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Wife snatching businessman at it again
A GWANDA businessman – who last year was thoroughly bashed by a group of angry young men accusing him of sleeping with their wives – is at it again after he allegedly snatched another man's wife a...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 11:02hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
Events at Mthuli Ncube's ministry disturbing
ZIMBABWE is indeed not only going through painful times, but an extra-ordinary period as the southern African nation grapples with very difficult socio-economic and political circumstances.Las...Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:51hrs | 4320 | by Editorial - Newsday
Chamisa plans to bring Zimbabwe to a standstill
Nelson Chamisa's MDC party wants to bring Zimbabwe to a virtual standstill with plans now afoot to take the planned August 16 protest to the rest of the country, NewZimbabwe.com has reported.W...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:10hrs | 4466 | by newzimbabwe
ZCTU fights for NSSA board representation
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) is headed for a clash with Public Service minister Sekai Nzenza amid indications the union's choice to represent workers' interests on the board of the Nat...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 15:02hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Sparks fly in Chirumhanzu chieftainship row
A fight has erupted over the replacement of Chief Chirumhanzu of the Midlands following the death of substantive chief Jerald Mudzengi in February. The succession battle has reached fever pitch with t...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:30hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
'Monkeys and Baboons': What did Shiri actually say
FACTS AND FICTIONRemarks made by Agriculture minister Perence Shiri, during a Parliamentary debate on July 31, have been widely shared and have raised controversy. Under the headline...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:20hrs | 1290 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: God appears live at Prophet Blessing Chiza's service
There was a shocking frenzy that gripped a certain section of Christians in Bulawayo after God appeared live during an anti-tribalism procession that was held by Bulawayo's prominent Proph...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 13:26hrs | 3306 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF youth league in Gwanda mining claim controversy
THE Zanu-PF Youth League yesterday stepped in to resolve a violent turf war between two rival youth groups in West Nicholson, Matabeleland South, after claims that one of them was using names of senio...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:19hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Lack of star-studded heavyweight clashes gives lower weight classes chance to shine
In many ways, 2019 has been a sort of stop-gap year for heavyweight boxing. The major players of Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury have avoided each other for the time being, content to ta...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 11:24hrs | 461 | by Staff Writer
Controversy over MPs vehicles
An uproar has erupted in Parliament with some legislators questioning the rationale behind being limited to purchase vehicles from only two suppliers, a situations the lawmakers argue "narrows their c...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:05hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Nust council dissolved
GOVERNMENT has dissolved the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) council as it aims to refocus the higher institution on a growth trajectory. Higher and Tertiary Education, Sc...Published: 27 Jul 2019 at 16:25hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents call for dissolution of council
BULAWAYO residents have called upon Government to dissolve the Bulawayo City Council and appoint a commission to run the local authority saying they have lost faith in the councillors amid allegations...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:07hrs | 1105 | by Staff reporter
'Zacc won't spare high-profile personalities'
THE appointment of Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Za-cc) chairperson in May sparked controversy and raised the spectre of patronage that has plagued the country...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:50hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
Token anti-corruption drive breeding apathy and despondency
Last week, I agonised on what to write about. I had travelled and had a bit of work to do, but still thought I could get my column in.In the end, I did not write anything because I failed to f...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | 550 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Mayor exposes Kambarami, says, 'I was not on leave'
BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni yesterday denied claims he was on leave last week when town clerk Christopher Dube was suspended by his deputy, Tinashe Kambarami.Kambarami and other councillors l...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:47hrs | 7839 | by Staff reporter
Rhinos denied clear penalty against Dembare
Black Rhinos 1 - 1 DynamosAfter watching another horror show from a very poor Dynamos that huffed and puffed at the Nationals Sports Stadium yesterday, Tonderai Ndiraya says if rules permitted, he...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:26hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Jobless and witless Sikhala
Well, when I see jobless and witless Sikhala what comes to mind are Tom and Jerry gimmicks! The MDC-Alliance might have tried hard to openly disown him on his utterances, but we are not fooled...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 07:55hrs | 1111 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa caught lying
