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Villagers arrest transformer thieves
VILLAGERS at Dillion farm, Shamva teamed up and effected citizen arrest on three Harare suspected Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), transformer thieves.The ma...Published: 10 hrs ago | 2148 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZCC pursues multi-stakeholder dialogue process
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) is persisting with its efforts to initiate a national dialogue process, meant to address the country's intractable political and economic crisis.It also ...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 10:05hrs | 919 | by Staff reporter
Parly director, wife up for stock theft
PARLIAMENT of Zimbabwe library director Isiah Munyoro and his wife Pedzisai have been arrested for stealing 22 goats from a villager in Gutu, Masvingo province.The couple on Wednesday appeared...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 09:46hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe not on Sadc agenda
Zimbabwe is not on the agenda of the Sadc summit to be held next Monday, neither is it up for discussion at the African Union (AU), since there is no crisis to warrant its placement on anyone's agenda...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 09:24hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
'No crisis in Zimbabwe which needs external intervention'
THESE has been a number of assertions, claims and even misconceptions in the media space on a number of very topical issues. The government has since felt duty-bound to put the record straight....Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 21:28hrs | 1151 | by Statement by Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa:
Wife murderer deported, arrested
A MAN who allegedly split his wife's head open with an axe and fled to neighbouring Botswana has been arrested for murder following his deportation last week.Lebuwang Ndlovu (40) from Mawaza V...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 20:20hrs | 947 | by Staff reporter
An MDC govt around 2025
WHILE the ruling party's nationalist project is by all means still holding forte, the centre is gradually disintegrating.On the other hand, the centreleft MDC's democratic project has been bas...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 07:24hrs | 3707 | by Robert Sigauke
'State, judiciary colluding to hide Chin'ono remand abuse'
THE State yesterday successfully filed an application that journalist Hopewell Chin'ono's case be held in camera, saying his evidence in court under cross-examination might breach prison security syst...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 07:14hrs | 3202 | by Staff reporter
Bail hearing for MDC youth leader deferred
INCARCERATED MDC Alliance youth national organising secretary Godfrey Kurauwone's bail hearing was yesterday deferred to today at Masvingo High court because the State had not responded to his applica...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 06:51hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono bail hearing to proceed in secret
A bail application by journalist Hopewell Chin'ono will proceed in camera on Thursday after a magistrate on Wednesday upheld prosecution claims that his testimony could put the security of prison offi...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 16:13hrs | 1390 | by Staff reporter
Jubilation as court frees 7 accused of plotting to remove Mnangagwa
There was jubilation in the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights ranks after a Harare court ended the prosecution of 7 activists who were accused of plotting to remove President Emmerson Mnangagwa. ...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 11:31hrs | 14610 | by Mandla Ndlovu
D-day for Hopewell Chin'ono
Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono is having his fresh bid for freedom heard at the Magistrate on Wednesday.He is appearing at Rottenrow Magistrates Court represented by senior journalist Beatrice M...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 10:24hrs | 5050 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa spoils soldiers, police
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to continue improving security forces' working conditions in "recognition of the role and sacrifices" they have made "in the conduct of their duties".I...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 07:17hrs | 15291 | by Staff reporter
D-Day for MDC Alliance youth leader
INCARCERATED MDC Alliance youth organising secretary Godfrey Kurauone will today appear at the Masvingo High Court for bail hearing after he was denied freedom at a lower court last week in a case whe...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 07:12hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO:Hopewell Chin'ono and Jacob Ngarivhume in maximum prison
Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and Transform Zimbabwe President Jacob Ngarivhume are being held at Chikurubi Maximum Prison where they are being remanded pending their separate trials for inciting publi...Published: 11 Aug 2020 at 16:05hrs | 6389 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Persons with disabilities concerned about Zimbabwe human rights violations
Zimbabweans had yet another opportunity to define their destiny as a collective when they exercised their constitutional right to choose a leader of their choice. The July 2018 elections had new conte...Published: 11 Aug 2020 at 11:35hrs | 756 | by Tsepang Nare and Abel Mavura
Hopewell Chin'ono in danger of contracting COVID-19
Freelance journalist and critic of the Mnangagwa led government Hopewell Chin'ono is being subjected to rough treatment and may be in danger of contracting COVID-19.That's the word from his la...Published: 10 Aug 2020 at 20:32hrs | 2372 | by Staff reporter
