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Eight soldiers up for armed robbery
Eight members of the Zimbabwe National army reportedly stormed Ceola mine,Concession last week armed with three pistols using a military vehicle and tried to disarm security guards before stealing gol...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 19:00hrs | 2492 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Army plot to crush MDC protests condemned
The announcement by the Minister of Defence Oppah Muchinguri Kashiri that the army is on standby to crush any antigovernment protests has been condemned by political analysts. Professor Jonath...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 12:42hrs | 5895 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Army uniforms for Zanu-PF members saga deepens
A Harare man who disclosed in court that he was issued with military uniform at the Zanu-PF headquarters, which he used to terrorise residents during the January protests, has revealed the identity of...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:46hrs | 6353 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai accident survivor speaks out
THERE was no foul play in the accident that led to injuries that resulted in the death of the late MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's daughter, Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java, a survivor has said.Mrs...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:40hrs | 3629 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's soldiers, nurses fail to access their salaries
Some civil servants - most of them soldiers and nurses - failed to access their salaries on Friday after a Mauritian company switched off its electronic payments processing system.Most Zimbabw...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 20:08hrs | 6353 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa prepares for ruthless demos crackdown
AFTER subjecting more than a thousand regular police officers to paramilitary training, purchasing an assortment of weapons, including AK assault rifles and sniper rifles, government has moved to acqu...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:27hrs | 13103 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's youths spoil for a fight
ZANU-PF youth leaders say they are ready to counter anti-government protests planned by opposition and civic groups, setting the stage for a bruising political fight.They also alleged a sinist...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1154 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa not plotting to purge security chiefs
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he was not plotting to purge security chiefs, but the political leadership of President Emmerson Mnangagwa that has been 'abusing Zimbabweans to pursue a parti...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:24hrs | 2836 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe under confused leadership
People elect the kind of leadership they want and in most cases, unless forced otherwise, they are never wrong. If leadership imposes itself upon a people usually chaos is born and eradicating it will...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:24hrs | 2819 | by Clemen Moyo
Chamisa to fire political army generals
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, has warned he will fire senior military and security officers who have meddled in the country's politics.Chamisa said this on Wednesday, while addressing party suppo...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:07hrs | 5656 | by newzimbabwe.com
Zimbabwe police buy 4 000 AKs, sniper rifles
POLICE have acquired an assortment of weapons - including 3 343 AK-47 assault rifles and about 600 sniper rifles - as they prepare to quell looming street protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:43hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
Deny, deflect and divert: Zanu-PF's flawed approach to governings
When the news that the Association of Rural Teachers of Zimbabwe (Artuz) boss, Obert Masaraure had allegedly been kidnapped, brutalised and left for dead first filtered in, the government and by exten...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:20hrs | 149 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Bulawayo Residents relive army brutality
The brutality suffered by the people of Bulawayo at the hands of the military during the January demonstrations was relived on Wednesday through a documentary by journalist Zenzele Ndebele. ...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 18:29hrs | 5192 | by Staff Reporter
Citizens fret over deployment of army during protests
THE public yesterday expressed mixed views over the proposed Maintenance of Order and Peace Bill (MOPA), with the majority saying lawmakers should remove clause (18), which will allow the Home Affairs...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 18:05hrs | 1936 | by Staff reporter
Opposition, Civic Groups, et al should soon coordinate peaceful protests to inspire Mnangagwa to resign
"The voice of the people is the voice of God", said Mnangagwa before the elections. Little did he know that this will backfire on him. People spoke during the election but he refused to listen. He act...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 09:18hrs | 1568 | by Zanda Shumba
'Mnangagwa can't shoot entire nation'
THE opposition MDC party has vowed to drag President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the negotiating table kicking and screaming through civil disobedience, international pressure and other constitutional means...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | 3179 | by Staff reporter
Stern warning for criminals in ZNA
THE Zimbabwe National Army will always have zero tolerance to indiscipline and will not hesitate to dismiss those involved in criminal activities, a senior official has said. Speaking at the S...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:16hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's shadow lingers on...
