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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 | 1150 | by Staff reporter
Muridzo revisits his Bulawayo home
HOME sweet home! They say home is where the heart is and contemporary musician Andy Muridzo retraced his steps back to Bulawayo when he performed at the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Charity Dinner held at ...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:18hrs | 1570 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga grounded
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last week played the ball firmly into Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's court after politically emasculating him and sidelining his key lieutenants in his cabinet appo...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:34hrs | 19531 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa keeps Chiwenga in check
The new Cabinet announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday last week significantly dilutes Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's influence in the security sector, the Daily News reported....Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 08:11hrs | 19974 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doomed as May, Merkel back Mnangagwa
On August 28, British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, for a one-day working visit. This visit was part of a three-nation tour of South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria designed...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | 1021 | by Tafi Mhaka
'Zimbabwe geared to become net exporter'
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has promised a massive increase in agricultural production, with Zimbabwe geared to become a net exporter of produce in the whole of Africa. In an interview...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:53hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa targets rogue soldiers
Former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe will lead a seven-member commission of inquiry tasked with investigating circumstances leading to the post-election violence of August 1.The ap...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 13:02hrs | 4101 | by Staff reporter
'Zero tolerance to corruption,' Dr Moyo advised ED - what, fire everyone including VP and ED himself!
Ever since Dr Nkosana Moyo decided to take part in the elections he knew and was repeatedly warn would be rigged, he lost my respect. He compromised himself and sold his very soul to the devil; there ...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 07:11hrs | 1768 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Thokozile Mathuthu led call for women's quota'
National heroine Thokozile Mathuthu was amongs the first people in Zimbabwe to call for a women's quota in Zanu-PF and Government, a senior ruling party official has said.Mathuthu died aged 61...Published: 19 Aug 2018 at 06:24hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
General Valerio Sibanda issued statement under duress, says Mutsekwa
Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda acted out of his professional reputation in blaming MDC Alliance supporters for the fatal shooting of at least six unarmed civilians d...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 14:03hrs | 5843 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is Zanu PF Property
If you think that Philip Valerio Sibanda is the commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces you are living in your own dream land. The name 'commander' yes that's his title but functionally, zanu pf is i...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 23:48hrs | 2173 | by Clement Moyo
Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces should apologies for shootings
President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa - who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) - lost a golden chance on Tuesday to apologise to the nation for the killing of at least si...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 14:42hrs | 1441 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa declares himself commander-in-chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces
Opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has taken his battle with President Emmerson Mnangagwa for the country's leadership a notch higher by referring to himself as the commander-in-chief of th...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 07:03hrs | 16609 | by Staff reporter
General Valerio Sibanda blames MDC Alliance
The commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), General Philip Valerio Sibanda, has blamed opposition political parties for the ugly scenes of violence witnessed in Harare just after the July 30 h...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:37hrs | 4300 | by Staff reporter
Zapu slams Mnangagwa
The Dumiso Dabengwa-led Zapu says Zimbabwe has experienced the worst under the leadership of President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa.Zapu spokesperson Iphithule Maphosa said since Mnangagwa took ov...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:34hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must take responsibility for shootings'
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) and opposition political parties yesterday challenged President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa to take responsibility for the fatal shooting of seven civilians by soldiers...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:23hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mumbles over army shootings
PRESIDENT-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday sought to exonerate the military from the fatal shooting of seven civilians which occurred in Harare two weeks ago, when live rounds were fired on unarmed ...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 07:02hrs | 3128 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Defence Forces defend territory
CHAPUNGU midfielder Brighton Mugoni scored the solitary goal that counted for the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Select (ZDF) side to beat Malawi Defence Forces (MDF) to the Defence Forces Trophy at the Nati...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 06:55hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa consoles families of political violence
President Mnangagwa yesterday said violence and intolerance have no place in the Second Republic, and condemned the barbaric acts by MDC Alliance that left six people dead during a protest over the pa...Published: 15 Aug 2018 at 06:44hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
ZDF chief spells out army role in community projects
Commander Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Phillip Valerio Sibanda has said the uniformed forces had a "secondary" mandate of assisting communities in developmental projects and institutions in need of...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:36hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga urges losers to accept election results
Elections have come and gone and it is now time for Zimbabweans to unite and rebuild the country, while those who lost should be gracious and congratulate the winners as there are no miracles in polit...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:33hrs | 1625 | by Staff reporter
Army chief assures the nation
Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda yesterday assured the nation that the country remains safe and secure despite the recent politically motivated violence that erup...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:32hrs | 1156 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers sexually abused MDC election agents, claims Biti
Tendai Biti has accused Zimbabwean soldiers of sexually abusing MDC Alliance election agents during the July 30 harmonised elections, with some agents in Mutoko telling him such abuse was "rampa...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 15:01hrs | 3623 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga resurfaces
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday implored Zimbabweans to shun divisions and uphold unity of purpose if the country is to achieve socio-economic development. The Vice President, wh...Published: 09 Aug 2018 at 07:35hrs | 4394 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military, police express concern over assault reports
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have expressed concern over messages and footage detailing alleged assaults on civilians by soldiers, and have set up standby t...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 17:31hrs | 2561 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers under attack
FOLLOWING the ugly scenes that rocked Harare after alleged MDC Alliance hooligans violently demonstrated against their party's loss in the 2018 Harmonised Elections, some civilians have allegedly atta...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 16:20hrs | 5832 | by Staff reporter
ED promises 'probe shooting of protestors' - promised free elections but never delivered
When the spokesman of the military coup of 15 November 2017 announced to the world that they had taken over all the country's key institutions of government and had the then President Robert Mugabe un...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 07:55hrs | 2003 | by Nomusa Garikai
How did Mnangagwa win Zimbabwe's landmark July 30 election?
