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Zimbabwe on brink of diplomatic row with US, Germany
A fresh diplomatic row could erupt between Zimbabwe and western governments after Harare threatened to expel envoys from the United States and Germany for allegedly funding protests across the country...Published: 7 hrs ago | 6539 | by Staff reporter
Kazakhstan firms keen on Zimbabwe investment
Over 50 Kazakhstan companies have expressed interest in partnering Zimbabwean counterparts in various business and economic development spheres.The companies' representatives met President Mna...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1146 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must just do the right thing
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's quest to have the economic sanctions imposed on the country by the West lifted is falling by the wayside every day because of his government's actions on the ground....Published: 12 hrs ago | 6657 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces uphill task to re-engage world
Zimbabwe's chances of re-engaging with some of the world's biggest economies are fast fading away after the latest wave of human rights abuses by government security organs which according to civil so...Published: 12 hrs ago | 2681 | by Staff reporter
Price hikes fail to end fuel crisis
There is no immediate relief for motorists and transport operators despite government's shocking fuel hikes as long and winding queues continue to stalk several garages which are struggling to stock t...Published: 12 hrs ago | 2418 | by Staff reporter
Cry my beloved Zimbabwe . . . as country is closed for business
Once open for business, Zimbabwe is closed for business.Shops are closed, people are scared and companies are closing just as is the democratic space that President Emmerson Mnangagwa opened u...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1851 | by Staff rpeorter
Bulawayo looting had SA flare
Analysts and politicians in Bulawayo have hailed the significant uptake of the national shut down in the second capital, noting that citizens in the city heeded the call due to the unacceptable levels...Published: 12 hrs ago | 5920 | by Staff reporter
Anonymous kickstarts DDoS protest against Zimbabwe's government
For several days, starting on Monday 14 January 2019, Zimbabweans have been without Internet access. This is as a result of the Southern Afrikan country's government, under rumored instructions from G...Published: 14 hrs ago | 5597 | by frikan
Anonymous takes down Zimbabwe govt websites
GLOBAL hacktivist collective, Anonymous, hacked and took off-line several Zimbabwe government websites on Saturday.The ‘cyber freedom fighters' confirmed that they had joined the internation...Published: 14 hrs ago | 8739 | by newzimbabwe
Police armed with assault rifles set up road blocks to hunt protesters
The ZRP manned checkpoints on many main roads on Saturday, searching vehicles for protesters allegedly involved in recent anti-government demonstrations.A crackdown by security forces has been...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1416 | by AFP
Mutsvangwa leads dramatic plot to oust Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF rebels have initiated a process to recall President Emmerson Mnangagwa from the presidency, ZimLive can reveal.At least 35 Zanu-PF MPs met at the party's headquarters in Harare on Frid...Published: 14 hrs ago | 18533 | by ZimLive
Chamisa in failed bid to reignite Mnangagwa talks
THE MDC Alliance and its partners in the civic society instigated last week's violent demonstrations so as to attract the attention and support of the international community in its failed bid "for ta...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1310 | by Staff reporter
Tajamuka leadership goes underground
Organisers of last week's three-day stayaway have gone into hiding together with some opposition MPs as the crackdown by state agents continues.Promise Mkwananzi of the social movement, #Tajam...Published: 15 hrs ago | 920 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry not quitting anytime soon
Sport, Arts and Culture minister Kirsty Coventry says she will not throw in the towel.Coventry's comments come on the back of pressure being exerted on her to leave President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 15 hrs ago | 426 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF targets Gandawa clinic
ZANU-PF officials in Hurungwe are putting pressure on the local rural district council to grab a private clinic owned by former Higher Education deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa. The formal local MP ha...Published: 15 hrs ago | 406 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe won't die, the youth will save it
What really caught Ian Smith unawares was presumptuous complacency and his government's arrogance of incumbency… a deeply entrenched sense, both of class entitlement and invincibility based, not so ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 552 | by Zifiso Masiye
Mnangagwa must shoulder shutdown blame
There is a very real danger that Zimbabwe may be plunged into serious social and political unrest unless the leaders of this country stop acting innocent victims of non-existant political plots and in...Published: 15 hrs ago | 214 | by Editorial - The Standard
Zifa defends Gift Banda suspension
Zifa president Felton Kamambo has defended the association's decision to suspend vice-president Gift Banda, stressing that his executive would continue to respect its constitution and follow due proce...Published: 15 hrs ago | 239 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's costly lie
The biggest lie last week was that the violence in urban areas were protests over fuel prices in particular and living costs in general, when in fact the protests were enforced by a small bullying min...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2912 | by Staff reporter
