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Mugabe exhumation fight rages
Lawyers representing the family of the late former President Robert Mugabe have filed an appeal against a ruling by a magistrate that they could not challenge an order issued by a traditional chief to...Published: 10 hrs ago | 2458 | by Staff reporter
Grace challenges Mugabe reburial order
THE case of the reburial of the late former President Robert Mugabe's remains has taken yet another twist after his family filed an appeal against last week's ruling by a Chinhoyi magistrate dismissin...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | 3501 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa demands Gukurahundi apology
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to apologise for his role in the Gukurahundi massacres.He also called for an end to the vandalism of memorial plag...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
Son of a former army general demands Gukurahundi apology
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, who is son to the late General Chamisa, has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to apologise for his role in the Gukurahundi massacres.He also called for...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:05hrs | 1187 | by Staff reporter
Countrywide mobile registration blitz begins
A countrywide mobile registration started yesterday as part of Government efforts to ensure all citizens have access to primary documents and to address documentation challenges particularly in Matabe...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:02hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to stop Mugabe remains fiasco
PreSident Emmerson Mnangagwa must intervene to stop spirited attempts to exhume former president robert Mugabe's remains for reburial at the Heroes Acre, the late strongman's family has said.A...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 09:04hrs | 5291 | by Staff reporter
Court okays Mugabe exhumation
A CHINHOYI magistrate yesterday gave the nod for the exhumation of former President Robert Mugabe's remains from his rural home in Zvimba after dismissing an appeal filed by the late Statesman's famil...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:43hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Matabeles to disown 'gukurahundi' sellout Chiefs, blood on your hands!
Confidential information on our hands confirming that some Matabele traditional chiefs have accepted bribes from the genocidal Zimbabwe government to assist it to impose its suspicious Matabeleland ge...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 11:07hrs | 535 | by Israel Dube
Mugabe's body to be exhumed?
A magistrate in Zimbabwe has said that the body of former President Robert Mugabe can be exhumed after a traditional leader said that his burial had violated cultural practices.Mugabe, who die...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:59hrs | 3331 | by Staff reporter
Birth certificates, passports issuance resumes
THE Registrar General (RG's) Office has reopened to the public after having scaled down operations when the country recorded a spike in Covid-19 infections. Covid-19 cases increased towards the end of...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:20hrs | 1600 | by Staff reporter
Retired colonel found dead
Retired Colonel Patrick Tawona Maponga was found dead at his home in Magunje on Tuesday morning.He was 60. The late Maponga lost his wife early this year.A former freedom fighter, join...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | 9465 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers kill man in home raid
A Bulawayo man was shot dead at his home by four suspected armed robbers in an attack that left his neighbour with gunshot wounds. The man's family talked about the devastation of losing a loved one f...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:11hrs | 2122 | by Staff reporter
State ordered to bring burial order in Sikhala trial
THE State was yesterday ordered to bring a burial order to court during the trial of MDC Alliance vice-chairman Job Sikhala on September 15 to prove that one of the witnesses who failed to testify was...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1811 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani relocation preps start
FEAR of being affected by flooding has led Lubimbi villagers in Binga to form a committee that will work closely with the Government to facilitate smooth relocation of families that reside close to La...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
War vets savage Mnangagwa again
UNAPOLOGETIC war veterans have launched a fresh attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, accusing it of failing to expedite the exhumation and reburial of victims who are still interre...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 19:42hrs | 1658 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces fresh war vets onslaught
VETERANS of the liberation war have launched a fresh attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration, accusing it of failing to expedite the exhumation and reburial of victims who are still in...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:59hrs | 2750 | by Staff reporter
BCC, CAAZ object to cemetery near airport
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has turned down an application by a local private company to establish a cemetery adjacent to the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport.The snub came after...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:45hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa: Ndebeles are not dogs (imigodoyi)
