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Lawyers support Mnangagwa's call for death penalty
In 2015, PRESIDENT Mnangagwa said he knows the tribulations faced by those on death row as he survived the hangman's noose when the Ian Smith regime sought capital punishment to stop him from fighting...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:47hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
US dabbles into Zimbabwe voters roll debate
A UNITED States government official says election management authorities should "polish" the voters roll and avail it to the public to guarantee credible polls.Robert Scott, who is the deputy ...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:44hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Biden claims immunity from SA courts in Zimbabwe sanctions case
The US Embassy in Pretoria has issued a diplomatic note to SA claiming the Johannesburg High Court lacks jurisdiction over the US in the case brought a year ago by the Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Movement...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 15:59hrs | 2808 | by Staff reporter
Crisis Coalition slams secrecy around Mnangagwa, CSOs meeting over PVO Bill
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has described as unhelpful the secrecy surrounding last Friday's private meeting by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and a select group of Civil Society Organisations (...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 19:49hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
Uganda ban gays
Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence....Published: 22 Mar 2023 at 06:58hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani project yet to reach the second and third phases
LAWMAKERS have taken Treasury to task over delays in updating Parliament on the progress of the Gwayi-Shangani water project after it emerged that there has been little construction activity despite t...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 20:09hrs | 1371 | by Staff reporter
Esidakeni challenge 'not abandoned'
A court application challenging the government's planned seizure of Esidakeni Estate, a coveted former dairy farm in Matabeleland North, is still pending before the courts and has not been "abandoned"...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:48hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF perfects vote-buying tactics
Zanu-PF has resorted to its traditional vote-buying tactics ahead of the next elections with the latest move being the pampering of traditional chiefs with all-terrain vehicles in a development that s...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:07hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in desperate need of national leaders not Mafia bosses and gang leaders!
It was the most heartbreaking sight - as images of a collapsed primary school in my home city of Kwekwe made the rounds across the country. In fact, the stab to my heart was made more excrucia...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:17hrs | 275 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
NGOs meet Mnangagwa over PVOs Bill
CIVIL Society Organisations (CSOs) on Friday met President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a last-minute bid to lobby him to stop signing the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill into law....Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:40hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Meaningless ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin
The International Criminal Court said Friday it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes because of his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukrai...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 18:14hrs | 550 | by AP
ZANU PF grassroots supporters should rid party of political elite who have destroyed Zimbabwe
Every time I teach my son about the history of this country, I can not help feel a deep sense of pride and respect for our nationalist movements, in their intrepid quest for the independence and freed...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 10:19hrs | 570 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mwonzora court challenge raises stink
ELECTION data analysts have expressed concerns over MDC T leader Douglas Mwonzora's bid to have general elections postponed, saying his timing and motive is suspicious.They, however, feel that...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:39hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
PAP takes Zimbabwe sanctions fight to Washington
Pan African Parliament Committee on Cooperation and International Relations has resolved to engage Zimbabwean authorities to gather more information on the effects of illegal sanctions imposed by the ...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:12hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
EU crafting own version of PVO Bill
THE European Union is working on a law that will force non-governmental groups, consultancies and academic institutions to disclose any non-EU funding - a piece of legislation that is almost similar t...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:09hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
'More Zimbabwean men dying than women'
ZIMBABWEAN men are dying more than women, latest statistics from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) have revealed.The report, based on the 2022 population and housing census, sh...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:48hrs | 941 | by Staff reporter
Motorist demands US$132 fine refund from CCC led council
A HARARE motorist is demanding a US$132 refund from the Harare City Council's subsidiary City Parking after his vehicle was clamped in the central business district on March 8 over parking fee arrears...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:47hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CiZC boss summoned 5 years after alleged crime
FORMER Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) chairperson Rashid Stuart Mahiya has been summoned to appear in court for plotting to unseat President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government in 2018.Mahiya...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:46hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
'West should have lifted sanctions after 2017 coup!' ANC maintains. Nonsense, Zimbabwe was and remain a pariah state.
One of the most obnoxious things appoint white racism is the how the whites denied the blacks a voice. "Our blacks are very happy it is the Russian and Chinese communists how are agitating for black m...Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 21:51hrs | 1137 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa wrote to Mnangagwa
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says he has written several times to President Emmerson Mnangagwa importuning the state leader to abandon his vindictive treatment of the oppo...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 19:58hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
Resource curse in Africa
The African continent is bestowed with so much natural wealth such as diamonds, coal, petroleum, natural gas, copper, and uranium to mention a few. Still, it has been the poorest continent in the worl...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 09:09hrs | 261 | by Jeremie Kalombo
'Judiciary, security agents top in rights violations'
ZIMBABWE has recorded 2 683 cases of human rights violations against human rights defenders, mainly perpetrated by State security agents and the Judiciary, human rights organisations have said....Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 05:23hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
'Americans and the British want regime change in Zimbabwe' says Mbalula
South Africa has a Zimbabwe problem - and no one is willing to help it, said African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula as he called for an end to long-standing sanctions against...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 19:10hrs | 2326 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans to be consulted on death penalty
Zimbabwe is set to conduct wide consultations aimed at gauging citizen views that would feed into proposed policy reforms around the death penalty.The country maintains the death penalty in it...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 08:14hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Police brutality victim heaves sigh of relief
A CHIVHU man who had been found guilty of disorderly conduct by a magistrate sighed in relief after the High Court overturned the conviction.Darlington Manjokota (31) had initially filed a cas...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:32hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
'Dunderhead' Chiwenga asking WHO to stem nurse haemorrhage - Wasting time treating symptom, treat the Mafiosi disease
Zimbabwe's VP and Minister of Health, Dr Constantino Chiwenga ask the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help stem the haemorrhage of Zimbabwe health care workers. "One of the problems we disc...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 18:00hrs | 860 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Are today's 'Pan Africanists' the most colonially-brainwashed?
