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Phutheho: The decisive Matabeleland Initiative
The Phutheho Convention, a Matabeleland all-stakeholder gathering (Imbizo) which brings together the people of Matabeleland from all walks of life is arguably the best initiative Matabeleland has ever...Published: 3 hrs ago | 110 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Journalism has always been cornerstone of activism, and Zim regime's attempts to curtail this is a sign of cowardice and fascism
The Zimbabwe regime has never been shy in exposing its true colours as far as its disdain and repulsion with anything synonymous, symbolic, or symptomatic of democracy and free expression, in its fort...Published: 3 hrs ago | 19 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
How can someone you elect or deploy into govt position be your 'chef' - there's urgent need for political literacy in Zimbabwe
In life, there are always those most perplexing things that never appear to make any sense, especially pertaining to our behaviour and thinking as human beings, such that, one probably requires intens...Published: 3 hrs ago | 76 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Hodzi challenges Chin'ono's acquittal
PROSECUTOR General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi has filed an application with the High Court challenging the decision by Justice Jesta Charehwa to acquit freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono in a case he was...Published: 9 hrs ago | 976 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Mubaiwa divorce hearing deferred to July
The hearing into the matter in which Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is seeking to divorce his estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa has been postponed to July 5.Justice Esther Muremba said the cou...Published: 9 hrs ago | 390 | by Staff reporter
Wicknell Chivayo suffer major court defeat
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has been cleared to cancel a multi-million-dollar tender awarded to businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his Intratrek company after the Supreme Court overturned a High Co...Published: 9 hrs ago | 764 | by Staff reporter
CJ Malaba sued over his plan to cling on
Chief Justice Luke Malaba's intended stay in office beyond his retirement age fixed by the constitution adopted in 2013 has created a "constitutional crisis", a Harare lawyer says in an unprecedented ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 4303 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt to decide on Chegutu vote-swapping case
THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) will today make a determination on an application by MDC Alliance candidate Gift Konjana, who is seeking leave to appeal against a Supreme Court judgment which rule...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2113 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa wants Magashule to apologise to him
Suspended ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule's political missteps are coming back to haunt him Just a week after his ANC membership was temporarily suspended, the party's national executive committee...Published: 19 hrs ago | 920 | by Staff reporter
RG's office 'shields' corruption accused officer
The Registrar General's office is allegedly refusing to cooperate with investigators in the case involving passport processing officer, Prisca Moyo, who is facing charges of soliciting for a US$20 bri...Published: 20 hrs ago | 425 | by Staff reporter
ZACC speaks on accused official
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has said it did not receive any formal complaint against one of its investigators, Eric Chacha on allegations of criminal abuse of office following repor...Published: 20 hrs ago | 323 | by Staff reporter
MDC legislator slaps Mliswa in Parly
There was drama in Parliament yesterday after MDC-T legislator, Ms Memory Mbondiya slapped outspoken Norton legislator, Mr Temba Mliswa forcing the Public Accounts Committee meeting to disband. ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 811 | by Staff reporter
Youth Perception on Implications of the Constitutional Amendment Bill No2 on elections now and the future.
Zanu pf Youths are totally happy on Constitutional Amendment Bill number 2, while MDC Alliance Youth are totally against the Amendment Bill number 2 for they say they create a one party state in Zimba...Published: 10 May 2021 at 12:20hrs | 539 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Would you eat cyanide laced oranges, why accept poisoned constitutional amendments only for some youth/women's quota clauses?
As the shock over the recently gazetted Constitutional Amendment No 2 Act deepens, and the realization of the reality of the brutal shredding, and callous assassination, of any semblance of democracy ...Published: 10 May 2021 at 10:45hrs | 713 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF has no appetite for creating one-party state, claims Ziyambi
JUSTICE Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has dismissed as malicious, claims by opposition parties and civil society organisations that Zanu-PF was planning to create a one-party state in Zimbabwe.The ...Published: 10 May 2021 at 08:15hrs | 842 | by Staff reporter
Police launch probe into Mwonzora
POLICE have launched investigations into allegations that Douglas Mwonzora stole $6 million from MDC-T coffers in the run-up to the party's elective congress last year, piling pressure on the beleague...Published: 10 May 2021 at 05:35hrs | 5601 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has the power, now what?
