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Sadc resolutions portend well for Africa's unity
In his seminal public lecture in South Africa, Prof Artwell Nhemachena succinctly attacks the jugular vein of coloniality by stating that: "African voices have spoken and cried but the world has not b...Published: 3 hrs ago | 38 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
Details of the Tanzanian plot bared
A senior official working for the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) has bared details of how the civic society organisations had planned to stage a demonstration on the sidelines of...Published: 18 hrs ago | 4135 | by John Sigauke
Repression and dialogue in Zimbabwe: twin strategies that aren't working
Emmerson Mnangagwa's strategy of coercion and dialogue has hit a series of hurdles. These include the continued opposition by the MDC and on-going scepticism of ...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:50hrs | 791 | by Brian Raftopoulos
Zesa seeks another shock tariff hike
Power utility ZESA has approached the power regulator for a threefold increase in tariffs to ZWL$0.81 per kilowatt four from the current ZWL$0.27 in an effort to reduce load shedding. The bid ...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:07hrs | 2504 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa accuses Mnangagwa of barbaric abuses
MDC Alliance leader has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of barbaric human rights abuses following the abduction and torture of Bustop TV comedian Samantha Kureya popularly known as Gonyeti by the...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:02hrs | 456 | by Staff Reporter
'More Zimbabwean families survive on diaspora remittances'
THE majority of poverty-stricken Zimbabwean families are now heavily dependent on diaspora remittances for their upkeep as the economy continues on a nosedive, with the value of the local currency fai...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
MDC chairman buried
MDC's firebrand Shurugwi South district chairperson, Norman Pfeveni, who succumbed to hypertension over the weekend, was buried at his rural home in the district yesterday.He was 62.Pf...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Robberies spike in Bulawayo
Bulawayo residents have raised concern over the increase in armed robberies taking place in the central business district (CBD) in broad daylight.The knife-wielding robbers corner residents wa...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
'New Zimdollar not priority,' says Mthuli Ncube
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said on Tuesday Government was not in a hurry to issue new Zimbabwean dollar notes/coins, but rather focused on the need to replace soi...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:36hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stands strong after MDC-Alliance conspiracy to cause chaos
ZIMBABWE stands strong following days of calculated conspiracy by the MDC Alliance and its western funders to not only destabilise the nation but throw it into chaos through violent demonstrations mea...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | 149 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Eskom not responsible for current Zimbabwe power cuts
South African power utility Eskom says it is not responsible for the power outages being experienced in Zimbabwe, saying it is supplying 400MW to the southern African country as agreed.After e...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 21:43hrs | 3917 | by Staff reporter
SADC cannot be entrusted with resolving the political crisis in Zimbabwe
Statement on the 39th SADC Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania on the 17th and 18th of August.Mthwakazi National Party accompani...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 19:39hrs | 1325 | by Mthwakazi National Party Information department.
