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Military imposter sentenced to 245 hours community service
A Harare man will perform 245 hours community service after he was convicted of impersonating a member of the Zimbabwe National Army at a police roadblock along the Masvingo-Beitbridge highway....Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 17:37hrs | 1471 | by Staff reporter
Ex-army captain slaps businessman with US$20m lawsuit
A FORMER captain in the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Solomon Ndlovu, has slapped businessman Osfael Mazibuko and his manager with a US$20 million lawsuit over malicious prosecution.Ndlovu, wh...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:11hrs | 1269 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gears for Mozambique war
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has reportedly put on standby its contingent of troops to be deployed in conflicttorn Mozambique as government finalises modalities, NewZimbabwe.com can reveal....Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:43hrs | 1269 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe generals sweat over rampant indiscipline
ZIMBABWE National Army (ZNA) commanders have convened several meetings over the past few weeks as they battle to contain rampant indiscipline among soldiers, characterised by the involvement of junior...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:18hrs | 3912 | by Staff reporter
'WikiLeaks mole' Satuku dies
RETIRED army major general Fidelis Satuku has died, 10 years after he was forced out of the security sector for allegedly badmouthing then Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander Constanti no Chiwenga at a ...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 08:11hrs | 1617 | by Staff reporter
Another Army commander dies
Decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Fidelis Satuku (Retired), has died, he was 64.The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has announced in a statement.ZNA said General Satuku who ...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 16:49hrs | 3906 | by Shelton Muchena/Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa in army boss appointment clash with Chiwenga
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga are on a new collision course over the appointment of the next Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander, with retired Lieutenant-Gene...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 11:17hrs | 9511 | by Staff reporter
Messy wrangle erupts over late General Mugoba's estate
A MESSY Family wrangle has erupted over the sharing of property of the late former Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) chief of staff, major general Trust Mugoba, with some family members accusing the live-i...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 07:56hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Who is the next ZNA commander?
Zanu-PF internal political dynamics are expected to play out when President Emmerson Mnangagwa appoints the new Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander following the death of Edzai Absolom Chanyuka Chi...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:30hrs | 6134 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares Colonel Panganai Kahuni a Liberation War Hero
President Mnangagwa has conferred Liberation War Hero status to the late liberation war fighter and decorated senior officer Colonel Panganai Kahuni.Colonel Kahuni (61) died in Gweru on Sunday...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 15:45hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mum on South Africa riots, calls for SADC unity
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries to draw lessons from their historical past and unite against ensuing instability in the region.He...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:16hrs | 2664 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces headache over next ZNA commander
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa could be agonising over who to appoint Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander following the death of his confidante, Edzai Chimonyo who was buried at the National Heroes A...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:16hrs | 6319 | by Staff reporter
National hero Nkiwane gets befitting send-off
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Joyful Farm in Umguza District yesterday as people from all walks of life gathered at the farm to give the late national hero Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane a befitting send-of...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:07hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fails to finance Mozambique war
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is struggling to mobilise sufficient resources to contribute to the Southern Africa Development Committee Standing Force (SADC SF), which is supposed to s...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:04hrs | 1080 | by Staff reporter
Exams cheating scandal rocks Zimbabwe army
AN examination cheating scandal has rocked the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) after more than 100 soldiers - including one with links to the Commander-in-Chief President Emmerson Mnangagwa - breached ru...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 20:42hrs | 1913 | by Staff reporter
Victims sad Chimonyo died without facing gukurahundi genocide justice
GUKURAHUNDI victims are concerned that perpetrators of the early 1980s human rights atrocities are dying without facing justice for the heinous crimes they committed during Zimbabwe's darkest hour....Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:11hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Chimonyo: Gukurahundi follows him to the grave
