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Robert Mugabe still with us three years down the line
For Zimbabwe to achieve stability, there was to be a return to constitutionality. Sanity had escaped the political landscape. The operation restore legacy was not to be complete without order and a co...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1322 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Soldiers salvage goods from burning bus
A Harare-bound bus was yesterday reduced to a shell after it caught fire near Tree Tops Tollgate, about 20km from Gweru along the Bulawayo Road. No one was injured as the more than 40 passengers disem...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1100 | by Staff reporter
DeDraw in 17th draw
Dynamos 0-0 Black Rhinos HARARE giants Dynamos failed to capitalise on their superior ball possession at Rufaro yesterday and were held to their 17th draw of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League...Published: 13 hrs ago | 269 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Jonathan Moyo fled Chiwenga, crossed Ruya river into Mozambique on motorbike
Exiled former cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has for the first time posted pictures of his journey after crossing Ruya river to Mozambique fleeing the armed soldiers of the then Commander Zi...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 18:48hrs | 11009 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Jonathan Moyo fled Chiwenga...crossed Ruya river into Mozambique on foot
Exiled former cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has for the first time posted pictures of his journey after crossing Ruya river to Mozambique fleeing the armed soldiers of the then Commander Zi...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 23:22hrs | 14554 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Soldiers and Police must be fully funded, says Mthuli Ncube
The security services must be fully funded to enable them to discharge their constitutional mandates, Finance and Economic Planning Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said yesterday. Notwithstand...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 19:03hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere remembers Chiwenga's coup
Exiled former G40 Kingpin Saviour Kasukuwere has posted a tweet remembering the November 2017 bloody coup that ended 37 years of the late President Robert Mugabe's iron rule. Said Kasuku...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 15:17hrs | 6153 | by Mandla Ndlovu
14 Nov 2017 - a dark day that moved Zimbabwe to another level of suffering and oppression
I remember - as if it were just a few hours ago - waking up as usual at dawn on the morning of 15 November 2017, then routinely checking my WhatsApp, only to be greeted by a barrage of messages to the...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 13:48hrs | 1844 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chiwenga coup generals declare war on Mnangagwa
VANCOUVER - Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga's military generals who were key in executing the November 2017 coup against President Robert Mugabe, have allegedly declared war on Presid...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 07:48hrs | 48689 | by Nancy Mabaya
2 years after Mugabe ouster in a coup: Zimbabwe in an abyss
"Following the address we made on November 13, 2017, which we believe our main broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation and The Herald were directed not to publicise, the situation in our co...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:32hrs | 1189 | by Staff reporter
Let's give the MPC time to deliver
The newly constituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) had its inaugural meeting on the 28th and 29th of October 2019. This was another milestone for the Central B...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 12:41hrs | 1531 | by Nathan Chikara
'Mnangagwa, Chiwenga and Mohadi must be forced to resign'
National Patriotic Front Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire says the country needs to form a broader movement that is going to form President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice Presidents Kembo Mohadi and Chiwen...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:40hrs | 8874 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zivhu slams bootlicking Zanu-PF bigwigs, govt officials
UNDERFIRE Chivi South legislator Killer Zivhu (Zanu-PF) has slammed party bigwigs and government officials who bootlick President Emmerson Mnangagwa while looting from ordinary people and scuttling hi...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 07:26hrs | 2828 | by Staff reporter
Sinking ship
With almost half the population now registered for food aid, the government is taking decisive action to deal with the threat - not by providing food for the people but by fattening up the army and po...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 18:20hrs | 1875 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
I'm not a rebel: Cde Chipoyera
In a riveting account never before made public, Parker Chipoyera (PC) opens up on events leading to the arrest of the ZIPA leadership and how he ended up in captivity with his fellow comrades. ...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:28hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora Perspective of Mnangagwa and Zimbabwe
Something big is happening to Emmerson Mnangagwa he has come to realisation that his approval ratings have slumped. With the public confidence at its lowest. The mega deals have not materialised...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 08:00hrs | 1659 | by Mirriam Gasho
Police budget alone exceed Ncube's initial ceiling - we in deep hole, stop digging for Pete's sake