Pastors' plot against Prophet Isaiah Sovi in Botswana exposed
The Office of prominent controversial Prophet Isaiah Brian Sovi has reported that it has unearthed a plot by some pastors in Botswana who are pushing for his immediate arrest or deportation when he ar...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 15:17hrs | 2889 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa to change tact on demos
POLICE yesterday sealed off Gweru after banning a demonstration organised by the MDC with the opposition party making a climbdown on its earlier position to defy the prohibition order.The part...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:52hrs | 953 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe to issue cash notes soon'
Zimbabwe will issue new notes and coins soon to replace the country's quasi currency that was introduced three years ago in a failed attempt to counter a crippling shortage of cash and that's pushed i...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 17:13hrs | 6546 | by Bloomberg
Chamisa raises ante against Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe's opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has announced plans to visit Moscow and Beijing to seek help in settling the political and economic logjam gripping the southern African country, Russia...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:10hrs | 1025 | by Staff reporter
Match fixing scandal rocks Zifa Southern Region
A CHAMPIONSHIP chasing Zifa Southern Region Division One club has been caught in a match fixing scam after its runner was nabbed trying to bribe four players from a team they were suppose to play over...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:06hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
August 16 exposes the MDC's insincerity
The much-hyped MDC's 16 August 2019 demonstration in Harare fell flat on its face despite the spirited attempts by some of its impressionable and excitable youths to defy the prohibition order issued ...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 13:54hrs | 1127 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Defiance Campaign for Mthwakazi
The arrest and incarceration of Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Khayisa Ndiweni presents all the people of Mthwakazi with a moment for serious reflection and a resolution for a liberation way forward. ...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 08:18hrs | 1958 | by Thulani Nkala
The year Sadc lost its purpose and relevance
SADC, then known as SADCC, was formed in 1980 with a memorandum of understanding on common economic development. Among its goals were to introduce programs and projects which would influence the South...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 12:19hrs | 1249 | by AT Kadada
Coltart bemoans culture of violence
Former Education minister David Coltart says Zimbabwe has a disturbing culture of violence that needs to be dealt with.Coltart, who is the new treasurer-general for the main opposition MDC, sa...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:56hrs | 1508 | by Staff reporter
Sadc takes anti-sanctions fight to another level
President Mnangagwa attended the 39th Ordinary Summit of Sadc Heads of State and Government which ended in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania yesterday. This was the second time that he has attended the Sadc Sum...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 137 | by Editorial - Chronicle
African push for lifting of Zimbabwe sanctions
A group of 16 African countries has called on the US and EU to "immediately lift" economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.The policy was hurting the region, said Tanzania President John Maguful...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:27hrs | 196 | by BBC
US role in MDC demonstrations unmasked
DETAILS of how the United States of America Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols actively encouraged senior MDC officials to press on with Friday's demonstrations by assuring them that Washington "wou...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:37hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ready to engage the world, says Magufule
NEW Sadc chairperson Tanzanian President Dr John Magufuli yesterday called on the international community to remove sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, saying the country has "now opened a new chapter and ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:36hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
5 contractors for Harare-Chirundu dualisation
GOVERNMENT has completed the selection process of five contractors to undertake the Harare-Chirundu highway rehabilitation and its subsequent dualisation, with road surveys already under way.T...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:35hrs | 1988 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's packed in-tray as Organ Troika chair
As President Emmerson Mnangagwa assumes the chairmanship of the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation - also known as Organ Troika - from his counterpart from the sister republic of...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:34hrs | 2785 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is not a banana republic
Blessed Sunday good people.How was Friday?Has the Government changed yet?Is Nelson Chamisa now president of our teapot-shaped republic? Kikikiki.Yes, exactly as Bishop ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:30hrs | 259 | by Bishop Lazi
Sikhala accuses Chamisa of cowardice
Details of how the United States of America Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols actively encouraged senior MDC officials to press on with Friday's demonstrations by assuring them that Washington "wou...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:23hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
USA role in MDC demonstrations exposed
DETAILS of how the United States of America Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols actively encouraged senior MDC officials to press on with Friday's demonstrations by assuring them that Washington "wou...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 08:47hrs | 1451 | by Staff Reporter
MDC Bulawayo vows to hold protests on Monday
THE MDC Bulawayo province has vowed to forge ahead with its planned protests on Monday.The opposition party failed to overturn a police ban on its Harare protests at the High Court on Friday....Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:32hrs | 1851 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe judges take former Lesotho Army Commander head on
