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Mnangagwa told to clear arrears first
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has put in place a viable plan to turn around Zimbabwe's economic fortunes, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said, but called on the country to q...Published: 6 hrs ago | 712 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe son-in-law trial deferred to January
THE trial of former President Robert Mugabe's son-in-law failed to start last Friday after the defence said they were served with state papers late.Simba Chikore is facing unlawful detention c...Published: 9 hrs ago | 616 | by newzimbabwe
Zanu-PF to increase presidential age limit
THE Zanu-PF 17th Annual National Peoples Conference which ended at Esigodini yesterday came up with a number of resolutions among them that President Mnangagwa is the sole party's candidate for the 20...Published: 9 hrs ago | 402 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe politicians are notoriously corrupt' confessed Obert Gutu - for once, he said the whole truth
"A good number of politicians in Zimbabwe, across the political divide, are notoriously corrupt. The narrative that corruption is ONLY domiciled in the ruling Zanu PF party is false and puerile....Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 07:42hrs | 1743 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
EFF declares war on MDC Alliance
The Economic Freedom Fighters (ZEFF) has declared war on the "corrupt MDC Alliance councilors" for turning upside down the lives of ordinary citizens who are surviving as street vendors."Counc...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 07:26hrs | 10311 | by Staff Reporter
Let the games begin - it's now jecha for jecha!
THE call by some in the ruling Zanu-PF party for the presidential age limit to be raised to 52 years from 40 has caused mixed reactions, but what is there to it?It should first be accepted tha...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 06:14hrs | 1909 | by Conway Tutani
Kazembe Kazembe's NGO threats barbaric
We note with concern a statement released by the acting Minister of Social Welfare one Kazembe Kazembe who is threatening NGOs.His statement is totalitarian, draconian, fascist and unaccep...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 18:53hrs | 582 | by Jacob Mafume, MDC National Spokesperson
Zimbabweans must remain vigilant
The recent pronouncements by Zanu-PF war veterans to the effect of raising the minimum age of presidential candidates does not only raise every Zimbabwean's eyebrows but it is a real attack on our fle...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 10:31hrs | 1404 | by Frazer Muzondo, MDC UK and ROHR ZIM.
'Zanu PF will rule!' says illegitimate ED - UDI echo, stakes are much higher
"I don't believe in black majority rule ever in Rhodesia - not in a thousand years!" This is the now infamous quote of the rebel Ian Douglas Smith after declaring the Unilateral Declaration of Indepen...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 09:41hrs | 890 | by Wilbert Mukori
War Veterans now Hated like Armed Robbers in Zimbabwe
Imagine living in a country run by Armed Robbers. The President, the Ministers, the Police, the Judiciary all being armed and ready to pull a trigger to defend their positions of power at any cost? Th...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 09:31hrs | 1730 | by Multiverse Dungani
Fugitive cop nabbed at Beitbridge Border Post
A HWANGE-BASED junior police officer, who escaped from Hwange Prison while awaiting trial on 12 counts of theft after going on a housebreaking spree, has been re-arrested while trying to cross the bor...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:38hrs | 2609 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is open for abuse and foreign interference
THE fact that Zimbabwe is open for business does not mean that the country is open for abuse and foreign interference and this should be understood loud and clear by the MDC and its handlers who now s...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 05:19hrs | 1900 | by Pupurai Togarepi
Which fundamentals require attention?
There is a real sense of despair in the country. Perhaps it is a left over from the heady days when we celebrated the final departure of former President Robert Mugabe from office and welcomed a 'new'...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 06:09hrs | 910 | by Eddie Cross
Is Zimbabwe ebuilding or establishing a new economy?
THE struggle to figure a way forward continues. The fire-fighting approach is the order of the day. Despite the various economic policy directions by the government, there is lack of clarity on where ...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 06:05hrs | 803 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Ndebeles' long walk from Bulawayo to Harare
On the 7th December 2018 saw some dedicated and culturally conscious Ndebele men embark on a long walk from Bulawayo to Harare with an aim of petitioning the government of Zimbabwe on cultural res...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 21:22hrs | 3147 | by Thulani Nkala
Was Nelson Chamisa right after all?
