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Police besiege city centre to thwart MDC flash demo
Police in Bulawayo were on Tuesday out in full force in anticipation of a flash demonstration planned by the opposition, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).Most parts of the city were under ...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1530 | by Staff reporter
Battle for ZANU PF top youth league post heats up
Following a politburo decision to remove youth league leaders Godfrey Tsenengamu, Lewis Matutu and Pupurai Togarepi from their positions, jostling for the youth league top post has intensified. ...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 08:45hrs | 5067 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Guruve bound kombi burns
A Guruve bound kombi went up in flames at Tsatse bridge near Concession on Saturday.The accident was due to mechanical fault.A witness Lloyd Kaseke said the kombi had binding brakes bu...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 16:28hrs | 797 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Another MDC gathering banned
POLICE yesterday banned the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC women assembly rally slated for Harare's Warren Park suburb.In a letter dated February 21, written by the police to the women assembly, the a...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 07:14hrs | 1248 | by Staff reporter
'Taken over by monkeys and baboons'
It is not surprising that runaway former minister Saviour Kasukuwere should use Friday's absurd Mugabe Day to attack the regime which overthrew the former president. Predictably defending Mugabe, Kasu...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 07:14hrs | 939 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Mujuru biography traces hero's life, suspicious death
CHOFAMBA SITHOLE - A newly-published scholarly biography of the late retired commander of the Zimbabwe National Army, General Solomon Mujuru, captures the liberation war hero's key role in shaping the...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 07:13hrs | 1832 | by Staff reporter
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Nhaka Foundation begins charity at home in Zimbabwe
In this interview, Patrick Makokoro, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nhaka Foundation, discusses the organisation's efforts at supporting education and health care in rural regions in Zimba...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 07:04hrs | 82 | by Kester Kenn Klomegah
Tsenengamu says we cannot pretend all is well
Following the suspension of Zanu-PF youth league leaders Godfrey Tsenengamu and Lewis Matutu from their positions in the ruling party after they spoke strongly against corruption outside the party par...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 07:02hrs | 2668 | by Staff reporter
I would rather be a dog
In this perverted life, good behaviour is generally viewed as uninspiringly drab, while bad habits are considered to be titillatingly infectious, contagious, addictive and fashionable.This is ...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:17hrs | 244 | by Bishop Lazarus
Popular comedian portrays Mnangagwa character
POPULAR comedian Doc Vikela and his Simuka Comedy team have launched a comic series focusing on the country's presidency.Titled Vakuru, the series which is shared on various social media platf...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 16:48hrs | 2515 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala says enough is enough to Mnangagwa
FRESH from being acquitted on treason charges, firebrand MDC deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to prepare for major civil unrest, unless he halts Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:21hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo sitcom airs on ZBC TV
THE long-awaited 13-episode situational sitcom titled Indlalifa (The Heir) which features award-winning local musicians Tebza and Paulla Paloma premiered yesterday on ZBC TV, something which is positi...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:18hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's own Big Brother version on the cards
A NEW reality show, One House Zimbabwe, similar to the Big Brother Africa concept, is brewing with the winner set to pocket up to US$50 000.The reality show, which will be the first of its kin...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:35hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Queen Bee and Chinamasa's fat lies
Where just about everything is going nowhere very fast — as is the case in Zimbabwe — even a badly scripted drama series is not a bad idea.There was that time when we were kept glued to th...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:40hrs | 643 | by Tawanda Majoni
National interest or Partisan dynamics in Economic Policy Design
This instalment marks the end of this series on political transitions and economic policy architecture in Zimbabwe. To refresh your memory reader, you would recall that policy-making is a seri...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:36hrs | 75 | by Richard Mahomva
The MDC circle of despair continues
THE MDC has been going round and round in circles heading nowhere, in a case of chasing one's tail. To this end that party has not achieved anything meaningful. Its existence now depicts a circle of d...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:35hrs | 477 | by Khumbulani Vodloza Sibanda
Zimbabwe should brace for more chaos
