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2 dead after Mnangagwa campaign rally blast
The State-run media say two people have died of their injuries from Saturday's explosion at a presidential campaign rally.The Chronicle newspaper says officials at Mpilo hospital confirmed the...Published: 5 secs ago | | by AFP
Of weak candidates in a purportedly strong alliance
Stronger! Together! So goes one of the MDC-Alliance slogans. From this slogan one gets the idea that the seven parties that make up the Alliance came together with the aim to better their chances agai...Published: 7 mins ago | 12 | by Mapozho Saruchera
Bombs have 'no place in democratic elections,' says President Ramaphosa - ED is rigging, so stop wittering!
"Kamoto kamberevere ndikokano pisa matanda mberi!" (It is the unattended small fire that will burn down the forest!) Shona elders advise. There is no denying that Zimbabwe is in a serious econ...Published: 20 mins ago | 144 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagawa's office denies any hand in bomb attack
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's office yesterday denied stage-managing a bomb blast in the second capital as a pretext to hunt down and silence political opponents linked to the country's sulking forme...Published: 28 mins ago | 370 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe opposition highly infiltrated'
Alliance for National Salvation (Ansa) president Moses Mzila-Ndlovu has sensationally claimed that a lot of those in the opposition are Zanu-PF surrogates whose agenda is to perpetuate the ruling part...Published: 29 mins ago | 151 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa likely to amend Constitution to realise dream
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is likely to amend the Constitution to enable him to stand as a presidential candidate for three terms following his recent pronouncements in Gweru that he will lead the c...Published: 30 mins ago | 178 | by Staff reporter
MDC condemns violence
The MDC unreservedly condemns the dastardly act of violence that occurred at the Zanu PF rally at White City Stadium in Bulawayo over the weekend. Such primitive and heinous actions have no place in t...Published: 45 mins ago | 184 | by MDC Communications
Open Letter: Please spare a thought for pensioners
DearMy fellow countrymen I salute you in the name of love and peace. Well it seems everyone is talking and concerned of the coming harmonised elections and all the aspirants have totally forgo...Published: 1 hr ago | 221 | by Munya Shumba
'I heard a deafening sound,' says Mohadi's aide
A Zimbabwean Security and Intelligence Officer (CIO), who sustained a fracture on his right shoulder and a deep wound, has reportedly narrated - from his hospital bed - how he survived the explosion t...Published: 2 hrs ago | 1688 | by Staff reporter
Elections going ahead, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says elections are going ahead on the 30th of July as proclaimed.Following an explosion soon after President Mnangagwa had addressed a rally at White City Stadium ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 861 | by Staff rpeorter
Security breaches since 15 November Zimbabwe coup
Since coming to power through military assistance in November 2017‚ Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sought to do things differently compared to his predecessor‚ Robert Mugabe‚ but that...Published: 3 hrs ago | 2262 | by TimesLive
MDC Alliance drags ZEC to court again over ballot printing
The perpetual battle between MDC Alliance and ZEC will see the two locking horns in court again over the printing of the ballot papers."We are going to court on Tuesday and we are going to be ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1764 | by A Mhlongo
Chamisa should check his ego for the sake of Zimbabwe's future
The Book of James says "God opposes the proud but shows favour to the humble."Perhaps Pastor Nelson Chamisa would do well to reread his Bible every now and again, because it is replete with op...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1685 | by Faith Hope
MDC Alliance tightens bolts on rebels
The MDC Alliance, the biggest opposition party in the country is working 24 hours to persuade rebel candidates who filed nomination papers against party decision to withdraw from the race before this ...Published: 5 hrs ago | 2334 | by A Mhlongo
Chamisa fingers Khupe in rigging plot
MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has sensationally claimed the existence of an axis of evil involving the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Zanu-PF and his former colleague turned ...Published: 5 hrs ago | 3438 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bomb blast a typical ploy to tarnish Matebeleland
ZAPU has described the blast which rocked White City Stadium in Bulawayo on Saturday during a Zanu-PF rally as an act of terrorism meant to tarnish Matebeleland province."Zapu is concerned and...Published: 5 hrs ago | 2019 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa clones customers' debit cards, siphons thousands
THE son of late businessman James Chiyangwa, popularly known as Jimmy Jimalo, has been arrested for the third time on allegations of cloning debit cards belonging to various people before splashing th...Published: 5 hrs ago | 2228 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's son not ready for politics
