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'MPs should monitor govt in issuing of identity documents'
Legislators were yesterday urged to monitor the government in issuing birth certificates, identity documents and other particulars to prevent statelessness.The call was made yesterday by senat...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:10hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
'US ban hurts Marange diamonds'
The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) yesterday said the decision by the United States to issue a withhold release order (WRO) for artisanal rough cut diamonds from Marange was impacting ne...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:50hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe 'national interests' can't be defined by ZANU PF alone, but by national consensus
In recent days - especially, after the botched 25 October 2019 anti-sanctions march, in which very few people heeded government's calls for the nation to come out in full force to demonstrate against ...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 09:04hrs | 1068 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Bushiri is not dying' says Prophet Sovi
South African based leader of Imperial City Church Prophet Isaiah Brian Sovi has dismissed a prophetic utterance by controversial clergyman Passion Java of Passion Java Ministries that Enlightened Chr...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 08:53hrs | 4143 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Parents besiege school over school material replacement charges
Scores of parents of children learning at Sunningdale 1 Primary School in Harare early this week staged a demonstration against the school for demanding $35 from each pupil to replace stolen roof shee...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:36hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Six gunmen shoot Bulawayo gold dealer
A GOLD dealer (31) is battling for life in hospital after he was shot by six men who got away with over US$40 000 cash, 400 grams of gold and other valuables including cellphones all worth over US$65 ...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 09:59hrs | 6557 | by Staff Reporter
Who is behind the spate of activist abductions in Zimbabwe?
Since the beginning of the year, some 50 people, mainly government detractors, have been abducted and tortured in Zimbabwe, but it is not easy to say who could be behind these heinous crimes.T...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 20:51hrs | 276 | by Cyril Zenda
Zhuwao rallies young people to take over
Late President Robert Mugabe's grandson Jason has urged young people in Africa to take active role in African politics and retire the elderly who are currently at the helm of different political insti...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 08:46hrs | 1180 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Rural Namibians pin hopes for prosperous future on tourism lodges & hunting despite animal rights' anti-use threats
Namibian rural communities are impressively running lodge and hunting agreements to reduce poverty in seemingly lifeless but wildlife rich semi-desert landscapes, despite the western animal rights gro...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 06:26hrs | 142 | by Emmanuel Koro
Zimbabwe doctor's strike rages on, patients suffer
As the impasse between medical doctors and their employer, government continues in Zimbabwe, the sick and their relatives continue to suffer due to the unavailability of services at public hospitals....Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 11:22hrs | 1032 | by Staff reporter
CCTV sells out thieving security guards
CCTV footage sold out two security guards after they allegedly stole rice worth $346 508,84 while on duty at Mega Market warehouse in Mutare.Fred Kusereka (39) and Tendai Matsiya (31), who are...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 06:47hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
AU must act on Zimbabwe
The MDC says that the African Union must take action before the situation in Zimbabwe spirals out of control. It urges the organization to exercise the UN recognized ‘right to protect'.T...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 21:04hrs | 1692 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
Only Zimbabwe citizens themselves have the power to change their lives
Since 1990 - when I was in Lower Six - have been writing article after article - as if singing from the top of mountains - trying to advise the Zimbabwean government and showing them where they were g...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 08:03hrs | 618 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa's MDC reaches out to African Union
ZIMBABWE is facing a major socio-economic and political crisis which, if left unchecked, can spiral out of control, resulting in the loss of lives, the main opposition MDC has said in a cry to the Afr...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 07:42hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Banning EcoCash by RBZ not a good idea
Whilst it is imperative for the government to put in place some safeguard legal provisions or policies to avoid or to police the alleged financial crimes, it is rather unconscionable to the publ...Published: 02 Oct 2019 at 08:44hrs | 1956 | by Njabulo
Zimbabwe economy in doldrums: IMF
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has painted a grim picture of the prevailing economic situation in Zimbabwe which is exacerbated by extreme weather conditions, weakening confidence and policy un...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:43hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Zimra sweats over tax defaulters