On August 1, following the announcement of the parliamentary election results in Zimbabwe, which saw Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF winning a clear majority, opposition MDC Alliance supporters held a de...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 09:34hrs | 4595 | by Aljazeera
Fired military couple seeks readmission
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) have approached the courts, seeking to have a High Court application for illegal dismissal filed by a couple fired after the spouse fell pregnant, set aside.V...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:23hrs | 764 | by Staff reporter
Reports of military beatings, abductions false: SB Moyo
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) is a well-trained and disciplined force, and reports on social media linking it to assaults and abductions of innocent civilians in high-density suburbs are false and...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:05hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
Soldier's home attacked
A Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) employee and his family are living in constant fear after they have become targets for attack by suspected political misfits.The soldier, who lives in Zinyanga ...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 19:09hrs | 7467 | by Staff reporter
In the aftermath of the 'most peaceful' elections
The repeated calls by President Mnangagwa for unity and understanding, together with the condemnation of all violence must bring much hope to all Zimbabweans. This is a stance of a true statesman. If ...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 18:16hrs | 626 | by Dr Ralph Mguni
Army disowns 'shutdown' hoax
THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) yesterday disowned social media reports suggesting that soldiers had declared a national shutdown and urged people not to report for work today.ZDF spokespers...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:27hrs | 2184 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military disowns rogue soldiers
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) has disowned soldiers reportedly harassing people in high density suburbs of Harare saying these should be reported to the police.Residents in Harare and Chit...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 19:07hrs | 2228 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's congratulations to Mnangagwa premature - Jonathan Moyo
Former Zanu PF politburo member Jonathan Moyo has critiocised South African President Cerial Ramaphosa and the Southern African Development Community for rushing to congratulate Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:17hrs | 1712 | by Stephen Jakes
UK, US express concern over Zimbabwe chaos
Britain's Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin yesterday said she was "deeply concerned" about the deadly violence in Harare which claimed six lives on Wednesday and called on political leaders to ens...Published: 03 Aug 2018 at 07:22hrs | 1196 | by Staff reporter
Masarira lashes at Biti, Ncube warns Chamisa
In a Twitter posted by, MDC spokesperson Linda Masarira, she lashed at MDC Alliance principal, Tendai Biti, for inciting violence.Said Masarira: "I am saddened by the violence that erupted tod...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 08:03hrs | 6322 | by Mafu Sithabile
ZLHR calls for peace and respect of human rights
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is greatly concerned, by disturbing events that unfolded in Harare this afternoon during a protest by unarmed civilians in Harare following the announcement of...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:58hrs | 532 | by Stephen Jakes
6 feared dead
AT least six people were feared dead last night, while several others sustained gunshot injuries after soldiers and police in Harare used brute force to suppress MDC Alliance activists protesting agai...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 07:35hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, Mugabe cross swords
Former president Robert Mugabe resigned from office after Zimbabweans had resisted his attempts to personalise the country. This was said by the ruling party's Secretary for Legal Affairs and acting s...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 06:55hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Gushungo Dairy funded Chamisa campaign?
ZIMBABWEANS have a choice today to vote for former President Robert Mugabe through Mr Nelson Chamisa or for a new Zimbabwe through President Mnangagwa. This was said by President Mnangagwa yesterday a...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 06:50hrs | 623 | by Takunda Maodza
NTJWG warns of possible instability after polls
The National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) has warned that Zimbabwe risks descending into violence following the 2018 elections unless urgent preventive measures are put into place....Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 12:06hrs | 747 | by Stephen Jakes
Jonathan Moyo dumps Mugabe?
G40 cabalist Professor Jonathan Moyo yesterday finally admitted that former president, Mr Robert Mugabe, was removed from office by the masses, departing from his stance that it was the military that ...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 09:20hrs | 8357 | by Staff reporter
Final thoughts before the Zimbabwe election
This is the last contribution I will make before the elections and I struggled to reduce all my thoughts into one column, so if it is a bit lengthier than usual, do forgive me.With so little t...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:54hrs | 630 | by Paul Kaseke
Fears of military interference persist as Zanu-PF denies backing
The Zimbabwean army has revised its political involvement in electoral processes ahead of the 2018 presidential, parliamentary and municipal polls so as to duck local and international condemnation, i...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 17:01hrs | 257 | by Nkosana Dlamini
Chigumba says printing of presidential ballots almost complete
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission chairperson Priscillah Chigumba has said the printing of the presidential ballots is almost complete yet the police have already started voting amid concerns of vot...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 14:19hrs | 1080 | by Stephen Jakes
Pay rise for the Zimbabwe Defence Forces
Pay rise for the Zimbabwe Defence Forces...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 13:21hrs | 4634 | by Staff reporter
The politics of fear in the new Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean election campaign is in full swing. But despite the efforts of the government to improve its reputation, the politics of fear continues to undermine the prospects for a free and fair el...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 11:13hrs | 739 | by Nic Cheeseman
'Military increases presence in villages'
LOCAL political think-tank, Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI), has claimed that contrary to denials by public officials, a huge number of soldiers had, indeed, been deployed in most villages across t...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:14hrs | 816 | by Staff rpeorter
Zanu-PF will respect election outcome
Zanu-PF yesterday assured the African Union Election Observer Mission that it will respect election results for the July 30 harmonised elections regardless of the outcome as it is guided by the Consti...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:10hrs | 273 | by Staff rpeorter
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