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'Mnangagwa won't stampede into dialogue with Chamisa'
The ruling Zanu-PF party says it will not be stampeded into dialogue with the opposition MDC-Alliance which it accuses of instigating violence in major cities like Harare and Bulawayo on Monday, worki...Published: 6 hrs ago | 4768 | by Staff reporter
'Violence won't revive Zimbabwe economy'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for calm and peace in the country in the wake of terror attacks in the country instigated by the opposition, saying violence will neither revive the economy nor...Published: 6 hrs ago | 112 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo shamed for peddling falsehoods
Self-exiled former Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo was yesterday shamed on social media after he posted foreign images of brutalised ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 441 | by Staff reporter
Details of violent crackdown by Zimbabwe security forces emerge
Scores of civilians including a prominent activist were detained on Wednesday and others were beaten, lawyers and witnesses said, as evidence began to emerge of a brutal crackdown on dissent by securi...Published: 9 hrs ago | 4868 | by Reuters
Harare men abducted from their homes at midnight over #shutdownZimbabwe
Human rights lawyer Doug Coltart has shared on Twitter a photo of young Harare men who were allegedly abducted from their homes at midnight last night by masked men in plain clothes carrying AK47 rifl...Published: 12 hrs ago | 11814 | by Ndou Paul
BREAKING: Zimbabwe restores internet connectivity
Mobile networks and internet service providers in Zimbabwe have restored internet connectivity after a blackout that lasted more than 24 hours, ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 5495 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe crisis: What you need to know
Zimbabwe's anti-government protest strike has entered day three with streets, particularly in Harare, said to be deserted.Here is what you need to know....Published: 15 hrs ago | 7156 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa restores internet access
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has restored mobile data after a blackout that lasted more than 24 hours. The minister of State Security Owen Mudha Ncube instructed the internet shut...Published: 15 hrs ago | 4124 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa calls for 'calm, peace'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for "calm and peace" as the southern African country entered its third day of protests over the recent fuel hikes.Writing on his Facebook page, the pres...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2257 | by Staff reporter
'South Africa has turned a blind eye on Zimbabwe'
Brandishing a poster reading: "The untold suffering of Zimbabweans", a group of around 100 protesters demonstrated outside Zimbabwe's embassy in Pretoria on Wednesday morning.The demonstrators...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2830 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC calls on Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean opposition official and former finance minister Tendai Biti has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in the country's economic and political crisis, which has left three people dead...Published: 16 hrs ago | 4190 | by Business Day
Release Pastor Evan Mawarire & others unconditionally
What is president ED Mnangagwa doing in Russia while the acting president Chiwenga is murdering innocent civilians at home? The purpose of this piece it twofold, to ask Zimbabweans to join me in conde...Published: 17 hrs ago | 3441 | by Don Chigumba
WATCH: Zimbabweans protest in Pretoria Embassy
Zimbabweans based in South Africa on Wednesday took to the streets and marched to the Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa to call upon the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to cease the killin...Published: 20 hrs ago | 2861 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Calls for diaspora protests at Zimbabwe embassies
Pro-democracy groups called on Zimbabweans in the diaspora to stage protests at the country's embassies after the Harare regime shut down the internet as it launched a crackdown against civilians....Published: 21 hrs ago | 844 | by newzimbabwe.com
'Opposition leaders arrested as scores are killed' says Dzamara
Opposition leaders in Zimbabwe are reportedly being arrested by police and members of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces as government is intensifying the crackdown on protestors who embarked on a violent na...Published: 23 hrs ago | 4265 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PHOTOS: Mnangagwa, Mthuli Ncube meet Putin as #ZimbabweShutDown
The Finance Minister, Mthuli Ncube has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa and himself are reengaging and strengthening economic ties with Russia.Ncube tweeted: "Reengaging and strengthening eco...Published: 24 hrs ago | 2906 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe businesses losing millions as shutdown continues