An MDC Government Around 2025
Whilst the ruling party's nationalist project is by all means still holding forte, the centre is gradually disintegrating. On the other hand, the centre-left MDC's democratic project has been bashed a...Published: 10 Aug 2020 at 15:46hrs | 1459 | by Robert Sigauke
Prisons dismiss Chin'ono , Ngarivhume discrimination report
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) which has not been spared by the Covid-19 scourge, does not discriminate against any inmate but will take appropriate measures that include cuttin...Published: 10 Aug 2020 at 12:07hrs | 1456 | by Staff reporter
Zacc busts illegal diamond syndicate
A FIVE-MEMBER illegal diamond buying syndicate was recently busted and brought before a Mutare magistrate on Saturday.The alleged syndicate involved two Zimbabweans Isaac Nhamo and Shadreck Pu...Published: 10 Aug 2020 at 11:54hrs | 1131 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono, Ngarivhume denied jerseys, food
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZHLR) has raised concern over the ill-treatment of remanded journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume, who were last week taken to ...Published: 10 Aug 2020 at 11:50hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
ZLHR concerned about treatment of Chin'ono and Ngarivhume in prison
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is concerned about the treatment of freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and Jacob Ngarivhume, the leader of Transform Zimbabwe political party, who are curr...Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 13:59hrs | 1235 | by Stephen Jakes
Lawyer fears for Chin'ono's life
INCARCERATED journalist Hopewell Chin'ono's lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has said they fear he could be poisoned in jail as authorities put restrictions on delivery of food from outside.Mtetwa said ...Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 10:27hrs | 4356 | by Staff reporter
Activist hounded over Mnangagwa song
Godfrey Kurauone, an MdC Alliance councillor in Masvingo, is languishing at Masvingo remand Prison awaiting trial and his alleged crime is singing a derogatory song. Prosecutors say Kuraone must go to...Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 10:25hrs | 2081 | by Staff reporter
Lone protestor freed
A DARING National University of Science and Technology engineering student who was arrested for staging a solo protest against the arrest of journalist, Hopewell Chin'ono, has been granted $200 bail b...Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 09:49hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Another long weekend for Chin'ono, Ngarivhume
Zimbabwe 'crisis': UN steps inTHE United Nations says it is following the Zimbabwean crisis with concern, urging Harare to respect human rights amid pressure for the matter to be tabled at the glo...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 09:45hrs | 1767 | by Staff reporter
Another long weekend for Chin'ono, Ngarivhume
INCARCERATED journalist Hopewell Chin'ono will spend another long weekend in remand prison after a Harare magistrate directed that his application for bail be made on August 12.Chin'ono, who i...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 09:43hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa turns to God on Chin'ono's case
Outspoken Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has expressed his concern over the arrest and detention of journalist Hopewell Chin'ono who was denied bail by High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi yesterd...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 21:53hrs | 4860 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Hopewell Chin'ono and Jacob Ngarivhume sent to Chikurubi maximum prison
Imprisoned journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and Transform Zimbabwe Presidet Jacob Ngarivhume will be transferred to CDhikurubi Maximum prison, their lawyer Doug Coltart of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Right...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 18:07hrs | 3960 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe lawyers challenge regulated business hours
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has taken the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to court challenging timelines that dictate that businesses should close ...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 17:18hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Sangomas in soup for defying lockdown regulations
THREE traditional healers based in Mvurwi are in soup for defying lockdown regulations.The matter came to light at Guruve Magistrates' Court yesterday when Phenias Gweshe (42), Evance Tauni (2...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 09:10hrs | 1010 | by Staff reporter
Inclusive dialogue can save Zimbabwe
THE Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) has called for multi-stakeholder dialogue to address the country's worsening socio-political and economic crises.In a pastoral letter, EFZ said fai...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 09:09hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume distances self from twitter account
TRANSFORM Zimbabwe president Jacob Ngarivhume, who is accused of masterminding the July 31 protest, has distanced himself from a Twitter account which is in his name that allegedly called on Zimbabwea...Published: 05 Aug 2020 at 18:32hrs | 5647 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa endorses #ZimbabweanLivesMatter protest
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa resurfaced Tuesday with an emphatic endorsement of #Zimbabwelivesmatter and a surprise prison visit to incarcerated journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and opposition leade...Published: 05 Aug 2020 at 08:27hrs | 6243 | by newzimbabwe
