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Zimbabwe soldiers go hungry...criminal activities feared
Zimbabwean soldiers who were instrumental in effecting the November 2017 military coup are hungry and the government has been implored to step in and assist then to prevent the details from engaging i...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 14:27hrs | 5361 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe army's morale at rock bottom
DEFENCE minister Oppah Muchinguri sensationally told Parliament yesterday that morale among members of the Zimbabwe National Army had hit rock bot-tom as a result of the failing economy and that many ...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 08:23hrs | 12266 | by Staff reporter
Drones to patrol Zimbabwe borders
DRONES will soon be patrolling the country's borders as Government moves to address security challenges posed by border jumpers who could be spreading infections by avoiding compulsory quarantine and ...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:51hrs | 2029 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF not political party but army appendage'
EXILED former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo says Zanu-PF has ceased to exist as a political party but was now an appendage of the military.He was sharing his thoughts on Twitter.Moyo,...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:24hrs | 1265 | by newzimbabwe
Coup fears allayed after 'unusual' army drills in Darwendale
UNUSUAL heightened activity at the Zimbabwe National Army's Mechanised Brigade in Darwendale, spooked government to spiritedly dispel swirling rumours of a brewing coup against President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 29 Jun 2020 at 07:22hrs | 3478 | by newzimbabwe
'Zanu-PF is debris, embrace Nelson Chamisa' advised Moyo - two faced buzzard, celebrated MDC GNU blunders
When Mai Mujuru was booted out of Zanu-PF in 2014 within months she was criticizing Zanu-PF and her former mentor, Robert Mugabe, for mismanagement, corruption, vote rigging, murderous oppression, etc...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 20:29hrs | 4222 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Joshua Nkomo: A globalist, political negotiator and institution builder
FORMER Vice-President Joshua Nkomo's legacy is prominently embedded in the military and radical polemic side of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle.This historiography bias towards Nkomo's contribu...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:21hrs | 153 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
General PV Sibanda slams Zimbabwe leaders for becoming 'corrupt'
Gen Philip Valerio Sibanda, commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), says the level of corruption displayed by some of the country's leaders is tantamount to selling out.Speaking in a r...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 18:49hrs | 6292 | by Staff reporter
How General Philip Valerio Sibanda survived assasination attack
Commander Zimbabwe Defense Forces General Philip Valerio Sibanda has relieved how he survived the assassination attack by the Rhodesian settler regime at Freedom camp in Zambia. Speaking durin...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 18:31hrs | 4254 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa panics...deploys soldiers in Bulawayo
Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba says the deployment of armed forces in Bulawayo on Tuesday was an operation to prevent an unnamed group of persons who want to stage an anti-government activi...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 13:49hrs | 11896 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa's family members clash with Army Commanders'
Sandton business tycoon Frank Buyanga Sadiqi has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa that it may be late to redeem his integrity after some of his family members have clashed with members of the feare...Published: 13 Jun 2020 at 11:51hrs | 13775 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa drags army to court
WORKERS employed by Nelson Chamisat MDC Alliance have taken Zimbabwe Defence Forces com-mander Philip Valerio Sibanda and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga to court over their subordinates' i...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 08:15hrs | 4386 | by Staff reporter
ZDF didn't deploy troops to Chamisa's HQ
THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces yesterday dismissed as false, reports in the private and online media that it deployed soldiers to Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House (formerly Harvest House) to seize the bui...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 07:51hrs | 1031 | by Staff reporter
Army, police deny Chamisa HQ siege
THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have both denied claims they have seized control of MDC's Harvest House headquarters, now rechristened Morgan Richard (MRT) Hou...Published: 06 Jun 2020 at 07:46hrs | 2099 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa splurges millions on military chefs' cars
ZIMBABWE'S cash-strapped government has splurged millions of United States dollars on top-of-the-range vehicles, which include Toyota Hilux and Land Cruisers, for senior military officials at a time P...Published: 05 Jun 2020 at 09:25hrs | 16629 | by Staff reporter
PPEs boost for defence forces
The Ministry of National Defence of the People's Republic of China yesterday handed over personal protective equipment (PPEs) and other critical medical equipment to the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) ...Published: 05 Jun 2020 at 08:23hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa speaks on security forces
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said Government is committed to improving the welfare of members of the security services. The President said this during the commissioning of 138 junior officers...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:12hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers heavily assault a rural female teacher
