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Mnangagwa retires Mudede in major shake-up
ONE of the country's longest-serving bureaucrats, Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede, was retired yesterday as President Emmerson Mnangagwa also got rid of several permanent secretaries and directors in...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | 1905 | by Staff reporter
Nkala retires
Herbert Nkala has retired as chairman of African Sun Limited after more than three years at the helm, with the hospitality group expected to announce his successor in the coming days.Speaking ...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:26hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
Free and Fair Election peace march petition to ZEC
THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ZIMBABWE ELECTORAL COMMISSION The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs ...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 16:34hrs | 1457 | by MDC
Behind MDC Alliance's rented Bulawayo crowd
MDC Coalition leader Nelson Chamisa seems to be frantically employing antiquated political mobilisation strategies that could cost the Alliance heavily in the election.In my humble view, there...Published: 12 Apr 2018 at 06:58hrs | 1310 | by Dr Panganai Kahuni
BREAKING: Mnangagwa retires Mariyawanda Nzuwah
CIVIL Service Commission (CSC) chairman, Mariyawanda Nzuwah has reportedly been retired after reaching the pensionable age of 65, NewsDay reported.Nzuwah was served with his retirement letter ...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 07:26hrs | 12519 | by Staff reporter
Khupe struggles for position in MDC-T
If social media is anything to go by, then MDC-T vice president Thokozani Khupe has a colossal task trying to assert her position as a viable candidate to take over from the frail MDC-T president Morg...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 10:21hrs | 4097 | by Prosperity Mzila
Chamisa ready to lead
Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) deputy president and Morgan Tsvangirai's long time ally has said that he was "ready to lead the party" when the veteran leader decides to steps down....Published: 11 Jan 2018 at 14:48hrs | 6332 | by Staff reporter
Will Tsvangirai die with MDC-T?
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's hint at retirement from active politics has set the stage for a gruelling succession race that threatens to tear the party apart.In a statement on Monday, M...Published: 11 Jan 2018 at 06:06hrs | 1293 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T fumes over Mugabe's hefty exit package
Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC-T party has criticised the "obscene" exit package given to former President Robert Mugabe, saying the country cannot sustain it.MDC-T spokesperson Obert Gutu said the h...Published: 29 Dec 2017 at 07:50hrs | 4039 | by Staff Reporter
BREAKING: Chihuri fired, Chiwenga retires
Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri has been retired as the commissioner general of the Zimbabwe Republic Police, the chief secretary in the President's office has announced via a statement below....Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 15:38hrs | 16941 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe, is yet to receive his retirement package
ZIMBABWE'S immediate-past President, Robert Mugabe, is yet to receive his retirement package as the Civil Service Commission is determining the sum.Secretary for Information, Media and Broadca...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 08:28hrs | 1148 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'Comeback Crocodile'
Emmerson Mnangagwa is well-placed to become the next leader of Zimbabwe after his sacking as vice president triggered the military's intervention and the fall of Robert Mugabe.On Sunday, Mnang...Published: 22 Nov 2017 at 09:17hrs | 2627 | by AFP
Tsvangirai must step down now!
Morgan Richard Tsvangirai is a hero who, for the past 20 years, has spearheaded the fight for freedom in Zimbabwe, taking the fight up to an evil and treacherous foe. He has endured despite be...Published: 13 Nov 2017 at 07:12hrs | 2681 | by Tapson Muchena
'No to a Mugabe dynasty'
President Robert Mugabe has been in power since the country attained independence in 1980 and has been at the helm for 37 years. Grace Mugabe announced on Saturday that there was nothing wrong if her ...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 10:18hrs | 2105 | by Kingstone Jambawo
Mnangagwa asked 'prophets when Mugabe would die'
President Robert Mugabe has accused his sacked deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, of consulting traditional healers to find out when the 93-year-old would die, as he schemed to take power, the state-owned He...Published: 08 Nov 2017 at 15:50hrs | 4121 | by Staff reporter
