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Chief Ndiweni's purported dethronement 'a legal nullity', claims lawyer
Chiefs from Matabeleland North on Saturday initiated a process to dethrone outspoken Ntabazinduna tribal chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Felix Ndiweni in an orchestrated move.A majority of the 41 chief...Published: 6 hrs ago | 2117 | 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: 7 hrs ago | 2801 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'It takes an active and informed people to keep a republic' - Zimbabweans were never given a chance
There is a story, often told, that upon exiting the Constitutional Convention Benjamin Franklin, one of America's founding fathers, was approached by a group of citizens asking what sort of government...Published: 7 hrs ago | 298 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe: The tragedy of gumboot Shona hegemony and dictatorship
When the colonial masters settled in Africa in the late 1700s and early 1800s, they mainly had one goal to stretch their economic prospects. In their arrival, it was numerically impossible to gather i...Published: 7 hrs ago | 724 | by Ayanda Manala
Chamisa to give signal
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa will on Wednesday make an address to the nation from Harare's Africa Unity Square in what could be a test to police, who are being accused of effectively banning the oppositi...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 06:02hrs | 4555 | by Staff reporter
'The genocide that robbed me of my father'
The doctors' strike was just one of those stories that we have become accustomed to as Zimbabweans and it didn't mean much to me until my father was hospitalised and subsequently passed on at the Unit...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:58hrs | 444 | by Sinqobile Tesa
MDC demonstrates at Warriors match
AFTER being denied a chance to protest by police with the latest being at Thursday's 2020 budget presentation, MDC youths ambushed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime by demonstrating as the country...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:56hrs | 799 | by newzimbabwe
'We had informers within the Rhodesian security services'
WE continue our interview with Tapson Ncube pseudonym Makhula Thebe who in the past instalments has spoken about how dissenting voices were treated within the Zipra ranks. Viewed as a rebel, N...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:24hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt unveils electoral reform package
A provision for the electronic transmission of Presidential election results that allows for the swift release of final result tallies is being considered by Government as part of a broad electoral re...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:24hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube pens explosive book
VETERAN freedom fighter and former Cabinet Minister Retired Colonel Tshinga Judge Dube has penned his autobiography which is set to be launched at the National Art Gallery in Bulawayo on Friday....Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:22hrs | 1991 | by Staff reporter
You have no honour here, Minister Mthuli
Far from the quixotic idealism of city life, the rural setting presents life in its most raw form, including the intimate and inextricable relationship between man and nature.Nowhere is man fo...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:20hrs | 193 | by Bishop Lazi
Sikhala talks about bloodshed, says MDC is coming for Mnangagwa
MDC national vice chairperson Job Sikhala, who is battling subversion charges and last week had his case moved from the Bikita Magistrates' Court to Masvingo High Court, has said he will not be cowed ...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 19:19hrs | 6295 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni removed from chieftainship
Information coming from Matabeleland North indicate that Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Felix Ndiweni of Nhlambabaloyi has been removed as Chief by the Matabeleland North Provincial Chief's Council. R...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 16:26hrs | 12218 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZAPU statement on the nursing recruitment saga
ZAPU has been seized with a fact finding mission for the past 4 weeks following an outcry from the citizens of this country over the recruitment of student nurses. The loudest protestations were from ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 12:29hrs | 3528 | by ZAPU Presidency
Mthuli's budget a drop in the ocean
The 2020 budget is out but the future of the country still looks all gloom and not inspiring at all.The budget lacks clarity and is full of deception, lies and falsehoods. After austerity meas...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 08:13hrs | 1577 | by Leonard Koni
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 | 1189 | 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 | 3815 | by Bigboy Sibanda
Let's give the MPC time to deliver
The newly constituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) had its inaugural meeting on the 28th and 29th of October 2019. This was another milestone for the Central B...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 12:41hrs | 1531 | by Nathan Chikara
MDC asking Zanu PF to implement reforms - Zanu PF does not need to and will not
It is pleasing that MDC Alliance National Executive Council (NEC) has finally woken up to the reality that Zimbabwe will never ever have free, fair and credible elections without first implementing ge...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 07:40hrs | 1133 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Soft genocide underway in Zimbabwe'
A ZIMBABWEAN living in the diaspora has castigated government's move to fire nearly 300 medical doctors from their jobs.Netsai Makarichi, a Zimbabwean based in the United Kingdom, said the mov...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:44hrs | 1749 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa supporters in fatal crash
Two MDC activists in Mashonaland East died in a road accident on Sunday night when their vehicle collided head-on with another near Ruwa while on their way from Harare, where they had gone for a rally...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:41hrs | 1332 | by Staff reporter
BCC tells ratepayers to engage private plumbers
BULAWAYO city fathers have advised ratepayers to engage private plumbers to attend to leaking and burst pipes because the local authority is battling manpower shortages.This came to light yest...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:40hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Rhodies we know, where are Zimbos?
MONDAY, November 11, marked the 54th anniversary of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) by then Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith, a move that severed the white colony from the B...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:40hrs | 737 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
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 | 1924 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zivhu slams bootlicking Zanu-PF bigwigs, govt officials
UNDERFIRE Chivi South legislator Killer Zivhu (Zanu-PF) has slammed party bigwigs and government officials who bootlick President Emmerson Mnangagwa while looting from ordinary people and scuttling hi...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:26hrs | 2828 | by Staff reporter
Dirty pieces of money ensnare civil servants
When President Mnangagwa embarked on the austerity path that is about to come to an end since the economy is showing positive signs of recovery, he did not seek to sugar-coat the pain that Zimbabweans...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:08hrs | 372 | by Pupurai Togarepi
Zimbabweans uninspired by new money
MOST Zimbabweans feel the new currency which will start circulating today will not change anything as long as government has not implemented economic and political reforms to generate market confidenc...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 21:50hrs | 2178 | by Staff reporter
Tragedy of the cannibalistic Zimbabwe govt that devours and sucks dry its own teachers!
