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Israeli soldiers killed in clashes with Hezbollah
Eight Israeli soldiers have been killed in combat with Hezbollah in south Lebanon, the Israeli military said in a statement on Wednesday. Three of those killed are commanders, and seven other soldiers...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 16:40hrs | 1130 | by Staff reporter
Soldier in trouble for assaulting cop
A member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Decent Dube (31), along with two villagers, faces serious charges after allegedly assaulting a policeman in a dispute over a snooker game in Lupane, Matab...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:50hrs | 980 | by Staff reporter
20 of the 31 US Abrams tanks supplied to Kiev have been destroyed
Military Watch estimates that 20 of the 31 units supplied to Kiev have been destroyed, badly damaged or capturedThe rate at which Ukraine is losing US-supplied Abrams M1 main battle tanks has ...Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 16:25hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
High-tech Western weapons 'useless' in Ukraine conflict
Satellite-guided shells are particularly vulnerable to Russian jamming technology, commanders in Kiev have told the newspaperRussia's electronic warfare capabilities have rendered precision-gu...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 17:07hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
2 SANDF captains killed in DRC operation
Two tactical intelligence captains from the SANDF who are part of the Southern Africa regional force (Samidrc) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were killed in a mortar attack on their logisti...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 14:02hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
The history of the liberation struggle is incomplete without mentioning Sipolilo (Guruve) Battles
Sipolilo was the entry point for freedom fighters in Rhodesia from Zambia and Mozambique during the liberation struggle. ZANLA and ZIPRA freedom fighters infiltrated in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) through the...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 15:04hrs | 21 | by Givestar Kamuzonde
Soldiers deface Mnangagwa posters
THE Zimbabwe Defence Forces has dismantled the Cleveland Shooting Range in Harare amid allegations that some soldiers stationed there were defacing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's campaign posters in M...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 08:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to lead Heroes, Defence Forces events
President Mnangagwa is expected to preside over the Heroes Day commemorations and Zimbabwe Defence Forces celebrations in two weeks time where several activities have been lined up as preparations for...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa recalls army officers on leave?
Ahead of the crucial elections, army officers on leave have been called back to the barracks as President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeks to control the military.This has now been extended to those a...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 07:59hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mahatshula East suburb takes shape
DRIVING along the bustling Bulawayo-Harare Highway, one cannot help but notice the reddish-brown dust emanating a few metres away from the road just after Mahatshula suburb.So heavy is the nat...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa must expand Lady R probe to include Nato
SOUTH Africa's sovereignty stands in the dock. Whether we emerge as truly autonomous before the eyes of the world – the jury is out. Recent events that have pitted our country against the might of t...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 17:05hrs | 8 | by Abbey Makoe
Zimbabwe military gets permit to export raw lithium
EMBATTLED state arms manufacturer, the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) has been controversially granted a special permit to export raw lithium by the government, a decision expected to inject life i...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 16:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Words matter, political leaders must exercise restraint
IT is becoming increasingly clear that Zimbabwe is heading for a difficult period leading up to the elections likely to be held sometime next year.From obtaining indications, the election coul...Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army warns public of massive troop and artillery movements
THE military will be moving a large number of troops and equipment to six districts of Mashonaland Central province for a training exercise, Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) has announced.The not...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ukraine is having problems with American weapons
Debate has been raging about problems around the deployment of American armored vehicles in Ukraine.We are talking about MaxxPro armored vehicles that were recently delivered in the interests ...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 08:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo was a strategist, says Tshinga Dube
THE late Vice-President, Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, was a shrewd military strategist who championed military training initiatives for several freedom fighters, which led to the country's independence in...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Precedent that undermines credibility of Human Rights Council
On April 7, the UN General Assembly decided to suspend Russia's membership in the Human Rights Council. This establishes a destructive precedent not only for the future of the Human Rights Cou...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Alfred de Zayas
We are on the brink of World War III