SIBANGILIZWE Nkomo, son of the late Father Zimbabwe, Vice-President Joshua Nkomo has said he was not yet ready to join mainstream politics, although he came from a family with a strong political backg...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1060 | by Staff reporter
North Park Traffic Centre commissioned
TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development minister Joram Gumbo on Friday commissioned the North Park Traffic Centre in Bulawayo to provide bicycle and scooter operation training for children and also ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 389 | by Staff reporter
Teachers take Zanu-PF to court over forcing children to rallies
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) is seeking a High Court interdict to stop Zanu PF from forcing them and their pupils to their rallies.In an urgent chamber application...Published: 6 hrs ago | 715 | by Staff reporter
Turkish Airlines has not made any formal communication with Zimbabwe
Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe's acting general manager, Tawanda Gusha has said Turkish Airlines has not made any formal communication with Zimbabwe to establish flights between Harare and Turke...Published: 6 hrs ago | 328 | by Staff reporter
Violence, bomb attacks unacceptable, regrettable
THE cowardly grenade attack on Saturday at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's campaign rally in Bulawayo is most regrettable and must be strongly condemned for what it is, especially for a country with no...Published: 6 hrs ago | 370 | by Staff reporter
Security experts comb Mnangagwa blasts scene
White City Stadium was yesterday turned into a no-go area as top security officials continued to comb the scene of the weekend's bomb attack for leads. Part of the investigation team dispatche...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1877 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance escalates voters roll war
MDC Alliance principal Tendai Biti yesterday warned that Zimbabwe could slide into chaos if next month's elections are rigged.Addressing hundreds of people in Mutasa Central, Biti accused the ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 717 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe leaves passengers stranded
Scores of passengers were left stranded at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport yesterday morning after an Air Zimbabwe flight to Bulawayo took to the skies two hours earlier than scheduled....Published: 6 hrs ago | 1128 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF hoodwinked us'
Seven months after helping President Emmerson Mnangagwa wrestle power from his mentor Robert Mugabe, war veterans are crying foul claiming there is a plot to sideline them in Zanu-PF.The war v...Published: 6 hrs ago | 817 | by Staffr eporter
Court clips Muchinguri's powers
THE High Court has outlawed the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Raw Water Tariffs) Regulations, Statutory Instrument (SI) 48 of 2016, which gave Environment, Water and Climate minister Oppah Muchin...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1564 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hints on Zimdollar return
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday hinted on plans to reintroduce the Zimbabwe dollar to curb the current cash shortages.Addressing a Zanu-PF campaign rally in Bulawayo, Mnangagwa said t...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1696 | by Staff rpeorter
MDC Alliance set to challenge Zinwa boss candidature
THE MDC-Alliance is set to file an urgent court application at the High Court today (Monday) against the Zimbabwe National Water Authority chief executive officer Jefta Sakupwanya to cancel his candid...Published: 7 hrs ago | 696 | by Staff rpeorter
Perrance Shiri warn 'terrorists' behind Mnangagwa bomb
AGRICULTURE minister, former Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) commander Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri yesterday warned those behind the "terrorist" explosion that rocked the Zanu PF campaign rally at Wh...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1571 | by Staff reporter
MLF will not let Zanu continue performing movies to further their mission of gukurahundism
MLF will not let Zanu continue performing movies in the midst of Mthwakazi in a bid to further their mission of gukurahundism, but however, the truth that is not true about Zanu PF will always p...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1098 | by Ndabezinhle Fuyane MLF vice spokesperson
Mnangagwa needs a miracle, says Chamisa
MDC-T leader and MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa yesterday declared that next month's general elections can only be adjudged as free and fair if he wins the presidential race agains...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1467 | by Staff rpeorter
'Zanu-PF has no election violence policy'
ZANU-PF central committee member and legislator for Mpopoma-Pelandaba constituency, Joseph Tshuma, has dismissed opposition claims that the ruling party was behind most cases of political violence rec...Published: 7 hrs ago | 138 | by Staff reporter
