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WATCH: Mnangagwa says 'help is on the way'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said "help is on the way," as the country reels from a rise in coronavirus infections and deaths that have claimed the lives of two members of his cabinet.In a tel...Published: 1 hr ago | 571 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Covid knows no 'Supermen' calls for unity
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said there are no action heroes after four of his cabinet ministers succumbed to Covid-19 within a week.In his state of the nation address on Saturday, ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 798 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga airlifted to China? - Highly unlikely
There are unconfirmed reports that Zimbabwe Vice President Rtd Gen Chiwenga has been airlifted to China this evening as his condition deteriorated.This was revealed by the usually reliable Chi...Published: 13 hrs ago | 10686 | by Staff reporter
Retired Major-General Nyambuya NOT dead
Retired Major-General Mike Nyambuya, former Energy minister and ex-deputy Speaker of the Senate who was reported to have died is alive and well.There are some sections of the media which repor...Published: 13 hrs ago | 4747 | by Staff reporter
SB Moyo: Epitome of Zimbabwe revolution's finest cadre
Comrade Sibusiso Moyo, the General of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces who pronounced the demise of the four decade-old Mugabe dictatorship in November is no more. Comrade SB Moyo, what a journey we have t...Published: 14 hrs ago | 468 | by Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa
Sibusiso Busi Moyo and the Continuity of the Struggle
On the dawn of November 15, 2017, the late hero of Zimbabwe's armed struggle assumed the symbolic biblical ‘‘voice of one crying in the wilderness'' to make a way for the New Dispensation.To t...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1299 | by Obert Moses Mpofu
Covid strikes Mnangagwa's VPs, cabinet ministers
THE Covid-19 pandemic has paralysed government amid reports that Vice-Presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi are unwell, while President Emmerson Mnangagwa spent 14 days in self-isolation in...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:52hrs | 15509 | by Staff reporter
Self-ordained 'Mother of the Nation' got it all wrong
'Peace begins with me, Peace begins with you, Peace begins with all of us'The Chief Secretary, Dr. Misheck Sibanda, Deputy Chief Secretaries, Heads of Departments, Senior Management and Staff in t...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:47hrs | 1739 | by Dr. M.J.M. Sibanda
Mnangagwa in low spirits as COVID-19 ravages allies
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says he is in "low spirits" as he buried two national heroes while mourning key ally, Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo, all in the absence of his two vice-presidents...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:40hrs | 3239 | by Staff reporter
SA's Minister in the Presidency dies of Covid-19-related complications
Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu died of Covid-19-related complications on Thursday, just 10 days after testing positive for the disease.President Cyril Ramaphosa described him as "a...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 16:00hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has voluntarily become the 10th province of South Africa
After protracted and emotional denials by Zanupf leaders that Zimbabwe is a country in crisis, masses of Zimbabweans that were stuck at Beitbridge border post a few weeks ago exposed Zimbabwe not only...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 13:34hrs | 2596 | by Israel Dube
Sibusiso B. Moyo, the man who read Mugabe the riot act
November 15, 2017 is not an ordinary day in Zimbabwe's political history. The day was characterised by action-packed events that culminated in the resignation of former president Mr Robert Mugabe....Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 18:33hrs | 2696 | by Staff reporter
State-assisted burial for Moyana
President Mnangagwa has directed that a State-assisted funeral be granted to Zimbabwe's first Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Dr Kombo Moyana, who died on Monday.Dr Moyana reportedly...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 17:51hrs | 2736 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa confirms the death of Sibusiso Moyo
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Sibusiso Moyo (SB) has died.President Emmerson Mnangagwa confirmed the passing of Gen (Rtrd) SB Moyo. Mnangagwa said he regrets to announce the...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 09:06hrs | 8238 | by Staff reporter
Trump's reign ends
President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration is due to take place today in a ceremony President Donald Trump has said he won't attend, making him the first president since 1869 to buck the tradition. ...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:38hrs | 865 | by Staff reporter
State-assisted funeral for nationalist Mudzi
Nationalist Mukudzei Mudzi (94) who died on Saturday, will be accorded a State-assisted funeral in recognition of his commitment to freeing the country from settler control, even during disagreements ...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:19hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa signs Africa Factbook
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday signed copies of The Africa Factbook and accompanying letters, which will be distributed to the heads of state and government of the other 54 African Union countries. ...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:17hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo regrets what he said about Dzamara disappearance
