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'Mnangagwa feared, admired in equal measure'
BULAWAYO-based author Marshal Chiza has written a book that exclusively looks at the country's first citizen, President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The 86-page book, aptly titled Dear Emmerson, is set ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1275 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean coach drags Chiefs to Fifa
FORMER Warriors assistant coach Bongani Mafu has taken Botswana team Mochudi Centre Chiefs to Fifa in a bid to force the team to pay him outstanding salaries and bonuses.Mafu was part of the Warri...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 09:35hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's curfew times challenged in court
A RUWA man Ronald Magweta and Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe) have approached the High Court seeking an extension of the starting time of the curfew to 8pm.This...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 17:21hrs | 1147 | by Staff reporter
SADC called to intervene in Zimbabwe's crisis
South African opposition leader General Bantu Holomisa has called upon SADC to intervene and assist Zimbabweans to find a solution to the crisis that is intensifying in their country.In a pres...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 12:05hrs | 2990 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF bigwigs accused of plotting against Mnangagwa
THE ructions consuming the ruling Zanu-PF are escalating, with the former liberation movement ramping up its investigations targeted at party bigwigs suspected of plotting against President Emmerson M...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 17:48hrs | 12552 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF burns as bosses fight
THE ructions consuming the ruling Zanu-PF are escalating, with the former liberation movement ramping up its investigations targeted at party bigwigs suspected of plotting against President Emmerson M...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 09:37hrs | 7754 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF government's conduct is smuggling 'outrage porn' into the public sphere.
As the Covidgate scandal remain unresolved, can it be fair to attack journalists and the media for spreading "panic porn" as is being peddled by Emerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu PF?Are we in the...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 07:58hrs | 575 | by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria
Church warns Mnangagwa
AMID the country's deepening political and economic crises, church leaders have once again implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, to take the initiative to launch an inclusive national dialo...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 19:25hrs | 10844 | by Staff reporter
Analysis of Dual Pricing Policy (SI 185 of 2020)
The Zimbabwean government gazetted Statutory Instrument (SI) 185 of 2020 on the 24th of July 2020. The latest regulation compels sellers of various goods and services to display, quote and offer price...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 17:05hrs | 2886 | by Victor Bhoroma
Chamisa, Khupe square off again
EMBATTLED opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has rekindled his fight against rival MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe saying she no longer had legal grounds to claim leadership of the main opposi...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 08:05hrs | 11420 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans see little change after leadership shift
WHEN the late Robert Mugabe was ousted as President of Zimbabwe in a coup in November 2017. many in the country hoped or an end to the repression and mismanagement that had characterised his 37 years ...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 08:00hrs | 1633 | by Staff reporter
Shutdown continues amid tension
Security forces for the third day running yesterday blocked people from entering business districts in major cities as authorities feared an uprising over corruption and misgovernance.Tensions...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:42hrs | 7060 | by Staff reporter
'Anger can be a symptom of some mental illness'
Anger, also known as rage, fury, temper is an intense emotional state involving a strong uncomfortable and hostile response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat. It is a reaction of tension and ...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:09hrs | 332 | by Pastor Barbara Meck Silumbu
In Zimbabwe, no one can breathe
On July 20, police in Zimbabwe arrested and detained journalist Hopewell Chin'ono. The prominent investigative reporter had blown the whistle on a $60 million corruption scandal in June.They a...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:01hrs | 142 | by Panashe Chigumadze
Jonathan Moyo praises Zanu-PF's Cleveria Chizema
EXILED former Cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo has described suspended Zanu-PF Politburo member Cleveria Chizema as an unheralded but cunning politician with an excellent sense of contemporary dynamics ...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 08:52hrs | 2500 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabweans stuck in SA just got a last-second reprieve – and 3 more months to leave
On Saturday, 1 August, Zimbabweans and a range of foreign visitors in South Africa would have faced being declared undesirable after having overstayed their visas.But just hours before that, o...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 18:18hrs | 2652 | by Staff reporter
Masiyiwa struggles to sell stake in Liquid
THE coronavirus pandemic is hampering efforts by Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa to sell a stake in Africa's largest fibre company.Masiyiwa is seeking buyers for 20% to 34% of Liquid Te...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 07:39hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa vows to put down protests
AHEAD of tomorrow's planned mass demonstrations, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned that security forces will deal robustly with all unsanctioned protests, the Daily News reports.This com...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 07:33hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
SADC lawyers blast Mnangagwa
REGIONAL lawyers have accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration of creating an environment of fear among citizens through wanton violation of people's rights.The Southern African D...Published: 30 Jul 2020 at 09:01hrs | 4205 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo Member found in possession of #31July protest fliers
A SENIOR Zanu-PF official and Politburo member, Cleveria Chizema was Wednesday suspended from the party with immediate effect after she was found in possession of fliers and placards for the planned J...Published: 30 Jul 2020 at 08:48hrs | 905 | by newzimbabwe
'Take Zanu-PF's threats seriously'
AS POLITICAL tensions in the country continue to rise ahead of Friday's planned protests, analysts have warned the organisers of the demonstrations to take Zanu-PF's warnings about the mass actions se...Published: 29 Jul 2020 at 17:13hrs | 1716 | by Staff reporter
Mr Mnangagwa: Are you not kicking the can down the road?