Parties condemn Mnangagwa explosion
OPPOSITION political parties and other interest groups yesterday condemned the use of violence against political opponents, describing the mysterious explosion that hit a Zanu PF campaign rally at Whi...Published: 7 hrs ago | 535 | by Staff reporter
'New dispensation a servant leadership’
President Mnangagwa says his new administration is a servant leadership which places the wishes and aspirations of the people at the centre of its programmes as it seeks to transform people's lives by...Published: 7 hrs ago | 102 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to commission Hwange expansion project
President Mnangagwa is on Wednesday expected to preside over the ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion of Hwange Thermal Power Station, which is estimated to cost $1,5 billion.The expansi...Published: 7 hrs ago | 158 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bomb victims speak from hospital
An eerie mood hung over Mpilo Central Hospital wards in Bulawayo where victims of the bomb explosion that rocked White City Stadium on Saturday lay helplessly on their beds.The expressions on ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1125 | by Staff reporter
EU deploys 44 observers ahead of polls
The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Zimbabwe deployed 44 long-term observers throughout the country ahead of the harmonised elections on July 30 over the weekend.High R...Published: 7 hrs ago | 242 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to reject poll results
MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he will dispute the July 30 harmonised election results unless he is declared the winner.Mr Chamisa said this at Rimuka B Ground in Kadoma,...Published: 7 hrs ago | 870 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa humbled by support
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said he was humbled by the outpouring of love and compassion from Zimbabweans following an attempt on his life at White City Stadium in Bulawayo.Prelimin...Published: 7 hrs ago | 405 | by Staff reporter
MultiChoice to train Zimbabwe filmmakers
MULTICHOICE Zimbabwe is looking for aspiring film directors, sound engineers, and scriptwriters to enter the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) which offers them a chance to gain theoretical knowledge a...Published: 7 hrs ago | 88 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF slams 'satanic attack'
THE attempt to assassinate President Emmerson Mnangagwa at White City Stadium in Bulawayo on Saturday is a primitive and satanic terrorist act, Zanu-PF said yesterday.Police have at the same t...Published: 7 hrs ago | 112 | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls 3 more border posts
GOVERNMENT is set to establish three new ports of entry along the Zimbabwe-Mozambique border to facilitate the smooth flow of goods and people between the two countries. The initiative is part...Published: 7 hrs ago | 298 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive human trafficker in court
Employment agent, James Tungamirai Maroodza (30) who is accused of recruiting Zimbabwean women and trafficking them to Kuwait and had been missing for the past two years, is back in court. Mar...Published: 7 hrs ago | 192 | by Staff reporter
Cops intensify investigations into car dealer's operations
Police have intensified investigations into a case in which more than 50 people in and around Harare lost thousands of dollars to a car dealer who allegedly fooled them that he could facilitate the im...Published: 7 hrs ago | 329 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's escape: Dark symbolism, darker plot
The apparent attempt on the life of President Mnangagwa at White City Stadium in Bulawayo on Saturday is a twist to a story that was already fraught with symbolism. Mnangagwa addressed thousands of Za...Published: 7 hrs ago | 685 | by Tichaona Zindoga
People's Progressive Party promises 2,5m jobs by 2020
Timothy Chiguvare, leader of the People's Progressive Party and one of the contestants in the forthcoming Presidential elections, says his party will create 2.5 million jobs in two years if elected. ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 20 | by Staff rpeorter
Bulawayo attack act of terror, says VP Chiwenga
Vice President General Constantino Chiwenga (Retired) yesterday described as an act of terrorism the explosion that rocked White City Stadium in Bulawayo on Saturday soon after President Mnangagwa add...Published: 7 hrs ago | 251 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi not prepared for another form of confusion
Mthwakazi activist Hloniphani Ncube has warned that Mthwakazi is not prepared for another form of confusion which occured since the formation of MDC in 2000."Mthwakazi people have been subject...Published: 7 hrs ago | 201 | by Stephen Jakes
'We don't have a rule book on election violence' - Zanu PF
ZANU PF central committee member and legislator for Mpopoma-Pelandaba constituency, Joseph Tshuma, has dismissed opposition claims that the ruling party was behind most cases of political violence rec...Published: 7 hrs ago | 151 | by Staff Reporter
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