By now it should be unquestionably clear that there are two things that are bogging down our determined and collective efforts to escape the clutches of begriming poverty: corruption and sanctions....Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:30hrs | 379 | by Bishop Lazarus
MDC MPs probed for walking out on Mnangagwa
PARLIAMENT has started investigations into a series of alleged misconduct acts by the main opposition MDC MPs who either refused to stand up for President Emmerson Mnangagwa when attending Parliament ...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:19hrs | 136 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa a tainted legacy
IT is admittedly too early to judge what sort of legacy President Emmerson Mnangagwa will leave when his reign ends.The early signs are, however, worrying and pointing to a disastrous legacy.H...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:48hrs | 518 | by Owen Gagare
Mnangagwa's daughter features in film
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's daughter Tariro features in a movie titled Gonarezhou which is set for a world premiere this month in Los Angeles on the 17th and 21st.The anti-poaching film has...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 19:29hrs | 10435 | by Staff reporter
Bev promises more explicit dance moves
RAUNCHY dancer Beverly "Bev" Sibanda, who recently got married, is certainly not leaving her trade for anything as she has lined up a series of shows in Bulawayo and Victoria Falls where she has vowed...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:46hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military dominates civilian space
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) have expressed concern over alleged militarisation of civilian processes and interference by the army in several non-military institutions, including the Judiciary a...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 07:11hrs | 3393 | by Staff reporter
Sextortion haunts women
WHILE Zimbabwe has taken great strides in advancing gender equality, women are becoming more vulnerable to sexual abuse in the absence of both political and economic muscle to restore the balance....Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1989 | by Staff reporter
Mujuru snubs Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF
Former vice president Joice Mujuru turned down calls to return to the ruling party arguing she is comfortable watching from the terraces. This comes as the ruling party is keen to mend broken ...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 06:09hrs | 4464 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa warned against 'hyenas'
SUSPENDED Zanu-PF youth league kingpin, Godfrey Tsenengamu, warned opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, last week to beware of being used by hardliners in both the ruling party and his MDC as h...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 06:08hrs | 4822 | by Staff reporter
Awards season reaches climax
THE 19th National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) will be held on February 29 at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC).Battling it out in the category will be The Sunday Mail's Senior Rep...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 05:51hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation is understated
OUR inflation, whether month-on-month or year-on-year, is understated. It seems to be more of a case of tradition — I cannot rule out a case of convenience to paint a better picture based on relying...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 05:58hrs | 773 | by The Brett Chulu
Chamisa taunts SADC, AU
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, who claims he was robbed of poll victory by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the 2018 elections, Tuesday took a dig at SADC and the African Union (AU for blindly endorsing th...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 19:21hrs | 2825 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa following Mugabe's playbook'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of following the autocratic rule of the now late former President Robert Mugabe.The accusations were made by an international human rights organis...Published: 03 Feb 2020 at 06:21hrs | 2281 | by newzimbabwe
'Zimbabwe army must step in'
THE military must now step in to stop machete gangs who are terrorising and killing people in many parts of the country, Norton MP Temba Mliswa has said.Speaking at a policy dialogue meeting o...Published: 01 Feb 2020 at 19:30hrs | 6249 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reshuffles army chiefs
AN unsettled President Emmerson Mnangagwa, seeking to strengthen his grip on power and coup-proof his regime, has yet again changed commanders of the Presidential Guard (PG), the infantry battalion wh...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 19:16hrs | 1939 | by Staff reporter
Trump piles misery on Mnangagwa
UNITED States senators have proposed to add more Zimbabweans on the sanctions list, a move likely to pile misery on embattled President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured)'s government desperate to re-engag...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 19:13hrs | 697 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seize Test match control
Sikandar Raza Butt produced his career best bowling figures so far to help Zimbabwe take a firm grip on their second cricket Test match against touring Sri Lanka after day three proceedings at the Har...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 08:57hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Donald Trump cranks up heat on Mnangagwa