ON Friday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa swiftly signed Constitutional Amendment No 2 Bill into law, concluding the process which saw Zanu-PF and its preferred opposition, the MDC-T led by Douglas Mwon...Published: 10 May 2021 at 05:29hrs | 1140 | by Staff reporter
Stalingrad antics frustrate course of justice
A YEAR after being arrested on charges of faking abductions, the MDC-Alliance trio of Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri, and Netsai Marova have used all tricks available to avoid going to trial in what ...Published: 10 May 2021 at 05:22hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
People must resist dictatorship
This economic, social-political collapse and crisis in Zimbabwe is a result of poor governance. It has now affected nearly three-quarters of the country pushing others to leave the country en masse to...Published: 09 May 2021 at 09:13hrs | 974 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa move invites backlash
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to assent to a host of controversial constitutional amendments has seen him starting a war on many battle fronts amid a looming fierce legal tussle over the cha...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:20hrs | 3293 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths gun for party bigwigs
Zanu-PF youths in Manicaland province are plotting to invade farms belonging to the ruling party's secretary for finance Patrick Chinamasa and former secretary for administration Didymus Mutasa, it ha...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:18hrs | 2065 | by Staff reporter
Doves ownership wrangle escalates
THE High Court has blocked a Doves Holdings shareholder and a top executive from stripping assets of the leading life assurance firm as a bitter ownership row rages.Farai Matsika, a shareholde...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:17hrs | 2057 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe days are back
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday predictably signed into law the controversial Constitutional Amendment No 2 Bill, which makes him an all-powerful president.Clearly, Mnangagwa could not ...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:17hrs | 1144 | by Staff reporter
Moyo fears for his life
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) leader Mqondisi Moyo says state-sponsored persecution has inspired him to cause government sleepless nights as he described President Emmerson Mnangagwa as worse than th...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:15hrs | 2415 | by Staff reporter
No one will whip anyone's behind
AS a matter of principle and decency, the Bishop, as a man of the cloth, usually doesn't obsess about individuals as much as he fetishes discussing issues of substance affecting our community and civi...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:02hrs | 163 | by Bishop L
Biti vows 'a floodgate to protect constitution' - excuse for participating in yet another flawed election
There are many reasons why Zimbabwe is in this serious economic and political mess and many of them dovetail to the nation's inability and/or disrespect for truth, facts and reality; especially the co...Published: 09 May 2021 at 07:59hrs | 256 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Where are the millions who voted for Zimbabwe's 'new' 2013 Constitution when it's being ravaged and raped by ruling elite?
The past week has, arguably, been the darkest epoch in the history of our beloved Zimbabwe - possibly, up there with such events as the signing of the Rudd Concession in 1888, and enactment of the Lan...Published: 09 May 2021 at 07:47hrs | 114 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
President Mnangagwa makes history as Chief Justice Malaba is saved by the bell
The present Constitution of Zimbabwe became fully operational on the 22nd August, 2013, having been assented to on the 22nd May, 2013, by the President as the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2...Published: 09 May 2021 at 00:31hrs | 2080 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Do you need a college degree to become a mercenary? The surprising answer...
If you always had boyhood dreams of becoming a mercenary, or the more formal term of private military contractor, you may have the misconception that all you need is a large machine gun and some kille...Published: 08 May 2021 at 21:16hrs | 764 | by Staff writer
Mthuli Ncube, Kazembe, Matanga evade jail
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube, Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe, and the Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga have evaded imprisonment after compensating Loveness Chiriseri, a victim of a p...Published: 08 May 2021 at 20:00hrs | 2229 | by Staff reporter
'Buy Zimbabwe' noble initiative, but sub-standard local products threaten success
As the "Buy Zimbabwe" campaign was busy lauding its successes (and, hopefully, also evaluating its failures) over its ten years of existence, my mother wa...Published: 08 May 2021 at 10:18hrs | 580 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa's MDC approaches Constitutional Court over stolen seat
CHEATED MDC Alliance 2018 candidate for Chegutu West Gift Konjana will next week approach the Constitutional Court in his quest to get the parliamentary seat which rightfully belongs to him.Ko...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:54hrs | 2640 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers dig in to fight Mnangagwa
AS the government moved today to gazette controversial constitutional amendments to help President Emmerson Mnangagwa consolidate power as part of his 2023 re-election bid, agitated lawyers are diggin...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:54hrs | 2877 | by Staff reporter
Chief Justice Malaba's tenure set to be extended next week
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba is on course to remaining in office beyond 15 May (next Saturday) when his tenure ends by operation of law following the passing of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:54hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora is Mnangagwa's trusted tool?