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is sweating over the fiscalisation of companies after it emerged that some entities have not connected the recording of their taxable transactions on the fiscal ...Published: 25 Sep 2019 at 20:12hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
'Abducted' and released Zimbabwean doctor to be treated in South Africa
The High Court on Tuesday intervened and ordered police to allow a doctors' union leader who was abducted by suspected state security agents for five days last week to travel to South Africa for furth...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 14:46hrs | 2367 | by ZimLive
Magombeyi: Abduction mystery deepens
The mystery surrounding Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors' Association (ZHDA) acting president Dr Peter Magombeyi deepened yesterday following revelations that doctors are investigating the possibility that h...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 09:33hrs | 10579 | by Staff reporter
Zvimba chiefs felt betrayed over Mugabe controversy
The late former President Robert Mugabe, who passed on 10 days ago, has courted controversy even in death with speculation over his burial, place of burial and his place in the history of Zimbabwe....Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 23:50hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants cry foul
CIVIL servants have called on the Government to set a framework that safeguards the value of salaries following the latest adjustments that have triggered significant price increases. Governme...Published: 16 Sep 2019 at 05:42hrs | 2393 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe man killed over gambling
A 25-YEAR-OLD Kwekwe man last week appeared before a Kwekwe magistrate facing a murder charge after he allegedly pulled a knife and stabbed his colleague over a gambling misunderstanding.Cliff...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 11:11hrs | 689 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Shoplifter spared 3 months jail time
A BULAWAYO woman has been sentenced to three months in prison for stealing liquor worth RTGS $170 from Pick n Pay Supermarket. Judith Sibanda (47) of Old Pumula suburb stole a 750 millilitre b...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 06:14hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Robert and Grace Mugabe's US$1 billion fortune
Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace built up a huge personal fortune and property empire while their countrymen suffered in the starvation and grinding poverty that his brutal regime brought about....Published: 08 Sep 2019 at 07:26hrs | 2966 | by Mail Online
PHOTO: Mnangagwa heavily guarded at his official home
A photo of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's podium being heavily guarded by state security agents has surfaced online. The photo shows agents standing on either side of the red carpet beside the...Published: 07 Sep 2019 at 08:33hrs | 39095 | by Mandla Ndlovu
IMF flies into Zimbabwe financial mess
A TEAM of International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials will jet into the country next week for the first review of the Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP) at a time government finances are in a shambles wi...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:31hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Varsity employees get salary hike
GOVERNMENT has hiked salaries for State university workers in a move that will see cleaners at institutions of higher learning earning more than teachers and college lecturers.Acting Higher an...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:12hrs | 2822 | by Staff reporter
Zesa cables thief electrocuted
A 27-YEAR-OLD Marondera man was on Sunday electrocuted while stealing overhead electricity cables.The charred remains of Barnabas Mahwite, of Chokudenga Farm, was discovered by security guards...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:39hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Drunken stupor gives away robber
A SUSPECTED armed robber who got drunk during a robbery was allegedly caught sleeping inside his victim's car, a court heard yesterday. Fanuel Ngirandi of Overspill, Epworth, was arrested by p...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:19hrs | 596 | by Staf reporter
Gambler (25) stabs colleague to death
A 25-YEAR-OLD Kwekwe man last week appeared before a Kwekwe magistrate facing a murder charge after he allegedly pulled a knife and stabbed his colleague over a gambling misunderstanding.Cliff...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 21:18hrs | 1431 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Armed robbers arrested
Police have arrested five suspected armed robbers who raided a business premises in Ardbennie, Harare, and stole various goods and property worth over US$40 000. The five are still assisting w...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 07:41hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya's stolen car recovered
POLICE have recovered Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya's stolen car.They found it dumped in Whitecliff, Harare, after it was driven away by robbers who ...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 20:26hrs | 4224 | by Staff reporter
Powerful political enemies out to finish Magaya
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries found and preacher Walter Magaya is a household name in Zimbabwe. Magaya commands crowds that would make any politician jealous and envious of the pr...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 14:35hrs | 7974 | by Nicholas Ncube
Robbers tie guards to tree, steal generator
SIX armed robbers pounced on a farm in Headlands and went away with a generator worth US$2 000. According to Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Inspector Tavhiringwa Kakohwa, the robber...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt shoots down Amnesty International