Zimbabwean judges Charles Hungwe, Moses Chinhengo and Tafuma Mtshiya are part of a group of foreign judges lending their expertise to the Lesotho government in its quest to try double-murder accused f...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 16:10hrs | 2309 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa to pay respects to Morogoro explosion victims during Tanzania visit?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to visit the town of Morogoro in Tanzania to pledge solidarity and offer condolences following a fuel tanker explosion that claimed 70 lives.The presid...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:30hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses US$34m through illicit financial flows - Report
SOUTHERN Africa is prejudiced of a staggering US$30 billion annually as a result of illicit financial flows, with Zimbabwe losing US$34 million every year due to trade under-invoicing while also losin...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:24hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe economic outlook remains bleak'
THE outlook for the Zimbabwean consumer remains challenging, over the short term (2019-2020), with the economic collapse brought by a currency crisis leading to hyperinflation and widespread shortages...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:23hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe finds a new ally in the UAE
ZIMBABWE is going through an unbelievable socio-economic crisis and is slowly reaching a tipping level. With skyrocketing inflation, a biting forex crunch and failing institutions among the myriad iss...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:22hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe has last laugh as economic crisis reaches breaking point
The fault lies entirely with the ruling Zanu-PF party, which has lost its legitimacyWhen Zimbabweans are expressing nostalgia for Robert Mugabe you know things must be bad. Yet it is now commo...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:13hrs | 486 | by www.msn.com
Zimbabwe CSOs scrutinise Marriages Bill
A GROUP of civil society organisations (CSOs) are working with grassroots communities to ensure that the Marriages Bill contains sections that promote women and discourage early child marriages....Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:35hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in lockdown ahead of demo
TENSION and fear gripped Harare and other parts of the country yesterday amid a huge deployment of heavily armed soldiers and police ahead of a planned demonstration today by the opposition MDC to pro...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Civic society plots to smear Zimbabwe at Sadc
A plan by opposition-linked and foreign-sponsored civil society organisations from Zimbabwe to smear the country at the Sadc Summit in Tanzania tomorrow has been unearthed after the activists travelle...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 23:57hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Chiyangwa 'Futumuka Fulengenge' prepares for a fight
A video of banished former Zifa president Phillip Chiyangwa preparing for a fight has surfaced on social Chiyangwa and his vice Omega Sibanda were given life bans for "bringing Zimbabwean foot...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 18:37hrs | 2715 | by Staff reporter
MDC repeats calls for State of Emergency
The opposition MDC has reiterated its call for a state of emergency on the energy crisis affecting the country. In a statement issued by the MDC Secretary for Energy and Power Development Jasm...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 12:48hrs | 5237 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cop 'insults' Mnangagwa
A POLICE disciplinary committee has dismissed an application for discharge filed by a Lupane-based officer who was arrested early this year for allegedly insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa, by imp...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | 2019 | by Staff reporter
Gweru MP spearheads college construction project
Gweru Urban MP, Brian Dube has teamed up with the Church of Nazareth and Gweru City Council to construct a state-of-the-art private college in Ascot to ease shortage of high quality educational facili...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blessed Chiyangwa life ban?
ZIFA president Felton Kamambo and board member responsible for finance Philemon Machana have formally apologised to President Mnangagwa for the unfortunate events that rocked the Zimbabwe camp during ...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:20hrs | 1090 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's special envoy on regional offensive
ZIMBABWE'S Special Envoy, Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo yesterday met Mozambique President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi and delivered a special message from President Mnangagwa. Ambassador Khaya Moyo further di...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:10hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Philip Chiyangwa, Omega banished for life
The Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) says it has banned its former president Philip Chiyangwa and his sidekick Omega Sibanda for life for "bringing Zimbabwean football into disrepute."...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 19:05hrs | 3260 | by BBC
Events at Mthuli Ncube's ministry disturbing
ZIMBABWE is indeed not only going through painful times, but an extra-ordinary period as the southern African nation grapples with very difficult socio-economic and political circumstances.Las...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:51hrs | 4323 | by Editorial - Newsday
MDC readies for provincial demos
MDC Midlands and Bulawayo provinces are readying their structures for the party's nationwide protests against President Emmerson Mnangawa's alleged mismanagement of the economy and unwillingness to re...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:50hrs | 3610 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commits to pamper military
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pledged to pamper the country's military with salary upgrades and other benefits to cushion them against the skyrocketing cost of living, while urging the rest o...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:49hrs | 2092 | by Staff reporter
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