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Ramaphosa is weak and afraid
When Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula treated a South African Air Force plane as a private jet and gave several ANC honchos a lift to Zimbabwe in 2020, the nation was rightfully enraged....Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 11:23hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP raises alarm over army deployment in his constituency
Chipinge East legislator Mathias Mlambo has raised alarm at possible attempts to intimidate voters by the Zanu-PF-led government following what he said was the deployment of soldiers in his constituen...Published: 10 Jun 2023 at 17:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Large arms shipment claim an excuse to deploy military in Matebeleland
President Emmerson Mnangagwa may be planning to launch a fresh genocide in Matabeleland following reports that security operatives seized a large shipment of weapons at West Nicholson in Matabeleland ...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:39hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Democracy is dying under Mnangagwa
LAST Wednesday, Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Democracy Day but the country faces a darkening future under the current leadership, with gains made in the recent past bei...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa deploy soldiers to guard his houses
THE SANDF confirmed on Monday that it had deployed soldiers to both of President Cyril Ramaphosa's homes, in Pretoria and Cape Town.This was in addition to the presidential protective benefits...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 11:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA under Ramaphosa becoming a military state, political analyst claims
POLITICAL analyst and University of South Africa (Unisa) Professor Tumi "BB" Senokoane said South Africa was fast becoming a military state reflecting the apartheid system which opposed freedom for al...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 20:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zuma roars loudly from the cells
The system of imprisoning former leaders in the world was the prerogative of the French from the time of Napoleon to Sarkozi. France has become accustomed to putting former leaders on trial, but the w...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 16:57hrs | 13 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chiwenga urges Zimbabweans not to panic
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has urged Zimbabweans not to panic, but to be even more vigilant in their daily lives as the country reels from the second wave of the lethal coronavirus.Th...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa will not be removed by demonstrations and social media activism
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his Zanu-PF government would not be removed from power by demonstrations and social media activism.Addressing central committee members, Mnangagwa s...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:55hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobia death toll rises to five
SOUTH African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has warned his compatriots that the violence they are meting out to fellow Africans can be dealt out to them when they visit other countries. Five peo...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'Sanctions frustrating Mnangagwa's plans to upgrade riot gear'
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi last week told the Senate that there was need to upgrade anti-riot gear in the country during debate in Parliament on the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (Mopa), w...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Sytaff reporter
Police, soldiers join Gaika looting spree
GOVERNMENT is facing fresh headaches over Gaika Mine invasion after soldiers and police officers deployed to seal it off started to fraternise with the trespassers and joined the gold looting spree, i...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 17:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
The new Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill is cruel like POSA
There have been reports in the State-owned press that the Government was planning to repeal the "toxic" Public Order and Security Act (POSA) and replace it with a new Maintenance of Peace and Order Bi...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 09:37hrs | 4 | by Veritas
1 August Killings: 30 accused persons released
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has announced that the court has released Harare residents who were accused of staging a post-election violent protest on August 1.The residents we...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 15:28hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Open letter to President Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's admission that he is the one who authorised the deployment of soldiers to quell street protests on August 1, 2018 and in January this year was brave but leaves neutrals ...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 18:47hrs | 2 | by Viniel Deredza
'ShutDownZimbabwe protest organisers liable to compensate victims'
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday told Parliament that the Public Order Security Act (Posa) compels organisers of demonstrations to compensate for the loss of property and lives.His c...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 13:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe now struggling with feebleness of mind
A Government spokesman has dismissed what Harare has described as a rant by former President Robert Mugabe over the shooting and killing of unarmed civilians as the irrelevant opinion of an old man. ...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 19:51hrs | | by African News Agency
Monetary policy statement, an admission of failure
On February 20, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, John Mangudya, issued his monetary statement which contained both admissions of failure in the economy and a topsy-turvy aspiration for an immediate ...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 08:25hrs | 1 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Mugabe warns Mnangagwa
Former president Robert Mugabe yesterday warned his successor, Emmerson Mnangagwa, that power does not last forever as he strongly condemned the deployment of soldiers to quell the January 14 protests...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Discredited 'rights groups' seek audience with Mnangagwa
THREE leading international human rights watchdogs - Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Oxfam International (OI) - have written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeking to meet hi...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa demands 'V11' of army killings
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has shot down reports that the military carried out extra-judicial killings on at least 17 civilians after being roped in by the police to quell last month's violent prote...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says 'Zimbabwe now military State'
ZIMBABWE has effectively moved from a police, to a military State, where members of the army are now being used to maintain order while police have been reduced to spectators, MDC leader Nelson Chamis...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 09:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soldiers flood Zimbabwe schools
Armed soldiers are now a familiar sight at public schools throughout the country in the wake of an on-going strike by teachers, resulting in parents, guardians and learners living in fear.Teac...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 19:08hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
No armoury was broken into, says Matemadanda
Deputy Defence minister, Victor Matemadanda, yesterday said no armoury was broken into during the recent violent protests, contradicting Zimbabwe Defence Forces Chief of Staff Major-General Douglas Ny...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
No armoury was broken into, says Matemadanda
Deputy Defence minister, Victor Matemadanda, yesterday said no armoury was broken into during the recent violent protests, contradicting Zimbabwe Defence Forces Chief of Staff Major-General Douglas Ny...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
United States issues strong statement to Mnangagwa
The United States is "deeply concerned" over reported human rights abuses being carried out by Zimbabwe's security forces against civilians, a top official said on Friday.Tibor Nagy, the Unite...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 14:02hrs | 1 | by ZimLive
Chamisa's life now in danger?
