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Zimbabwe doctor group reports 68 gunshot wounds
In a grim recounting, the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights says it has treated 68 cases of gunshot wounds amid a government crackdown on protests over a fuel price hike.Its sta...Published: 5 hrs ago | 611 | by AFP
CAF boss dumps Chiyangwa?
ONE-by-one, the powerful allies who propelled CAF president Ahmad Ahmad to power are either being pushed out of office or are now facing domestic boardroom uprisings to try and dislodge them from thei...Published: 13 hrs ago | 734 | by Staff reporter
600 arrested over Zimbabwe looting
600 people have been arrested following Monday's acts of hooliganism and looting and the government is urging all workers to return to work tomorrow as the situation has now normalised.The Min...Published: 17 hrs ago | 2616 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC calls on Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean opposition official and former finance minister Tendai Biti has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in the country's economic and political crisis, which has left three people dead...Published: 22 hrs ago | 4796 | by Business Day
8 people shot dead in Zimbabwe protests, claims Amnesty International
Zimbabwe's police and military patrolled the streets of the capital, Harare, Tuesday as a helicopter fired tear gas at demonstrators blocking a road and burning tires on a second day of deadly protest...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:27hrs | 3241 | by AP
Zimbabwean military chopper fires tear gas at demonstrators
A Zimbabwean military helicopter on Tuesday fired tear gas at demonstrators blocking a road and burning tires in the capital on a second day of deadly protests after the government more than doubled t...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:43hrs | 982 | by AP
26 people suffered gunshot wounds in Zimbabwe
A human rights group said 26 people suffered gunshot wounds and that some were afraid to go to hospitals for fear of arrest or assault.Lives were lost, police officers were injured, property w...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:40hrs | 374 | by AP
Mnangagwa missed post-coup golden opportunitty
MDC vice-president Welshman Ncube says Zimbabwe is in a mess after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's failed to take advantage of local and international goodwill which his administration received after t...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 14:58hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Chief Justice Luke Malaba & Justice Chigumba to blame for the current state of affairs in Zimbabwe
In one of my pieces, I told president ED Mnangagwa that his days were numbered and that January 2019 was going to be the beginning of the end of his short dynasty. It is true that Justice Chigumba sto...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 10:56hrs | 1336 | by Don Chigumba
Zimbabwe facing foreign currency shortages, not fuel, says Mnangagwa
News Editor Gift Phiri sits down for a wide-ranging interview with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba about the stuttering economy and what government is doing to address the ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:28hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's hefty traffic fines yet to kick in
THE $700 road traffic fines to deal with errant road users that were supposed to come into effect on 1 January, have been parked as the Senate is still to look at the Finance Bill which contained the ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:38hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa motorcade blocked by fuel queue, forced to abandon trip
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's motorcade was on Friday allegedly blocked by a long-winding fuel queue at Westgate roundabout in Harare West.Mnangagwa is said to have been on his way to attend ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:59hrs | 9462 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A presidency under siege, is there a way out?