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has issued a statement condemning the assault of its National Secretary for Gender and Welfare, Moreblessing Nyambara by a soldier on Saturday. ...Published: 19 May 2020 at 15:39hrs | 3738 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Grain Millers Boss Musarara donates to Chiweshe community
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe National Chairman Tafadzwa Musasa has made a donation to the community of Chiweshe to enable them to fight against the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. Musara...Published: 19 May 2020 at 12:41hrs | 422 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's govt speaks on ZDF deployment
Government had today dismissed repeated allegations that it had deployed its army to Mozambique to fight some armed elements bent on destabilising that country.Defence and War Veterans Affairs...Published: 07 May 2020 at 16:38hrs | 3885 | by Staff reporter
18 Zimbabweans sneak into the country...nabbed by security agents
Zimbabwe security nabbed 18 people who sneaked into the country from South Africa through crossing illegal entry points.The citizens are said to have committed the crime because they feared being subj...Published: 07 May 2020 at 08:33hrs | 2722 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ZANU PF calls for deployment of Zimbabwe army to Mozambique
Ruling ZANU PF party has used its Twitter information portal @zanupf_patriots to call for the deployment of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces to Mozambique where Islamic insurgents are wreaking havoc. ...Published: 05 May 2020 at 12:19hrs | 4688 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt dismisses claims of ZDF deployment in Mozambique
Government has dismissed allegations by some opposition elements that it has deployed troops to Mozambique to help its eastern neighbour crush an Islamist insurgency in the Cabo Delgado region that ha...Published: 05 May 2020 at 08:18hrs | 805 | by Christopher Makaza
Mangwana denies Mnangagwa has deployed troops to fight Jihadists in Mozambique
INFORMATION Ministry permanent secretary has denied swirling reports President Emmerson Mnangagwa has deployed troops to fight to northern Mozambique to help fight an Islamic insurgency that erupted a...Published: 04 May 2020 at 07:52hrs | 787 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa deploys Zimbabwe army to Mozambique
Former Chief of Staff in the late Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's office Alex Magaisa has questioned the legal route that has been taken by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in deploying the Zimbabwean ...Published: 02 May 2020 at 21:17hrs | 16901 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa to deploy army to fight terrorists in Mozambique?
...Published: 01 May 2020 at 16:51hrs | 10661 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Gono angrily denies claims Mugabe told him that Mnangagwa was a ticking time bomb
Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Gideon Gono, has angrily denied claims that the late President Robert Mugabe had confided in him to warn then Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander Co...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 17:15hrs | 3160 | by Lance Guma
Virus proves Zimbabwe can cut imports
Universities that suddenly came to life following the outbreak of Covid-19, rolling out manufacturing lines for materials for the prevention of Covid-19, should be a good example of how Zimbabwe can s...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 07:44hrs | 474 | by Lovemore Chikova
Zim @ 40, A New Dispensation that never was minus Mugabe's booming voice
It's dreary Saturday and somewhat overcast midmorning in Pretoria as I watch live news feeds from the North across the mighty Limpopo River. Life away from home has turned many into creatures ...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:42hrs | 299 | by Josiah Mucharowana
After Covid-19, the MDC and Zanu-PF must unite to end US, EU sanctions on Zimbabwe
On January 13, 2002 MDC founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai made a fatal tactical error by calling on South Africa to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe, ostensibly to penalise a violent, repressive Zanu-PF p...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 22:39hrs | 1692 | by Tafi Mhaka
BREAKING: High court orders army to stop beating people
The High Court has issued an order compelling the Zimbabwe Republic Police, the army and other law enforcement officers to respect human rights, dignity, and fundamental freedoms.The judge mad...Published: 14 Apr 2020 at 12:42hrs | 3030 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa to extend lockdown days with 3 weeks?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is highly expected to announce an extension of the lockdown days after the cabinet meeting that is billed to be held on Tuesday. Highly placed sources...Published: 13 Apr 2020 at 11:28hrs | 16031 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PHOTO: Armed soldiers invade Mbare
Armed members of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces were spotted in Mbare on Saturday as they resumed their duties of assisting the police in enforcing the 21-day lockdown regulations. On Friday ...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 09:55hrs | 4309 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF backs coronavirus measures
Zanu-PF is confident that measures being implemented by Government to contain the spread of Covid-19 will be successful, the party's Secretary for Finance and Economic Development Patrick Chinamasa ha...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:10hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa deploys Army?