A Third World War is looming after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The military action which Russian President Vladimir Putin described as a special military operation to disarm a neo-Nazi...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 11:02hrs | | by Energy Mutodi
Russia optimistic on Zimbabwe investments despite war
RUSSIA is bullish about its investment prospects in Zimbabwe despite the current economic restrictions triggered by the ongoing special military operation in Ukraine by Russia. The Zimbabwe Independen...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 17:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Currency: The long road of pain awaiting Zimbabwe
IN June 2019, the Zimbabwe dollar was officially reintroduced as the main legal tender for domestic transactions in the country amid scepticism from the general public concerning its sustainability. T...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Putin warns arrogant US, NATO
Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions and warned other countries that any attempt to ...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 07:31hrs | | by Associated Press
US trying to draw Russia into war
RUSSIA'S President Vladimir Putin has accused the US of trying to draw his country into a war in Ukraine.In his first significant comments on the crisis in several weeks, he said America's goa...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs a cyber army to protect our cyberspace
ImagIne a cyberattack on Zimbabwe's mobile money platforms, financial service networks and electronic payment platforms that include point of sale systems. These kinds of attacks have now become commo...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:35hrs | 6 | by Jacob Mutisi
UK minister confuses Zambia with Zimbabwe at Kenneth Kaunda funeral
James Duddridge, the UK's minister for Africa, appeared to confuse Zimbabwe with Zambia in a speech at the funeral of Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's founding president and one of Africa's last surviving lib...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 17:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa shops for military technology, hardware in Belarus
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit to Belarus last year, which was highly publicised as a strategic state visit to seal deals worth US$350 million spanning across various productive sectors of the e...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangagwa agents warned
The Zimbabwe National Army will continue to protect the country from perpetrators of violence who are pushing for regime change, ZNA Commander Lieutenant-General Edzai Chimonyo has said. Speak...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Christian attack against the native family and The Native Religion Beyond Jerusalem! Rome and London
"I have travelled across the length and breath of africa and I have not seen one person who is a beggar, who is a thief such wealth I have seen in this country such high moral values, people of ...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 22:36hrs | | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Crucifying 'Wiwa' for a mere political rhetoric: A countenance of the Devil
While we mutually admonish instigators of anarchy, despondency, divisiveness and secessionism we loudly criticize an all-out war on the deputy chairperson of MDC-Alliance over an address at a politica...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 18:41hrs | 2 | by Benny Gudo
Mukupe drawn into army uniform saga
A Zimbabwe National Army official from the artillery division, Fungai Previous Makoni, who was named as the source of the army uniform which was used by a Zanu-PF youth to terrorise residents during t...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cyberwarfare is here
The USA has for the first time declared a cyber war on Iran, this is the first official Cyberwarfare, a true reflection that future wars will be fought on the cyberspace. Cyberwarfare is a term that d...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 20:50hrs | 10 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Army uniforms for Zanu-PF members saga deepens
A Harare man who disclosed in court that he was issued with military uniform at the Zanu-PF headquarters, which he used to terrorise residents during the January protests, has revealed the identity of...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
The death of Dr Dumiso Dabengwa - A fiting tribute to an enigma
1. Paying tribute to an enigma I was on a bus on Thursday morning, the 24th May 2019, travelling through Botswana from Kwa Bulawayo, Mthwakazi when news abo...Published: 30 May 2019 at 15:45hrs | 2 | by Dr Mpiyesizwe Churchill Guduza
Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland
While I was going through my archives I came across the Election Manifesto below. Quite interesting.PATRIOTIC UNION OF MANDEBELELAND (PUMA)ELECTION MANIFES...Published: 21 May 2019 at 12:35hrs | 11 | by PUMA
6 'soldiers' loot supermarket
SIX notorious armed robbers masquerading as soldiers allegedly broke into a shop in Harare and escaped with goods worth over US$19 000. The daring suspected robbers who were clad in Zimbabwe National ...Published: 03 May 2019 at 10:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe National Army wants to recruit Officer Cadets
Required are suitably qualified candidates to be trained as Officer Cadets to fill existing vacancies within the Zimbabwe National Army.Candidates should:• Have a m...Published: 01 May 2019 at 15:02hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ex-Zimbabwean soldiers who survived DRC war want compensation for trauma
Ex-Zimbabwean soldiers who fought in an expensive civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo two decades ago have appealed to Defence and War Veterans minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri to help them...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 15:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
The weapon AK47 was invented in Africa and for Africa?