IT'S a tedious cliché, but best captures what is happening in Zimbabwe now: the more things change, the more they remain the same. I couldn't immediately find any better expression which describes th...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 19:31hrs | 3345 | by Dumisani Muleya
Biti warns Mnangagwa
MDC vice-president Tendai Biti has warned that President Emmerson Mnangagwa will eventually face street protests if he does not initiate dialogue with the opposition party.Biti told MDC suppor...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:47hrs | 8059 | by Staff reporter
Army, police operations above board
Reference is made to The Standard (June 2 to 8 2019) edition's story titled "Joint police, army operations to flush out illegal miners raises stink". The story was written by Brenna Matendere....Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:41hrs | 333 | by Assistant Commissioner P Nyathi
Names and naming: Naming as a form of documentation
NOT so long ago we visited Beitbridge District to capture the voices of the youth. We visited Beitbridge East and the area provided me with an opportunity to reflect on naming, the subject that I am d...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:12hrs | 179 | by Phathisa Nyathi
Criminal case against Mnangagwa over 1 August killings opened
An online publication ZimEye has announced that the supporters and trustees of ZimEye Media have successfully push for the International Criminal Court to open a case against the President Emmerson Mn...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 09:43hrs | 6966 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa govt should listen to voice of people
"The voice of the people is the voice of God", said President Emmerson Mnangagwa before the 2018 elections. Little did he know that this will backfire on him. People spoke during the elections, but he...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | 483 | by Zanda Shumba
Shutdown documentary to premiere
ONLINE streaming organisation CITE director and human rights activist, Zenzele Ndebele, is set to showcase his new documentary, Zimbabwe Shutdown: The January Protests, at Rainbow Hotel in Bulawayo on...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:06hrs | 991 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo tells Mthuli Ncube to resign
Former cabinet minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has urged Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube to accept reality and ‘get his head off the sand.'Prof Moyo was responding to statements by former Fin...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 21:03hrs | 8820 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Hunger and disease kill school children in remote Zimbabwe
Having grown up in a crude environment in Zimbabwe witnessing child abuse and negligence there are tell tale signs that are still haunting me this time the number of children going hungry in Zimbabwea...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 18:52hrs | 901 | by Makho Precious Moyo
Mnangagwa putting Zimbabwe under an undeclared 'state of emergency'
THE main opposition MDC has accused government of putting the country under an undeclared state of emergency, with security forces virtually camped in cities and high-density suburbs.MDC spoke...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 11:22hrs | 1620 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe under State of Emergency'
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) led by Nelson Chamisa claims that Zimbabwe is now under an undeclared state of emergency as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has deployed s...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 17:29hrs | 7648 | by VOA
Mnangagwa's police brace for Chamisa's anti-government protests
Zimbabwean police are not being allowed to resign and all leave has been cancelled as authorities brace for potential opposition and labour protests over the country's economic collapse.Intern...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 17:02hrs | 4385 | by ZimLive
Government threaten security of citizens
Recent developments in the country have exposed a failed government that is running scared of citizens' demands to be governed differently and effectively.The country is effectively on militar...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 15:04hrs | 1577 | by Jacob Mafume
Dabengwa's death revibrates Zapu
Thousands of people thronged the White City Stadium on Friday the 31st of May 2019 and Manxeleni on the 1st of June 2019. It occurred there, and indeed, Zapu was reborn, rediscovered and emotionally a...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 14:56hrs | 3938 | by Mkhululi Zulu
Sudanese soldiers kill protestors
Sudan media has reported that the Sudanese security forces stormed a protest sit-in camp in the capital Monday setting fire to tents and spraying bullets with machine guns. About 8 people are ...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 12:21hrs | 5156 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Kasukuwere brother's appeal dismissed
The High Court has dismissed incarcerated former Zanu PF Mashonaland Central provincial chairperson Itai Dickson Mafios' application for bail pending appeal.Mafios was early this year slapped ...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | 1998 | by Staff reporter
Plans to assassinate Cyril Ramaphosa investigated
The police and army intelligence service are investigating the alleged infiltration of the South African National Defense Force and "one or two" plans to assassinate President Cyril Ramaphosa....Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 18:13hrs | 5959 | by Staff reporter
