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Sex workers scramble for operating space
STANDING at a dimly lit street corner opposite a once-popular nightclub in Bulawayo, five skimpily dressed sex workers flag down passing vehicles and individuals on foot soliciting for clients....Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 13:49hrs | 2111 | by Staff reporter
War vets support 'fungibility' ban
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has dismissed a story in a local weekly newspaper headlined "Fungibility shares ban unlawful", as an act of intimidation towards Gove...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:35hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Of shrinking internal democratic space in MDC
One of the key changes which President Mnangagwa rang on his assumption of power in November 2017 was opening up the democratic space. This saw MDC-Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa clockin...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 06:32hrs | 314 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zimbabwe closes borders after COVID-19 death
ZIMBABWE yesterday closed its borders as government tightened measures to control the spread of coronavirus after the country recorded its first casualty from the pandemic, journalist Zororo Makamba, ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:39hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is sucked into multi-million Zisco assets stripping
A fresh probe has revealed that the government facilitated a shady US$225 million deal meant to strip the comatose Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco) of its critical assets.The investigat...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:41hrs | 1062 | by Everson Mushava
Zimbabwe schools sports facilities decay
BEFORE the attainment of independence in 1980 and for almost 12 years into Uhuru, all sports facilities in former Group A schools were in immaculate condition. A number of sports personalities were ch...Published: 21 Mar 2020 at 05:48hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa to sit on 2 Portfolio Committees
PROMINENT businessman and Affirmative Action Group (AAG) founder Philip Chiyangwa has been appointed to sit in two parliamentary portfolio committees. The Zvimba South Member of Parliament wil...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 17:45hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to be quarantined
Zimbabwe will not survive the Corona virus if God allows it to ravage our beautiful country. It is painful that some idiots are literally hoping that the virus be found in Zimbabwe. We have insane peo...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 22:31hrs | 18126 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Coronavirus knocks on Beitbridge doors
THE situation at Beitbridge has remained lull despite the dreaded COVID-19 virus knocking on the border town’s doors following the arrival in Limpopo province of 122 South Africans repatriated from ...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 20:11hrs | 4538 | by Staff reporter
'Waiting for Mbeki, we ready for genuine reforms' - and getting nowhere, must now think outside the box
Nelson Chamisa and his MDC friends have moved from being the opposition party championing the ordinary citizen's cause of free, fair and credible elections to the party betraying the cause during the ...Published: 14 Mar 2020 at 10:22hrs | 3534 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabwe deserves better
After decades of sanctions, mismanagement and corruption, Zimbabwe is in economic trouble. Zimbabweans are poor and hungry and can not make ends meet. In a country that was once among Africa's m...Published: 13 Mar 2020 at 17:31hrs | 3165 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Tsenengamu couldn't trade his conscience for convenience
FORMER Zanu-PF youth leader, Godfrey Tsenengamu (GT), who was recently booted out of the ruling party for alleged intransigence and indiscipline, says he does not regret being kicked out of the govern...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 08:05hrs | 2476 | by Staff reporter
Villagers forced to attend meeting called by Zanu PF aligned Chief
There are reports that villagers in Muzarabani were recently forced to attend a meeting called by Zanu PF aligned Chief.Zimbabwe Peace Project reported that on 8 February, Chief Kasekete of Muzara...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1613 | by Steve Grays
Zimbabwean fugitive fingered in South Africa R5 million scam
CRACK South African investigative unit, The Hawks, are on the trail of an alleged fugitive from Zimbabwe identified as Bruce Nyamurima, whom they believe executed, with connivance of a sophisticated c...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 09:06hrs | 1645 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa: The eloquent confused political novice
A great musician is defined by the depth of his lyrics not his guitar prowess. In Zimbabwe we have a number of good guitarists but most of them are living under the shadows of the likes of Alick Mache...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 10:38hrs | 3063 | by Chipo Mutasa
Read 'Udonga luka Tatiyana'
This novel is about the dangers of unchecked ambition and is based in the land of the Kaffirs in the eastern part of South Africa.There are several tribes in Kaffirland : the Swazi, the Undwan...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 10:28hrs | 909 | by Ryton Dzimiri