DEAR President ED Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, I hope I find you well. The political script playing out in Zimbabwe is quite familiar not only to me, but many other citizens now fed up with the ...Published: 29 Jul 2020 at 13:07hrs | 3709 | by Rashweat Mukundu
Zimbabwe police in fix
LAW enforcement agents are struggling to balance respecting human rights and enforcing measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has said. The coronavirus...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 08:51hrs | 3930 | by Staff reporter
Who will police the enforcers during the lockdown?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa this week announced new restrictions to manage the spread of the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives across the globe.He said the...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 19:03hrs | 2474 | by Staff reporter
Was the shutting down of mobile money, ZSE a necessary evil?
ON June 26, 2020 the Information ministry announced in a tweet that all mobile money transactions and the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) would stop transacting forthwith.The authorities halted ...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 11:11hrs | 2667 | by Admire Maparadza Dube
Gwekwerere reveals agony under Gorowa
FOURTEEN years have passed since a virtually unknown young striker called Evans Gwekwerere made a storming entrance onto the domestic football scene and set tongues wagging with his goal-scoring prowe...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 11:04hrs | 2054 | by Staff reporter
3 300 Zimbabweans in SA apply for food assistance
ZIMBABWEANS who missed the submission deadline on 19 July to apply for food assistance cannot get an extension, Zimbabwean consul general in Johannesburg Melody Chaurura told GroundUp last Wednesday....Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 10:56hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Full list of Army and CIO bosses who benefitted from the Farm Mechanization scandal
Political Analyst Alex Magaisa has published a list of Army, police and dreaded Central intelligence officers who benefited from the controversial RBZ Farm Mechanisation Scheme.Magaisa said hi...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 17:12hrs | 8518 | by Mandla Ndlovu
America wants Biti, Sikhala to remove Chamisa?
Ever wondered why Nelson Chamisa chose to hand over reigns to the insipid WELSHMAN NCUBE as he grieved over loss of his dear mother? Or why the WELSH man got mired in TRUST FUNDS controversy soon afte...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 10:30hrs | 14541 | by George Charamba
Bulawayo residents resist renaming of streets after Mnangagwa
BULAWAYO residents have objected to the renaming of city streets after President Emmerson Mnangagwa, court papers filed at the High Court have revealed.Local Government minister July Moyo rece...Published: 25 Jul 2020 at 08:37hrs | 4157 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe protests leaders flee their homes
MANY leading players in the planned month-end anti-government mass protests have fled their homes as raids on their residences by suspected State agents continue.This comes as authorities and ...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 19:04hrs | 7344 | by Staff reporter
Khupe has failed MDC-T
MEDIA reports indicate that the MDC-T acting president Thokozani Khupe plans to approach the Supreme Court to seek extension of her tenure at the helm of the opposition party without holding the extra...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 08:05hrs | 1484 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Bulawayo residents sue over Mnangagwa's street names
BULAWAYO residents have taken Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo to court challenging Government's decision to change some of the city's street names as contained in Statutory Instru...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 07:42hrs | 1695 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's gvt is shooting itself in the foot'
THE government is scoring an own goal by being seen to be cracking down unjustly on the organisers of the planned July 31 mass protests and other critics, political analysts and rights groups told the...Published: 23 Jul 2020 at 21:31hrs | 3277 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe curfew fuels tension
TENSION has gripped Zimbabwe after President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a dusk-to-dawn curfew amid fears the Zanu-PF leader, who is failing to proffer solutions to deepening socioeconomic problems, ...Published: 23 Jul 2020 at 20:23hrs | 1131 | by Staff reporter
How to choose the best wig: cost and types
Whether you are looking to renew your hairstyle or change up your look, hair is always the number one thing to worry about. The search for the perfect hair that will suit your style has proven to be a...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 23:05hrs | 1838 | by Staff writer
