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Machete violence organised and premeditated, says High Court judge
MACHETE violence cases being perpetrated by artisanal miners in the country are not happening randomly, but are premediated and organised, High Court judge Justice Martin Makonese has said.Off...Published: 32 mins ago | 110 | by Staff Reporter
'We Are Going To Overthrow Him Before 2023, That Is Not A Joke'
"The Treason trial of the MDC Deputy National Chair Hon Job Sikhala that was scheduled to kick off on Monday 27-31 January 2020 has been postponed to 03 - 07 February for the State has indicated its u...Published: 39 mins ago | 97 | by Knowledge Hakata
Mnangagwa's ministers stalling development'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said he will take a leaf from guiding principles of Zimbabwe Assemblies of God (ZAOGA) pastors — as read out by church founder and president Ezekiel Guti — to give...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1012 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs a reset
We are at a stage in our country where what seems to be a political problem, is not only hindering our ability to develop but decimating any hope of doing so in the foreseeable future. We are in a sta...Published: 12 hrs ago | 152 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Zimbabwe: Supreme Court debt judgment is theft by conversion
Impact of judgment and failure to resolve the land issue SADC Tribunal Rights Watch is deeply concerned that the very foundations of the Zimbabwean econ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1650 | by SADC Tribunal Rights Watch
Mnangagwa, Guti preach peace
President Mnangagwa sees churches playing a pivotal role in helping create a "peaceful, prosperous, corruption-free united nation".Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 49th International Pa...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 06:42hrs | 900 | by Staff reporter
'Police cover up cop shooting of man'
Beitbridge rural police have been accused of covering up for a colleague who stands accused of shooting a minibus staff member in an alleged violent demand for a bribe.Ushe Tasara was shot on ...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:25hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
A dragonfly cannot spit fire and brimstone
Dogs can be deceptively vicious or gentle.This is why it is often not uncommon for dogs that bark the most to be less known for their bite, while conversely, those that are seemingly benign, w...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:10hrs | 91 | by Bishop Lazarus
Mnangagwa seizes land from Mugabe allies
Zimbabwe has started repossessing land grabbed by former president Robert Mugabe's allies during a controversial agricultural reform programme amid claims the exercise is politically motivated....Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:02hrs | 110 | by newzimbabwe
Harare police raid underground machete suppliers
Police have recovered 31 machetes and arrested seven people suspected to be in the business of making and supplying them to gangs that are terrorising mining areas and towns. This followed a r...Published: 25 Jan 2020 at 13:08hrs | 4217 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans organise crime summit in South Africa
The Zimbabwe Community in South Africa is organsing a crime summit in Berea, South Africa on the 6th of February 2020 after Zimbabwean nationals have been accused of killing one Detective Captai...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 13:18hrs | 6162 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa hiding behind a finger
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government never seizes to amaze, albeit in a negative way. After failing to control the MaShurugwis who it encouraged to illegally grab mineral deposits, the government...Published: 24 Jan 2020 at 01:09hrs | 7645 | by KK
Brothers dragged to court for threatening to kill sibling
TWO Chipinge brothers have been dragged to court by their sibling whom they threatened to kill with machetes in a feud over land and a homestead left by their late father.Jimmy and Justice Mav...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:30hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rally ignites violence
VIOLENCE broke out between Zanu PF and opposition MDC youths in Mbare yesterday, a day after the opposition leader Nelson Chamisa addressed supporters in the volatile suburb.Three MDC supporte...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1278 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa’s Agenda 2020 address to the nation
(Transcript of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s ‘Agenda 2020’ address as prepared for delivery at Stodart Hall in Mbare on January 21, 2020)Fellow Zim...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 19:47hrs | 1318 | by Nelson Chamisa
Open letter from teacher 'Brian M'
I would like to convey my most sincere and profound gratitude to all fellow Zimbabweans who have rallied behind and supported the cause on education that was spearheaded by Njube High School Students....Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 11:43hrs | 3036 | by Brian M
Chamisa fingers Mnangagwa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of being the godfather of machete wielding gangs that continue to terrorise villagers in parts of the country.He was addressi...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 07:15hrs | 2208 | by newzimbabwe
Chamisa threatens
MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa has threatened to unleash more violence on the streets in 2020, the Harare Post can exclusively report.Addressing his party followers at Stodart Hall in M...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:51hrs | 1185 | by Staff reporter
60 arrested at Gwanda violence hotspot
POLICE in Matabeleland South province have arrested 60 illegal gold panners during a raid at Vova mining site in Gwanda as part of an operation to fight illegal mining activities blamed for violent cr...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:34hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube must stop lying on inflation
EXACTLY a year after Zimbabwe's first biggest fuel hike since President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over the reins of power from the late Robert Mugabe, the administration was at hand to celebrate the Jan...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:48hrs | 143 | by Staff rpeorter
Chamisa's allies lose relatives to MaShurugwi
TOP MDC leaders Lynette Karenyi-Kore (vice-president) and Job Sikhala (vice-chairperson) this week lost their relatives to the violent machete clashes in mining areas in the country.In an intervie...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:48hrs | 384 | by Staff rpeorter
Zimbabwe faces serious political instability'
ZIMBABWE is highly likely to face serious political instability due to failure by the government to address challenges being faced by its people, a respected South African-based think tank has said....Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:45hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for axe murder
Police in Matabeleland North have arrested a Mbembesi man for fatally striking another with an axe in a fight over money. The police, in a statement,...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:15hrs | 218 | by Staff Reporter
'Mnangagwa plotting a genocide using Mashurugwi gangs'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is planning a genocide under the guise of crushing the rogue Mashurugwi gang political analyst Dr Dinizulu Macaphulana has said.Mashurugwi gangs have been wreaking...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 10:14hrs | 8749 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Liberation: Did somebody say Fanon?
DURING the African struggles against settler colonialism the name of Frantz Fanon used to scare settler colonialists that understandably banned his books and pamphlets. In the present era the name and...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:41hrs | 342 | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
All-out war on machete gangs
Police have deployed one of their largest ever forces in recent history to different parts of the country as they intensify a crackdown on machete -wielding gangs that have been terrorising small-scal...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:29hrs | 400 | by Staff rpeorter
British govt issues travel warning to Zimbabwe
The British government on Friday issued a travel warning to Zimbabwe citing possible political upheavals and regional flight services disruptions.A ...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:43hrs | 17072 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF surges closer to its 5 million recruitment target as Chamisa fights to deliver SONA
Never in our lifetime has the choice between the two major parties been so stark. Never has so much been at stake. And never has history seemed so radically open-ended, the opportunity to make a diffe...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:17hrs | 10201 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Police raid Chamisa's headquarters
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) yesterday raided MDC-Alliance's headquarters in Harare after obtaining a search warrant to search for offensive weapons meant for criminal use. The party had...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:35hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Hunger as a result of climate change rated as at moderate and serious categories
The 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) indicates that the level of hunger and under-nutrition worldwide, with a GHI score of 20.0, falls on the cusp of the moderate and serious categories, according to NA...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 10:29hrs | 317 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa's HONA will solve nothing
The ban of opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's so called Hope of the Nation Address (HONA) by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is justified as it was meant to disrupt smooth opening of first term schools...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 09:25hrs | 2051 | by Christopher Makaza
Mnangagwa, maShurugwi and the coming anarchy
SOON after arriving in Zimbabwe, in September of last year, I had to visit a friend in Bindura, whom I needed to extend — as part of my enduring gratitude for his assistance during a research projec...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1739 | by Simukai Tinhu
MDC, unions plan to defy state threats over demos
DARK clouds are hanging over Zimbabwe once again following the threat by the MDC and labour unions to hold rolling anti-government protests around the country despite the State's stern warning against...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 06:21hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
Police thwart MDC event scheduled for tomorrow
