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Mphoko claims immunity
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday applied for his case to be referred to the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) where he wants to argue that his rights are being trampled upon because he...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1144 | by Staff reporter
'Let Zimbabweans find one another, by themselves' diplomats instructed - after 39 years, ravenous hyena midwife to a goat
It is a real tragedy that Zimbabwe is now in a serious mess; millions are facing heart breaking hardship from lack of water, no food, no work, no fuel, no medicine, etc. The situation is now so bad th...Published: 20 hrs ago | 643 | by Nomusa Garikai
Attempted assassination and abduction: The new MDC campaign tools
The opposition MDC has become a pale shadow of itself and has failed to occupy the coveted address in Zimbabwe, the State Presidency of staying at Number One Chancellor Avenue in the party's 20 years ...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:53hrs | 2837 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa's govt distances itself from Matemadanda utterances
GOVERNMENT yesterday distanced itself from recent statements by Defence deputy minister Victor Matemadanda, who claimed that human rights lawyer Doug Coltart was paying doctors to stay away from work....Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:30hrs | 3800 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cannot run for third term without a referendum
Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu last week raised the prospect that the party could change the country's constitution to remove the presidential term limits clause.The amendmen...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 09:04hrs | 1954 | by Veritas Zimbabwe
Impact of shona teacher deployment to Matebeleland schools, 0% pass rate
At the beginning of 2019, the government has apologised after teachers who cannot speak Ndebele were recruited to take infant classes in Bulawayo....Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 08:28hrs | 3376 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe political parties failing citizens
AS the year draws to an end, it has become obvious to millions of Zimbabweans that the prospect of a broad-based, credible dialogue process are fading, further threatening the country's desperately ne...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:32hrs | 247 | by Faith Zaba
EU takes Mnangagwa govt on over rights abuses
THE European Union (EU) has taken government to task over the slow pace of reforms and the country's deplorable civil rights record following a series of incidence where state security agents have use...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1206 | by Staff reporter
British MPs plot Zimbabwe Commonwealth ban
CONSERVATIVES in the House of Commons are lobbying the UK government to block Zimbabwe's bid to rejoin the Commonwealth citing Harare's chequered property and human rights record, a move that is likel...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1006 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs take Mudenda to court
MDC Alliance MPs have approached the High Court challenging Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda's decision to bar them from receiving their sitting allowances.The 112 MPs are argui...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:30hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Mudenda under fire
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda today expressed ignorance and a lack of concern over the legislative challenges and needs of persons with disabilities.Jacob Mudenda was speaking as one of ...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 18:04hrs | 2200 | by Mandla Ndlovu
David Coltart blasts George Charamba
MDC Treasurer General David Coltart has called Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba a brazen liar over his tweet that human rights lawyer Douglas Coltart funded the doctors to continue engaging i...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 07:05hrs | 6970 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Coltart funding doctors to go on strike'
Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba has alleged that human rights lawyer Douglas Coltart is funding the doctors to continue being on strike. Charamba was responding to ZANU PF Youth Leag...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 13:05hrs | 9447 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mphoko to be tried in Bambazonke
Harare magistrate Hosea Mujaya yesterday dismissed an application by former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko to have his trial transferred from Harare to Bulawayo.Mphoko's lawyer, Advocate Ta...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:20hrs | 1615 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prisons struggle to feed, treat inmates
The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) is struggling to feed and provide medical attention to inmates due to shortages of food and drugs, officials have said.This emerged at a Z...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:19hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's current environment not ideal for social dialogue
SINCE the beginning of the year, Zimbabwe's government has been confronted by restive workers and their leadership from different labour unions, either threatening industrial action or alleging incapa...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:18hrs | 186 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Zimbabweans cry foul over data prices
CONSUMERS have raised concern over the high data prices in Zimbabwe saying most people including the working class can no longer afford to buy data bundles that can cover their research and communicat...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:06hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City will be forced to dump kit?
