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How Nhari, Badza rebels were 'crushed'
Last week, freedom fighter Parker Chipoyera told Levi Mukarati of an uprising famously called the Nhari-Badza rebellion during the liberation struggle. The revolt, according to Parker, s...Published: 23 hrs ago | 467 | by Staff reporter
'Persuasion', Zimbabwe's foreign policy thrust
Besides being a journalist, I am also a literature student. As much as I am attracted to contemporary literature, I am equally an avid reader of old English literature in the tradition of Virginia Wol...Published: 24 hrs ago | 110 | by Ranga Mataire
Army told to compensate evicted families
CHIEFS in Shurugwi are demanding that the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) compensates over 200 families they evicted from Lazy Nine Farm under Chief Banga two years ago.The army gave a short noti...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 08:53hrs | 1224 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to finish off Mnangagwa's Presidential term?
Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, is increasingly set to finish off beleaguered President Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidential term, through a vicious military coup said to likely involve...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 08:18hrs | 21660 | by Itai Mushekwe/Mary-Kate Kahari
'Lawyers still looking at Nssa report'
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Sekai Nzenza has been in her post for just over a year. During her tenure she has had to deal with various issues, including the current drought, the...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 08:13hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Election dispute resolution in Zimbabwe
This paper on election dispute resolution (EDR) departs from the point that the electoral competition is often accompanied by disputes and tensions, as political parties and candidates jostle for powe...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 08:11hrs | 396 | by Zesn
Mnangagwa's killer soldiers facing the gun
In a surprise development, a close confidante of President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the long-awaited prosecution of soldiers who killed innocent civilians in August last year will begin next year. ...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:52hrs | 6874 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bestowed with highest honour in Uganda
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been given the Ugandan highest honor bestowed on any foreign leader, the Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa, in Sironko, Uganda, where he was the guest of hon...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 18:26hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Mrs Sithokozile Chamisa's letter: my reply!
Dear Mrs Sithokozile Chamisa, I was excited to read your letter on Bulawayo24.com yesterday dated October 8th 2019. My excitement comes not only from the content and dismay you highlighted but...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 14:23hrs | 7093 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa - A complete waste of Zimbabwe's time
Listening to Mnangagwa's recent speech in parliament reminded me of the unusually tolerant nature of Zimbabweans. The speech was a follow up to the extremely embarrassing and uninspiring speech at an ...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 13:53hrs | 3494 | by Gus Manatsa
Grace Mugabe's Mazowe Orphanage 'fraud' exposed - REPORT
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe's empire is teetering on the brink of collapse following reports that she will be stripped off powers to the US$7 million Mazowe Orphanage project that she had usurped, ...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 22:12hrs | 11168 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga bans wife from hospital
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has purged some of his security aides and banned his wife from visiting him, ZimLive reported.Chiwenga, hospitalised in China over suspected poisoning, orde...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 16:43hrs | 6139 | by ZimLive
Zanu-PF's tax evasion outs govt
The Zanu-PF government is taxing people dead on one hand, but is an artful dodger of tax on the other. That's an insulting contradiction.Months ago, Mthuli Ncube, the Finance minister, introdu...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 16:40hrs | 745 | by Tawanda Majoni
Sikhala throws Chamisa, Tsvangirai under the bus
FIREBRAND MDC deputy national chairperson, Job Sikhala has said politicians including those in the opposition who supported the November 2017 coup that toppled the now late former President Robert Mug...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 07:02hrs | 62 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa tries the Kagame way
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is trying to emulate his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame's economic development model, which blends authoritarian practices and homegrown solutions with international best...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 08:56hrs | 2113 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga boots out security aides
VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga, currently recovering at a top hospital in China, where he underwent two operations to clear his blocked oesophagus, amid poisoning fears, last month dismissed secu...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 08:56hrs | 2903 | by Staff reporter
An indictment on Mnangagwa's govt
THE hard-hitting report by United Nations special rapporteur Clement Nyaletsossi Voule on human rights pointing out that citizens' hope for a new dawn under President Emmerson Mnangagwa is fast fading...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 08:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Human rights' violations strain Zimbabwe-US relations
