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Zesa mulls US$4bn gas-fired plant
ZIMBABWE'S power utility Zesa Holdings Ltd says it plans to build a gas-fired power station as it prepares for a potential find by Australia Stock Exchange-listed resources junior Invictus Energy, whi...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:29hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
Is Hwange Unit 7 another huge big scam and con job?
Is it just me, or has everyone else also noticed that, ever since Hwange Unit 7 Thermal Power Station came online, two days ago, load shedding has strangely increased?Excuse me for my ignoranc...Published: 22 Mar 2023 at 07:16hrs | 3435 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe in desperate need of national leaders not Mafia bosses and gang leaders!
It was the most heartbreaking sight - as images of a collapsed primary school in my home city of Kwekwe made the rounds across the country. In fact, the stab to my heart was made more excrucia...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:17hrs | 270 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bulawayo's thriving car breaking industry
When you think of industries that offer opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship, the car breaking industry is probably not the first one that comes to mind.However, in Bulawayo, Zimb...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Poor Pamela Tremont and Triple C: Politics without lawful issue
I have watched Pamela Tremont's hearing in preparation for her posting to Zimbabwe as US' next ambassador.Both the line of questioning by US Senators, as well as her responses, were, to say th...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:32hrs | 187 | by @Jamwanda2
Zanu-PF bigwigs fretting ahead of the party's primaries
Some Zanu-PF bigwigs, including ministers, are said to be fretting ahead of the party's primaries slated for the weekend amid reports that some of them are throwing spanners into the works of their ri...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 09:16hrs | 1311 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-born alleged serial killer says SA cops planted evidence, forced confession
Alleged serial killer Prince Willard Themba Dube told the Limpopo High Court that the contents of his two confession statements were "a mixture of lies and the truth".The statements – one ta...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:54hrs | 1124 | by Staff reporter
Return of Madlela Skhobokhobo
He is back for more!After Covid-19 became an obstacle for him to release the project, Gwanda-bred multi-talented gem Madlela Skhobokhobo is finally set to release and launch his much-anticipat...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:22hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Bosso in tricky opening fixtures
CASTLE Lager Premier Soccer League title-starved Bulawayo sleeping giant Highlanders' five opening games will have a big tell in their quest to end a 17-year wait for the championship, as they face tr...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:02hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims that Zimbabwe upholds good governance
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa told delegates attending the Zimbabwe Second Structured Dialogue Platform Meeting that the country is upholding tenets of good governance and democracy as part of efforts ...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 15:50hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Chigumba resists political pressure over delimitation
IN the days leading to 17 February when the final delimitation report was supposed to be gazetted by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Justice Priscilla...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 10:38hrs | 2812 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: SA rapper 'AKA' shot dead outside nightclub
Award-winning South African rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes was reportedly shot and killed on Friday night at a popular Durban nightclub.According to a first responder at the scene, who spoke on c...Published: 11 Feb 2023 at 02:32hrs | 2673 | by Staff Reporter
'I was told to stop supporting Mnangagwa'
WE today conclude our interview with Elphas Tshuma, a former guerilla who operated in Hurungwe in Mashonaland West Province and later on in Hwange in Matabeleland North. Tshuma, now a member of the ru...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:27hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe
This opinion-editorial piece was written by Japhet Ncube, a Zimbabwean-born former editor of South African daily, The Star, in November 2017 during the coup which ousted the late former president Robe...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:10hrs | 349 | by Japhet Mathanda Ncube
Why have Smith's prophetic words about Zimbabwe come to pass?
If ever there were any painful words spoken about an independent Zimbabwe - none, arguably, can surpass those supposedly uttered by Rhodesia Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith.He is alleged to h...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 08:48hrs | 5828 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Zimbabweans are angry'
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) have warned of simmering civil unrest due to unfettered corruption among President Emmerson Mnangagwa's lieutenants and cronies, after the country fared badly in Tra...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:46hrs | 1623 | by Staff reporter
President Lukashenko, be warned, Zimbabwe will never be a colony again!
