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Chivayo shields Mnangagwa from Geza

After facing a series of threats from combative war veteran Blessed 'Bombshell' Runesu Geza and his supporters, Zanu-PF-linked businessman Wicknell Chivayo has come out strongly in defense of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, denouncing planne…

Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 09:13hrs | 1353 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe concerned over foreign hand in Geza protests

Security forces are fully prepared to handle any disturbances, and the Government remains resolutely committed to ensuring national stability, the Minister of State for National Security, Lovemore Matuke, has said.Addressing citizens in Gu…

Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 08:58hrs | 3172 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean police officers receive unexpected $50 payment?

Unconfirmed reports suggest that members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have received an unexpected payment of $50 each in their bank accounts just days before nationwide protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa, scheduled for …

Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 17:11hrs | 5737 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe MPs push for traditional herbs recognition

PARLIAMENTARIANS are pushing for a law protecting indigenous trees used mainly for medicinal purposes.Speaking during a debate on Tuesday, the lawmakers supported a NewsDay Weekender report on the potential extinction of the African sausag…

Published: 22 Mar 2025 at 06:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Geza to give guidance on anti-Mnangagwa protests

A group of war veterans calling for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's resignation has vowed to press ahead with mass protests to force him out, despite a growing crackdown by security forces.The group, led by Zanu-PF Central Committee member …

Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 19:21hrs | 4966 | by Staff reporter

Mozambican must exercise maximum force to put an end to these disruptions

The Mozambican state leadership must exercise maximum force to put an end to these disruptions and uphold the stability of the state and SADC region. It is completely unacceptable for a politician who barely secured 20% of the vote to hold…

Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 14:00hrs | | by Dereck Goto

US Ambassador to Zimbabwe unfazed by anti-sanctions protestors at embassy

The newly appointed US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont, has downplayed the significance of anti-sanctions protestors camped outside the US Embassy in Harare, describing the group as being "just for show." The protestors, who belong …

Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 11:54hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa feels the heat

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has accused foreign entities of orchestrating a campaign to discredit Zimbabwe in response to international condemnation of his administration's crackdown on pro-democracy activists. The criticism follows the a…

Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 09:04hrs | 2880 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa fears SADC Summit protests

In anticipation of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Harare next month, the Zimbabwean government is cracking down on gatherings and dissent due to fears of protests in front of regional leaders. President Emmerso…

Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 13:16hrs | 3041 | by Staff reporter

Job Sikhala, Ngarivhume to lead anti-Mnangagwa protests

Job Sikhala and Jacob Ngarivhume, prominent Zimbabwean activists and ex-political prisoners, have formed a coalition to lead potential protests against corruption, resource plundering, and economic challenges under President Emmerson Mnang…

Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:52hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter

Protesters across Kenya say 'Ruto must go!'

Kenyan riot police fired tear gas at protesters in Nairobi on Tuesday and demonstrations erupted in other cities across the country demanding the resignation of President William Ruto, following a week of deadly clashes in anti-tax protest…

Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 12:04hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter

French revolution brewing

France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a 17-year-old youth was shot by police near Paris on Tuesday, sparking a ban on demonstrations in some cities, travel warnings and reigniting a debate on over-policing in marginalized comm…

Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 17:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo residents in anti-council protest

BULAWAYO residents yesterday demonstrated against the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) outside the Large City Hall over poor service delivery and ever-rising water bills.The residents who were waving placards marched from the corner of 10th Ave…

Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Jacob Zuma is not to blame for South Africa's mess

At the time of going to press, over 100 people had been killed and hundreds hospitalised after riots and protests related to the imprisonment of former South African president Jacob Zuma.Don't blame Zuma for the mess.Zuma may be a bad guy,…

Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:06hrs | | by Kenneth Mufuka

Fresh wave of protests loom in South Africa

SOUTH African authorities fear a new wave of uprisings as networks loyal to jailed former president Jacob Zuma seek to force his freedom.Investigators believe the unrest last week, which killed more than 200 and caused massive damage acros…

Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

SA unrest further dampens transporters operations

CROSS-border transporters in Zimbabwe say the sector, which has been subdued due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has been dealt another blow as a result of violence and looting in South Africa that is affecting their operations. South Africa has…

Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

Protesting omalayitsha block Beitbridge Border Post

CROSS-BORDER transporters commonly known as omalayitsha have in the last few days been intermittently blocking the Beitbridge Border Post as they demand for a onestop search point where all border authorities coverage.Police yesterday desc…

Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Kwazulu Natal - KZN protests live coverage #KZNShutDown #FreeJacobZuma

The KwaZulu-Natal government pleaded for calm on Friday amid protests believed to be part of a violent "Free Jacob Zuma and shut down KZN" campaign in which millions of rand worth of infrastructure have been damaged.The police were under p…

Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 21:48hrs | | by Online

Protests split Chamisa's MDC

SHARP divisions have emerged in the opposition MDC over how to confront the ruling Zanu-PF over the deteriorating economy and achieve meaningful political reforms before the 2023 elections.Insiders say the party is smarting from the ruthle…

Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

'MDC Alliance protests are acts of banditry,' says Mangwana

THE government has come under pressure following allegations of abductions, torture and clampdown on pro-democracy activists in Zimbabwe, Blessed Mhlanga (ND) met government spokesperson and Information ministry secretary Ndavaningi Mangwa…

Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 20:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

MOPA Bill outlaws protests

In light of the recent ban of the #FreeZimbabweMarch which was supposed to take place in Harare last Friday the 16th and today's protest ban in Bulawayo, the Local Solutions Council would like to warn Zimbabweans and indeed the internation…

Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 14:04hrs | 1 | by Darlington Nyambiya

PHOTOS: Latest on MDC protests in Bulawayo

Some parts of Bulawayo CBD were on business as usual on Monday morning with heavy security forces patrolling the streets. Other shops like Zapalala and Edgars remained closed .Police officers were seen moving around on horsebacks, water ca…

Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 09:18hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu

The outcome of the August 16 MDC mass protest foretold

The month of August in Zimbabwe is recognized as the month of heroes.  We celebrate those who fought for our freedom and the institutions which facilitated the liberation process.  2019 heroes day finds Zimbabwe in a difficult ec…

Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 15:14hrs | 2 | by Fidelis Fengu

Mnangagwa's govt readies itself for possible mass protests

THERE has been an unusually heavy police presence in Harare's central business district since Tuesday as government readies itself for possible mass protests over the deteriorating economic situation.This comes after threats by the MDC to …

Published: 30 May 2019 at 10:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Youth poverty and unemployment: Revisiting the January 14 violent protests

The violent disturbances that rocked Harare and other major cities in August 2018 and January 2019 saw an unprecedented numbers of youths participating. To ignore the reasons why these young people took heed to the calls for demonstrations…

Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 11:24hrs | | by Brightface Mutema

What the fuel protests mean for Zimbabweans

Zimbabweans had been hoping for a fresh start when Robert Mugabe's 38-year rule came to an end in November 2017.But 14 months on, a brutal crackdown on fuel protests, which has left 17 people dead, has the country on edge and is likely to …

Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:17hrs | 15 | by IRIN

Cry my beloved Zimbabwe . . . as country is closed for business

Once open for business, Zimbabwe is closed for business.Shops are closed, people are scared and companies are closing just as is the democratic space that President Emmerson Mnangagwa opened up when he took power through a coup in November…

Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 12:25hrs | 11 | by Staff rpeorter

Zimbabwe protests: A tale of misery, sorrow

ERUPTING like a volcano that had lain dormant for several decades, the masses in Zimbabwe this week vented their anger on any object they came across - burning tyres, as well as barricading roads - the culmination of a year of squandered o…

Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:02hrs | | by Gumisai Nyoni

White supremacists, blacks join hands in anti-Zuma protests

The continuing mass protests against president Jacob Zuma  could see South Africa sliding into anachy with devastating economic repurcussions across the African continent.The on-going protests have unsettled thousands of African immig…

Published: 12 Apr 2017 at 13:16hrs | 2 | by Thabo Kunene

Intention to sue leaders of violent protests commendable

A local civic organization, Citizens Against Violence and Anarchy (CAVAA) Trust, intends to fund lawsuits against leaders of recent violent demonstrations witnessed in Zimbabwe that resulted in rampant looting of shops, injury to many peop…

Published: 15 Sep 2016 at 13:28hrs | 2 | by Chadzimura Mhute

Disjointed protests useless and only hurt innocent citizens

Some 20 000 years ago, there lived the oldest tribe in the Southern Africa, referred to as the San. The most intriguing thing about the San was their hunting methods. They used bow and arrow even against the gigantic animals such…

Published: 15 Sep 2016 at 01:09hrs | 2 | by Garikai Mafirakureva

Of protests, opposition politics and Western imperialism

THE wave of protests that characterised Harare in recent weeks all but confirmed a failed retracing of the Libyan, Tunisian, Egyptian and Syrian political footprints.Granted, the country is facing economic problems but to suggest that the …

Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 13:05hrs | 2 | by Vincent Gono

Zanu PF sends green bombers to attack protesters.

Zapu Youth Front has learnt with dismay that the ruling party has unleashed their youth militia against the members of the public who are protesting against the gross mismanagement of the country by the ruling party. The Zanu PF youths hav…

Published: 09 Sep 2016 at 15:20hrs | | by Godknows Sibanda

Who is sponsoring anti-Zimbabwe government demonstrations?

Zimbabwe faced ugly scenes of violent demonstrations at the hands of political opposition elements and their appendages. The demonstrations, which caused untold mayhem in the country, were staged in protest against the introduction of Stat…

Published: 07 Sep 2016 at 09:08hrs | 1 | by Chadzimura Mhute

Protests - End of Robert Mugabe?

In recent days, many political analysts have suggested that the end of Robert Mugabe's era has finally beckoned. Their assertions have largely depended on the recent wave of protests in Zimbabwe.  The protests essentially begun with t…

Published: 31 Aug 2016 at 14:43hrs | 3 | by Immigration Maziwisa

MDC-T is not a terrorist organisation

Reports in the Sunday Mail edition of August 28, 2016 portraying the MDC as a terrorist organisation are extremely disturbing, grossly offensive and patently untrue.The fact of the matter is that the MDC is not training any terror squads a…

Published: 29 Aug 2016 at 08:54hrs | | by MDC-T

Taking it into the streets: a new hope for Zimbabwe

It is sad that the junta in Zimbabwe has normalized kleptocracy, they have normalized capitalism, they have normalized corruption, they have normalized stealing and using excessive force against the voters.The revolutionary essence of the …

Published: 25 Aug 2016 at 07:31hrs | 2 | by Advocate Ntate Moruti Chadya Tapiwa Diamond Chadya

Will protests bring the change we seek?

"There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new system. The innovator has the enmity of all who profit by the preservation of the old system and only lukewarm defender…

Published: 18 Aug 2016 at 10:42hrs | | by Vince Musewe

Of protests, puppets and parochialism

NEO-COLONIALISM has and continues to be a stealthy yet salient cancer on the African and in particular, the Zimbabwean political landscape. The West's mantra of the ineptitude of African governments as the cause for the continent's continu…

Published: 26 Jul 2016 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Mpumelelo Nyoni

National flag not a weapon of war

In our flag the youth must find new inspiration for loyalty to Zimbabwe, not the incitement to rebel against our own core values. In our flag the youth must find the inspiration for patriotism based not on mean or narrow nationalism, but o…

Published: 18 Jul 2016 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Reason Wafawarova

