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'Bona Mugabe divorce opens can of worms'
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara says a divorce case involving the late former President Robert Mugabe's daughter, Bona, exposed how Zimbabwe has been looted to economic collapse by the r...Published: 12 mins ago | 68 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar in spectacular crash
THE Zimbabwe dollar crashed by a whopping 60% against the United States dollar in May alone, underlining a raging economic crisis that has wiped salaries and sent prices soaring.Zimbabwe's eco...Published: 14 mins ago | 31 | by Staff reporter
Stage set for bruising August 23 polls
ZIMBABWEANS head to the polls on August 23 after President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the long-awaited proclamation yesterday.Mnangagwa's proclamation in an Extraordinary Government Gazette set t...Published: 18 mins ago | 6 | by Staff reporter
Demystifying youth participation in Zimbabwe politics
ZIMBABWEAN youth are often accused of being politically apathetic. This article will attempt to separate myths and facts about Zimbabwean youth political participation, identify who constitutes youth,...Published: 19 mins ago | 5 | by Innocent Mpoki
Hit and run claims Bulawayo man's life
POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a hit-and-run road traffic accident that occurred last week on Wednesday and claimed a man's life.Posting on its official Twitter handle, the Zimbabwe Repu...Published: 22 mins ago | 12 | by Staff reporter
Stage set for bruising August 23 polls in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWEANS head to the polls on August 23 after President Emmerson Mnangagwa made the long-awaited proclamation yesterday.Mnangagwa's proclamation in an Extraordinary Government Gazette set t...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt choking CSOs
Independent civic society organisations (CSOs) have accused the Zanu-PF government of stifling their work by pushing the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill, while allowing non-gover...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:45hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
Robert Chapman's name 'missing' from ZEC voters roll
DEMOCRATIC Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ) president, Robert Chapman has red-flagged inefficiencies of Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)'s voter registration system after failing to find his entry among eli...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:41hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Tonderai Ndira's widow carries heavy heart
THE mere mention of the word "elections" has a chilling effect on Plaxedes Mutariswa Ndira.Memories of her late husband, Tonderai Ndira, who was a staunch MDC-T activist, immediately engulf he...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:58hrs | 1267 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt sells Elizabeth Tsvangirai her late husband's mansion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government technically took possession of and sold the late former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Highlands mansion to his widow after it had appeared to be willing ...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:10hrs | 3042 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi ambition to be Zimbabwe President caused tribal chaos in the presidency
If he had his way, Kembo Mohadi could have been the first Zimbabwe President of Matabele origin after 43 years of Zimbabwe independence. But his repeated statement in which he expressed his wish to su...Published: 28 May 2023 at 15:51hrs | 1014 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa appoints new CIO fixer to consolidate grip on power
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has moved to re-assert his vice-like grip on Zimbabwe's state security service, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), which is critical to his power consolidation a...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:42hrs | 5255 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's amnesty to rapists raises a stink
Pressure is piling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reconsider the release of dangerous criminals, including rapists, who benefited from an amnesty that saw the release of 4 000 prisoners. R...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:08hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | 813 | by Musa Kika
BCC warns people embarking on road repairs without seeking permission
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned that people who carry out road repairs without seeking permission from the council risk being jailed or fined as it is an offence under the city's by-laws....Published: 26 May 2023 at 17:52hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Johannesburg mayor now understands why Mugabe banned NGOs
Despite coming under attack for conducting "illegal" raids in Johannesburg buildings during his two-day stint as acting mayor, Patriotic Alliance secretary Kenny Kunene says he would do it again becau...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:34hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
On inflation Mthuli Ncube must listen to Chinamasa and Gono, 'in the know' advised Moyo. A very sick joke.
