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Chigumba testifies the Motlanthe commission
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba testifying before the commissionThe Commission of Inquiry into the August 1, 2018 Post-Election Violence continued today wi...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 12:33hrs | 3254 | by Staff reporter
Biti, prosecutor nearly trade blows in court
MDC vice-chairperson Tendai Biti and State prosecutor Michael Reza nearly exchanged blows in court yesterday after Reza accused the former of playing a role in the post-election violence that saw seve...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:16hrs | 5572 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti back in court
On Monday, the trial of opposition political party leader Tendai Biti commenced at the Harare Magistrates Court. He is being represented by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights members Beat...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 09:33hrs | 2132 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'We must Buy Zimbabwe or die'
The Israelites reportedly took 40 years in the wilderness on a journey that ordinarily took a month.Clearly, something was not right.Suffice to say, gross indiscipline and an inability...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:45hrs | 4656 | by Munyaradzi Hwengwere
Retracing the life and death of Dr Sithole
This is the third and final contribution on the life, abduction, disappearance and subsequent death of Dr Edson Sithole - a veteran nationalist, barrister and national hero whose heroic life remains s...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:42hrs | 496 | by Isaya Muriwo Sithole
Japajapa put on his defence
Activist Paddington Japajapa, who is facing charges of insulting Zambian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zelipa Chitambo, after he failed to get a licence to import maize, was put on his defence during trial ...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 05:49hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's net closing in on fuel dealers
The net is closing in on fuel dealers who stand accused of abusing their foreign currency allocation from the central bank amid revelations a syndicate of Zambian fuel smugglers was [on Wednesday] nab...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 21:19hrs | 5397 | by Staff reporter
Masuku poised for Bosso return
FORMER Highlanders midfielder Nqobizitha Masuku could be set for a return to the club he turned out for in 2015 following an unfruitful stay at Zambian side Buildcon.Masuku (25) joined Buildco...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:09hrs | 722 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe restricts exports of basic commodities
Authorities at Kariba and Chirundu border posts have reduced the number of days on which Zimbabwean can cross to trade their wares in Zambia using passes. An agreement reached between border a...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 21:03hrs | 2419 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flies out to Zambia
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Lusaka, Zambia for the country's 54th independence anniversary.He was received at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport by his Zambian counterpart Mr...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 14:54hrs | 2764 | by Staff reporter
Clueless 'ED' needs exigent help…
It is so sad that at a time when the economy is burning Mnangagwa's, 'second in command' is fighting for his dear life in South Africa. The neighboring country which has a sound economy and well advan...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 07:45hrs | 1852 | by Knowledge Hakata
Mnangagwa's govt to engage local firms for Beitbridge-Chirundu highway
Government is moving to engage Zimbabwean road construction firms in a major road expansion programme connecting Beitbridge and Chirundu amid indications the deal reached with Chinese firm Anhui Forei...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 12:54hrs | 1996 | by Staff reporter
Rigging the economy proves harder for Mnangagwa?
