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Details of violent crackdown by Zimbabwe security forces emerge
Scores of civilians including a prominent activist were detained on Wednesday and others were beaten, lawyers and witnesses said, as evidence began to emerge of a brutal crackdown on dissent by securi...Published: 29 mins ago | 113 | by Reuters
Zimbabweans urged to ignore Chamisa's MDC Alliance
Business and all other institutions have been challenged to shun the MDC Alliance's acts of hooliganism and take heed of the government security assurance to urgently open shops and allow people to sa...Published: 2 hrs ago | 1429 | by Staff reporter
600 arrested over Zimbabwe looting
600 people have been arrested following Monday's acts of hooliganism and looting and the government is urging all workers to return to work tomorrow as the situation has now normalised.The Min...Published: 2 hrs ago | 1203 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance distances self from looting
THE MDC Alliance is desperately denying its hand in the events despite a documented trail where its National Youth Assembly Secretary General, Lovemore Chinoputsa having issued a statement, calling pa...Published: 2 hrs ago | 838 | by Staff reporter
Rogue elements slammed for holding Zimbabwean citizens hostage
The last three days have been a tale of untold anxiety for many Zimbabweans as they were literally held hostage in their own homes by events that the government has described as terror attacks masterm...Published: 2 hrs ago | 556 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt sees urgency of controlling public transport
The need for the government to be a key player in the country's public transport system is very urgent following the abuse of such privilege by private transport operators who are collaborating with c...Published: 2 hrs ago | 998 | by Staff reporter
Brexit on track - Theresa May survives no confidence vote
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has seen off a bid to remove her government from power, winning a no confidence vote by 325 to 306.Rebel Tory MPs and the DUP - who 24 hours ago rejected the PM's...Published: 2 hrs ago | 190 | by BBC News
Sydney Malunga's son speaks on Army killings
The internet shutdown has constrained the flow of news coming out of Zimbabwe but news is trickling out. There two serious and related matters:For the record I stand with the frustrated and hu...Published: 3 hrs ago | 3222 | by Siphosami Malunga
BREAKING: Zimbabwe restores internet connectivity
Mobile networks and internet service providers in Zimbabwe have restored internet connectivity after a blackout that lasted more than 24 hours, ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 4761 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe crisis: What you need to know
Zimbabwe's anti-government protest strike has entered day three with streets, particularly in Harare, said to be deserted.Here is what you need to know....Published: 7 hrs ago | 6084 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa restores internet access
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has restored mobile data after a blackout that lasted more than 24 hours. The minister of State Security Owen Mudha Ncube instructed the internet shut...Published: 7 hrs ago | 3381 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa calls for 'calm, peace'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for "calm and peace" as the southern African country entered its third day of protests over the recent fuel hikes.Writing on his Facebook page, the pres...Published: 7 hrs ago | 2163 | by Staff reporter
'South Africa has turned a blind eye on Zimbabwe'
Brandishing a poster reading: "The untold suffering of Zimbabweans", a group of around 100 protesters demonstrated outside Zimbabwe's embassy in Pretoria on Wednesday morning.The demonstrators...Published: 7 hrs ago | 2680 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC calls on Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean opposition official and former finance minister Tendai Biti has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in the country's economic and political crisis, which has left three people dead...Published: 7 hrs ago | 3192 | by Business Day
Release Pastor Evan Mawarire & others unconditionally
What is president ED Mnangagwa doing in Russia while the acting president Chiwenga is murdering innocent civilians at home? The purpose of this piece it twofold, to ask Zimbabweans to join me in conde...Published: 8 hrs ago | 3145 | by Don Chigumba
US wants Mnangagwa to restore internet
Senators Chris Coons and Cory Booker urged the Zimbabwean government to respect the rights of protesters and restore access to social media, internet and telephone services, ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 5367 | by Staff reporter
Britain warns its citizens in Zimbabwe
Since 14 January 2019 there has been widespread disruption, including violent protests, in many areas of the capital Harare and the cities of Bulawayo, Kadoma, Mutare, and Marondera. Many shops and ot...Published: 11 hrs ago | 5201 | by UK gov
WATCH: Zimbabweans protest in Pretoria Embassy
Zimbabweans based in South Africa on Wednesday took to the streets and marched to the Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa to call upon the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to cease the killin...Published: 12 hrs ago | 2812 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Violence must be condemned at all levels