Former Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education Professor Jonathan Moyo says he regrets comments he made during his time as Minister of Information about the disappearance of Itai Dzamara in 2015....Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 21:40hrs | 5642 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo fights 'false' rape allegations by modelling agency boss
Former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo on Monday pushed back against "false and outrageous" allegations that he raped a former model and beauty pageant organiser over a decade ago.State media r...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 17:53hrs | 3450 | by Staff reporter
This is best time for Mnangagwa, Mwonzora and Chamisa to sit down together
THE time is now opportune for three of the country's major political players - President Emmerson Mnangagwa, opposition leader Douglas Mwonzora and his MDC rival Nelson Chamisa - to sit down together ...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 17:37hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
War vets mourn veteran nationalist Mudzi
Liberation war fighters yesterday mourned Mukudzei Mudzi (94)who died on Saturday, describing him as a militant patriot committed to the freedom of the country. This comes as Masvingo Province...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:46hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
200 die in seven-day Covid-19 bloodbath
ZIMBABWE last week experienced its worst week with spiking Covid-19 infections and 200 deaths as the country continues to suffer the consequences of the second wave of the global pandemic.With...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:24hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Govt explains low Covid-19 recovery rate
THE surge in new Covid-19 cases has put pressure on resources, resulting in delays in contact tracing and recording of newly recovered cases, leading to a sharp decline in the country's recovery rate....Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 08:12hrs | 541 | by Staff Reporter
'Mnangagwa must stop selective application of the law' - Pete's sake, he is a tyrant and that is what tyrants do
Zimbabwe has been a nation of protestors and human rights activists contend to say what is wrong in society but rarely ever come up with what should be done about and rarest of all do it!"The ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 462 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Why Zimbabwe needs judiciary reforms to be open for business
THE Zimbabwean Constitution enshrines the principle of separation of powers among three distinct arms of government, which are the executive, consisting of the President and Cabinet, the legislature, ...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:52hrs | 630 | by Mirian Mangwaya
Will Potraz or govt check compliance of WhatsApp Ts&Cs with AIPPA?
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) is yet to confirm whether it is discussing whether a revised WhatsApp privacy policy complies with local laws. The Cons...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 09:55hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
How to kill a country
Nearly forty years ago Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, became the first and only white colonial ruler to break away from the British Crown. He had tired of London's nagging about the subjug...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 2532 | by Samantha Power
Chamisa has 'nowhere to take his problems to' claims Matemadanda
THE ruling Zanu-PF says Nelson Chamisa and the MDC Alliance "made their bed and must now lie in it" - after they allegedly "repeatedly spurned the hand of friendship" extended to them by President Emm...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 15:55hrs | 1993 | by Staff reporter
President E.D engage your political nemesis
ContextIn 1999, the then MDC leader and former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Dr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, whilst he was addressing more than 20 000 supporters in Rufaro stadium, called for the ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 21:24hrs | 1279 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Another MDC leader arrested as fight for 'headlines' hots up - all deserted fight for reforms
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was launched by Morgan Tsvangirai and his friends in 1999 to answer the nation's cry for democratic changes as the only way to end the de facto one party, Zanu...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 14:16hrs | 990 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa's govt to go after 15 land barons
NATIONAL Housing minister Daniel Garwe says the government is working on modalities to rein in at least 15 land barons believed to be in possession of 80 percent of the country's residential space....Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 09:20hrs | 3076 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa closes SA border to general traffic
South Africa will close its borders to general passenger traffic for the next two weeks to contain the spread of a new strain of Covid-19. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the decision last night, ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:41hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi to officiate at Brig-Gen Moyo's burial
The late national hero Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Rtd), will be buried at the National Heroes Acre on Tuesday 12 January 2021. According to the government spokesperson Nick Mangwanga, the ...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 19:15hrs | 2365 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Ramaphosa closes Beitbridge border posts
