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Zimbabwe junta escapes EU sanctions noose
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his top lieutenants in the military have been left out of the European Union (EU)'s latest sanctions list despite widespread calls for their censure over the army's re...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 10:02hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
SA civic groups blast Sadc over Zimbabwe rights violations
SOUTH African civic society groups, under the banner of the Southern African People's Solidarity Network (SAPSN), have accused Sadc of glossing over the human rights' violations in Zimbabwe.SA...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:30hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
EU to renew sanctions on illegitimate Zanu PF - imperative, step down before 2023
All those who love peace and justice and understand the need to end the long suffering of the people of Zimbabwe after 38 years and counting of this Zanu PF dictatorship will hearty welcomes EU Parlia...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 23:08hrs | 3427 | by Wilbert Mukori
'No soldiers in Zimbabwe schools'
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) has dismissed as hogwash, claims that the military has been deployed in schools to intimidate teachers. Negative reports from the private media claimed that s...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:50hrs | 1662 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa defends army
President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces has dismissed claims that the army raped women and killed people during recent protests over massive incr...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 10:47hrs | 1117 | by Staff reporter
Army uniform ban imposed to avoid revenge attacks by civilians
A recent army crackdown on civilians has brought problems for the country's servicemen whose superiors been banned them from putting on camouflash on their way home to avoid revenge attacks by civilia...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:45hrs | 2013 | by newzimbabwe
Rape 'safe houses' props exposed
The establishment of so-called "safe houses" for alleged victims of rape following last month's violent protests was part of a political campaign to beam negative images of Zimbabwe to the world by ho...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:01hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangagwa global campaign launched
THE International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has launched a global campaign seeking to pressure the Zimbabwean government to stop its clampdown on trade union rights in the troubled country....Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:56hrs | 2777 | by newzimbabwe
Prophet Magaya church accounts garnished by Zimra
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has garnished Walter Magaya's Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries accounts for alleged tax arrears amounting to $22 million.According to a...Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:48hrs | 3178 | by Staff reporter
'Justice Malaba instructed magistrates to deny protestors bail' Jonathan Moyo alleges
Exiled former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has alleged that Chief Justice Luke Malaba instructed magistrates to deny bail to persons accused of taking part in the violent protests that...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 09:52hrs | 6526 | by Mandla Ndlovu
State of the nation under spotlight
SATIRICAL play, State of the Nation-Vortex, that highlights critical issues troubling the nation and a call for dialogue among citizens is set to be staged on February 15 and 16 at Theatre in the Park...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:41hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa please grow up
I WAS laughing loud last week when I read the story, "Chamisa rapped for Tuku funeral antics". I asking myself if Mr Chamisa was crazy or what. Such attention-seeking gimmicks are not somethin...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 17:35hrs | 13865 | by Terrence Musekiwa
Motlanthe commission in spotlight as concern mounts over Zimbabwe violence
THE United Nations (UN) System in Zimbabwe on Friday said it was concerned with the recent spate of violence in which 12 people died and hundreds were left injured.In a statement, the body cal...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 05:45hrs | 623 | by African News Agency
CAAZ failure to maintain airports under spotlight
Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ)'s failure to maintain the country's airports has come under spotlight after a Bulawayo-bound Fastjet airline was forced to abort landing at Joshua Mqabuko N...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 09:50hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
1893 MHRRM condemns Human Rights violations in Zimbabwe
The 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM), after receiving an avalanche of credible information and hard evidence of mass and indiscriminate human rights violations by the army...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 21:38hrs | 1596 | by Thembani Dube, 1893 MHRRM Secretary for Information and Publicity
Zanu-PF members ditch Mnangagwa regalia
MASVINGO Zanu-PF provincial leadership got a rude awakening last week, when Chiredzi district chairpersons revealed that they had stopped wearing party regalia in public places for fear of being shunn...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:43hrs | 1477 | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi legacy under spotlight
The late music superstar Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi will be laid to rest at his rural home in Madziwa, Shamva district in Mashonaland Central province today, amid revelations that it was the musician's ch...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:11hrs | 2367 | by STaff reporter
The ball is firmly in Mnangagwa's court
The ball is now firmly in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's court to ensure that his mooted dialogue with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and other key stakeholders kicks off soon, and in earnest - with...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 00:07hrs | 2603 | by Staff reporter
'Shootings pushed Zimbabwe backwards'
Former War veterans minister Tshinga Dube has revealed that the much-publicised August 1 shootings drove the country's economy years backwards.The shooting - which claimed six lives - was, acc...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:44hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
ICC, a waste of African resources
The Democratic Alliance, an opposition political outfit in South Africa appears to have run out of steam and is seeking extra fodder to power its waning relevance. This week, the party hit the headlin...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:29hrs | 513 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
The mis-narrating of Zimbabwe's opposition riots
We are not surprised at all, are we? The recent violence by the opposition MDC-Alliance and its civic society partners has dominated the headlines putting Zimbabwe on the spotlight once again. ...Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 22:44hrs | 1469 | by Editorial - The Herald
Anonymous kickstarts DDoS protest against Zimbabwe's government
For several days, starting on Monday 14 January 2019, Zimbabweans have been without Internet access. This is as a result of the Southern Afrikan country's government, under rumored instructions from G...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 10:09hrs | 7797 | by frikan
Is Chiyangwa behind board divisions?