Professor Jonathan Moyo would be fountain of wisdom if only his contributions are not more often than not laced with propaganda, lies and damned lies whose sole purpose is to poison the mind. ...Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:22hrs | 743 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa must not deliver another Lima
WHITE commercial farmers forced off their land over 20 years ago have waited since 2018 — when government agreed to a compensation deal — to receive their settlements. It is important to note that...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 5019 | by Staff reporter
Manifestos and democracy in Zimbabwe
MACDONALD Lewanika (2019) in his doctoral thesis argued that contrary to popular opinion Zanu-PF is a learning organization, which has changed its electoral practices to suit different needs.M...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:38hrs | 232 | by Munyaradzi Mapfumo
Ball is in Mnangagwa's court
LAST week, Zimbabwe continued with its structured debt clearance dialogues with foreign creditors owed over US$14 billion, as the country makes important steps to weave its way out of the debt hole....Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 1082 | by Staff reporter
The tragedy of Zimbabwe
Main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere last week spoke at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy - a major United Nations conference that shines a sp...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 382 | by Fadzayi Mahere
Election buzz has not gripped Zimbabwe
ELECTION 2023, A FIRST IN 43 YEARS: As Zimbabwe holds a General Election in the Heroes & Defence Forces MonthWhen it comes to the meaning of things whose spiritual force can move mou...Published: 25 May 2023 at 18:46hrs | 406 | by Jonathan Moyo
Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger endorses Chamisa's CCC ahead of 2023 elections
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy challenger and Zanu-PF activist, Sybeth Musengezi has made a shock announcement rallying behind Citizens' Coalition for Change leader, Nelson Chamisa in the u...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:11hrs | 1746 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's democratic credentials non-existent
ON his return from brief exile in South Africa on November 22, 2017 after the late former President Robert Mugabe had been deposed by his military chiefs in a coup, Emmerson Mnangagwa told Zanu-PF sup...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:05hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry kept in Cabinet by her skin - Mzembi
Former Cabinet Minister Walter Mzembi has denounced Minister of Sport, Arts and Recreation Kirsty Coventry saying she has dismally failed.Mzembi believes Coventry is being kept by President Em...Published: 23 May 2023 at 14:53hrs | 1805 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Jonathan Moyo takes a dig at Chamisa
EXILED former Cabinet Minister Jonathan Moyo has dismissed any chance of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa unseating Zanu-PF's Emmerson Mnangagwa and declared Zimbabwe's wan...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:48hrs | 4964 | by Staff reporter
'Re-engagement will depend on holding credible 2023 elections' AfDB warns. At long last, some home-truths
"The African Development Bank has moved to fast-track Zimbabwe's $3.5 billion compensation to white farmers whose land was seized under former president Robert Mugabe's reforms. The bank is leading ef...Published: 22 May 2023 at 21:59hrs | 844 | by Wilbert Mukori
Crisis meetings as turmoil grips Zanu-PF province
ZANU-PF early this week dispatched two senior party officials to the Midlands to hold crisis meetings following political turmoil that has gripped President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province ahead of...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:48hrs | 766 | by Staff reporter
Rostec, Zimbabwe helicopter deal in crosshairs of US sanctions
ZIMBABWE, which is under United States sanctions, has received 18 helicopters from a sanctioned Russian state entity, Rostec, for air medical services, law enforcement, as well as search-and-rescue op...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:12hrs | 3106 | by Staff reporter
Mahere's Geneva presentation rattles Zanu-PF
MAIN opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere's presentation at the high-profile Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy in Switzerland, which laid bare the cou...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 1646 | by Staff reporter
Clamour for reforms puts Zimbabwe polls in doubt
Less than four months to the end of Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangawa's first term, the date for the southern African country's next elections is still a mystery amid calls for electoral reforms....Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe debt clearance tied to farmers' compensation and credible polls
THE African Development Bank has moved to fast-track Zimbabwe's $3.5 billion compensation to white farmers whose land was seized under former president Robert Mugabe's reforms. The bank is leading eff...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 263 | by Zeenat Hansrod
'Mnangagwa's govt weak'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is weak and is capitalising on intimidation to gain mileage ahead of this year's harmonised elections, opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spok...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt rapped over failure to respect the Constitution
