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Zanu-PF, MDC-T refuses to commit to gender equality
Proportional Representation legislator Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga says the country's leading political parties Zanu-PF and MDC-T have refused to commit to gender equality and 50-50 representation...Published: 5 hrs ago | 810 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa linked invaders dare Grace Mugabe
Clad in a dirty white T-Shirt emblazoned with the face of a glum Emmerson Mnangagwa, an illegal gold miner sifts through brownish wet sands and points out to a group of journalists, "this is gold"....Published: 5 hrs ago | 926 | by Staff reporter
Dozens dump Mujuru for MDC Alliance
Over 30 more senior officials in former Vice President Joice Mujuru's National People's Party (NPP) have dumped her party on allegations of indecision in joining the MDC Alliance.Barely a week...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1589 | by Staff reporter
'Brace for Zimbabwe presidential run-off'
This year's presidential elections could be decided by a re-run because none of the aspiring contestants has capacity to garner enough votes in the first round of voting, analysts have predicted....Published: 5 hrs ago | 749 | by Staff reporter
CIO boss tortured by military during coup contesting Zanu-PF primaries
ZANU-PF'S primary elections will provide a few spectacles for political watchers as the ruling party readies for a crunch national ballot set for this July.The ruling party released its list o...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1083 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's rescuer in multimillion-rand fraud scandal
Zimbabwe businessperson Justice Maphosa, who is credited with sheltering that country's President Emmerson Mnangagwa from Robert Mugabe when he was president, is being investigated by the Hawks for al...Published: 5 hrs ago | 2158 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Osama bin Laden's WhatsApp Group, says Jonathan Moyo
EXILED former Higher education minister Professor Jonathan Moyo, has scorned President Emmerson Mnangagwa's nomination among the 100 most influential people in the world by Times magazine.Acco...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1543 | by staff reporter
Coltart appalled by Commonwealth and Britain
FORMER education minister David Coltart says he is appalled by the way the Commonwealth and the British government have rushed to embrace President Emmerson Mnangagwa.According to NewZimbabwe....Published: 5 hrs ago | 633 | by Staff reporter
Nurses scandal reveals new govt's smart authoritarianism
When Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga dramatically "expelled" striking nurses last Tuesday, the responses from different quarters were somewhat predictable. Understandably so. Because the move was ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 380 | by Tawanda Majoni
Zanu-PF candidates list
THE ruling Zanu-PF yesterday released the full list of its candidates who have been given the green light to battle it out in the primary elections, with some party bigwigs and businessmen from Bulawa...Published: 7 hrs ago | 3536 | by Staff reporter
Omega Sibanda, Chiyangwa in Zanu-PF primaries
ZIFA president Phillip Chiyangwa and vice-president Omega Sibanda have thrown their hats into the ring to contest in the forthcoming Zanu-PF primary elections.If successful in the party primar...Published: 7 hrs ago | 321 | by Staff reporter
Dismissed nurses panic, end strike
THE Health Services Board (HSB) has served about 5 000 nurses with dismissal letters following the directive by Government to fire all nurses that disregarded the call to return to work.Howeve...Published: 7 hrs ago | 255 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, MDC-T receive $9m
Zanu-PF and the MDC have received about US$9 million under the Political Parties (Finance) Act with the money expected to jump-start the two political parties' campaigns ahead of elections this year....Published: 7 hrs ago | 967 | by Staff reporter
Makamba plotting a smear campaign against Supa Mandiwanzira?