THE death yesterday morning of Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander Lieutenant-General Edzai Chimonyo (pictured) has sparked a fierce outcry among human rights activists over his alleged role in the...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:10hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Lt Gen Chimonyo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has described the death of the late Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander Lieutenant-General Edzai Absalom Chakanyuka Chimonyo as a devastating blow to the nation.Lt Gen C...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 10:51hrs | 729 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
BREAKING: Another Gukurahundi Commander dies
Decorated Zimbabwe National Army commander Edzai Absolom Chanyuka Chimonyo has died after a long fight with cancer, the announcement was made by The Presidential spokesman Mr George Charamba thro...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 07:22hrs | 11276 | by Shelton Muchena/Simbarashe Sithole
Rising poverty hits Mnangagwa support
THE majority of Zimbabweans are unhappy with the decline in their well-being under President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration and are unlikely to retain him for a second term in the 2023 elections,...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 12:20hrs | 1833 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa issues warning over third wave
Zimbabweans must remain on their guard to beat back Covid-19 whose third wave has seen a spike in deaths and new infections, the President has said.He was speaking at the burial of Major-Gener...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 16:27hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Be on guard for 3rd wave, Mnangagwa warns
Zimbabweans must remain on their guard to beat Covid-19 whose third wave has seen a spike in deaths and new infections, President Mnangagwa said yesterday at the interment of the late Major-General (R...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 06:26hrs | 614 | by Staff Reporter
Chiwenga mourns Maj-Gen Chiramba
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has sent his condolences following the death of decorated military commander Major-General (Rtd) Clever Shadreck Chiramba on Sunday. The late military co...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 07:19hrs | 1608 | by Staff Reporter
Top soldier dies due to Covid-19
Decorated military guru and former Commander of Two Infantry Brigade and a veteran of the liberation struggle, Major-General (Retired) Clever Shadreck Chiramba has died.He was 66.Maj-G...Published: 28 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | 4004 | by Staff Reporter
'Zanu PF - ZNA bond in unbreakable' said Chinamasa - rubbish, 2017 broke it and since feared another
Zimbabwe is not the first and only country to gain her independence and sovereignty after a bitter armed struggle; many other nations have in Africa, Asia, North and South America, etc. have had a sim...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 07:32hrs | 812 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zanu-PF, army inseparable'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF party yesterday said it would continue banking on the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) for political survival because the two are tied together by the liberat...Published: 25 Jun 2021 at 07:57hrs | 2473 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo rebuilds doctors' residence
THE Government has started refurbishing burnt and dilapidated doctors' residences at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo. Stakeholders that include Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and Zimbabwe Prisons and...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:02hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
2023 election and the reconfiguration of Zanu-PF
THE re-assignment of Zanu-PF Second Secretary Kembo Mohadi to run party affairs on a full time basis, signals a massive operational turnaround to the revolutionary function of the ruling Zanu-PF....Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:19hrs | 355 | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu,
ZimParks sues army company
THE Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has taken a Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) company, Rusununguko Nkululeko (Pvt) Limited, to court demanding US$142 530 for use of its chal...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:23hrs | 1435 | by Staff reporter
Security forces deep in gold smuggling: Report
MEMBERS of the security forces and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) officials tasked to maintain order and security in the mining sector have been accused of the smuggling of the precious mineral outsid...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:38hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers in court for smuggling 263 crates of Zambian eggs
Two Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers and a civilian have appeared in court following their arrest for allegedly smuggling 263 crates of table eggs from Zambia valued at $44 500.The trio o...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:02hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Top soldier confronts Muchinguri seeking retirement over labour abuses
AN Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) officer has approached the courts seeking an order that would compel his employer to allow him to retire.This comes after his employers have turned down his appl...Published: 22 May 2021 at 07:39hrs | 2341 | by Staff reporter
Town Clerk wants to be called Retired Major
AN error by the Bulawayo City Council recorders has revealed disagreements between Town Clerk Mr Christopher Dube and councillors on his request to be referred to as a Retired Major. It has em...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:03hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 8 ZNA colonels
