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Zimbabwe's Queen Bee unmasked
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been unmasked as the mysterious Queen Bee character who is behind then majority of the shady corrupt companies that are benefitting from fraudulent deals in the countr...Published: 10 hrs ago | 7531 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Reports that Gems are receiving the shorter end of the monetary stick are disturbing
Some career political propagandists are now so desperate for 'musical chairs' on the political arena that social media is ablaze with hilarious comments and derogatory satirical caricature. 'T...Published: 18 hrs ago | 991 | by Thomas Murisa
Parliament of Zimbabwe exposed
The constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe provides for a robust and effective legislative arm of government, which provides oversight to the executive. Recent events have exposed Parliament as weak...Published: 19 hrs ago | 6283 | by Nicholas Ncube
Talking Nkayi Development: 'No cry babies on their mothers' backs!'
The inspirational and progressive people of Nkayi have risen to the occasion in their endeavour to see their native area of habitation, 'Nkayisburg', effortlessly and unencumberedly adopt the bottom-u...Published: 21 hrs ago | 869 | by Nhlanhla Moses Ncube
China to help remove Mnangagwa over Zimbabwe diamonds war with Russia
This article first appeared on Spotlight Zimbabwe. LONDON - President Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidential exit is all but sealed amid reports that China ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 12575 | by Itai Mushekwe
'Did you vote MPs to live large' asked Nkosana Moyo - how insulting, when he helped rig the vote
"As you continue to suffer, your representatives in parliament and government are preparing to receive brand new cars. Is this what you vote them in to office for? To live large in the face of crisis?...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1763 | by Wilbert Mukori
Trump focuses on Mnangagwa
President Donald Trump says his government continues to keep a beady eye on developments in Zimbabwe, as Washington is being lobbied to review its long-standing targeted sanctions on Harare. T...Published: 22 hrs ago | 8231 | by ZimLive
'No freedom after expression in Africa'
A PRELIMINARY report on the implementation of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG), has revealed gaps in implementing the African Union charter on human rights such as fr...Published: 22 hrs ago | 313 | by Staff reporter
'Separate local government election from national elections'
FORMER Bulawayo councillors have said the power struggle at City Hall involving MDC councillors is a result of skewed local government election processes.The aldermen said local government ele...Published: 22 hrs ago | 564 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC raps Zec
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) seems determined to ignore recommendations made by observer missions to level the political playing field and run free and fair elections, a top opposition offi...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1056 | by Staff reporter
'Ian Smith busted sanctions because he never had MDC in opposition'
HOME AFFAIRS deputy minister Mike Madiro says Zimbabwe's predecessor Rhodesian government was able to manage and steer the national economy to prosperity because it did not have a party like the MDC i...Published: 22 hrs ago | 851 | by newzimbabwe
'Beware of regime change agents'
ZIMBABWEANS should be wary of agents of regime change who come under the guise of human rights activism as they seek to unseat Government. This was said by Zanu-PF Politburo member Munyaradzi ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 374 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa exposes General Chiwenga
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is a Robert Greene student who knows how to destroy the reputation of his opponents while building his own a political analyst Fortune Mlalazi has said. South Afri...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 11:33hrs | 32263 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF vote-buying scandal raises alarm
A leading election monitoring group has condemned Zanu-PF's alleged attempts to use medical drugs to influence the outcome of the Lupane East constituency by-election, saying the move violates the pri...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:25hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry denies interference
Sports minister Kirsty Coventry on Friday denied that the government had been interfering in the running of the country's cricket.Coventry, a former Olympic swimming champion, said in a tweet ...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:18hrs | 575 | by AFP
Exploring the causes of Gukurahundi
It is true that the Matabeleland crisis resulted in a number of people losing their lives while some remained with permanent psychological and physical injuries.True that maybe, perceptions an...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:11hrs | 759 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
City fathers or city dealers at council chambers?