When you are in a hole, stop digging because you are not doing to dig yourself out of the hole by making the hole deeper! That is obvious, common sense, but clearly not to some people; but I never tho...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1037 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mthuli Ncube silences Zimbabwe soldiers, police
Under-pressure Finance minister Mthuli Ncube is poised to pump billions of dollars into the coffers of the military and other security clusters when he announced his national budget next week - after ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 06:22hrs | 15293 | by Staff reporter
Hungry Zimbabwe soldiers spark govt fears
There is growing disquiet within the rank and file of the military over the rising cost of living, poor salaries and difficult working conditions, with government now desperate for solutions to avert ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 06:20hrs | 3359 | by Staff reporter
'General SB Moyo does not dwell in Zimbabwe'
Foreign Affairs Minister Rtd Lt General Sibusiso Busi Moyo does not dwell in Zimbabwe socially and is not affected by the challenges affecting the generality of the populace a political analyst ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 08:19hrs | 12330 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Then the devil's spirit entered Judas
It is time Zimbabwe seriously consider training 'Assistant Doctors' and 'Assistant Nurses' to 'liberate' the nation from capture by health workers who now seem on a war path with government. T...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 08:17hrs | 1124 | by Gabarinocheka
Free elections 'are utopian' said ED - clearly not fit to be president
When President Mnangagwa seized power from his former boss Robert Mugabe in the November 2017 military coup he promised to change things from what Mugabe had been doing for the last 37 years. ...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:49hrs | 2507 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chamisa's MPs travel to Victoria Falls for their allowances
MDC Alliance MPs' hypocrisy has been exposed after they turned out in full force for the pre-budget seminar in Victoria Falls. The MPs, who have previously boycotted important parliamentary se...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:00hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sanctions conundrum
The USA first enacted ZIDERA in 2001 as a response to gross human rights abuses, economic mismanagement, violent grab of white owned farms, violent crackdown on opposition and dissent, costly deployme...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 21:52hrs | 1003 | by Terrence Wuragu
Chiwenga, Gen Sibanda in secret pact to hand Zimbabwe power to each other?
COLOGNE - Military czar Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga and Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander, General Philip Valerio Sibanda, reportedly made a secret pact to hand Zimbabwe pow...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 07:46hrs | 30637 | by Itai Mushekwe
Mutambara speaks on artificial intelligence
This is exciting stuff (the military robot video below). In this demonstration, the robot is programmed not to hurt humans. It is coded that way in this case. It has targets (non-human) that it must a...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 16:44hrs | 4137 | by Arthur Mutambara
Mnangagwa top ally in trouble
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been dealt yet another blow with US President Donald Trump on Friday adding his close ally, State Security minister Owen Ncube, to the sanctions list.Ncube who...Published: 29 Oct 2019 at 10:37hrs | 2587 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Zanu-PF told to reform or suffer
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his lieutenants risk being slapped with more punitive measures by the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU) - unless they start implementing much-...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 07:07hrs | 3533 | by Staff reporter
Hippos kill border jumper
A SUSPECTED border jumper was fatally attacked by two hippopotamuses while trying to illegally cross into South Africa through an undesignated entry point along the Limpopo River. The incident...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:44hrs | 1260 | by Staff reporter
Renewed exodus of Zimbabweans amid economic woes
HUNCHED on seats at Rode Port cross border bus terminal in the Zimbabwean capital, 45-year-old Timothy Mundonda chats in excitement with his wife and three teen children as they wait to board a bus to...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:37hrs | 845 | by Jeffrey Moyo, Anadolu Agency
Trump fires warning shots at Mnangagwa
IN AN ominous development for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his under pressure government, the United States of America (USA) has slapped State Security minister Owen Ncube with sanctions over alle...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 10:50hrs | 17362 | by Staff reporter
'Mgagao Declaration changed political dynamics'
The bid by nationalist leaders to negotiate with Ian Smith around 1976 did not go well with freedom fighters. As such, these efforts led to the emergence of power dynamics that saw Robert Mugabe posit...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:50hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
CIOs not happy with huge salary gap
JUNIOR officers in the spy agency, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) are reportedly not happy with the huge salary gap between them and their bosses, NewsDay has learnt.This paper is...Published: 25 Oct 2019 at 10:51hrs | 4019 | by Staff reporter
