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Judiciary captured now they have become judicial political activists
In every democratic space the Judiciary sits at the centre and the live wire of the democratic experiment. The Judiciary have a constitutional function of execution of laws respectively. It is the bac...Published: 6 hrs ago | 554 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Biti hits back at Mnangagwa aide
MDC Alliance vice-president Tendai Biti has rubbished claims by the government that lawyers in the party crafted laws used by western countries to impose sanctions on the country.President Emm...Published: 16 hrs ago | 3568 | by Staff reporter
Poverty drives women into prostitution
UNSURE of the direction he was taking, the driver of the fancy Chevrolet stopped beside two village women that were walking from the opposite direction, along the dusty road in Maranda, Mwenezi....Published: 16 hrs ago | 1352 | by Staff reporter
Mealie-meal price to go down
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe has welcomed Government's position to stop issuing maize and mealie-meal import permits with effect from end of the month, as the country is on course for a m...Published: 16 hrs ago | 453 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube goes on investment roadshow
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube is preparing to take his global investment roadshow to Western capitals in a drive geared to publicise investment opportunities in the ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 255 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa warns NGOs
NON Governmental Organisations (NGOs) meddling in politics risk being deregistered if they persist with machinations to destabilise the country, Zanu-PF Secretary for Administration in the Women's Lea...Published: 16 hrs ago | 275 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa very weak in fighting corruption
The recent appointment of controversial Delish Nguwaya at AAG is a very sad development in the history of fighting corruption. Even those who thought President Emmerson Mnangagwa was serious in fighti...Published: 18 hrs ago | 431 | by Leonard Koni
FAO: Agriculture will make or break Africa's free trade
Transforming agri-food systems can unlock Africa's potential.The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) holds the potential to lift millions of people out of poverty and end chronic food...Published: 18 hrs ago | 99 | by Abebe Haile-Gabriel
Independent Matabeleland presages the worst to come: South Sudan war will be nowhere near
We have been saying time and again that these numerous Mthwakazi parties are a group of young boys who do not have the slightest idea about the past liberation war. Reading the daily news in social me...Published: 18 hrs ago | 607 | by Nomazulu Thata
'Mwonzora helping Zanu-PF to consolidate tyranny'
The Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance has castigated the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T legislators, for helping Zanu-PF to pass the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill 2 which they have labelled a ...Published: 15 May 2021 at 12:01hrs | 2487 | by Staff reporter
Charamba speaks on Mnangagwa, Chiwenga 'tiff'
PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba has revealed that Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga was the one who pushed for the removal of the running mate clause from the Constitution, dismissing spec...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:55hrs | 6579 | by Staff rpeorter
Let's mend Zimbabwe's battered image together, says Shava
FOREIGN Affairs minister Frederick Shava has rallied the media to play a critical role in the country's quest to improve its "battered image".In a first of its kind engagement between the Fore...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:51hrs | 1274 | by Staff rpeorter
Zanu-PF MP heckled at youth summit
Zanu-PF MP for Chivi north Mathias Tongofa was on Thursday heckled during a youth summit held in Harare, with some of the participants accusing him of being "too old" to represent their interests in P...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:48hrs | 1586 | by Staff rpeorter
Ekusileni Hospital opening postponed again
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday failed to officially open Ekusileni Medical Centre, with Bulawayo Metropolitan Affairs minister Judith Ncube saying the institution was still undergoing refurbis...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:46hrs | 880 | by Staff rpeorter
'Thieving' council workers bounce back
THE Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) has wrapped council for abetting corruption after reinstating two workers who were summarily dismissed for stealing a water storage tank last mont...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:43hrs | 735 | by Staff rpeorter
Victoria Falls town clerk suspended again
LOCAL Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo has suspended Victoria Falls Town Clerk Ronnie Dube saying this will help stabilise operations of the city and avoid scaring away tourists or inves...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:42hrs | 259 | by Staff rpeorter
Driver rams into Mnangagwa motorcade
An unlicensed driver yesterday appeared in court facing allegations of ramming into a State motorcade along Bulawayo Road in Harare. Tatenda Mupariwa (26) appeared at Mbare Magistrates Court c...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:39hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Indian COVID-19 strain - Businessman dies in Kwekwe
