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Wasted 40 years of uhuru
As we celebrate the country's independence this month most of our faces are gloomy and crying with no hope for the future.When the late former President took over from the colonial system led ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 379 | by Leonard Koni
Chamisa registers National Democratic Movement party - Fake news
There is a letter circulating on social media purporting that the embattled MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa, has written to the Zimbabwe Elections Commission notifying them that he has registered ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 2561 | by Ndou Paul
MDC judgment sets tongues waging
Zimbabweans woke up from their coronavirus slumber to read an ambiguous judgment designed to discredit Nelson Chamisa's MDC-A presidency. The judgment, which was passed a few hours before April Fool's...Published: 13 hrs ago | 668 | by Sibanengi Dube
Lockdown and economic responses
ZIMBABWE went into lockdown on Monday over the Covid-19 pandemic that has seen the United States, at 164 387 cases (at the time of writing, Tuesday), becoming the country with the highest number of co...Published: 19 hrs ago | 92 | by Brett Chulu
Lockdown laws draconian, excessive
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's announcement of a 21-day national lockdown across Zimbabwe to combat the spread of the Covid-19 virus was accompanied by a raft of laws, which are draconian, excessive a...Published: 19 hrs ago | 176 | by Dewa Mavhinga
Zimbabwe police come down hard on lockdown violators
A TOTAL of 485 people were arrested countrywide yesterday as police cracked down on Zimbabweans who have been wantonly disregarding the 21-day lockdown that requires them to stay at home. The ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 196 | by Staff reporter
Coronavirus to push Zimbabwe to the brink?
With Zimbabwe's health-care sector crippled by a strike by doctors and nurses, underfunding and years of general neglect, fears are growing that Covid-19 will hit the troubled country very hard....Published: 19 hrs ago | 204 | by Financial Mail
2 Zimbabweans die of Covid-19 in UK
Two Zimbabweans living in the United Kingdom reportedly died of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, yesterday. Socialite and accountant Gardner Madzongo and health worker Sikhanyisiwe Kazibon...Published: 19 hrs ago | 654 | by Staff reporter
UN launches Zimbabwe famine and virus aid plan
Authorities in Zimbabwe and the United Nations on Thursday launched an emergency humanitarian plan worth $715 million to help a third of the country's population, threatened by famine and at high risk...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 20:44hrs | 1988 | by Agency staff
Mnangagwa launches US$2.2b appeal for assistance
Zimbabwe needs US$2,2 billion of humanitarian aid over the next 12 months, with over two thirds for drought relief food and agriculture and US$220 million to fight Covid-19, according to a formal appe...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 20:12hrs | 3254 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF will never choose leadership for us - MDC
MDC Alliance, Mashonaland Central province has rubbished the Supreme Court ruling which found that Nelson Chamisa is not the legitimate leader of MD...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 19:41hrs | 3388 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
10 Zimbabwean nationals arrested while travelling to PE farm for work
The fate of 10 undocumented Zimbabwean migrants, who were locked up in Graaff-Reinet, is in the hands of the department of home affairs.The Zimbabweans were en-route to Port Elizabeth when the...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 17:18hrs | 19123 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube sets up Pandemic National Disaster Fund
Government has established the Zimbabwe Covid-19 National Disaster Fund to enable citizens and other well-wishers to contribute towards the fight against the deadly virus which has killed nearly 50 00...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 13:12hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
ZRP hunts for 2 Zimbabweans who assisted 15 Ethiopian illegals
ZRP has announced that it has launched a manhunt for 2 Zimbabweans who assisted a group of 15 Ethiopians who entered the country illegally and were nabbed at a house in Gwanda.The National pol...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 12:00hrs | 1764 | by Staff reporter
US backs Nelson Chamisa
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF COMMUNICATIONS.We in the MDC NAP are clear, resolute and behind Adv President Nelson Chamisa. We have always maintained that the judiciary in Zimbabwe and courts have be...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:53hrs | 5357 | by MDC North America
Mnangagwa not the change that Zimbabwe needs!