TWO months after disputed general elections in Zimbabwe‚ President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spirited efforts to turn around the economy are so far gaining limited traction.His closest rival in...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 17:52hrs | 4834 | by TimesLive.com
Harare magistrate varies Biti's bail conditions
HARARE Magistrate Elisha Singano today varied the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC Alliance) leader (Vice Chairperson) Tendai Biti's bail condition and removed the weekly police reporting ...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 16:19hrs | 3033 | by Stephen Jakes
Something stinks in Zimbabwe
Riot police with batons and water cannon patrolling the streets. Disease spreading. Zimbabwe is open for business they say.The most vibrant sector of the economy disagrees. Reports say harasse...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 20:19hrs | 2381 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Govt landcruiser over turns
A Kanyemba bound Mbire Rural District Council Toyota Land Cruiser overturned near Angwa river in Mbire today (Sunday).Meanwhile, a Mbire fish monger is battling for life at Zambian hospital af...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 19:03hrs | 2278 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ian Khama learnt at Whitestone Primary School in Bulawayo
Former Botswana President Dr Ian Khama Seretse Khama has revealed his Zimbabwean connection, saying he leant at Whitestone Primary School in Bulawayo's Burnside suburb.Dr Khama praised Zimbabw...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 15:18hrs | 7513 | by Staff reporter
China won't seize Zimbabwe assets
CHINA has downplayed and rejected the oft-repeated charge that it is building a colonial empire in Africa in the same way European powers did in the 19th century, blaming Western countries for lying t...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 13:11hrs | 1164 | by Staff reporter
Innovative vendors sell poo to desperate Zimbabweans
Some innovative vendors at the Chirundu border post between Zimbabwe and Zambia have been selling human stools to Zimbabweans after Zambians made them take laxatives in a bid to deal with the cholera ...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 22:38hrs | 7400 | by Staff Reporter
Biti's bid to get passport back flops
MDC-Alliance principal Tendai Biti's application for a temporary release of his passport was yesterday dismissed by Harare magistrate Mr Francis Mapfumo because he is a flight risk since he was arrest...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 06:53hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
New Zimbabwe MPs warned
CLERK of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda yesterday warned legislators against making inflammatory statements that can cause violence during parliamentary public hearings.Chokuda said this at an ind...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 08:43hrs | 883 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sex vendor brags about bedding 6,000 men
"I used to bed more than 300 men every year with most of my clients being long distance truck drivers who passed through this border post," says 52-year-old Prudence Nyeke (not her real name), Chirund...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 11:02hrs | 6437 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has unveiled beacons of hope
The Second Republic under President Emmerson Mnangagwa has unveiled beacons of hope which, if not sabotaged by indolent or mischievous workers put in office by God to help rule this country, will go a...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:26hrs | 355 | by Stephen Mpofu
No rest for Mnangagwa in US
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is on a mission to turn Zimbabwe into a middle-income economy in 12 short years. And the frenetic pace at which he is working in New York this week reflects how tight that...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:18hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
Zambia cholera screening raises travellers' ire
ZIMBABWEANS travelling to Zambia are being subjected to screening for cholera amid concerns of inhuman treatment where some travellers –especially those travelling in buses - are given laxatives to ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 14:52hrs | 2721 | by Staff reporter
Supa Mandiwanzira speaks on 'arrest'
MP for Nyanga South, and past minister of ICT and Cybersecurity, Hon Supa Mandiwanzira has scoffed at online reports alleging that he is on the run and skipped the country, fearing prosecution. Some s...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 14:06hrs | 18468 | by Staff reporter
Japajapa to appear in court for insulting Zambian ambassador
MDC Alliance activist Paddington Japajapa has been summoned to appear in court to face charges of insulting Zambian ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zelipa Chitambo after he failed secure a maize import licenc...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:30hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa for Caf executive post
ZIFA and Cosafa president, Phillip Chiyangwa, is set to replace banned Zambian football legend Kalusha Bwalya in the Caf executive committee if recommendations by Cosafa are endorsed. Accordin...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:24hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks rangers kill Zambian poacher
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers have shot dead a suspected Zambian poacher and injured his two accomplices in a shootout in Zambezi National Park in Victoria Falls....Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
'Biti has case to answer'
MDC-Alliance principal Tendai Biti's challenge of the jurisdiction of the court to hear his case was on Friday dismissed by Harare magistrate Mr Francis Mapfumo for inadequate evidence. Mr Map...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:10hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Biti application dismissed
MDC-Alliance principal Tendai Biti's challenge of the jurisdiction of the court to hear his case was yesterday dismissed by Harare magistrate Mr Francis Mapfumo for inadequate evidence. Mr Map...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:58hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Court defers Biti's application ruling to today
MDC Alliance co-principal Tendai Biti will only get to know his fate today when a Harare magistrate rules on his application challenging his trial by a local court following his recent deportation fro...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:50hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Biti expected in court today
MDC-Alliance principal Tendai Biti, who is facing charges of inciting violence, is expected to appear at the Harare magistrates court today for ruling on whether or not he is properly before the court...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:41hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Canada urges dialogue to foster peace
THE Embassy of Canada in Zimbabwe yesterday called for dialogue to promote peace in the country following the disputed July 30 elections, while also calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's governmen...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:48hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Do not kill a dead snake!