MDC leader Nelson has been exposed for lying to the nation that the MDC run Harare City Council built a clean in Hopley as part of the opposition party's SMART policy. Posting on Twitter Chami...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 12:00hrs | 11766 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Job Sikhala must stop behaving like a teaser bull
MDC-Alliance deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala, who has been arraigned before the courts on allegations of subverting a constitutionally-elected Government, is indeed, not new to controversy. It...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:28hrs | 955 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Zim seeks America's support in fighting corruption
Zimbabwe has sought the support of the United States in its fight against corruption.The newly appointed Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission chairperson Loice Matanda Moyo held a meeting with ...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:39hrs | 4839 | by Staff Reporter
Emmerson Mnangagwa's cabinet review
News doing the rounds says the Vice President of the Republic of Zimbabwe has passed on , it seems Chiwenga and Robert Mugabe have one thing in common - they both die in the media and resurrect miracu...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 09:51hrs | 10833 | by Nicholas Ncube
DA threatens MDC supporters
Chivi District Administrator (DA), who is also Zanu-PF Chivi Central district chairperson, Vafias Hlabati has rallied the people of the district to stand by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, promising to ...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 19:06hrs | 5969 | by Staff reporter
Applying lipstick on a pig will not work Mnangagwa
EACH American election cycle produces a phrase or word that either becomes controversial or defines the election.In 2008, then Senator Barack Obama found himself in the eye of a storm when he ...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1480 | by Nqaba Matshazi
The Chamisa effect and hope for a new Zimbabwe
NELSON Chamisa, the unopposed president of the opposition MDC, recently announced the members of his national executive committee. The appointments are not surprising - in many respects, they are a cu...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:29hrs | 2454 | by Obert Hodzi
Controversy mars Bulawayo awards
South Africa-based musician Oscar Bonginkosi Mdlongwa, aka Oskido's, rejection of the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards nomination has opened a can of worms amid revelations that another nominee had earlier o...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 09:15hrs | 1493 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni says Chief Justice Malaba is captured by Zanu-PF
NTABAZINDUNA Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni on Saturday pulled another shocker when he attended the opposition MDC party congress, where he attacked the ruling Zanu-PF for "letting down the country"....Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:44hrs | 5374 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa promises Chief Ndiweni Kingship
Own Correspondent|Opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has told controversy ringed Ntabazinduna Chief Felix Nhlanhla Ndiweni that he will declare him as King as soon as his power comes into power....Published: 26 May 2019 at 14:30hrs | 7810 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe legacy debts spook investors
GOVERNMENT'S delay in moving on the Air Zimbabwe's US$381 million debt assumption plan continues to weaken the airline's chances of courting new partners, an official has said.Grant Thornton, ...Published: 24 May 2019 at 07:37hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Major Matabeleland roads under reconstruction
THE multi-million dollar road infrastructure development programme undertaken by the Government has moved a gear up with work on the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road and Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road now underway, amon...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:13hrs | 1663 | by Staff reporter
PG's appointment challenge develops hiccups
The challenge on the appointment of Prosecutor General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi, which was set to commence yesterday at the Constitutional Court (ConCourt), failed to materialise after it emerged that the ...Published: 16 May 2019 at 07:04hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, a case of illegitimacy, lies and stubbornness
The MDC is a party that has been dogged by controversy since its formation. First was the split led by the then Secretary General, Professor Welshman Ncube over the issue of participating in the 2005 ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 13:59hrs | 1311 | by Elijah Chihota
Manager suspended over sex sleaze
A CHINHOYI-BASED Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution (ZETDC) senior human resources manager, Christopher Mundembe has been suspended from duty pending internal disciplinary hearing over...Published: 10 May 2019 at 07:02hrs | 3863 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Power station ownership transferred illegally without council knowledge
THE dispute between the Bulawayo City Council and the Zimbabwe Power Company over the ownership of the Bulawayo Power Station has taken a dramatic twist after it emerged that title deeds to the disput...Published: 05 May 2019 at 12:20hrs | 4222 | by Staff reporter
Losing Presidential candidate preys on young women