As a son of a teacher, I will never forget the utmost honour and pride attached to this profession in the 1980s - such that, even as a mere child, just being known as "Mr. Mbofana's son" made me walk ...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 12:05hrs | 1427 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The source of the Zimbabwean people's misery
All of Zimbabwe is talking about the US sanctions and depending where you come down on the political divide you will have different views on it.Everyone knows the current economic reality faci...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 11:29hrs | 1771 | by Chipochashe Mariga
'Inflation is because TSP failed to factor in drought' - yeah right, sell-out whitewashing Zanu PF tomb
Zimbabwe is well and truly stuck in this hell-on-earth mess! What makes our situation so, so frustrating about it is this is a man-made mess. For the last 39 years and counting the ruling party, Zanu ...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 09:06hrs | 2832 | by Wilbert Mukori
Fuel prices increase
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) yesterday announced fuel price increases of 11 cents and 10 cents for petrol and diesel, respectively. The price of petrol which was at $16,66 p...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:23hrs | 2364 | by Staff reporter
Sinking ship
With almost half the population now registered for food aid, the government is taking decisive action to deal with the threat - not by providing food for the people but by fattening up the army and po...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 18:20hrs | 1875 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Currency reforms can work if Zimbabweans want them to
YESTERDAY (November 11, 2019) the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) started the process of injecting new notes into the financial system to improve the level of physical cash in circulation.This ...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:55hrs | 781 | by Anthony Matutu
Chisora edges closer to world title shot
Derek Chisora is on the verge of a potential world title shot that many would have thought was impossible just 12 months ago, his manager David Haye has claimed.On December 22, 2018, the veter...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:54hrs | 2077 | 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 | 2815 | by Staff reporter
Be careful what you wish for
When American divas such as the Kardashians buy dogs, they make sure they are either Chihuahuas or Poodles, and this is not fortuitous.To them, these relatively dwarfish dogs, if you can call ...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:28hrs | 79 | by Bishop Lazi
MDC leadership meets, charts way forward on key national issues
The MDC national executive met today for seven hours and spent the better part of the meeting deliberating on the deteriorating situation in the country, particularly the worsening plight of t...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 16:44hrs | 2868 | by MDC Communications
The Economic Factors of Military Coups
There has been rumours of coup in Zimbabwe. Most people are so worried and industry have down sized after rumours have gone wild. Despite the difficulties Zimbabwe is not ready for another coup....Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 07:36hrs | 2263 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Job Sikhala will never ever leave Zimbabwe because of Mnangagwa regime
I have received a number of inquiries from countless members of the press, colleagues, sympathisers and friends about my attitude towards my indictment for trial from 27 January to 30 2020 at the Masv...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 15:32hrs | 3217 | by Job 'Wiwa' Sikhala
Botswana lifts Ian Khama inspired Prophet Bushiri's visa restrictions
Botswana has lifted its visa restrictions on the leader of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) Church, Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, the church revealed in a statement on Thursday."This is q...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 12:25hrs | 6530 | by Staff reporter
How not to give up on healthy lifestyle at college
When you're in college, it's easy to let your healthy regimen fall by the wayside. You have a lot on your plate, often too much to stop to think what you're doing to your health and your body. College...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 10:21hrs | 1013 | by Staff Writer
Zanu PF to freeze prices and wages - too late, prices soared 350% vs 50%. You failed, step down
"During a post cabinet briefing held on Tuesday, Information Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa said government does not dispute the need to give a cost-of-living adjustment to workers but it was faced with ...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 07:03hrs | 5542 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
UK cranks heat on Mnangagwa
A UNITED Kingdom (UK) special envoy yesterday challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to introduce genuine economic and political reforms in order to turn around its stuttering economy....Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 06:02hrs | 5227 | by Staff reporter
UK presses Mnangagwa over reforms
A UNITED Kingdom (UK) special envoy yesterday challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to introduce genuine economic and political reforms in order to turn around its stuttering economy....Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:52hrs | 1305 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF youth a bizarre lot
IN a country battling an unprecedented economic turmoil and social upheaval, it is nothing short of bizarrely tragic that a group of young people would vow to defend a government that has been the big...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:40hrs | 941 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T believes in dialogue
MDC-T will remain a key component and participant in the historic Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) launched by President Mnangagwa, as it believes dialogue is the most productive option in solving th...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:31hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
'Silent genocide happening in Zimbabwe' says Chamisa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration of committing a silent genocide through its failure to address the challenges facing the health sector. Said...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 06:27hrs | 5214 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Suffering and oppressed Zimbabweans need to emulate doctors' fearless trailblazing protracted struggle for a better life
There is one very pressing - not to mention, extremely embarrassing - question which Zimbabweans who travel throughout the world are always confronted with every time we encounter foreign nationals: "...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 12:54hrs | 1415 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'General SB Moyo does not dwell in Zimbabwe'
Foreign Affairs Minister Rtd Lt General Sibusiso Busi Moyo does not dwell in Zimbabwe socially and is not affected by the challenges affecting the generality of the populace a political analyst ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 08:19hrs | 12330 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The case for a Logan Act in Zimbabwe
During the run up to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Anti-Sanctions Day held on 25 October 2019, Zimbabwe witnessed frenzied activity especially on the social media with the American...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 14:03hrs | 1401 | by Nobleman Runyanga
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