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ED's self-made prison: Trapped by power and paranoia!!
So, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa will not be attending the UN (United Nations) General Assembly to be held at the organization's headquarters in New York on 22-23 September 2024.This ...Published: 21 Sep 2024 at 13:05hrs | 3469 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Recalled CCC Mabvuku-Tafara MP Kufahakutizwi arrested
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament for Mabvuku-Tafara constituency, Febion Kufahakutizwi has been arrested on charges of assault and malicious damage to property.C...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 10:40hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mliswa questions silence 2 years after death of Munatsi in mysterious fire
Former Member of Parliament (MP) Temba Mliswa has raised concerns about the continued silence of State Security agencies regarding the death of Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) Chief ...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 05:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa can't benefit from removal of presidential term limit!
It is common knowledge that Zimbabwe has become a lawless place.Some may even call it a jungle - where the ruling elite flagrantly flout the country's laws with arrogant impunity.In fa...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 8 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Biased Harare fines Bosso US$5 000, given up to 17 October to pay
HIGHLANDERS have been fined US$5 000 by the Premier Soccer League disciplinary committee with US$500 being suspended for the rest of the season and have up to October 17 to pay the effective US$4 500....Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 17:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
British academic recruited Nevers Mumba for regime change mission
A British academic played a central role in a European Union (EU) plot aimed at undermining the democratic processes in last month's elections in the country. This academic collaborated closely with a...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
The evolution of Zimbabwe's voters' roll
A SHORT HISTORY ON THE EVOLUTION OF ZIMBABWE'S VOTERS ROLL AND WHY SECTION 23(3) OF THE ELECTORAL ACT IS OUTDATED, PURPOSELESS, UNREASONABLE AND UNCONTITUTIONAL.IT WOULD BE INSTRUCTIVE and use...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 11:57hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo
Chamisa's CCC bars Chinhoyi Mayor, two councillors from contesting 2023 elections
IN a shocking development, Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) has disqualified Chinhoyi Mayor, Garikai Dendera and two sitting councillors from contesting 2023 harmonised elections on allegations th...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa slams Mnangagwa
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa has slammed the failure to proclaim the elections date by President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying the move restricts planning ahead of the polls....Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold smugglers use South African banks, bribes to launder money
Several key officials at three major South African banks are helping a gold smuggling gang launder millions of dollars of dirty cash in exchange for regular bribes, an Al Jazeera investigation has fou...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 17:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Who are Zimbabwe's Gold Mafia?
They operate from the shadows. Al Jazeera's latest investigation, The Gold Mafia, brings their crimes out into the open. Last week, Part 1 of ‘Who are the Gold Mafia?‘ dove into the lives of some ...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Confusion around Al Jazeera corruption documentary proves need for investigative journalism in Zimbabwe
It has been hinted that the much-anticipated Al Jazeera investigative documentary on high-level corruption, money laundering and gold smuggling in Zimbabwe will finally be aired this Thursday 23rd Mar...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 17:50hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Teachers 'frog-marched' to Mnangagwa indaba
THOUSANDS of teachers have been commandeered to attend the launch today in Harare of the Teachers for Economic Development (ED), a shadowy union reported to be championing President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa afraid of live-streamed court proceedings?
THERE is something that happened in Zanu-PF in 2017. The play is about to be staged in a court of law.So many skeletons will pop out of the political cupboard. It is understandable why Preside...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:15hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
'Sikhala authored own tragedy'
CCC legislator Job Sikhala authored his own calamity when he was arrested on charges of incitement to commit public violence in flagrant disregard of a court order prohibiting him from conduct likely ...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is the voice of people really the voice of God?
