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Sikhala convicted of publishing falsehoods
CITIZENS Coalition for Change senior member Mr Job Sikhala has been convicted by Harare Regional Magistrate Mrs Feresi Chakanyuka of communicating falsehoods after falsely claiming in 2021, that a jun...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 CCC veteran MPs walks away from Chamisa?
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators for Mutare Central and Mutasa Central, Innocent Gonese and Trevor Saruwaka have stepped down from contesting in this year's polls despite being nominate...Published: 17 Apr 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's spokesperson convicted
CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere was today convicted of charges of publishing falsehoods emanating from her tweet where she lied that a police officer had beaten to death a child with a baton in Harare...Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 11:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZAPU treasurer general quits
OPPOSITION Zapu has been dealt a heavy blow after its treasurer-general Future kaZulu Msebele, resigned from the party, just a few months he was elected to the position.Msebele was elected the...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Youth indaba divides Zanu-PF
THOUSANDS of Zanu-PF youths from across the country who were attending an indaba in Harare are departing the capital with bitterness, accusing party bigwigs of stifling democracy and fanning tribalism...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:26hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man beats up wife over pastor affair
A man who assaulted his wife with a baton and fists after she received a phone call from her pastor while they were sleeping has been arrested.A source close to the couple said Nomazulu Khumal...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean designs 2022 Commonwealth Games Baton
UNITED Kingdom-based Zimbabwean artist Laura Nyahuye has designed a rare 2022 Commonwealth Games Baton that will carry the Queen Elizabeth II's message to athletes from the 72-member nations in a 269-...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Build your own heroes' acre and bury your heroes there'
Zimbabweans were recently back to that time again when they lose sleep debating who is and who is not a national hero. This debate has been going on for as long as we have been a nation; that is, sinc...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 07:05hrs | | by Muckracker
'If I die in Chikurumbi, it will be for freedom' penned Sikhala - no, it's for pole position in gravy train rat race
The fight amount opposition politicians for headlines is hotting up! "MDC Alliance's outspoken Vice Chairman and MP, Job Sikhala that despite all adversities in jail and even if it means dying...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 12:04hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Sikhala spends another weekend in the cage
Opposition MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala's bail appeal hearing was pushed forward to Friday after prosecutors argued they had only received his record moments before proceedings, and were,...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 21:27hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's riot police bashes 11-month baby
POLICE in riot gear on Saturday accidentally struck a baby with a truncheon in Chiredzi barely two days after the world commemorated Human Rights Day on Thursday last week.The 11-month-old bab...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Movie-style armed robbery at Bulawayo bank
Six armed robbers pounced on two security guards delivering cash at Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) 8th Avenue branch in Bulawayo, disarmed them, hijacked their armoured vehicle before getting away ...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 06:28hrs | 11 | by Staff writer
Unmasking sanctions promoters
Many had hoped that the coming of a new administration led by President Donald Trump in America was going to usher in a fresh foreign policy trajectory. This deduction was wrong. Let me ...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Ranga Mataire
Rugare Gumbo snubs Mnangagwa & Zanu-PF
FORMER Cabinet minister and liberation struggle icon, Rugare Gumbo, has flatly refused to accept President Emmerson Mnangagwa's invitation to re-join Zanu-PF - insisting that it was beneath him to re-...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 16:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Matanga face jail
HOME Affairs minister Cain Mathema and commissioner-general of police Godwin Matanga will each face 90 days' imprisonment if they fail to comply with a High Court order compelling them to compensate a...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 12:55hrs | | by STaff reporter
Chamisa has a direct line to Donald Trump
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has once again claimed, US President Donald Trump.In the run-up to last year's general elections Chamisa was called out after claiming he had been promised...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 19:44hrs | 10 | by newzimbabwe
'I want only one term but you won't let me go,' Chamisa vowes
Energetic MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa who recently defeated her rival Khupe, yesterday highlighted that if elected to power next month, he will only serve one term and pass on the baton....Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 11:04hrs | 1 | by A Mhlongo
