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Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema threatening to delay 2026 elections
On 13 September, Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema addressed parliament in fulfilment of the Constitution that requires the president to address the National Assembly every year and provide a repo...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 14:55hrs | 674 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Hichilema gears up to change Zambia's constitution
As President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia made his annual address to parliament on 13 September, he shocked many observers as he made a series of revealing off-the-cuff remarks on the topic of constit...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:36hrs | 359 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Chamisa's CCC urges members to join CIO, army
A SENIOR official in the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has urged party youths in Matebeleland to join intelligence and security services to save themselves from possible post-ele...Published: 17 May 2023 at 21:49hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's mandatory 15-year jail terms for rapists
Those convicted of rape or aggravated indecent assault will soon face minimum mandatory 15-year jail terms under proposed amendments to the criminal code set to be enacted to arrest the rising number ...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally strikes lover with iron bar
A 26-YEAR-OLD woman from Old Pumula, Bulawayo died after her boyfriend allegedly brutally assaulted her with an iron bar and pushed her head through a door.Nobuhle Mlambo spent about a month i...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Broad reforms key for Mnangagwa ahead of US-Africa summit
ZIMBABWE'S invitation to attend the US-Africa summit in December can only reap through country a diplomatic dividend if President Emmerson Mnangagwa implements broad reforms to deepen democracy and pr...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 20:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politicians giving police nightmares
POLICE yesterday accused politicians from across the divide of stoking violence, thus making it extremely difficult for the law enforcement agents to professionally discharge their duties.Nati...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa now fears for his life
CITIZENs Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says he now fears for his life after what is believed to have been a fresh assassination attempt by suspected Zanu-PF activists in Chinhoyi, M...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Police finger Zanu-PF in CCC Kwekwe violence
POLICE have accused the ruling Zanu-PF party of perpetrating the weekend violence in Kwekwe which left two opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters dead and 17 others injured, with ei...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Child marriages of concern in rural Gwanda
A NUMBER of cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and child marriages are going unreported in rural parts of Gwanda as facilities such as police stations and health facilities are located far from wher...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:08hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Police summon Zanu-PF Youths over violence
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reportedly summoned some Zanu-PF youths who were involved in last weekend's intra-party violence which saw police fire tear-smoke to disperse the rampaging party...Published: 12 May 2021 at 10:32hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'End violence against sex workers'
THE Centre for Sexual Health, HIV and Aids Research (CeSHHAR) yesterday expressed concern that cases of violence on sex workers were escalating.CeSHHAR told delegates during the commemoration ...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mine in Mashurugwi deal to end violence
DURATION Gold, proprietors of infamous Gaika Mine in Kwekwe have gone into a win-win partnership with artisanal miners at part of their Athens Mine in Mvuma in a bid to permanently end bloody battles ...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa demands courts to speed up trial of child gruesome murder
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has condemned the brutal killing of young children for ritual purposes in the wake of the death of a sevenyearold Murewa boy, whose mutilated body was found while being fe...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:13hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
General Sibusiso Moyo speaks out
A year has passed since Zimbabwe elected President Emmerson Mnangagwa in late July 2018. This is an important milestone for our new administration, one that has made reform a key priority, as we sweep...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:23hrs | | by Sibusis Moyo
Chamisa blasts Mnangagwa
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has blasted President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying he is the chief culprit in causing violence against innocent Zimbabweans.While addressing Zanu-PF supporters in...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 13:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa could use Davos to apply pressure on Mnangagwa
The Congress of South African Trade Unions’ international relations unit has demanded that government abandon its "tepid" approach to addressing recent events in Zimbabwe and use international platf...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 12:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Danai 'General Okoye' Gurira appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador
