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August 1 shooting victim wins $3m compensation
DEFENCE minister Oppah Muchinguri and her Home Affairs counterpart, Kazembe Kazembe, have been ordered to pay $3 million in compensation to a victim of the August 1, 2018 shootings by the army....Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1464 | by Staff reporter
Report Mphoko never deserted Zapu to join Zanu
The former members of the Rhodesian special branch are the ones who claimed that I deserted the struggle in 1976, to join ZANU.They forget that ZANU was banned in Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambi...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 19:54hrs | 1609 | by Phelekezela Mphoko
Maj-Gen Bhebhe 'was a God-fearing soldier'
National hero Major-General (Retired) Sydney Bhebhe will be remembered for his contribution to the liberation struggle, standing firm for justice and defending Zimbabwe's interests, Commander Defence ...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:23hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa tasked with finding a Ndebele puppet that will replace Kembo Mohadi?
The position of 2nd vice president that is imposed on Matabele people in Zimbabwe is a symbol of capture, oppression, mockery and an insult to Matabele nation. The children of the stars and the sons a...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 07:15hrs | 9630 | by Israel Dube
Maj-Gen Nyathi declared national hero
Major-General (Retired) Sikhulile Simpson Nyathi has been declared a national hero.Zanu-PF National Political Commissar Mike Bimha confirmed the development last night."The Politburo t...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:35hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu guided by the Joshua Nkomo ethos on Gukurahundi
Gukurahundi is definitely a painful subject to those who witnessed it and those who participated in the military operation. Everyone who is or was involved in the operation agrees that it was a pa...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 14:23hrs | 1209 | by Thabo Nkiwane
'Mnangagwa to name General PV Sibanda as deputy president'?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is poised to name Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda as his second vice president, former minister Jonathan Moyo claimed on Thursday....Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 09:04hrs | 12997 | by Staff reporter
Unknown hero's burial today
National hero, Major-General Godfrey Chanakira, who died at West End Clinic in Harare last Thursday of a heart ailment, will be buried at the National Heroes Acre today.At the time of his deat...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe army will step in if Zanu-PF loses in 2023, calls for dialogue'
LITTLE known opposition Ideas Party for Democracy (IDP) president, Herbert Chamuka, has warned Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander, Valerio Sibanda, might step in to save ruling Zanu-PF if it lose...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:48hrs | 5884 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa at pains to charm Matebeleland
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has made desperate moves to appease the people of Matebeleland over the early 1980s Gukurahundi genocide which claimed 20 000 lives.Mnangagwa, who is yet to public...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:40hrs | 941 | by Staff reporter
US sanctions on Zimbabwe serving no purpose
THE United States and European Union have extended sanctions against Zimbabwe by another year amid calls by various stakeholders for a relook at the embargo, which analysts say is no longer serving it...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 19:54hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition urges EU to remove all sanctions
OPPOSITION parties have called for the total lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe as the country has made tremendous progress in implementing economic and political reforms.In a statement, opposit...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:07hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes headway in re-engagement crusade
THE removal of three Zimbabweans from the European Union (EU) sanctions signals the positive strides that the country has made under President Mnangagwa's reengagement policy.Commenting on the...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:42hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF strengthens relations with ruling parties
The ruling party ZANU PF recently dispatched a high-level delegation to Zambia headed by National Secretary for Administration Dr. Obert Mpofu. The diplomatic offensive saw Obert Mpofu and his...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 18:59hrs | 1066 | by Mandla Ndlovu
EU maintains Zimbabwe sanctions, lifts sanctions on Chiwenga, Grace Mugabe
THE European Union (EU) yesterday decried the failure by the Zimbabwean government to improve its human rights record, but lifted long suspended sanctions on two top officials and former First Lady Gr...Published: 22 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | 2014 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army commanders urged to deal with rogue soldiers
SERVICE chiefs must urgently find effective ways to end the rampant armed robberies and other criminal activities involving uniformed forces, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) President Paddington Ja...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 07:29hrs | 2377 | by Staff reporter
Chief begs for another coup
In a daring move alien to Zimbabwean traditional leaders, Chief Murinye born Ephias Munodawafa who recently castigated the President Emmerson Mnangagwa administration for failing to deal with corrupti...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:32hrs | 4369 | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga still commanding army operations'
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga is still giving orders to the army, three years after trading military fatigues for civilian suits, according to his estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa.Chiwenga r...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:31hrs | 5046 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans blast Chiwenga
ZIMBABWEANS have criticised Vice President Constantino Chiwenga for threatening to take stern action against a traditional leader, Chief Murinye.The chief last week urged President Emmerson Mn...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 19:13hrs | 2599 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa panics over criticism
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga on Friday issued a chilling threat to traditional leaders, warning that they would be stripped of their positions for criticising the Zanu-PF government.Pre...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 06:51hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga breathes fire
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga Friday confirmed Chief Murinye from Masvingo province, who made headlines last weekend warning President Emmerson Mnangagwa of a possible coup if he failed to deal ...Published: 17 Dec 2021 at 23:43hrs | 5418 | by Staff reporter
Chief warns Mnangagwa
A DARING chief has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa that he faces losing 2023 elections if he fails to rein in corrupt acolytes.Chief Murinye, born Ephias Munodawafa of Masvingo, made the u...Published: 16 Dec 2021 at 23:28hrs | 1664 | by Staff reporter
High Court reinstates theft accused soldiers
SIX soldiers recently discharged from the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) on allegations of stealing state property have been reinstated by the High Court.The six are Collen Chiba, Charles Mhuri,...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:41hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
'SB Moyo was a workaholic, loving father'
DEATH is inevitable, but when it comes it is usually devastating, so painful that scars are hard to heal, and some wounds never really heal.So it was yesterday, as the family of the late Forei...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:11hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 2017 coup coalition collapses
THE fact that Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is contemplating challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa for the Zanu-PF presidency at the party's elective congress next year, while factions loyal ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:17hrs | 45 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to tackle Mnangagwa
