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Was Rhodesia safer for civilian activists than under a brutal blood-thirsty Zimbabwe regime?
When I was a little boy, we loved listening to "Chimurenga", or liberation struggle songs, that our gallant Zimbabwean musicians belted out, as a way of e...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1492 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
8 dead, 50 injured in Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon stadium crush
Eight people were killed and about 50 injured in a crush outside a Cameroonian football stadium on Monday ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations match.Crowds attempted to enter through a southern e...Published: 13 hrs ago | 2879 | by Staff reporter
Traditional healers lure women with promises of easy births
TWO daughters. Long, painful labours. Several miscarriages.For Soko, a hairdresser in her late 30s, the quest for a son and a safe, easy birth led her to seek professional help - from a herbal...Published: 14 hrs ago | 694 | by Vimbai Chinembiri
MDC fractures into oblivion
LAST week the opposition was thrown into further but usual turmoil when MDC-T vice-president Dr Thokozani Khupe told journalists in Bulawayo that the party had split into two formations, one led by he...Published: 14 hrs ago | 790 | by Staff reporter
US Embassy sweats to save Chamisa's sinking ship
The United States Embassy in Harare has reactivated its propaganda machinery ahead of the forthcoming by-elections slated for March 26.After a notable lull in propaganda tweets since the depar...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1186 | by Hosia Mviringi
Bread flour price up 6,25%
GRAIN Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) says the price of bread flour went up by 6,25 percent to $119 000 from $112 000 tonne with effect from 9 January 2022.The successful 2021 command w...Published: 14 hrs ago | 203 | by Staff reporter
NUST starts making PCR test kits
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) is set to start manufacturing Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) kits next month following delivery of a US$86 000 reagents manufacturing machine....Published: 14 hrs ago | 154 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans' unquestioning belief in their leaders a retrogressive weakness that prevents accountability and development
One would be forgiven for believing that questioning one's leaders, and holding them accountable would be a given - a normal part of everyday life, whereby a country's citizens, or city's residents, a...Published: 23 hrs ago | 256 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chinese firms bite back as resource fallout mounts
CHINA'S usually quiet multinationals, controlling substantial interests in Zimbabwe's economy, threw away courtesy and diplomacy on Sunday, standing up to rebuff "deplorable and groundless accusations...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:27hrs | 1252 | by Staff reporter
Men 'find' used condoms in Scud
SIX Karoi men were left shocked when they discovered used condoms at the bottom of a sorghum beer container, popularly known as a ‘scud', on Wednesday last week.Garikayi Musakambeva, Sheppar...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:27hrs | 1981 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer piles pressure on High Court judge
Advocate Thabani Mpofu is piling pressure on embattled Zimbabwean High Court judge Justice Webster Chinamora, who is facing a series of accusations ranging from conflict of interest, judicial miscondu...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 20:40hrs | 2183 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora skeletons tumble
THOKOZANI Khupe has revealed that the MDC-T received assistance from the state through judicial and parliamentary processes in their fight to destroy the Chamisa-led MDC Alliance.This would se...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:06hrs | 6648 | by Staff reporter
Econet hit by power cuts
ZIMBABWE'S biggest mobile telecoms firm, Econet Wireless, says its operations have been rattled by rolling power cuts and extensive vandalism of its infrastructure.In a trading update for the ...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:04hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
Mary Mliswa targets rivals in purging spree
THE infighting within Zanu-PF Mashonaland West is raging on, with an elaborate plot to suspend, and consequently remove, Zvimba district coordinating committee (DCC) chairman Bywell Mbiri sparking ren...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:04hrs | 1600 | by Staff reporter
Talen Vision grabs maximum points at Mthwakazi Stadium
ZIFA Southern Region Division One 2019 runners up, FC Talen Vision recovered from their opening day defeat to Ratanang by clobbering Binga Pirates 4-0 at Mthwakazi Stadium in Filabusi yesterday, on a ...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:02hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Killer Zivhu ready for Chivi south
Controversial former Chivi South Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu seems to be harbouring interests to stand as an independent candidate in his former constituency in the upcoming by-elections....Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 07:57hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Roki apologises for 'Mnangagwa Number 1' chant in Patati Patata
URBAN GROOVES sensation, Roki has apologised for the political connotation in his hit track, Patati Patati, which appeared to project President Emmerson Mnangagwa as a great leader.The song fe...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:26hrs | 5882 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe envoy engages SA over migrant attacks
