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Not yet Uhuru for Africa: Africa Day message from ZAPU
Africa Day has come and gone on May 25 2020, just like any of the previous years. A day that was set aside by mother Africa herself for commemorations, recognition and appreciation of our African iden...Published: 1 hr ago | 98 | by Iphithule Thembani kaMaphosa
'Zanu PF has embraced reforms, will repeal POSA' - rigged elections to repeal POSA, how nauseating
"For too long our country has been held back by the old ways of doing things. In our society, politics, economy and culture; everything was old. New ideas have been resisted; new developments, rejecte...Published: 1 hr ago | 198 | by Wilbert Mukori
Africans have never enjoyed genuine freedom and prosperity, as yesteryear heroes now modern day demons
As the people of Africa, including those in the diaspora, commemorate the establishment of the then Organization of African Unity (OAU) on 25 May, one can not help feel a deep and heart-rending sense ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 98 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Do not amend but implement the constitution: ZLHR tells government
IN the seventh anniversary of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has expressed extreme saddness over government’s failure to fully stop the wilful violation and t...Published: 2 hrs ago | 108 | by Stephen Jakes
Robert Mugabe divides opinion on Africa Day
THE South African Presidency yesterday used the Africa Day commemorations to remember the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's much-quoted "Africa is for Africans" statement, but immediate...Published: 3 hrs ago | 753 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa's company selling stands illegally in The Grange?
The Grange Residents Association would like to advise and urge all members of the public who are buying residential stands in The Grange (Harare) from Pinnacle Investments to verify the legal status o...Published: 3 hrs ago | 705 | by The Grange Residents Association
Chamisa lashes African leaders
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday called on African leaders to stop silencing citizens and undermining human rights and democracy as the continent commemorated Africa Day....Published: 3 hrs ago | 602 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe in gridlock under Mnangagwa'
THE ruling Zanu-PF has failed to deal with Zimbabwe's multifaceted crisis as the socio-economic situation continues to deteriorate since 2018 elections, a survey has shown.According to a repor...Published: 3 hrs ago | 415 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt cites 3rd force in abductions
Government yesterday told the diplomatic community that it was investigating the alleged abduction of three MDC Alliance officials, indicating the State's prime objective was to expose and prosecute t...Published: 3 hrs ago | 479 | by Staff reporter
Will the MDC Alliance recover from 'this sickness'?
THE MDC Alliance is probably on its deathbed, suffering from a ‘sickness' which threatens to take away its life, temporarily or permanently. The question is whether it will recover from "this sickne...Published: 3 hrs ago | 483 | by Moses Tofa
Mnangagwa's govt needs to respect media rights
WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over from his long-time mentor, the late Robert Mugabe in November 2017, one of the noticeable things was his approach to the media, he was more accessible, will...Published: 3 hrs ago | 175 | by Staff reporter
Mchichwa triggers Musona debate
FORMER Warriors and Kaizer Chiefs defender Rabson Mchichwa has picked Khama Billiat ahead of former Zimbabwe captains Peter Ndlovu and Benjani Mwaruwari as well as current skipper Knowledge Musona as ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 417 | by Staff reporter
Vusa Mkhaya to re-release 3rd album
AWARD-WINNING musician Vusa Mkhaya is set to re-release his celebrated third album, UManyanyatha - Songs from the Soul of Zimbabwe, for the international market.The album features the hugely p...Published: 3 hrs ago | 66 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants in fresh call for US$ salaries
Civil servants have made a new call for Government to pay their salaries in United States dollars. Zimbabwe Teachers Association secretary-general Tapson Sibanda said paying teachers and other...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1139 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records surge in diarrhoea cases
THERE are concerns over the quality of Bulawayo water as the city recorded an upsurge in diarrhoeal cases from 473 registered between July and September 2019 to 359 recorded in January 2020.In...Published: 4 hrs ago | 187 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora barricade on ex-MDC-T chair Lovemore Moyo possible return
REINSTATED MDC-T secretary general Douglas Mwonzora has placed legal barricades on a possible return to the MDC fold by former party chairman Lovemore Moyo.Mwonzora has emerged de facto protag...Published: 4 hrs ago | 2553 | by newzimbabwe
Shopkeeper murder accused rejects two free lawyers
BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Evangelista Kabasa has ordered a Shurugwi man, accused of the gruesome murder of a teenage shopkeeper to secure a lawyer's services so that his matter kicks off and g...Published: 4 hrs ago | 515 | by Staff reporter