THERE is a wide and telling difference, just like the North and South Poles, in stature and charisma, between city councillors of old and the current generation of men and women in the council chamber...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:06hrs | 354 | by Limukani Ncube
Mnangagwa gets Sadc boost
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa's pending assumption of the chairmanship of the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation is indicative of the region's confidence in the Government of Zimbabwe and...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:04hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
'The electorate believes in Zanu-PF'
Zanu-PF win over MDC in the just-ended by-election in the Nyanga South Ward 26 indicates the electorate's trust in the governing party and the effectiveness of its issue-based campaign, senior party o...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:04hrs | 204 | by STaff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges support for women's projects
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged more budgetary support for women's community projects, saying his administration recognises the role played by women in socio-economic development.The ...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:02hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
ZEC will display unverified voters roll but not verified roll demanded by law - why bother
"THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is next month set to initiate a pilot project of displaying the voters' roll outside a polling station during three by-elections to be held in Matabeleland Nor...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 06:47hrs | 671 | by Nomusa Garikai
Howzat! for corruption?
The endemic corruption in Zimbabwe has seen the country's cricket teams suspended by the International Cricket Council. ICC funding to Zimbabwe has been frozen and Zimbabwe is now unlikely to be able ...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 19:26hrs | 1817 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Zimbabwe police cells; chambers of torture
WHEN a suspected thief, on a bad day, is caught by ordinary citizens, it is common that the person will be beaten and sometimes left-for-dead.The public reaction speaks to lack of knowledge th...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:29hrs | 1638 | by Staff reporter
Chaos, corruption in councils
THIS continues from last week as we look at actual examples of some of the rot happening in councils reported in the Auditor-General's Report for Local Authorities 2018.The report shows the ex...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:28hrs | 752 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Zec to pilot test display of voters' rolls
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is next month set to initiate a pilot project of displaying the voters' roll outside a polling station during three by-elections to be held in Matabeleland Nort...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 14:27hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya's powerful enemies revealed
There is a calculated well-coordinated political onslaught against Prophetic Healing and Deliverance leader Prophet Walter Magaya it has emerged. A source from the Office of the President and ...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 10:48hrs | 12329 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC councillors in bid to oust Bulawayo Mayor
THE MDC Alliance has resolved to investigate corruption allegations against Bulawayo Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube while city Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni reportedly survived an ouster bid by counc...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 08:56hrs | 4499 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe govt works on 50:50 principle
GOVERNMENT will soon amend the Constitution to extend the provision which reserves 60 seats for women following the pending expiry of the subsistence of the 10-year legal framework in 2023, President ...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 08:35hrs | 1480 | by Staff Reporter
Government programmes poorly supervised, says Zanu PF official
GOVERNMENT programmes and policies, including the much-hyped command agriculture, suffered a huge setback due to lack of supervision, monitoring and evaluation by Cabinet ministers and office bearers,...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 08:31hrs | 501 | by Staff Reporter
'Mnangagwa redefines corruption'
MDC Vice President Tendai Biti says President Emmerson Mnangagwa has redefined the meaning of corruption through the grand theft of USD$ 3 Billion which was stole through the opaque Command Agricultur...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 19:51hrs | 8442 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Ramaphosa's donations from White Monopoly Capital must be made public'
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to publish all the donations he had received during his 2017 ANC presidential campaign, finding he had breached the executive ethics...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 17:33hrs | 2035 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa 'deliberately misled parliament'
South Africa’s Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane delivered a mortal blow to the reformist President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday.The findings against him are the very worst he could have expe...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 16:10hrs | 2144 | by Staff reporter
ZESN condemns Zanu-PF vote buying
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has condemned requests by the Zanu PF Political Commissar Victor Matemadanda for medicine supplies at Lupane clinics to be used for vote buying in th...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 14:03hrs | 2919 | by Staff Reporter