ZIFA president Felton Kamambo admits there are sharp divisions within the newly elected board but insists he will stick to the constitution as the football mother body grapples with an internal strife...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:10hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
CAF boss dumps Chiyangwa?
ONE-by-one, the powerful allies who propelled CAF president Ahmad Ahmad to power are either being pushed out of office or are now facing domestic boardroom uprisings to try and dislodge them from thei...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:02hrs | 1952 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moving towards abolishing death penalty
The issue of 'capital punishment' might once again come under the spotlight with the Ministry of Justice and Parliamentary Affairs hinting that if the country is to amend the Constitution, then the ab...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:27hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Mosona under the spotlight
WARRIORS skipper Knowledge Musona will be under the spotlight in the coming weeks as he has to prove to the Belgian giants Anderlecht that they have to keep him after being stalked by a huge possibili...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:09hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Putin moots military base in Zimbabwe…….as Mnangagwa begs for Moscow bailout package
COLOGNE/VANCOUVER/HARARE - Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has reportedly set his eyes on opening a Russian strategic military base in Zimbabwe, as Moscow ratchets up her new foreign policy in Afri...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 06:29hrs | 15714 | by Itai Mushekwe/Nancy Mabaya/Mary-Kate Kahari
Musona linked with US move
ZIMBABWE national team captain Knowledge Musona could make a surprise move to the Major League Soccer (MLS) in the USA following an unsuccessful stint at Anderlecht since joining from another Belgian ...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:06hrs | 1658 | by soccer24
Mukupe calls for Mangudya ouster
FORMER Deputy Minister of Finance, Terence Mukupe has emerged from his political hiatus to propose the axing of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, John Mangudya as a way of solving the worsening...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:48hrs | 6285 | by newzimbabwe.com
Biti case brings Zimbabwe judiciary under spotlight
The on-going trial of MDC deputy national chairperson Tendai Biti has exposed the politicised and cavalier attitude of a prosecution service that has long been captured by elements that protect and pr...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 17:36hrs | 2734 | by Staff reporter
The message of Christmas
Christmas is a time of great celebration in our lives. I can't imagine a life without Christmas.Jesus is the light of the world which penetrated darkness. The birth of Jesus marks the beginnin...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 10:21hrs | 191 | by Grace Tidings with Dr Doug Mamvura
China printing new Zimbabwe currency in exchange for oil and diamonds
COLOGNE - China has intensified it's grip, control and access to Zimbabwe's mineral wealth by reportedly demanding diamonds and oil drilling rights from President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, as p...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 07:48hrs | 97672 | by Itai Mushekwe
Italian clubs track Nakamba
ZIMBABWE'S international midfielder Marvelous Nakamba has once again come under the spotlight following indications that two Italian clubs - Fiorentina and Torino - are after his signature. Na...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 05:26hrs | 1550 | by Staff reporter
'Need transparency' to end diamond looting, urge Global Witness - ED's answer, Voto fraudulento continua!