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says his life is now in danger following his harassment by State security agents over the weekend, the Daily News reported.The opposition leader, who disputes Preside...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 22:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Looting protests: Vendors feel the heat
THE ongoing crackdown against perceived opposition activists following recent riots in Harare and other parts of the country has left vendors vulnerable. Most of them lost their wares, while trading i...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 11:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Perrance Shiri justifies army crackdown
AGRICULTURE minister and former Air Force boss Perrance Shiri has defended the deployment of soldiers in the ongoing military crackdown on citizens following nationwide protests recently.Shiri...Published: 27 Jan 2019 at 19:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa puts Zimbabweans on thin ice
We would like to inform the Zimbabwean State security agents to refrain from going about abusing innocent citizens of this country over the source or the so called sponsors of the nationwide demonstra...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 19:51hrs | 1 | by Presia Ngulube
More deadly protests lined-up in Zimbabwe
DEADLY street protests which brought Zimbabwe to a standstill this week have added impetus to calls by opposition parties and civil society organisations for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to agree to d...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's re-engagement efforts with Western countries is dead
Zimbabwe is now entering unchartered waters following several deaths of innocent people and arrests of pro-democracy activists and senior opposition figures by security agents in the on-going clampdow...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 18:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hundreds arrested in violent crackdown
HUNDREDS of demonstrators were arrested yesterday as the violent crackdown on protesters by State security agents continued, while unrest continued in most parts of the country for the third day of a ...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 07:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers take over security in Harare, Bulawayo
THE Zimbabwe National Army has taken full charge of the security in Harare, Bulawayo and Chitungwiza following a fuel demo staged by citizens.Three military trucks headed to Chitungwiza Monday...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa deploys soldiers
A woman with a wounded leg during clashes between protestors and police, is transported in a wheelbarrow to hospitalHARARE: Soldiers deployed Monday to some areas of the capital where police w...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 21:23hrs | | by Associated Press
The Commission of enquiry report balanced
It is unfortunate that the MDC want to discredit the Commision Report. I think in as much as we thought the report was going to be biased due to the involvement of Charity Manyeruke and Madhuku, the r...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 07:42hrs | 5 | by Etiwel Mutero
Full list of August 1 killings victims
On August 1 2018 there were post election protest that took place in Harare by civilians who clashed with policemen. Soldiers were called in according to the Public Order Security Act and the constitu...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 10:25hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Killings inquiry in shock move
Zimbabweans reacted with surprise yesterday, to Thursday's announcement by the inquiry looking into the August 1 shootings in Harare, that it had already handed over the executive summary of its repor...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 11:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets shootings inquiry report
THE Commission of Inquiry into the post-election violence of August 1 that claimed six lives in Harare and left 22 injured yesterday submitted the executive summary of its report to President Emmerson...Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Plot to arrest Nelson Chamisa via Kgalema Motlanhe Commission
Under normal circumstances, commissions of inquiry should appear to the public to be independent. The Kgalema Motlanhe Commission appointed by President ED Mnangagwa has failed to get widespread accep...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 13:43hrs | 1 | by Don Chigumba
Chamisa, Biti subpoenaed by Motlanthe-led commission
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa and one of his top lieutenants, Tendai Biti, and other opposition leaders implicated in post-election violence will next week be subpoenaed to give evidence before the commis...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 06:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa accuses Mnangagwa of trying to engineer his arrest
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and his lieutenants are living in fear of an imminent government crackdown, after army and police chiefs suggested this week that a militant wing in the MDC was respo...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 15:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa fears army backlash
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and his lieutenants are living in fear of an imminent government crackdown, after army and police chiefs suggested this week that a militant wing in the MDC was respon...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 06:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Shock as judge suggests Chiwenga deployed soldiers involved in August 1 killings!
In a shocking move, a High Court Judge has ruled that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga ordered the deployment of soldiers who were involved in the August 1 post election killings that saw them ...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 11:20hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ex-Bosso player on his war exploits in Gwanda
Joko Thodlana, whose pseudonym was Hughes Mhondoro had sets his sights into turning into a football star, playing for his dream team, Bulawayo giants, Highlanders Football Club.However, the ca...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC plans to embarrass Mnangagwa today
Opposition legislators are planning to humiliate President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he presents SONA in Parliament today, as the Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance continues to refuse to accept his July 3...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to be heckled by Chamisa's MPs?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa faces the prospect of being heckled by opposition members of the National Assembly when he opens the Ninth Parliament today, a sign that the country remains deeply polaris...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa targets rogue soldiers
Former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe will lead a seven-member commission of inquiry tasked with investigating circumstances leading to the post-election violence of August 1.The ap...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 13:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Character assassination
Zanu pf is a character Assassinator. It is so bad to be associated with them that a person with a conscience would feel like he is in a satanic church. I just wonder how it feels like to be a member o...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 16:06hrs | | by Clement Moyo
'Set up complaints mechanism against Defence Forces'
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has urged the government to put up mechanisms that will enable citizens to lodge complaints against members of the security services if they felt that their...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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