I liked Emmerson Mnangagwa and I cheered him on in-person and through my writings but today I am write in utter despair at what my hero has turned out to be. Could there be some element of truth to Ch...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 21:20hrs | 7682 | by Wezhira Sam
PHOTO: Spot Mnangagwa, Machel and Putin
Third from left is the current Russian President Vladimir Putin, next to him is THE FIRST AFRICAN MOZAMBIQUE PRESIDENT the late HE Samora Machel, with the CURRENT PRESIDENT OF Z...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:50hrs | 19788 | by Social media
Cont Mhlanga enjoys village life
After achieving so much in the arts and having founded Amakhosi Cultural Centre, multi-award winner Cont Mhlanga has retired to his rural home of Lupane in Shabulani Village, Matabeleland.Over...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 14:07hrs | 2209 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa and Biti begs for GNU why now?
We can praise the revolutionary parties for their unity on the two most important national issues facing the Zimbabwean people: The political impasse and the economic melt down. Some peopl...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 08:40hrs | 13402 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa sidelines Chiwenga
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has effectively ended Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's ambitions for the top post after Zanu-PF structures took the unusual step of endorsing him as the ruling party'...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:23hrs | 9685 | by Staff reporter
Kasong Kejecha causes consternation
Little-known Zanu-PF music hype man Admire Sanyanga Sibanda has released Mushana PaJecha in what looks like a bid to discredit dancehall singer Winky D's lyrical state of the nation address titled Kas...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:05hrs | 1029 | by Staf reporter
Chamisa must be stopped, says Muchinguri
Zanu-PF bigwigs that are annoyed by pressure from the MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa are agitating for the ruling party to use its two-thirds parliamentary majority to amend the Constitution and l...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 15:33hrs | 15525 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe leaders should learn to share power
There is no other time than now that Zimbabweans, especially politicians, have to sit down and talk because the country is burning.The only hindrance among us as a people though is that we hat...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:49hrs | 292 | by Harry Peter Wilson
Zanu-PF wants MDC legislators punished for contempt of Parly
Parliament's standing rules and orders should be tweaked to enable it to punish opposition MPs whose conduct have become a "nuisance" in the House by disrupting business of the House, a Cabinet minist...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:48hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa will not drop Biti charges
Zimbabwe will not accept pressure to subvert the rule of law to pacify certain political interests and will uphold the Constitution in the conduct of its affairs, a senior Government official has said...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 14:35hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Germany want 'reforms resolve before re-engaging' - why ignore ED's reply, rigged elections
First it was the British who were bending over backwards to re-engage the corrupt and tyrannical Mnangagwa regime, for the UK's selfish reasons. Ever since Mnangagwa seized power in Zimbabwe, a year a...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 18:25hrs | 5080 | by Nomusa Garikai
US continues tangling in Zimbabwean politics
Problems of African development and integration with the world have continued to attract concern in the policy making within and beyond the shores of the continent as American hegemony continues to ta...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 15:05hrs | 2676 | by Daphine Zulu
Zanu-PF youths against blocking Chamisa
The Zanu-PF youth league has come out guns blazing against war veterans who have proposed a controversial constitutional amendment of the presidential age limit - aimed at blocking opposition leader N...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 14:31hrs | 7445 | by Staff reporter
US interferes with Zimbabwe judiciary, wants Biti charges dropped
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government should drop charges against former finance minister and opposition leader Tendai Biti to prove that the Harare administration is "serious about taking the cou...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 12:24hrs | 3999 | by newzimbabwe
ZANU PF Youths speak on Presidential age increase
ZANU PF Youths have opened up on the proposed increase of the Presidential age from 40 to 52 years. The proposal was done by the War Veterans and they want ZANU PF to adopt it during the December Conf...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 11:33hrs | 6406 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Daylight robbery of pricing at 4:1, but giving change at 1:1
As economic recovery measures are implemented, let's discuss this wrong mentality - yes, wrong - that nothing works until everything works because in real life there are no quick and easy fixes....Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:30hrs | 2471 | by Conway Tutani
US accuses Mnangagwa of imitating Mugabe's autocratic rule
THE United States government says it is willing to engage Zimbabwe only after genuine political and economic reforms and accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government of aping former President Rob...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:07hrs | 2732 | by Staff reporter
What are the realistic chances for political dialogue in Zimbabwe?
