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August 1 violence, probe team sworn-in
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn-in a 7-member Commission of Inquiry into the August 1 Post-Election Violence that occurred in Harare CBD and led to the death of six people.The Commissio...Published: 3 hrs ago | 875 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe authorities target more opposition party supporters over anti-Zec protest
ZIMBABWEAN authorities have intensified their crackdown on perceived opposition political party supporters after arresting a Harare man and charged him with committing public violence for allegedly pa...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1282 | by Stephen Jakes
Gukurahundi documentary deemed to be carrying inflammatory information
Author of the Gukurahundi documentary - Gukurahundi Genocide 36 Years Later - Zenzele Ndebele was on Monday summoned by police over the project that is deemed to be carrying inflammatory information....Published: 5 hrs ago | 783 | by Staff reporter
Court defers ruling on Nduna's Chegutu West win
The verdict in the Electoral Court challenge to newly-sworn-in legislator Dexter Nduna (Zanu-PF) accused by MDC Alliance rival Gift Konjana of stealing the Chegutu West National Assembly seat was post...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1239 | by Staff reporter
Unresolved ethnicity conflict haunts Bulawayo
For the past few weeks, the second largest city has been on the spotlight with the mayoral election taking centre stage.Residents gained interest in the election process as they argued that th...Published: 5 hrs ago | 426 | by Staff reporter
UK hails setting up of Mnangagwa's Commission of Inquiry
OUTGOING United Kingdom Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Catriona Laing, says her country was encouraged" by the setting up of a Commission of Inquiry into the political violence of August 1, which led to the ...Published: 11 hrs ago | 339 | by Staff reporter
Motlanthe, team sworn-in today
President Mnangagwa is today expected to swear-in the seven-member commission set up to probe the post-election violence that occurred in Harare on August 1 that led to the deaths of six people. ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 600 | by Staff reporter
Man kills domestic worker's family
A Buhera man ran amok on Sunday and fatally shot his domestic worker's wife and two children aged four and one, over maize, rapoko and groundnuts that were stolen from his home. The incident o...Published: 12 hrs ago | 616 | by Staff reporter
Hiding in the comforts of Sweden: Paul Siwela pens a letter to Mnangagwa
Dear Bhudi Paul, With dismay I read the letter you wrote President Mnangagwa today. I hasten to say that I was disappointed by this militant language you have now adopted as a party: MLO. What...Published: 22 hrs ago | 3323 | by Nomazulu Thata
Man guns down 3 family members
Tragedy struck when three Mandigo family members were allegedly shot to death by one, Takadu Magwiro following a dispute over allegations of stolen maize, rapoko and groundnuts in Buhera.The g...Published: 23 hrs ago | 4486 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's commission on military killings challenged in court
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's appointment of a seven-member commission of inquiry into the post-election violence that led to the killing of seven civilians in Harare by members of the Zimbabwe Defen...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:52hrs | 1146 | by Staff reporter
Near murder in radio volume row
A MAN (52) from Mangwe District in Matabeleland South has been admitted to hospital in critical condition after a 21 year old man brutally attacked him over radio volume during a beer drink. M...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:36hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Doctor threatens to kill wife over divorce
Renowned Harare doctor Macjohn Chirisa has been dragged to court by his wife after he threatened to kill her for instituting divorce proceedings against him.Chirisa, 47, is being charged with ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 14:13hrs | 4010 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa laments killing of a Norton resident
Norton legislator Temba P Mliswa has lamented the killing of a Norton resident Sydney Kumbanga."It's very disturbing to hear that there has been another stabbing incident in Norton at Katanga ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 08:56hrs | 3431 | by Stephen Jakes
Poly student burns 'wizard' granddad
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo allegedly doused his maternal grandfather with petrol and set him alight leading to his death, after accusing him of bewitching him. Kudzai Munemo, a Bulawayo P...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:48hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Nduna fights to retain Chegutu West seat
NEWLY-sworn-in Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna (Zanu PF) has vowed to keep his seat despite reports that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) mixed up results to disadvantage MDC Alliance candidate, G...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:21hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's (Criminal) Record Check!