Highly placed sources in the Military Intelligence have reported that army Commanders have been given a directive to deploy its units in various provinces to assist the police in maintaining law and o...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 15:18hrs | 6844 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe ramps up fight against Covid-19
State universities and local firms have increased the production of drugs and materials required in fighting Covid-19, as Government intensified efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus. The ...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:17hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
EFF warns Zimbabwe's army
EFF Zimbabwe President Innocent Lutshutsha Gagu Ndibali has warned the members of the Zimbabwean security services to desist from infringing on the rights of citizens during the lockdown period. ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 13:55hrs | 6934 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Zimbabweans who defy lockdown to be detained for 21 days
Deputy Government Spokesperson Energy Mutodi has encouraged Zimbabweans to stay at home and not loiter around during the 21 days lockdown which commences today.In an audio that has gone viral ...Published: 30 Mar 2020 at 07:17hrs | 1474 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Army plots to abduct Thabani Mpofu during lockdown?'
The much-feared members of the Zimbabwe Military Intelligence are reportedly plotting to abduct famed lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu and award-winning journalist Hopewell Chinn'ono. South ...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 17:32hrs | 7960 | by Mandla Ndlovu
German extends lockdown period as Covid-19 infections soar
Chancellor Angela Merkel said it’s premature to consider easing Germany’s lockdown measures as coronavirus infections can take as long as 14 days to incubate.Merkel urged Germans to contin...Published: 28 Mar 2020 at 15:18hrs | 1565 | by Staf reporter
WATCH: Mnangagwa locksdown Zimbabwe for 21 days...deploys army
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown to deal with the deadly coronavirus starting from 30 March.Another development announced by the President is that the Co...Published: 27 Mar 2020 at 18:06hrs | 7779 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man clones Zimbabwe military bank card
A 28-year-old Kuwadzana man has been hauled before the court on fraud charges after he allegedly cloned the Zimbabwe Defence Forces(ZDF) Agribank card and stole over ZWL $63 000.Thabani Chiduw...Published: 25 Mar 2020 at 15:32hrs | 2418 | by Staff reporter
Rumour of another Zimbabwe coup swirl
Zimbabwe may be gearing up for its second army-driven removal of a sitting president in the past two-and-a-half years.The economic meltdown in the country constitutes the biggest threat to Zan...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 06:42hrs | 20409 | by Staff reporter
Misinformation: government detractors' new weapon
THE most perceptive Zimbabweans must by now have taken note of an avalanche of media messages insinuating that the Second Republic might be short lived owing to a brewing coup. As it turns out...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 09:05hrs | 977 | by Khumbula Vodloza Sibanda
Zimbabwe, UK step up re-engagement
Zimbabwe and Britain have begun laying the ground for formal political dialogue to normalise relations, it has been learnt.Despite domesticating the European Union stance on Zimbabwe on Februa...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 08:16hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Game over for Mnangagwa?
Spotlight Zimbabwe claims that it has received confirmation from military circles, that the ...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 18:21hrs | 24035 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's departure as Zimbabwe President finalised
Spotlight Zimbabwe claims that it has received confirmation from military circles, that the ...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 07:21hrs | 18810 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to launch army food bank..as coup looms
In a desperate bid to pre-empt mutiny among it's middle and junior ranks over growing inadequate food rations and supplies, together with appalling conditions of service at the barracks, the cou...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 09:19hrs | 9662 | by Nancy Mabaya
EU ready to further review Zimbabwe sanctions
The European Union (EU) is always ready to meet and review the remaining sanctions on Zimbabwe, as relations between Harare and Brussels continue to thaw.The bloc last month removed four indiv...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 08:46hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
'Army Commanders now sleeping at KGVI Barracks'
The Commanders of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces have moved in at the Tongogara Barracks where they are now sleeping, Professor Jonathan Moyo has revealed. Moyo said the last time the Commanders ...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 05:43hrs | 9374 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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