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Chamisa's lawyer faces 20 years in jail
PROSECUTORS yesterday said prominent lawyer Thabani Mpofu faced up to 20 years in jail if convicted of charges of corruption and defeating the course of justice he is facing.Mpofu, who is also...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1049 | by Staff reporter
Americans' brave struggle for justice, in the face of state brutality, should inspire oppressed people of Zimbabwe
It is so easy for a perpetually oppressed, subjugated, and choked people to give up their struggle for justice, freedom, and equality - in the face of ever-growing brutality and brazen abuse of their ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 904 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe Lockdown day 66 situation report
66 days into the lockdown, and the number of COVID-19 positive cases continue to soar. On 2 June 2020, 3 new cases were recorded, bringing the total number to 206. It has been reported that of the new...Published: 21 hrs ago | 3042 | by Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (WCoZ)
Army boss' daughter bashed for alleged infidelity
A 32-YEAR-OLD Harare man, who is married to Zimbabwe National Army commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda's daughter, Viola was arrested and appeared in court last week facing a domestic violence ch...Published: 03 Jun 2020 at 10:07hrs | 4768 | by Staff reporter
Man whips wife in street
A JEALOUS Hwange man assaulted his wife with a switch on the street after he found her walking with a female friend and another man, he suspected to be her lover. Albert Phiri (28) of number 8...Published: 03 Jun 2020 at 09:51hrs | 1982 | by Staff reporter
America bullies Zimbabwe to avoid accountability
The world has been gripped with shock and anger over the cold blooded murder of a black American man by the police while the other officers looked on with not even an effort to stop such inhuman and d...Published: 02 Jun 2020 at 10:21hrs | 1883 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
US, Zimbabwe diplomatic row escalates
ZIMBABWE has torched a diplomatic storm with the United States following remarks by key government officials, including Zanu-PF national political commissar Victor Matemadanda, describing the US as "e...Published: 02 Jun 2020 at 09:32hrs | 4506 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe derives no pleasure from violence, racial hatred'
Statement issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Honourable Lt General (Rtd) Dr Sibusiso B. Moyo The Government of Zimbabwe ...Published: 02 Jun 2020 at 08:59hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has no role in US protests, says Mugabe coup announcer
FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade Minister Sibusiso Moyo yesterday told United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Brian Nichols that the country had no role in the violent protests spreading in th...Published: 02 Jun 2020 at 08:59hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
US National security advisor's remarks condemned
Zimbabweans across the political divide have condemned remarks made by American President Donald Trump's top national security advisor, Mr Robert O' Brien that Zimbabwe, together with China,Russia and...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 17:27hrs | 2580 | by Innocent Mujeri
George Floyd murder: Violence erupts across US on sixth day of protests
Violence has erupted in cities across the US on the sixth night of protests sparked by the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd.Dozens of cities imposed curfews, but many p...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 16:26hrs | 1418 | by BBC
Mthwakazi Human Rights donates to victims of police brutality and torture
The 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement on 24 May gave a donation of groceries to two victims of brutality and torture by the Zimbabwean security agents in Cowdrypark, Bulawayo on t...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 15:46hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
American Ambassador confronts General SB Moyo
United States of America Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian A. Nichols has told Harare to end state-sponsored violations of the rights of citizens. The Ambassador the remarks in a press release afte...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 15:31hrs | 3659 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZPRA's Jeremy Brickhill narrates untold stories about Dabengwa
I have chosen to commemorate the life of Comrade Dumiso Dabengwa on the first anniversary of his passing by sharing some recollections of my own involving his less well known role in preserving the le...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 15:02hrs | 2600 | by Jeremy Brickhill
US taunts Zimbabwe for celebrating American demos
ZIMBABWE is one of the three American adversaries gloating over the riotous situation sparked by last week's police killing of a black American, a top American politician has said.Violence has...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 09:41hrs | 1336 | by newzimbabwe
Thokozani Khupe begs Tsvangirai for guidance
MDC-T acting president Thokozani Khupe has called on the late party leader Morgan Tsvangirai to spiritually guide her in wresting the party from the claws of MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa. In a s...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 09:00hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe summons US envoy over link to US protests
The Zimbabwe Government has summoned American Ambassador Mr Brian Nichols to discuss claims made by a senior US official that Zimbabwe was one of several countries interfering in violent protests in t...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 08:36hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Man whips wife after anonymous call
A JEALOUS Hwange man assaulted his wife with a switch on the street after he found her walking with a female friend and another man, he suspected to be her lover. Albert Phiri (28) of number 8...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 08:35hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
'MDC squabbles benefitting Zanu-PF'
FORMER Speaker of Parliament and MDC national chairperson Lovemore Moyo was at some point a powerful figure in the main opposition party. He later threw in the towel and decided to form his own politi...Published: 31 May 2020 at 23:57hrs | 2946 | by Staff reporter
American state security Boss calls Zimbabwe an enemy
American National security adviser Robert O'Brien has accused Zimbabwe, China and other countries of using the current protest happening in America to paint a bad picture of the super power.Am...Published: 31 May 2020 at 21:04hrs | 5166 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'SADC Standby Brigade is ready' Charamba warns Americans
Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba says Zimbabwe might find it necessary to summon United States of America Brian A. Nichols to question him on the violent protests that are rocking America aft...Published: 31 May 2020 at 12:53hrs | 13534 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Why is it okay for Blacks to kill Blacks, but an utter outrage when Whites kill Blacks?
