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Cops near death as tout mob attacks
PIRATE kombi operators and illegal money changers yesterday allegedly ganged up and attacked traffic police officers who were patrolling in the Bulawayo city centre.The rowdy crew smashed wind...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1361 | by Staff reporter
Malaba strayed from straight, narrow path of rectitude
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, it is a shame for government that the power to extend the tenure of senior judges beyond retirement age that was recently vested in you was s...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:15hrs | 695 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
'New forex rules a time bomb'
NEW foreign currency measures imposed by government last week are a time bomb that could lead to price increases, lower economic activity and herald a return to the hyperinflation era of yesteryear....Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 4522 | by Staff reporter
Residents on shoot to kill
POLICE in Bulawayo are today expected to hold a crunch meeting with local business to strategise on how to deal with the increase in armed robberies in the city, while residents have called for a shoo...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 1444 | by Staff reporter
ZACC tackles Deeds Office graft
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), seeing a flood of fraud and corruption cases involving fake or stolen title deeds, or duplicate deeds has embarked on a series of awareness campaigns at...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:38hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Cops, prosecutors in acquittals storm
Corruption syndicates comprising police officers, prosecutors and magistrates are reportedly soliciting bribes from suspects before organising acquittals through sloppy investigations and prosecution....Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:37hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
'Arrest Zanu-PF hate mongers'
Zanu-PF youths have come under fire for threatening violence ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections, with the civic society and opposition saying they should be arrested for inciting terror.Th...Published: 27 May 2021 at 07:23hrs | 864 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T polling agents still unpaid for 2018 election
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora is agonising over outstanding allowances owed to thousands of polling agents hired by the party across the country for the disputed 2018 general election.Mwonzora...Published: 26 May 2021 at 16:20hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth leader on terror campaign
Zanu-PF youth league secretary for indigenisation Mike Chimombe is under fire for allegedly fanning factionalism and sponsoring violent gangs that are reportedly decampaigning President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:32hrs | 1468 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe 'rogue shadow' worries World Bank
A WORLD Bank (WB) executive has warned that Zimbabwe's recovery efforts will be held back by a "Rogue Shadow of Informality" that will affect revenue flows into the fiscus and aggravate deepening pove...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:24hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
Prepare for devastating Matabeleland breakaway as Zimbabwe votes against UN measures to stop genocide
On Tuesday18 May Zimbabwe demonstrated before the people of Matabeleland and the world that it cherishes its genocidal past without any remorse when it voted against a UN Assembly measure that seeks t...Published: 21 May 2021 at 12:53hrs | 2758 | by Israel Dube
Kazembe breathes fire to cops
Police commanders have been directed to immediately put to an end the rampant child kidnappings, ritual killings, traffic chaos caused by pirate taxis and general armed robberies targeting families an...Published: 21 May 2021 at 05:58hrs | 1715 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt votes against resolution to stop genocide
Zimbabwe inscribed its name on the "Wall of Shame" at the United Nations on Tuesday, voting against a U.N. General Assembly measure that seeks to protect vulnerable populations against "genocide, war ...Published: 20 May 2021 at 18:15hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns Chiredzi North MP for abusing power
CHIREDZI Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial political commissar Jevas Masosota has criticised the conduct of Chiredzi North Member of Parliament (MP) Roy Bhila and director for the district Central Intellige...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:35hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
Why did Zimbabwe regime invest so much in our post-independence education, yet always insults our intelligence?