Zimbabwe's Ambassador to South Africa, Mr David Hamadziripi yesterday said the embassy has started engaging the host government to improve the safety and security of migrants who are facing attacks by...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:22hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
Dynamics of anti-Chinese crusade in Zimbabwe
In recent times, a steady stream of anti-Chinese propaganda in Zimbabwe - driven mostly by Western-sponsored media, civil society and the opposition - has grown into a huge tide.On January 20,...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:21hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
State-assisted funeral for Zexie Manatsa
Veteran musician, songwriter and religious preacher Zexie Manatsa, has been accorded a State-assisted funeral, with Acting President Constantino Chiwenga hailing his contribution to the country's libe...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:20hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Dealer's body dumped at suspected killer's house
The body of a Beatrice fuel dealer who recently died a few hours after he was involved in a fierce fight with his business partner over fuel dealings, was dumped at the same partner's house by his agg...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:20hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Musarara, Kazembe bury differences
Tafadzwa Musarara, the losing candidate from the recently held chaotic ZANU PF provincial elections has pledged his loyaly to his sworn enemy, Kazembe Kaz...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 21:20hrs | 809 | by helton Muchena
Musarara pulls a huge crowd on tree planting ceremony
A huge crowd came for a tree planting ceremony at St Albans primary school in Chiweshe today.An estimate of 10 000 people gathered in C...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 21:11hrs | 553 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chiwenga mourns Zex Manatsa
Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has sent his condolences following the passing on yesterday of music icon Zex Manatsa.The legendary musician died at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals af...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 18:37hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
Expelled Ndebele chief challenges SA on Zimbabwe crisis
United-Kingdom-based former Ntabazinduna Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has challenged South Africa to intervene in the Zimbabwean political crisis as sporadic xenophobic attacks start simmering again...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 18:34hrs | 1196 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Thousands throng to support Thokozani Khupe
More than a thousand MDC-T supporters thronged to McDonalds Hall in Mzilikazi on Friday to pledge their support to former Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe who was addressing a presser. ...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 16:06hrs | 6350 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chris Mutsvangwa panics...Temba Mliswa to drop files
ZANU PF Spokesperson Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa is reportedly panicking over the meeting between Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa and exiled former ZANU PF Political Commissar Saviour K...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 13:04hrs | 5057 | by Mandla Ndlovu
NGOs sponsoring multiple voters
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday claimed that it had unearthed a scam where civic groups were allegedly enticing voters already on the roll to register multiple times so as to discred...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:39hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa scoffs at 'house nigger' Maimane
Zanu-PF has described South African opposition figure, Mmusi Maimane, as a "house nigger" who is fanning xenophobic flames, but will not win in his quest to divide Zimbabwe and South Africa.Th...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:33hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
MDC aversion to democracy - its death knell
A simple definition of democracy is a system of governance in which people choose their leaders by voting for them.That very definition, in its simplicity, was recently on display in the gover...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:31hrs | 136 | by Fungi Kwaramba
Americans lecturing Zanu PF on 'criteria for free elections' – umpteenth lecture, how naïve/patronising
"March by-elections and the 2023 harmonized elections give the Government of Zimbabwe a chance to show that #ZimVotesMatter, especially if it honors its c...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 00:29hrs | 314 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Peter Moyo, Mark Ngwazi partner First Lady
Sungura musicians Peter Moyo and Mark Ngwazi are taking their music bands to Chiweshe tomorrow where the First lady Auxilia Mnangagwa will be planting tre...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 21:04hrs | 815 | by Simbarashe Sithole
South Africa's Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng found guilty
Former South Africa Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has been found guilty for defying Judge Mojapelo's Judicial Conduct Committee decision ordering him to unconditionally apologise and retract his...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 17:52hrs | 2647 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chinamasa attacks Chamisa, Biti over sanctions
Zanu-PF secretary of finance Patrick Chinamasa has claimed that the main opposition MDC Alliance would not win the March 26 by-elections became its leaders Nelson Chamisa and Tendai Biti allegedly cal...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:41hrs | 1872 | by Staff reporter