Chronicling abuses on women in Zimbabwe Dear Zimbabwean Women, It is high time we chronicled all abuses...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:53hrs | 2256 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chamisa supporter fights UK deportation
Human rights organisations have accused the Home Office of breaking international law after it decided to deport a Zimbabwean member of the opposition party whose life would be in danger if he returne...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 10:59hrs | 4788 | by theguardian.com
Why Mnangagwa 'won', but lost the 2018 election
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa won the 2018 election on one hand, but lost it on the other. First, while the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and Mnangagwa celebrated their vindication by the Constitutional C...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 07:57hrs | 7236 | by Moses Tofa
Coventry 'a mere swimmer'?
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, so says Murphy's law.Well, Murphy's law seems to following — nay, stalking — losing MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa.If ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 07:55hrs | 2420 | by CONWAY TUTANI
Chamisa copies the Kenyan playbook
When Nelson Chamisa this week announced his intention to inaugurate himself as "People's President" of Zimbabwe, he was following in the footsteps of other African opposition leaders — specifically ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 18:50hrs | 5121 | by Simon Allison I M&G
Mnangagwa seems to be on track - ZUNDE
It is a matter of public record that, from inception, ZUNDE fiercely and consistently fought against President Mugabe and his destructive policies. On 24 October 2013, we came together to adva...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 07:17hrs | 3390 | by Moses Chamboko
Nabbed gang leader remanded in custody
A 32-year-old Harare man appeared before Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro today for reportedly pointing a fire arm and robbing Kamushenje mine of its gold ore valued at $6000.Public...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 857 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Land barons' homes demolished
THERE was palpable fear in Harare's sprawling Glen View suburb after hundreds of riot police accompanied the Deputy Sheriff to evict notorious land baron Michael Mutandwa.Mutandwa, a losing Za...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 1480 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man killed in SA
Several houses in South Africa were reportedly damaged, while cars were burnt on Monday following the arrest of nine taxi drivers after a Zimbabwean man was attacked and killed in his tuckshop in Kler...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:12hrs | 1596 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa beat Nelson Chamisa by over 300 000 votes, says Eddie Cross
All of us have a stake in what is going on right now in Zimbabwe.When I say all of us - I mean everyone, every Zimbabwean from the peasants in the Tribal Areas, the Zimbabweans in the Diaspora...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 15:11hrs | 6155 | by Eddie Cross
Chamisa’s dictatorial tendencies exposed
Following the confirmation of President Mnangagwa's election victory by the Constitutional Court and his subsequent inauguration last month, the nation had one eye on the unfolding mayoral elections a...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 590 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mnangagwa slammed for scrapping gukurahundi ministry
THE silence around the National Peace and Reconciliation portfolio in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new cabinet, speaks a lot on the Zanu-PF led government`s insincerity in addressing the country`s p...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 16:43hrs | 2906 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's youths refuse to be silenced
MDC youths leader Happymore Chidziva said the on-going clampdown on opposition party members will not silence them from demanding President Emmerson Mnangagwa to address the issue of legitimacy....Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 13:32hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
Violence sells out land baron
A SUSPECTED land baron accused of illegally parcelling out land belonging to diversified group, CFI Holdings in Harare's Glen View 7 suburb has been remanded in custody after an orgy of violence....Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 07:40hrs | 1414 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's ally warns Zanu-PF
MDC Alliance national youth leader Happymore ‘Bvondo' Chidziva has warned the ruling Zanu-PF leadership that arrests will not stop the opposition from demanding its "stolen vote".The Highfie...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 12:07hrs | 2794 | by Staff reporter
African Sun euphoric about conferencing, foreign visits
AFRICAN Sun Limited (ASL) has announced it will spend $2,1 million in the last quarter of 2018 on refurbishments to improve standards of its hotels and boost occupancy in the future.Africa Sun...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Man scalds wife in birth certificate wrangle
POLICE in Goromonzi have launched a manhunt for a 60-year-old man who last week allegedly poured hot water on his sleeping wife after a heated argument over obtaining a birth certificate for their chi...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:59hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Conflict of interest in land probe team