THE United States government says it is alarmed by the ill-treatment of the country's citizens by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, indicating its bad human rights record has left relatio...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 08:47hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF behind machete-wielding panners'
The opposition MDC has alleged that warring machete-wielding artisanal miners in Mashonaland Central province are under Zanu-PF control.MDC's provincial chairperson George Gwarada challenged a...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Arms cache found in Zambezi National Park
POLICE in Victoria Falls are investigating a case where wildlife rangers found two metal boxes with 1 500 rounds of ammunition cached in the Zambezi National Park. National police spokesperson...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 08:12hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sets up special team to deal with state violence
BARELY a week after United Nations (UN) special rapporteur Clement Nyaletsossi Vaule delivered a damning report on Zimbabwe's state of human rights and eager to please the world, President Emmerson Mn...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 08:37hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Teenagers rob soldier
TWO teenagers from Bulawayo have been sentenced to a combined 30 months in prison for robbing a soldier of valuables worth over $1 500. Nhlanhla Ncube (19) and Simelinkosi Ncube (19) both of C...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 08:28hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
MPs urged to fulfil election promises
Legislators should desist from politicking and fulfil the promises they made to the electorate, Shurugwi South Member of Parliament Edmund Mukaratigwa has said. Mukaratigwa, who was speaking a...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe, Gono in serious fallout
Former first lady Grace Mugabe and ex-Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono reportedly had a massive fallout over the decision to bury the late president Robert Mugabe in Zvimba, it has emerge...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 14:20hrs | 4411 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cops, soldiers under UN spotlight
United Nations rights expert has condemned the excessive use of force by Zimbabwean police and soldiers during demonstrations, saying the perpetrators must be brought to book.Clement Nyaletsos...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 14:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Doctors tell Mnangagwa's govt not to patch problems
DOCTORS at public health facilities have urged their employer not to publish doctored information on attendance statistics, but to address outstanding issues, including remuneration and improvement of...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 08:11hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Chicken Inn to play under floodlights?
HIGHLANDERS FC are considering playing under floodlights when they face city rivals Chicken Inn FC at Barbourfields Stadium in a blockbuster mid-week Premier League tie tomorrow. The Bulawayo ...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 07:33hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Football legend 'Hamid Dhana' dies at 61
Zimbabwe football legend, Hamid "Muzukuru" Dhana, passed away on Sunday after a battle with colon cancer.The former Arcadia Utd, Dynamos and Black Rhinos midfielder was diagnosed with colon cancer...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 17:36hrs | 391 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe cops, soldiers under UN spotlight
The United Nations rights expert has condemned the excessive use of force by Zimbabwean police and soldiers during demonstrations saying the perpetrators must be brought to book.Clement Nyalet...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 08:22hrs | 1026 | by Staff reporter
'We were bashed by Mugabe,' says Chamisa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa on Saturday went down memory lane, describing how he as an individual and his party were subjected to years of brutality by then State President Robert Mugabe.Chamisa...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 07:42hrs | 1141 | by newzimbabwe
Taxmen, police, and army take bribes from smugglers
The Victoria Falls, on the mighty Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia, is one of the world's seven wonders and arguably the largest waterfall by width and depth.It is alternatively known...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 13:34hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's burial a cause for concern as Gucci 'won' Zimbabwe's game of thrones
Grace Mugabe got one more chance to spite the men who betrayed her husband and won this round in Zimbabwe's game of thrones. Gucci's decision lately to refuse the burial of her husband at the national...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 11:54hrs | 3456 | by Georgia Marlins
Special message to MDC - Alliance as they celebrate their 20th anniversary
The only difference between ZANU PF and MDC - Alliance is on their political ideology. There is enough evidence to support the view that the original MDC - Alliance's political ideology may suffer a b...Published: 28 Sep 2019 at 09:07hrs | 1609 | by Don Chigumba
Good start, bad and sad end: The story of Robert Gabriel Mugabe
It did not have to end this way. It is a story that started well but ended badly. Mugabe was poised to be greater than Mandela or Gandhi. Outside and inside Zimbabwe, Mugabe was revered and considered...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 08:51hrs | 2824 | by Lovemore Gurajena Sibanda PhD
Mugabe: Hero or villain?