After failing to get a controlling stake in Telecel Zimbabwe, businessman Mr James Makamba is plotting a smear campaign against ICT and Cyber Security Minister Supa Mandiwanzira.Mr Makamba cla...Published: 7 hrs ago | 152 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa doing things differently
Zanu-PF is open for business, to borrow from President Emmerson Mnangagwa's catchphrase.In this instance it is the "business" of elections and electioneering.Last week, the CVs of thou...Published: 8 hrs ago | 169 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T hand behind nurses strike
Opposition politicians conspired with the leadership of the Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) to embark on a strike that led to thousands of health professionals losing their jobs last week, it has e...Published: 8 hrs ago | 321 | by Staff rpeorter
2018 polls: It's game on
Zanu-PF will hold primary elections next Sunday with the ruling party employing a new strategy that will see candidates holding joint campaign rallies.More than 1 302 candidates are set to bat...Published: 8 hrs ago | 120 | by Staff rpeorter
Our government will prioritise rural development - Chamisa
MDC Alliance President Advocate Nelson Chamisa held a rally yesterday which was well attended by thousands of people in Chipinge at Kondo growth point.Before addressing the rally, he passed th...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1104 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Identity crisis of the urban planning profession in Zimbabwe: a tragedy of 'politics in planning'
Since 1980s urban planning profession has been groping in the dark, still, it could not find light anymore. Planning in the face of political power has become troubling and injurious to the soul of th...Published: 9 hrs ago | 236 | by Kelvin Zhanda
Health sector crisis: A work up call
As the nation gets more and more traumatised by the collapsing health services, the circus of bad governance by the ZanuPF Junta moves on, shutting every door of any hope for the suffering masse...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1652 | by Mkhululi Zulu
Zanu-PF releases names of aspiring candidates
The Zanu-PF national political commissariat has released names of all aspiring candidates in the forthcoming primary elections to be held on the 29th of this month.The Zanu-PF National Politic...Published: 24 hrs ago | 9559 | by Staff reporter
Will 'frail' Mugabe agree to appear before parliament?
A Zimbabwe parliament committee has summoned former president Robert Mugabe to give evidence on May 9 over diamond corruption costing billions of dollars, underlining his fall from power after 37 year...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 12:27hrs | 2207 | by AFP
Outrage over Mohadi's SA trip
Vice President Kembo Mohadi's trip to South Africa where he is seeking treatment for an undisclosed ailment sparked outrage yesterday, coming at a time government has aggravated the dire situation in ...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 12:01hrs | 3417 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo keen to unite Mnangagwa, Chamisa
Chimurenga music icon Thomas Mapfumo has said he would want to bring both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his opposition challenger Nelson Chamisa to persuade them to preach unity and peaceful co-exi...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:58hrs | 1270 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa using military's 'spider-web' campaign strategy
RM: Your appointment as ZANU-PF national political commissar was hailed by war veterans and other party membership as a positive development. What are your priority areas of concern?ER: I was ...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:57hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo approves candidates
The Zanu-PF Politburo yesterday approved a final list of aspiring candidates for the ruling party's primary elections. The names of successful candidates, together with the date of the polls, will be ...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:56hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Meet the soldier who read Mugabe the riot act
November 15, 2017 is not an ordinary day in Zimbabwe's political history. The day was characterised by action-packed events that culminated in the resignation of former president Mr Robert Mugabe....Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:54hrs | 2473 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is not presidential material comments haunt Kaseke
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) chief executive officer Dr Karikoga Kaseke has dismissed as malicious, an online news report claiming he said President Mnangagwa was not presidential material during ...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:51hrs | 2196 | by Staff reporter
+15 gold panners feared dead after 24hr-trap
At least 15 people are feared dead after a tunnel of a disused Old Motapa Mine in Bubi District, Matabeleland North Province, caved-in on Thursday afternoon.Rescue workers had by yesterday ret...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:46hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa heightens efforts to court G40 cabal members
MDC-T leader, Nelson Chamisa, has heightened efforts to court expelled Zanu-PF members in the form of G40 cabal, with discussions now underway on distribution of constituencies ahead of the general el...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 07:21hrs | 2537 | by Staff Reporter
Politburo approves names of aspiring candidates for party primary elections
The Zanu-PF Politburo yesterday approved a final list of aspiring candidates for the ruling party's primary elections.The names of successful candidates, together with the date of the polls, w...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 07:18hrs | 849 | by Staff Reporter
Will Zanu PF rig the elections? May be yes/no/what if/but! replied 'indecisive' Biti
Former US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Chris Dell, characterised the late MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, in a leaked cable to Washington as "a flawed and indecisive character." Time has proven the ambassad...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 19:11hrs | 2176 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mugabe humiliates Mukonori?