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second-best time is now” - African ProverbIt’s only been six months since Zimbabwe held its ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 04:25hrs | 12619 | by Lloyd Msipa
+300 families' homes razed to the ground
MORE than 300 families who had illegally settled at Willsgrove Farm in Umguza District were left homeless after they were evicted from the property and their homes were demolished this week. T...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:16hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's youths plan series of demos
MDC youth assembly is set to hold a series of demonstrations next week to protest worsening economic conditions in Zimbabwe.In a statement, the youth assembly said the demonstrations will be h...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 19:11hrs | 4217 | by Staff reporter
Mukanya has been misled
Dynamos board chairman, Bernard Marriot Lusengo, has broken his silence on the administrative problems bedevilling the Glamour Boys. The veteran administrator, who is the only surviving member...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 18:59hrs | 3064 | by Staff reporter
Time to confront bloodsuckers wherever and whenever
THAT things could be on the verge of boiling over is not an overstatement, but for the "big boys" these are the best of times as they are making a killing.But it should be pointed out from the...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:39hrs | 373 | by Conway Tutani
'I am Mutumwa Mawere! the hypocrite'
Mutumwa Mawere, an ex-business magnate, has a rosy educational story with stints in Zimbabwe, Swaziland, the UK and the U.S. (George Washington University) where he obtained a Master of Science (Manag...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 22:45hrs | 4069 | by Sam Wezhira
Zimbabwe's currency conundrum
ZIMBABWE'S ongoing currency crisis can be best described as a conundrum. Not only is it problematic, but it is also confusing and complex.On the one hand, you have an evident devaluation of lo...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:34hrs | 1449 | by Staff reporter
Drug trafficking in Zimbabwe on the rise
Drug trafficking in Zimbabwe has risen as criminal networks groom mules to smuggle packets of hard drugs into the country, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (Mcaz) and ZRP CID drugs and narc...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 20:08hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
'Strive Masiyiwa is a stumbling block' says Trevor Ncube
Alpha Media Holdings Boss Trevor Ncube blamed the failure of MDC led by Tsvangirai and Simba Makoni’s MKD to unite on Strive Masiyiwa who whom he described as a stumbling block and full of ego...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 16:47hrs | 6614 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Doctors' strike: Lives on ropes as lies, arrogance blot hope
Timothy Kafiramberi (not his real name) is visibly desperate and scared as he carries his ailing son who cannot walk due to an unexplained sickness. He has been moving from one room to another along t...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:16hrs | 853 | by Vanessa Gonye
Delta debacle: Dialogue key
The debacle between Government and Delta Corporation over the latter's announcement that it intended to price its products in foreign currency, brings to the fore the dire need for a social contract b...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:43hrs | 312 | by Africa Moyo
Bulawayo, Gweru on high cholera alert
BULAWAYO and Gweru city councils have scaled up the fight against waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid, following the onset of the rainy season.Bulawayo town clerk Christopher Dube ...Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 11:13hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe beer, soft drinks to sell in US$
THE country's leading beverages manufacturer, Delta Beverages, yesterday announced a new pricing system pegged in United States dollars to keep itself afloat in the face of foreign currency shortages....Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 09:08hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
The primacy of regime survival: State Fragility and Economic Destruction in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe crisis has been analysed from varying stand points among researchers. State fragility as analytical and conceptual framework is deployed by the duo of Mark Simpson and Tony Hawkins (2018)...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 07:52hrs | 678 | by Brian Maregedze
Top cleric praise Chiwenga for leading the coup that dislodged Mugabe
FAMILY of God Church (FOG) founder and leader Andrew Wutawunashe Sunday took to flattery as he praised acting President Constantino Chiwenga for leading the coup that dislodged former President Robert...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:43hrs | 3274 | by newzimbabwe.com
Zera investigates 'Queen B' and other fuel dealers
ZIMBABWE Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) says it is carrying out investigations in collaboration with the police on fuel dealers accused of pushing the product to the black market, where it is then...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:27hrs | 1843 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree Council fails to pay contractor
CONSTRUCTION of new sewer ponds in Plumtree Town to cater for the George Silundika suburb has been stopped after the local authority failed to pay the contractor.The suburb, whose houses were ...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:24hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
SA arrests Mozambique’s ex-finance minister for extradition to US
A former finance minister of Mozambique, who approved secret loans that plunged the country into a crisis, has been arrested in South Africa awaiting extradition to the United States, police said Mond...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 10:40hrs | 663 | by AFP
'Economy on recovery path' says Chiwenga - nonsense, not whilst vote rigging curse remains
Zimbabwe is in serious, serious economic trouble. Unemployment has soared to dizzying height of 90% and has been 80% plus for the last 15 years already. There millions of Zimbabweans out there who hav...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 20:48hrs | 2023 | by Nomusa Garikai
Massive power outage hits southern Zimbabwe
A MASSIVE power outage lasting more than 50 hours hit southern Zimbabwe at the weekend after poorly maintained pylons near Chiredzi succumbed to heavy storms, cutting electricity trunk lines in the so...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:16hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Law society raises bar for newly qualified advocates
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has started enforcing regulations to ensure that all lawyers undergo compulsory pupilage before practising on their own, with the bar being raised for one to practise...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 17:54hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Doctors' breaking point
A Vigil supporter who works for the needy in Zimbabwe says her job is becoming increasingly difficult. She sent us the following message from a desperate doctor. ‘I have tried my best n...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 17:10hrs | 898 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Mthuli Ncube's hefty traffic fines start
Errant and negligent motorists who flagrantly disregard road rules will have to contend with hefty traffic penalties when the new standard scale of fines, which prescribe a maximum penalty of $700 an...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 08:40hrs | 5263 | by Staff reporter
Traffic offenders to be fined up to $700
Errant and negligent motorists who flagrantly disregard road rules will have to contend with hefty traffic penalties when the new standard scale of fines, which prescribe a maximum penalty of $700 and...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 09:55hrs | 502 | by Staff Reporter
Acting President Chiwenga is a 'dangerous cancer' which needs to be suppressed urgently.