South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa has closed Beitbridge border post and 19 other land ports that are currently open until 15 February.Ramaphosa announced the development during his family time br...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 19:05hrs | 8527 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF disciplines Mugwadi
Zanu-PF has moved to contain a fallout with the ANC, taking disciplinary action against its director of information Tafadzwa Mugwadi. Party spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo says Mugwadi's threats...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 22:18hrs | 5468 | by Staff reporter
ANC delegate to Harare told Zanu-PF they want to oust Ramaphosa
A Zimbabwean senior ruling Zanu-PF official told The NewsHawks that when South Africa's governing ANC leaders visited Harare in Sept 2020 to discuss the Zimbabwe crisis, one of them intimated that the...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 18:17hrs | 3622 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Mugwadi, Sophie Mokoena in catfight over 'fake news'
Zanu-PF's director of information Tafadzwa Mugwadi has been embroiled in a prolonged war of words with SABC foreign editor Sophie Mokoena over what he claims to be biased reporting by South Africa's p...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 16:57hrs | 1357 | by Staff reporter
'Mwonzora should promptly engage the ruling Zanu PF'
HOPE is high that Zimbabwe's much-talked about national dialogue could finally start in earnest this year, following recent political developments and hints to this effect by both President Emmerson M...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 16:50hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants reel from COVID-19
THE government has been hit hard by the lethal coronavirus, with more than 1 000 civil servants confirmed to have so far been infected by the disease - as Zimbabwe's total number of reported Covid-19 ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 902 | by Staff reporter
The white man behind Mnangagwa's Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme
Zimbabweans have embraced the Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme that is turning out to be the trump card for this summer cropping season. However, not many people know the man behind the concept. Last week,...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 08:20hrs | 5110 | by Staff reporter
Rand suffers virus crisis
South Africa's rand is feeling the effect of the country's worsening coronavirus crisis.The currency has weakened for five straight days - the longest streak in five months - as the country co...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:42hrs | 833 | by Bloomberg
Mnangagwa urged to cut holiday as Covid-19 spirals in Zimbabwe
There are growing calls for Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to cut short his annual holiday because the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has "run over" his government.One of his de...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 18:50hrs | 2512 | by Staff reporter
Border congestion cleared
The Government has cleared the congestion at the Beitbridge border post where travellers were experiencing long delays to leave or enter the country and also deployed more security personnel to deal w...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 1213 | by Staff reporter
Alcohol ban extends to supermarkets
ONLY bars and restaurants serving hotel residents are allowed to sell alcohol and any other outlets including supermarkets are banned from doing so, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday. Followin...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:46hrs | 1114 | by Staff reporter
2021 National Budget gets Mnangagwa nod
Government departments can now start drawing money from the Fiscus after President Mnangagwa assented to the $368,5 billion, 2021 National Budget. Parliament passed the Budget in December last year....Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:44hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Ex-presidential aide's sons in land rage
FORMER Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Justin Mupamhanga's sons have been taken to court for destroying at least eight hectares of a maize crop belonging to their ne...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:37hrs | 2314 | by Staff reporter
Dumb advisors, deaf Executive
"JANUARY 2021 has been cancelled," is a joke that went viral in Zimbabwe last weekend.It is a joke premised on Zimbabwe's return to COVID-19 lockdown measures. These are the strictest conditio...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:29hrs | 548 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Anti-graft crack team seizes $2 billion assets
A CRACK team made up of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has seized luxury homes and top-end vehicles wor...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:53hrs | 1555 | by Staff reporter
Zacc surpasses targets?
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is working on a higher target of cases to be investigated this year in its fight against corruption, amid indications it surpassed its target of 80 docke...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 06:50hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Unions ditching dialogue over US$ pegged wages
LABOUR Minister Paul Mavima has criticised unions for pulling out of a dialogue process following a deadlock over demands by workers to be awarded US dollar-based wages.The Zimbabwe Congress o...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 06:49hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
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