Chamisa pledges to serve only one term
MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa yesterday said if elected to power next month, he will only serve one term and pass on the baton."It is possible for us to change this economy, do not give ...Published: 04 Jun 2018 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops run for dear life as mbanje smoker goes haywire
TWO police officers from Bulawayo ran for dear life after a man they found smoking mbanje turned violent and set upon them with a baton.Constable Marshall Chigwida and Const Brighton Mutasa, b...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Change is good, only if its real
Change is always good in any environment, but then only if it is real.The army which from 1980 has been in charge of Zimbabwe hiding behind civilian authority came out in the open and sold people a du...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 07:28hrs | | by Albert T Kadada
'Tsvangirai departure will spell doom'
Respected lawyer David Coltart, believes no one among the current crop of opposition leaders can fit in the shoes of MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai, saying he was the only one with the national appea...Published: 17 Jan 2018 at 09:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai practically annoints Chamisa
To those who may think that Tsvangirai will contest the 2018 elections, forget, there is nothing like that. It is almost clear that Chamisa is the most preferred successor. From the onset look of thin...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 20:00hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Nurses beat up patient
A 21 YEAR-OLD patient admitted at Parirenyatwa hospital in the Annexe department was allegedly beaten by nurses after refusing to be injected.Stelios Christopouros was beaten on the 16th of th...Published: 24 Oct 2017 at 19:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Diamond panners rob cop of AK47 rifle
THREE illegal diamond panners in Chiadzwa have been arrested on charges of robbing a Zimbabwe Republic Police Support Unit officer manning Marange diamond fields of his AK47 rifle with 30 rounds of am...Published: 27 Sep 2017 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF succession
Dear Editor,Please find my comment on the succession issue belowZanu-PF must admit that President Mugabe has been at the of party and has done very well to keep the party in power from...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 19:18hrs | | by Fidelis Fengu
Nkosana Moyo shrugs off questions on Gukurahundi
Former Industry and International Trade Minister and Zimbabwe presidential aspirant, Dr Nkosana Moyo yesterday shrugged off questions on the Matabeleland disturbances that occurred shortly after indep...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masendeke jailed 26 years
It runs in the family, so the saying goes.And it aptly applies to the Masendeke siblings from Gutu, Masvingo, who have engraved the family's name in history for the wrong reasons.It wa...Published: 30 Jun 2017 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chitembwe not leaving CAPS Utd'
THE CAPS United management have insisted that coach Lloyd Chitembwe will stay at the Green Machine despite hinting he was on the verge of quitting following the loss to newboys Yadah on Tuesday....Published: 29 Jun 2017 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai tells Mugabe to stop privatising Zimbabwe
OPPOSITION MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has accused President Robert Mugabe of privatising the country, making a few political elites enjoy at the expense of the majority.Addressing mour...Published: 11 Apr 2017 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai is the anointed demigod of opposition politics
A political analyst Rejoice Ngwenya has said MDc-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai seem to be an anointed demigod of the opposition in which any one who attacks him would have touched a wrong baton.H...Published: 20 Mar 2017 at 05:52hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Cop in court for smashing windscreen
A POLICE officer has appeared in court for hitting a car windscreen with a baton.Mercy Dzapfunwa pleaded not guilty when she appeared before Mbare magistrate Gladys Moyo charged with malicious...Published: 07 Mar 2017 at 14:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zifa's Sharif Mussa resigns
Zifa are set for a complete overhaul of the Warriors' technical team after the last member of that department, team manager Sharif Mussa, resigned from his post on Wednesday.Mussa was the ...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 05:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe paving way for Grace
After years of skirting around the succession issue, President Robert Mugabe finally laid out his cards and came short of declaring that his 51-year-old wife was next in line – after his death....Published: 26 Feb 2017 at 09:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe has to do more to gain the confidence of war veterans
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe will have to do more if he is to gain the confidence of war veterans and win their support in what is likely to be his last stab at being elected Zimbabwe's leader....Published: 30 Nov 2016 at 05:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
FLASH-BACK: Wikileaks sealed Joice Mujuru's fate?