I am one of those who, at times, receives the fury of those who claim to be 'Pan Africanists' - on accusations of pandering to western interests, and being a victim of a colonial mindset.My cr...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 10:54hrs | 340 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
RBZ frets over Al Jazeera graft exposé
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has threatened to sue international news channel Al Jazeera if its much-anticipated documentary, which will potentially expose high-level graft in government, proves...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:27hrs | 1368 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa's CCC invests in information warfare
A well placed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) official has told this reporter that there is an emerging alliance between the CCC and Al-Jazeera news channel owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network, ...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 12:54hrs | 760 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Biden, EU spoil Mnangagwa's party
United States President Joe Biden says actions and policies of some Zimbabwe government officials continue to undermine the country's democratic processes in a vote-of-no-confidence in President Emmer...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:26hrs | 2519 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland Central has most unregistered births
Mashonaland Central has the lowest number of registered births, a situation that exposes girls to early marriages, a Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat)'population and housing census report ...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:22hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on the radar of the new US Africa strategy
The United States foreign relations committee held confirmation hearings for President Joe Biden's Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Rwanda and Niger ambassadorship nominees on Wednesday.The four countries a...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 20:59hrs | 934 | by Staff reporter
South African Human Rights Commission CEO suspended over racism
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has suspended its acting CEO, Chantal Kisoon, pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations that she made racial remarks at fellow staff me...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 20:52hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwe labelled as the least friendly American African country
US presidential hopeful and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has labelled Zimbabwe as the least friendly American, you know, African country you've got.Haley is an American politi...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 09:53hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints head of secretariat
President Mnangagwa has appointed Ambassador Taonga Mushayavanhu as the new overall head of the President's Secretariat in the Office of the President and Cabinet.He will be taking over from M...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 07:57hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa complicates Zimbabwe situation over US sanctions'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has done little to persuade the United States to remove damaging sanctions slapped on Zimbabwe 20 years ago, political scientists said yesterday, as Washi...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 18:24hrs | 2563 | by Staff reporter
European Union extends Zimbabwe sanctions by another year
The European Union has extended sanctions on Zimbabwe by another year after expressing concerns over the slow pace of reforms.Sanctions first imposed in 2002 previously targeted individuals ac...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 19:16hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
EU begs to deploy observers to Zimbabwe
THE European Union (EU) says it is ready to send an observer mission to help Zimbabwe hold free, fair and inclusive elections this year, which will guarantee the bloc's increased economic development ...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:06hrs | 1060 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe may suffer an internet shutdown
ZIMBABWE may suffer an internet shutdown in the 2023 general election, just like Uganda and Zambia in 2021. In 2019, Freedom House rated Zimbabwe as a "not free" country with a 28% global freedom scor...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:42hrs | 1246 | by Phillip Anjorin
Zimbabwe cuts ties with Western PR firms
ZIMBABWE has terminated the services of consultancy firms which were engaged more than three years ago to help thaw diplomatic relations with the United States as Harare changes tack to break over two...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 15:56hrs | 2196 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims that Zimbabwe upholds good governance
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa told delegates attending the Zimbabwe Second Structured Dialogue Platform Meeting that the country is upholding tenets of good governance and democracy as part of efforts ...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 15:50hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe regime change agents appeal to Sadc
REGIONAL human rights defenders have called on the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) to rally its member States to respect constitutional rights in the wake of rising intolerance to dissen...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 07:14hrs | 1118 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's police resort to Mopa to scuttle CCC gatherings
POLICE have resorted to the use of the new piece of legislation, Maintenance of Peace and Order Act to scuttle opposition party gatherings following repeal of the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) ...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 16:41hrs | 1062 | by Staff reporter
Authorities must implement AfDB's advice on free and fair election - Electoral reforms must include Diaspora Vote
Authorities must implement African Development Bank's Advice on free and fair election - Electoral reforms must include Diaspora Vote. Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative applauds the President ...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 10:52hrs | 330 | by Padmore Kufa
Proposed prisons law raises eyebrows
The proposed Prisons and Correctional Services Bill strips the Prisons and Correctional Services Commission (PCSC) of several decision-making powers, which will be given to the president and commissio...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 09:50hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
Do not blame Mugabe or Mnangagwa: blame Zanu-PF
Zimbabwe has been in reverse gear since the early eighties. The late Robert Mugabe inherited a sound economy with sound infrastructure and amenities. He wasted no time exhausting the state resources a...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 17:44hrs | 1165 | by Zenzo Siziba
Zimbabwe's cyber city: Urban utopia or surveillance menace?
In a fertile stretch of fields and farms dubbed New Harare, Zimbabwe is building a high-tech "cyber city" a world away from the traffic-clogged streets and overcrowded slums of the country's nearby ca...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 16:27hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai turning in his grave
THE late opposition MDC stalwart Morgan Richard Tsvangirai who died on 14 February, five years ago, is turning in his grave because some of his family members and close associates have joined the Zanu...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 10:43hrs | 2056 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF blasts Bulawayo City Council for shooting, injuring vendors
The ruling party Zanu-PF has criticized Bulawayo City Council for shooting and injuring unarmed vendors in the CBD. GOVERNMENT spokesman Nick Mangwana said on Twitter: "Yesterday @CityofBulaw...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 23:00hrs | 1069 | by Moyo Roy
Mnangagwa must allow the opposition to campaign freely
A democratic Zimbabwe cannot be built on undemocratic processes like violation of the constitution, continuation of Zanu PF poor policies, violence, lack of respect of the rule of law and abuse of hum...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 18:25hrs | 551 | by Leonard Koni
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