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A Tale of Corporate Fraud, the contrasting Cases of South Africa and Zimbabwe
Corporate fraud has plagued both South Africa and Zimbabwe, with high-profile cases shedding light on the flaws in their respective financial systems. Thi...Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 07:10hrs | 836 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Shona youth that attack Matabele possessed by the demon of gukurahundi
Shona youth that drive all the way from Mashonaland to Matabeleland armed with machetes and fire arms to invade Matabeleland and violently attack and kill...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 23:53hrs | 1599 | by Israel Dube
Zanu-PF's crude path
When things become unbelievably smooth on the trot, you just need to do a reality check by tuning into ZTV, for there you will certainly find the dose that will wake you up from your island siesta....Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:59hrs | 890 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mnangagwa surrounded by a 'corrupt business network' says the US
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa is involved in corrupt activities, in particular those relating to gold and diamond smuggling networks, United States President Joe Biden and his government say...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:54hrs | 2311 | by Staff reporter
The day Zimbabweans killed Zimbabwe!
I am not sure how many people remember what happened in this country on 4th March.This was exactly 44 years ago.On this day, the results of the 1980 pre-independence general election w...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 22:46hrs | 568 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
CIO agent in AK47 abduction, torture of CCC MP Ngadziore seen in public
A gun-toting Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) agent caught on video abducting a Citizens Coalition for Change MP has been publicly sighted for the first time since the November 1, 2023, inciden...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 12:37hrs | 3404 | by Staff reporter
Pan-Africanism is dead!
Twice, in as many weeks, I have heard Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa speak on the need to preserve Pan-Africanism.Yesterday was the latest, as he attended a memorial service he...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 22:11hrs | 274 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mugabe divides opinion from the grave
ON what would have been Robert Mugabe's 100th birthday, Zimbabwe and the world grapple with the complex legacy of a man who led Zimbabwe to independence, but later presided over its economic ruin....Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:58hrs | 1574 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt will not allow lawlessness
The government has justified its actions in evicting and apprehending thousands of illegal settlers nationwide, asserting that it cannot tolerate lawlessness.During a question and answer sessi...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 05:02hrs | 1118 | by Staff reporter
Calls for Sadc anti-graft court
AN ANTI-CORRUPTION watchdog has called on Southern African Development Community (Sadc) member States to up the fight against graft by setting up a regional anti-corruption court.In a petition...Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:06hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
How Mzila's family suffered during Gukurahundi genocide
IN 1982, I was assaulted by five Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) uniformed young men donning red berets at my Luveve house number 4136 where I lived, while I taught at St Bernards High School in Pumula, ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:52hrs | 604 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange
Mnangagwa govt is getting crazier
IF you are a Zimbabwean citizen or resident and still want to live on, you need super strong shock absorbers because the Mnangagwa administration is capable of crazy things that can easily kill you....Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 21:07hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter
1 091 arrested for traffic rules violators
POLICE in Bulawayo arrested 1 091 people following a crackdown on violators of traffic rules and regulations as part of efforts to restore sanity in the city.Among those arrested were 423 moto...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:29hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe, 1999 - 2024: An Obituary
Advocate Nelson Chamisa's capitulation last week at the behest of the fifth column led by Sengezo Tshabangu was the final nail in opposition politics in Zimbabwe. Armed with state institutions and exp...Published: 03 Feb 2024 at 09:09hrs | 1359 | by Innocent Mpoki
Businesswoman-cum-shoplifter faces legal battle over violent incident
A well-known businesswoman, Mutsa Nyahuye, has found herself entangled in legal proceedings after a shocking incident of shoplifting and verbal assault at a local shoe store. Nyahuye, who allegedly cl...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 07:55hrs | 2346 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Zimbabwe slides further on the corruption index
ZIMBABWE has continued to perform dismally in fighting graft after scoring 24 out of 100, below the regional average of 33 on the Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index. Tran...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:54hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Farmer loses 50 head of cattle to thieves