During the course of my life I heard three stories that I dismissed as mere jokes. Firstly a human resources lecturer once told us that he once came come across a white colour employee that did not kn...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 11:17hrs | 960 | by Ishemunyoro Mupokosera
Bulawayo Mayor says city is being cleaned during lockdown
Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Mguni has revealed that the city is being cleaned at the time when the nation is under lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19.Zimbabwe started 21 days lockdown on Monda...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 08:54hrs | 2269 | by Stephen Jakes
Access Forex launches US$200k COVID-19 relief initiative
Access Forex, a unit of Access Finance Zimbabwe has committed an initial US$200 000 to assist the most vulnerable segments society and communities across the country who are now reeling from the negat...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:49hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Police should descend heavily on those who breach lockdown
Tuesday, the second day of Zimbabwe's 21-day lockdown was exactly the opposite of the first day as it was characterised by widespread defiance of the laid down regulations. There was a complete disreg...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:24hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Digitisation progress charms Govt
MANY communities in remote areas now have access to radio services following the successful roll-out of Government's digitisation programme that has so far seen the installation of six gap filler tran...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:21hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
14 doctors offer free consultations
FOURTEEN Zimbabwean doctors are offering free consultations over the phone during the 21-day lockdown period to minimise the movement of people. The doctors include cardiologists, gynaecologis...Published: 02 Apr 2020 at 07:18hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
182 Zimbabweans arrested during lockdown
Security forces have arrested 182 people for disorderly conduct and crimes related to alcohol use during the ongoing nationwide shutdown.Seasoned journalist Brezhnev Malaba said, "182 people h...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 19:10hrs | 7211 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Challenging the attempt to remove Nelson Chamisa as MDC president in Zimbabwe
On 30 March, Zimbabwe's Supreme Court has issued a judgement that would effectively remove Nelson Chamisa as the leader of the MDC-A. Although the name of the party is not essential as a new moniker c...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 14:20hrs | 4100 | by David Coltart
Police, citizens running in battles
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and Harare municipal police officers engaged in running battles with vendors and scores of people who sought to defy the government's call to stay at home as the cou...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 13:32hrs | 1215 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: David Coltart speak on Khupe - Chamisa judgment
The Mnangagwa regime is deeply concerned about the threat that Nelson Chamisa's MDC A Party poses to its hegemony and yesterday went to extraordinary lengths to try to neutralise that threat. On the f...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 12:21hrs | 4741 | by David Coltart
All Rainbow hotels shutdown over Coronavirus
Rainbow Tourism Group has announced that it is shutting down all its hotels due to the coronavirus pandemic that has struck Zimbabwe. In a statement on Wednesday the Group said, "On 27 March 2...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 10:54hrs | 656 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabweans still in bondage in 'Egypt' - we're still awaiting our Moses to deliver us
It is always common knowledge that whenever political leaders - with the help of their sidekicks, mouthpieces, and praise singers - resort to misinterpreting biblical scriptures to justify and defend ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 10:30hrs | 103 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Can the judiciary choose for the people?
Zimbabwean politics is a joke and it is now at its rotten state. Politics and judiciary are never near each other. The juduciary consists of lawyers, laws and judges whilst politics has people, ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 10:01hrs | 781 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe Hindus to donate for COVID-19 victims
In a remarkable gesture to help fellow Zimbabweans in view of COVID-19, Hindoo Society Harare (HSH) is collecting donations among the community in cash and kind for those who are affected by COVID-19....Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 09:45hrs | 195 | by Own correspondent
Mnangagwa's govt should enforce lockdown to save lives
THE world over, the major news is only about one thing, coronavirus or COVID-19. Countries, cities and states are going into lockdowns to contain a blowout of this fast-spreading virus which has left ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:50hrs | 926 | by Staff reporter
Re-imagining the post-COVID-19 political scene in Zimbabwe
There is no denying that the global pandemic figuratively known as COVID-19 has disrupted our everyday lives. Even our economies have ground to a halt. Our educational institutions have been for...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:50hrs | 210 | by Admire Mare
Nakamba feels safe
MARVELOUS Nakamba says he is well amid reports that the Warriors and Aston Villa midfielder could have been exposed to people infected with the coronavirus.The midfielder could have been expos...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:49hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ouster angry reactions
