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UN overwhelmingly approves Palestinian statehood resolution

The UN General Assembly approved a resolution advanced by France and Saudi Arabia on Friday, which supports the advancement of an "irreversible" path to Palestinian statehood.The resolution was approved by a majority of 142 countries, with…

Published: 13 Sep 2025 at 16:52hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mutapa to shake-up State firms

Mutapa Fund Plots Major Shake-Up of State-Owned Enterprises to Enforce Governance and ProfitabilityZimbabwe's sovereign wealth vehicle, the Mutapa Investment Fund, is preparing to roll out sweeping leadership changes across dozens of its p…

Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 16:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

State gem miner pushes ahead with hazardous mining facility

The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has commenced operations at a high-risk deep diamond processing facility in Chiadzwa, despite internal warnings flagging serious safety failures that pose grave risks to workers, local commu…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:23hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ostallos Siziva to sue State

Ostallos Siziva, Deputy Spokesperson for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has announced intentions to pursue legal action against the State after being acquitted of charges related to tearing Zanu-PF campaign posters and inciting v…

Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:08hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa leaving a legacy of failure

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa for umpteenth time last week told those who care to listen that he was preparing a sjambok treated with salt and hot spices (shamhu ine munyu) to beat up and inflict pain on the business community for  wan…

Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:02hrs | 9 | by Muzokomba villager

Business community must be economic actors

IT is a fact that Zimbabwe is in a mess.The fuel  and basic commodities' prices are adjusted on a daily or weekly basis.Inflation is at its all-time high in the post dollarisation era.The healthcare system is virtually dead. Healthcar…

Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Chief Chiduku

State of a Zimbabwean worker lamentable

AS the world celebrated Workers Day yesterday, my heart bled with sorrow about the current conditions of the majority of workers in Zimbabwe.One of the reasons that led to the liberation struggle was the worker's struggles, need for self d…

Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Linda T Masarira

AmaZulu stadium in deplorable state

THREE middle aged women emerge from a section of AmaZulu Sports Club holding pieces of firewood bundled together and make their way to the exit gate of the sports facility.They walk in the direction of the nearest homes in Paddonhurst subu…

Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:24hrs | | by Staff reporter

Teachers are not enemies of State

THE government exposes its true nature with each pass-ing moment and not only does it make bold, dumb, illegal and reckless statements, but it does it with so much lack of thought and arrogance. The current state of teacher welfare is desp…

Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:18hrs | 2 | by Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union in Zimbabwe

State capture: Time to declare party financiers

SINCE time immemorial, the political class has been defined across the world by class, capital and raw power.In many instances, these groups of people have formed elite pacts to foster their hegemony in communities and are generally referr…

Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 10:15hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Police State

Within days of President Mnangagwa lecturing the West about how 'the rule of law is sacrosanct' in Zimbabwe, the police in Harare arrested representatives of rural teachers for trying peacefully to present a petition to the Finance Ministr…

Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 22:37hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

Zimbabwean man pops up in SA state capture inquiry

You will find Zimbabweans in the most unlikely of places.As South Africans embark on a bruising inquiry into allegations of whether the state was captured by a corrupt clique that milked government coffers to the detriment of ordinary citi…

Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:10hrs | 19 | by staff reporter

State Capture: The imperfect metaphor

Language and its expressions and metaphors does not only deliver messages and meaning but it can also do a lot to hide the truth. In that way language can be used, sometimes innocently and at times in true bad faith, to conceal rather than…

Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:20hrs | 2 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena

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 in Harare Gardens as the venue opens i…

Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean economy reflects state of governance

IN 2015, I argued that the economy was Zanu-PF's most virulent opposition.The 2016 introduction of bond notes pegged to the US dollar saw the emergence of a parallel market for foreign exchange, owing to the shortage of foreign currency. C…

Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 13:47hrs | | by Brian Kagoro

Looting of State resources to blame for economic crisis

THE Zimbabwe economic malaise can be traced to the political elite in the ruling party who loot and strip public funds from institutions such as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, among others.The looting of State resources implies that citizen…

Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 06:42hrs | | by Tendai Kamba

Reflections on a captured Zimbabwean state

In November, people celebrated the fall of Mugabe, the junta misled the global community and portrayed as if Mugabe was the stumbling block to Zimbabwe's democracy. The junta deceived the world by preaching a new order of fake of system in…

Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 11:15hrs | 2 | by Tazvi Gamz

Party-State conflation must be checked

THE late Father Zimbabwe Joshua Nkomo noted in his autobiography that he once asked the then Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe which was the supreme organ of the State and to his great shock and horror Mugabe replied that the party…

Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Dumisani O Nkomo

'Zimbabwe now a military State'

Daily News senior staff writer Mugove Tafirenyika sits down for an interview with MDC national organising secretary Abednico Bhebhe. Find below excerpts of the interview.Q: There was talk of an inclusive government prior to the inauguratio…

Published: 11 Dec 2017 at 15:07hrs | 1 | by Mugove Tafirenyika

Zanu-PF captures State

With the 2018 elections on the horizon, Zanu-PF seems to have captured key institutions like Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC), ZBC, police and army among others that can aid it to win the elections.But how can this state capture be addre…

Published: 01 Jun 2017 at 11:42hrs | 4 | by Maxwell Sibanda

When a State Turns on its Citizens

When a State Turns on its Citizensby Lloyd Sachikonye(Jacana, R95)This book sheds light on the violence that characterised the political landscape in Zimbabwe during the period 2000 to 2008, and how it affected the countryâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘…

Published: 02 Jun 2011 at 20:13hrs | 1 | by Babington Maravanyika

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Relegation-threatened Bosso players boycott training

Pavillon bus involved in a serious accident

Tragedy in Mt Darwin as cow falls into well, killing young woman

Zimbabwe announces strict enforcement of axle load limits

Zanu-Pf, Eureka Mine unleash violence on artisinal miners

Church Leaders Unite to Tackle Africa's Social Crises at Landmark Summit

Minister to Lead Sanitation Awareness Drive in Guruve Amid Open Defecation Concerns*

BCC launch blitz on traffic laws violator

Gray Hair: Nature’s Warning Signal or Cancer Shield?

'Power cut at Parly during SONA was deliberate'

MPs Push for Service Charge Relief for Elderly Amid Lack of National Policy

Zimbabwean agitator deported from Tanzania

Zimbabwean national arrested in Khayelitsha

Push for unity among Ndebele Royal claimants

Herentals to play 3 home games behind closed doors

Zimbabwe to give Zambia more water at Kariba

ZRP disciplines cops over viral video

Matobo rocked by corrupt and dubious land grab

Mnangagwa launches AI-powered smart silos in Mutare

No justification for bread price increases

Teen girl raped twice by cousin during babysitting sleepover

Teen remanded over blanket, shoe theft

Bulawayo hits Starlink capacity

Herdsman jailed for sleeping with schoolgirl

Mandaza was left visibly shaken as Biti, Sikhala, Ngarivhume fled

Telecel Zimbabwe enters voluntary corporate rescue

Zimbabwe warns foreign investors against labour law violations

Court dismisses Zinasu students' appeal

MPs Demand Relief for Elderly on Local Authority Charges Amid Lack of National Policy