All eyes on the Zimbabwe judicial system after wanton arrests
During the past week, there has been a hive of activity at police stations and courts around the country, following events surrounding the three-day stay-away.This current state of affairs is ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 293 | by Staff reporter
MDC Chamisa has nothing to do with last week's massive protests
The MDC says it has nothing to do with last week's massive protests which brought the country to a standstill for at least three days. Thousands of Zimbabweans took to the streets across the country i...Published: 15 hrs ago | 423 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's economy to grow by 4,2%,' says AfDB
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) projects Zimbabwe's economy to grow by 4,2% this year before rising to 4,4% in 2020 underpinned by growth in the mining and agricultural sectors along with fiscal c...Published: 15 hrs ago | 165 | by Staff reporter
New activities for Matopos National Park
A TOUR operator in Bulawayo is planning to introduce new tour packages to excite visitors to Matobo National Park as the industry is fast adopting innovative and diverse ideas that will revive interes...Published: 15 hrs ago | 334 | by Staff reporter
Mwaruwari threatened with court action
CYPRUS-based former Zimbabwe Warriors player, Musa Mguni is seeking to instigate legal action against fellow Zimbabwean soccer legend Benjani Mwaruwari, whom he claims to have been involved in a prope...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2685 | by Staff reporter
'Is Mthwakazi Independence Achievable?'
Mthwakazi Research Institute, registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission in South Africa, through a research that lasted for 3 months, from October 2018 to December 2018, answe...Published: 15 hrs ago | 260 | by Mthwakazi Research Institute
Is Chiyangwa behind board divisions?
ZIFA president Felton Kamambo admits there are sharp divisions within the newly elected board but insists he will stick to the constitution as the football mother body grapples with an internal strife...Published: 15 hrs ago | 100 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa and his allies will be held accountable'
The opposition should stop claiming that the orgy of violence it unleashed last week is related to the fuel price review, and should instead expect to be held fully accountable for injuries and loss o...Published: 15 hrs ago | 179 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe counts cost of violent stay-away
GOVERNMENT has expressed concern over the negative impact of the violent protests, which rocked Zimbabwe last week, paralysing business activity and public sector operations, amid fears the ugly event...Published: 15 hrs ago | 518 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa has no product to sell in Davos' says Dr Moyo - true, US$25 m for trip was wasted
In his interview with CNBC Africa Dr Nkosana Moyo got two things right:a) that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's trip to Davos, Switzerland was a waste of time and resources. "He goes to ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 17:46hrs | 4529 | by Nomusa Garikai
Plot to embarrass Mnangagwa in Switzerland
Pressure is mounting on President Emmerson Mnangagwa regarding his planned trip to the World Economic Forum (Wef)'s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, next week - amid Zimbabwe's worsening politica...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 16:17hrs | 8149 | by Staff reporter
Violent Zimbabwe protest organiser goes into hiding
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president, Peter Mutasa has gone into hiding after being linked to week's violent anti-government protests that left three dead and a trail of destruction coun...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 16:12hrs | 3010 | by newzimbabwe
War vets endorse MDC Alliance town chair
Zimbabwe National Liberations of War Veterans Associations (ZNLWVA) national political commissar, Francis Nhando has praised Chiredzi town chairperson Gibson Hwende as an exemplary leader.Hwen...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 16:11hrs | 2316 | by Staff reporter
Govt employees abandon politicised clean-up campaign in Gutu
Civil servants who turned up to clean the streets of the sprawling town on January 04 abandoned the exercise after it became highly politicised.This was after Zanu-PF supporters showed up in t...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 16:10hrs | 1316 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urged to dump Davos tour
OPPOSITION Build Zimbabwe Alliance (BAZ) leader, Noah Manyika says President Emmerson Mnangagwa should abandon his foreign tour and return home to personally deal with citizen unrest that has elicited...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 16:06hrs | 636 | by newzimbabwe.com
'Third hand behind Zimbabwe disturbances'
The government has confirmed the presence of a third hand in the well-choreographed violent disturbances and acts of sabotage by the motley host of opposition outfits led by the MDC Alliance, Zimbabwe...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 15:50hrs | 2028 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe explains reason for blocking social media
The government says following the well planned violent demonstrations that rocked the country early this week, it was necessary to close the internet to reduce further harm that has so far cost the na...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 15:49hrs | 1572 | by Staff reporter
How impartial are these human rights organisations?
