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Inclusive talks will help politicians 'find each other', nothing more - we demand free elections, nothing short
Man is a creature of reason and those who have excelled in this have done very well, thank you, whilst those who have lagged behind have suffered. We, in Africa, have not done well at all and hence th...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1082 | by Wilbert Mukori
Job Sikhala talks tough
Following the MDC Alliance elective congress recently, our deputy editor, Tangai Chipangura (TC), spoke to the newly-elected vice-chairman of the party Job Sikhala (JS) on a wide range of issues....Published: 21 hrs ago | 4402 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'regrabbing' Professor Jonathan Moyo's Farm(s)
President ED Mnangagwa shocked the entire globe last week when he threatened to reclaim 16 farms (that were grabbed in the name of land reform) by the family of the former President RG Mugabe. Within ...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 11:13hrs | 5034 | by Don Chigumba
MDC Alliance rocked by fresh divisions
FRESH divisions have emerged in the MDC Alliance in Bulawayo with reports that some officials raided offices belonging to Professor Welshman Ncube's old MDC demanding keys and an inventory of property...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 01:16hrs | 1867 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is one giant crime scene!
Presently, a newspaper headline reports a ticketing scam by over a hundred Zupco conductors which prejudiced the company of thousands of dollars; fast-tracking the demise of a public transport project...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 22:29hrs | 3848 | by Washington Nyasha Gwarada
Mnangagwa given solution to Zimbabwe's crisis
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has three steps that he can take to fix the Zimbabwean economy and consolidate his power businessman Shephard Dube has said. Dube proffered the solution after the ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 12:59hrs | 11841 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo's farm at risk
STATE security agents are manoeuvring to illegally seize a Mazowe farm belonging to former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo who is in self-imposed exile since the coup that toppled...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:50hrs | 4465 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa fires Giles Mutsekwa
MDC President Nelson Chamisa has appointed former police Senior Assistant Commissioner Emmanuel Chimwanda as party secretary for defence in his new National Executive Council announced Wednesday....Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:50hrs | 11536 | by newzimbabwe.com
'Mnangagwa plotters' trash State's investigation report
The seven human rights activists facing charges of trying to subvert a constitutional government after attending a workshop in Maldives yesterday trashed an investigation report presented to court des...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:27hrs | 1805 | by Staff reporter
Chief Chivero assault case takes new twist
THE assault case of Chief Chivero (Brown Shopo) at Sunny Yi Feng tile manufacturing plant in Norton this week, has taken a new twist with the Chinese firm counter-accusing the traditional leader of be...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 08:17hrs | 3128 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa offers civil servants another salary hike
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday assured Parliament that government is hoping to further increase civil servants' salaries to cushion them from the rising cost of living.Responding t...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 08:06hrs | 13992 | by Staff reporter
Poor living conditions at Bindura prison: MDC activist
MDC activist and Mashonaland Central province youth treasurer Thulani Mcumillan Ndlovu has lamented the poor living conditions at Bindura prison following his arrest in the violent protests that...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 06:45hrs | 687 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Khupe, demos top Chamisa MDC agenda
The MDC will tomorrow convene a special national council meeting to deal with issues agreed on and ratified at congress in Gweru last month, but are yet to be implemented.Top of the agenda are...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:07hrs | 3956 | by Staff reporter
Man buries mother alone
A 44-YEAR-OLD man from Insuza has been fined $50 for burying his mother alone without being authorised or informing relatives. Mncedisi Mabena lived with his mother at their homestead at Villa...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:02hrs | 2442 | by Staff reporter
Army faction wants Mnangagwa gone
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's continued stay in power is now allegedly being seen as an unprecedented threat to national security, by an army faction said to be loyal to Vice President, Rtd General ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 22:38hrs | 17737 | by Spotlight Zimbabwe
Ngarivhume calls for a hunger strike against ED
In a first of its kind, the Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) leader has called for a hunger strike and picketing at Parliament against the ZANU PF government. This follows a meeting that was held yesterday in ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 12:01hrs | 2848 | by Fungai Taruvinga
Zimbabwe army to step in
Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri gave a chilling warning over the weekend, saying the army stands ready to crush any protests that threaten national security. This follows threats of ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:34hrs | 5720 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF Youths to invade Grace Mugabe's farms