Panner jailed for stabbing soldier
A 22-YEAR-OLD artisanal miner was slapped with a 12- month jail term on Friday by a Bindura magistrate for stabbing a soldier with a knife following a dispute over a girlfriend at a local bar....Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 17:04hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Panner jailed for stabbing soldier
A 22-YEAR-OLD artisanal miner was slapped with a 12- month jail term on Friday by a Bindura magistrate for stabbing a soldier with a knife following a dispute over a girlfriend at a local bar....Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 17:04hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Lead if you may, without power
The top left grandstand at the iconic White City Stadium gave me a vintage hawk's eye view of proceedings. Increasingly, White City has become an arena less popular for sport, for football and Boy Ndl...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:24hrs | 2754 | by Zifiso Masiye
Joint police, army operation to flush out illegal miners raises stink
The police and army recently mounted a joint operation to flush out violent illegal miners throughout the country, but the officers have quickly seized the opportunity to make dirty money, it has been...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:10hrs | 1228 | by Staff reporter
Calls for unity as Dabengwa is buried
A SEA of people from all walks of life thronged Manxeleni Village in Ntabazinduna, Umguza District, about 37km from Bulawayo to bid farewell to national hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa who was laid to r...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:20hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
MDC and the colonial ghost of whiteness
David Coltart, the self-confessed former British South African Police (BSAP) member, who authored a rehashed moribund autobiography, recently rebounded as treasurer of the MDC at the party's congress ...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:16hrs | 276 | by Ranga Mataire
Thousands bid national hero Dabengwa farewell
THOUSANDS yesterday thronged White City Stadium to pay their last respects to national hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa as speakers from a cross section of society testified to his impeccable liberation war cr...Published: 01 Jun 2019 at 07:46hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
Maj General Sedibe's speech at Dumiso Dabengwa memorial service
We are here to honour and celebrate the life of Cde. Dumiso Dabengwa. In South Africa, we regard him as a hero, and brother in arms. A highly treasured son to the people of Zimbabwe, and to all freedo...Published: 31 May 2019 at 18:46hrs | 5778 | by Major Gen. Jackie Sedibe
Mnangagwa buys new weapons
ZIMBABWE's state security forces have acquired new equipment and weapons, including water cannons, teargas canisters and guns, to prepare to combat looming street protests due to the collapsing econom...Published: 31 May 2019 at 08:14hrs | 6572 | by Staff reporter
Army boss up for rations theft
The commander of One Commando regiment in Harare was arrested last week for allegedly stealing army rations valued at more than $500 000.Zimbabwe National Army spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel ...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:40hrs | 1641 | by Staff reporter
Notorious General finally leaves Zimbabwe army
FORMER head of the Presidential Guard, Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe, yesterday finally handed over the reins of the powerful brigade to his successor Brigadier-General Fidelis Mhonda three months after he w...Published: 29 May 2019 at 15:52hrs | 3818 | by Staff reporter
Reliving Gukurahundi and need for reparations
It is now nearly four decades after the Gukurahundi genocide that saw more than twenty thousand people killed in a seemingly ethnic cleansing act in the Midlands and Matabeleland north provinces. Ghos...Published: 29 May 2019 at 13:22hrs | 458 | by Makhoprecious Moyo
Dabengwa: Zimbabwe's intelligence Czar
On the night of August 15, 2011, I attended the launch of Wilfred Mhanda's (nom de guerre Dzinashe Machingura) memoir, Dzino: Memories of a Freedom Fighter in Harare. Mhanda was an important figure in...Published: 29 May 2019 at 08:00hrs | 1576 | by Blessing Miles-Tendi
WATCH: Soldiers carry Dabengwa's coffin with ZAPU flag
On Monday members of the Zimbabwe National Army carried the coffin of the late Dumiso Dabengwa to a service held at the Nyaradzo parlour. Unlike other national heroes, Dabengwa's coffin was wr...Published: 28 May 2019 at 12:11hrs | 6226 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tsvangirai's daughter clinches MDC post from hospital bed
THE late Morgan Tsvangirai's daughter, Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java won the party's women assembly's secretary-general post from her hospital bed.The Glen View South MP was involved in a car crash i...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1306 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree villagers demand restoration of Kalanga chiefs
VILLAGERS and headmen in Plumtree are pushing for the reinstatement of Kalanga chiefs who were demoted during the colonial era to appease Ndebele chiefs who reportedly provided soldiers to the British...Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:34hrs | 1358 | by Staff reporter
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