CONFLICT of interest has arisen in the seven-member Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land in and around urban areas since 2005 as it emerged that one of the commissioners is husband to a p...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's power of silence and love
President Mnangagwa suffered much humiliation at the hands of the G40 cabal, led by former First Lady Grace Mugabe with the tacit endorsement of then President, Mr Robert Mugabe. Around 10 mon...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:42hrs | 576 | by Editorial - chronicle
Chamisa rejects Mnangagwa's Cabinet
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has rejected President Emmerson Mnangagwa's newly-assembled Cabinet which has been warmly received by a large cross-section of Zimbabweans, including some of the you...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 17:11hrs | 2441 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa hits out at Mnangagwa
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he will continue putting pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa, even through protests, until he is recognised as the winner of the July 30 election...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:55hrs | 10958 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi gets protection
VICE-President Kembo Mohadi's estranged wife Tambudzani has been ordered by the courts to stop sending her husband threatening messages.Mohadi was granted a protection order against his politi...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:47hrs | 1381 | by Staff reporter
The 'scania' operator who became a businessman
PHINIAS GOMBA hates the sport of soccer. FOR the first 20 years of his life, he had loved it like most young men in soccer mad Zimbabwe. This all changed one night after another heavyweight bout betwe...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:37hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
Africa: Beyond the captive state
The phrase "state capture" comes very easily into our formal and informal communication these days.What is not easy, however, is true understanding of what the phrase fundamentally means. In S...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:36hrs | 147 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena
Bosso, Dembare fever grips Zimbabwe
AN electric atmosphere is expected to engulf Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon when two of the country most supported football teams, Highlanders and Dynamos collide in a Castle Lager Premier Socce...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:26hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Eddie Cross calls out Chamisa on poll lies
Former MDC Alliance senior official Mr Eddie Cross has called out Mr Nelson Chamisa for lying that he won the July 30 Presidential elections as local authority results - which have remained unconteste...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:14hrs | 2712 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and Mugabe are both puppets of the military
Political commentator Pedzisai Ruhanya has described President Emmerson Mnangagwa and former President Robert Mugabe as both puppets of the military."Both Mugabe and Mnangagwa were given power...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 07:50hrs | 398 | by Stephen Jakes
'Elections more open than any since 1980,' says Cross - for once, answer the question asked
The root cause of Zimbabwe's economic meltdown and political paralysis is the failure to remove Zanu PF from office even when it was clear the party was incompetent and corrupt. Zanu PF rigged the ele...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 07:33hrs | 149 | by Nomusa Garikai
Elections in retrospect: Women's perspectives
Women's organisations have concurred over the need to promote constitutional literacy of women in Zimbabwe, lobby for more seats for women in parliament and in public offices as well as set up gender ...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 07:29hrs | 133 | by UN Women
ZPP exposes threats BVR was to be used for witch hunting voters
The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has extensively reported on widespread intimidation and harassment used in the run up to the elections. The organisation said there were threats of using the B...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 07:24hrs | 316 | by Stephen Jakes
Eddie Cross rubbishes Chamisa's presidential victory claim
Veteran opposition kingpin Eddie Cross has challenged his former party boss Nelson Chamisa to to accept President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the leader of the country.Writing in his latest instalme...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 18:16hrs | 3596 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Cross drown Chamisa
The determined bids by MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and some Zanu-PF bigwigs to bring down President Emmerson Mnangagwa are now effectively dead in the water - after Zimbabwe's former leader Rob...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 18:06hrs | 2969 | by Staff reporter
Biti cries political persecution
Former Finance minister Tendai Biti has said the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is being used by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to politically persecute him.Biti said th...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 18:05hrs | 1050 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters under siege
Mutasa Central MDC Alliance MP-elect Trevor Saruwaka has accused Zanu-PF of abusing the country's legal system to haunt his supporters following his July 30 re-election through a blitz of arrests that...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 18:04hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter
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