A KWEKWE man who died from Covid-19 after contact with a niece who had just returned from India where thousands have succumbed to a deadly variant has brought panic among health authorities in the cit...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:38hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
ZACC arrests land developer for duping homeseekers of US$160 000
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a land developing company for duping 120 land seekers of more than USD$160 000 by developing two pieces of stateland in Zvishavane and Shurugwi wit...Published: 14 May 2021 at 14:14hrs | 2403 | by Staff Reporter
The Emergence of 5th Columnists in Matebeleland
Matebeleland has come a long way and still has a long way to go before any realistic arrival at the station of real freedom for its own people. It is a long winding mountainous road to freedom that is...Published: 14 May 2021 at 13:24hrs | 1638 | by Thembani Dube
Delta Beverages unveil US$3.390 million PSL sponsorship deal
DELTA Beverages has renewed its partnership with the Premier Soccer League (PSL) by signing a three-year deal worth US$3 390 000. The sponsorship package will see the PSL getting US$1 130 000 ...Published: 13 May 2021 at 18:09hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
4 armed robbers arrested
FOUR armed robbers who last week attacked and kidnapped a Harare couple who had stopped to check the condition of a dirt road, have been arrested. The incident occurred at around 8pm in Budiri...Published: 13 May 2021 at 18:08hrs | 1858 | by Staff reporter
Police to step up blitz on illegal kombis
GOVERNMENT has warned that police will increase their operations following the flouting of Covid-19 regulations by unregistered private kombis plying the country's urban routes. In her post Ca...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:46hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Minister explains Zupco strategy
The decision to compel all urban transport operators to ply their trade under the control or oversight of Zupco derives from the National Development Strategy 1 where it is noted that public transport...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 882 | by Staff reporter
Global giant fires Hwange furnaces
CHINESE global investor, Tsingshan Holding Group, has started construction of its second 150 000-tonne coke battery in Hwange, Matabeleland North Province, following completion last month of the first...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Honda Fit catches fire two burnt beyond recognition
Two people were burnt beyond recognition on Monday after a Honda Fit they were travelling in hit a tree at three-kilometre peg along Mazowe -Jumbo highway.Mashonaland Central deputy police spo...Published: 12 May 2021 at 20:09hrs | 2646 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZTN to live stream PSL matches
THE Premier Soccer League have announced broadcast partnership with Zimpapers Television Network for the upcoming 2021 season.Under the arrangement, ZTN are expected to broadcast PSL league ma...Published: 12 May 2021 at 14:11hrs | 1172 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt warns over Covid-19 regulations violation
GOVERNMENT has warned that police will increase their operations following the flouting of Covid-19 regulations by unregistered private kombis plying the country's urban routes and members of the publ...Published: 12 May 2021 at 14:03hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
Madhuku says Zimbabwe's proposed Patriotic Bill is dangerous
Zimbabwe is planning to introduce a law to punish people who are deemed "unpatriotic" because they criticise the country when abroad - and it has left activists feeling nervous.Constitutional ...Published: 12 May 2021 at 10:44hrs | 2394 | by Staff reporter
Crisis Coalition blasts Mnangagwa's spin doctor
CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has vowed to continue with its pursuit for a democratic society in the wake of continued intimidation by some top government officials irked by the NGO grouping's w...Published: 12 May 2021 at 10:33hrs | 1591 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's plan to outlaw 'unpatriotic acts'
Zimbabwe is planning to introduce a law to punish people who are deemed "unpatriotic" because they criticise the country when abroad - and it has left activists feeling nervous.Constitutional ...Published: 12 May 2021 at 08:28hrs | 1526 | by BBC
Cabinet blames fuel availability for congestion
CABINET yesterday agreed to set up an inter-ministerial team to deal with congestion on the country's roads that has become a menace especially in urban areas.This was announced by Information...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:46hrs | 1967 | by Staff reporter
Nurses bemoan lack of appreciation
NURSES unions have hailed their members for playing a pivotal role in the country's health delivery system, especially during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, although authorities have not appre...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
BCC rehabilitates link road to Inyankuni, Ncema dams
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) in partnership with the Bulawayo Angling Club are planning to rehabilitate the access road to Ncema and Inyankuni dams which is key for water supply to the city.Thi...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Cheetahs face tough route to Tokyo
A TOUGH test awaits Zimbabwe's national rugby sevens side in their bid to book a ticket to the Tokyo Olympic Games after they were drawn in Pool A alongside Ireland, Samoa, Tonga and Mexico for the up...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Kazungula is Beitbridge Border Post death knell?