Businesses in Zimbabwe are losing millions of dollars per day as a shutdown protest - called for by the country's biggest labour union body - continues over a sudden 150% hike in fuel prices. ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 21:10hrs | 1442 | by Staff reporter
'Internet shutdown is unconstitutional,' says Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe's mobile phone networks and internet were partially shut down, with one industry source saying the systems had been jammed and many users were complaining of severely limited access.J...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 21:01hrs | 3371 | by Ndou Paul
8 people shot dead in Zimbabwe protests, claims Amnesty International
Zimbabwe's police and military patrolled the streets of the capital, Harare, Tuesday as a helicopter fired tear gas at demonstrators blocking a road and burning tires on a second day of deadly protest...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:27hrs | 3057 | by AP
Almost every Choppies shop in Western suburbs was looted
Almost every Choppies shop in Western suburbs was looted.Almost every choppies shop in western suburbs was looted today....Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 16:57hrs | 2131 | by Social media
Chamisa fires blank
Street protests are in from Cape to Cairo and Madrid to Moscow, these days not a week goes by without news that a massive crowd has amassed in the streets of another of the world's big cities. The rea...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 16:47hrs | 8277 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Good Violence is good for Zimbabwe's progress - Tsvangirai turned in his grave
I hate bad violence but I support good violence. There are two kinds of violence namely, good violence and bad violence. Bad violence is the one that was engineered by ZANU and ZANU PF against the mur...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 14:23hrs | 2292 | by Don Chigumba
WATCH: Zimbabweans confront soldiers with body of slain man
Brave Epworth residents this morning marched to an army barricade carrying aloft the coffin and body of a man shot on Monday during protests against a sharp fuel price hike....Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:59hrs | 5296 | by ZimLive
Zimbabwean military chopper fires tear gas at demonstrators
A Zimbabwean military helicopter on Tuesday fired tear gas at demonstrators blocking a road and burning tires in the capital on a second day of deadly protests after the government more than doubled t...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:43hrs | 979 | by AP
Zimbabwe internet shutdown confirmed
The government of Zimbabwe has reportedly instructed POTRAZ to shutdown mobile internet access for citizens so as to prevent them from communicating and organizing protests similar to the one that too...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:41hrs | 1575 | by Staff reporter
Panic as soldiers storm houses; assault men and women
Panic gripped the whole country as soldiers are reported to have stormed residential areas and dragged people out of their houses before beating them up and arresting them following Monday's vio...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 10:51hrs | 4872 | by Mandla Ndlovu
200 #ShutdownZimbabwe protestors arrested
The government has announced that over 200 people who participated in yesterday's violent protests have been arrested as police are analyzing photos and videos to effect investigations and arrests....Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 10:02hrs | 963 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PHOTOS: Situation in Bulawayo this morning
Bulawayo CBD this morning ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:09hrs | 3619 | by Staff Reporter
PHOTOS: Situation in Harare this morning
#HarareThisMor...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 06:51hrs | 4426 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe army to issue a statement
Rogue elements blocked roads, curtailed movement of people, burnt property and looted shops as what was touted as a "shutdown" degenerated into chaos today.The Zimbabwe Republic Police on its ...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:48hrs | 13876 | by Staff reporter
The Destructiveness of Lawlessness - Mthwakazi Forum
The events of the 14th of January 2019, where Zimbabwe saw uncoordinated protests across the country with rampant destruction to property, were quite disturbing to say the least. There is evidence tha...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:29hrs | 716 | by Kernan Mzelikahle
Fastjet cancels flights to Zimbabwe citing unrest
LOW-COST African airline Fastjet cancelled its remaining flights to and from Zimbabwe on Monday due to political unrest, it said in a statement on Twitter.The airline – which flies from Hara...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:38hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
Police looking for these looters
Anyone caught on the wrong side of the law will face the full wrath thereof. In that vein we are kindly appealing to the public to help us identify these people. Info can be passed through whatsa...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:22hrs | 1926 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's Choppies supermarkets looted