HARARE-BASED church leader and losing presidential aspirant in the 2018 elections Emmanuel Moyana, who is founder of the Emmanuel Global Ministries International and Multi-People's Democratic Party (M...Published: 03 May 2019 at 07:11hrs | 2809 | by Staff reporter
Regulating the right to protest
One of the biggest duties and responsibilities of any government is the protection of its citizens and all those that fall within its jurisdiction. Ironically, that protection is from other citizens. ...Published: 03 May 2019 at 06:33hrs | 184 | by Nick Mangwana
Dreaded CIO Minister in fresh mine wrangle storm
Minister of State Security in the Office of the President Owen Mudha Ncube has been fingered in the mine wrangle that is happening at Gaika gold mine in Kwekwe.In a letter that is circulating ...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 15:28hrs | 3298 | by Mandla Ndlovu
In 2023 give your vote to the right candidate
The donkey said to the tiger, 'The grass is blue.' Tiger said, 'No grass is green.'Then the discussion between the two became intense. Both of them are firm in their own words. To end this con...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:51hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
'I prefer to be led by MDC' says Mliswa
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa says if he is to sit in another Parliamentary portfolio Committee he would choose the one that is led by an MDC MP than a ZANU PF pne. In a tweet...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 10:25hrs | 13174 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa ducks Chief Bere installation
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa chose to steer clear of controversy after he ducked the installation of Chief Bere on Tuesday.Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Ezra Chadzamira, instead, offici...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter
Advanced Level Family and Religious Studies: Miracles and the New Testament
The word "miracle," is derived from the Latin word miraculum, which is so translated in the New Testament of the Authorized Version from two Greek words. On twenty-two occasions the word semeion is tr...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 16:37hrs | 1192 | by Brian Maregedze
Who should lead the MDC after Congress? A View from the grassroots voter
Although the MDC has been a beacon of hope for most Zimbabweans since its inception in 1999, the same cannot be confidently asserted this time around. Successive splits that have been rocking th...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 19:25hrs | 1712 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Real democracy calls for Chamisa to be contested
There may come a time in life when emotions, personal feelings, hunches and perceptions have to square up with reality. The skirmish between these two (facts and feelings) is never easy to handle for ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:58hrs | 794 | by Learnmore Zuze
Mtukudzi did not leave a will, 4 more children emerge
CONTROVERSY continues to stalk the family of the late national hero, Dr Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, as the entire clan gathers today in Madziva to decide how the vast wealth the singer left behind will be...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:28hrs | 6548 | by Staff reporter
How Acie Lumumba fixed himself
In the past few years, Acie Lumumba has been nothing of a branding genius and a social media user extraordinaire. I should say off the bat that I don't like him much, as a person and as a political fi...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 15:14hrs | 4887 | by Brighton John Musaidzi
Tajamuka leader flees army killings...exiled in UK
National Spokesperson of #Tajamuka Promise Mkwananzi has revealed that he is currently in self-imposed exile after fleeing threats from the Zimbabwe National Army who want to kill him. Mk...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 09:13hrs | 4904 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa plots MDC purge
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has threatened to wield the axe on party members he says are sabotaging the opposition party ahead of a watershed congress next month.Smarting from a stinging defeat ...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 12:04hrs | 2954 | by Staff reporter
Red Cross rubbishes reports of cyclone aid politicisation
REPORTS of politicisation of aid for Cyclone Idai victims, which have mainly been emanating from the local opposition, were yesterday dismissed by the International Red Cross with its country director...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 22:54hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Energy Mutodi defends Mnangagwa's expensive trips
Deputy Minister of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Energy Mutodi has defended President Emmerson Mnangagwa's trips that have gobbled a huge chunk of the national purse. Mnangag...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 11:40hrs | 2520 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa hires luxury jet from Dubai to fly him to Bulawayo
President Emmerson Mnangagwa hired a luxury jet from Dubai to fly him the hour-long journey from Harare to Bulawayo on Thursday, ZimLive reported.The Airbus A318-100 flew seven hours and 16 mi...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 19:24hrs | 7874 | by ZimLive
Chamisa attacks Mwonzora ally
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa railed at party secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora's ally in Masvingo last weekend, blaming him for the opposition party's poor showing in the region during last year's harmo...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 18:34hrs | 5764 | by Staff reporter
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