IN a move that could have far-reaching political consequences for the ruling Zanu-PF and the nation, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is contemplating challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa in th...Published: 13 Nov 2021 at 17:48hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Jailed army cleric found not guilty by High Court
A FIRED senior army cleric, who successfully challenged his six-year prison term at the High Court following his conviction on charges of stealing a car belonging to a business partner and stripping i...Published: 18 Oct 2021 at 21:39hrs | 17 | by Staff writer
ZDF key in creating conducive business environment
THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) is integral to creating a conducive environment by guaranteeing economic stability hence its presence at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF).This was...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hands over buses to security sector
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has handed over five buses to the country's security establishment and pledged to secure more to improve the transport situation for members of the uniformed forces. The Pr...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 19:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Army boss accident: Convict granted $50 000 bail
A HIGH Court judge has granted $50 000 bail pending appeal to a 51-year-old Harare motorist who was jailed last month for crashing into Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander Phillip Valerio Sibanda'...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new biography confirms political brinkmanship with Chiwenga
THE political war of attrition between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga has found expression in the President's controversial new biography as internecine unresolved le...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 06:52hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa removed Chiwenga from army to prevent another coup - Book
The book that President Emmerson Mnangagwa colourfully endorsed recently claims he removed Vice President Constantino Chiwenga from the army to avoid another military coup.'A Life of Sacrifice...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 08:19hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed over CDF General Sibanda accident
A Harare man, Desmond Sinoia (51), who admitted to recklessly ramming into Commander Defence Forces General Phillip Valerio Sibanda's car at the intersection of Glenara and Samora Machel in Harare, ha...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 17:57hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
General Sibanda escapes death in an accident
THE Commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Phillip Valerio Sibanda was nearly killed in an accident when a motorist rammed into his motorcade on Monday, a magistrate court heard yesterday....Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
General Valerio Sibanda's car in accident
NATIONAL Social Security Authority (NSSA) employee, Desmond Sinoia (51), yesterday admitted to reckless driving and ramming into a vehicle belonging to Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Philip...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to empower Zimbabwe military with hi-tech hardware
THE Second Republic will continue equipping the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) with the latest technological equipment that responds to emerging threats threatening existing peace and stability in the ...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Defence Forces here to serve, says Gen PV Sibanda
THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) are not only there to fight wars, but also uplift the lives of ordinary people through assisting Government in tackling emerging challenges such as Covid-19. ...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:30hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints Sigauke as new ZNA commander
The new Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army is Lieutenant General David Sigauke with President Mnangagwa promoting him from major general and appointing him to the army command with effect from Ju...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:16hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, army conflation under spotlight
THE Zanu-PF-military conflation came under spotlight last Thursday when opposition senators grilled Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri over the ruling party's abuse of the army to retain politi...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:49hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in army boss appointment clash with Chiwenga
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga are on a new collision course over the appointment of the next Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander, with retired Lieutenant-Gene...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 11:17hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter
Who is the next ZNA commander?
Zanu-PF internal political dynamics are expected to play out when President Emmerson Mnangagwa appoints the new Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander following the death of Edzai Absolom Chanyuka Chi...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:30hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Double heroes' burial today
President Mnangagwa will today preside over the burial of two national heroes, Zimbabwe National Army Commander, Lieutenant General Edzai Chimonyo and Michael "Vhuu" Chakabva at the national heroes ac...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victims sad Chimonyo died without facing gukurahundi genocide justice
GUKURAHUNDI victims are concerned that perpetrators of the early 1980s human rights atrocities are dying without facing justice for the heinous crimes they committed during Zimbabwe's darkest hour....Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chimonyo: Gukurahundi follows him to the grave
THE death yesterday morning of Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander Lieutenant-General Edzai Chimonyo (pictured) has sparked a fierce outcry among human rights activists over his alleged role in the...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Another Gukurahundi Commander dies
Decorated Zimbabwe National Army commander Edzai Absolom Chanyuka Chimonyo has died after a long fight with cancer, the announcement was made by The Presidential spokesman Mr George Charamba thro...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 07:22hrs | 2 | by Shelton Muchena/Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa issues warning over third wave
Zimbabweans must remain on their guard to beat back Covid-19 whose third wave has seen a spike in deaths and new infections, the President has said.He was speaking at the burial of Major-Gener...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 16:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa slams Zanu-PF for patronising army
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has slammed Zanu-PF for treating the Zimbabwe National Army as one of its wings and called on the party to respect the separation of powers in line with the provi...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 11:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Be on guard for 3rd wave, Mnangagwa warns
Zimbabweans must remain on their guard to beat Covid-19 whose third wave has seen a spike in deaths and new infections, President Mnangagwa said yesterday at the interment of the late Major-General (R...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
'Zanu PF - ZNA bond in unbreakable' said Chinamasa - rubbish, 2017 broke it and since feared another
Zimbabwe is not the first and only country to gain her independence and sovereignty after a bitter armed struggle; many other nations have in Africa, Asia, North and South America, etc. have had a sim...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 07:32hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zanu-PF, army inseparable'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF party yesterday said it would continue banking on the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) for political survival because the two are tied together by the liberat...Published: 25 Jun 2021 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
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