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'Mnangagwa plotting a genocide using Mashurugwi gangs'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is planning a genocide under the guise of crushing the rogue Mashurugwi gang political analyst Dr Dinizulu Macaphulana has said.Mashurugwi gangs have been wreaking...Published: 20 hrs ago | 6373 | by Mandla Ndlovu
CIOs pounce on PTUZ leader
State security operatives reportedly pounced on Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) leader, Takavafira Zhou's office on Thursday last week following reports of his involvement in the planne...Published: 21 hrs ago | 2211 | by Staf reporter
Zimbabwe economy to contract by 5.5% says UN
Zimbabwe's economy will register a negative growth of 5.5% and 2.5% in 2019 and 2020 respectively owing to foreign currency shortages, elevated public debt and uncontrolled inflation, a recent report ...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:54hrs | 1424 | by FinX
60 years jail for armed robber cop
A POLICE officer who was part of a five-member gang of armed robbers wailed in court after each of them was handed a 60-year jail term for armed robbery. The cop, Thulani Nkala (38) appeared t...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:19hrs | 2071 | by Staff reporter
Man caught shoplifting books
There was drama at Candy shops, Harare this morning as John Muzukuru a resident of Southlea park was caught stealing exercise and counter books.Muzukuru was unaware that the shop was secured w...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 16:53hrs | 5661 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
'Mnangagwa is archbishop of maShurugwi'
THE MDC has fired at President Emmerson Mnangagwa, describing the Zanu-PF leader as the archbishop of the notorious machete wielding gangs commonly referred to as Mashurugwi.This comes after p...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:49hrs | 2320 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's youths plot against maShurugwi
MDC youths will this week set up community resistance committees to help security agencies address the violence caused by machete gangsters now infamously known as MaShurugwi.The opposition pa...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:19hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
Marry throws Chiwenga under the bus
Acting President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry has thrown another salvo at her husband, claiming the retired military commander is a dangerous character who uses the army to deal with pe...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:17hrs | 10929 | by Staff reporter
Bhasikiti slams door in Zanu-PF's face
Former Masvingo provincial affairs minister Kudakwashe Bhasikiti has snubbed Zanu-PF's amnesty extended to members expelled from the party during the era of the late former President Robert Mugabe....Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:13hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants rule out strike
Government has reiterated its commitment to improve the welfare of its workers ahead of another round of salary negotiations.The Government workers have also ruled out the possibility of a str...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:11hrs | 936 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's complex situation requires political will
People continue to die from curable disease in Zimbabwe as the health sector remains paralysed while the country is going through what has been described by the United Nations as a man-made drought. S...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:10hrs | 134 | by Tapiwa Ziviri
'Mnangagwa in no hurry to fix economy'
As the world marks the 61st anniversary of the International Human Rights Day, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (The Forum) has lamented the deterioration in living standards, claiming that the Pre...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:44hrs | 7663 | by Staff reporter
Mealie-meal tracker launched
THE Government, working with other agencies has unleashed monitors to track the movement and selling of subsided mealie-meal as concerns grow over the continued channelling of the commodity to the bla...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:36hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Shocking corruption at Passport Office
FORGET the low-level graft often reported at some Government departments, something far more sinister - which is a threat to the country's security - is taking place at the Department of the Registrar...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:31hrs | 1726 | by Staff rpeorter
Corruption: A national security threat
THE Willowgate Scandal, one of the major investigative stories in the history of the media in Zimbabwe, is pregnant with many important lessons.When the scandal was first exposed in the media,...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:29hrs | 121 | by Staff rpeorter
Witchcraft, power in Zimbabwe politics
CHIPINGE is some small district in the south east of Zimbabwe, on the edge of the Mozambican border, well known not for its scenic environment, cooler temperatures or the tropical rainforests of Mt Se...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:24hrs | 259 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
'Trump is a pierrot'
Iran's supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, dismissing "American clowns" who he said pretend to support the Iranian nati...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:20hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
British govt issues travel warning to Zimbabwe
