Defence Forces intervened and made Mugabe's reign screech to a halt.Mugabe's ouster was no…

Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Fanuel

Chamisa turning to 'stadium of the people'

MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says the judiciary is joined at the hip with Zanu-PF, and his party has lost confidence that the courts can fairly arbitrate political disputes involving the parties.Reflecting on several controversial co…

Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 13:26hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Oskido believes people should be allowed to grow despite their past

MUSIC producer Oskido dropped some life lessons on forgiveness for fans on social media. The star, who often shares his pearls of wisdom, had some advice on bettering oneself. He told fans that reminding someone of their past while they ar…

Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Duo swept away in bid to get R800 reward

A search party for two men believed to have drowned in the Makhakavhule area of Beitbridge when their inflatable boat capsized in uMzingwane River early yesterday continued late into the night.Two people managed to swim to the banks of the…

Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

'People's wholesale' prank irks RBZ

WITTY Zimbabweans never run short of humour to drown their sorrows, particularly now when the economic chips are down.In the latest jest, desperate consumers are being deceived through social media into believing that government had opened…

Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

7 ways of dealing with difficult people

Last week, we dealt with people who hold you back and how you can win against them.This week, let's look at how best to deal with difficult people. I have personally worked with people who are a problem emotionally. Some think they know it…

Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:57hrs | 6 | by Jonah Nyoni

7 types of people who hold you back

AT times we allow people to control us. Some control us using fear, manipulation, and authority as tools.At times, we are controlled by what the crowds must think of us. Naturally, we want to fit into what we found. In this writing, I want…

Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | 3 | by Jonah Nyoni

Mnangagwa govt should listen to voice of people

"The voice of the people is the voice of God", said President Emmerson Mnangagwa before the 2018 elections. Little did he know that this will backfire on him. People spoke during the elections, but he refused to listen. He actually changed…

Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | 5 | by Zanda Shumba

Embassy vs the people

The Zimbabwe Embassy refused to accept a letter from the Vigil on Friday and instead called the police to clear us away from the building. The letter protests at the involvement of Embassy officials in the asylum process â€“ not that the E…

Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 21:08hrs | 2 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Africa's greatest resource is its young people

Africa's greatest resource is its young people, with their energy, creativity, and resilience. The 21st century could produce an African renaissance if governments and their development partners prioritize in investing in people, especiall…

Published: 29 May 2019 at 13:22hrs | | by Enos Denhere

Dumiso Dabengwa an unrelenting fighter for the people

Dr. Dumiso Dabengwa passed away on 23 May 2019 and this led to a great buzz on Zimbabwe's political scene not common when opposition figures die. As a quick perusal of the media coverage soon after the news was announced, this unusual infl…

Published: 26 May 2019 at 21:32hrs | 1 | by Dr. Strike Mkandla - ZAPU Secretary General

'Fascist Mthwakazi denying people a voice' - we must remove dictators and stop fascists

"A Republic of Matabeleland or Bloodshed: my reply," wrote Nomazulu Thata. "We have spoken on several occasions about the marginalisation of Mathebeleland and that we demand the reburial of mass-shallow graves in this region. We demanded t…

Published: 12 May 2019 at 23:14hrs | 4 | by Wilbert Mukori

Cyclone Idai buried people with their belongings

WHEN we arrived in cyclone hit Chimanimani a week after the monstrous Idai, what we could only see at most places are stone boulders that had buried wholesome villages underneath and someone coming from another planet could think this is h…

Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 15:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Zimnat comes to the aid of Melfort Old People's Home

Zimnat has come to the aid of Melfort Old People's Home by providing free insurance cover for the home's two vehicles for a whole year.The home, which recently had a combi and a sedan donated to it, approached the Zimnat Group for assistan…

Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 18:22hrs | | by Staf reporter

When burying people becomes a lifestyle

Sporting a blue work suit and safety shoes, Margaret Nyakudya (50) is the centre of attraction at a funeral wake in Mt Darwin.The male villagers cannot help it, but are surprised by her bravery as the mother of two neatly executes her duti…

Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

In Mnangagwa's universe, people are secondary to keeping grip on power

"THE welfare of the people is the highest law," goes a  popular Latin maxim by  Roman philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero â€“ who lived in the period 106BC to 43BC â€“ that has been adopted by several cities and towns in the United…

Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 19:10hrs | 1 | by Editorial - NewsDay

Mr Listening President, you are not hearing the people you lead

WE always suspected there would be some kind of pay-off in the larger scheme of things, when Zimbabweans in their thousands thronged the streets in major cities to show their displeasure with the Robert Mugabe regime, dancing to Jah Prayza…

Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 08:31hrs | 1 | by Editorial - newsday