ZANU PF Deputy Secretary for Youth Affairs Lewis Matutu has given a former First Lady Grace Mugabe two weeks to hand over 15 farms that she owns so that they can be given to the Youths. Matutu...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:24hrs | 5057 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MOPA Bill gets nod
Mashonaland West province has thrown its weight behind the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (MOPA) in public hearings held recently. Participants at the joint Parliamentary Portfolio Commit...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:20hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Army uniforms for Zanu-PF members saga deepens
A Harare man who disclosed in court that he was issued with military uniform at the Zanu-PF headquarters, which he used to terrorise residents during the January protests, has revealed the identity of...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:46hrs | 6413 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri threatens
Government will go ahead with implementing its developmental projects despite spirited attempts by the opposition MDC Alliance to destabilise the country, Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Opp...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter
The bane of rabid, frenzied media
Again, dear reader, if ever you are in doubt, if ever you are confused, if ever you need a moral compass, or whenever you find yourself agreeing with Jonathan Moyo, you should know that you are close ...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:35hrs | 141 | by Bishop Lazi
Growing up in Bulawayo: Chronicles of a colourful childhood
Bulawayo celebrated 125 years of existence as a city last week. That should be put out there because there are those who believe that the authorities misfired since King Lobengula established it some ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 10:26hrs | 3385 | by Lenox Lizwi Mhlanga
Violence at MDC Masvingo provincial council elections
MDC Masvingo provincial chairperson, James Gumbi and other senior members of his executive have last week locked themselves in the party's offices in fear of being attacked by rowdy youths that are vi...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:35hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Police deployed to quell bloody gold wars
The government is deploying more police officers to mining areas to deal with the violent clashes between illegal miners popularly referred to as makorokoza. The deployment follows an upsurge ...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:31hrs | 391 | by Staff Reporter
Civil society activists on Zimbabwe military watch list
THE Zimbabwe National Army's Military Intelligence (MI) unit has placed on its watchlist several civil society activists it claims are conniving with United States to unseat President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:26hrs | 2198 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's youths spoil for a fight
ZANU-PF youth leaders say they are ready to counter anti-government protests planned by opposition and civic groups, setting the stage for a bruising political fight.They also alleged a sinist...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1162 | by Staff reporter
Zupco cops petition govt
Police officers who man the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) urban buses have petitioned government and the bus company over unpaid overtime.In the petition, seen by Southern Eye, the...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's thugs attack Khupe again
MDC-T leader, Dr Thokozani Khupe, yesterday condemned the rowdy behaviour of MDC Alliance supporters after they jeered her during the burial procession of the late Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java who was burie...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 07:51hrs | 2126 | by Syaff reporter
Bogus cop nabbed after stealing a reed mat
A Bindura bogus cop was arrested and arraigned before a Bindura magistrate Ethel Chichera yesterday for impersonating a police officer and stealing a reed mate from a hawker valued at $15.Bats...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 13:18hrs | 1261 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe under confused leadership
People elect the kind of leadership they want and in most cases, unless forced otherwise, they are never wrong. If leadership imposes itself upon a people usually chaos is born and eradicating it will...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:24hrs | 2824 | by Clemen Moyo
Mnangagwa's political dialogue immobilises Chamisa's divisive politics
While Zimbabweans have largely moved on with life, following the 30 July 2018 harmonised elections, which President ED Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF won resoundingly, MDC- Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has a...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 08:05hrs | 1793 | by Cuthbert Mavheko
Police probe robbery victim's source of money
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating a Beitbridge robbery victim Muchineripi Hlaringo's source of money after he lost R569 000 and US$4 500 during a night raid at his home this week.H...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:25hrs | 1150 | by Staff reporter
Deny, deflect and divert: Zanu-PF's flawed approach to governings