President Mnangagwa has promoted eight colonels to the rank of substantive brigadier general as they retire. Their retirements are between July 2020 and April 2021.The eight Generals are David...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:06hrs | 1237 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe defense forces (ZDF) refutes land grab allegations
Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF)has dismissed reports in some sections of the media that ZDF commander, General Philip Valerio Sibanda, invaded Goede Hoop Farm in Mazowe. In a statement yest...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 08:31hrs | 871 | by Shelton Muchena
ZDF dismisses reports of farm invasion by commander
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces has dismissed reports in some sections of the media that ZDF commander, General Philip Valerio Sibanda, invaded Goede Hoop Farm in Mazowe. In a statement yest...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secretly deploys key special forces to Mozambique
FOLLOWING a recent military siege on the northern Mozambican town of Palma by Islamist insurgents, killing dozens, including a Zimbabwean, while leaving a trail of bloodshed and destruction in its wak...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:28hrs | 5760 | by Staff reporter
Soldier killed with shovel in gold dispute
A Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) member Richard Makoto (32) of Inkomo baracks was allegedly murdered on Tuesday at Amatola farm, Mazowe in a gold dispute....Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 19:02hrs | 1813 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Fake soldiers on the prowl, says ZNA
ARMED criminals masquerading as soldiers and police officers are on the prowl across the country where they are carrying out well-co-ordinated armed robberies.In a statement yesterday, Zimbabw...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:34hrs | 1228 | by Staff reporter
Be wary of bogus soldiers, says ZNA
A group of armed robbers masquerading as members of the Zimbabwe National Army and Criminal Investigation Department detectives is on the prowl, robbing people using fake search warrants. The ...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:21hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe achieves HIV prevention target
Zimbabwe has achieved the 90-90-90 target on HIV prevention and is now working on the 95-95-95 target for 2025, while the mortality significantly declined by almost 72 percent in the 10 years between ...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 07:49hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland now the most feared territory in Zimbabwe - MLO
So afraid and concerned about Matabeleland is the Shona supremacist government of Zimbabwe that even an innocent fly that zooms past in the air in Matabeleland attracts nervous attention from the oppr...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 11:59hrs | 1448 | by Israel Dube
31 shipping agents released without charge
THIRTY-ONE shipping agents arrested in a combined operation between the Zimbabwe Republic Police, the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority were released on Tuesday without c...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
ZNA warns of fraudsters
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has warned members of the public especially the business community to be wary of fraudsters masquerading as ZNA procurement officers.These fraudsters allegedly...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 15:42hrs | 1454 | by Staff reporter
Woman conned US$5k by army major
A ZIMBABWE National Army (ZNA) top official, Major Sybert Muradzikwa yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Isheunesu Matova after he allegedly conned a Harare woman of US$5 000 in a deal to clea...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 05:51hrs | 2103 | by Staff reporter
First woman to lead military formation
HER great-great-grandfather was part of King Lobengula's revered Imbizo Regiment which was known for being fearless and participated in the Gadade Battle in Ntabazinduna before defeating the Allan Wil...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1150 | by Staff reporter
ZNA clears air on Chipinge incident
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has dismissed a report by a non-governmental organisation, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) alleging the army concealed evidence that its troops deployed in Chipinge a...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 05:57hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu is seen as a front-runner for VP post, but.....
Zanu-PF stalwarts from Matabeleland region are angling to take up the Vice-Presidency left vacant after the disgraceful fall of Kembo Mohadi, who was entangled in an embarrassing sex scandal.P...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 07:05hrs | 5454 | by Staff reporter
Ex-army captain challenges dismissal
A FORMER captain in the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Solomon Ndlovu, is seeking reinstatement after he successfully appealed his six-year jail term for theft of a motor vehicle, at the High Court in ...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:19hrs | 2496 | by Staff reporter
'Inspect dams to avert disasters'
Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs and Devolution Senator Monica Mavhunga has urged farmers in the province to ensure that their dams are inspected regularly by the Zimbabwe ...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:47hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
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