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CCC duplicity, hell bent on participating in 2023 with not cat in hell chance on winning, has exposed SADC duplicity
Yes, Zimbabwe is heading for yet another rigged elections. Zanu PF has learned the lessons from the past and by putting these into practice, the party is hoping to get political legitimacy from SADC a...Published: 9 hrs ago | 969 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zanu-PF demands slot in schools' leadership
Zanu-PF has been roping in civil servants including teachers to campaign for Mnangagwa's re-election.Zanu-PF is reportedly meddling in the running of schools in the Midlands province, after it...Published: 14 hrs ago | 436 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena removed from remand
HARARE regional magistrate Taurai Manuwere has ruled that Gokwe Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena (Zanu-PF) has no case to answer in a matter he was accused of money-laundering and fraud charges i...Published: 14 hrs ago | 432 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt guilty of political suppression'
FORMER Primary and Secondary education minister and lawyer David Coltart has reproached African governments for arbitrarily clamping down dissenting political voices.Contributing last week to ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 189 | by Staff reporter
Cop arrested in Zimbabwe's anti-drugs fight
Police have intensified their campaign against drug suppliers and peddlers under a special operation which has seen several people, including a policeman, being arrested in the past five days while pr...Published: 14 hrs ago | 444 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena acquitted in Cottco fraud case
Gokwe Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena, who was accused of fraud has been set free pending completion of investigations after a Harare court granted his application for refusal for furthe...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 16:05hrs | 797 | by Paul Ndou
US diplomat visits Zanu-PF to pledge Washington's support for Mnangagwa?
AN unnamed United States (US) Embassy deployee in Zimbabwe reportedly visited the ruling Zanu-PF party, ostensibly to pledge Washington's support for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration....Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:59hrs | 2469 | by Staff reporter
Concern over Zimbabwe's 'opaque' govt deals
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa (Independent) has called on government to be more transparent when entering into contracts with multinational companies to avoid plunder of the country's resources....Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:53hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
ChitimachaED song released
POPULAR music outfit, Final Warning, has released a song named "#ChitimachaED" which is aimed at mobilising voters for President Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF in the upcoming elections.President Mnang...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:51hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
Teaching Jobs in UK: Eligibility criteria amended as application period opens
Zimbabwe was among the four source markets recently added to list countries targeted for teacher recruitment by the United Kingdom, including Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa.The opportunity fo...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:31hrs | 1616 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa leaps to defence of Ginimbi's ex
Zimbabwe has long struggled with the problem of drug and substance abuse with experts noting that a deepening economic crisis and the attendant poverty and despair have resulted in increasing numbers ...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:30hrs | 1346 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's diamonds sold for a song
Zimbabwe often sells its diamonds below market prices as they are not sought for and are even explicitly banned by major jewellery retailers for ethical reasons," ReportZIMBABWE is allegedly s...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:28hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe maize harvest to hit three million tonnes?
Zimbabwe is poised to record its largest-ever maize harvest this year, with preliminary assessments indicating that production could hit three million tonnes.The previous record maize haul was...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:25hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Lukashenko joins Zimbabwe lithium rush
BELARUSIAN President Alexander Lukashenko this week travelled 7 982 kilometres, the distance by air from his capital Minsk to Harare, in his first sub-Saharan visit to meet President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:17hrs | 1189 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa too compromised to fight corruption'
BINGA North legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda says President Emmerson Mnangagwa cannot fight corruption because he is compromised by vested interests of his family's corrupt business undertakings condu...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:16hrs | 1495 | by Staff reporter
Zimra ordered to surrender 100 000 litres of seized fuel
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has been ordered to surrender over 100 000 litres of petrol and trucks seized from a local trucking company after it emerged this was unlawfully done.Thi...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:15hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth has appalling human rights record
This written article by Professor Jonathan Moyo, then an academic at the University of Zimbabwe, was published by the Financial Gazette on 10 October 1991, a few days...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:07hrs | 110 | by Jonathan Moyo
Mangwana, Charamba clash?