When the news that the Association of Rural Teachers of Zimbabwe (Artuz) boss, Obert Masaraure had allegedly been kidnapped, brutalised and left for dead first filtered in, the government and by exten...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:20hrs | 153 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Mnangagwa borrowing bad law from Apartheid South Africa's statutes
Recently, the government of Zimbabwe, through the Minister of Home Affairs, introduced the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill to Parliament (MOPA). This Bill, that will replace the reviled Public Ord...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 11:08hrs | 3671 | by Douglas Togaraseyi Mwonzora
Opposition, Civic Groups, et al should soon coordinate peaceful protests to inspire Mnangagwa to resign
"The voice of the people is the voice of God", said Mnangagwa before the elections. Little did he know that this will backfire on him. People spoke during the election but he refused to listen. He act...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 09:18hrs | 1572 | by Zanda Shumba
Man loses R500k to armed robbers
A BEITBRIDGE man on Sunday reportedly lost more than half a million rand to armed robbers, who shot him seven times before driving away in his car.Muchineripi Hlaringo, a known money-changer a...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:16hrs | 2796 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC Alliance urged to accept defeat
OUTGOING Angolan ambassador Pedro Hendrik Vaal Neto yesterday urged MDC-Alliance to accept defeat, shun violence and work with Government in nation building. Zanu-PF crushed MDC-Alliance...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1433 | by Staff reporter
Macro-economic stability critical for development
Countries that enjoy peace and political stability also tend to enjoy economic stability. In Zimbabwe, it appears that there are some critical economic challenges that have been created by pol...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 06:52hrs | 166 | by Panganai Kahuni
Zimbabwe under scrutiny from the West
Zimbabwe is under close scrutiny by diplomatic missions posted in the country over the recent human rights abuses by the government, which has seen a surge in the arrest and torture of activists by st...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 17:48hrs | 4329 | by Gibson Nyathi
Chamisa's Bulawayo offices hit by violence
A MEETING of the opposition MDC Alliance in Bulawayo to elect members from the province to occupy positions in the party's national executive council turned violent yesterday as some disgruntled membe...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:32hrs | 2371 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa can't shoot entire nation'
THE opposition MDC party has vowed to drag President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the negotiating table kicking and screaming through civil disobedience, international pressure and other constitutional means...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | 3179 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors, nurses strike in 14 days
Doctors and nurses have issued a 14-day notice to go on strike, saying health workers have had enough of austerity measures.Finance minister Mthuli Ncube last year introduced austerity measure...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 12:31hrs | 4384 | by Staff reporter
Biti warns Mnangagwa
MDC vice-president Tendai Biti has warned that President Emmerson Mnangagwa will eventually face street protests if he does not initiate dialogue with the opposition party.Biti told MDC suppor...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:47hrs | 8086 | by Staff reporter
Tempers flare over proposed security law
Tempers flared in Kadoma yesterday during Parliament's public hearings on the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (Mopa) as residents differed sharply over the proposed law.Parliamentary portf...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:40hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
Harare residents shoot down MOPA Bill
HARARE residents yesterday dismissed the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (MOPA), describing it as repressive and an attempt to protect government and law enforcement agents who are being given mor...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1008 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa lays out Zimbabwe currency roadmap
The country should expect the reintroduction of a local currency before the end of the year, President Mnangagwa has said. He said this while addressing Southlea Park residents in Harare after taking ...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 07:49hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
Abduction dents EU - Zimbabwe talks
SUSPECTED security agents allegedly abducted and tortured Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) leader Obert Masaraure for leading a teachers' strike, dealing a blow to President Emmers...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 19:57hrs | 1703 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Activists accused of plotting to oust Mnangagwa granted bail
High judge Justice Chitapi on Friday granted bail to seven activists who are accused of plotting to subvert a constitutionally elected government.Handing down the judgment Chitapi said authori...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 13:53hrs | 2324 | by Mandla Ndlovu
President Mnangagwa speaks on new currency
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe will be introducing a new currency soon. He was speaking at Candy Shops in Southlea Park in Harare where he was leading this month's cleanup campaign....Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 11:42hrs | 13588 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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