24 months jail for killing gold ore thief
A security guard from Kwekwe has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for fatally shooting a suspected gold ore thief once in the head with a Vanguard rifle. Francis Dhlamini (43) appeared before Bul...Published: 4 hrs ago | 245 | by Staff reporter
Manhunt for 'killer' woman
A BEITBRIDGE woman is on the run after allegedly hiring hitmen to kill and mutilate her husband for suspected ritual purposes. Police have launched a manhunt for Khathutshelo Moyo after the bo...Published: 4 hrs ago | 500 | by Staff reporter
Makomo, Zambezi Gas resolve concession dispute
ZAMBEZI Gas and Makomo Resources have resolved a long-standing concession dispute the two Matabeleland North-based coal mining companies were embroiled in. In 2018, Zambezi Gas implored the Go...Published: 4 hrs ago | 217 | by Staff reporter
Thief steals car from fuel queue
A DARING thief allegedly stole a car from a petrol queue at a filling station in Harare after tricking the owner that he could refuel easily. Prosper Makono of Chitungwiza has since appeared a...Published: 4 hrs ago | 382 | by Staff reporter
Parallel market rates a bubble, says Mangudya
The rapid rise in parallel market foreign currency exchange rates is symptomatic of a bubble as it lacks any fundamental basis and could lead to economic depression, says Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe gove...Published: 4 hrs ago | 761 | by Staff reporter
Tsenengamu blasts 'blood sucking economic vampires'
SACKED Zanu-PF youth leader, Godfrey Tsenengamu has launched his Front for Economic Emancipation in Zimbabwe (FEEZ) pressure group he says will champion the fight for empowerment among poor locals....Published: 4 hrs ago | 834 | by newzimbabwe
Ramaphosa calls for lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe
As the African continent commemorated Africa Day on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as chairperson of the African Union (AU) called for the "unconditional" lifting of sanctions on Z...Published: 4 hrs ago | 306 | by Polity
'Abduction of MDC ladies was fake' General Sibusiso Moyo says
Minister of Foreign Affairs General Sibusiso Moyo says the abduction of MDC female officials was a stage-managed theatrical display meant to tarnish the image of the government. Moyo issued a ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 6403 | by Mandla Ndlovu
World Parliamentarians meet to discuss Zimbabwe's Jacob Mudenda case
Members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) convened a zoom meeting to discuss a matter regarding the conduct of Speaker Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda.Journalist Simba Chikanza who has ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 9332 | by Mandla Ndlovu
SAPS arrest 5 for smuggling cigarettes
South African police have arrested a Zimbabwean woman (35) along with four others aged between 28 and 42 whom they found with smuggled cigarettes worth thousands of Rands along the N1 highway in Limpo...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1457 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Kasukuwere's special message to Africa
Happy Unity Day fellow African brothers and sisters! It has been an interesting road from the time our founding fathers formed the Organization of African Unity envisaging a united Africa 57 years ago...Published: 21 hrs ago | 2665 | by Saviour Kasukuwere
Many Mutodis in Mnangagwa's government
The Zimbabwean government is still grappling with many incompetent and inexperienced government officials due to appointments made through nepotism and regionalism.It is unfortunate that we st...Published: 21 hrs ago | 4987 | by Leonard Koni
Fixed Exchange Rate: More harm than good
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe suspended the new managed floating exchange rate and introduced the fixed exchange rate of 1 US Dollar to 25 Zimbabwean Dollars on the 26th of March 2020. Two weeks earlie...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1622 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mnangagwa and the pornography of violence
A female chief superintended Philips accompanied by Dr Nyamukure were assigned to take pictures of MDC parliamentarian Joana Mamombe, Chinembiri and Marova for investigation purposes. They were made t...Published: 22 hrs ago | 2185 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa running out of time
PRESSURE is mounting on the country's political leadership to put their differences aside and hold much-needed dialogue to help end the country's deepening economic crisis.This comes as life f...Published: 22 hrs ago | 8164 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel crisis set to worsen
DESPERATE motorists are set to endure more anguish at fuel pumps, after authorities admitted at the weekend that they were struggling to get foreign currency to import petrol and diesel.This c...Published: 22 hrs ago | 2247 | by Staff reporter
MDC official granted bail
HARARE Ward 23 councillor Stanley Manyenga, who is also the opposition MDC Alliance Harare provincial chairperson, was freed on $1 000 bail on Friday after he appeared in court on public violence char...Published: 22 hrs ago | 599 | by Staff reporter
