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Zanu-PF rescues apostle Chiwenga from the jaws of death
Zimbabwe and social media has been awash with the sad news of the accident of apostle Talent Chiwenga of the TF Chiwenga ministries. Apostle Chiwenga lost his wife and another church member. I...Published: 21 hrs ago | 25069 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
America's Cde Chimurenga buried in Zimbabwe
PAN-Africanist and founding member of the December 12 Movement, Randolph Simms, also known as Coltrane Chimurenga, was laid to rest at the Harare Provincial Heroes' Acre yesterday. Speaker-aft...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:52hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Opposition demands Dzamara update
OPPOSITION MP Willias Madzimure yesterday demanded that Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema or his deputy, Mike Madiro, issue a ministerial statement on the progress by the police in locating the where...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 19:17hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Civil society activists on Zimbabwe military watch list
THE Zimbabwe National Army's Military Intelligence (MI) unit has placed on its watchlist several civil society activists it claims are conniving with United States to unseat President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:26hrs | 2032 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-assisted funeral for US activist
THE body of the late pan-Africanist and founding member of the December 12 Movement, Randolph Simms, also known as Coltrane Chimurenga, arrived in the country last night for burial at the Harare Provi...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 07:49hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter
Deny, deflect and divert: Zanu-PF's flawed approach to governings
When the news that the Association of Rural Teachers of Zimbabwe (Artuz) boss, Obert Masaraure had allegedly been kidnapped, brutalised and left for dead first filtered in, the government and by exten...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:20hrs | 148 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation Director's Life in grave danger: Q & A Interview
The 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) has had contact with the Director of the Dr Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation who is now in hiding and fears for his life. We put to him a co...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 16:46hrs | 862 | by Thembani Dube
MDC officials turn to witchdoctors?
Human Rights activists Dr Pedzisai Ruhanya has alleged that opposition party MDC Officials are stampeding to consult Prophets and Witchdoctors in order to be given position at the all powerful strandi...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 15:07hrs | 6065 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Embassy steps in to save girls menstrual health
Have you felt so bad that you no longer wanted to live, that is how teen girls are feeling when they get strange stares from their peers because they may have messed themselves with menstrual bl...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | 754 | by Makho Precious Moyo
MDC condemns Kadoma by-election violence
The MDC Alliance has slammed the violence that broke out at the weekend during the Kadoma ward 2 by-election which saw several party activists being injured.Violence allegedly broke out after ...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:05hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai daughter burial tomorrow
THE Tsvangirai family has urged members of political parties not to wear regalia during the burial of Mrs Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java tomorrow. Mrs Tsvangirai-Java died this week at the age of 36 from inju...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 06:51hrs | 1829 | by Staff reporter
Mass protests set for June monthend
Prominent activist Josphat Mzaca Ngulube has announced that Zimbabweans will be engaging in mass protests from June to demonstrate against the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Ngulu...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 09:52hrs | 8248 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Opposition, Civic Groups, et al should soon coordinate peaceful protests to inspire Mnangagwa to resign
"The voice of the people is the voice of God", said Mnangagwa before the elections. Little did he know that this will backfire on him. People spoke during the election but he refused to listen. He act...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 09:18hrs | 1566 | by Zanda Shumba
'Mnangagwa ouster plotters' granted ZWL$1k bail
Two civil society leaders, who are facing charges of trying to subvert President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, were yesterday released on ZWL$1 000 bail each after the Prosecutor-General's (PG) Off...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 07:12hrs | 1183 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe under scrutiny from the West
Zimbabwe is under close scrutiny by diplomatic missions posted in the country over the recent human rights abuses by the government, which has seen a surge in the arrest and torture of activists by st...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 17:48hrs | 4320 | by Gibson Nyathi
MDC Reading protest and fundraiser
MDC Reading has just held its first demonstration since the end of the National Congress held in Zimbabwe, where the young and vibrant leader Nelson Chamisa was democratically elected as its President...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 19:40hrs | 1852 | by Thabo Makuyana
Zimbabwe doctors, nurses strike in 14 days