The Zimbabwe government has always prided itself in the phenomenal strides it made in the country's post-independence education, that witnessed the proliferation of schools to reach nearly all section...Published: 17 May 2021 at 10:25hrs | 663 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Criminalising Freedom of Expression in Zimbabwe by ZANU PF
The oppressive ZANU PF regime continues to silence Zimbabwean alternative voices through criminalising any act or anyone who is viewed as a threat to the status quo. The recent arrest of youth leaders...Published: 13 May 2021 at 22:11hrs | 1021 | by Prince Njagu
Arthur Mutambara breathing fire over the Constitution amendment
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara is breathing fire over the Constitution Amendment (No.2) Bill, saying it is meant to consolidate power and brazenly restore fully fledged authoritarian ru...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:53hrs | 1384 | by Staff reporter
If Zimbabwe govt desires positive reportage then needs to act responsibly, as media not there to lie on their behalf
As a youth, one of the things that thoroughly infuriated me was when either my parents told other people, especially my relatives, when I had done something irresponsible and misbehaved, or when those...Published: 07 May 2021 at 10:11hrs | 245 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Why MDC-A must not change its name for by-elections
As embattled President Emmerson Mnangagwa dithers on whether or when to cause the compromised Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to discharge its constitutional obligation to call for the holding of ...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:39hrs | 1484 | by Jonathan N Moyo
In Europe desperation of some male-Africans is horrendous and pathetic
Seek first the advice from Prophet Makandiwa, make a pilgrimage to Nigeria and seek audience with TB Joshua immediately; With prayers you will win the 2019 EU parliamentary elections; said the young N...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 17:24hrs | 3281 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa's govt exposes its true nature
GOVERNMENT exposes its true nature with each passing moment and not only do they make bold, dumb, illegal and reckless statements, but they do it with so much lack of thought and blind confidence....Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 08:04hrs | 908 | by Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe
Teachers are not enemies of State
THE government exposes its true nature with each pass-ing moment and not only does it make bold, dumb, illegal and reckless statements, but it does it with so much lack of thought and arrogance. ...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:18hrs | 649 | by Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union in Zimbabwe
Zanu-PF activists invade Anglican Church farm
Zanu-PF activists, who invaded the Anglican Church owned Cyrene Farm in Figtree, Matabeleland South province, have been accused of invoking the ruling party's name to resist eviction.Anti-riot...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:13hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
Rogue security agents warned
GOVERNMENT is dealing with armed robbery cases involving members of the security sector and has said those who resist arrest will be shot. Increasing armed robberies, mainly targeting banks an...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:26hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
'Nail corrupt police'
AUTHORITIES have stepped up their efforts against graft within the police force, with Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe urging citizens to use technology to help nail rogue cops.This comes...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:35hrs | 835 | by Staff reporter
143 arrested as cops smash drug dealers' bases
A POLICE crackdown on drug peddlers and syndicates has so far netted 143 drug dealers with their bases being destroyed in raids that are being carried out in Harare and Chitungwiza. This comes...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
So how is it possible that someone considered too old to run a school class, can be entrusted with running an entire country?
Yesterday, I was extremely agitated watching the viral video of the elderly lady who was being harassed by a bunch of bus touts in Beitbridge town (who have since been arrested and sentenced to six mo...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 10:20hrs | 1980 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Imposing sanctions on Zanu PF is no solution' - rubbish, punishment is one of tripod tenet on which rule of law stand
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you!" Is rightly considered the "Golden Rule" because it is the fountain of all just, fair and peaceful human relations; the fountain on which human civi...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 10:35hrs | 464 | by Wilbert Mukori
The Liberation War in Nkayi, Matebeleland: The Agenda by Rhodesian Army & State to starve 'terrorists', a personal experience!
In today's Africa, we often ascribe the violation of African rights to only African governments and easily forget a long-standing history of wanton violation of African rights by gun-ho racialist geno...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 22:38hrs | 1481 | by Thembani Dube
Bus operators engage govt over 'rogue' touts
THE Zimbabwe Passenger Transport Organisation (ZPTO) has pleaded with government to clamp down on touts terrorising commuters at various bus termini across the country.The plea came after a vi...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:11hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Understanding the Zimbabwe economy
I OFTEN say to visiting experts and diplomats that, if you say you understand Zimbabwe, you have not been here long enough.We are a tiny blip on the global radar but we punch well above our we...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:52hrs | 996 | by Eddie Cross
Zanu-PF officials fleece villagers
THE Presidential Farming Inputs Programme popularly known as Pfumvudza has been used to fleece unsuspecting farmers through a well-orchestrated scheme involving thousands of United States dollars....Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 09:35hrs | 916 | by Staff reporter
'Biti must not be expelled from Parliament'
Zanu-PF is determined to establish a one-party state similar to the Chinese model, former People's Democratic Party (PDP) secretary-general Gorden Moyo said on Thursday.Moyo spoke a day after ...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 09:31hrs | 3485 | by Staff reporter
Rise in armed robberies worries police
POLICE have expressed concern over numerous cases of armed robberies that have been reported in the country since the beginning of the year. Syndicates of armed robbers are terrorising financi...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:02hrs | 986 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland activists 'under siege'
HUMAN rights activists have accused authorities of employing unorthodox means to hound government critics following reports that armed police raided the house of a leader of a Matabeleland-based milit...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
If peaceful demonstrations in Zim 'banned' due to some violent elements, then ZANU PF should've been banned 40 years ago!