The underlying message from the information volunteered to the American diplomats by senior officials is that Zanu-PF is a party at the crossroads because of President Robert Mugabe's reluctance t...Published: 01 Sep 2016 at 21:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai succession battle hots up
MOVEMENT for Democratic Change (MDC-T) leader, Morgan Tsvangirai is under immense pressure to step down immediately following his public disclosure that he is suffering from the cancer of the colony....Published: 30 Jun 2016 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africa day is time to tabulate the success stories of Africa,
On the 25th of May African countries celebrated Africa day reminiscing the glorious past of Africa, saluting the founding fathers of the African Union formerly the Organisation of African Unity. A...Published: 01 Jun 2016 at 16:26hrs | | by Wilton Nyasha Machimbira
Mugabe must go, says War Vets
In an unprecedented move that is set to shake Zanu-PF down to its foundation, disgruntled war veterans who have been pivotal in keeping President Robert Mugabe (pictured) in power for the past 36 year...Published: 13 Apr 2016 at 08:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I would rather die than join Zanu-PF, says' Mutasa
Former Zanu-PF senior official Didymus Mutasa says he would "rather die than rejoin" President Robert Mugabe's warring governing party as has been "maliciously speculated" on social media and in some ...Published: 12 Apr 2016 at 11:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Murder suspect claims torture
THE murder trial of a man who is accused of killing his business partner took a new twist last week after the High Court rejected a statement made to the police by the accused saying it was made under...Published: 29 Mar 2016 at 06:29hrs | | by Fidelis Munyoro
Mnangagwa's allies ramp up rebellion against Mugabe
As embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa's allies ramp up their rebellion against President Robert Mugabe, some kingpins of the faction say it's now time for the nonagenarian to leave office - c...Published: 21 Mar 2016 at 12:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
China wants Mugabe out of office - Mnangagwa's allies
Chinese is fed up with President Robert Mugabe being in power, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa's allies have claimed.Mugabe tuned 92 exactly a month ago.According to the Daily News, ...Published: 21 Mar 2016 at 12:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Grace Mugabe's succession game plan unravels
After eight rallies across the country's provinces in a whirlwind campaign almost similar to her blitz against ousted Vice-President Joice Mujuru, First Lady Grace Mugabe might not have been prepared ...Published: 06 Dec 2015 at 09:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Bosso leaders by Tshinga Dube
MOST of us supporters of Highlanders and patriots of Bulawayo are really disenchanted by what is taking place at Highlanders Football Club. Highlanders are the oldest team in the country and the sourc...Published: 07 Oct 2015 at 06:28hrs | | by Col (Rtd) Tshinga Dube
Cop beats up woman under interrogation
A POLICE officer in Bulawayo has been arraigned before the courts facing charges of assaulting a Magwegwe woman while interrogating her over a stolen mobile phone allegation.Tenson Mike (33), ...Published: 04 Oct 2015 at 08:23hrs | | by Tatenda Gapare
The rise and fall of Morgan Tsvangirai
FROM a trailblazing labour leader who transformed into a fiery democracy activist who came within a whisker of deposing one of Africa's strongmen, to the sorry sight of his furniture strewn outside hi...Published: 09 Aug 2015 at 09:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police officer assaults pregnant woman with baton stick
A 26-year-old female cop allegedly assaulted her brother's pregnant girlfriend with a baton in a bid to evict her from the house.Michelle Masunda, 18 told the court that she sustained inju...Published: 30 Jul 2015 at 12:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Overzealous cop jailed 15 years for suspect torture
A HIGH court judge yesterday blasted a policeman for overzealousness, barbaric and primitive behaviour as he sentenced him to 15 years in jail for torturing a suspect to death. Bulawayo High C...Published: 14 May 2015 at 06:58hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
'I wont die in office,' says Tsvangarai
FORMER Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday said he is a "greatly misunderstood man" after months of attacks by a breakaway MDC-T faction that accuses him of being a womaniser and refusing to h...Published: 08 Jul 2014 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai, Biti in an effort to mend relations
Efforts to mend relations between opposition MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai and party secretary-general Tendai Biti, have reached a decisive stage with indications talks could be concluded this week,...Published: 21 May 2014 at 09:57hrs | | by Richard Chidza
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