The British government on Friday issued a travel warning to Zimbabwe citing possible political upheavals and regional flight services disruptions.A ...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:43hrs | 13989 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants receive cushioning allowances
GOVERNMENT has said civil servants will be paid more cushioning allowances this year as its employees yesterday started receiving their promised payments for this month. Government this week r...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:43hrs | 3407 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo squeals over farm
SELF-EXILED former Cabinet minister and Zanu-PF politburo member, Jonathan Moyo, has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government of systematically grabbing his property and others owned by G40 a...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:34hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
Journalist acquitted on anti-govt protest charge
HARARE-BASED freelance journalist, Doubt Asima, who was arrested in August last year on public violence charges after he was found rendering first aid to an elderly woman during an anti-government pro...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:32hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Court acquits Good Samaritan Journalist over anti govt protest
A ZIMBABWEAN court has acquitted Doubt Asima, a freelance journalist, who had been on trial on charges of committing public violence after he was arrested when he tried to rescue an elderly woman, who...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 11:07hrs | 1307 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa launches fresh onslaught on G40 faction
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has launched a fresh onslaught on its perceived political rivals, mostly former Zanu-PF bigwigs belonging to the ruling party's vanquished Generation 40 (...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:28hrs | 2220 | by Staff reporter
'Telecel on the brink of collapse'
WORKERS at mobile network operator Telecel Zimbabwe have raised a red flag over the state of affairs at the company, saying it faces imminent collapse unless government urgently intervenes to rescue t...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, maShurugwi and the coming anarchy
SOON after arriving in Zimbabwe, in September of last year, I had to visit a friend in Bindura, whom I needed to extend — as part of my enduring gratitude for his assistance during a research projec...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1730 | by Simukai Tinhu
Sanctions: EU, US and post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
THE United States of America (USA) has two forms of sanctions relevant to Zimbabwe. The first is imposed by Executive Order, with the President using powers under the International Emergency Economic ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:25hrs | 191 | by Derek Matyszak
Harare City Council tender scandal deepens
THE massive tender scandal rocking Harare City Council (HCC) has taken a new twist after it emerged in an explosive email trail that a local company, Microlab Scientific (Microlab), offered to use its...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:25hrs | 356 | by Staff repoirter
Jonathan Moyo loses Mazowe farm
FORMER Cabinet Minister, Jonathan Moyo is breathing fire after Lands Minister, Perrance Shiri grabbed his Mazowe farm in Mashonaland Central under unclear circumstances.In High Court papers, M...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:18hrs | 2353 | by newzimbabwe
Matebeleland South police extend ban on machetes
POLICE in Matebeleland South province have extended the three-month ban on the carrying of machetes imposed in the province following a wave of crime linked to machete terror gangs that has hit the co...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:16hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
'Corruption fuels Zimbabwe hunger'
CORRUPTION and mismanagement of the agricultural sector are the major drivers of food shortages in Zimbabwe, where over 7,7 million people urgently require food, a top European Union (EU) diplomat has...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:08hrs | 162 | by Staff rpeorter
Misheck Sibanda in court for delaying to pay Mphoko's benefits
CHIEF Secretary in the Office of the President, Misheck Sibanda has applied for the courts to pardon him after he failed to defend an application filed by former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko seek...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:02hrs | 174 | by newzimbabwe
AU steps up efforts to engage West on sanctions against Zimbabwe
The Africa Union is determined to engage the West over illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe in an effort to ensure instability threatening the region is thwarted. The union has since dispatched its P...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:59hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints Jestina Mukoko's abductor CIO boss
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed one of Jestina Mukoko's abductors in 2008, Brigadier-General (Retired) Asher Walter Tapfumaneyi as the Deputy Director in the much feared Central Intelligenc...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:58hrs | 248 | by newzimbabwe
200 illegal miners arrested in Mazowe
TWO HUNDRED more illegal miners were arrested in Mazowe, bringing to 1 107 the number of those netted in the blitz in Mashonaland Central Province this week. This came as security guards at a mine in ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:58hrs | 91 | by Staff rpeorter