It's time for Tsvangirai to step down - MDC must seize the moment
Morgan Richard Tsvangirai is a hero who, for the past 20 years, has spearheaded the fight for freedom in Zimbabwe, taking the fight up to an evil and treacherous foe. He has endured despite bein...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 11:21hrs | 3327 | by Tapson Muchena
CBZ boss retires
GROUP chief executive officer of CBZ Holdings Mr Never Nyemudzo is now on leave pending his retirement on December 31, 2017. In a statement yesterday, CBZ said Mr Peter Zimunya, who is the managing di...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 06:07hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Political vultures circling over Mugabe's throne
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe now firmly agrees that there are vultures circling over his throne.President-Robert-Mugabe-gives-a-speech-upon-arrival-at-the-Harare-International-Airport-from-United-N...Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 06:58hrs | 997 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies plan to 'shipwreck' Mugabe's 2018 campaign
President Robert Mugabe has a lot of homework to do ahead of next year's decisive polls amid revelations that allies of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa have hatched an improved version of the 2008 B...Published: 21 Sep 2017 at 14:36hrs | 1665 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies plot to drown Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe has a lot of homework to do ahead of next year's decisive polls amid revelations that allies of Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa have hatched an improved version of the 2008 B...Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 07:53hrs | 10567 | by Staff reporter
Wayne Rooney retires from international football
England's record goalscorer Wayne Rooney has retired from international football after rejecting a Three Lions recall.The Everton striker, who rejoined his boyhood club from Manchester United ...Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 14:09hrs | 1202 | by Staff Reporter
What I learnt from an old granny called maMzi
On my way to work I used to pass by an old granny who was popularly known as MaMzi and bought bananas from her almost everyday. This old granny sold fresh fruits in a sparkling clean environment which...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 19:05hrs | 953 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Grace Mugabe is right to ask Mugabe to name successor, says Mphoko
Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday said the First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe is right in imploring President Mugabe to name his successor "to avoid leaving the country in problems" when he eventu...Published: 06 Aug 2017 at 08:23hrs | 3224 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe's wife guns for VP post
The wife of President Robert Mugabe, Grace, might as well consider running as Zanu-PF's presidential candidate in 2023 if she happens to secure one of the positions of vice president ahead of next yea...Published: 03 Aug 2017 at 08:22hrs | 2291 | by Staff Reporter
Sekeramayi's political stock is rising
Defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi's political stock is rising amid indications that neutrals in the do-or-die Zanu-PF war to succeed President Robert Mugabe are pushing for his elevation to occupy th...Published: 30 Jul 2017 at 10:27hrs | 1882 | by Staff reporter
We must demand change
It has been said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Zimbabweans cannot, must not, participate in another ZANU PF controlled election. That would...Published: 24 Jul 2017 at 00:09hrs | 434 | by Tapson Muchena
Tshinga Dube, Mlala tiff escalates
The infighting over President Robert Mugabe's succession has widened divisions among the country's boisterous liberation war fighters, with high-profile war veterans - Tshinga Dube and George Mlala - ...Published: 19 Jul 2017 at 14:20hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa only serious Mugabe successor , says Coltart
Reporter Jeffrey Muvundusi had a wide ranging interview with Bulawayo-based respected lawyer and former Education minister, David Coltart. Below are the excerpts of the interview.Q: To begin w...Published: 09 Jul 2017 at 13:52hrs | 1582 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa knows Mugabe's dark secrets'
Former Cabinet minister David Coltart, in remarks set to increase temperatures in warring Zanu-PF, has claimed that Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa's long-standing relationship with President Robert...Published: 09 Jul 2017 at 13:44hrs | 1735 | by Staff reporter
Nothing wrong with asking the President as to who will succeed him?