VOX populi, vox Dei is a common Latin phrase loosely translated to mean "Voice of the people is the voice of God". Sometimes this same conjecture is replicated as the will of the people is the will of...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:30hrs | | by Tendai Makaripe
Economic crisis: Hallmark of Mnangagwa's dismal failure
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa made a desperate appeal to Zanu-PF youths as he asked his supporters to unmask those "sabotaging the economy", saying the debilitating economic malaise was artificial and ...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:08hrs | 1 | by Taurai Mangudhla
Zec doesn't respond to social media criticism
ZIMBABWE'S political parties lock horns in by-elections scheduled for 26 March, but there are allegations that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is tampering with the voters' roll ahead of the p...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 17:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai speaks from the grave
EXACTLY four years ago, the doyen of the country's democratic struggle died. It was only befitting that the late Morgan Richard Tsvangirai would die on Valentine's Day - on the day that the power of l...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
'Army plays decisive role in politics' - Zanu PF fuelled conjecture, without one iota of evidence
"It is beyond any iota of doubt in Zimbabwe that the institution of the military plays a decisive factor in the politics of the country," reported The Independent. "Numerous "clever" politicians ...Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 09:50hrs | 6 | by Wilbert Mukori
Ex-Zupco boss wins US$400k lawsuit
FORMER Zupco board chairman Charles Nherera has won a claim of US$130 000 against businessman Jayesh Shah, who he was suing for causing his wrongful arrest, prosecution and incarceration.Nhere...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Women vs. Men: Who's Better at Sports Gambling?
A few factors come into play when considering who's better at sports gambling: women or men. For starters, cultural and gender stereotypes, financial responsibility, and risk-taking play into it....Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 11:41hrs | 4 | by Bryan Myers
Soul Jah Love debacle exposes rot
A popular dancehall artiste, Soul Musaka, known to many as Soul Jah Love, passed on just under two weeks ago.What happened subsequently sparked the now fickle and feeble debate on the conferme...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:57hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mr Cross: Silence cannot be misquoted
In September 2019, Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, appointed a nine-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to influence the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s monetary...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 08:28hrs | 1 | by Dr Tim Rainhard
If General Tongo had been alive, today's crop of looters wouldn't have been anywhere near echelons of power in Zimbabwe
As the nation commemorates the 41st anniversary of the tragic and gruesome death of arguably the most principled, brave, and strategic leaders to ever emerge from this country (together with, another ...Published: 26 Dec 2020 at 15:46hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mohadi's 'marriage' on rocks: younger 'wife' deserts him
VICE President Kembo Mohadi's romantic union with second 'wife' Juliet Mutavhatsindi is teetering on the brink of collapse after Mutavhatsindi unceremoniously left the 'matrimonial' house, Zim Morning...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 19:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mamombe challenges imprisonment
OPPOSITION Harare West legislator Joanah Mamombe (MDC Alliance), who was remanded in custody by a Harare magistrate who wants her examined for mental illness by two government doctors, has approached ...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has cannot buy covid-19 test kits, PPE, etc. but is squandering US$ 100m on pointless by-elections
"The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) would like to inform the public that is has lifted with immediate effect the suspension of electoral activities with immediate effect the suspension of elector...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 08:16hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chivhu shooting: Details emerge
Chivhu residents were left in awe of the manner in which security services tracked, shot and killed two gunmen who had attacked two other soldiers on Saturday, killing one and seriously wounding anoth...Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Anjin corruption and meddling in Zimbabwe's affairs are not China's foreign policy' - nonsense, they are the core pillars
China and Russia are the two countries that have played a major role in many African countries' fight for independence. It is a historic fact that most of these African countries have since found that...Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 20:28hrs | 5 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa: Reformist, corruption buster chimera
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's façade of a reformist and corruption buster is cracking, revealing the real man who wants power at all costs, celebrating with shady characters and has no scruples abou...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 12:02hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
MOPA Bill outlaws protests
In light of the recent ban of the #FreeZimbabweMarch which was supposed to take place in Harare last Friday the 16th and today's protest ban in Bulawayo, the Local Solutions Council would like to warn...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 14:04hrs | | by Darlington Nyambiya
Chamisa's MDC presses on with protests