MDC Alliance and other politicians were Tuesday left fuming over a Supreme Court judgement passed by Chief Justice Luke Malaba declaring as illegitimate, party president Nelson Chamisa's leadership an...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:38hrs | 3573 | by newzimbabwe.com
Zimbabwean returnees to undergo mandatory 21-day isolation
ZIMBABWEANS returning from South Africa via Beitbridge Border Post will undergo a mandatory 21-day quarantine at the defunct Beitbridge Rainbow Hotel while Ekusileni Medical Centre in Bulawayo is now ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:35hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
Jaure football career uncertain
MEDICAL experts have expressed fears that Dynamos and Warriors' Chan team captain Partson Jaure might be unable to ever take to the field despite undergoing a successful head operation on Sunday. ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:33hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ouster is 'null and void'
MDC Alliance secretary-general Chalton Hwende has insisted Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling declaring as illegitimate Nelson Chamisa's leader was null and void, adding the MDC leadership question was lo...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:33hrs | 3391 | by Staff reporter
What people are doing to pass lockdown time
BULAWAYO residents are using the 21-day total lockdown declared by the Government to combat the spread of Covid-19 to engage in yesteryear activities and revive hidden talents to kill time. Th...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:32hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Council fumigates city
HARARE City Council yesterday deployed teams to fumigate the capital's roads in its fight against Covid-19, which has killed thousands of people worldwide and left thousands others hospitalised. ...Published: 01 Apr 2020 at 07:28hrs | 697 | by Staff reporter
Water crisis could sabotage Zimbabwe's coronavirus lockdown
Buckets and jerrycans in hand or in wheelbarrows, dozens of Zimbabweans stand close to each other in a long queue, patiently waiting at a borehole in Harare's middle-class Mabelreign suburb to collect...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 16:54hrs | 295 | by AFP
Komichi backs Chamisa ouster
MDC top politician Morgen Komichi has welcomed the Supreme Court ruling declaring current MDC leader Nelson Chamisa was not legitimate leader of the main opposition.In his statement, Komichi i...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 16:14hrs | 10610 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Morgan Komichi announces removal of Chamisa as President
Today, the Supreme Court, which is the highest Court of the Land except in constitutional cases, has pronounced itself on the dispute that has long been affecting our Party.This follows the ch...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 16:07hrs | 4412 | by Morgan Komichi
Mnangagwa urges Zimbabweans to act as if 'you are infected'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday pleaded with Zimbabweans saying they must act like they have already been infected by coronavirus (Covid-19) in order to stop the spread of the deadly disease....Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 15:16hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
EFF warns Zimbabwe's army
EFF Zimbabwe President Innocent Lutshutsha Gagu Ndibali has warned the members of the Zimbabwean security services to desist from infringing on the rights of citizens during the lockdown period. ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 13:55hrs | 6777 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabweans still in bondage in 'Egypt' - we're still awaiting our Moses to deliver us
It is always common knowledge that whenever political leaders - with the help of their sidekicks, mouthpieces, and praise singers - resort to misinterpreting biblical scriptures to justify and defend ...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 12:17hrs | 797 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police patrol streets as Zimbabwe begins coronavirus lockdown
Zimbabwe on Monday began enforcing a three-week lockdown in its fight against coronavirus after the disease left one person dead and infected six others.President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared a...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:46hrs | 1370 | by AFP
Zimbabwe setting up 67 makeshift isolation centres
THE Government is working on establishing 67 makeshift isolation centres, producing and importing medicines, acquiring protective clothing and producing masks and hand sanitisers for distribution amon...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:40hrs | 1940 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa calls for social safety nets
MDC President Nelson Chamisa has called on the government to provide safety nets and provisions for the vulnerable as the country face twin evils of poverty and Covid-19. He also said the country shou...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:03hrs | 1920 | by Staff reporter
Be wary of fake masks: doctors
As the country steps up its fight against the deadly coronavirus, a leading physician has warned Zimbabweans to beware of fake face masks and testing kits. Vivek Solanki, the founder of Trauma...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 08:03hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube redirects 2020 budget allocations to fight Covid-19
GOVERNMENT has availed $500 million and approved recruitment of 4 200 health workers as part of a wider Covid-19 (coronavirus) mitigation measures, that include redirecting the 2020 budget expenditure...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:56hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
High lockdown compliance on Day-One
THE majority of Zimbabweans yesterday complied with the Government's lockdown directive as most of them stayed at home while a few visited shopping centres to buy essential goods.President Mna...Published: 31 Mar 2020 at 07:54hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
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