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Bosso fans stage mini-protest

A faction of Highlanders Football Club supporters, identifying themselves as Bosso Ultras, staged a mini-protest during their team's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match against Green Fuel last Sunday, calling for the resignation of th…

Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 19:11hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter

Police crush UZ lecturers' demonstration

Police once again displayed heavy-handed tactics on Wednesday morning, arresting leaders of a demonstration by University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers who were demanding a salary review. The arrested leaders of the Association of University …

Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:27hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans in UK protest against Mnangagwa

A group of Zimbabweans living in the United Kingdom recently staged a protest march dubbed the "Walk for Freedom" in Blackburn, calling for democratic reforms and the release of jailed journalist Blessed Mhlanga. The demonstration, marked …

Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:52hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter

Police deny claims woman at protest was undercover cop

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has denied claims that a woman filmed during the March 31 protests in Harare was an undercover officer gathering intelligence on demonstrators and journalists.In a statement, police dismissed the allegati…

Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 15:40hrs | 1433 | by Staff reporter

Police deploy to counter Geza's March 31 anti-Mnangagwa protests

With anti-President Emmerson Mnangagwa demonstrations planned for March 31, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced full deployment of officers across the country, warning that any attempts to disrupt peace and security will be me…

Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 16:21hrs | 2516 | by Staff reporter

SA demonstrators shut down Musina

South African demonstrators have defied warnings from the South African Police Services (SAPS) and proceeded with a planned shutdown of Musina, including blocking the major highway leading to Zimbabwe. The protest is in response to a surge…

Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:09hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter

12 arrested over anti-Mnangagwa protest

The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said 12 people from Gokwe, who allegedly joined a protest against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's assumption of the rotating Sadc chairperson's role, have been arrested."In Gokwe, 12 people have …

Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 15:54hrs | 1426 | by Staff reporter

'Zimbabwe ready to thwart all sponsored demos'

ANY attempts by foreign-sponsored opposition elements to cause violent protests before or during the SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government later this month will be met with befitting responses from the country's law enforcement agen…

Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:28hrs | 396 | by Sgtaff reporter

Planned Zambian protest against Mnangagwa flops

The planned protest by Zimbabweans who are against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's assumption of regional body SADC's chairmanship next August has flopped.Zambian police did not grant the protesters authority to demonstrate in that country.…

Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 14:42hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter

South Africans stage demonstration against school teaching Shona language

The Patriotic Alliance (PA), an anti-immigrant opposition party in South Africa, staged a protest on Monday at Esikhisini Primary School in Pretoria, Atteridgeville, objecting to the teaching of the Shona language.Zimbabweans reportedly ma…

Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 16:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Harare residents plot protest over cholera

HARARE residents have threatened to protest over the unending cholera outbreak, accusing relevant authorities including government, of not doing enough to stop the disease from spreading.According to the Health and Child Care ministry, the…

Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Beitbridge border shutdown flops

A planned demonstration to shut down the Beitbridge Border Post today failed to materialize as both Zimbabwe and South Africa maintained a strong security presence. Security personnel from both countries, including Zimbabwe Republic Police…

Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 07:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Pupils demonstrate over classmates' expulsion

On September 26, 2023, students from Gokomere High School were halted by the Zimbabwe Republic Police while en route to Masvingo Town, where they intended to deliver a petition to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education.The Head of…

Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 18:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Sikhala demo students denied bail

HARARE magistrate Learnmore Mapiye yesterday denied bail to four University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students arrested last month for disorderly conduct after they protested the continued incarceration of opposition legislator Job Sikhala.Emmanuel…

Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 08:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabweans in the UK hold 'Gold Mafia' protests

DOZENS of Zimbabweans based in the United Kingdom (UK) yesterday protested at the Zimbabwe and United Arab Emirates embassies in London demanding the arrest of all those implicated in a recent gold smuggling and money laundering documentar…

Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:47hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Pachedu's Gold Mafia demo flops

DATA analysts Team Pachedu yesterday cancelled their planned mass protests against the Gold Mafia kingpins at the eleventh hour citing lack of stakeholder buy-in.However, some civil society organisations said they had not been formally app…

Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 19:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mthwakazi stages demo against candidate nomination fees

Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) staged a demonstration at Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) offices in Bulawayo against the candidate nomination fees. ZEC's nomination fees were gazetted through Statutory Instrument (SI 144) of 2022 …

Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 09:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Councillor gets violent in sexual abuse storm

A councillor has been dragged to court for allegedly assaulting her co-tenant after she accused her of sexually abusing her son.Princess Shoko is staying at her lodgings in Emakhandeni suburb with her son and is a serving ward councillor i…

Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 05:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Anti-Mnangagwa protest to go ahead ahead of UNGA meeting

Zimbabweans have been granted permission to hold a demonstration against President Emmerson Mnangagwa upon his arrival at John. F. Kennedy international airport ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting.Mnangagwa left Har…

Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Job Sikhala's continued detention sparks protest

RESIDENTS of Chitungwiza Friday staged a flash demonstration demanding the release of incarcerated Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmaker Job Sikhala.The demonstration was held about 300 metres from Chitungwiza Central Police Station…

Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:53hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

5 more UZ students arrested

POLICE yesterday arrested five student leaders at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) following protests by learners over a more than 700% fee hike.The protests, which saw 14 students being arrested on Tuesday, have disrupted lectures and halt…

Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Robayi bash, injure UZ students during flash protest over fee hike

Police, popularly known as orobayi, Monday beat up and injured three female University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students who were part of a group of 14 learners arrested during a flash campus protest over a shock 1 000 percent fee hike by the lear…

Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter

UZ situation, a mere tip of the iceberg

THE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) hiked its tuition fees last week, sparking protests from students at the institution of higher learning. The students have since resolved to boycott lectures until the fees are reviewed downwards.The Zimbabw…

Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe activists threaten to protest without notifying the police

CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition Director, Peter Mutasa, has said in future activists will go in the streets for anti-government protests without notifying the police.This follows consecutive banning of demonstrations against the government by…

Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 17:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zapu to stage protest at Mnangagwa's offices

ZAPU says it is planning to stage a demonstration at Munhumutapa government offices which house President Emmerson Mnangagwa's office this Friday, protesting against the murder of Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi in Diepsloot North Johanne…

Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 17:56hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Riot police crush UZ students demo

BATON wielding police officers have descended on University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students who were protesting against fees hike WednesdayThe University's authorities recently substantially increased tuition and accommodation fees.The demo was …

Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 17:18hrs | | by Staff reporter

Family stages mini-demonstration at Doves

A Bulawayo family yesterday staged a mini-demonstration at Doves Funeral Service in the Central Business District against the husband of a South Africa-based Zimbabwean, who died under alleged mysterious circumstances in the neighbouring c…

Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:57hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Anti-Mnangagwa demo planned

ZIMBABWEANS in the USA and Canada say they will this weekend demonstrate against President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the United Nations headquarters in New York over human rights abuses and denial of their right to vote.Although Mnangagwa last…

Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 19:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa's demos were supposed to be a show of force

MDC Alliance sought to flex their muscles through demonstrations since this mid month.   They were supposed to be a massive show of force to bring the nation to a standstill for the world to notice.  They were meant to force…

Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chibaya arrested over anti-Mnangagwa demos

MDC-Alliance organising secretary and Mkoba legislator Amos Chibaya was yesterday arrested for failing to comply with a prohibition order issued by the police and upheld by the High Court against his party's planned demonstration in Harare…

Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt defends police position on MDC Chamisa's demos

The Zimbabwe Republic Police is an independent arm of the State which exercised its discretion upon assessing the security situation in the country before it issued a prohibition order against the MDC-Alliance's intended demonstration last…

Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Anti-Mnangagwa demo in his backyard of Gweru

A POLICE ban on an anti-government demonstration in Harare has not broken the spirits of party loyalists in Midlands who have vowed to stage their own protest in Gweru, the capital of Midlands, widely considered President Emmerson Mnangagw…

Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:53hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Chamisa demo: a bad govt and bad news

When President Emmerson Mnangagwa wrested power from Robert Mugabe with the help of soldiers in late 2017, he promised his government would give us the economy, economy, economy, and less of badass politics.When he said that at his inaugur…

Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:41hrs | 2 | by Tawanda Majoni

US role in MDC demonstrations unmasked

DETAILS of how the United States of America Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols actively encouraged senior MDC officials to press on with Friday's demonstrations by assuring them that Washington "would impose punitive measures should Gove…

Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:37hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa vows more protests despite Harare ban

MDC president Nelson Chamisa has vowed his party shall organise more protests despite a police ban - later endorsed by the courts - on a demonstration the main opposition had planned for Harare on Friday.Addressing journalists in Harare on…

Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 13:14hrs | | by newzimbabwe

Does MDC demo concern us as uMthwakazi people

I have been asked by a lot of people regarding my views on the planned MDC demonstrations, while others were and are seeking for MRP position which I am not authorized to give,  others are however asking for my personal opinion in thi…

Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 15:43hrs | 2 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo

Mnangagwa okays MDC demo against own government

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has given the MDC the green light to stage a protest against his own government's poor handling of the national economy which, according to the main opposition party, has driven the majority into abject poverty…

Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:12hrs | 2 | by newzimbabwe

Zimbabwe in lockdown ahead of demo

TENSION and fear gripped Harare and other parts of the country yesterday amid a huge deployment of heavily armed soldiers and police ahead of a planned demonstration today by the opposition MDC to protest the deteriorating economic situati…

Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

WATCH LIVE:- MDC ShutDownZimbabwe protest

Zimbabwe's main opposition group has said it will hold anti-government protests in the capital Harare, in defiance of a police ban.The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has called for protests against the government's handlin…

Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 31 | by STAFF REPORTER

Join demos, 'cowards sin by silence' - village idiots sin by ignorance, they know not destination

Man is a creature of reason, our superior brain should be our greatest strength but, like everything else, in the wrong hands a blessing is a curse. "In 1918, Eller Wheeler Wilcox the great American author once said "to sin by silence…

Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 20:49hrs | 2 | by Patrick Guramatunhu

#ShutDownZimbabwe: Why Chamisa's MDC needs to spell out its objectives

On June 2, 2003, the MDC undertook its most ambitious action ever; they were going to stage a three-day demonstration known as the "final push", with the intention of either forcing then President Robert Mugabe out or at least to the negot…

Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:32hrs | 2 | by Nqaba Matshazi

Demos counter-productive

Democracy has become one of the most widely adopted political systems world over and Zimbabwe's Government is also a product of this dominating political system.It comes in different forms and shapes and above all it is interwoven with civ…

Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:16hrs | 6 | by Wallace K. Musakanyi

It's all systems go for the Chamisa's march on Friday

Zimbabwe is at a crossroads.On the 31st of July 2018, Zimbabweans overwhelmingly voted for President Nelson Chamisa. That election was stolen in broad daylight and since then, the crisis of legitimacy has manifested itself through multi-la…

Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 15:39hrs | | by MDC

MDC readies for provincial demos

MDC Midlands and Bulawayo provinces are readying their structures for the party's nationwide protests against President Emmerson Mnangawa's alleged mismanagement of the economy and unwillingness to reach a negotiated political settlement.L…

Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Violence, anarchy will not solve Zimbabwe's problems

WE are alarmed by reports that the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance has roped in foreigners to shore up its planned demonstrations aimed at toppling the legitimately elected Government of Zimbabwe this Friday. We are equa…

Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 07:39hrs | | by Editorial - Chronicle

Chamisa's MDC wary of Zanu-PF skulduggery

THE Nelson Chamisa-led opposition MDC party has said it is going to employ peace marshals and electronically monitor its planned protest next week to guard against possible infiltration and hijacking by unruly elements.MDC has set August 1…

Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 20:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

MDC protests 'will not happen', claims Matemadanda

A series of planned nationwide protests by the MDC "will not happen", the deputy defence minister Victor Matemadanda declared on Monday.Matemadanda, who previously declared that the army would be deployed to crush the protests, claimed the…

Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 16:04hrs | | by ZimLive

Chamisa wants army to join his August 16 demo

MOVEMENT for Democratic Change Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has appeared to plead with the country's army to join his MDC party's planned protest set for Friday that insiders claim is aimed at toppling President Emmerson Mnangagwa.In a s…

Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 22:11hrs | | by newzimbabwe

Don't shoot on Friday

The Vigil demonstrated on Saturday against the failure of the government to implement the recommendations of the Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry into the army's murder of unarmed civilians during a demonstration in Harare last August.Outsi…

Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 18:21hrs | | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary

MDC demo preparations at an advanced stage

Preparations for the much awaited People's Free Zimbabwe Peaceful March remain on course and are now at an advanced stage.The people's Free Zimbabwe peaceful march will be held on Friday 16 August 2019, in line with Section 59 of our natio…

Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 17:13hrs | 1 | by Daniel Molokele

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