'South African companies that employ foreigners must not open'
South African opposition party The African Transformation Movement (ATM) says South Africa must impose a strict economic sector regime that will see certain industries being reserved for South African...Published: 23 hrs ago | 5440 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa, Mnangagwa talks inevitable
DIALOGUE between opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and President Emmerson Mnangagwa remains key in resolving the country's multi-layered political and economic crises and churches will pus...Published: 25 May 2020 at 08:07hrs | 3154 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa claims Africa's electoral system is a big circus
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has slammed Africa's electoral system as a "big circus if not an embarrassment to the continent", hence the recurrence of disputed polls.In his 50...Published: 25 May 2020 at 08:06hrs | 1785 | by Staff reporter
2014 MDC camps may need mediation
TWO camps have emerged from the MDC-T 2014 structures following the mooted Supreme Court ruling for the MDC-T 2014 structures to organise an extraordinary congress to elect a replacement for the late ...Published: 25 May 2020 at 08:05hrs | 1818 | by Kaitano
Robber in court for $979 899 gold heist
A MAN from Pumula South in Bulawayo, who was part of a five-member gang, appeared in court on Thursday facing armed robbery charges involving 1 170,30 grammes of gold worth almost $979 899.The...Published: 25 May 2020 at 08:03hrs | 1197 | by Staff reporter
The African COVID-19 conundrum: Risking death to avoid death
WHEN the coronavirus (COVID-19) was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, for most countries, it was a problem far from their horizons. Little did they know that in no time, it would inf...Published: 25 May 2020 at 08:00hrs | 207 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Khupe to rout Zanu-PF, Chamisa's MDC in Parly by-elections, claims Mwonzora
THOKOZANI Khupe's MDC-T has enough muscle to thrash both Zanu-PF and Nelson Chamisa's MDC Alliance in by-elections expected soon following the recall of four MDC Alliance MPs.The claim was mad...Published: 25 May 2020 at 07:59hrs | 3929 | by newzimbabwe
Sexually transmitted infections spike in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO recorded a total of 10 165 new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in 2019 with reports indicating that 12 percent of those cases tested HIV positive. STIs include HIV, chancroid, ...Published: 25 May 2020 at 07:42hrs | 888 | by Staff reporter
Police shoot 'naked' getaway driver dead
A man who was possibly being intimate with his girlfriend in a "suspiciously" parked car, was on Saturday night shot dead during a high-speed chase after failing to comply with orders to stop his vehi...Published: 25 May 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1662 | by Staff reporter
Cops guarding hospitalised MDC activists accused of mental torture
POLICE details deployed to monitor three hospitalised female MDC Alliance youth leaders have been accused of mental torture on the activists through alleged harassment.Harare West MP Joanna Ma...Published: 25 May 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1490 | by newzimbabwe
US praises Zimbabwe
THE coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has wreaked havoc world-wide with countries such as the United States (US) being one of the most affected. Zimbabwe has so far recorded over 50 confirmed cases, 18 ...Published: 24 May 2020 at 22:09hrs | 3262 | by Staff reporter
Wolves are at it again, destroying Zimbabwe's currency
Once again, officials at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, along with the honchos at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) find themselves on the back foot of powerful forces that are man...Published: 24 May 2020 at 22:03hrs | 2784 | by Andrew Lampard
Zimbabweans trapped between a Rock and a Hard surface
In the absence of any clear exit strategy out of the government sanctioned covid-19 lockdown, Zimbabweans find themselves in limbo.The masses are still unable to access state benefits, food or...Published: 24 May 2020 at 21:57hrs | 303 | by Prince Njagu
Nick Mangwana our Joseph Goebbels: Where is Itai Dzamara?
Your nauseating article of today should put even Lucifer to shame. You must tell us where activist Itai Dzamara is. Is Itai Dzamara still stage-managing his ongoing abduction? If your government is go...Published: 24 May 2020 at 20:50hrs | 991 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimdollar crashes
LONG suffering Zimbabweans will have to dig deeper into their pockets to survive, after prices of basic goods went up sharply again at the weekend - on the back of the collapsing Zim dollar.At...Published: 24 May 2020 at 16:50hrs | 9086 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police kill city man...laugh at his girlfriend
Members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police in Bulawayo are reported to have killed Paul Munakopa, a thirty-four-year-old man who was driving with his fiancé at Hillside suburb. The woman ,Tracy ...Published: 24 May 2020 at 15:26hrs | 11208 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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