United Nations Women on Sunday announced the appointment of Zimbabwean born internationally renowned award-winning actor-playwright Danai Gurira as its Goodwill Ambassador. Gurira will len...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 09:44hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Call to end violence against women and girls in public transport
In pursuance of the creation, promotion of safe spaces for women and girls, and the provision of gender responsive public services, ActionAid Zimbabwe (AAZ) and the Passenger Association of Zimbabwe (...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 13:30hrs | 23 | by Alfred Towo
Chiefs demand police visibility
CHIEFS in Matabeleland South Province have said police must be visible in mining areas following a spate of violent crimes in Gwanda and Esigodini mining areas that have resulted in the loss of life a...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Media play critical role in fuelling conflicts
SOUTHERN Africa is a flashpoint for conflict, with Zimbabwe renowned for political violence and South Africa for xenophobia, terrorism threats from Al Shabaab in Mozambique, including hunger and other...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
How Mugabe's ZANU-PF and Chihuri's police created the MDC-T Vanguard
In December 2010, Augustine Mahute (26), an MDC-T activist from Matapi Flats in Mbare, was brutally attacked by ZANU-PF youths before they handed him to Matapi Police station.Mahute subseq...Published: 30 May 2018 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Felix Mbonderi Chiroro
Youth vote used to be insignificant in Zim polls
Today though, we know about 60 percent of those who registered to vote in this year's election largely fall under the youth category — never mind the constitutional definition of the term, 'youth' e...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 05:31hrs | | by Sharon Hofisi
Supreme Court okays sex workers' march
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a 2016 High Court decision barring sex workers from holding a street march in Bulawayo to protest against abuse.The street march, which coincides with th...Published: 29 Nov 2017 at 05:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Violence against women a violation of human rights
Today, I join the world to commemorate the international day of eliminating violence against women. This year's theme is "Leave no one behind: End violence against Women and Girls. One in every three ...Published: 25 Nov 2017 at 16:50hrs | 2 | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira
High Court dismisses sex workers application
THE High Court has dismissed an application by a Bulawayo-based organisation representing prostitutes which was suing Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo and the police for refusing to sanction a ma...Published: 08 Jul 2017 at 08:27hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Sexually-transmitted' grades haunts female students
TWENTY one-year-old Natasha Murenga (not real name) is a bitter young woman.Her hopes of securing a first class degree at a local university faltered after one of the lecturers demanded to...Published: 19 Mar 2017 at 11:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Our traditions are still backward: some of them!
A lot has been said about violence against women and rightly so. It is a topic that has to be dealt with now that we once again recognize the 16 days as from the 25th of November, the Internation...Published: 01 Dec 2016 at 21:17hrs | 9 | by Nomazulu Thata
Gender based violence has broken many families
Community Youth Development Trust said said it stand together with the World as the world commemorate the 16 days of Activism against Gender Based Violence Campaign - as we trust that this is a time t...Published: 27 Nov 2016 at 09:04hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
AG office's approach to national issues questioned
Lawyers in the Civil Division of the Attorney-General's (AG) Office have once again come under fire from the bench in the wake of High Court Judge Francis Bere's criticism of their casual approach...Published: 27 Sep 2016 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Community peace club vow to end violence and champion peace.
A community peace club (CPC), Mutonhori peace club that has been established by a community that works with Heal Zimbabwe in Zaka ward 22 has intensified its peace building initiatives in the area....Published: 16 Aug 2016 at 13:00hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Touts beat pregnant woman to death
TWO suspected touts operating at Mbudzi roundabout in Harare have been nabbed for allegedly punching and causing the death of a 25-year-old pregnant woman last week as she tried to board a Beitbri...Published: 30 May 2016 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZPF admit ZRP 'never act' to end violence - the democratic challenge is to force them to act
"Our focus is on the economy which is in such a bad shape. And indeed, we cannot wait for 2018 with things going this bad. We have said it time and again that we want to create a peaceful, democratic ...Published: 03 Apr 2016 at 07:21hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Albert Nyathi's multi-lingual gender fight
United Nations Women - Gender Champion Albert Nyathi is currently working on a 20-track multi-lingual music album which will be launched soon as part of the Africa UNiTE campaign. The album which is p...Published: 07 Jan 2016 at 05:06hrs | | by Arts Reporter
7 opposition parties to meet Chihuri demanding ZRP action to end violence - a sick joke!