Zanu-PF & the proposed national dialogue is a valid arrest of a people's revolution

When EDfee arrived in Zimbabwe after a tamultous week of revolting by the peoples of the so called zimbabwe, he immediately shifted the mindset of the gulliable and politically feeble minds. He announced that a national dialogue is on the …

Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 14:36hrs | 5 | by C.K.Nyoni

Lightning kills 5, destroys cane fields

Five people died in Chipinge this Thursday afternoon after being struck by lightning at Lucky Chitima's farm as heavy rains continue to claim lives in the district since the start of the rainfall season.The deceased are three women and two…

Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 18:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

5 die in suspected fresh cholera scare

FIVE people have died from a suspected fresh cholera outbreak in Mavhurume village in Murewa.The deceased are members of the Johane Marange apostolic sect, who are barred from seeking medical attention on religious grounds.In a letter seen…

Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Why do people now prefer to drink in bottle stores?

THE prevailing economic situation in the country that now requires people to dig deep into their pockets for anything has not spared alcohol drinkers as they are now avoiding classy bars that cost an arm and leg for bottle stores where one…

Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:22hrs | 3 | by Nigel Siziba

When politicians say things to make people angry, not to solve problems

Many of the people who appeared before the commission of inquiry into the events leading to the August 1 killings, the shootings themselves and then map the way forward, proved themselves to be inventive liars, making up stories as and whe…

Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 10:53hrs | 1 | by Conway Tutani

Mnangagwa meets business leaders

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will meet members of the business community at State House in Harare tomorrow for a "predominantly interactive" session that seeks to tap industry's views as Government shapes its vision for the future.Deputy C…

Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

How the Zimbabwe govt stole from its people, again

THERE is a scene in the 1978 classic movie, The Great Train Robbery, which portrays the destructive arrogance of Zimbabwe's monetary policy over the past two decades.After masterminding a gold heist, Edward Pierce, played by Sean Connery, …

Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by newZWire

Parly holds hope of displaced people

A FORTNIGHT ago, President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially opened the first session of the Ninth Parliament of Zimbabwe, delivering a State of the Nation Address (Sona) that elicited various reactions among Zimbabweans. For the optimists, th…

Published: 04 Oct 2018 at 05:51hrs | 1 | by Francis Mukora

Power to the people!

PEOPLE will always support the underdog.In Zimbabwe today, the people have no trust in the government and all its institutions. They think that their town councils are, for want of a better word, generally useless.They have no faith in the…

Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:04hrs | | by Winston Siwela

The voice of the people is the voice of God

Writing to Zanu PF members and the greater Zimbabwean population from exile, President Emmerson Mnangagwa coined the now popular slogan "voice of the people is the voice of God".ED, as Mnangagwa is popularly known, must have reflected so d…

Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 07:43hrs | 3 | by Munyaradzi Ziburawa

What foods shall people eat?

Dieticians, nutritionists and doctors have left humanity more confused than informed on what is 'healthy eating'. Some of the so called experts advise against eating eggs yet sounds from the same corner call for more egg fortified meals. W…

Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 11:41hrs | | by Thomas Murisa.

Zanu-PF leadership told listen to people's needs

The President Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored the party leadership to listen to the needs and aspirations of the people and work hard towards the development of the country and achieve a per capita income of $3 500 from the current $900.Ad…

Published: 19 May 2018 at 20:19hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Rejecting the voice of people is mocking God

1 Thessalonians 4:7-8: For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.Blessed Sunday to you al…

Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:47hrs | 1 | by Micheal Mhlanga

Is The Voice Of The People; The Voice Of God?

"How fortunate for governments that the people they administrate don't think"-----Adolf Hitler. Which he followed with: "The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one."Many at times, we hear …

Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 15:03hrs | 6 | by Ernest Aggrey

'Movement for Democratic Confusion'

My People, Greetings from somewhere far and expensive.After showing your treacherous tendencies in ousting Gushungo in a military takeover, I am sure you have now sobered up to the painful reality that your problems will continue forever.P…

Published: 11 Feb 2018 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Dr Amai Stopit

I don't kill people, says Sekeramayi

DEFENCE minister, Sydney Sekeramayi has been in the eye of a storm after he was accused by controversial former Zanu PF businessman Energy Mutodi of poisoning Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa.President Robert Mugabe told a recent Zanu PF …

Published: 10 Sep 2017 at 09:35hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Mthwakazi party engages people

THE Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) takes to the streets of Bulawayo today in what its officials claim is a sensitisation exercise on its secessionist philosophy.The street march has been cleared by the police, Hloniphani Ncube, MRP secreta…

Published: 10 Mar 2017 at 05:52hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

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