Former president Robert Mugabe has snubbed the mediation team led by Roman Catholic cleric, Father Fidelis Mukonori, which is frantically trying to get him to close ranks with his successor, President...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 14:33hrs | 21169 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe remains our hero'
Zanu-PF Secretary for youth affairs Pupurai Togarepi says the ruling party's youths have enduring respect for former President Robert Mugabe and all the people who took part in the country's protracte...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 14:32hrs | 1529 | by Staf reporter
Zanu-PF politburo meets to avert implosion
The Zanu-PF politburo meets today to deal with the contentious issue of candidate selection for primary elections ahead of the eagerly-awaited harmonised polls, amid revelations that the party's elect...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 14:31hrs | 2075 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says military must be in the barracks
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has appealed to the military - which played a key role in the ouster of former president Robert Mugabe last November - to withdraw from villages in order to ensure free and c...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 14:30hrs | 3705 | by Staff reporter
Biti sees potential $100 billion economy
Zimbabwe's opposition could expand the size of the economy more than fivefold to $100 billion within eight years if it wins this year's elections, a former finance minister said.The first elec...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 14:18hrs | 994 | by Bloomberg
Mnangagwa knows what Western countries want
WHEN Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa usurped power from former president Robert Gabriel Mugabe in a military coup in November last year, he knew fully well that there would be no repercussions...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 11:35hrs | 129 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa administration priorities warped
WHILE the majority of Zimbabweans have to contend with a lack of social service delivery including clean water, health services and access to schools among other essentials, the ruling party Zanu-PF, ...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 11:14hrs | 847 | by Staff reporter
Bigwigs corruption continues unabated
ENTRENCHED corruption and nepotism fuelled by elite members of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration despite the so-called "new dispensation" reflects an unabated continuation of unscrupulous ...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 11:12hrs | 1272 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition can win 'if it overwhelms polls'
Former president Robert Mugabe's attempts to stay in the limelight and a new party formed with his blessing could be good for the opposition in Zimbabwe's upcoming elections, #ThisFlag pastor Evan Maw...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 11:11hrs | 923 | by Carien Du Plessis
Zesa sues Mutasa over $69,000 debt
FORMER State Security minister and deposed Zanu-PF stalwart Didymus Mutasa is facing mounting debts with power utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), taking him t...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 08:00hrs | 969 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA ready to return after Chamisa triumph
Thousands of Zimbabweans who attended MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa's rally in Thembisa, Johannesburg, last week said they were ready to catch earliest bus back home as soon as th...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 08:00hrs | 2760 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Mnangagwa talks at risk
Former president Robert Mugabe has snubbed the mediation team led by Mukonori, which is frantically trying to get him to close ranks with his successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The two p...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:32hrs | 2739 | by Staff reporter
'Chiefs will support whoever wins polls'
Chiefs' Council president Chief Fortune Charumbira has given assurances that traditional leaders will not be partisan in the forthcoming elections and stand ready to co-operate with whoever wins the p...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:20hrs | 1483 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho war vets praise 'hard worker' Jonathan Moyo
THE battle for former Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo's Tsholotsho North seat has intensified with retired army officer, Sibangumuzi Khumalo and former MDC Senator Believe Gaule set to clash i...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:19hrs | 1170 | by Staff reporter
'Zec should run Zanu-PF, MDC-T primaries'
MAZOWE South Zanu-PF legislator Fortune Chasi has proposed that the ruling party and opposition MDC-T should engage the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to run their primary elections to deal with ...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:18hrs | 295 | by Staff rpeorter
Zanu-PF youths see political hand in student protests
THE Zanu-PF National Youth League says it fears there might be a political hand in the continued demonstrations at universities ahead of the forthcoming harmonised elections.Their concerns com...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:15hrs | 170 | by Staff rpeorter
Mnangagwa calls for sanctions-busting measures
GOVERNMENT will not be distracted by the matter of illegal Western sanctions as it is focusing its energy on reviving the economy, President Mnangagwa has said.The West imposed sanctions on Zi...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:15hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
'Cops seize rich gold mine'
THE situation is tense at a gold mine in Inyathi where a person has died after police called to restore order allegedly took over operations.More than 300 illegal panners had allegedly invaded...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:12hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
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