Doctors and nurses have issued a 14-day notice to go on strike, saying health workers have had enough of austerity measures.Finance minister Mthuli Ncube last year introduced austerity measure...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 12:31hrs | 4329 | by Staff reporter
Crackdown a crude violation of rights
The scathing bail ruling by a High Court judge condemning the police over their shoddy investigations into the alleged plot to unseat President Emmerson Mnangagwa must lead the country's law enforceme...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:43hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Crackdown alarms Zimbabwean activists
Rights organisations are concerned about what they say is a crackdown against opposition activists by the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.They cite the recent arrest of seven activi...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:42hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe treason trials raise fears of relapse to Mugabe years
Twenty people have been charged with treason since the beginning of the year, prompting critics to draw parallels between President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule with that of his predecessor Robert Mugabe...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:37hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Veteran Freedom Fighter who escaped the Rhodesian hangman's noose
The former Zanu-PF Member of Parliament for Nkayi Constituency who served between 1995 and 2000 belongs to the first group of freedom fighters that was trained in the People's Republic of China. The g...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:14hrs | 1025 | by Staff reporter
US declares interest in arrest of 7 activists in Zimbabwe
The United States has said it is closely monitoring the case involving the arrest of 7 activists charged with plotting to unseat the President Emmerson Mnangagwa led government. The activists ...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 06:50hrs | 2015 | by Gibson Nyathi
Abduction dents EU - Zimbabwe talks
SUSPECTED security agents allegedly abducted and tortured Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) leader Obert Masaraure for leading a teachers' strike, dealing a blow to President Emmers...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 19:57hrs | 1694 | by Staff reporter
MDC on diplomatic offensive to force Mnangagwa into talks with Chamisa ONLY
The opposition MDC party has embarked on a diplomatic charm offensive to force Zanu PF and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government into talks, which the party says should help move the country forwa...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 19:56hrs | 2353 | by Staff reporter
SA police probe murder of Zimbabwean journalist
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Western Cape on Friday said they were probing the murder of Zimbabwean trained journalist Mike Chimombe, who was based in Cape Town.At the time of hi...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 19:49hrs | 518 | by ANA
BREAKING: Activists accused of plotting to oust Mnangagwa granted bail
High judge Justice Chitapi on Friday granted bail to seven activists who are accused of plotting to subvert a constitutionally elected government.Handing down the judgment Chitapi said authori...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 13:53hrs | 2313 | by Mandla Ndlovu
President Mnangagwa speaks on new currency
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe will be introducing a new currency soon. He was speaking at Candy Shops in Southlea Park in Harare where he was leading this month's cleanup campaign....Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 11:42hrs | 13378 | by Mandla Ndlovu
CANVAS speaks on alleged plot to unseat Mnangagwa
The Center for Applied Non-Violent Action and Strategies (CANVAS) firmly condemns the illegal arrest of seven (7) Zimbabwean civil society activists on their way home from attending a training worksho...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 10:23hrs | 4613 | by CANVAS
Biti says, 'Mthuli is a loud mouth that doesn't have a connection with its brain'
Wednesday 5 June 2019 saw Honourable Tendai Biti, Zimbabwe's former and without doubt most successful Finance Minister this Century, visit Chatham House in Westminster, London.Honourable Tenda...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 08:46hrs | 16659 | by Thabo Makuyana
MDC fundraises for political and activist 'prisoners'
The MDC Reading Protest and Fundraiser for political and activist prisoners, who are currently held at ZANU-PF and its proxies behest, led to all attending having plenty to say about among other thing...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 08:43hrs | 830 | by Thabo Makuyana
Mnangagwa must incorporate a National Day of Prayer and Fasting
Over the past few weeks, our political and economic landscape is showing signs of deterioration, and National Dialogue Forum (NDF), an initiative brought by my own school of thought has been a topical...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1025 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Mnangagwa govt should listen to voice of people
"The voice of the people is the voice of God", said President Emmerson Mnangagwa before the 2018 elections. Little did he know that this will backfire on him. People spoke during the elections, but he...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:30hrs | 481 | by Zanda Shumba
Dabengwa burial snub cannot erase his legacy
Twitter: @MuckrakerZimTHE presidium was last week conspicuously absent at the burial of Zimbabwe's liberation war stalwart, the late Zipra intelligence supremo Dumiso Dabengwa, at his Ntabazin...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | 485 | by MUCKRAKER
Shutdown documentary to premiere
