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Mnangagwa's amnesty to rapists raises a stink
Pressure is piling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reconsider the release of dangerous criminals, including rapists, who benefited from an amnesty that saw the release of 4 000 prisoners. R...Published: 10 hrs ago | 69 | by Staff reporter
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | 724 | by Musa Kika
The tragedy of Zimbabwe
Main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere last week spoke at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy - a major United Nations conference that shines a sp...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 370 | by Fadzayi Mahere
CCC blasts Mnangagwa
Some of the more than 4,000 prisoners released on amnesty by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week include child rapists, it has emerged.One fiend who raped a nine-year-old girl had served ju...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:13hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean prisoners in SA want to be paroled and repatriated
A campaign has kicked off to repatriate thousands of Zimbabwean prisoners eligible for parole.A letter sent by attorneys representing the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Holders Association (Zepha) ...Published: 23 May 2023 at 21:22hrs | 429 | by Ciara Ryan
Massacre in Nablus as Apartheid Israeli forces assassinate 3 Palestinians
The Embassy of the state of Palestine in Harare condemns in the strongest terms the heinous crimes of assassination committed by the Israeli apartheid occupation forces against 3 Palestinians wh...Published: 22 May 2023 at 15:04hrs | 293 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Sikhala trial kicks off amid contradicting testimonies
THE trial of embattled Zengeza West lawmaker Job Sikhala, accused of inciting public violence, began this week amid inconsistent testimony by law enforcement agents.On Wednesday, Officer Comma...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 1114 | by Staff reporter
Mahere's Geneva presentation rattles Zanu-PF
MAIN opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere's presentation at the high-profile Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy in Switzerland, which laid bare the cou...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 1640 | by Staff reporter
Amnesty beneficiary steals hat on way out of prison
A PRISONER on parole almost forfeited his freedom after he was accused of stealing a hat from one of the inmates who benefited from the Presidential amnesty.Forty-three prisoners in Beitbridge...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:13hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is much worse than Mugabe, Mahere tells UN summit
"Half the population lives under extreme poverty, US$2.2 billion is lost to corruption annually and we have the highest hyperinflation rate in the world – all because those in power would rather loo...Published: 18 May 2023 at 05:41hrs | 3576 | by Staff reporter
'Leg irons should be used on dangerous criminals, not MPs'
The use of leg irons should be reserved for dangerous criminals and not those with minor cases and those who hold public office, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Willias Mudzimure has sa...Published: 13 May 2023 at 19:12hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe elections set for August
ZIMBABWE will have its harmonised elections in August and people should vote for Zanu-PF to preserve their cultural heritage and independence, President Mnangagwa has said.He said Zimbabweans ...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:25hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa grants non-violent prisoners amnesty
AN amnesty has been granted to a range of prisoners serving time for non-violent offences with President Mnangagwa exercising executive clemency to release inmates who had served at least one third of...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:25hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
AUDIO: Shocking song by Mai Titi surfaces
A shocking song from Zimbabwean socialite and comedian Felistus Murata popularly known as Mai Titi has surfaced.The song titled Uri mumero has strong lyrics castigating double faced people who...Published: 11 May 2023 at 07:13hrs | 6727 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Hwange's graveyard a tourism hanging fruit!
Rutendo Mapfumo is one of the few scribes who deserve special mention in a Hall of Fame of Zimbabwean journalists because of her doggedness, which leaves latter day fundis salivating with awe in terms...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:47hrs | 159 | by Burzil Dube
Ngarivhume jailing sends shock waves
Six years ago President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised to transform Zimbabwe's politics, which he said "had become poisoned, rancorous and polarising".After being sworn in to replace long time ru...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 09:01hrs | 1747 | by Staff reporter
UK re-engagement drive in disarray
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's re-engagement of the United Kingdom ahead of the next elections has been thrown into disarray after British parliamentarians asked the secretary of state to revoke an in...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 19:25hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Black people can conquer world if only we stopped moping over colonialism and racism!