Amongst all the hullabaloo, with the pomp and fanfare, surrounding the so-called 'historic' state visit by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to Zimbabwe - some of us are more wary of a leader ...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 08:51hrs | 1513 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Miner in bid to appease Zanu-PF
CHINESE company Chenjxi (Private) Limited, which was in partnership with a local miner exposed by The NewsHawks last year in April after conducting illegal mining activities on part of the picturesque...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:53hrs | 1246 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa refuses to hand over phone evidence
THREE Zanu-PF party members who were arrested for inciting other party activists to commit acts of violence against Norton legislator Temba Mliswa (independent) at the burial of a party member Shepher...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:11hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
6 more murder cases for Muvevi
Police are investigating leads linking former police detective Jaison Muvevi to six other murder cases that took place in and around Harare and Chitungwiza over the past three years.The 42-yea...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 12:12hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police to 'shoot to kill' armed robbers
Police will bring the full force of the law to bear on those who possess unregistered firearms, as they will be deemed to have criminal intent to harm, Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-Gene...Published: 18 Jan 2023 at 21:26hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
In a normal country, both ZANU PF and CCC/MDC would be history!
It is bewildering listening to ZANU PF mouthpieces condemning the opposition (CCC and MDC) for running down once plush urban areas into disgusting shanty towns - thereafter, suggesting that residents ...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 19:12hrs | 706 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe police dragged to Zanu-PF ideology classes
MORALE has reportedly hit rock bottom in the police force after all officers were commandeered to attend civic education meetings co-ordinated by the ruling Zanu-PF party as part of its indoctrination...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 05:52hrs | 1289 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa claims his party has corrected past mistakes
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa claims his party has corrected past mistakes to ensure a clean sweep in this year's elections, but Zanu-PF says the opposition leader is day d...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:20hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Writing's on the bright yellow wall
The Bishop is back.What a restful, restorative and therapeutic sabbatical it was!Once in a while, it is quite helpful to extricate ourselves from the maddening rush of our manic lifest...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:38hrs | 169 | by Bishop Lazi
Tanker bursts into flames outside Beitbridge
A ROAD haulage tanker carrying sulphate oil burst into flames some 20 kilometres outside Beitbridge along the Bietbridge-Bulawayo highway on Tuesday.Sulphate oil is used in the creation of per...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 18:25hrs | 1661 | by Staff reporter
Chat GPT: The AI revolution that could change the face of Zimbabwe's economy
As artificial intelligence technologies like Chat GPT (Generative Pre-training Transformer) become more widely adopted, there is growing concern about the potential impact on employment in various ind...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 14:20hrs | 1887 | by Taedzwa Chikono
Boasting about sufficient power supply now haunts Zambia's president
A video of Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema boasting last month that his government had ended electricity blackouts, is being widely shared on WhatsApp two days after the country's power utility ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:39hrs | 980 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to honour, protect and work with all men and women in uniform
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has pledged to enhance cordial relations with members of the security officers if his party wins this year's harmonised elections.In a...Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 18:12hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants grovelling for housing stands isn't economic development but shameful retrogression
It was one of the most painful and heartrending sights! There are very few incidents that are so harrowing and sink the heart, as watching grown-ups - grovelling for things which, in a normal ...Published: 05 Jan 2023 at 13:22hrs | 879 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
A random 10 political questions that will make 2023 an uncertain year
As the euphoria of the New Year begin to fed away, we have to wait to see whether it's clear that the trends we have been seeing over the last few decades show no signs of slowing down. You might say ...Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 01:08hrs | 1291 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Chamisa's 'Ugly Scenes of 2022'
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa has listed his "Ugly Scenes" of 2022 which all rounded up to a total of 22.Chamisa started off his list with the arrest and denial ...Published: 01 Jan 2023 at 12:15hrs | 1898 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Mnangagwa regime worse agents of imperialism and puppets of Chinese colonialism
The study of history has always been my passion from a tender age. Whether it is that of the Americas, Europe, or Asia - anything can touches on a people's past and even present (as that would...Published: 18 Dec 2022 at 18:45hrs | 1290 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's wife steals limelight in meddling
WHEN the 2017 coup that toppled the long-time ruler Robert Mugabe unfolded, military commanders and top Zanu-PF officials announced that one of the reasons for the ouster was to stop the then first la...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:39hrs | 3286 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean nanny on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as parents
Archie's former nanny has described the moment she met Prince Harry, revealing he was ‘walking around barefoot' outside of the marital home Frogmore Cottage.Lorren Khumalo, from Zimbabwe, sp...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:14hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean minister, foreigners in messy fight over mine
MINES and Mining Development minister Winston Chitando has been entangled at the centre of a vicious fight with international investors over vast lithium claims in Mutoko, Mashonaland East.Alt...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 17:55hrs | 2508 | by Staff reporter
'Thieves' beg Ramaphosa to stay
Ministers with "smallanyana" skeletons are drumming up support for President Cyril Ramaphosa not to resign because they are afraid of going to jail or their shenanigans being exposed once he is gone....Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 15:27hrs | 2581 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa will never defeat Mnangagwa' Didymus Mutasa says
Former ZANU PF secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa Didymus Noel Edwin Mutasa has taken a jibe on CCC leader Nelson Chamisa saying he will never defeat President Emmerson Mnangagwa even if the ...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 18:39hrs | 5051 | by Mandla Ndlovu
A paranoid government seeking to legislate 'patriotism' is a danger unto all citizens!
