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MP's wife attacks hubby's side chick
CHIREDZI North MP Roy Bhila is in trouble trying to reign in his troublesome wife who allegedly went and attacked the former's said mistress, a teacher at a local school and confiscated her stove and ...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:59hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa whips 'errant' ministers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has castigated his ministers for failing to respect Cabinet business demanding real-time updates on the fight against the cholera epidemic ravaging Zimbabwe and the Sadc r...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Top 10 political Mamparas and Screw-ups in 2023
The political landscape in Zimbabwe has witnessed its fair share of controversies and questionable decisions over the years. In 2023, several political figures made headlines for their actions and dec...Published: 21 Dec 2023 at 10:58hrs | 15 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Why Mnangagwa fired Roy Bhila
ZIMBABWE'S deputy Industry and Commerce minister Roy Bhila was fired last week over corrupt issues involving cement import licences - money-spinning permits - and the secret charging of "facilitation ...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 19:29hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa fires Deputy Minister of Industry with immediate effect
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has sacked the Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Roy Bhila with immediate effect.A statement released by the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet M...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 20:08hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor cries after party loses council chairperson post
A recent incident at Chiredzi Town Council unfolded with unexpected emotions when Charles Njopera, Zanu-PF's ward 4 councilor, found himself in tears after Roger Chikonye of the Citizens Coalition for...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 18:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes more appointments
President Mnangagwa has appointed three additional deputy ministers to complement those appointed last week, as announced by Acting Chief Secretary to the President Dr. Martin Rushwaya in a statement....Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints 3 more Deputy Ministers
President Mnangagwa has announced the appointment of three additional Deputy Ministers to the following portfolios: Mines and Mining Development, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, and Industry and C...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dominates rural constituencies, as CCC makes inroads
THE early results announced by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) highlight the continued dominance of the ruling Zanu-PF party in rural areas, while the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) maint...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF takes early poll lead
RESULTS of this year's harmonised elections started trickling in yesterday with Zanu-PF taking an early lead in National Assembly polls.The results that were announced by the Zimbabwe Electora...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Masvingo gives Mnangagwa 148 cows
Masvingo province has given President Emmerson Mnangagwa a herd of 148 cows as a thank you gift for the Zaka star rally held at Chinorumba Primary School on July 16, 2023.Politiburo members an...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 07:24hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primary polls reignite factional battles
THE recent Zanu-PF primary elections have re-ignited the battle for the control of Masvingo province between factions aligned to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga, with ...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 20:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Primaries: Remaining candidates announced
Zanu-PF has announced the final list of candidates who will represent the party in the forthcoming harmonised elections with 205 candidates cleared, and only five remaining to allow for reruns....Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Die cast in Zanu-PF primaries
THE stage has been set in what promises to be a tough contest in the much-awaited Zanu-PF primary elections to choose the candidates that will represent the ruling party in the forthcoming harmonised ...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP, councilor in near fist fight over adultery allegations
Outspoken Chiredzi North Member of Parliament, Roy Bhila recently blasted Chiredzi Town Council's Ward 2 councilor, Obert Ngwenya who is also Zanu-PF's District Coordinating Committee (DCC) Secretary ...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 15:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kuyenda Collective to empower rural youths in 4 SADC countries
Rural youths in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania are set to be empowered through Kuyenda Collective project 'Education Out Loud' which seeks to addressing the learning crisis trou...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 11:39hrs | 6 | by Chamunorwa Matanhike
Mnangagwa cancels Triangle land offer letters
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has cancelled two offer letters issued by the ministry of Lands which would have facilitated the grabbing of over 5 000 hectares of prime land currently occupied by 2 600 ...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 21:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Harare, Masvingo elect new executives
THE Zanu-PF Harare province has elected a new provincial executive committee that is expected to steer the party forward by winning seats in the forthcoming by-elections where 12 parliamentary seats a...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's new PCC goes haywire
Chaos ran supreme at the most recent Zanu-PF Masvingo Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) meeting after the new provincial chairperson Robson Mavhenyengwa and his team allegedly smuggled in losing...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Goblins torment family
Some 40 km north of Chiredzi Town in Zvemombe Village in Magudu Ranch in Chiredzi North, a family has suddenly fallen under the terror of suspected goblins.Newman Zukwa who is aged 64 told The...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 18:54hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Gold deliveries slump
Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) is worried about the decline in gold deliveries over the years owing to a number of factors and the firm is working on a cocktail of measures to address the challe...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 16:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare war vets suspend chair
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) Harare province yesterday resolved to recall its acting chairman Hoyini Samuel Bhila over a litany of allegations, among them sowing ...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
MP demands control over NGOs
CHIREDZI North Member of Parliament Roy Bhila (Zanu-PF) recently caused a stir after he demanded control over activities initiated by non-governmental organisations in the south-eastern Lowveld....Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns Chiredzi North MP for abusing power
CHIREDZI Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial political commissar Jevas Masosota has criticised the conduct of Chiredzi North Member of Parliament (MP) Roy Bhila and director for the district Central Intellige...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
MP ropes in CIO to bully Cottco over bus tender
A LEAKED phone conversation between Zanu-PF's Chiredzi North MP Roy Bhila and Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) business manager Innocent Gukwe has exposed political interference in the awarding of ...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP, CIO order Cottco to withdraw MDC member's tender