Traditionally, it has been known that the major characteristic of a fascist dictatorship has been the nefarious enactment of laws that were solely meant to stifle any freedom and democracy, thereby en...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 12:42hrs | 859 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Pirate kombi drivers attack police officers
ROWDY pirate kombi drivers ganged up with some rogue elements and attacked traffic police officers before smashing the rear windscreen of their patrol vehicle and stealing a car battery which was in t...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 06:40hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter
How can a brutalised nation stand with abusive regime?
YOUR Excellency, President ED Mnangagwa,At times I believe the main reason Zimbabweans are still standing today in spite of the political, economic, physical, and emotional brutalisation they ...Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 06:05hrs | 337 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Women should be careful not to be emaciated from being subjects of men, but turned into objects of men
As the world commemorates International Women's Day, it is always an important time for humanity to evaluate, and take stock, of just how far the struggle for women's rights, equality, parity, and the...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 17:40hrs | 496 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Women should be careful not to be emancipated from being subjects of men, but turned into objects of men
As the world commemorates International Women's Day, it is always an important time for humanity to evaluate, and take stock, of just how far the struggle for women's rights, equality, parity, and the...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 14:44hrs | 245 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
How can a brutalized Zimbabwean nation be expected to stand with their abusive regime in international re-engangement?
At times I believe the main reason Zimbabweans are still standing today, in spite of the political, economic, physical, and emotional brutalization they have endured at the cold-hearted and blood-drip...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 08:31hrs | 499 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
There is 'strategic advantage' in Chamisa's silence over SC judgement - as would in having hyaena for pet
"Since the dubious 31 March 2020 SC (Supreme Court) judgment on the MDC's leadership, Mnangagwa has used cronies, recalls, arrests, abductions, torture and defections to destroy the MDC-A," commented ...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 08:21hrs | 2293 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'It is not from the benevolence of corrupt and vote-rigging politicians we expect our dinner' to paraphrase A Smith
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest (profit). We address ourselves not to their humanit...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 13:11hrs | 587 | by Wilbert Mukori
Police warn felons, rotten cops
ANGRY authorities vowed yesterday that they would hammer perpetrators of violent crime in the country, while also dealing ruthlessly with rogue police officers caught participating in criminal activit...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 13:12hrs | 1337 | by Staff reporter
Police gun down 6 robbers
FOUR suspected armed robbers were killed while two others were arrested in a shootout with police along Mbuya Nehanda Street in Harare on Friday.One of the robbers was a serving member of the ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:55hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
Was November 2017 a false start for Zimbabwe?
THEN there was the incident in New York on 9/11, I drove into the garden of my daughter and her husband and they shouted at me to come and see what was happening.I walked into the house and sa...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 20:19hrs | 1115 | by Eddie Cross
US-based Zimbabwean actor lends role in new movie
LOS ANGELES-BASED Zimbabwean actor Rick Cosnett says he has landed a role in the forthcoming movie titled Go To The Moon which will start filming next month.Cosnett is popularly known for his ...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 18:10hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firm commercialises umsuzwane herb
A BULAWAYO company, Green Afrique Technologies, has ventured into processing green tea using umsuzwane/zumbani to promote local herbal remedies for various respiratory ailments.Umsuzwane recen...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:57hrs | 1826 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC calls on army to rein in rogue soldiers
MDC ALLIANCE has called on the army to rein in rogue elements within the security sector for terrorising civilians.This follows reports of acts of brutality visited on civilians by soldiers in...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:02hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reined in rogue soldiers, says Senator
ZANU-PF women's league commissar Maybe Mbowa yesterday said sanity had returned to her Gokwe-Nembudziya constituency after she alerted President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the soldiers' brutality.M...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:47hrs | 1452 | by Staff reporter
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