So, the government of Zimbabwe has finally decided to stubbornly proceed in enacting the controversial 'Patriotic Act'.Only this time s...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 16:44hrs | 514 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Jonathan Moyo preparing for life after Mnangagwa'
THE open letter of apology by self-exiled former ministers Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao - addressed to Zanu-PF members - shows that the two politicians may be preparing for life after Emmerson Mna...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 18:34hrs | 9711 | by Staff reporter
Soon the Commissioner General of Police will be sued for sleeping on the job
Commissioner General your job description is crystal clear, you are supposed to arrest law breakers and you are not arresting traffic offenders as per your job description. One just wonders why the Zi...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 09:25hrs | 822 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mnangagwa 'mutilates' Zanu-PF constitution
Zanu-PF president and first secretary Emmerson Mnangagwa has mutilated the party constitution introducing sweeping changes, ostensibly, to remove some provisions that hounded his firm grip to power....Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:44hrs | 2986 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 5-year tenure divides public opinion
THE history of Zimbabwe is etched on the fateful events of November 14 and 21, 2017 an eventful week that saw soldiers roll their tanks onto the streets of Harare, culminating in the forced resignatio...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:22hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere lives in fear in Joburg as Harare steps up pressure
SELF-EXILED former Zimbabwean minister and Zanu-PF political heavyweight Saviour Kasukuwere is living in fear in Johannesburg, South Africa, as the Harare government steps up pressure behind the scene...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:47hrs | 4036 | by Staff reporter
CCC presser anarchy a result of opposition infighting?
Zanu-PF information director Tafadzwa Magwadi has made startling claims Tuesday's invasion of a CCC press conference in Harare by yobs was a culmination of an internal feud by rival factions within th...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:30hrs | 3228 | by Staff reporter
Sikhosana thanks fans with track Khiwa
Sikhosana Buhlungu feels like a blessed man and appreciates the outpouring of love from fans and well-wishers who catapulted his life from the doldrums of poverty and transformed it into the man he is...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest witness testifying against Ken Sharpe
A witness testifying against Ken Sharpe has been arrested today by the police in sudden turn of events, the controversial businessman is accused of ...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 20:27hrs | 903 | by Staff Reporter
Bonang Matheba and Steve Madden announce summer collaboration
Johannesburg, 1 November 2022: Steve Madden has announced its first ever African collaboration with South African powerhouse Bonang Matheba, she'll bring t...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 11:54hrs | 374 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe's Black Umfolosi continues Canada tour with two new members
Zimbabwean group Black Umfolosi will this weekend continue their tour of western Canada with a show in Errington, their second visit to the Vancouver Island community.The group, which speciali...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:15hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
Dembare, Bosso play for pride in Sunday premiership clash
Fallen Zimbabwe premiership giants Dynamos and Highlanders clash this Sunday in a Castle Lager Premiership Match Day 32 with nothing left to play for except pride.The so-called Battle for Zimb...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 20:59hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
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