THE death at 95 of former president of Zimbabwe Robert Gabriel Mugabe (pictured) has evoked varying emotions in the country. On one hand, there are those who revered and deified him and took his word ...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 08:40hrs | 328 | by Simayedwa Moyo
Bosso prioritise league position over Chibuku Cup
HIGHLANDERS FC coach, Mandla Mpofu, says improving the team's position on the Premier League table is more important than winning the Chibuku Super Cup. The Chibuku Super Cup is the biggest kn...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa asks VP Chiwenga for exit package deal before exile
BERLIN/VANCOUVER - In all but the closing chapter of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's young presidency, the ruling Zanu PF leader has reportedly sent emissaries to request for an exit package deal from ...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:32hrs | 14051 | by Itai Mushekwe/Nancy Mabaya
Mwonzora in soup over anti-sanctions trip
INTERNAL strife is threatening the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC ahead of its 20th anniversary celebrations amid reports of sharp divisions emerging over the strategy the opposition party should employ to fa...Published: 26 Sep 2019 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF biting more than what it can chew
RENOWNED American philosopher and well-established businessman Kenneth Chenault once gave a very sound and applicable solution to the American government, "My message to Washington is very simple. Fac...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 21:18hrs | | by Roy Muroyi
Grace kicks out Zvimba chiefs from Mugabe mansion
TRADITIONAL leaders from Zvimba were on Friday reportedly kicked out of the late former President Robert Mugabe's Blue Roof mansion by the ex-leader's widow Grace as the feud over the final resting pl...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 21:17hrs | 3710 | by Staff reporter
African Chrome fields shuts down, lays off 500
ONE of the country's largest ferrochrome producers, African Chrome fields (ACF), has shut down its mining operations in Kwekwe, laying off over 500 workers.The company is owned by South Africa...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 21:07hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
PROPHECY: Army to remove Mnangagwa and negotiate with Chamisa?
In a chilling prophecy given at Kingdom Baptist Ministries Prominent Bulawayo Pastor Ian Ndlovu gave a veiled message which seems to be directed to Zimbabwe.In the message he warned that God w...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 20:31hrs | 12009 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MLO challenges Mnangagwa to man up and talk about Matabeleland independence at UN Assembly
We hear that jet- setting Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa is already in New York, United States to attend the 74th Ordinary Session of UN General Assembly. We challenge him to man up and use thi...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 09:17hrs | 1055 | by Israel Dube
Doctors' strike continues
Army medical corps are currently manning hospitals as doctors are still on strike over salaries. Health and Child Care minister Obadiah Moyo was forced to deploy army medical personnel to man ...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to forgive Jonathan Moyo
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been urged to forgive exiled former G40 members including Professor Jonathan Moyo and Saviour Kasukuwere. The call was made by media house proprietor Bri...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 18:57hrs | 5673 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe finally moves out from Mugabe's shadow
With the passing of Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe is finally moving away from the shadow of his 37-year reign. His successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa has made reforms his priority since he took ...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 15:07hrs | 1336 | by Agencies
Zanu-PF hits back at MDC's request for Mnangagwa to be declared a terrorist
The ruling Zanu-PF party has hit back on MDC's calls to the United Nations (UN) to declare President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his party a terrorist organisation, saying the opposition was declaring war ...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 15:05hrs | 947 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Malema visit Robert Mugabe's coffin
Guess who's coming to dinner? EFF leader Julius Malema and his fellow executive staff – including Treasurer General Leigh Mathys – showed up the Blue Roof mansion in Harare to pay their respects t...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 09:24hrs | 3368 | by Staff reporter
Student teachers complain over 'measly' $150 stipend
Student teachers last week slammed their employer for awarding them $150 monthly stipend, saying the money was a mockery and an insult to their profession.Speaking to NewsDay yesterday, the studen...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 09:24hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Ministry wants more from Treasury
The Ministry of Defence and War Veterans Affairs and the Finance and Economic Development ministry are at variance over the former's 2020 Budget after it submitted a proposal of approximately $25 bill...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
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