On Monday, President Mnangagwa witnessed the commissioning of the US$260 million Kazungula Bridge built by Botswana and Zambia across the Zambezi River. The bridge, situated at the point where...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:39hrs | 3023 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa deploys Chiwenga to spearhead special mission
President Mnangagwa has deployed Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga to spearhead the monitoring and implementation of strategic projects that are expected to have a telling effect on the economy a...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1797 | by Staff reporter
Phutheho: The decisive Matabeleland Initiative
The Phutheho Convention, a Matabeleland all-stakeholder gathering (Imbizo) which brings together the people of Matabeleland from all walks of life is arguably the best initiative Matabeleland has ever...Published: 11 May 2021 at 22:53hrs | 753 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Mnangagwa jets off to Uganda
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose government continues to keep land borders shut, has left the country again for Uganda where he is set to witness the swearing-in of the East African country Preside...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:47hrs | 1826 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally turns US$22m glass firm into cattle pen
PROMINENT Gweru businessman Douglas Makwande has set himself on a collision course with the Gweru City Council after converting premises of Zimbabwe Glass Holdings (Zimglass) into a cattle pen for his...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:45hrs | 2641 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa is delusional,' claims former MDC heavies
Former MDC Alliance members who recently defected to the ruling Zanu-PF party last week took turns to attack their former leader Nelson Chamisa whom they accused of being ignorant and delusional, Tell...Published: 11 May 2021 at 09:04hrs | 4278 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe snubbed Kazungula bridge over 'donor influence'
ZIMBABWE is set to join Zambia and Botswana in the Kazungula Bridge project after the late former President Robert Mugabe's government snubbed the project due to "donor influence".President Em...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 2795 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt ready to open up airwaves'
INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday said government was ready to further open up the airwaves and ensure a democratic media which operated without fear of harassment.Mutsvangwa sa...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Emergency roads rehab starts ko Bulawayo
THE first phase of roadworks in Bulawayo under the Government-funded US$400 million Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP) recently launched by President Mnangagwa, has started. Bulawa...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators 'bash cop, smash phone'
A KOMBI driver and a conductor as well as a woman from Bulawayo who allegedly assaulted a police officer on duty and smashed his mobile phone have appeared in court. Thembani Moyo (41), Xola S...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 1574 | by Staff reporter
Put Zimbabwe first to help re-engagement efforts
IT is the role of the media to put Zimbabwe first when reporting to complement Government's re-engagement efforts meant to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The media when disseminating...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:36hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
PSL season kick-off deferred
THE Premiership football season which had initially been scheduled to roll out with a knock-out tournament this weekend has been moved to May 22.Top-flight football was last played in the coun...Published: 10 May 2021 at 17:27hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Project: More harm than good
Awarded a rousing reception in 2017 by the City of Kings, the Egodini project headed by Terracotta Trading Private Limited produced a royal city befitting pitch which was well backed by the then Actin...Published: 10 May 2021 at 12:02hrs | 3054 | by Thabiso Nxumalo
'Zanu-PF seeks to reclaim all MDC Alliance seats'
Zanu-PF is planning to make inroads and reclaim all parliamentary and local council seats in the MDC Alliance-dominated Hwange district.For years, Hwange and Binga districts in Matabeleland No...Published: 10 May 2021 at 08:16hrs | 1882 | by Staff reporter
Zupco gives in to rural buses, urban taxis demands
COMMUTER buses and kombis plying rural routes including metered taxis operating in urban centres are allowed to operate without registering under the Zupco franchise or going through the Central Mecha...Published: 10 May 2021 at 05:24hrs | 3120 | by Staff reporter
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