AN organised cattle rustling syndicate has reportedly descended on Umguza District on the outskirts of Bulawayo where one farmer has been left counting losses after the thieves raided his farm and sto...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
Chinese tech to help Zimbabwe police crackdown on drug barons
POLICE have vowed to use newly received equipment from China to descend on all drug cartels with the same severity the impact of the drugs is having on societies as the fight against substance abuse i...Published: 19 Jan 2024 at 13:07hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
South Africa is testing the West's claim to moral superiority
Supporters of Palestine have long been told their position is fringe. But this case gives them legitimacy – and tests the limits of human rightsIt was only a little over six hours of legal a...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 05:44hrs | 1202 | by Nesrine Malik
Mnangagwa slammed for human rights abuses
A human rights organization has strongly criticized the government led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for its failure to investigate alleged abuses committed by Zanu PF supporters and security forces...Published: 14 Jan 2024 at 20:21hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
'Law fare has intensified in Zimbabwe'
HUMAN rights defenders have accused the Zanu-PF-led government of intensifying its use of the law to punish critics.In its latest human rights report released on Thursday, Human Rights Watch (...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:49hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Zapu blast tribal ZBC presenters
ZAPU spokesperson Richard Gandari has blasted the ZBC presenters who made tribal attacks on the Ndebele King LObengula live on TV claiming he was depicted to sell the country to colonialis...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 15:24hrs | 1050 | by Stephen Jakes
Witch hunters wreak havoc in Mhondoro-Ngezi
Stories of witch hunters wreaking havoc in rural areas have been told repeatedly, but gullible villagers continue to fall victim to the scammers.Known as tsikamutandas or gauras, the purported...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:40hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
'Fighting back against Mnangagwa and Tshabangu is possible'
Brighton Mutebuka, a Zimbabwean lawyer based in the United Kingdom, has asserted that the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party has the capacity to resist Sengezo Tshabangu and President Emmerson ...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:48hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo tears into David Coltart
The Mayor of Bulawayo and prominent member of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), David Coltart, found himself at the center of a political storm after urging voters to support ZAPU candidates in...Published: 09 Dec 2023 at 14:06hrs | 2476 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Mnangagwa still squandering massive goodwill
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's promises to break with the past and chart a new path for Zimbabwe after the ouster of long-time leader Robert Mugabe are ringing hollow as the southern African nation fu...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 09:18hrs | 1545 | by Staff reporter
US think-tank raps Sadc leaders over Zimbabwe
A UNITED STATES think-tank, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), says the failure by regional leaders to intervene and address the Zimbabwe crisis was perpetuating impunity, especially on human rights ...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:05hrs | 1925 | by Staff reporter
Israeli supporting embassies say saddened by Masaya murder
The US and UK embassies in Zimbabwe say they are "alarmed" and "saddened" by the abduction and callous murder of CCC activist Tapfumanei Masaya by suspected state security agents weekend.Posti...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:22hrs | 1648 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Authorities must investigate the escalation of abductions, torture and killing of political activists
The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately address the escalating cases of abductions, arbitrary detention, torture and killing of parliament members, opposition political activists, and human rights...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 19:18hrs | 209 | by Amnesty International
Attack on CIO boss leaves behind emotion of bitterness
THE brutal attack on Zimbabwe's state security service, Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) co-deputy Director-General Gatsha Mazithulela in late August has left him and his colleagues enveloped i...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 21:24hrs | 1359 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's political parties have been taken over by modern day thugs, God have messy on us
Zimbabwe's political parties have been taken over by modern day thugs, God have messy on us. I have been saying it and now it's so obvious. After seeing a tweet from Hopewell Chin'ono @daddyhope...Published: 11 Nov 2023 at 11:21hrs | 492 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mnangagwa can't benefit from removal of presidential term limit!