As the whole world is thunderstruck by the unfolding scenes of massive anger-fuelled protests in the United States of America (US) over the barbaric and savage killing of an unarmed Black man - George...Published: 31 May 2020 at 10:00hrs | 1927 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
WATCH: Mnangagwa's advisor reveals how to remove ZANU PF
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisor Shingi Munyeza has urged Zimbabweans to change the method of confronting the Harare system. In a fiery message titled shall a nation be born once, Munyez...Published: 31 May 2020 at 08:47hrs | 13129 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Kasukuwere runs to court as war vets invade farm
EXILED former cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere has filed an urgent chamber application seeking to evict some war veterans who have invaded his Mazowe farm and started helping themselves to his ora...Published: 29 May 2020 at 14:33hrs | 3862 | by newzimbabwe
'MPs must recognise Mnangagwa'
ALL Members of Parliament - including those from the opposition - will now be expected to recognise President Emmerson Mnangagwa following the adoption of new rules by the august House.Parliam...Published: 29 May 2020 at 14:33hrs | 2568 | by Staff reporter
Court rejects onerous bail condition for abductees
HARARE Magistrate Barbra Mateko on Thursday rejected a bid by prosecutors to impose onerous bail conditions on three opposition MDC-Alliance party youth leaders, who were charged for allegedly partici...Published: 29 May 2020 at 13:12hrs | 1753 | by Stephen Jakes
Call for justice for MDC Alliance abductees
THE Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe) together with WELEAD Trust, Economic Justice for Women Project, Female Prisoners Support Trust, Imba Mukadzi Umuzi Ngumama Trust, Ru...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:23hrs | 240 | by Walpe
Mangwana drags G40 into MDC activist abduction storm
INFORMATION ministry permanent secretary Nick Mangwana says the nation must not be blind to the possible involvement of late former President Robert Mugabe's remnants in the alleged abduction and tort...Published: 29 May 2020 at 07:44hrs | 979 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa vetoes call for GNU, talks
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has rejected the growing calls for political dialogue in the country, including the formation of a new government of national unity (GNU) to help end Zimbabwe's myriad cha...Published: 28 May 2020 at 19:21hrs | 10621 | by Staff reporter
Alcohol timetable for South Africa announced
South Africa's Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma has announced the new timetable for the sale of alcohol in South Africa as the nation enters Le...Published: 28 May 2020 at 14:05hrs | 2799 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC speaks on its strategy to remove ZANU PF
MDC Secretary-General Charlton Hwende says the party is committed to using democratic means to remove ZANU PF from power and they will not engage in violent activities. Speaking to Open Parly ...Published: 28 May 2020 at 11:36hrs | 5738 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe's radical cure for depression
Zimbabwe is pioneering a groundbreaking mental health programme with stunning results – and the rest of the world is taking note.Late one evening, Dixon Chibanda, a psychiatrist in Harare, Z...Published: 28 May 2020 at 08:28hrs | 2000 | by Rachel Nuwer from Zimbabwe
MDC Alliance activists charged at hospital hearing
THREE MDC Alliance activists including Harare West Member of Parliament Joanah Mamombe were yesterday charged with breaking lockdown rules at a bedside hearing held at Parktown Hospital in Waterfalls,...Published: 28 May 2020 at 08:13hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
Human rights defender sets up torture fund
KWEKWE-BASED human rights defender Nkosilathi Moyo said he was putting together a war chest to assist victims of State-sponsored violence.Moyo launched his fight for democracy in 2015 when he ...Published: 28 May 2020 at 08:03hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Women's group call for justice for the abducted women MDC activists
The Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) together with WELEAD Trust, Economic Justice for Women Project (EJWP), Female Prisoners Support Trust (FEMPRIST), Imba Mukadzi Umuzi...Published: 28 May 2020 at 07:22hrs | 334 | by Stephen Jakes
