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Chiwenga claims to have Monomotapa royal blood and has ties with Ndebele royalty
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga last week told his in-laws that he has royal blood, given that his grandfather was the last Monomotapa while his family has ties with Ndebele royalty, a revelation ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 512 | by Staff reporter
Regine change organisation seeks UK help over Zimbabwe crisis
ZIMBABWE'S international isolation will be amplified this year as the country is one of three African countries that will not be represented by a head of state at the US-Africa Summit to be held in De...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 21:09hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
'Sadc, a toothless bulldog'
THE Citizens in Action Southern Africa (Ciasa) has accused the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) of failing to effectively deal with electoral crises in countries such as Zimbabwe.I...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says Zimbabweans must copy Kenya on diaspora vote
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has applauded Kenya for allowing the diaspora vote and said Zimbabweans living outside the country should be allowed to vote in the 2023 polls...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:45hrs | 2835 | by Staff reporter
Zesa switches off top officials, police in blitz
TOP government officials, critical security establishments, including police stations and ministry departments, were left in the dark last week after the country's power utility, Zesa, switched them o...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 08:49hrs | 3308 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ignores Motlanthe advice, 4 years on
SOLDIERS who shot and killed innocent civilians on 1 August 2018 have not been prosecuted, four years on, with growing calls for justice falling on deaf ears.Despite appointing former So...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 08:41hrs | 1277 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to mortgage platinum royalties to pay off farmers
ZIMBABWE will mortgage platinum mining royalties to pay US$3.5 billion in compensation to white farmers whose land was expropriated by the government, moving a step closer to resolving Robert Mugabe's...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 18:50hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa exhibited traits of tribalism on Cont Mhlanga's national hero status
Observers have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of exhibiting traits of tribalism by failing to accord national hero status to the late legendary Zimbabwean playwright, actor and theatre director ...Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 17:56hrs | 1159 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC seeks Parly recourse over bans
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it will approach Parliament when it resumes sitting on August 16 over "systematic banning" of its rallies through unfair use of the Maintenance ...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 1528 | by Staff reporter
Fresh test for Zimbabwe's re-engagement efforts as the US hosts crucial Africa meeting
DESPITE spending millions of taxpayer dollars on a public relations stunt and expending energy on an international re-engagement exercise, Zimbabwe continues wallowing in isolation amid reports that t...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 17:50hrs | 2707 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC seeks dialogue with Zec
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has written to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) demanding dialogue on the need to address alleged electoral malpractices ahead of the 2023 polls....Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:09hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Why Tanzania can't afford to harm own hunting community
With international hunting bringing benefits that include wildlife and habitat conservation, including meeting the socio-economic needs of communities co-existing with wildlife, Tanzania can't afford ...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 12:47hrs | 1126 | by Emmanuel Koro
Chamisa's CCC piles pressure for electoral reforms
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has piled pressure on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to implement electoral reforms that guarantee credible 2023 polls.CCC won the weeke...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 1483 | by Staff reporter
'Sadc wilfully blind to Zimbabwe political, economic crises'
POLITICAL analysts have taken Sadc to task for ignoring political violence in Zimbabwe in their recent statement on peace and security.Their concerns came in the wake of a glowing synopsis of ...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
CCC to challenge Zec appointments
ZIMBABWEANS must not fret over personalities in the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) but focus on the reform of the election mother body ahead of the 2023 elections, says opposition CCC leader Nels...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 08:00hrs | 1220 | by Staff reporter
Thieves target city boreholes
BULAWAYO City councillors are concerned about the theft of solar panels and vandalism of the solar powered boreholes at a time when the city is facing acute water shortages.The local authority...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 10:01hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora vote a logistical nightmare