All political transitions (without exception) whether occasioned by revolution, externally driven or resulting from an election, are perfected through dialogue between the contending forces in society...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 05:56hrs | 409 | by Brian T Kagoro
Condemning Israel is not hate speech, SA Appeal Court finds
The South African Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) this week delivered a judgment that provided much needed clarity about the meaning of "hate speech" as prohibited in the Equality Act. Understanding wha...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 17:27hrs | 353 | by Wilmien Wicomb I GroundUp
America set demands for removal of Zimbabwe sanctions
The United States of America on Thursday emphasised their terms of engagement that can lead to America being a development partner with Zimbabwe and see the removal os economic and trade sanctions. ...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 17:16hrs | 10747 | by Mandla Ndlovu
EFF calls for Zimbabweans to resisist war vets move
Zimbabwe Economic Freedom Fighters have condemned the statements by the War Veterans Association calling for the revision of the Presidential limit age from 40 to 52.The organisation cal...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 12:54hrs | 3880 | by Mandla Ndlovu
1893 MHRRM RSA Student Wing thanks Dialogue participants
1893 Mthwakazi (Matebeleland) Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) RSA student Wing would like to thank all the people who participated on the 1st of December 2018 Matebeleland Gukurahundi G...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 12:13hrs | 387 | by Jabulani Sikhosana, 1893 MHRRM RSA Student Wing Secretary
ED's failure to pay doctors but pampers Chiefs is not 'mixed up priorities' - it's proof rigging vote is HIS No: 1
"The doctors are unhappy with their working conditions and remuneration. It is sad that the issue of doctor's conditions of service and remuneration has been long-running, and government has not gone ...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 12:09hrs | 1227 | by Nomusa Garikai
Ibhetshu Likazulu position on Bhalagwe memorial site
The unfolding events around Bhalagwe memorial site have become very grave, painful and divisive such that as Ibhetshu Likazulu we cannot remain silent on the matter. Firstly, I would like to express o...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 08:23hrs | 949 | by Mbuso Fuzwayo
South African billionaire defends white wealth
Johann Rupert, South Africa's second-richest man with a $6.3 billion fortune, spoke out to defend the stranglehold white people still have over the economy more than two decades after the end of apart...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 06:15hrs | 2506 | by Bloomberg
Matemadanda torches storm
MDC Bulawayo provincial spokesperson Felix Magalela Sibanda yesterday lambasted the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) secretary-general Victor Matemadanda over his comment...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 05:59hrs | 2334 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'new dispensation' in Zimbabwe stuck in the old ways
Veteran Zimbabwe opposition legislator Joel Gabbuza thought he was stating the obvious when he told mourners that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF party was struggling to revive the econo...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 20:30hrs | 2073 | by Kitsepile Nyathi I The East African
Chamisa chides Mnangagwa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has chided President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF over alleged attempts to take away citizens' freedoms through a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the preside...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 19:49hrs | 9355 | by newzimbabwe
ZANU PF Youths clash with war veterans
ZANU PF Youths have clashed with the Zimbabwe National Liberations War Veterans Association over the statements by the latter that the Zimbabwe Presidentail age limit must be moved from 40 to 52....Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 15:10hrs | 3996 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Malema fears for his family's lives
South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters Commander In Chief Julius Malema fears has told members of the press that he fears for the safety of his wife Mantwa Matlala and his children after his address...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 14:37hrs | 2697 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Matemadanda is not a war veteran?
The Spokesperson of the National Patriotic Front Jealousy Mawari8re has sensationally claimed the Deputy Minister of Defense and War Veterans Victor Matemadanda is not a former freedom fighter but was...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 08:39hrs | 9070 | by Mandla Ndlovu
War vets push for Presidential age limit to 52
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has called for ZANU PF to raise the presidential age limit from 40 to 52 years.War Vets Secretary General Victor ...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 12:51hrs | 917 | by Mandla Ndlovu
King Mzilikazi II ceremony cancelled
It is with deep regret that we announce the cancellation of the enrobing ceremony of His Royal Majesty King Mzilikazi II that was earmarked for the 8th December 2018 at White City Arena.The Zi...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 07:06hrs | 1452 | by HRM King Mzilikazi II's Department of Information and publicity
A stalemate in transition
The ouster of Robert Mugabe in November 2017 by the military with civilian help introduced a spectacle of hope & rekindled the aspirations of the nation that had sunk into despondency over d...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 07:02hrs | 1970 | by Nhlanhla Dube
Eddie Cross mourns George Bush
George Bush senior died this morning. I met him once, when as Vice President he visited Harare and I was invited to a reception for him. My other indelible memory of the man was watching the GOP Conve...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 11:31hrs | 2298 | by Eddie Cross
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