ONLINE streaming organisation CITE director and human rights activist, Zenzele Ndebele, is set to showcase his new documentary, Zimbabwe Shutdown: The January Protests, at Rainbow Hotel in Bulawayo on...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:06hrs | 991 | by Staff reporter
US ambassador flees teargas at election protest
The US ambassador to Malawi was on Thursday forced to hurriedly leave the main opposition party's headquarters as police fired teargas at protests outside over alleged election fraud, she told AFP....Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 17:31hrs | 3028 | by AFP
CIOs target Dabengwa's Director
Suspected state agents on Thursday launched a manhunt for Director General of the Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation Mthulisi Mduduzi Ncube Hanana for crimes including undermining the authority of the P...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 16:51hrs | 15098 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Churches to expose people plotting to remove Mnangagwa
WE, the collective of over 100 likeminded peace loving Civic Society Organizations, Community Based Organizations and churches across denominations from across Zimbabwe that are representative o...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 14:00hrs | 5665 | by CSCJF (Pastors and Bishops)
No one has the right to cause anymore bloodshed in Zimbabwe
CHURCHES AND CIVIC SOCIETY FORUMPRESS STATEMENTON THECURRENT SOCIO, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SITUATION IN ZIMBABWEReleased at BULAWAYO, this 6th day of J...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 12:55hrs | 1578 | by Pastors and Bishops
'Nonviolence is a basic human right,' says anti-Mnangagwa plotters
The Center for Applied Non-Violent Action and Strategies (CANVAS) has released a statement denouncing the recent arrests of participants that attended their workshop in Maldives recently.Georg...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 12:40hrs | 1397 | by Staff reporter
MDC activists 'abducted'
TWO MDC activists were reportedly abducted by suspected State security agents in Gokwe early Tuesday morning and their whereabouts were still unknown last night.MDC Midlands provincial spokesp...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:43hrs | 2007 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's supporters threaten 'bhora musango'
ZANU-PF supporters in parts of Masvingo province have threatened a protest vote in the 2023 election over the recently completed command livestock programme, which they claim was skewed in favour of p...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:42hrs | 3290 | by Staff reporter
Court orders govt to compensate MDC-T activist ZWL$13k
High Court judge Justice Nyaradzo Munangati-Manongwa has ordered Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema, Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and Prosecutor-General Kumbirai Hodzi to atone for the i...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:39hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Hunger and disease kill school children in remote Zimbabwe
Having grown up in a crude environment in Zimbabwe witnessing child abuse and negligence there are tell tale signs that are still haunting me this time the number of children going hungry in Zimbabwea...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 18:52hrs | 897 | by Makho Precious Moyo
Rural teachers' union leader detained after strike call
The deputy leader of a union for rural teachers was arrested in Gweru on Tuesday, detained and interrogated before being freed without charge.The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 18:05hrs | 955 | by ZimLive
Chamisa confronts Mnangagwa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has told President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stop using Robert Mugabe's tactics to crush dissenting voices and activists who are showing displeasure at how the government is runn...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 17:47hrs | 10241 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo denies recieving $400 000 from Gono
Professor Jonathan Moyo has denied allegations that he was paid $400 000 by former Reserve Bank Govenor Dr Gideon Gono to draft a ZANU PF manifesto in 2008 bloody run off elections that claimed lives ...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 13:53hrs | 5445 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa putting Zimbabwe under an undeclared 'state of emergency'
THE main opposition MDC has accused government of putting the country under an undeclared state of emergency, with security forces virtually camped in cities and high-density suburbs.MDC spoke...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 11:22hrs | 1619 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's police brace for Chamisa's anti-government protests
Zimbabwean police are not being allowed to resign and all leave has been cancelled as authorities brace for potential opposition and labour protests over the country's economic collapse.Intern...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 17:02hrs | 4372 | by ZimLive
Gwayi-Shangani dam completion set for 2020
Forget that Matabeleland North province sticks out as the only province out of the 10 that is yet to have a provincial hospital.That the Government composite building is yet to be completed an...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 11:27hrs | 1651 | by ViewFromMatopos
Meet the white man accused of plotting to unseat Mnangagwa
The Zimbabwean government has accused a Serbian national Srdja Popovic of training civic society activists in Zimbabwe.The state-controlled Herald has reported that Srdja Popovic's CANVAS orga...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 11:05hrs | 17094 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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