This is what former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma said in reference to Thabo Mbeki who was voted out of the party and government as party leader and president of South Africa in Polokwane. This...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 15:49hrs | 3890 | by Nomazulu Thata
Deportation of Biti low, low point for Zambian regime
From 1953 to 1963, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe were one country. Except for someone who has a real problem in their heads, even now that they are separate sovereigns, in fact their people are one. Pre...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:47hrs | 1049 | by Michelo Hansungule
Regional onslaughts against free expression retrogressive
MISA Zimbabwe stands in defence and solidarity with media practitioners in Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia in the wake of increasing onslaughts against media freedoms and the right to access informat...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:45hrs | 212 | by MISA Zimbabwe
Disputed polls: Zimbabwe govt credibility in jeopardy
HOW the government of Zimbabwe rejuvenates its re-engagement strategy will be critical to the country's prospects for economic recovery and political cohesion.The government posited that the f...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 06:44hrs | 778 | by Piers Pigou
Biti case: Ruling set for next Thursday
Harare magistrate Mr Francis Mapfumo is next Thursday expected to rule on whether or not one of the MDC-Alliance principals Tendai Biti's arrest and appearance in court were lawful. Biti, who ...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:03hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime legitimacy in limbo
The Zimbabwean government posited that the first elections after the November 2017 ouster of Robert Mugabe would enhance the state's credibility and strengthen the country's prospects for economic rec...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 16:39hrs | 3288 | by Piers Pigou
'Biti's lawyer tortured'
One of the lawyers representing MDC Alliance senior official Tendai Biti was allegedly tortured by police as he tried to pursue State agents who had seized the former Finance minister.Unite Sa...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 12:11hrs | 2539 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe state security agents assault human rights lawyer
ZIMBABWEAN state security agents assaulted Unite Saizi, a human rights lawyer as they seized Tendai Biti, one of the MDC Alliance party leaders, who was charged with contravening the country's elector...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 08:24hrs | 2421 | by Stephen Jakes
Why Biti was deported from Zambia
A Zambian political analyst based in South Africa has now suggested that the decision to deport opposition MDC Alliance principal Tendai Biti from Zambia was likely payback by President Edgar Lungu fo...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 07:45hrs | 9211 | by Staff reporter
Deportation of Tendai Biti low, low point for Zambian regime
From 1953 to 1963, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe were one country. Except for someone who has a real problem in their heads, even now that they are separate sovereigns, in fact their people are one. Pre...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 07:42hrs | 2959 | by Prof. Michelo Hansungule
Police 'cooked up documents used to drag Biti from Zambia
Police "cooked up" documents used to drag MDC Alliance principal Tendai Biti from Zambia, where he had sought asylum, a court heard yesterday.This was revealed by Biti's lawyer, Beatrice Mtetw...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 13:59hrs | 1141 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ropes in Kenyans
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has further hired Kenyan and Zambian lawyers in attempts to reinforce his bid to seek the overturn of the July 30 presidential elections won by Emmer...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:58hrs | 3970 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ropes in an actuary
ZANU-PF has hired actuary, Douglas Hoto, to help them in the calculations of the elections figures and MDC Alliance has roped in Kenyan statistician Dr Outmbar Edgar Ouko. Both experts have signed aff...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:57hrs | 2815 | by Ndou Paul
Biti denies acting unlawfully
MDC Alliance principal Tendai Biti, who is being charged for prematurely announcing presidential election results acted lawfully in accordance with provisions of the Electoral Act, a court heard yeste...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:55hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
Police denies abducting Tendai Biti
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) yesterday blamed immigration officials for handing over MDC Alliance principal Tendai Biti, arguing they were the ones who took the accused from the Zambian authorit...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:05hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
'Biti was playing hide-and-seek with police'
The investigating officer in the case in which one of the MDC-Alliance principals, Tendai Biti, is facing charges of inciting violence yesterday maintained that the opposition figure played hide and s...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:13hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
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