Over the past four years, the Government has instituted high-impact legislative reforms to help strengthen the country's democracy and promote personal freedoms. Ahead of next year's harmonised electi...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 09:58hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wants cops barred from collecting poll data
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) wants police officers stopped from accessing any information relating to the progress of the country's elections, in a raft of demands placed by the main opposition...Published: 23 Jul 2022 at 15:35hrs | 3470 | by Staff reporter
ZEC opens voter's roll for inspection
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) yesterday opened the national voter's roll for public inspection ahead of the imminent delimitation of constituencies with more than 11 000 inspection centres e...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:17hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Storm over Mohadi ZEC appointment
A POLITICAL storm is raging over the controversial appointment of the daughter of Zanu-PF vice-president Kembo Mohadi (pictured) and the ruling party's Beitbridge senator Tambudzani Mohadi, Abigail Mi...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:36hrs | 2415 | by Staff reporter
CCC urged to push for dialogue over reforms
THE European Union (EU) is calling on the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to push for dialogue for the implementation of electoral reforms that would guarantee credible 2023 elections.A re...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:16hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police persecutes Chamisa's CCC, shields Zanu-PF rogue elements
POLICE are once again on the spotlight over allegations of selective application of the law where they stand accused of moving at lightning speed to arrest and lock up opposition members suspected of ...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:11hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
300 Bulawayo couples seek divorce in 6 months
MORE than 300 couples have applied for divorce in the High Court in Bulawayo in the first six months of the year, translating to about an average of 50 cases every month, a worrying trend observers bl...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:06hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Baba Harare vs Jacaranda
The Jacaranda tree is known to represent The tree represents wisdom, rebirth, wealth and good luck as such when most artists see the Jacaranda Music brand they think wealth and all good things....Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 10:23hrs | 2059 | by John Mbizvo
Chamisa's CCC sounds alarm over violence ahead of 2023 elections
Citizens Coalition for Change has accused the Zanu-PF led government of attempts to weaken it through visiting forms of violence on its structures coupled with targeted legal attacks on party and civi...Published: 13 Jul 2022 at 20:19hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa could defeat the unreformed Mnangagwa'
ZIMBABWE has been reeling under a multifaceted economic and political crisis since 2000, and it appears there is no end in sight. Amid chronic high inflation, Zimbabwe is confronted with a crucial gen...Published: 12 Jul 2022 at 18:17hrs | 5566 | by Staff reporter
Fireworks for 2023 as Kasukuwere rolls up sleeves
As the months, weeks, days and hours go by in the momentous countdown yo the epic decisive Zimbabwe elections in 2023, many wait with bated breath for what has been touted as the most dynamic politica...Published: 11 Jul 2022 at 11:00hrs | 22046 | by Ndinashe Mudavanhu
'Zimbabwe 40 yrs backward'
ZIMBABWE is now 40 years backward compared to several African countries as a result of misrule and failure to tap into professional skills that have found home outside the country due to the country's...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 21:26hrs | 1761 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean citizens lose faith in Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE'S poor and downtrodden say they have no confidence in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration as the ongoing economic implosion continues unabated, a new study has shown. S...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 21:25hrs | 6996 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime on UN radar over abuses
ZIMBABWE'S legacy of gross human rights violations topped discussions at the 30th meeting of the ongoing 50th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, which put the spotlight on Presid...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:31hrs | 1971 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe registerd NGO tells Commonwealth, 'Zimbabwe not yet ready to rejoin'
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (ZHRNGO Forum) has cited Zimbabwe's poor rights record as an indication the country is not yet ready to rejoin the Commonwealth following its unsuccessful appli...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:52hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Chinese Parly building complete
Epitomising magnificence, the imposing six-storey circular Parliament Building in Mount Hampden sitting on a 70-metre platform above the picturesque surrounding area, symbolically projecting legislati...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:14hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs deplore top govt officials
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is under fire from senior Zanu-PF officials, including those stationed at party headquarters, who have raised concern over the failure by ruling party officials deployed i...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 19:06hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
Stong Zimbabwe presence in Rwanda as Harare eyes Commonwealth re-admission