"The discovery of huge deposits of diamonds in Marange, eastern Zimbabwe, in the mid-2000s came at a time when Zimbabwe was facing crises on multiple fronts," said Global Witness in its recent report....Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 21:25hrs | 993 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa's graft probe targets judges
With President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration desperate to restore public trust, a senior government official has said the anti-corruption dragnet has been extended to cover all judicial officers...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:10hrs | 1585 | by Staff reporter
Donel Mangena sings at Miss World
Zimbabwean young star Donel Mangena, who rose to fame during The Voice UK singing competition will be performing at this year's Miss World in Sanya, China.The 17-year-old star who will be perf...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 14:28hrs | 1056 | by Staff reporter
US demands release of commission of inquiry findings
THE United States embassy has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to publish findings of the commission of inquiry into the August 1 killings for the sake of transparency, the Zimbabwe Independent can ...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:13hrs | 2896 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must release August 1 killings inquiry report'
RECENT disclosures by presidential spokesperson George Charamba that the report by the commission of inquiry into the August 1 shootings by the millitary is for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's eyes "on...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:00hrs | 702 | by Staff reporter
Doctors on strike, 'hopeful ED has solutions' - vote rigging ED is now our No: 1 problem
"Zimbabwean doctors at public hospitals went on strike on Monday for the second time this year to demand better pay and conditions, a union official said, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government ...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 07:34hrs | 2054 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Danai 'General Okoye' Gurira appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador
United Nations Women on Sunday announced the appointment of Zimbabwean born internationally renowned award-winning actor-playwright Danai Gurira as its Goodwill Ambassador. Gurira will len...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 09:44hrs | 1592 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: SB Moyo's health gets worse, now unable to speak - reports
HARARE - Zimbabwe's foreign affairs minister, Sibusiso Moyo's health has reportedly taken a turn for the worse amid reports that the minister is now unable to speak, Spotlight Zimbabwe reported....Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 06:28hrs | 23390 | by Mary-Kate Kahari
Chiwenga wants to be Zimbabwe president before 2023
Combative Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, is reportedly on his way to become president of the country and first secretary of the ruling Zanu-PF party before the next election slated ...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 09:15hrs | 5529 | by Itai Mushekwe
Chiwenga to be Zimbabwe president before 2023 heartbeat away
COLOGNE - Combative Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, is reportedly on his way to become president of the country and first secretary of the ruling Zanu PF party before the next electi...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 07:11hrs | 24426 | by Itai Mushekwe
Building value chains, skills for Vision 2030
Zimbabwe aspires to be an upper middle-income economy with a per capita income of US$3 500 by 2030. This requires fundamental transformations and shifts in the economy. Our Transitional Stabil...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 259 | by Emerson D. Mnangagwa
A human life over debt arrears
ON Saturday, Chalton Hwende, deputy treasurer-general of the MDC Alliance confirmed an attempted abduction of the party's president, Nelson Chamisa after a 'thank you' rally for their supporters at Ru...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:56hrs | 435 | by Pearl Matibe
Chamisa in need of urgent treatment
The MDC T ALLIANCE leader Advocate Pastor Nelson Chamisa made some dramatic claims that he was almost kidnapped by the CIO on the Saturday November 2018 while he was on his way to Harare from a rally ...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 20:28hrs | 22413 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Economic Dialogue: Building value chains, skills for Vision 2030
Zimbabwe aspires to be an upper middle-income economy with a per capita income of US$3 500 by 2030.This requires fundamental transformations and shifts in the economy. Our Transitional Stabili...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:29hrs | 67 | by HE Emmerson D Mnangagwa
Mnangaga ready to deal with Chamisa and his followers
Government has drawn a line in the sand following threats by the main MDC party to roll out a series of protests in order to get President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to end a full-blown econo...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 16:49hrs | 15708 | by Staff reporter
Marange diamond comes under the spotlight in Brussels
Human rights abuses in Marange and plans by the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) to rope in artisanal miners risk putting the country on the agenda of the Kimberley Process Certification S...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:15hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa misses out on UK Gukurahundi Indaba Talk
ZAPU's Dr Dumiso Dabengwa has missed out on sharing the stage with the vibrant and eloquent Mzila at a grand event scheduled for 3 November 2018 in Luton, UK (Post Code LU3 1BS). This follows de...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 10:08hrs | 1229 | by Sibusisiwe Tshuma
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