The United States of America has reiterated that Zimbabwe's problems are man-made and require President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to correct them by implementing all needed reforms and ending ex...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 07:24hrs | 8503 | by Staff reporter
US, Sadc meet over Zimbabwe mess
United States ambassador to Botswana, Craig Tax and Sadc executive secretary Stergomena Lawrence Tax pose for a picture after their meeting in Gaborone, Botswana, yesterdayTHE United States (U...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 07:19hrs | 2663 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in flying start
CAPTAIN Sean Williams hit a century as Zimbabwe put up 352 runs for the loss of six wickets on the opening day of their second Test against Sri Lanka at Harare Sports Club yesterday.Regis Chak...Published: 28 Jan 2020 at 12:53hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Local actress in Aussie movie
A ZIMBABWEAN actress and niece to the late veteran author Charles Mungoshi, Patience Mungoshi-Machaka together with her son Takunda, have been roped into an Australian global television series titled ...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 19:18hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Williams century puts Zimbabwe on top
CAPTAIN Sean Williams' enterprising century and equally impressive fifties from Brendan Taylor and Sikandar propelled Zimbabwe to a commanding position on the opening day of the second Test against Sr...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 19:16hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Gringo resumes acting
POPULAR actor and comedian Lazarus "Gringo" Boora on Wednesday said he had resumed light acting for social media skits while on his way to full recovery after undergoing surgery in October last year....Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:24hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
A dragonfly cannot spit fire and brimstone
Dogs can be deceptively vicious or gentle.This is why it is often not uncommon for dogs that bark the most to be less known for their bite, while conversely, those that are seemingly benign, w...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:10hrs | 111 | by Bishop Lazarus
Divorce exposes Chiwenga's flashy lifestyle
Chiwenga flashy lifestyle exposedTHE ongoing legal saga involving Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and his estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa, has lifted the lid on the lifestyle of the ...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 20:05hrs | 6318 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa's secret revealed at SONA
In his state of the nation address the MDC A leader shocked the nation by his loud silence on sanctions. ZANU PF has always said the opposition is after destroying the gains of independence and hurt t...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 13:41hrs | 6469 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa's govt dismisses Chamisa speech
Government has dismissed MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa's address which he made to his supporters in Harare yesterday as a series of contradictions. Mr Chamisa told a paltry crowd in hi...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:30hrs | 1105 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa has failed on human rights'
GLOBAL human rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch (HRW) last week released a damning report, describing Zimbabwe's human rights record as appalling despite President Emmerson Mnangagwa's reform pledges...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:57hrs | 302 | by Staff rpeorter
'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 | 216 | by Staff reporter
Is lithium Zimbabwe's economic game changer?
The global surge in demand for lithium over the past few years has been impelled by the rising appetite for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and portable consumer devices.The rise in demand is attributed t...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:14hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Poetry: Our Dreams No Longer Dance Across The Sky
You cannot be too highI'm speaking directly to you SkyYou need to change for the betterClimate Change, right now, I`m bitter!Sing me a ...Published: 11 Jan 2020 at 06:59hrs | 452 | by Ndaba Sibanda
Zimbabwe bags bronze at ODI quadrangular series
Yesterday Zimbabwe's U19 cricket team managed to finish third at the just ended ODI quadrangular series that was being held in South Africa.New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first, h...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 07:48hrs | 585 | by Daniel Itai
Zim tipped to take bronze at the quadrangular series
Today will be the last day of the U19 ODI quadrangular cricket series which will see Zimbabwe tussling it off with New Zealand for the 3rd spot at the Chatsworth stadium.On Tuesday, Zimbabwe o...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 21:04hrs | 582 | by Daniel Itai, Durban, South Africa
Zimbabwe to host Sri Lanka for two-Test series
Zimbabwe will host Sri Lanka for two Test matches in Harare this month.In a statement last night, the national first head coach Lalchand Rajput said the match is scheduled for 19-23 January202...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 15:08hrs | 282 | by Staff Reporter
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