We have endured a week such as no nation should live through: a time of violence and tragedy. The country suffered losses to human life and to property. Zimbabwe needs to think about that trag...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1171 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe protests 'fizzling out'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday showed little concern about the deadly unrest back home as he continued his widely criticised state visit to Russia and met counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow...Published: 13 hrs ago | 3494 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa to buy 'State-of-The-Art' Russian arms
ZIMBABWE plans to continue its defence and security cooperation with Russia, but needs to build up funds to buy "state-of-the-art" Russian weapons, President Emmerson Mnangagwa told news agency Sputni...Published: 13 hrs ago | 2564 | by Sputniknews.com
Soldiers continue to patrol streets
SOLDIERS patrolled city streets in Zimbabwe on Tuesday, as clashes between protesters and security forces resulted in the deaths of at least five people, including a police officer.Dozens of p...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1806 | by aljazeera.com
Calls for diaspora protests at Zimbabwe embassies
Pro-democracy groups called on Zimbabweans in the diaspora to stage protests at the country's embassies after the Harare regime shut down the internet as it launched a crackdown against civilians....Published: 13 hrs ago | 832 | by newzimbabwe.com
Mugabe-aligned NPF calls for Mnangagwa's resignation
THE National Patriotic Front (NPF), which former president Robert Mugabe and his wife have voiced support for, has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resign as protests over petrol prices conti...Published: 13 hrs ago | 2308 | by African News Agency
Zimbabwe crisis a warning to SA, says opposition leader
THE crisis in Zimbabwe should serve as a warning to SA that liberation movements still cannot be trusted to deliver, DA leader Mmusi Maimane suggested on Tuesday.Addressing the Cape Town Press...Published: 13 hrs ago | 853 | by Business Day
Zimbabwe kills commerce and lights, by killing the internet
WHEN the Zimbabwean government ordered internet service providers to shutter parts of the web in an effort to curb anti-government protests, it also plunged homes into darkness because people can't pa...Published: 13 hrs ago | 769 | by Staff reporter
#ZimbabweShutDown enters day 3
Streets are deserted in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, Wednesday as a general strike continues for a third day to protest the government's decision to more than double the price of fuel.Lawyers f...Published: 13 hrs ago | 2835 | by AP
'Opposition leaders arrested as scores are killed' says Dzamara
Opposition leaders in Zimbabwe are reportedly being arrested by police and members of the Zimbabwe Defense Forces as government is intensifying the crackdown on protestors who embarked on a violent na...Published: 15 hrs ago | 4113 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PHOTOS: Mnangagwa, Mthuli Ncube meet Putin as #ZimbabweShutDown
The Finance Minister, Mthuli Ncube has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa and himself are reengaging and strengthening economic ties with Russia.Ncube tweeted: "Reengaging and strengthening eco...Published: 16 hrs ago | 2544 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans need to do a serious soul searching
What should government do to response to ongoing tensions between police officers the army and communities. Zimbabwe must sharply condemn the rioters for damaging private property and taking i...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1936 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Malema warns Mnangagwa
Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters have warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government against unleashing armed military personnel on protestors.In a statement released on Tuesday the...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 21:31hrs | 10570 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Malema's EFF 'extends its solidarity' with the people of Zimbabwe
The EFF in a statement said it "extends its solidarity" with the people of Zimbabwe."We call on the government of Zimbabwe to respond to these demonstrations with restraint. We particularly co...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 21:12hrs | 2056 | by Staff reporter
South Africa 'confident' Mnangagwa govt will 'resolve situation'
The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) is "confident that the measures being taken by the Zimbabwean government will resolve the situation" as protests over fu...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 21:11hrs | 2806 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businesses losing millions as shutdown continues
Businesses in Zimbabwe are losing millions of dollars per day as a shutdown protest - called for by the country's biggest labour union body - continues over a sudden 150% hike in fuel prices. ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 21:10hrs | 1411 | by Staff reporter
'Internet shutdown is unconstitutional,' says Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe's mobile phone networks and internet were partially shut down, with one industry source saying the systems had been jammed and many users were complaining of severely limited access.J...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 21:01hrs | 3206 | by Ndou Paul
'Looters not a threat to anyone,' says Amnesty International?