Chiredzi North Member of Parliament (MP) Roy Bhila has unwittingly exposed Zanu-PF's capture of state enterprises through a leaked conversation with the local Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) busin...Published: 01 May 2021 at 20:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Govt warns on flooded rivers
Government yesterday warned people against crossing flooded rivers following a number of incidents of people being swept away or marooned. In a statement, Local Government and Public Works Act...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
War vets reassure farmers over land
WAR veterans, who played a leading role in the Land Reform Programme at the turn of the millennium, have reassured farmers to prepare their land and disregard acts of mischief from the opposition whic...Published: 08 Sep 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo evictions: Govt under fire
A MASVINGO-BASED pressure group has raised a red flag over government-backed evictions of desperate villagers in the province, saying the orders flout efforts to slow down the devastating effects of C...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Before the July 30 elections in 2018, MDC Alliance's swashbuckling and technophile public relations machine nourishingly fed us the optics of what we were told were the makings of a political tsunami ...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
MPs, councillors clash over devolution funds
CHIREDZI West MP Farai Musikavanhu and Chiredzi North MP Roy Bhila have reportedly clashed with Chiredzi Rural District Council (RDC) councillors over a resolution by the latter to construct new offic...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZAA UK celebrates 9th Anniversary in style as winners are announced
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards UK hosted an excellent awards dinner gala on their 9th anniversary at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London on Africa Day which saw a number of people and organisations i...Published: 28 May 2019 at 09:36hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Parliamentary committee aborts Chiredzi visit due to bad roads
Parliament's Standing Rules and Order Committee last week aborted their visit to parts of Chiredzi North due to extremely bad roads that were further damaged by Cyclone Idai.Many roads in the ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 08:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
9th Anniversary ZAA UK Nominees Out
The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards UK (ZAA UK) have released the much anticipated list of nominees for the 9thAnniversary ZAA UK event set for Saturday 25 May 2019 in London at The Millennium Gloucester Ho...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 09:28hrs | 4 | by Agencies
Chinotimba disgusted by Mliswa, Nduna 'idiotic' behaviour
ZANU-PF MP for Buhera South, Joseph Chinotimba says he was ashamed of the riotous behaviour of fellow legislators Dexter Nduna and Temba Mliswa who came close to trading blows beginning of this week....Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:40hrs | 1 | by newzimbabwe
Mliswa on a bull rampage
NORTON legislator Mr Temba Mliswa, who has a long history of controversy from sport to business; politics to his love life, is back on a rampage. Whether it is mere attention seeking or a tragic chara...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mliswa stirs fresh controversy
NORTON legislator, Mr Temba Mliswa, who has a long history of controversy from sport to business; politics to his love life, is back on a rampage. Whether it is mere attention seeking or a tragic char...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 22:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp gives away Mliswa's shady deals
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa, who is in the eye of a storm for allegedly soliciting for a bribe from a local businessman, has claimed to belong to very powerful cartels after being cornered by fello...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 16:12hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs in near fistfight
TEMPERS flared in Parliament yesterday during the sitting of the Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy when Norton MP Temba Mliswa accused former Transport Committee chairperson, Dexter Nduna, of il...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:48hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa, Nduna trade insults
It was ugly business in the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development this Monday as proceedings came to a halt with members trading insults in full glare of the media and witn...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 13:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans urged to ignore Chamisa's MDC Alliance
Business and all other institutions have been challenged to shun the MDC Alliance's acts of hooliganism and take heed of the government security assurance to urgently open shops and allow people to sa...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 20:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF in turmoil
THE majority of Zanu-PF leaders in Masvingo snubbed the Chiredzi West victory celebrations held at Chishamiso Stadium in Hippo Valley on Saturday amid indications that they could have stayed away due ...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs disrupt Hwange colliery hearings
ZANU-PF legislators in the Mines and Energy Parliamentary Portfolio Committee yesterday disrupted oral evidence by British businessman and Hwange Colliery Company (HCCL) shareholder Nicholas Van Hoogs...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's war vets from Mashonaland East join Mutsvangwa ouster calls
War Veterans in Mashonaland East Province have joined their Mashonaland West counterparts' quest to recall Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) chairman Christopher Mutsvangw...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 05:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs divide war vets
Cracks have emerged in the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) over the fate of ex-Cabinet ministers assigned to the "Shake-Shake Building" to run the party's affairs on a f...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 15:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda names SROC legislators
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday named MPs who will sit in the Standing Rules and Orders Committee (SROC), seen as crucial in the appointment of parliamentary portfolio and the...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
EU suspends $14m funding to Zimbabwe
The EU, one of Zimbabwe's biggest donors has suspended funding of a US$14 million conservancy project in Save Valley in Chiredzi because thousands of Zanu PF supporters illegally settled in the area a...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 11:45hrs | | by Staff Reporter
5 bust with 150 smuggled bales of 2nd hand clothes
A suspected cartel of five people was brought before Chiredzi magistrate Geraldine Mutsotso last week charged with smuggling 150 bales of second-hand clothes from Mozambique into Chiredzi.Repr...Published: 09 Jun 2018 at 16:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Of Zanu-PF perennial losers
Persistence, perseverance, patience, they say, are the hallmarks of success. Not so for many Zanu-PF parliamentary aspirants, who have tried their luck several times with no success after being beaten...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:43hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
Zanu-PF 'giant killers' fears poll results nullification
JOYCE Bukuta, who thumped the ruling Zanu-PF national chairperson, Oppah Muchinguri in the just-ended party primary elections, yesterday expressed fears that her victory could be nullified or the resu...Published: 03 May 2018 at 17:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
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