"You can never make Ndebeles dogs. You may wipe them out but the children of the Stars can never be dogs." Matabele Spokesman, Somabhulani Dlodlo spoke these words warning the white supremacists...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 11:49hrs | 4423 | by Israel Dube
'Consult on Gukurahundi victims reburial'
Transitional justice lobby group, the National Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) has said exhumations and reburial of victims of Gukurahundi victims must be conducted in consultation with fam...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:50hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Chief who called for Mugabe's genocide reburial succumbs to Covid-19
A ZIMBABWEAN chief, who was spearheading the reburial of the late former President Robert Mugabe's remains, has succumbed to Covid-19 with some of his subjects claiming that the Mugabe ancestral spiri...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:43hrs | 1461 | by Staff reporter
1978 war victims wallow in poverty
Tens of people injured during the infamous Kamungoma massacre on May 14 1978 in Dewende, Gutu including some who are living with bullets lodged in their bodies are wallowing in poverty because of lack...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 12:02hrs | 1090 | by Staff reporter
Befitting send-off for Mugabe
CAPS United legend Joe "Kode" Mugabe, who died early last month, received a huge send-off at a service held at Raylton Sports Club ahead of his burial at Glen Forest Cemetery in Harare yesterday....Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:31hrs | 1207 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance activist Chigumbu burial today
PROMINENT MDC Alliance activist Clint Chigumbu, who died in South Africa on Wednesday last week, will be buried in Bulawayo today.Chigumbu was one of the party's leading youth activists in Mpo...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 05:54hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
Zapu position on Zimbabwe government's machinations on Gukurahundi genocide
It is an objective reality that Zimbabwe cannot move forward as a nation towards peace and development unless and until the thorny issue of Gukurahundi is properly and effectively addressed. The attem...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 19:41hrs | 590 | by Thembani Maphosa
George Shaya dies
DYNAMOS football legend George Shaya has died. He was 77. Shaya passed on early this morning at his home in Glen Norah A, Harare. Popularly known as "Mastermind", Shaya turned out for ...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 18:05hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'charade' does not promote truth-telling, reparations and justice
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's plan to address the Gukurahundi massacres has been dismissed as a "charade" as it does not promote truth-telling, reparations and justice.Mnangagwa - who was sta...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 08:00hrs | 1051 | by Tarisai Mudahondo in Guruve
80 border jumpers arrested daily
ABOUT 80 border jumpers are arrested daily at Beitbridge Border Post as the Department of Immigration working with other border agencies is tightening screws to minimise cases of illegal migration bet...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:49hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Immigration tightens vetting at border post
The Department of Immigration, working with other border agencies at Beitbridge Border Post, is tightening vetting of travellers to curb illegal migration between Zimbabwe and South Africa. ...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:46hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must not be taken seriously
Following the meeting between the Head of State Mr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa and Traditional Leaders on the 21st of August 2021, I am convinced more than ever that the Government of Zimbabwe is not ...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 15:05hrs | 1651 | by Sibangilizwe Michael Nkomo
Mnangagwa agrees to compensate Gukurahundi victims
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has conceded to popular demands to compensate families affected by the 1980s atrocities in the Matabeleland and Midlands regions commonly referred to as Gukurahundi in whi...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:17hrs | 1614 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's fresh gukurahundi plan raises eyebrows
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's fresh plan to address the Gukurahundi atrocities has been questioned because it excludes chiefs from the Midlands province and is silent on reparations.Mnangagwa...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:15hrs | 1117 | by Staff reporter
Nyamandlovu couple burnt to death
A couple was burnt to death on Friday night after a hut they were sleeping in caught fire in Bhafodi, Nyamandlovu, Matabeleland North province.The deceased were identified as Adelaide Tshuma (...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:49hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi packages imminent
GOVERNMENT will provide social security benefits, among a host of other forms of assistance, to victims of Gukurahundi as part of President Mnangagwa's pledge to find a lasting solution to address pro...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:46hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa not genuine on Gukurahundi'
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) leader Mqondisi Moyo has said any government initiative towards resolving Gukurahundi will not work as they dismissed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's meeting with traditi...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 18:14hrs | 1117 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, chiefs to deal with Gukurahundi exhumations on a case by case basis