How ZANU PF will be removed
The leaked audio featuring a conversation between Mnangagwa's wife Auxillia and an army commander named as one Murombo has exposed the power struggles in the "New Dispensation" administration. In the ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 10:24hrs | 10932 | by Blessing Vava
'War Lords to take over Zimbabwe'
Zimbabwe will soon be run by War Lords who will drive the country to the level where Somalia is, political analysts have said. South Africa based political analyst Fortune Mlalazi said the lea...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 10:17hrs | 26171 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The Fifth Estate: A threat to national security
The turn of the century has seen the evolution of various communication platforms. This development also saw the rise of citizen journalism. The bad side of citizen journalism is that the writer i...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 08:26hrs | 2079 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa should release Chihambakwe, Dumbutshena commissions reports
This is the third in a series of a document on submissions made by chiefs from Matabeleland and Midlands provinces to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on the occasion of his meeting with them at the State...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1153 | by Staff reporter
'Zacc won't spare high-profile personalities'
THE appointment of Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Za-cc) chairperson in May sparked controversy and raised the spectre of patronage that has plagued the country...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:50hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
MDC raises red flag over politicisation of State institutions
MDC secretary-general Charlton Hwende has written to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), raising concern over the politicisation of State institutions after Zanu-PF instructed NatPham to disburse...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:21hrs | 2033 | by Staff reporter
Presuming 'no normal person votes Zanu-PF' is what makes MDC lose
Appearances can deceive big-time.Perusing the South African media before that country's general elections in May this year, one would have concluded that the ruling ANC was finished and would ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1426 | by Conway Tutani
Let's stamp out fear of witchcraft
Whenever some calamity befalls us; illness, catching an infectious disease, an accident and injury, a bankruptcy in business, a failed examination, a failed marriage - we want to know what caused it i...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:18hrs | 219 | by Fr Oskar Wermter SJ
Talking about Gukurahundi therapeutic, says Mohadi
Vice President Kembo Mohadi says talking about Gukurahundi openly is going to assist in healing broken wounds and finding a lasting solution for the country to prosper, adding that peace has been and ...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:05hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe ouster hatched in SA hotel
The toppling of an autocrat generally makes for enthralling reading. Two Weeks in November obliges in many respects.Keeping readers on tenterhooks and delivering on its promise to reveal, in t...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 21:36hrs | 7174 | by David Gorin
Army confronts Mnangagwa over leaked audio
Information from Harare indicate that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was locked up in a meeting with some senior officers from the Joint Operations Command on Thursday evening when he returned fro...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 21:00hrs | 26522 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa's MDC begs SADC
MDC Media and Diplomatic Briefing ahead of the 21st Meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministerial Committee of the Organ (MCO) on Politics, ...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 20:05hrs | 3985 | by Gladys Hlatywayo
BREAKING: Zimbabwe suspended from International Cricket Council
International cricket chiefs on Thursday suspended Zimbabwe over a failure to keep the sport free from government interference, putting in doubt their participation in qualifiers for the World T20....Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 19:17hrs | 3594 | by AFP
Will Sibusiso Moyo's wife bite?
Analysts have questioned whether the newly composed Zimbabwe Anti- Corruption Commission will live up to the task and thoroughly investigate and arrest officials who are fingered in corruption activit...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 13:04hrs | 4759 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tajamuka plotting a national shutdown protest
Pressure group Tajamuka has issued a statement saying they are consulting various stakeholders towards implementing a national protest that will liberate the people of Zimbabwe. In a statement...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 11:50hrs | 7653 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo under siege from intruders
Historically, Bulawayo city is known for its rich heritage, tradition, culture, cleanliness and orderliness in the management of its civic affairs. Just like the Ndebele people, respectability a...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 10:07hrs | 6394 | by Lovemore Moyo
Chamisa to launch mass protests
The Movement for Demcratic Change leader, Nelson Chamisa has vowed to "lead from the front" in what he described as a "peaceful and radical" face-off with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to ...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 09:20hrs | 10794 | by Staff reporter
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