Auxillia Mnangagwa breaks down
President Emmerson Mnangagwa hosted a prayer service at State House on Monday calling for the lifting of international sanctions on Zimbabwe, but the event was mocked as "tomfoolery" by the opposition...Published: 22 Oct 2019 at 11:37hrs | 7379 | by ZimLive
Reconciliation is more than just the truth
Not long ago the Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda addressed the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) capacity building workshop held in Bulawayo. In his candid and poignant ...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:47hrs | 67 | by Tamsanqa Mlilo
Mnangagwa's PR offensive a futile exercise
GOVERNMENT'S decision to hire four international public relations firms in its bid to spruce up its battered image globally is pointless unless the Harare administration implements substantive politic...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:27hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Kembo Mohadi sellout and a liability
As the leader of Mthwakazi Republic Party i cannot let people like Mohadi have a field day on us, surely how can he stoop that low to address Mthwakazi Republic Party at his Zanu-PF rally at Stanley s...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:10hrs | 54 | by Mqondisi Moyo MRP President
Army chief's wife to stand trial for murder
The wife of a brigadier general who was a suspect in the 2012 murder of her nephew is only being prosecuted seven years later – coincidentally as her husband has filed for divorce.Cleop...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 08:51hrs | 15 | by ZimLive
MDC tribal cracks widen
Zimbabwe's politics is a very interesting terrain. It is contested by revolutionaries, pseudo revolutionaries, neo-liberals, sell-outs to the outright treasonous. Students of politics know tha...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:49hrs | 3019 | by Staff reporter
How Nhari, Badza rebels were 'crushed'
Last week, freedom fighter Parker Chipoyera told Levi Mukarati of an uprising famously called the Nhari-Badza rebellion during the liberation struggle. The revolt, according to Parker, s...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 06:54hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
CJ Malaba reaffirms judiciary's independence
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has reaffirmed that the country's judiciary is independent and everyone including the executive is answerable to the rule of law.He made the remarks while delivering ...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 19:46hrs | 1081 | by Staff reporter
What God promises will be confirmed in action through men
God is a God of promises. In fact the Word is full of those promises. Many a time we read of men and women who bore the promises of God. Joshua was no exception. God called him from the pool of leader...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 14:34hrs | 1302 | by Dumisani Nkomo
Mnangagwa's killer soldiers facing the gun
In a surprise development, a close confidante of President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the long-awaited prosecution of soldiers who killed innocent civilians in August last year will begin next year. ...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:52hrs | 7185 | by Staff reporter
Uncle Sam is not Father Christmas
In rural Zimbabwe Zanu-PF has always been with the people through thick and thin. It was in the countryside where the war of liberation was more brutal, leaving many maimed and without livestock. Othe...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 18:13hrs | 428 | by Tondorindo
Family lives in fears, as member goes missing
A FAMILY from Bulawayo is living in fear following the disappearance of a family member in January this year, during a near uprising in the country over the hiking of fuel prices.The family of...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 08:12hrs | 3906 | by Agencies
Exhumation in the context of Gukurahundi and Ndebele thought
AS efforts continue to find closure to the Gukurahundi conundrum, hopes are being raised that there might be some light at the end of the tunnel. While people may be speaking freely on the subject, cl...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 16:01hrs | 211 | by Pathisa Nyathi
NetOne back-to-basics strategy pays off
NETONE CEO Lazarus Muchenje believes the state-owned mobile phone operator is on the road to recovery because of a back-to-basics strategy.Muchenje (LM) told Alpha Media Holdings chairman Trev...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 15:38hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
'MDC with no eyes supported ED's coup' - double jeopardy, failing to see being led by the blind
"Rinemanyanga hariputirwi!" (The truth will always come out no matter how much one tries to conceal it!) so goes the Shona adage. After 20 years of blundering from pillar to post the truth is now comi...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 17:20hrs | 151 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Sikhala throws Chamisa, Tsvangirai under the bus
FIREBRAND MDC deputy national chairperson, Job Sikhala has said politicians including those in the opposition who supported the November 2017 coup that toppled the now late former President Robert Mug...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 06:02hrs | 69 | by newzimbabwe
An indictment on Mnangagwa's govt
THE hard-hitting report by United Nations special rapporteur Clement Nyaletsossi Voule on human rights pointing out that citizens' hope for a new dawn under President Emmerson Mnangagwa is fast fading...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 07:47hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
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