LEGAL experts say Zimbabwe is one of the countries with a good Constitution, but suffering from constitutional disorder because of an authoritarian leadership which has no respect for the governance c...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF grassroots reject 2023 candidates
A protest vote is looming in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's backyard in Midlands where Zanu-PF grassroots are rejecting recently elected party candidates in more than 10 constituencies.Insider...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:14hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Senator exposes Gukurahundi 'denialists'
Zanu-PF officials from Matebeleland have been accused of blocking any debate and motions on Gukurahundi whenever they are presented in Parliament.The claims were made by recalled MDC Alliance ...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:10hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reached out to brother Putin on helicopter deal
A fleet of 18 Russian Ansat helicopters was delivered to Zimbabwe this week to assist with policing and disaster relief. Speaking at the handover ceremony in Harare, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and R...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:06hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube weaponising foreign trade to fight local firms
ZIMBABWE'S rulers think that it is within their rights to destroy their economy and turn to neighbours for stop gap solutions.This weird belief was passed from the late strongman, Robert Mugab...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:58hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
The stakes will be high in Zimbabwe's elections
After the general election in Nigeria in February, the next most significant election in Anglophone Africa will be in Zimbabwe in July or August.There is huge interest in the conduct and outco...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:47hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Zimbabwe economist names Zimbabwe 'Most Miserable Country' in the world
ZIMBABWE has been named the most miserable country in the world ahead of war-torn Ukraine, Syria and Sudan on renowned economist Steve Hanke's Annual Misery Index (HAMI).Hanke blamed Zimbabwe'...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:15hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers cry for Indaba with Mnangagwa
THE mantra ‘‘leaving no place and no one behind'' as touted by the incumbent Second Republic Government in its national development policies must surely inspire all of us Zimbabweans to march into...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:10hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe acquires 18 copters from Russia
ZIMBABWE yesterday took delivery of 18 brand new helicopters from Russia that will go towards emergency air medical services, law enforcement and tourism, as the efforts at engagement and re-engagemen...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:41hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Memorial lecture held for top Zapu member
A MEMORIAL lecture was held in Bulawayo on Monday for the late top Zapu member John Mthimkhulu who was killed by the Fifth Brigade at the height of the Gukurahundi massacres at his rural home in Bubi ...Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:47hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth league in turmoil
THE Zanu-PF youth league is reportedly in turmoil as some members are allegedly snubbing the ruling party's national secretary for youth affairs Tino Machakaire amid reports of a plot to oust him....Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:26hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi descends on Harare
Scores of ZANU PF supporters across the country thronged to the Robert Mugabe International airport to welcome Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi who is in the country for a three-day State visit which...Published: 17 May 2023 at 13:54hrs | 1598 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa impeachment bid brewing
JUSTICE Minister and Zanu-PF politburo member, Ziyambi Ziyambi, has appeared to give credence to speculation that an impeachment bid may be mounted against President Emmerson Mnangagwa after general e...Published: 16 May 2023 at 20:44hrs | 6556 | by Staff reporter
Why Ngarivhume matters: PART 1
This is the third week since Magistrate Faresi Chakanyuka sentenced Transform Zimbabwe President Jacob Ngarivhume to an effective 3 years in prison for inciting public violence. Not only was t...Published: 16 May 2023 at 17:25hrs | 774 | by F Muridzo
Mnangagwa's shaky control exposed
INVESTIGATIONS into how a controversial government notice which subverted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's authority while he was in London attending United Kingdom King Charles III's coronation last we...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:28hrs | 2127 | by Staff reporter
African Devt Bank proposes ‘fast track' compensation for Zimbabwe white ex-farmers
The African Development Bank (AFDB) has developed financial instruments to "fast track and front load" $3.5 billion in compensation to white farmers whose land was taken from them by Zimbabwe's govern...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:05hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe critic and former Archbishop of York told to step down from Church
The former Archbishop of York has been forced to step down from his Church of England role after a review into how he handled a child sex abuse allegation.Lord John Sentamu, a bitter critic of...Published: 14 May 2023 at 19:22hrs | 1938 | by Staff reporter
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