So, now both the British Prime Minister and Scottish First Minister are of Indian descent.Rushi Sunak and Humza Yousaf were elected leaders of their respective parties and nations – the Brit...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 10:39hrs | 419 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
UK MPs want Mnangagwa invite cancelled
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit to the United Kingdom for King Charles III's coronation hangs in the balance after some parliamentarians in London demanded that he be barred over alleged human ri...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:36hrs | 1919 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's wife weeps over hubby's jailing
INCARCERATED legislator Job Sikhala's wife Ellen broke down in tears on Monday while narrating the challenges the family has endured since his arrest.The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) vi...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:27hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa calls for Sikhala's release in Independence message
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has described post independent Zimbabwe as characterised by bad governance which rendered the liberation promise empty as the country marks 43 years of s...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:55hrs | 1503 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt charms war collaborators ahead of 2023 general elections
GOVERNMENT has been frantically charming war veterans, ex-political prisoners, detainees, restrictees, non-combatant cadres and war collaborators by increasing pensions ahead of polls later this year,...Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 20:02hrs | 1019 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prisons death traps, says Guantanamo Bay detention camp handlers
A UNITED States embassy human rights report has described Zimbabwe's prison conditions as harsh and life threatening.In its latest report on human rights practices, the United States said pris...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 07:54hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war vets get 35 mines
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa allocated 35 mines to war veterans two years ago to empower the liberation war icons, but officials entrusted with the responsibility to handover the claims have not done so amid a...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:25hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
'Killers must be amputated'
SOME citizens feel that the death penalty should be revoked, but are proposing a gory punishment of having murderers amputated.This came out during public consultations on the death penalty by...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 08:19hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC disowns Sikhala?
THE opposition CCC has disowned Mr Job Sikhala, who is currently in remand prison facing a litany of charges, as the fallout between the party and its dissatisfied former top officials widens amid ind...Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 02:34hrs | 2029 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rights situation dire, says Iraq invaders
THE United States has described Zimbabwe's human rights situation as dire.Zimbabwe is still plagued by unlawful and arbitrary killings, while citizens' rights to peaceful assembly and freedom ...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:30hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC wants Electoral Amendment Bill to be overhauled
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) believes the Electoral Amendment Bill which is in the second reading stage in Parliament needs serious amendments that include improving the design o...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:29hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
2 prisoners escape, rob shop owner
TWO prisoners who were serving three-year sentences for unlawful entry escaped from Gokwe Prison on Saturday evening before robbing a shop owner at Gwehava business centre.One of the escapees ...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:44hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
SA soldier arrested for allegedly attacking cops, freeing Zimbabwean prisoners
A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) member deployed to safeguard the SA-Zimbabwe border has been identified as one of the two people arrested in Limpopo in connection with an attack on poli...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 07:00hrs | 1658 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt registers over 200 000 veterans of the liberation struggle
Following the launch of the first phase of vetting of the veterans of the liberation struggle by President Mnangagwa in 2021, a total of 207 103 applicants registered for vetting by the end of that ye...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 16:04hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: 6 Zimbabwean prisoners escape in South Africa
Six Zimbabweans who were being transported by members of the South African Police Service escaped this morning after a group of heavily armed criminals attacked and shot at the officers in Makhado are...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 14:34hrs | 2640 | by Staff Reporter
Prisoners murder fellow inmate
TWO prisoners face murder charges after they allegedly fatally assaulted a fellow inmate they accused of trying to sodomise one of them.Obey Chirandu and Nelson Chizuzu were remanded in custod...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 18:04hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Prisons officer sacked over missing food rations to be re-instated
The High Court has ordered the reinstatement of a prison officer who was dismissed from service 2019 after an internal hearing found her guilty of misappropriating inmates' food stocks.Rhoda M...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 19:40hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Where are these fruits of independence Zimbabweans are supposed to be enjoying?