The police have today proscribed Agenda 2020, a key event for the party that was scheduled for tomorrow in Mbare, Harare, citing flimsy excuses that the event cannot proceed because the police...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 16:01hrs | 3662 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
MDC MP sucked into maShurugwi storm
MDC Alliance MP Charlton Hwende has been sucked into the maShurugwi violent panners storm with accusations that he is one of their enablers. The claims were made by Zanu-PF MP Justice Mayor Wa...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 18:33hrs | 5878 | by Staff Reporter
MaShurugwi armed with AK-47 besiege village
THE level of crime in the country especially around mining areas is threatening to get out of control after a gang of nine robbers armed with an AK-47 rifle and a pistol besieged five homesteads in Fo...Published: 12 Jan 2020 at 08:48hrs | 5909 | by Staff Reporter
Four reasons why Kasukuwere cannot be our saviour
Renowned African-Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe is well known for his famous novel, A Man of the People, which mirrors Nigerian political culture through the eyes of a corrupt politician, Chief Nanga. ...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 14:07hrs | 2932 | by Innocent Mujeri
Violent artisanal miners irks ZPP
Violent artisanal miners have irked the Zimbabwe Peace Project which is worried why the government is unable to stop their menace.ZPP in is latest report said the Machete wielding artisanal mi...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 11:52hrs | 1776 | by Stephen Jakes
'Teachers need new skills to counter Zanu PF enslavement' - name just one profession with 0% unemployment
Once upon a time, 40 years ago but it might as well be 400 years ago for we have regressed so quickly we are now back in the dark ages, Zimbabwe used to produce enough food to not only feed all her pe...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 07:55hrs | 1095 | by Wilbert Mukori
The tale of two different groups with political significance in Zimbabwe's political dynamics
The term "Mashurugwi"is an umbrella grouping of illegal miners who can be further branched into other small groupings.Of late the "Mashurugwi" have been in the media almost daily.Their weapon of...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 14:33hrs | 455 | by A Kadada
Two MaShurugwi nabbed
Police in Shurugwi have arrested Edson Nyathi (24) and Kudakwashe Ndlela (19) in connection with nine cases of robbery where they were terrorising their victims using machetes and other weapons betwee...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 07:38hrs | 2304 | by Staff
'Will send army to beat you if cause drought' Freudian slip from man of blood - still here cometh change
In a circular to local hospitals, Health and Child Care Permanent Secretary Agnes Mahomva announced that Ante-natal ward per day will now cost $200 at Parirenyatwa Hospital, $160 at central hospitals ...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 07:16hrs | 1062 | by Nomusa Garikai
Police kill violent gold panner, injure 5 others
MACHETE-WIELDING gold panners in Inyati area in Matabeleland North clashed with the police, leading to one of them being shot dead while five others were arrested on Sunday.National police spo...Published: 07 Jan 2020 at 10:41hrs | 3247 | by Staff Repoter
Rainfall expected to improve
The country is expecting an improvement in rainfall activity from this Friday to next week with scattered thunderstorms anticipated in Matabeleland north, northern areas of the Midlands, all Mashonala...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 20:41hrs | 8197 | by STaff Reporter
'Will send army to beat you if cause drought' Freudian slip from man of blood - still here cometh change
In a circular to local hospitals, Health and Child Care Permanent Secretary Agnes Mahomva announced that Ante-natal ward per day will now cost $200 at Parirenyatwa Hospital, $160 at central hospitals ...Published: 06 Jan 2020 at 09:47hrs | 2198 | by Nomusa Garikai
Police threaten to shoot to kills maShurugwi
Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga has threatened that police will shoot to kill the violent maShurugwi gold panners who attempt to disarm the police.The statement follows the murder o...Published: 02 Jan 2020 at 08:38hrs | 4816 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe descends into chaos and surges to a civil war without notice. The Mashurugwi Militia
A police officer was killed and another officer was seriously injured by the Mashurugwi machete wielding gold panners. The Mashurugwi are identified with their dirty outfits covered in mud and a...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 14:06hrs | 9477 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Man (75) accused of axing neighbour tells court he fell on an axe
A 75-YEAR-OLD man from Bulawayo accused of axing his neighbour, told a court he is too old to be violent. It is alleged that Stewart Sdubi from Emganwini suburb struck Mr Simon Moyo (65) with ...Published: 30 Dec 2019 at 00:03hrs | 3631 | by Staff Reporte
Bulawayo man tries to burn lover to death
A MAN from Bulawayo's Emakhandeni suburb allegedly torched his lover's house after failing to burn her alive upon dousing her with petrol on Christmas Eve following a scuffle over relish.Jabul...Published: 27 Dec 2019 at 09:45hrs | 3684 | by Staff Reporter
Cop 'steals wife's underwear 'for ritual purposes'
A Bulawayo-based cop was shamed for "stealing" his wife's underwear supposedly to take them to a sangoma for ritual purposes.The disgrace was made public at the Bulawayo Civil Court where Loca...Published: 26 Dec 2019 at 08:51hrs | 4533 | by Staff Reporter
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