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Mysterious car fires destroy 4 vehicles
A wave of mysterious vehicle fires has struck the Chiwaridzo suburb of Bindura again, leaving four cars destroyed on Thursday morning and raising alarm among residents who fear they are being targeted...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 20:56hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans abusing social media to bolster fake abuses
When many protests go unnoticed, creating drama can seem like a good strategy to draw attention. But if they become self-harming and harming others the public opinion can turn against the protestors....Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 18:57hrs | 13 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe condemns Western embassies over January 2019 'insurrection'
GOVERNMENT has condemned a coterie of Western embassies, which have gone on a co-ordinated and biased social media attack on Zimbabwe over the January 2019 violent protests that rocked the country's m...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhla Ndiweni the Chief culprit
Controversial and attention seeking Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Felix Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna's call for violence and support for sanction callers and elements of regime change is not only surprising but n...Published: 29 May 2019 at 15:47hrs | | by Christopher Makaza
Mahiya 'the January looting mastermind' arrested
One of the alleged masterminds of violent protests that rocked the country last month, Rashid Mahiya who is the chairperson of Crisis Coalition in Zimbabwe, yesterday handed himself over to police and...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army creates temporary bases in suburbs
The presence of soldiers patrolling most high density suburbs across the country has instilled fear and uncertainty in citizens as some areas are reporting forced curfews.Coupled with this is ...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 10:33hrs | 6 | by Maxwell Sibanda
Losing MP, DJ arrested for burning cars, stoning clinic
BULAWAYO South Constituency losing independent candidate in last year's harmonised elections Josphat "Mzaca" Ngulube and popular former entertainment promoter and DJ Marshal Mpofu have been arrested f...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Who will guard the guards themselves?' - without the rule of law, no one; hence our mess
All who blame the barbarism of the Police and Army of the last two weeks on the stay-away organisers, the street protesters and/or looters have missed the point completely. The point being that Zimbab...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'SADC, AU have let us down'
OPPOSITION political parties and civic groups have called on the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and the African Union (AU) to drop brotherhood approach which is preventing them from eff...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 09:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is not ripe for picking
Multiparty democracy is very 'healthy' for development and total freedom, it keeps the incumbency focused on good governance and economic growth. Opposition politics is a necessary 'evil' for checks a...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 23:35hrs | 1 | by Tondorindo
Security to remain tight, says Mnangagwa's govt
Government has said security forces will remain firmly on the ground to ensure that peace and sanity prevails across the country following threats of another round of violent protests by MDC-Alliance ...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Minister embarks on tour to assess violent protests damage
Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Minister Sithembiso Nyoni has embarked on a countrywide tour to assess the extent of damage caused by violent demonstrations last wee...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Imprisoned 'looters' approach High Court
THIRTY-FIVE suspects who are languishing in remand prison for allegedly participating in violent protests and looting shops have approached the High Court challenging the court's refusal to grant them...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Attack on Police Station preplanned
Commanding Chitungwiza Police District Chief Superintendent Sekayi Mujiwa says protestors that laid siege on Makoni Police Station in Chitungwiza, burning cars and destroying windows on Monday last we...Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 07:09hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Police recover looted goods, culprits in court
POLICE in Bulawayo recovered property and groceries worth thousands of dollars in Entumbane suburb that were looted by violent demonstrators. The recovered goods include stoves, refrigerators,...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Hyenas & dogs masquerading as protesters went on a rampage in Bulawayo'
I support freedom of expression, freedom of association, and peaceful demonstrations. Everyone has the constitutional right to protest and express their views peacefully. The government of the day has...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 09:53hrs | 2 | by Ezra Tshisa Sibanda
25 Bulawayo violence ‘hooligans’ appear in court
TWENTY-FIVE suspected hooligans who are alleged to be part of a mob that unleashed violence in Bulawayo, burning cars, property and looting shops, appeared in court yesterday. The accused pers...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Finally the one causing fires in Zimbabwe revealed. Where there is fire, there is politics
"Together, hand in hand, with our boxes of matches . . . we shall liberate this country."- Winnie Mandela, 1986As one stood surrounded by billowing smoke, In the shack industrial settlemen...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 21:06hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Court didn't implicate Chiwenga'
The High Court ruling on the legality of Commission of Inquiry set up by President Mnangagwa to investigate the August 1 post-election violence did not implicate Vice President Constantine Chiwenga in...Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Latest on 1 August killings Inquest
The Kgalema Mohlante led Commission of inquiry on Saturday landed in Mutare to conduct the inquest meetings.Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum correspondent gave us the updates on what transpired...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 13:03hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Biti nailed over post-election violence
MDC-Alliance principal and Harare East legislator Mr Tendai Biti and former Zanu-PF youth leader Mr Jim Kunaka reportedly incited youths that attacked the Zanu-PF Harare Provincial Headquarters during...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
No to power sharing with Chamisa
Richard Nixon said that one must never be satisfied with losing. He said that after losing one should get terribly angry at losing. He goes on to say that "the mark of the good loser is that he takes ...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:14hrs | 2 | by Nick Mangwana
Political violence, deplorable and red flags ignored
Wednesday's awful shooting gave us lot to discuss as this day dawns, so let's get straight to it.. If the government and local police authorities unwilling to address violent protesters, it will fuel ...Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 13:22hrs | 3 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
WATCH: Braai ends disastrous at private school, cars catch fire
There was disaster at Riverton school in Masvingo when braai reportedly ended disastrous after a gas tank exploded and burnt a number of cars on Saturday (yesterday). Eye witnesses allege ther...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 07:57hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Western embassies behind protests'
Foreign countries that have been sponsoring violent demonstrations through opposition parties and their proxies in the civil society have finally come out in the open. Demonstrators drawn from mai...Published: 27 Aug 2016 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
18 cars lost in inferno
EIGHTEEN cars worth thousands of dollars were yesterday burnt to shells at a garage along Seke Road in Harare while the Fire Brigade officials who attended the scene watched helplessly after coming wi...Published: 24 Aug 2016 at 06:32hrs | | by Fungai Lupande and Magaret Matibiri
2 vehicles go up in smoke at garage
Two vehicles were yesterday reduced to shells after one of them caught fire while decanting fuel at a Bulawayo service station.It took more than two hours for the Fire Brigade to put out the f...Published: 27 May 2014 at 05:52hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
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