High Court embarasses the state over Kasukuwere
We welcome the judgment of 2 March by the honorable High Court (case number HC2435-19) in which Judge Mangota has ruled in favor of Saviour Kasukuwere. On appeal, the court rightfully upheld the decis...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 16:43hrs | 5252 | by Ntokozo Msipha
Tensions high in Chitungwiza
TENSIONS remained high in Chitungwiza following weekend clashes between police and MDC youths, with hundreds of riot police patrolling the dormitory town, which the opposition party leadership called ...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:12hrs | 2156 | by Staff reporter
Mayhem as protests erupt
POLICE and Chitungwiza residents fought running battles yesterday after an early morning raid on MDC vice-chairperson Job Sikhala's house by the law enforcement agents sparked protests in the town....Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 08:51hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt has not brought desired change
THE Zimbabwean economy has been teetering on the edge of a crisis for the past 20 years, save for a brief interlude during the Government of National Unity (GNU) between 2009 and 2013.The econ...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 05:41hrs | 771 | by Ringisai Chikohomero
George Charamba receive death threats
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba says he has received death threats from a shadowy element who initially wanted to extort him of $100 000.Charamba said the shadowy c...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 16:49hrs | 5908 | by Staff Reporter
New-look Dembare excites Jaure
DYNAMOS defender Partson Jaure is excited with the display of vigour by the new-look side ahead of the start of the 2020 season and has compared it to that of the all-conquering squad that swept four ...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 06:19hrs | 1079 | 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 | 5155 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Honour your parents, thus says the Lord
The youthful past teens boy was a prospective husband for many area damsels who looked at him with a beckoning heartbeat. He was a role model for multitudes in Manhenga area of Bindura. As he ...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 07:00hrs | 61 | by Tondo
Two-in-one got a double dosage of his own medicine
He hides in his stature, big frame and roving eyes but his inner self is as scared as a rodent. The diminutive lower Form school boy was trembling like a reed in water, his shorts 'flooded' el...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:20hrs | 111 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
'Will not rest until Zanu PF is extinguished' - shadow boxing, failed to implement even one reform in 20 years
As much as Zanu PF thugs would want to believe they will rule Zimbabwe until "donkeys have horns" the reality is that change is coming. The best they have...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 07:58hrs | 350 | by Nomusa Garikai
Armed robbers get away with $20
A Southdowns family in Gweru was left terrified after armed robbers raided their home on Tuesday evening and got away with $20, and two cellphones. Reporter visited the terrified couple at the...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:36hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa now ready to fight Mnangagwa
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says his party was now ready to confront President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government in the streets, despite the threat of bloodshed from State security agents....Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:33hrs | 4902 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa threaten 'radical approach' to force ED into NTA - same GNU s***t different name
"They will arrest and kill some of us, but no gun is more powerful than a conscious mind. Some people are saying why don't you focus on 2023. That is foolishness. Foolishness is doing the same thing w...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:28hrs | 661 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Free elections are a process not event' - given will, 18/4/1980 event and not 40+ year process
Zimbabwe is facing a very serious social and economic crisis that is now causing untold human suffering and deaths and is threatening the country's stability and that of the whole southern African reg...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 21:42hrs | 527 | by Wilbert Mukori
Ramaphosa accused of abusing his late ex-wife
The EFF has once again overshadowed the joint sitting in Parliament, this time with allegations that President Cyril Ramaphosa beat his late former wife.Chaos erupted in the National Assembly ...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 18:42hrs | 3410 | by Staff reporter
The people using Tsenengamu and Matutu exposed
The excitement caused by the press Statements issued by the former youth league leaders is short-lived and a none event. The behaviour of the youth was not only disgusting but indeed depressing and fl...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 10:03hrs | 4070 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Kalisto Gwanetsa reads riot act to school heads over poor results
Chiredzi South legislator Kalisto Gwanetsa last week called a meeting with all school heads in his constituency after it recorded poor results during the 2019 Grade 7, Ordinary Level and Advance Level...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 09:04hrs | 1374 | 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 | 4854 | by Staff reporter