ZIMBABWE, which has applied to be readmitted into the Commonwealth, has a strong presence at the ongoing Commonwealth meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.Ministers, business leaders, students, and membe...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 08:16hrs | 759 | by Staff reporter
Storm over govt fire tender deal
THE decision by government to acquire fire tenders from Belarus on behalf of local authorities at questionable prices has torched a storm, with observers pointing to possible corruption.In a c...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF vote-buying tactic exposed
Zanu-PF has unwittingly confessed its vote-buying gimmick in previous elections, saying the party often spearheaded land invasions and would, in return, ride on the votes of beneficiaries by offering ...Published: 21 Jun 2022 at 15:25hrs | 1414 | by Staff reporter
Will 11 SADC leaders ask Rwanda CHOGM 2022 to follow them and lower election standard to readmit Zimbabwe
Rwanda is hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2022 next week, 20 to 25 June 2022. President Mnangagwa has, no doubt, been lobbying hard for Zimbabwe to be re-admitted to the C...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 21:16hrs | 1214 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zanu-PF's Patriotic Act targets dissenters
Zanu-PF members of Parliament have renewed their plot to bring in laws that seek to bar opposition leaders, particularly those from the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), from contesting in nationa...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 16:18hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
CCC: A Triple Legacy for Zimbabwe
Dying for European perspectiveAMUSING if it was not tragic. The European Union, EU, has granted Ukraine candidate status. It's a remote stage along a very long continuum to eventual EU&n...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:22hrs | 234 | by Jamwanda
Zimbabwe's Commonwealth re-admission at crossroads
A REPORT produced by the Commonwealth after observing Zimbabwe's 2018 elections will potentially scupper the country's desperate bid to rejoin the group, four years after President Emmerson Mnangagwa'...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:58hrs | 1002 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF sets up mobilisation committee
Zanu-PF has set up a mobilisation committee led by Politburo members to verify the authenticity of cells and other party structures across the country.Addressing the media at the weekly press ...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:16hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sought Magaisa's support after coup?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is said to have sought the services of vocal critics to sanitise the November 2017 military coup and while he could have succeeded in luring some, several including the la...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 17:45hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
Pressure piles over diaspora vote
DETHRONED Ntabazinduna Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni recently said the 2023 elections outcome would be ruled illegitimate by the international community if the more than five million Zimbabweans in t...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:47hrs | 1137 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF must commit to peaceful transition in 2023
IT'S critical to understand what transpired in the aftermath of the 2008 and 2018 presidential elections.The opposition's focus on a peaceful power transition is even more critical as the coun...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 09:24hrs | 808 | by Evans Mathanda
Conflicted EU red-flags govt on abductions
THE European Union (EU) has urged Zimbabwe to earnestly look into the issue of enforced disappearances and bring the culprits to book.Speaking to NewsDay after the fourth EU-Zimbabwe Dia...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Voter apathy is Zimbabwe's elephant in the room ahead of 2023 polls
Bongani Ndlovu, a Zanu-PF councillor in Matabeleland North's Bubi district holds the unenviable record of registering the least number of voters in the March 26 parliamentary and local government elec...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:15hrs | 366 | by Nokuthaba Dlamini
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga divided by Cham]nakira's death
THE death of Retired Major General Godfrey Chanakira has further exposed the rift between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga.After initially denying Chanakira nat...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:54hrs | 3336 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF knives out for Mudenda
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has attracted brickbats from colleagues in the ruling Zanu PF party after he called for the amendment of the Constitution to allow Zimbabweans in the dia...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:53hrs | 2810 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa praises UN award-winning soldier
TOP United Nations Award-winning soldier Major Winnet Zharare is a classic example of the impact Zimbabweans have around the world, President Mnangagwa has said.Major Zharare (39), was last we...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Chiredzi, Mutoko learners access digital resources without data connection
Learners in Chiredzi and Mutoko districts are set to access digital resources without data connection through Rural Light Program, an initiative of a Not For Profit Organization, Teach For Zimbabwe (T...Published: 30 May 2022 at 15:23hrs | 720 | by Chamunorwa Matanhike
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