PREMIER Soccer League returnees Bulawayo City FC will be forced to abandon their Ingwebu branded kit as it offends the sponsorship agreement the PSL has with Delta Beverages. Delta Beverages s...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:06hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 48-hour moratorium: Doctors trickle back to work
AT least 10 percent of junior doctors have reported for duty countrywide with Government ready to consider extenuating circumstances for doctors reporting to work after the moratorium extended by Pres...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:02hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa being fooled by events in Latin America
There are very interesting parallels between political developments in Zimbabwe and in four South American countries, namely Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela. In all these countries, ther...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:01hrs | 1874 | by Bevan Musoko
Zanu-PF welcome UN call for removal of sanctions
Political parties have welcomed a high-ranking United Nations official's call for the immediate removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by some Western countries. UN special rapporteur on the...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 08:59hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
NetOne Vice chair loses property claim
NetOne vice chairperson Ms Susan Mutangadura has lost a claim to two upmarket houses plus US$177 588 she ostensibly advanced to her estranged husband Mr Alban Chirume, the former Zimbabwe Stock Exchan...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 08:57hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
They were not called sons of the soil for nothing
Now that Uncle Sam and his cousin Albion have not minced their words on what must be done first for 'ZIDERA' to go, what shall we do about it? Did we not say it before that the human rights ma...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 22:06hrs | 1728 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
'Chamisa failed God' said Mnangagwa - both did, no legitimate winner from illegal election
Zimbabwe is in this political and economic mess because the country has been stuck with a corrupt, incompetent and tyrannical Zanu-PF regime. The party has rigged elections to stay in power. W...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 21:57hrs | 642 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zanu-PF in denial
The dire situation in Zimbabwe has been getting of a lot of attention in the British media – particularly since the visit to Zimbabwe by a UN representative who warned that Zimbabweans were on the v...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 21:56hrs | 699 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Lawyers deny criminal nuisance charges
NINE human rights defenders (HRDs) on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal nuisance as their trial commenced at Harare Magistrates Court.The nine HRDs who include human rights lawy...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 09:36hrs | 729 | by Stephen Jakes
Excesses against MDC crowds making bad situation worse
THE term rogue State is largely a curious one in political science, with grave connotations on how a country is perceived by other progressive nations. There is no State that formalises and prides its...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1523 | by Learnmore Zuze
World Bank rules out financial bailout to Mnangagwa
THE World Bank (WB) has ruled out a possible financial bailout to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government for now, saying Zimbabwe will only continue to benefit from technical assistance, analytical...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:44hrs | 5544 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa advocates for culture diplomacy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday challenged Zimbabwean ambassadors to promote the country's arts and culture in their host countries as part of cultural diplomacy.Mnangagwa made the re...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:22hrs | 90 | by Staff rpeorter
Khupe youths call VP Gutu to order
YOUTHS from the Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T are angry with party vice president Obert Gutu for allegedly hobnobbing with the enemy, Zanu-PF as well as celebrating the brutalisation of other opposition s...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:14hrs | 1057 | by newzimbabwe
SADC waiting to see a bloodbath in Zimbabwe before finally taking explosive situation seriously!