Chamisa's activist demands US$1m from Mohadi, Chihuri, Bonyongwe
AN MDC activist Pieta Kaseke is suing VP Kembo Mohadi, three former ministers and two State security bosses for US$1,2 million after she was abducted and tortured by State security agents in 2008....Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:55hrs | 75 | by newzimbabwe
Marry Chiwenga demands US$47 000 maintenance
MARRY, the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has filed papers at the High Court demanding US$47 000 per month for maintenance as she also revealed the VP was taking unprescribed d...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:54hrs | 979 | by newzimbabwe
Resident seek to rehabilitate Athlone Cemetery fence
A Bulawayo resident has undertaken to renovate the Athlone Cemetery fence, which has been vandalised many years ago.This is revealed in the latest council minutes.The minutes states th...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 11:47hrs | 633 | by Stephen Jakes
The moment is ripe for Zimbabwe to deal with the elements of terrorism
Zimbabwe is the most peaceful and stable country in southern Africa. Over the past few months the wave of terrorism just emerged in Zimbabwe. Terrorist gang running under moniker name "Mashurungwi" st...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 09:11hrs | 2132 | by Matora Hupile
Police round up 900 maShurugwi
Zimbabwean police have arrested 907 people in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central in an operation targeting the notorious Machete wielding maShurugwi gold panners...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 18:09hrs | 7874 | by Staff Reporter
Russian PM and government resign after Putin speech
MOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that his government was resigning to give President Vladimir Putin room to carry out the changes he wants to make to the constitution....Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 15:59hrs | 5962 | by Staff Reporter
The president's annual leave raises eye brows
Presidential vacations have often been contentious and a source of criticism for presidents throughout history.Many people have lurched at any President who takes a vacation. It is a very patr...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 15:51hrs | 8116 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe sanctions must remain until Zanu-PF reforms
Talk has been going on for almost 15 years as to whether targeted sanctions imposed on the Zanu-PF officials must be lifted or not. The sanctions must stay as a reminder to President Emmerson Mnagagwa...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 07:00hrs | 1635 | by Innocent Tapo
Mthuli can only afford allowances
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday poured cold water on civil servants' demand for United States dollar-benchmarked salary adjustments, saying the broke Zanu-PF government will, instead, continue...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:48hrs | 3756 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF wary of unions
ZANU-PF is wary of labour unions and is accusing them of attempting to use workers to oust President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government under the guise of fighting for better working conditions.I...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:47hrs | 1288 | by Staff reporter
'Abducted' Doctor resigns
Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors' Association (ZHDA) president Peter Magombeyi has resigned from his position as leader of junior medical practitioners, but vowed to continue the struggle to better condition...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:45hrs | 3910 | by Staff reporter
MDC, unions plan to defy state threats over demos
DARK clouds are hanging over Zimbabwe once again following the threat by the MDC and labour unions to hold rolling anti-government protests around the country despite the State's stern warning against...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:21hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
Marry Chiwenga in court, remanded out of custody
MARRY Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Acting President Chiwenga, who is facing charges of attempted murder, money laundering, foreign currency externalisation and fraud has appeared for routine remand ...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 14:29hrs | 2280 | by Staff Reporter
Free 7 PDF Converters in 2020
Finding a free PDF converter in 2020 is as daunting a task as it was last year… and the year before! Although there are several free, free-trial, and free-forever-trial versions of PDF converters bo...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 11:22hrs | 798 | by Staff Writer
BREAKING: UK snubs Zimbabwe on London investment conference
The United Kingdom did not invite Zimbabwe to the UK-Africa Investment Summit to be held in London on 20 January in what analysts say is a collapse of diplomatic relations between the two countries. ...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 08:28hrs | 4479 | by Staff Reporter
Matemadanda gives a stern warning to the Mashurugwi
The National Political Commissair of ZANU PF who is the deputy minister of defence in charge of War Veterans cde Victor Matemadanda has issued a very strong warning to the Mashurugwi. Briefing journal...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 18:39hrs | 3921 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
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