Bread price up 15%
THE price of flour has gone up by 6.5% from $112 000 to $119 000 per metric ton, a situation that also pushed the price of bread up by 15% from $175 to $210.Grain Millers Association of ...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:39hrs | 1523 | by Staff reporter
British man files for maintenance against Zimbabwean spouse
A BRITISH national, Nigel Paul Byrne is seeking US$3 000 monthly maintenance from his estranged Zimbabwean spouse, Sandra Byrne, saying that he has fallen on hard times.Nigel alleges that it w...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:36hrs | 1841 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tells US to move with the times
INSTEAD of poking its nose in the country's democratic and electoral processes, the United States should take full advantage of the engagement and re-engagement drive extended by the Second Republic t...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:33hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
'No storage fees on impounded vehicles'
Police have said they don't charge storage fees on cars that are being impounded during the ongoing blitz that has netted 6 000 cars.The operation is targeting unlicensed, uninsured, unregiste...Published: 20 Jan 2022 at 05:32hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's activists granted bail
THREE MDC Alliance supporters were Tuesday granted $5 000 bail each at the Masvingo Magistrates' Court after they were arrested for convening a political meeting over the weekend.Alec Tabe, Ma...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 19:58hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's New Romantic Comedy Feature Film set to spice up our screens in 2022!
Invision Studios & GetSetSkill are proud to announce Zimbabwe's New Romantic Comedy Feature Film "Just Say Hello" currently under production in Harare. The film contains a talented all-star line-u...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 12:17hrs | 217 | by Agencies
SADC has leverage to force Zanu PF to accede to reform, giving that up for 'winning in rigged elections strategies' is insane
Over the weekend Hopewell Chinono hosted a twitter discussion on "The importance of NOT boycotting elections with #ProfLevitsky". "I consider Zimbabwe to be a competitive authoritarian regime....Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 12:07hrs | 1390 | by Wilbert Mukori
Bread flour demand declines
The demand for bread flour is low following its recent price hike of 6,25%.According to Grain Millers Association Chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara in a statement, the milling industry has remaine...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 10:34hrs | 957 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Make Mnangagwa's life 'uneasy', UK MPs Urge Zimbabweans
UNITED KINGDOM (UK) House of Lords MPs say Zimbabweans living in that country should be allowed to stage peaceful demonstrations at the Zimbabwe Embassy in London to make the life of diplomats at the ...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:30hrs | 4797 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobic attacks resurface in South Africa
ZIMBABWEANS in neighbouring South Africa are living in fear of xenophobic attacks following a wave of violence targeting foreign nationals in that country.There have been reports of violence a...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:27hrs | 4984 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF bigwigs on firing line'
Zanu-PF Manicaland chairperson Mike Madiro yesterday warned that a number of party members were on the firing line as President Emmerson Mnangagwa desperately moves to assert his control of the party ...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:26hrs | 4094 | by Staff reporter
Kariba water levels rise marginally
THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has revealed that water levels at Kariba Dam rose marginally between January 7 and 17 this year due to an increase in rainfall activity since the beginning of the mon...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:21hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Chevrons upstage Sri Lanka to level series
Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine yesterday led from the front with the bat as the Chevrons claimed a 22-run victory over hosts Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.The win set...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:18hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Azania Azania Azania! You are not an Island
Bulawayo - The first time I entered my primary school, 1988 at the assembly point after singing the national anthem, it was a mandatory to sing a song called Azania sympathising with our fellow contin...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 19:48hrs | 961 | by Enos Denhere
A true leader doesn't create separation, but brings people together!
I love Bluetooth! I fondly remember the first time using it - when we discovered that could actually send SMS texts to each other with my beloved wife Tinta (who was still my fiancée all thos...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 19:42hrs | 591 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Boy, I love democracy - pity I don't live in one!
Most times, I feel like a lonely miserable little child - who is sitting on his home's stoep, fondly admiring the neighbors' happy family, whose parents will be joyfully playing together with their ch...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 18:47hrs | 269 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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