The next time I hear a senior government official, or some sycophantic ruling ZANU-PF supporter tell us about 'enjoying the fruits of independence', in all likelihood, I will scream!I find not...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 19:28hrs | 291 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa's CCC says, 'electoral Bill targeted at us'
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has described the proposed amendments to the Electoral Amendment Bill as "retrogressive" and aimed at blocking as many opposition candidates as possi...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 05:05hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
'Female CCC members fondled in prison vehicle'
LAWYERS representing 25 members of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) who were arrested last week in Harare's Budiriro suburb have accused the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services wardens o...Published: 24 Jan 2023 at 05:49hrs | 1512 | by Staff reporter
Deputy prosecutor general an arrogant and biased pathetic liar - property developer
Property developer George Katsimberis wants the court to order cross-examination of Acting Deputy Prosecutor general Michael Reza in order to expose his deceit, falsehoods and subversion of just...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 18:06hrs | 1565 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Detained CCC activists denied food'
The lawyer representing the 27 arrested Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists, Chris Mhike yesterday told the court that his clients were denied food by the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional S...Published: 19 Jan 2023 at 07:30hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF thrives on chaos
PHEW, what a chaotic start to the year!A dazed Zimbabwe dollar is wobbling precariously into an eventful 2023, as the authorities comically plead with government contractors to desist from tra...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 05:50hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
Jailed Zimbabwean killed in Botswana prison fight
A Zimbabwean prisoner was killed by his Motswana cellmate after a brawl ensued between the two in the dead of night on Sunday at a prison in Maun, Botswana.The Zimbabwean has since been identi...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:55hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala case clouds Zimbabwe's Commonwealth readmission bid
UNITED Kingdom (UK)'s House of Lords member Kate Hoey has said Zimbabwe must not be re-admitted into the Commonwealth club over the country's deteriorating human rights record and continued detention ...Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 18:11hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Cowdray Park man killed by lightning...girlfriend hospitalised
Zimbabwe Republic Police in Bulawayo have reported that one Pater Gwaza, a 42 year old man from Cowdrey Park, was struck by lightning and died on the spot while his girlfriend sustained extreme ...Published: 05 Jan 2023 at 06:32hrs | 2036 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Chamisa's 'Ugly Scenes of 2022'
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa has listed his "Ugly Scenes" of 2022 which all rounded up to a total of 22.Chamisa started off his list with the arrest and denial ...Published: 01 Jan 2023 at 12:15hrs | 1902 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Mnangagwa's govt splashes US$60m on police
GOVERNMENT has set aside US$60 million and several billions in local currency for police operations for next year.This comes ahead of elections next year, which are likely to be held in July o...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 20:11hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
15 Chikurubi inmates graduate as foresters
FIXED telecommunications company, TelOne has helped 15 Chikurubi inmates acquire agricultural skills, which it hopes will assist them re-integrate into society after being released from prison....Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Electoral laws must be aligned to the constitution
There is a need to ensure that all eligible Zimbabweans exercise their right to vote by aligning electoral laws to the constitution, Zimbabwe Electoral Support Network (ZESN) has said.ZESN Sen...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:01hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt appeases war vets with $4.6 billion
IN a bid to appease war veterans, who play a crucial role in Zanu-PF election campaigns, the government has set aside ZW$4.6 billion to invest in farms, mining and tourism.Finance and Economic...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 09:09hrs | 5625 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean drug mule recalls her time in an Indian prison
Despite Asia's tough stance on drug trafficking, some African women risk it all for the money.News24 caught up with a former Zimbabwean drug mule who found herself jailed in India in 2015 afte...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:14hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's politics of salving troubled consciences
Politics and poetryWilliam Butler Yeats, I think it was he who said out of our arguments with others we make politics, but out of arguments with ourselves we make poetry!We can forgive...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:10hrs | 170 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
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