"Opposition political parties yesterday demanded to meet Commissioner General of Police Augustine Chihuri following last weekend's politically-motivated violence that rocked the city," reported Newsda...Published: 04 Nov 2015 at 19:45hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Obama pays tribute to Zimbabwean girl
US President Barack Obama on Monday paid tribute to Abbigail Muleya, a young woman from Binga who is part of the 2014 Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) fellows who are in Washington DC. ...Published: 29 Jul 2014 at 08:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Russia cuts off gas to Ukraine
Kiev - Russia cut off gas to Ukraine on Monday in a dispute over unpaid bills that could disrupt supplies to the rest of Europe and set back hopes for peace in the former Soviet republic.After...Published: 16 Jun 2014 at 19:02hrs | 1 | by Reuters
Zanu PF MP blames job losses for domestic violence
Kwekwe Central legislator Masango Matambanadzo has blamed poverty on violence within homes saying the closure of Zisco Steel and industry in Bulawayo had contributed to the breakdown of families....Published: 16 May 2014 at 16:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Tsvangirai's MDC-T moves in to avoid split
The MDC-T, which is reeling from an acrimonious leadership battle, has activated its "guardian council" to mediate and mend the rift between its president Morgan Tsvangirai and hawks in the party pus...Published: 21 Feb 2014 at 06:52hrs | 3 | by Richard Chidza
Around 75 000 people in need of ARVs in Bulawayo
GENDER-BASED Violence (GBV) has been identified as a leading cause of HIV prevalence among women in Bulawayo where about 75 000 people are in need of Anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs). This comes ...Published: 25 Nov 2013 at 19:44hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Beyond Violence launches Zim Campaign 'Voices For Peace'
Beyond Violence has just launched its Zimbabwe Campaign "Voices For Peace". The campaign aims to prevent the political violence that has plagued the country during past elections. Beyond Violence ...Published: 08 Jul 2013 at 18:36hrs | | by Maddy King
Zimbabwe plunged into fresh political crisis
Zimbabwe was plunged into fresh political crisis Thursday as Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai vowed to fight a unilateral decision by President Robert Mugabe's to hold elections on July 31.Mug...Published: 13 Jun 2013 at 10:19hrs | | by AFP
Domestic violence cases up by over 500%
Reported cases of domestic violence in Zimbabwe have drastically increased by over 500 percent to nearly 11 000 cases from 2008 to 2012, Vice President Joice Mujuru has said....Published: 23 Mar 2013 at 16:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Tsvangirai will lose,' says Sikhala
CONTROVERSIAL politician and founder member of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Job Sikhala, has warned that Prime Minister (PM) Morgan Tsvangirai might lose the forthcoming presidential elec...Published: 14 Mar 2013 at 08:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Bulawayo wields axe following weekend violence
SENIOR Zanu-PF officials in Bulawayo will meet tomorrow to make a formal recommendation for the dissolution of the party's provincial executive following a weekend marred by violence.Zanu-PF c...Published: 12 Mar 2013 at 10:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thandie Newton abused on casting couch
Thandie Newton claims she was abused on a casting couch by an unnamed director when she was 18 and trying to get her big break.The 40-year-old actress says she is still scarred by the "horrif...Published: 18 Feb 2013 at 05:13hrs | | by bangshowbiz.com
MDC-T MP bashed by party members
THERE was pandemonium during a recent MDC-T Makokoba district ward election and gap filling exercise which saw Pumula constituency Member of the House of Assembly, Mr Albert Mhlanga, who is also the p...Published: 26 Jan 2013 at 21:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai appeals for international community to monitor upcoming elections
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai told delegates at the United Nations University in Tokyo yesterday that Zimbabwe was preparing for an election and he hoped regional and international leaders would mo...Published: 21 Jul 2012 at 14:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Struggle for democracy has been pedantic and painful - Tsvangirai
The Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai who is also the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, says the struggle for democracy in Africa has been pedantic and painful.Speaking ...Published: 20 Jul 2012 at 16:41hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Address by Tsvangirai 'Democratisation in Africa'
Address by PM Tsvangirai to the United Nations University (UNU) on "Democratisation in Africa." Tokyo, Japan Two days ago, the world celebrated Nelson M...Published: 20 Jul 2012 at 15:41hrs | | by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai
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