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Jabulani Sibanda to bounce back?
ZANU PF Bulawayo province is deeply divided over firebrand former war veterans' leader Jabulani Sibanda, pictured, who is being tipped to take over the province's chairmanship.The province was...Published: 15 hrs ago | 3051 | by Staff reporter
The battle for MDC leadership continues
The trumpet for congress has been blown in the Zimbabwe’s largest opposition political party, Movement for Democratic Change - Alliance. Congress has been set to be held in May 2019.The announcement...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 15:38hrs | 3091 | by M Hupile
'ED presidency expires in 2020' says coup plotter - this time, will earn hangman's rope
A Spotlight Zimbabwe's report suggesting that Zimbabwe's military are plotting to remove Mnangagwa should be taken very seriously. There is no doubt the junta can see that Mnangagwa's grip on power is...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 07:24hrs | 13893 | by Wilbert Mukori
Cyclone Idai donation; Chamisa lies
So devastating are the damages caused by Cyclone Idai which left a trail of deaths, destructions and displacement in the country's Manicaland Province. Bodies continue to be discovered, while those st...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 08:03hrs | 13129 | by Jasper Hloka
It never rains but pours; to 38 years bad governance add drought, Idai and now savage power cuts
"ELECTRICITY power generation at Lake Kariba has been cut due to falling water levels in the dam," reported Bulawayo24.com "In a statement, the Zambezi River Authority said water allocation fo...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 08:00hrs | 1742 | by Nomusa Garikai
Arbitrary arrests won’t solve Gukurahundi
Zimbabwe African People's Union is dismayed by the state's arrest on journalist Zenzele Ndebele at Bulawayo State House today. As much as it is a clear misplacement of priorities in a co...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 17:44hrs | 1541 | by Iphithule Maphosa
ZAPU calls for the release of Zenzele Ndebele
The Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) has expressed its dismay at the arrest of Bulawayo journalist Zenzele Ndebele.Ndebele was arrested at the Bulawayo State House where there was a civi...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 17:39hrs | 1869 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Wages up $570 from $441' government announced - liar, liar down $228 from $441
"Government and civil servants yesterday sealed a salary accord after the employer improved its offer to the workers from $350 million to $400 million," reported Zimeye."This will translate to...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 14:42hrs | 3551 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Civilian military leader needed to restore electoral democracy before 2023 presidential elections
Without doubt electoral democracy has failed to work in Zimbabwe, it might have worked in Zambia, South Africa and Botswana but in Zimbabwe electoral democracy has failed dismally, it is on record tha...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 10:27hrs | 1935 | by Knowledge Hakata
Pastor demands an end to 'elitist dialogue' - confused, doesn't even know elections were rigged
Confusion reigns supreme in Zimbabwe. Confusion is when one says this, the other says that and the third says something else which is neither this nor that in a matter as simple as 1 + 1 = 2. ...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 09:11hrs | 1277 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chamisa cancels Bulawayo rally
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has cancelled the Thank You Rally that was supposed to be held in Bulawayo over the weekend. In a statement on Thursday National Organising Secretary Amos chibaya sai...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 08:19hrs | 3022 | by Mandla Ndlovu
High Court lifts NGO suspension
HIGH Court judge Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo has nullified the suspension of Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development Trust (Cotrad), a local youth non-governmental organisation (NGO), saying...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:58hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa descends in Bulawayo
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will arrive in Bulawayo on Thursday to meet with the second largest City's Civil Society Organisations. The Ministry of information Publicity and Broadcasting serv...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 06:52hrs | 1624 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ED and Chamisa must not use the cyclone as a tool for political mileage
Traumatic events, including natural disasters, are distressing. Strong reactions immediately after the event are very common. Fear, sadness, guilt and anger are all common emotions felt by children, t...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 14:03hrs | 2891 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zanu-PF youths mobilise donations for cyclone victims
The Zanu-PF National Youth League executive has mobilised party members to donate towards assisting victims of Tropical Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani and Chipinge, Manicaland province.Zanu PF Yo...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 11:41hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
MDC told to divorce G40 members
Journalist Mr Brighton Musonza has called upon the leadership of MDC Alliance to disassociate themselves from the former member of a ZANU PF faction known as the G40.G40 was fronted by Exiled ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 09:28hrs | 7052 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF mocks doctors...as Cyclone Idai kills 98
In a thinly veiled attack on the Zimbabwe Doctors for Human Rights (ZDHR), Zanu-PF has called on doctors to come out and help the victims of Cyclone Idai as they did to the victims of Shutdown Zimbabw...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 07:52hrs | 7404 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Gono to land top ZANU PF post?
Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon Gono's political fortunes may rise again as he may be earmarked for a Politiburo position during the ZANU PF annual December Conference.A Centra...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:09hrs | 5990 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC Alliance dismantling patriarchy towards a people’s movement
Zimbabwe is in the throes of a deep economic and political crisis, further worsened by Cyclone Idai that has ravaged the eastern parts of the country leaving scores dead, hundreds injured and thousand...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 05:19hrs | 3563 | by Grace Kwinjeh
Government assures the nation on adequate grain in silos
The deputy minister of Labour and Social welfare Lovemore Matuke assured villagers of Urere in Rushinga Mashonaland Central province last week that there is adequate food in the country's silos to fee...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 19:22hrs | 737 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Doctors give government two-week ultimatum on supplies - decisive action at last, after 38 years of dithering
"DOCTORS at government hospitals have denied claims by the Health ministry that they had received supplies of medicines, bandages and critical accessories to alleviate their plight, following last wee...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 19:12hrs | 1996 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
US 2018 Human rights report on Zimbabwe biased
Last week the United States Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour released its 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. An examination of the report shows a fair vi...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 13:12hrs | 793 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mudzuri recalls how Chamisa grabbed power following Tsvangirai's death
In an interview with The Standard MDC vice-president Elias Mudzuri recalls how control of the party was "unconstitutionally" transferred to current President Nelson Chamisa following the late Morgan T...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 10:46hrs | 4379 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF proposes to give away platinum to foreign Capitalists
In 1991, the Zimbabwean economy took its first major dive with the adoption of the IMF/World bank neo-liberal "Economic Structural Adjustment Programme" (ESAP). In Zimbabwe, this process was headed by...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 10:06hrs | 1418 | by ZCP
Jonathan Moyo recruits Kasukuwere
Exiled former cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo on Sunday extended an invitation to Saviour Kasukuwere to join him in the fight against ZANU PF in defence of Nelson Chamisa's claim that he was ...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 08:10hrs | 11958 | by Mandla Ndlovu
President Mnangagwa a Tonga from Zambia?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is of Tonga ethnic group and hails from Zambia Professor Jonathan Moyo has alleged.Prof Moyo was responding to a Daily News article where Mnangagwa was narrating h...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 07:53hrs | 19764 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe in the hands of dedicated patriots
For one to be a member of ZANU PF in good times and bad times we need to understand some fundamental issues that everyone who is a ZANU PF cadre should know and follow. We should zero in from the basi...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 13:56hrs | 1046 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Unfit and untrustworthy Ncube! God have mercy on MDC
Good leaders are born and not created. A good leader has to be confident, principled, constructive, honest, transparent democratic and fair just to mention but a few attributes. All the above attribut...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 21:04hrs | 3287 | by Hlonipani Masuku
Hopewell Chin'ono's Save Our Hospitals initiative good idea but he is offside
I like Hopewell Chin'ono, he is an ambitious young man full of political energy. He is the mastermind of the idea behind the Save Our Hospitals initiative launched in the month of March 2019. He alrea...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 21:03hrs | 1745 | by Don Chigumba
Zanu-PF packs hundreds of people in goods train for Mnangagwa rally
Hundreds of people made it to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 'Thank You' rally in at Rutenga last Saturday aboard an old goods train in which the party's Chiredzi leadership had packed them to boost a...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 14:55hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa shuts out Chamisa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned that he will not be arm-twisted to the negotiating table by MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, saying the national dialogue will continue without him and will ...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 13:22hrs | 8742 | by Staff reporter
“Zanu PF has failed to provide health care, we must” – no, remove Zanu PF
The trouble with Zanu PF apologists like you Hopewell Chinono is that they are incapable of thinking logically. "Ultimately the responsibility for health care in Zimbabwe lies with the State, ...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 09:06hrs | 2018 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Welshman Ncube abandons MDC
Welshman Ncube in his greediness led a splinter MDC from the United MDC. He failed to have an impact on the political landscape of the country. Ncube's MDC wears yellow and green and is very different...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 08:58hrs | 13365 | by Simangalizwe Khumalo
Of old folktales ...