Tshinga Dube challenges Mnangagwa
FORTHRIGHT Zanu-PF politburo member and former Cabinet minister, Tshinga Dube has thrown the cat among the pigeons within the ruling party by calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to form a governme...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:23hrs | 11149 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Abducted MDC ladies attend court at Parktown Hospital
Three MDC activists who were arrested for staging an illegal demonstration in Warren Park have appeared before a magistrate at a court session that was held at Parktown Hospital on Wednesday afternoon...Published: 27 May 2020 at 14:25hrs | 7485 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tortured abductees charged over lockdown hunger protest
ZIMBABWEAN authorities on Tuesday charged three opposition MDC-Alliance party youth leaders, who are victims of abduction and torture, with committing public violence after they allegedly participated...Published: 27 May 2020 at 08:52hrs | 2425 | by Stephen Jakes
Police formally charge abducted MDC activists from their hospital beds
POLICE have formally charged three female MDC Alliance activists who were abducted and tortured by suspected state security agents some two weeks ago for conducting a street demonstration during the c...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:11hrs | 521 | by newzimbabwe
Khupe vows to take over Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House after coronavirus lockdown
INTERIM MDC president Thokozani Khupe, pictured, has upped the ante in the war for the control of the country's main opposition - vowing yesterday that she will eject her rivals from the party's iconi...Published: 26 May 2020 at 20:20hrs | 3290 | by Staff reporter
Abducted MDC ladies face 5 years imprisonment
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has charged MDC cadres Joana Mamombe,Netsai Marova and Cecilia Chimbiri with section 37 of the Criminal Code which prohibits gathering with intent to promote public violen...Published: 26 May 2020 at 17:53hrs | 11147 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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: 26 May 2020 at 09:29hrs | 520 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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: 26 May 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1696 | by Staff reporter
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: 25 May 2020 at 13:22hrs | 2496 | by Nomazulu Thata
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: 25 May 2020 at 13:01hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
South Africa to send army to fight islamic terrorists in Mozambique
South African government is reportedly putting systems to send its army to wage a war against the extremist Islamist insurgents that have liberated some parts of northern Mozambique. South Afr...Published: 25 May 2020 at 11:08hrs | 5309 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man fined for beating up 'cheating' wife
A Hwange man who suspected that his wife was cheating on him beat her up after he saw a text message allegedly coming from a boyfriend. Mavuto Sithole (37) of Number S9 Makwika Village, Number...Published: 25 May 2020 at 07:44hrs | 1207 | by Staff reporter
Lovemore Moyo warns brawling MDC officials
THE former Speaker of Parliament and MDC national chairperson, Lovemore Moyo, has warned brawling MDC officials that they risked losing their relevance unless they urgently heal their rift.Spe...Published: 24 May 2020 at 16:49hrs | 8893 | by Staff reporter
Healthcare professionals discover their voice
There is a seismic shift in Zimbabwe's political discourse. A critical segment of its population is beginning to find its voice - healthcare staff.Doctors, nurses and psychotherapists have lar...Published: 23 May 2020 at 10:03hrs | 1707 | by Sandra Kudenga
Mwonzora pleads with Chamisa's MPs
MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora yesterday pleaded with MDC Alliance MPs who have disengaged from Parliament in protest against the recall of four legislators by the Thokozani Khupeled faction...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:54hrs | 8253 | by Staff reporter
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