Protests Must Result In Genuine Devolution: ZAPU

As already reported the ZAPU leadership has expressed its support to the peaceful protests against the socio-economic ills by civic society and the toiling working class as a whole. The bravery demonstrated by the younger generation is a s…

Published: 16 Jul 2016 at 12:43hrs | | by Mkhululi Zulu

Zimbabweans go from 'tweets to streets'

Government critics staged a massive stay-away in Zimbabwe's largest cities on July 6. Streets in the capital Harare were deserted, with central business district shops closed.The international media has described the protest as a "spontane…

Published: 15 Jul 2016 at 20:48hrs | 1 | by Lauren E. Young

Zanu-PF is the real Third Force

Today, the 14th of July 2016, the PDP leadership comprised; of myself, the Party's Treasurer General, Mr Benison Ntini, the Secretary for International Relations, Mr Willas Madzimure, the Secretary for Finance and Economic Affairs, Mr Vinc…

Published: 14 Jul 2016 at 15:55hrs | | by Evelyn Masaiti

#ShutdownZim vs #Tajamuka, Which of these two should people support?

These are two different movements, each with a different focus and a different agenda.#ShutDownZim, has short term goals which are very easy to meet. It has 5 simple demands which are as follows:1. Deal with corrupt government officials; E…

Published: 08 Jul 2016 at 06:23hrs | | by Mlungisi Moyo

No revolution is devouring its children in Zimbabwe

An attentive analysis of the existing political situation and political landscape seems to suggest that the current young crop of politicians both in the ruling Zanu-PF and in the opposition have failed to match the caliber of President Ro…

Published: 06 Jul 2016 at 11:54hrs | | by Stewart Murewa

Protestors in Harlem Rail Against Zimbabwe Sanctions and Libya Bombing

Some thousands of people, many from New York City's African-American community, gathered on Malcolm X Boulevard in Harlem on Aug. 13 to protest the U.S./NATO bombing campaign against the Libyan people. People also raised U.S. attacks on So…

Published: 20 Aug 2011 at 05:51hrs | 5 | by .

Egyptian style protests unlikely in Mugabeland

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is unlikely to be forced out by a popular uprising like those in Egypt and Tunisia and plans to entrench his 31-year rule through elections later this year, analysts said.His election plans have angered i…

Published: 23 Feb 2011 at 12:07hrs | | by Byo24News

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Gray Hair: Nature’s Warning Signal or Cancer Shield?

'Power cut at Parly during SONA was deliberate'

MPs Push for Service Charge Relief for Elderly Amid Lack of National Policy

Zimbabwean agitator deported from Tanzania

Zimbabwean national arrested in Khayelitsha

Push for unity among Ndebele Royal claimants

Herentals to play 3 home games behind closed doors

Zimbabwe to give Zambia more water at Kariba

ZRP disciplines cops over viral video

Matobo rocked by corrupt and dubious land grab

Mnangagwa launches AI-powered smart silos in Mutare

No justification for bread price increases

Teen girl raped twice by cousin during babysitting sleepover

Teen remanded over blanket, shoe theft

Bulawayo hits Starlink capacity

Herdsman jailed for sleeping with schoolgirl

Mandaza was left visibly shaken as Biti, Sikhala, Ngarivhume fled

Telecel Zimbabwe enters voluntary corporate rescue

Zimbabwe warns foreign investors against labour law violations

Court dismisses Zinasu students' appeal

MPs Demand Relief for Elderly on Local Authority Charges Amid Lack of National Policy

Wrong decision to suspend ZETDC boss, a symptom of shallow thinking

MPs Push for Service Charge Relief for Elderly Amid Lack of National Policy

ZETDC MD fired after SONA power outage

Mliswa likens Tagwirei to Chamisa

Harare adopts a 'Pay first, drink later' strategy

Police foil launch of movement against Mnangagwa term extension

Parliament apologises to Mnangagwa

Mnangagwa the merchant of darkness

ZimRights condemns arson attack on SAPES Trust