It is common knowledge that Zimbabwe has become a lawless place.Some may even call it a jungle - where the ruling elite flagrantly flout the country's laws with arrogant impunity.In fa...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 5035 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe sees decrease in Media Freedom violations, says MISA
Zimbabwe is on the brink of an improved standing in the World Press Freedom Index rankings, provided the recent positive trend of reduced media freedom violations observed during the 2023 elections pe...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:34hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Sadc anti-sanctions crusade a lost cause
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) annual Anti-Sanctions Day commemoration held last week was a sham vigil.It was misdire...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:46hrs | 113 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Chamisa decries supporters' abductions, torture
Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has strongly condemned the abduction and torture of his party members by unknown assailants, categorizing these acts as terrorism...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:22hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS: Chamisa's accountability problem and the erosion of trust in Zimbabwean politics
The political tapestry of Zimbabwe is once again in the spotlight, but this time, for reasons that shake the very core of public trust. A now-debunked press statement announced the expulsion of ...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 19:19hrs | 1008 | by Sandra Mverera
Zimbabwe will cause political instability in Southern Africa
Without modicum of doubt, failure to run the economy and political affairs of the Zimbabwe government due to over four decades of unfettered large scale looting, corruption, economic mismanagement, Ma...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 22:12hrs | 876 | by Israel Dube
CIO raises alarm over illicit army gold mining
ZIMBABWE'S state security agency, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), has raised serious national security fears over an illicit gold mining operation run by an army-owned company, Rusununguk...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 13:50hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa after my farm,' says Kasukuwere
SELF-EXILED former Zanu-PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere claims President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is out to grab his ConCorpia Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central provinc...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:33hrs | 1463 | by Staff reporter
Amnesty International issues a scathing evaluation of Mnangagwa's first term,
Amnesty International has issued a scathing evaluation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's initial term, characterizing it as a period marked by a severe crackdown on human rights and a failure to escap...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 19:36hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
The failure of democracy in Zimbabwe: The need for a new approach
Zimbabwe, a country with a rich history and a resilient population, has been plagued by political instability and economic turmoil for decades. One of the main reasons for this dire situation is the f...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 20:08hrs | 542 | by Ty Ki
Pressure mounts on Mnangagwa as Zambia tries to topple him
President Mnangagwa's government was particularly stung by findings of the Sadc Election Observer Mission (Seom) led by former Zambian vice-president Nevers Mumba.Pressure is mounting on Presi...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 10:50hrs | 7514 | by Staff reporter
Gayo coup attempt on Charumbira suffers still birth
Attempts by Pan African Parliament 2nd Vice President Dr Ahebiri Gayo from Ethiopia to effect a coup on President Chief Fortune Charumbira during his absence on elections in Zimbabwe suffered a still ...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 22:03hrs | 1229 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF and CCC must read this article
NOW that the elections are over, there is need for us to make a critical analysis of our country's political leadership. Zimbabwe has its fair share of problems.My wish is that the two leading...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 08:05hrs | 472 | by Jonah Nyoni
SADC risks extinction in allowing itself to be bullied by ZANU PF!
So, the Zimbabwe ruling party is up to its usual dirty tricks again!Bullying!In 2011, the heads of state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) were bullied by ZANU PF in...Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 07:06hrs | 1351 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
What does another disputed election mean for Zimbabwe?
THE August 23 elections have come and gone, but the result is the same - another disputed poll that has left the country more polarised than ever - and facing a bleak outlook.Last week's poll ...Published: 30 Aug 2023 at 06:46hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
SADC also fed up with Zanu-PF roguery
For decades, SADC countries have been playing their usual big brother role to successive Zanu-PF governments, shielding them from international condemnation for oppressive rule and corruption and alwa...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 19:33hrs | 812 | by Simbarashe Jingo
Top US senator calls for a review of relations with Zimbabwe government
Zimbabwe's elections held on Wednesday were a "sham" and the international community "must reevaluate all facets of its relationship" with the Zimbabwe government, a top United States senator said on ...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 08:44hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Zipra urges war vets not to be used for violence
VETERANS of Zimbabwe's war of liberation should not be used by political parties to engage in violence during this year's electoral season, the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) has said....Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:35hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF appoints village headmen as polling agents
Zanu-PF is wantonly trashing the country's supreme law, the Constitution, that prohibits traditional leaders from engaging in partisan politics after it enlisted five village headmen as its polling ag...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:31hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
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