Government has shot down London-based non-governmental organisation, Amnesty International's inaccurate and highly-policitised reports over recent illegal demonstrations called by Zimbabwe's oppositio...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:20hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa engages Zanu PF lawyers, is it democracy
Most Zimbabweans are perplexed by the lawyers who represent members of the opposition either side. Most people have been dismayed when members of the opposite side represent those of the other side. Z...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 06:28hrs | 7176 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa urged to put price control measures: ZIMTA
Civil servants have pleaded with Government to set a control framework that safeguards the value of salaries following the latest adjustments.Government has tabled a 76 percent salary adjustme...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 18:48hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Moral authority is a pre-requisite for Good Governance
I'm writing this article with tears, with a heavy heart Lord help Zimbabwe!!!It is not about money or power, it is about conscience, reputation, moral power & obligation. It is about the p...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 16:45hrs | 232 | by Big Monday with Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo writes:
Ramaphosa celebrates Marikana 'tragedy'
President Cyril Ramaphosa's Marikana massacre commemoration tweet has been met with a number of negative responses, with most replies saying it was ironic that Ramaphosa would send out such a tweet....Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 16:05hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
US$72 000 robbery sucks in policemen
A policeman believed to be part of a gang that was caught on camera while raiding Draycott Farm where it stole over US$72 000, yesterday appeared in court facing robbery charges. Constable Fre...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 23:57hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa secures himself with Briefcase guns, drones and bulletproof vests
When President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived at the National Sports Stadium for a ceremony to mark Zimbabwe Defence Forces Day on Tuesday, he was sandwiched between men in dark suits carrying briefcases....Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 15:10hrs | 9405 | by ZimLive
Security guard steals and crashes car
A SECURITY guard from Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly stealing a car from a car park in Lobengula suburb and damaging it after being involved in an accident. Danisa Ncube (35) from Lo...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 07:56hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in panic mode as MDC protest looms
The Local Solutions Council deduced that President Mnangagwa evidently panicked last night due to the impending MDC Protest when he impulsively arranged an incoherent televised State of the Nation Add...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 17:27hrs | 12345 | by Darlington Nyambiya
Captured South Africa ConCourt fails the test: Who guards the judges?
The Constitutional Court may be the highest Court in the land. But it does not have a monopoly on what justice entails. The Court's pronouncement in the case involving the Public Protector raises conc...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 16:37hrs | 1761 | by Professor Sipho Seepe
Minister slams prosperity preachers
A CABINET Minister has slammed some church pastors for milking their congregants to poverty through cash demands. Women Affairs, Community and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Minister Dr Sith...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unfettered powers for Mnangagwa as Zanu-PF amends party constitution
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will soon enjoy unbridled powers similar to those exercised by former president Robert Mugabe as Zanu-PF has put in motion plans for sweeping constitutional changes that a...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:43hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Peter Moyo reports for duty, but Trevor Manuel's Old Mutual locks him out?
Axed CEO Peter Moyo reported for duty on Wednesday morning despite a statement by Old Mutual late on Tuesday night that it would immediately appeal the court order reinstating him.In its state...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:55hrs | 3132 | by Staff reporter
'Interface' with President Chamisa: Of the Holiday Inn 'ordeal and prospects'
As promised this is my brief instalment on my interface with the MDC President Nelson Chamisa and his team namely Professor Welshman Ncube, Hon Tendai Biti, Madam Hon Mai Kore, Organiser Hon Chibaya, ...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 21:14hrs | 4717 | by Sindiso Shepherd Mazibisa
'Chamisa leading Zimbabweans to a bleak dungeon'
As promised this is my brief instalment on my interface with the MDC President Nelson Chamisa and his team namely Professor Welshman Ncube, Hon Tendai Biti, Madam Hon Mai Kore, Organiser Hon Chibaya, ...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 14:16hrs | 3065 | by Sindiso Mazibisa
Man commits suicide over $600 bet loss
A CHINHOYI man committed suicide after he reportedly lost $600 on gambling.Mashonaland West police spokesperson, Inspector Clemence Mabgweazara yesterday confirmed the death of Clemence Hamufa...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1161 | by Staff reporter
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