Alderman Mabaleka dies
FORMER Ward 15 long-serving MDC councillor, Alderman Israel Mabaleka (74) has died. He died yesterday at his house in Old Luveve suburb after battling diabetics for some time. ...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 05:44hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must stop imitating Mugabe's style
Award winning author Petina Gappah, who is also a former advisor in the Office of the President and Cabinet, believes that President Emmerson Mnangagwa must step out of late president Robert Mugabe's ...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 14:55hrs | 2440 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa frustrating Mbeki, claims Chamisa
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said former South African president Thabo Mbeki's initiative to bring Zimbabwe's political protagonists to the discussion table has hit a brickwall becau...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 06:14hrs | 2678 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's chances of readmission into Commonwealth slim'
Political analysts say Zimbabwe's chances of being readmitted into the Commonwealth remain slim at a time when the Southern African nation is desperate to end its two-decade-long international isolati...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 11:52hrs | 976 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's apocalyptic end as Zimbabwe President
BERLIN - President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is reportedly going to be viciously toppled from power in a catastrophic manner, that will include a combination of mass civil revolts and militia-like insurrect...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 11:14hrs | 22858 | by Itai Mushekwe
Job Sikhala thanks Zimbabwe
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people of Zimbabwe in your thousands who thronged Masvingo yesterday to stand with me during the commencement of my Treason trial.You dem...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 12:16hrs | 2737 | by Hon Job Wiwa Sikhala
Togarepi sides with Matutu, Tsenengamu on corrupt list
Zanu-PF Secretary for Youth Affairs, Pupurai Togarepi has sided with underfire Youth League leaders Lewis Matutu and Godfrey Tsenengamu while trashing the organ's tweet which distanced the party from ...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 07:17hrs | 3177 | by Staff reporter
State media sucked into Zanu-PF ‘cartel’ wars
In a confirmation that Zanu-PF controls the state media, youth league boss Pupurai Togarepi has threatened The Herald for its coverage of the wing's "corr...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 18:57hrs | 3377 | by Staff Reporter
Victoria Falls among World's Most Instagrammed National Parks
Victoria Falls, Kruger, Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti made the top 20 list of the World's Most Instagrammed National Parks.And we must say, we're not surprised. Just look at this beauty......Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 07:11hrs | 1116 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes GMB
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is set to investigate GMB senior management and sales representatives in Bulawayo after a taskforce that was formed to probe the shortage of mealie-meal ...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 12:13hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
Let's not turn Zimbabwe into a vending nightmare
THE hordes of vendors who have besieged Harare's oldest suburb of Mbare to sell all manner of goods are a clear indication that Zimbabwe's formal economy is now on life support, a situation which does...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 08:56hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Where is our promised listening President?
When President Emmerson Mnangagwa returned from his brief exile in South Africa in 2017, he famously declared that the "voice of the people is the voice of God", promising a new era of responsive gove...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 08:56hrs | 286 | by Nqaba Matshaz
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 | 112 | by Bishop Lazarus
Matemadanda rallies the nation against illegal demonstrations
After Chamisa declared 2020 a year of demonstrations ZANU PF National Political Commissair rallied they nation to stand behind ED and ignore any calls for a strike. He started by saying "The com...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 10:20hrs | 2142 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Njube High School students' actions are true reincarnation and revival of 16 June 1976 Soweto revolutionary spirit!
For a very long time, whenever I see the world-famous picture of the lifeless Hector Pieterson, being carried by a crying fellow female schoolmate - fleeing from a volley of fatal bullets being fired ...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 11:36hrs | 2001 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu PF shadow councillor says MDC members are not eligible to food aid
Zanu PF shadow councillor for Umzingwane Larvet Dube is alleged to have said that the MDC members are not elligable to get food aid from government.This is revealed in the Zimbabwe Peace Proje...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 10:49hrs | 1562 | by Stephen Jakes
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