Confusion reigned on Saturday after two government spokesmen contradicted each other about the status of a delimitation report handed over to President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday.Moments aft...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 19:58hrs | 786 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena seeks release from remand over trial delay
Fraud-charged Member of Parliament, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, and his co-accused have applied for release from remand, citing delays in the commencement of their trial.The legislator is accused...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 19:58hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Surely, why study 10 subjects at school as if unsure of one's goals in life?
The ZIMSEC Ordinary Level results are out - and, already we are hearing of those outrageous numbers of subjects passed by single candidates. This inevitably leads to the usual debate - is it r...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 16:39hrs | 3394 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa's 26 activists remanded to April 26
THE 26 members of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) who were arrested for disturbing public peace in Budiriro were yesterday remanded to April 26 after the State indicated that investigations on...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:18hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF preparing for early polls'
THE Zanu-PF-led government is reportedly busy tying up all loose ends, including fast-tracking passage of the delimitation report, election-related legislation in Parliament and bussing its members to...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:17hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt zeroes in on rogue teachers
GOVERNMENT has moved to uproot rogue teachers reportedly ill-treating pupils whose parents would have failed to pay for extra lessons.The latest case happened in Norton, Mashonaland West provi...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:16hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga demands plastic bottle deposits
The law on littering is being tightened to deter litterbugs and a new Bill being drafted include stiffer penalties and regulation plus a requirement that fast food outlets and those who sell drinks bo...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:13hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Mubobobo man rubs manhood against woman in bank queue
A WOMAN who was queuing at a bank in the city centre nearly jumped out of her skin when she felt something hard and slimy sliding up and down her back.To her horror, when she turned to check, ...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 19:15hrs | 1996 | by Staff reporter
Birthday celebrations turn tragic
A WOMAN who was celebrating her birthday at Bulawayo's Hillside Dams was reduced to tears after a knife wielding man grabbed her by her neck and stabbed her on the thigh before allegedly robbing her o...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 19:14hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
POLICE WARNING: Private security firms potential criminals
POLICE have warned Bulawayo residents against hiring private security companies to patrol in their suburbs as that could expose them to criminals.The officer Commanding Bulawayo Province Commi...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 23:08hrs | 1361 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe embassy invites ZEP holders to apply for repatriation assistance
Zimbabwe's embassy in South Africa on Thursday announced an online registration process for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders who need assistance to return home when their permits expire on June...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 19:40hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's underpaid prosecutors can't resist bribes'
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has admitted that State prosecutors are susceptible to bribery because of poor working conditions and low pay.Chief public prosecutor Tawanda Zvekare, ...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:27hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Sons kill 'bewitching' father
POLICE in Harare have arrested two brothers from Glen Norah on allegations of killing their biological father on Saturday after accusing him of practicing witchcraft claims on Saturday.Fearing...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:25hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF and the opposition fooled by the vendors in virtually every urban area
Vendors have turned most urban centres into markets as they sell anything from food stuffs, clothing, cellphones and accessories. This is all done in the side walks commonly referred as pavements ther...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 16:28hrs | 712 | by AT Kadada
Stolen Zim truck recovered near Mozambique border
LUCK ran out for three carjackers after police in Chipinge intercepted a Nissan UD truck stolen at Birchenough Bridge recently which they were attempting to smuggle into Mozambique.The trio ha...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:51hrs | 1959 | by Staff Reporter
Vendors4ED, Council clash
Zanu-PF affiliate Vendors 4ED has clashed with Harare City Council (HCC), amid reports that the latter was illegally allocating trading spaces to its members in the city under cover of the ruling part...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:46hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt gazettes new Police Amendment Bill
GOVERNMENT on Monday gazetted the new Police Amendment Bill, which includes provisions that will ensure that the Commissioner-General of Police is appointed by the President in consultation with the m...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:45hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
'Sikhala must be released on health grounds'
INCARCERATED Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala's close allies have expressed concern over his deteriorating health.They suggested that Sikhala, who is the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:45hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Marvelous Nakamba lands at Luton Town
ASTON Villa's Warriors midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is taking a status downgrade with a loan move to English Championship side Luton Town where he can however, resuscitate his limping career at a team...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 23:47hrs | 1282 | by Staff Reporter
Reflecting on the export ban for raw lithium
Through Statutory Instrument 213 of 2022 (Referend to as Base Minerals Export Control for unbeneficiated Lithium Bearing Ores), Zimbabwe banned the export of raw lithium from the country. The regulati...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 09:12hrs | 1422 | by Victor Bhoroma
CCC hell bent on participating in 2023 regardless rigging and damned consequences
The 2023 Zimbabwe elections will be taking place by August 2023, that is seven months to go. The political temperature is rising!When Emmerson Mnangagwa seized power following the November 201...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 07:25hrs | 447 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
It's tragic how 'Pan-Africanism' has become a refuge for those who ruined fellow Zimbabweans' lives!