The AK 47 stands for Avtomat (Automatic) Kalashnikov: and 47 is the year in which it was invented. Mikael Kalashnikov is the sole inventor of AK47, he was at an early age obsessed with creating a sub-...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 12:40hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chiwenga back from Russia
Vice President Retired General Constantino Chiwenga is back home from a two-day visit to Moscow, Russia.In Moscow, the Vice President delivered a special message to the Russian government and ...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 14:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
How heroes became victims of politicians
LAST week, Comrade Agrippah Gava (born 1956) whose Chimurenga name was Conary Mabuto narrated how the Rhodesian forces massacred over 100 refugees at Chikumbi Camp in Zambia and how one could be ZIPRA...Published: 12 Aug 2018 at 09:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
How one could be ZIPRA, without being ZAPU
Last week, Comrade Agrippah Gava (born 1956) narrated how ZIPRA gunned down Rhodesian Viscounts in 1978 and 1979 and went on to give details about ZIPRA's plan after this attack.In this interv...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zipra's plan after downing Rhodesian Viscounts
Last week, Comrade Agrippah Gava (born 1956) narrated how he left Tekwane High School with a group of 34 other students to join the liberation struggle in 1976. He narrated how he went for military tr...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
10 horror crash victims named
Police have named 10 people who were killed when a Chinhoyi-bound Nissan Caravan and a haulage truck collided head-on at Mapinga along the Harare-Chirundu Highway on Tuesday night. One of the ...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 07:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
How ZIPRA outgunned Rhodesians at Chirundu
In our last instalment, Soft Magarasadza, a former ZIPRA commander, spoke about how he joined the liberation struggle and went on to walk from Mozambique to Botswana for two months after the failure o...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 18:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mgagao clashes: A ZIPRA narrative
COMRADE Joseph Sibuko Mbedzi whose Chimurenga name was Joseph Sibuko was born in 1951 in Beitbridge. He grew up in a family that was heavily involved in politics. His big Brother John Mbedzi was expel...Published: 20 May 2018 at 09:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zipra operations in Mashonaland
This week we continue our interview with former Zipra regional commander for the Northern Front 3 (NF3), Joseph Mbedzi pseudo name Joseph Sibuko. NF3 was a Zipra military zone that covered mainly part...Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
The untold story of ZAPU and the late VP Nkomo
LAST week, Comrade Bulukani Masola (born 13/05/1959) ,whose Chimurenga name was Peter Scotch narrated how Rhodesian forces machine-gunned 226 ZIPRA comrades at Freedom Camp in Zambia during the libera...Published: 13 May 2018 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
New police chief faces tough task
He is a career cop who walked the beat over the past 23 years before assuming the post of police commissioner-general.He graduated as a patrol officer in October 1982, and is a police veteran ...Published: 25 Feb 2018 at 10:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa shuffles 16 top cops
President Mnangagwa has appointed Tandabantu Godwin Matanga as the substantive Commissioner General of the Zimbabwe Republic Police.The announcemnet was made by Police Service Commission Chair...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matanga replaces Chihuri
President Mnangagwa has, with immediate effect, appointed Deputy Commissioner-General Tandabantu Godwin Matanga as substantive Commissioner-General of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP).The an...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe security forces tension reach boiling point
THE expulsion of high-ranking Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officers this week has escalated tension in the security forces amid revelations that some operatives who were tortured during the...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 11:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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