President Mnangagwa has been on record telling Zimbabweans to be patient as his government continues its brutal policies of killing innocent citizens by the means of economic hardships which has led t...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 00:50hrs | 19893 | by Knowledge Hakata
Perrance Shiri tells illegal settlers to move
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has directed over 500 illegal settlers staying on various farms countrywide to "go back from where they came."Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and R...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 21:48hrs | 816 | by Staff rereporter
Agitated fans turn on Winky D, pelt him off the stage
Winky D, who recently stirred controversy with the release of his KaSong KeJecha, failed to perform in Kwekwe on Christmas Eve after agitated show attendees turned violent and threw empty beer bottles...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 08:20hrs | 7137 | by Staff Reporter
Long distance bus operators rip off travellers
Long distance public transport operators have more than quadrupled fares, dealing a body blow to last-minute holiday travellers desperate to mix and mingle with friends and relatives over the Christma...Published: 25 Dec 2018 at 07:49hrs | 2690 | by STaff Reporter
Foreigners blamed for causing fuel crisis in Zimbabwe
Foreigners who are smuggling fuel outside of Zimbabwe are causing increased demand which is contributing to its scarcity.Government said it will institute long term solutions to ensure adequat...Published: 25 Dec 2018 at 07:40hrs | 8206 | by Staff Reporter
ECD teacher shortages hit Lupane
Matabeleland North province's Lupane district is facing a crippling shortage of early childhood education (ECD) teachers, officials have said.This was revealed last Thursday at the launch of t...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:27hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to discipliner striking health workers
STRIKING junior doctors and radiographers face disciplinary action after they ignored a court ruling that their job action was unlawful and were given a 12-hour ultimatum to report for duty, the Healt...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:17hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Govt negotiates $216m for NRZ
Government is in negotiations with the Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group and Transnet Consortium for the financing of the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) to the tune of $216 million, accor...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:32hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
August 1 massacre leader to relinquish Presidential Guard command
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to name new commanders of the Presidential Guard and Military Intelligence, ZimLive can reveal.The recent promotions of Military Intelligence Commander Thom...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:35hrs | 2363 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa's govt mulls fuel rations
GOVERNMENT is mulling fuel rationing as the country reels from worsening shortages and growing queues in the middle of the festive season, an energy sector official has said.This comes as Rese...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 19:09hrs | 2318 | by Staff reporter
Bleak xmas amid economic turmoil
IN keeping with a long-standing tradition, the City of Harare has created a festive spectacle of Christmas lights at Town House, which glows magnificently during the night, belying the national feelin...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:49hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
When politicians say things to make people angry, not to solve problems
Many of the people who appeared before the commission of inquiry into the events leading to the August 1 killings, the shootings themselves and then map the way forward, proved themselves to be invent...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 10:53hrs | 774 | by Conway Tutani
Masiyiwa's Twitter account suspended
Tsitsi Masiyiwa the wife of Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa has suspended her Twitter account after a barrage of social media attacks was thrown at her over her comments that some people callin...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 10:19hrs | 5432 | by Mandla Ndlovu
August 1 violence probe team nails Chamisa's MDC
THE much-awaited Commission of Inquiry into the August 1 post-election violence has nailed the MDC as the main architects of the disturbances although it did not conclude on who shot and killed six ci...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 07:20hrs | 5930 | by newzimbabwe.com
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