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Saturday, met with Matabeleland chiefs in Bulawayo over the emotive Gukurahundi issue and resolved to allow a victim-centred process and case by case exhumations and rebu...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 18:13hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says 'Gukurahundi issue should not be tribalised'
Today, this 21st day of August, 2021, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Dr. E.D. Mnangagwa met members of the National Council of Chiefs to receive recommendations to resolve th...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 12:49hrs | 844 | by Dr. E.D. Mnangagwa
Gukurahundi tops agenda as Mnangagwa meets chiefs
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is on Saturday expected to hold a meeting with Chiefs from Matabeleland region in Bulawayo to, among other issues, review progress in addressing issues related to Gukurahundi. As a...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 06:31hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
'Husband' of a 14-year-old girl who died during child birth arrested
The "husband" of a 14-year-old girl who died during child birth is behind bars after he was charged with having sex with a minor.Evans Momberume is set to appear at the Mutare Magistrates Cour...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 19:54hrs | 3074 | by Staff reporter
'Political polarisation on the rise'
POLITICAL polarisation is on the increase, threatening to destroy social cohesion in the country, as well as disrupt efforts towards peace and reconciliation.This came out during a recent virt...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:54hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints 3 Shangaan chiefs
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has elevated three Shangaan headmen to chiefs in a move that has been described as a plot to douse the simmering tension between Zanu-PF and the Shangaan community....Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:51hrs | 968 | by Staff reporter
Burial space stolen in Bulawayo
Bulawayo City Council is investigating possible theft of reserved burial space at Athlone Cemetery after the family of a 103-year-old man had to endure the horror of finding human remains in his and t...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:43hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter
Black capitalists and new colonisers
The promises of liberation have not been met and polls show persistent discontent with the Mnangagwa government.The Secretary-General of the Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers' Union...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 09:25hrs | 1553 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Lions kill 3 children triggering revenge lion-killing feelings from bereaved community
The lions of Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation Area horrifically killed three school children this month, drawing sympathy worldwide. This put a spotlight on the human-wildlife conflict in Tanzania a...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 09:12hrs | 4619 | by Emmanuel Koro
Bosso snubbed at Maphepha burial?
FORMER Highlanders' manager and chairman Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda was yesterday laid to rest at Lady Stanley Cemetery with the Bulawayo giants' leadership sidelined at the main service held earlier a...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:56hrs | 845 | by Staff reporter
Funeral parlours mix up bodies families fear identifying relatives because of Covid-19
The third wave of coronavirus has been unforgiving. There has been an explosion in infections and deaths since mid-June.In the 54 days from June 19 — when fatalities rose to double digits â€...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:30hrs | 151 | by Bishop L
Student takes Zimsec head-on over seized results
A 2020 O-Level student, Ashley Mutandwa, has taken the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) head-on following the seizure of her results on allegations on examination cheating.Zimsec h...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:25hrs | 2221 | by Staff reporter
Woman hires hitmen for hubby, commits suicide
A WOMAN from Nyamandlovu in Matabeleland North committed suicide on Tuesday after police were closing in on her for hiring three hitmen to kill her youthful husband two weeks ago. Ms Sitshengi...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:19hrs | 2280 | by Staff reporter
Shrine death: Cops hunt for girl's grave
The death of a married 14-year-old Johanne Marange Apostolic Church girl during childbirth at the church's shrine in Marange, and the location of her grave, are now subjects of a police investigation ...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 07:18hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
Jane Ngwenya laid to rest
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has described the late national heroine Jane Lungile Ngwenya as a courageous woman who played a pivotal role in the liberation of the country and pioneered the discourse o...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 21:26hrs | 988 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe liberation icons deserve a political leadership worthy of their sacrifice
I was quite young a grade two, eight year old boy, in 1981 when the ZANU choir, led by the late Comrade Chinx (Dickson Chingaira), came to sing at Torwood Hall (Redcliff), whereby they stayed at our h...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:44hrs | 182 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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