FOR President Emmerson Mnangagwa's power consolidation and 2023 presidential election bid to succeed, he desperately needs MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora to be on his side since Zanu-PF no longer comma...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:53hrs | 1384 | by Staff reporter
Embattled Ndewere fights to save her job
SUSPENDED High Court judge Erica Ndewere has dismissed allegations of incompetence levelled against her, arguing that witnesses brought to her drama-filled tribunal had failed to provide evidence as t...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:51hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
Biti threatens Mnangagwa with 'floodgate of litigation'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Friday signed the Second Amendment to the Constitution of Zimbabwe into law amid strong objections from the opposition and civic society organisations with lawyers and the...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:13hrs | 2513 | by Staff reporter
High Court stops Mamombe, Chimbiri trial
THE High Court yesterday stayed the trial of MDC Alliance activists Joanah Mamombe (Harare West MP), Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova which a Harare magistrate was insisting should start despite the...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:10hrs | 1743 | by Staff reporter
Justice Ndewere approaches Supreme Court
EMBATTLED suspended High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere has appealed to the Supreme Court against a High Court judgment passed last month, which upheld her referral to a tribunal before internal di...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:10hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora and MDC-T working for their supper
THE move by the MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora members of the National Assembly and senators to vote in favour of the Constitutional Amendment Number 2 in a marriage of convenience with Zanu-PF showed ...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:05hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa swears in Gut and NPRC commissioners
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday capped a busy day by swearing in six new commissioners to the Zimbabwe Peace and Reconciliation Commission (ZPRC) at the State House.The six commissioners, who ar...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:01hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rights groups, opposition stage online protest against Constitutional amendments
ZIMBABWEAN opposition and rights groups have held an online protest against proposed constitutional amendments that would allow the president to handpick top judges. Thousands of people viewed t...Published: 07 May 2021 at 19:12hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
High Court denies passport officer bail
A passport officer at the Registrar-General's Office will remain in custody pending trial on charges allegedly demanding a bribe from a passport applicant after the High Court threw out her appeal for...Published: 07 May 2021 at 19:10hrs | 1264 | by Staff reporter
If Zimbabwe govt desires positive reportage then needs to act responsibly, as media not there to lie on their behalf
As a youth, one of the things that thoroughly infuriated me was when either my parents told other people, especially my relatives, when I had done something irresponsible and misbehaved, or when those...Published: 07 May 2021 at 10:11hrs | 232 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
In Zim, we need another dictionary to define the term 'Development'
Zambian President, Edgar Lungu has Commissioned more than five hospitals in less than six months, apparently, he has decongested Lusaka city, by Commissioning four fly overs, in less than a year. Forg...Published: 07 May 2021 at 10:07hrs | 487 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
MDC Alliance trio seeks magistrate, prosecutor recusal
MDC Alliance activists Joanah Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova have filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court seeking to stop their trial.The trio is accused of publis...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:46hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Honeymoon is over: Zacc warns bigwigs
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has submitted 32 dockets to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), nine of which are high-profile, as the dragnet closes in on senior government, poli...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:30hrs | 2148 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe's 'stalingrad' tactics continue
The trial of MDC-Alliance members Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova on allegations of faking their abductions sometime last year, was yesterday suspended until determination by the Hig...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:26hrs | 1107 | by Staff reporter
Chirambadare granted $5 000 bail
DYNAMOS football legend, Itai Stanley Chirambadare (56) who is accused of sodomising a 13-year-old student at his Mufakose Sports Academy has been granted $5 000 bail by High Court judge, Justice Webs...Published: 06 May 2021 at 19:27hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
We are in far greater danger from the Zimbabwean regime than from COVID-19
I am sure most of those in my age group can still remember those weirdly strange questions we would ask each other whilst we were still primary school children - "Who would hurt you the most were they...Published: 06 May 2021 at 14:58hrs | 1629 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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