Politburo Bulletin: We are under attack comrades
The candid truth is that we are now hanging by a thread; we are on our own now. It is no longer a matter of if, but when, and when that happens will we be ready to face the tide, or even the Hague? Th...Published: 05 Aug 2020 at 08:22hrs | 10973 | by Robert Sigauke
Chamisa is back
Opposition MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa, accompanied by his lawyer Thabani Mpofu, on Tuesday visited incarcerated journalist Hopewell Chin'ono at Harare Remand Prison."Clearly we must...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 21:46hrs | 14012 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance councillor denied bail
Urban MDC-A Ward 4 Clr Godfrey Kurauone, who is facing charges of criminal nuisance and barricading traffic along Mashava-Zvamahande road on Friday, has been denied bail.Clr Kurauone yesterday...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 18:01hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Traditional healers in hot soup for defying lockdown regulations
Three traditional healers based in Mvurwi are in hot soup for defying lockdown regulations.The matter came to light at Guruve magistrates courts today where Phenias Gweshe(42), Evance Tauni&nb...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 17:44hrs | 579 | by Tarisai Mudahondo and Simbarashe Sithole
Chin'ono, Ngarivhume's bail ruling on Thursday
HIGH Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi yesterday postponed bail ruling for journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and opposition politician Jacob Ngarivhume to Thursday.The two have been languishing i...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 08:22hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Jealous man douses ex-wife and son with petrol, sets room alight
A 26-year-old Bulawayo woman miraculously escaped from her burning bedroom and rescued her four-year-old son after her jealous ex-husband allegedly doused them with petrol before torching the room the...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 08:08hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
11 protesters challenge arrest
MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzai Mahere, playwright and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga and nine other political activists arrested in Harare over July 31 illegal demonstrations, are contesting their arr...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 07:49hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt seeks Mzembi extradition
South Africa has been asked to extradite former Cabinet Minister Walter Mzembi who skipped bail while on remand on charges of criminal abuse of duty and theft of trust funds involving US$847 000. ...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1090 | by Staff reporter
ZLHR secures release of protest detainees on bail
HARARE Magistrate Ngoni Nduna on Saturday granted bail to 13 residents of the capital city, who appeared before him facing various charges after they were arrested by some Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZR...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 07:16hrs | 613 | by Stephen Jakes
Shutdown continues amid tension
Security forces for the third day running yesterday blocked people from entering business districts in major cities as authorities feared an uprising over corruption and misgovernance.Tensions...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:42hrs | 7069 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda miners disarm police to release friend
SIX miners, among them a woman, have been arrested for allegedly attacking three police officers and damaging a vehicle they were using in protest to the arrest of their workmate.Tawanda Msima...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:12hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Mahere and other political activists granted bail
ELEVEN political activists, including MDC-Alliance spokesperson Fadzai Mahere, filmmaker and novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga and others from different pressure groups, yesterday appeared in court facing a...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:08hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
'60 arrested, 16 injured in #31July protests'
AT least 60 people were arrested by police ahead and during foiled citizen protests of July 31 while 16 were injured and had to seek medical attention, a human rights lawyers group has reported....Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:06hrs | 330 | by newzimbabwe
13 arrests as army, police quash demo
PEACEFUL protesters, among them prominent novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga and MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere, were arrested yesterday as heavily armed soldiers and police crushed the planned pro...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:04hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
1 more week in jail for Chin'ono, Ngarivhume
JOURNALIST Hopewell Chin'ono and Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume will spend another weekend in jail after the State asked for postponement of their matters, saying they were yet to prepare ...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 07:46hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
3 in court over illegal gathering
THREE people yesterday appeared in court facing allegations of staging an illegal demonstration at Boka Auction Floors in Harare demanding the release of fellow Hopewell Chin'ono and Jacob Ngarivhume ...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 07:28hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
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