I genuinely believe that I am actually more Pan-Africanist that most of those who claim to be Pan-Africanists. I, as so many others, have chosen to place my own safety and life in danger ...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 20:42hrs | 566 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
What Zondo's Commission did not want South Africa to know
An explosive affidavit that turned the state capture narrative on its head never made it to the final report of the state capture commission of inquiry or was even considered by Chief Justice Raymond ...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:37hrs | 2830 | by Staff reporter
PWDs4ED launched
As the country is moving towards the 2023 general elections, women with disabilities have said during election periods some people have a habit of exploiting People with Disabilities (PWDs) only to ac...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:16hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans danced when Mugabe fell, now life is worse than ever
For Jasmine Toffa, the hardest moment of her life was not being beaten black and blue by regime thugs. It came when the Zimbabwean MP appeared in parliament after surgery, broken hands in plaster, and...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:15hrs | 1719 | by Christina Lamb for The Sunday Times (UK)
Attempt to corner top judge hits brick wall
A CHEGUTU man's efforts to have the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) probe top judge, Justice Tendai Uchena for allegedly fraudulently releasing suspects who reportedly killed a Chegutu man for alleg...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:12hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa refuses to hand over phone evidence
THREE Zanu-PF party members who were arrested for inciting other party activists to commit acts of violence against Norton legislator Temba Mliswa (independent) at the burial of a party member Shepher...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:11hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Couple 'plot' 16-year-old girl's rape
A BEATRICE couple has been arraigned before the Chivhu magistrates' court facing rape charges.The duo (names withheld to protect the minor) were arrested on January 23 and later granted bail a...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:10hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe aims for top spot in carbon steel production
ZIMBABWE is now on a sustainable economic growth path following a number of interventions and is set to become one of the top carbon steel producers in sub-Saharan Africa in the next three years on th...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:10hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
'Schools concealing drug and substance abuse by students'
SCHOOLS in the country are reportedly concealing rampant drug and substance abuse by students to protect their reputation, NewsDay Weekender can reveal.This comes as the country has been exper...Published: 28 Jan 2023 at 19:10hrs | 1155 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe: A move to curb freedom of association as election nears
JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwe should reregister hundreds of civil society groups whose registration it has withdrawn, and amend its Private Voluntary Organization Act to bring it in line with its obligation...Published: 27 Jan 2023 at 15:13hrs | 498 | by APO
Harare Hindus plan wide-ranging activities during 2023
Hindu Society Harare (HSH) in Zimbabwe seems to have lined-up extensive religious and social activities, projects, celebrations during 2023.These include three daily aartis; twice-weekly yoga ...Published: 27 Jan 2023 at 11:13hrs | 577 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa's nonentity on global stage leaving Zimbabweans' continued oppression largely unnoticed!
After the November 2017 military coup d'état - which ousted long-time dictator Robert Gabriel Mugabe, and ushering in his protégé Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa as new president - the plight of oppres...Published: 27 Jan 2023 at 07:26hrs | 1855 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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