TWO Choppies supermarkets in Harare and Bulawayo were looted Monday during demonstrations called to protest the country's deteriorating economic situation.Former vice president Phelekezela Mph...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:22hrs | 571 | by newzimbabwe
WATCH: Tipper literally dumps tonnes of sand on the road during #ZimbabweShutDown protest
You couldn’t script this. Someone has brought a tipper and is literally dumping tonnes of sand on the road. A literal interpre...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:03hrs | 2071 | by Staff Reporter
MDC Headquaters set on fire
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition has reported that they have received reports indicating that the that the MDC Party headquarters in Harare is on fire . "Sources claim it's an act of retribution b...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 19:41hrs | 10219 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Use Bicyles, says Mnangagwa ally
Outspoken Information deputy minister Energy Mutodi has told Zimbabweans reeling under the burden of fuel hikes to ‘use bicycles.'Commenting on his twitter handle on Sunday following threats...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:18hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Protestors burn police station
Protestors on Monday stormed Makoni police station in Chitungwiza and set ablaze the building and several cars that were parked inside the station.Meanwhile in Pumula, Bulawayo protestors were...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 12:57hrs | 11536 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Protestors loot at Choppies
Protestors in the Bulawayo township of Pumula broke into Choppies supermarket and looted groceries till the shop was left empty. Choppies is owned by former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko.Z...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 11:57hrs | 2222 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PHOTO: #ShutdownZimbabwe - Woman shot both legs
This woman was on her from work, when she was shot near a police station. (Pic by ...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 11:37hrs | 4765 | by Staff Reporter
Chief Justice Luke Malaba & Justice Chigumba to blame for the current state of affairs in Zimbabwe
In one of my pieces, I told president ED Mnangagwa that his days were numbered and that January 2019 was going to be the beginning of the end of his short dynasty. It is true that Justice Chigumba sto...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 10:56hrs | 1317 | by Don Chigumba
PHOTOS: #ShutdownZimbabwe - 2 people shot
#ShutdownZimbabwe...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 10:27hrs | 4231 | by Staff Reporter
Soldiers deployed in Bulawayo to contain protests?
There are unconfirmed reports that members of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces were deployed in Bulawayo on Monday to assist anti-roit police contain the protest that brought business to a halt in the enti...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 09:10hrs | 6177 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Massive protests shut down Zimbabwe
...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 07:02hrs | 16402 | by Mandla Ndlovu
It's more than winning an election
There are very important lessons which can be learnt from the recently held elections in DRC.I would like to congratulate Felix Tshisekedi leader of the Opposition for winning the DRC poll. Ku...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 06:57hrs | 763 | by Leonard Koni
Mujuru urged to join Chamisa
Former vice president Joice Mujuru's ex-ally Kudakwashe Bhasikiti has called on the National People's Party (NPP) president to dissolve her party and join the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC.Bhasikiti ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:29hrs | 1789 | by Staff reporter
President ED It's a Devilish Move to go to Davos
If you divide $2,5 million with 80 Members of Parliament you will get $31,250. It means that, if ED is not going to Davos via other four countries to attend an economic forum between 22-25 January 201...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 10:30hrs | 3584 | by Don Chigumba
SA soccer legend Phil 'Chippa' Masinga dies
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has confirmed that Bafana Bafana legend Phil "Chippa" Masinga had died.He was 49.Masinga was admitted to hospital in December where he was...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 09:44hrs | 14498 | by Staff reporter
Social media, a blessing or curse?
Social media, its a free for all with gossipers, rumour mongers, 'tweemboz and netizens' all trying to bring out the supposedly scoop on breaking news. Despite the whispering from the sixth sens...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 09:40hrs | 248 | by Tondorindo
'Before the coup, Mnangagwa was already more powerful than Mugabe'
AHEAD of the presidential run-off in 2008, she surprised a rather powerful meeting by asking why ZANU-PF was beating up people in rural areas.The subsequent frosty moments were only broken by ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:43hrs | 2874 | by Lawrence Kamwi
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