The MDC yesterday said that it would soldier on and use its constitutional right to protest and register its displeasure on the way the country's economy is being run by President Emmerson Mnangagwa....Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A coup in Zimbabwe again
In the past weeks Zimbabwe has received rumours of coup and a pending coup. Zimbabwe has received rumours of strikes stay aways and many things followed as a form of reaction. We have comrades who hav...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 18:04hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Local currency comeback most welcome
The madness seems relentless across all platforms.One school of thought is that sooner than later, the RTGS rate to the US dollar will reach its full elasticity, beyond which it will not...Published: 05 May 2019 at 09:42hrs | 1 | by Garikai Mazara
Deliberate transmission of HIV: The pros & cons
THE most topical issue this past week was the announcement by Justice minister of government's plans to revoke section 79(1) of the Criminal (Codification and Reform) Act, which makes the deliberate t...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:39hrs | | by Miriam Tose Majome
Police keep Chamisa guessing over rape case
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa is yet to receive any official communication from the police over sensational claims he raped a Canada based diplomatic security aide's wife November last year....Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 07:17hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Biti is a clever lawyer - but no match for Mthuli in the economic sphere
AFTER weeks of conjecture we had the first budget of the new government on Thursday. Finance minister Mthuli Ncube was not thrown by the chaos that resulted when the MDC members refused to respect the...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 06:20hrs | | by Eddie Cross
Chiwenga backs Mnangagwa for 2023
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has thrown his weight behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa as Zanu-PF's presidential candidate for 2023, ending months of speculation linking him to the top job....Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 13:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gay Zimbabwe teacher resigns after death threats
A gay teacher at a top Zimbabwean boys' school has resigned after death threats and pressure from parents.Neal Hovelmeier, deputy head for St John's College's sixth form, came out to his stude...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 20:40hrs | | by BBC
Air Namibia o lose its planes and office equipment to a Zimbabwean
AIR Namibia (Proprietary) Limited is set to lose its planes and office equipment to a Zimbabwean national after dismissal of its application for stay of execution on a July judgment by the High Court ...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa poll petition: Possible verdict
I HAVE followed up on the hearing of the election petition. Its determination is on August 24, 2018. I noted that the Constitutional Court decided to hear technical arguments at the same time with the...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 05:38hrs | | by Tendai A Toto
Chamisa's petition weak on law, heavy on politics
THE MDC-Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa on Friday August 10, 2018 filed Constitutional Challenge Case No CCZ 42/ 2018, disputing the presidential election results announced by the Zimba...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:12hrs | | by Dr Itayi Garande
Mr Chamisa, it's game over!
IT'S game over, and this writer cannot agree more with the thinker who says, "Good management is what creates results." The same with Paul Hawken's flip-side when he says, "Good management is the art ...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Tendai H. Manzvanzvike
Zimbabwe characterised by too much freedom, diplomats declare
THE pre-election environment has been characterised by "too much" freedom and some opposition parties are now abusing that liberty, diplomats said yesterday.The envoys, who met Foreign Affairs...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Chamisa doesn't want elections
MDC-T President Nelson Chamisa doesn't seem too keen on elections and democracy.For many months now, Chamisa has been bragging that he doesn't even need the elections because he has already ta...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 08:26hrs | | by Jealousy Dutiro
Was Mnangagwa really meant to be killed - or was it something else?
I am not an explosives expert, or a security fundi, but the explosion that rocked ZANU PF and Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mangwana's rally yesterday raises more questions than answers, as it ...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 08:09hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mugabe: Factor or bogeyman on July 30?
At a bar somewhere a guy – possibly some political party panjandrum or activist – was shouting knowingly and betting his last dollar that in the few weeks to come we were going to see former presi...Published: 13 Jun 2018 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff writer
'BBC HardTalk painted Chamisa as immature and unwise,' complain MDC - but that he is
When I was in high school, we had a hard-boiled male sexist teacher who hated woman of all ages with a burning passion. What irritated me most about him is the way he would go to town about how he was...Published: 23 May 2018 at 19:58hrs | 1 | by Nomusa Garikai
The dilemma of filling Mugabe, Tsvangirai boots
Two characters exited the political stage almost simultaneously; one through a forced retirement and the other through death. They were both larger than life: one by what he achieved in life, the othe...Published: 23 May 2018 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Nevanji Madanhire
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