A story has been told of how an old man came back to Zimbabwe rich from 'Mzansi' after years of sojourn in the streets of Johannesburg .He started a business in Zim but the business could not be susta...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 08:55hrs | 827 | by AT Kadada
Kasukuwere breaks silence...fires threats
Former Politiburo member and Cabinet Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has fired shots against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government over his continued arrest. On Thursday the State Media re...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 14:06hrs | 23248 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lumumba speaks on his support for Chamisa and Mnangagwa
Self-styled communications strategist William Mutumanje says he is an ardent supporter of President Emmerson Mnangagwa although he is sold out to Chamisa also.Mutumanje cleared the air a...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 13:11hrs | 7369 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Matematanda warned against dangers of spitting on Gukurahundi graves
What is now clear to all and sundry is that the noisy former Zanla member (Opasi) does not fully understand the scale of Matabeleland genocide and its sensitivity. Can the motor mouth be warned that M...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 10:46hrs | 3958 | by Israel Dube
Zimbabweans counting the cost of removing Mugabe
IN AN ideal world, the fall of Robert Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe was supposed to usher in a period of sustained economic growth and prosperity.Mugabe, 95, was toppled by his loyalists in ...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 19:39hrs | 5050 | by Brighton Khumalo
Another ZBC reporter dies after a short illness
ZBC reporter, Desmond Duri has died.Duri (40) died in Harare early today after a short illness.He joined the national broadcaster on the 1st of February 2009 as a reporter based at Poc...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 19:32hrs | 2793 | by Staff reporter
Government values human rights
Human rights are defined as freedoms to which all humans are considered to be entitled, and these often include the rights to life, liberty, equality, freedom of expression and many others.The...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 17:01hrs | 570 | by Peacemaker Zano
Biti opens up on Mnangagwa's 476 days in office
MDC Deputy National Chairperson Tendai Biti says Mnangagwa's 476 days since he took office after a bloody coup in November 2017 have been characterized by corruption, rape and killing.Said Bit...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 15:22hrs | 6329 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Repent now and fix our ailing economy
Editor,That Zimbabwe is on a downward trajectory is no secret. In fact we have been in descent mode for many a year. It is a tragedy. And the fact that the powers that be spend a considerable ...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 14:28hrs | 1237 | by NM
'ShutDownZimbabwe protest organisers liable to compensate victims'
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday told Parliament that the Public Order Security Act (Posa) compels organisers of demonstrations to compensate for the loss of property and lives.His c...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 13:30hrs | 702 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa exposed
In his 1997 report on the work of the United Nations, Secretary General Kofi Annan stressed the importance of economic sanctions: the Security Council's tool to bring pressure without recourse to forc...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 10:42hrs | 12399 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Sanctions are shattering economic recovery' - stop madness, must be prudent lest spoil too many tomorrows
Tyrannical regimes have no respect of the law, fact, truth and reality. They will ignored well established historic facts that do not suit their narrative. In his recent article, "US sanctions shatter...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 06:05hrs | 979 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa blasphemous, stubborn and vindictive - MDC
OPPOSITION political parties have come out guns blazing, accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of being blasphemous, stubborn and vindictive after he likened himself to God while equating his rival, M...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 05:34hrs | 2113 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa gives reasons why he deployed the army against rioters
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has described citizens who demonstrated last August and January this year only to meet with live ammunition from the army as "criminals who had violated the rights of othe...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 21:36hrs | 2979 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa gradually transforming himself into a rural President
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is more or less transforming himself into a rural president as he has lost sympathy with the urbanites by failing to walk the talk in delivering what he promised prior to ...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 21:32hrs | 938 | by Knowledge Hakata
Mnangagwa 'Rebel' remarks are reckless
Reports that Mnangagwa referred to the People's President Adv Nelson Chamisa as a "rebel" are unacceptable and the MDC does not take such remarks lightly.Mnangagwa must be aware that such rema...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 12:54hrs | 3288 | by Jacob Mafume
Ramaphosa snubs Chamisa
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa yesterday ignored calls for a meeting with opposition leader Nelson Chamisa during his Harare visit, after the youthful opposition leader had said he would d...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 14:50hrs | 9487 | by Staff reporter
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