As the political and economic situation in Zimbabwe continually deteriorates beyond the average citizen's minimum threshold - as the suffering and over-burdened people increasingly become restive with...Published: 02 Dec 2019 at 12:10hrs | 2802 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF MP dies
MATABELELAND South Zanu-PF Member of Parliament (Proportional Representation) Alice Ndlovu-Zulu has died. She was 63. Her younger brother, Mr Patnas Mazibuko said Ndlovu-Zulu succumbed to kidn...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:24hrs | 11588 | by Staff reporter
Does the people's land belong to the state or the government of the day
IN a recent article I attempted to explain the historical background of land ownership in this country, which was introduced by colonists and has since been inherited and accepted as the norm by today...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:15hrs | 384 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Homes, land destroyed as gold panners invade region
Under the blazing sun, a group of men use picks and shovels to dig up a bushy patch of land outside Zimbabwe's second-largest city, stopping every few seconds to scan the soil for signs of gold....Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:14hrs | 786 | by Staff reporter
Ostrich mentality destroying Zimbabwe
United Nations special rapporteur on the right to food Hilal Elver's preliminary report following her 11-day fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe is a poignant reminder of everything that has gone wrong w...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:10hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Mbembesi holds Xhosa cultural festival
ZIMBABWEANS and South Africans are one people who must come together and stand against xenophobic tendencies, an official has said.This was said by South African Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mphakam...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:58hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
UN calls for end to Zimbabwe sanctions
All sanctions against Zimbabwe, which were imposed "following policy disagreements concerning the manner in which the land reform programme was handled", must be removed immediately as they are affect...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:47hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lawyers march against police brutality
Dozens of Zimbabwean lawyers took to the streets on Friday to protest against police brutality that has escalated since President Emmerson Mnangagwa came to power in 2017.Wearing black court r...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 14:35hrs | 419 | by AFP
Obert Gutu takes David Coltart and family head on
MDC-T Vice President Obert Gutu has attacked the MDC Treasurer General David Coltart and his son Doug Coltart calling them hypocritical racists. Said Gutu,"The son of a Rhodesian-era Sel...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 12:21hrs | 2890 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lawyers petition police, minister
LAWYERS yesterday held a peaceful demonstration against police brutality before handing a petition to Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga.Incen...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 11:49hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo describes Chiwenga's return as bizarre
Vice-President Costantino Chiwenga returned home last week from China where he was receiving treatment. He arrived aboard a Chinese plane and the Chinese deputy ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zhao Baogang, l...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 11:48hrs | 4842 | by Staff reporter
Govt brutality on citizens bad example for nation
Every community and society's norms and standards are usually set by those in authority. That is why, even at family level, the parents' behaviour and teachings play a primary role in determining the ...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:49hrs | 194 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Carnage in Zimbabwe hospitals continues
TOUTS are usually known for their confidence, foul language and naughtiness, but recently, they sobered up when one of their own died right on the streets with his hospital record card in hand, after ...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:48hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
Patients call for doctors to return
Patients seeking treatment from public health institutions countrywide have pleaded with junior doctors to end their impasse with the Government over salaries and find it in their hearts to assist the...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:43hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi warns prison officers against ill-treating imates
VICE President Kembo Mohadi has warned Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officers against ill-treating inmates, saying their conscience should be guided by the need to observe human rig...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 1744 | by Staff Reporter
Lawyers protest, petition Kazembe, Matanga over police brutality
ZIMBABWEAN lawyers have marched during a demonstration to protest against harassment and assault of legal practitioners and ordinary citizens.Dozens of placard waving lawyers gathered outside ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 15:15hrs | 1971 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe hunger 'shocking' for country not at war
Zimbabwe is on the brink of man-made starvation and the number of people needing help is "shocking" for a country not in conflict, a United Nations special expert on the right to food said Thursday....Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:54hrs | 571 | by Farai Mutsaka I Associated Press
Government to avail buses for school children
GOVERNMENT is working on availing special buses to transport children to school and back in response to a request by junior Parliamentarians. Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister, ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:37hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Cllr accused of undermining police authority freed
MARONDERA Magistrate Liberty Garakara on Thursday set free Charles Ngwena, the Councillor for Ward 4 in Marondera Central constituency, who was arrested last month and charged with undermining police ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:13hrs | 143 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe on brink of man-made starvation, UN rights expert warns
Despite the constitutional protection of the right to food and a sophisticated set of human-rights based national laws and policies, man-made starvation is slowly making its way in Zimbabwe, said the ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 06:40hrs | 1408 | by Ms Hilal Elver
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