Dear Zimbabweans, My fellow countrymen I write to you with a heavy heart, especially considering the recent events which reduced us to nothing but barbarians. Yes our conduct and behaviour sho...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 15:21hrs | 544 | by Munya Shumba
Mugabe wheelchair-hound, Zimbabweans to foot $4m bill
THE taxpayer continues to foot former president Robert Mugabe's medical bills, as it emerged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government gave the deposed strongman US$4 million to cover his hospital exp...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:59hrs | 8943 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC won't compensate anyone
MDC Alliance said it will not compensate anyone for the damages incurred during the national stay-away.The party's vice president Morgen Komichi told the Daily News that his party was not behi...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:58hrs | 6839 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo mayor chokes on tear gas, faints
Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni was choked with tear gas after police allegedly fired volleys of the toxic substance at him while he attempted to make his way to the official opening of the 2019 legal ye...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:56hrs | 3109 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe deports 'toxic' SA journalists
Two South African journalists were yesterday deported by Zimbabwean authorities amid fears government could be going in overdrive to stifle access to information.In a statement, Media Alliance...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:56hrs | 4721 | by Staff reporter
Internet shutdown anachronistic
The advent of new media brought in a wave of innovative approaches to the distribution and acquisition of knowledge. What the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government is doing in shutting d...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:52hrs | 1122 | by Alwyn Mabehla
Panicking Zimbabwean shoppers besiege supermarkets
Hundreds of panicking shoppers yesterday thronged supermarkets and engaged in panic buying after some of the country's leading retailers opened their doors to the public following three da...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:49hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo among key HIV hotspots
HARARE, Bulawayo and three other towns have been identified as HIV hotspots in Zimbabwe by an international study. Avert, a United Kingdom-based research organisation said Bulawayo, Harare, Ru...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:24hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Evan Mawarire remanded in custody to Jan 31
A HARARE magistrate yesterday dismissed an application by This#Flag leader Evan Mawarire challenging his placement on remand. Mawarire was arrested this week following the violence that rocked...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:13hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MDC MP applauds Zimbabwe soldiers
The MDC-Alliance instigated violent protests witnessed early this week had nothing to do with an increase in the price of fuel or high cost of living among Zimbabweans, but part of the broader attempt...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:06hrs | 1679 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe protests: A tale of misery, sorrow
ERUPTING like a volcano that had lain dormant for several decades, the masses in Zimbabwe this week vented their anger on any object they came across - burning tyres, as well as barricading roads - th...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:02hrs | 647 | by Gumisai Nyoni
Zimbabweans need to find each other as a nation
As we begin 2019, there are key lessons from the coup and Zimbabwe's post-coup experiences. The key lessons going forward relate to ethical leadership, public sector performance management, service de...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:00hrs | 97 | by Brian Kagoro
Zimbabwe local currency recipe for disaster
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube's recent pronouncements that Zimbabwe will revert to using its own currency, a decade after it abandoned the local dollar in favour of a basket of currencies is not feasi...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:53hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
More deadly protests lined-up in Zimbabwe
DEADLY street protests which brought Zimbabwe to a standstill this week have added impetus to calls by opposition parties and civil society organisations for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to agree to d...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:50hrs | 9126 | by Staff reporter
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