Nothing wrong with asking the President as to who will succeed him ? (question by the Mr Dube, Minister of war vets)Nothing wrong with asking the president about when he is going to name his s...Published: 29 Jun 2017 at 20:52hrs | 1255 | by Njabulo
Mugabe humbles Tshinga Dube
War Veterans minister, Tshinga Dube, had a one-on-one meeting with President Robert Mugabe after yesterday's Cabinet meeting, the first such encounter since a furore broke out over the retired colonel...Published: 29 Jun 2017 at 07:32hrs | 3844 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube in hot soup
War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube is in deep trouble for throwing his weight behind former liberation war fighters who are putting pressure on President Robert Mugabe to name his successor in order t...Published: 27 Jun 2017 at 07:09hrs | 6173 | by Staff reporter
Minister backs war veterans on Mugabe succession
War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube has broken ranks with the tradition in Zanu-PF by openly backing former liberation war fighters who are ratcheting up pressure on President Robert Mugabe to name his...Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 14:46hrs | 1559 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga Dube takes Mugabe head on
WAR Veterans minister Tshinga Dube has taken the bull by the horns and challenged President Robert Mugabe to urgently anoint or groom his successor to end the factional fights within Zanu-PF and preve...Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 07:26hrs | 3951 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai pledges to protect Mugabe against Gukurahundi prosecution
MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai has assured President Robert Mugabe that he will not be prosecuted for past atrocities if he steps down and retires from active politics now.Addressing a Nation...Published: 22 May 2017 at 06:37hrs | 844 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe ill-health scales crisis point
DESPITE frantic attempts by President Robert Mugabe's publicists to convince the public the president is still fit to govern, latest information gathered from his family and inner circle shows that be...Published: 12 May 2017 at 14:16hrs | 1362 | by Staff reporter
WWE star The Undertaker retires
THE Undertaker has called time on his career after a 27-year run that saw him become one of wrestling's most popular and enduring stars.He lost his last match to Roman Reigns at WWE's Wres...Published: 06 Apr 2017 at 07:22hrs | 2724 | by Staff reporter
Dhliwayo retires from RBZ
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) deputy governor Charity Dhliwayo yesterday announced that she was retiring from her position at the apex bank, saying she was now putting focus on women financial in...Published: 02 Apr 2017 at 17:51hrs | 850 | by Staff reporter
Tough times ahead for women politicians
FOR years, Zimbabwe's women in politics offered much hope for their kind, but their voices have since died down.At such a defining moment, when the nation is preparing for watershed elections ...Published: 23 Mar 2017 at 06:18hrs | 545 | by Zebb Chakawa
'Better to die in battlefield'
COMRADE Gilbert Musekiwa Simon Majiri, whose Chimurenga name was Chabudaishudhu Kufahakuurayi is an unassuming war veteran. Born in 1938, Chabudaishudhu who now stays in Mvurwi, grew up in Shamva,...Published: 12 Mar 2017 at 08:57hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa camp seeks to break rivals
A RULING Zanu-PF faction agitating for Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to succeed President Robert Mugabe is understood to be frantically working to reclaim critical party organs from its rival,...Published: 09 Mar 2017 at 05:47hrs | 2085 | by Staff reporter
Bond notes are temporary, says Mugabe
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe sat and casually snacked on imported American Lay's potato chips, with a bottle of South Africa's Valpre water set on a table in front of him.As the newly turned 93...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 05:47hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Chief Justice Chidyausiku calls it a day
Chief Justice Godfrey Guwa Chidyausiku has reached the 70 year mandatory retirement age limit for judges and vacates the post of head of judiciary with lawyers crediting him for transforming the c...Published: 28 Feb 2017 at 16:17hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Chidyausiku investigates for criminal abuse of office
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission is said to be investigating outgoing Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku for criminal abuse of office after he appointed retired Justice Vernanda Ziyambi to t...Published: 26 Feb 2017 at 10:04hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
'I won't be pressured on successor,' says Mugabe
President Mugabe has warned ambitious lieutenants in his party who are angling to succeed him to stop fanning divisions, saying he will not be pressured into appointing his successor. He slammed s...Published: 26 Feb 2017 at 09:42hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Godfrey Chidyausiku under investigation
Outgoing Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku is under investigation by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) for alleged criminal abuse of office. Chidyausiku is accuse...Published: 26 Feb 2017 at 04:22hrs | 1953 | by Mary Charamba
Zanu PF extra-ordinary congress to pick my successor--Mugabe
Zimbabwe's veteran ruler, 93 year old President Robert Mugabe has hinted on his Zanu PF party holding an extra-ordinary congress to pick his replacement. Mugabe who has on several occasio...Published: 25 Feb 2017 at 12:55hrs | 3067 | by Mary Charamba
Zimbabwe was becoming 'a country of fools'
BULAWAYO residents yesterday expressed fears that the proposed constitutional amendments on procedures for the selection of a Chief Justice (CJ) were tribally-motivated to block Deputy Chief Justi...Published: 24 Feb 2017 at 05:37hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe only has 1 option, says Jonathan Moyo
Professor Jonathan Moyo, the Higher Education Minister and MP for Tsholotsho and a law student has laughed at the suggestion that Deputy Chief Justice Luke Malaba will take over as acting Chief Justic...Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 13:05hrs | 5589 | by Ndou Paul
Justice Luke Malaba to act as Chief Justice
Deputy Chief Justice Luke Malaba will, in terms of the Constitution, take over as acting Chief Justice in the next five days when the incumbent Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku retires after reaching the m...Published: 23 Feb 2017 at 07:23hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
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