The Patriotic Front white President Darryl Collet's message to Zimbabweans
My fellow Zimbabweans;This is the first time I address you as President of The Patriotic Front. And I do it with great honor and humility. TPF is a multiracial movement born out of a collectiv...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 19:16hrs | 5341 | by Darryl Collet
Khupe seeks to defer MDC-T congress
MDC-T acting president Thokozani Khupe plans to approach the Supreme Court to seek extension of her tenure at the helm of the opposition party without going to the extra-ordinary congress due to "circ...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 08:49hrs | 5107 | by Staff reporter
LIST: Notice to claim derelict land in Bulawayo
Notice is hereby given to the owners of the listed properties to come forward and make the necessary payments to Council within the next 30 days. Failure to do so will result in Council disposing the ...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 21:56hrs | 8287 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zanu-PF councillor dies
A FORMER Zanu-PF councillor in the Hwange Local Board (HLB) has died at the age of 83. Chemist Dube, popularly known as Dali in the party structures, died at Hwange Colliery Hospital in the ea...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 09:03hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
'No freebies under Mnangagwa regime'
Mechanisation and irrigation projects initiated by Government are not for free and beneficiaries will be expected to pay back loans, with all loans being issued through banks using banking criteria of...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 08:57hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Indigenous churches call for dialogue
A GROUP of indigenous churches led by Zanu-PF-aligned businessman Jimaya Muduvuri has called for a multi-sectoral dialogue to end the country's economic woes, saying the anti-government protests plann...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 17:54hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Supreme Court reserves judgment on Tinashe Kambarami case
The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on the matter of ousted Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Tinashe Kambarami. Kambarami approached the Supreme Court challenging his removal from office online publicati...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 17:21hrs | 2669 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa's rule in danger'
A BRITISH think-tank has warned that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's continued hold on power faces significant challenges unless his government acts to end the country's worsening political and economi...Published: 19 Jul 2020 at 17:59hrs | 19761 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF's mask is shifting at the everest of the Covid19 Pandemic
For donkey years, the Zanu PF's tin-pot trimvirate has been playing a game of musical choirs to keep itself in power amidst the deepening and excruciating economic and constitutional free-fall. Zimbab...Published: 19 Jul 2020 at 07:20hrs | 720 | by Matthew Dube Esquire
Raids on homes of Mnangagwa's critics escalate
THE government stands accused of escalating its clampdown on critics ahead of the planned July 31 mass demonstrations, which have raised fears of potentially bloody clashes between protesters and secu...Published: 18 Jul 2020 at 19:08hrs | 3717 | by Staff reporter
Churches condemn demos
CHURCHES have spoken strongly against the planned July 31 demonstrations by desperate opposition parties in the country saying such actions ignore the threat posed by Covid-19 and disregard existing c...Published: 17 Jul 2020 at 18:23hrs | 2528 | by Staff reporter
MDC A U-turn on boycotting 'illegitimate Mnangagwa' – next big U-turn, boycotting flawed 2023 elections
MDC Alliance in yet another political U-turn! A few weeks ago the party resolved that its MPs and Senators would boycott parliamentary activities to protest the recall of some of their members by Dr T...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 21:37hrs | 7839 | by Wilbert Mukori
Eyebrows raised as Mohadi opens US$1,8m bridge
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi yesterday stood in for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to officially open a bridge constructed at a cost of US$1,8 million in Mvurwi, Mashonaland Central province, with expert...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:43hrs | 2795 | by Staff reporter
TelOne centre reduces service disruptions
In a move that will result in a significant reduction in internet service disruptions, TelOne has launched a Network Operations Centre (NOC). The central facility will work to support the infr...Published: 16 Jul 2020 at 07:40hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
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