Amnesty International said it is alarmed by the repressive measures the Mnangagwa led Zimbabwe government has taken in response to the protests, including shutting down the internet to prevent people ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:28hrs | 2313 | by Staff reporter
8 people shot dead in Zimbabwe protests, claims Amnesty International
Zimbabwe's police and military patrolled the streets of the capital, Harare, Tuesday as a helicopter fired tear gas at demonstrators blocking a road and burning tires on a second day of deadly protest...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:27hrs | 2858 | by AP
Strive Masiyiwa speaks on Internet blackout
Embattled Econet Wireless Boss Strive Masiyiwa has taken to Facebook to explain why his company complied with government directive to shut down internet the whole of Zimbabwe.Masiyiwa said whe...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:26hrs | 6778 | by Mandla Ndlovu
SADC want Chamisa to lead new GNU - idiotic and dangerous fixation with recycling same deadwood
"A reliable source in the MDC standing committee who spoke to us on condition of anonymity revealed to us that the meeting between Ramaphosa and Chamisa was one of the series of meetings that have bee...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:13hrs | 2377 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
May's Brexit deal rejected by 230 votes
British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal has been rejected by 230 votes - the largest defeat for a sitting UK government in history, BBC reported.MPs voted by 432 votes to 202 to rejec...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 20:03hrs | 877 | by BBC
WATCH:Biti calls for an extra-ordinary SADC summit on Zimbabwe
MDC Deputy National Chairperson has called upon SADC to call upon an urgent extraordinary SADC summit to discuss the issue of Zimbabwe.Biti called upon the Presidents of South Africa, Namibia,...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 17:58hrs | 3413 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa fires blank
Street protests are in from Cape to Cairo and Madrid to Moscow, these days not a week goes by without news that a massive crowd has amassed in the streets of another of the world's big cities. The rea...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 16:47hrs | 7401 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
MDC appeals to International community
The Nelson Chamisa led MDC has appealed for help to the international community to amplify the plight of Zimbabwe who are reportedly being arrested, tortured and killed by soldiers in communities. ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 14:32hrs | 4455 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Good Violence is good for Zimbabwe's progress - Tsvangirai turned in his grave
I hate bad violence but I support good violence. There are two kinds of violence namely, good violence and bad violence. Bad violence is the one that was engineered by ZANU and ZANU PF against the mur...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 14:23hrs | 2235 | by Don Chigumba
Econet declines to comment on internet shutdown
When the Zimbabwean government ordered internet service providers to shutter parts of the web in an effort to curb anti-government protests, it also plunged homes into darkness because people can't pa...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 14:08hrs | 2381 | by Staff reporter
Linda Masarira blasts protestors
Spokesperson of the MDC-T Linda Masarira has condemned the violent protests that took place on Monday saying only dialogue is the solution to Zimbabwe's challenges."People have a right to peac...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 13:28hrs | 2809 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Why the military supports Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe's military deployed in several areas of the capital, Harare, Monday, to put down anti-government demonstrations against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government.This is the second ti...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 13:07hrs | 3140 | by AP
Zimbabwe embassy staff joins ZimbabweShutDown?
STAFF at Zimbabwe's embassy in Mozambique reportedly went on strike Monday, protesting against unpaid salaries in a new diplomatic embarrassment for the embattled Harare administration.The rep...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:57hrs | 2408 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe's woes deepen
Not having a currency of its own hasn't stopped Zimbabwe from sliding into a currency crisis.A scarcity of foreign exchange has led to long queues for fuel, bread and medicine and sent prices ...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:56hrs | 1313 | by Bloomberg News
Zimbabwean motorists flocking into SA to buy fuel
Some Zimbabwean nationals are crossing the Beitbridge border into South Africa to buy fuel. The Zimbabwean government announced a 150% fuel increase last week.It now costs over R43 to buy a li...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:45hrs | 1020 | by SABC
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