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Jury finds 34-year-old Zimbabwe mother died by medical misadventure at Ireland hospital
A woman who had just given birth at University Hospital Kerry (UHK) died by medical misadventure and her death was probably preventable, an inquest has found.34-year-old Tatenda Faith Mukwata ...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 10:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK's HSE apologises after death of Zimbabwe-born woman
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued an apology to the family of Tatenda Mukwata, a 35-year-old woman who died after giving birth at University Hospital Kerry (UHK) last year. Tatenda Mukw...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 20:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has officially become a pariah state!
The Government of Zimbabwe has officially become a tyranny - fraught with all the legislative tools to be justifiably labelled a pariah state.By the country's Parliament passing the much-loath...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:43hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe has officially become a pariah state!
By the country's Parliament passing the much-loathed so-called ‘Patriotic Bill', Zimbabwe has effectively joined the unenviable international ‘Hall of Shame' - joining other nations, such as North...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 19:09hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe seals 500MW power deal
The new 500 megawatt solar power station being built by Skypower Global in Zimbabwe moved closer to fruition yesterday as more detail was added to the investment deal on the sidelines of the UN Climat...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean asylum seeker (29) dies in childbirth
A young woman, who was seeking asylum in Ireland, has died in childbirth in Tralee.Zimbabwean national, Tatenda, died in childbirth at University Hospital Kerry while giving birth to a healthy...Published: 01 May 2022 at 12:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Infrastructure projects to change the face of Mat South
Matabeleland South Province is set for a major facelift as a number of infrastructure projects being spearheaded by Government are progressing well, with some nearing completion.At Joshua Mqab...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Axe wielding bus employees block road, bus overturns
Two Musanhi bus Investments axe weilding employees appeared before Guruve Magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa on Thursday for blocking the road with a log...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 17:56hrs | 4 | by Llyod Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
US supermarket shooter kills 10, including cop
BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday, killing 10 people, including the first police officer to arrive on the scene, before the bloodied susp...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 07:23hrs | | by Reuters
Who really calls the shots in bloody Zimbabwe crackdown?
THE two girls, one 11 and the other 12, were on their street in the Pumula district of Bulawayo one afternoon, going between each other's homes, when they made the mistake of peeping through the wall ...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:58hrs | | by The Times (UK)
White farmers return to Zimbabwe
The change in government in Zimbabwe is inspiring hope among some white farmers, nearly two decades after the start of the sometimes-violent land reform programme, a news report says.President...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 16:50hrs | 1 | by Satff reporter
US sanctions on Zimbabwe - truths, history and lies
A new regime of US sanctions has just been signed into law, opening a fresh front in the increasingly polarised political debate in Zimbabwe.Critics say they hurt the economy, while supporters...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 19:01hrs | | by newsZWire
Mnangagwa is a different person, he has learned
IN his well-cut suit, with outstretched hand and beaming smile, Sibusiso Moyo is the very picture of a modern politician.He speaks softly, smoothly and pauses to listen as if he had spent year...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 15:14hrs | | by BBC
Judge raps shebeens
Shebeens are dangerous places where drunk patrons can engage in fights, some of which might be fatal, a High Court has said in a case in which two men escaped with wholly suspended sentences for killi...Published: 24 Mar 2018 at 10:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Voters mustn't give one party too much power
Just when we thought we had seen the worst of the MDC-T's internecine mayhem, which has even caused collateral damage outside the main opposition party itself, the party – in its wisdom or lack ther...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 06:09hrs | | by Conway Nkumbuzo Tutani
Petina Gappah engaged to help Mnangagwa
Petina Gappah, the Zimbabwean international law expert who has courted controversy after being hired to organise President Emmerson Mnangagwa's participation at the on-going World Economic Forum (WEF)...Published: 23 Jan 2018 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
US want #Zimbabwe military to go back to the barracks
Washington - Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on Friday for a return to civilian rule in Zimbabwe, saying the country has a chance to put itself on a "new path" amid signs longtime authoritaria...Published: 18 Nov 2017 at 05:26hrs | | by AFP
Tsvangirai's friend defeated again
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected following Tuesday's election, officials say.Mr Kenyatta, in office since 2013, took 54.3% of votes, ahead of his rival Raila Odinga, with 4...Published: 11 Aug 2017 at 22:06hrs | | by BBC
Odinga does a Tsvangirai, wants to be declared the winner
Nairobi - Kenya's main opposition coalition demanded on Thursday that its candidate Raila Odinga be declared president, claiming it had evidence he had won an election that has already led to angry pr...Published: 10 Aug 2017 at 17:24hrs | | by AFP
MDC-T violence: A history of impunity
THE news in the past few days was dominated by the alleged assault of MDC-T deputy president, Thokozani Khupe, as the opposition party once again displayed a stunning propensity to shoot itself in the...Published: 10 Aug 2017 at 08:58hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi
Obama, Netanyahu ties finally hit rock bottom
HONOLULU - It took eight years of back-biting and pretending they got along for relations between President Barack Obama's administration and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to finally ...Published: 30 Dec 2016 at 09:29hrs | | by AP
'Media biased in favour of Clinton'
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES - Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton packed their schedules with last minute campaign events yesterday, two days out from an election that has gripped the world.Clinton is banking...Published: 07 Nov 2016 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Election boycotts, Demos and Rigging
AFTER MARCHING THEN WHAT?DEMOSOf late Media has been awash with National Electoral Reforms Agenda demonstrations where Opposition parties engage...Published: 01 Oct 2016 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Mangosuthu Mbele
Boko Haram leader killed in air strike
The leader of the Boko Haram group is believed to be fatally wounded in an air strike carried out by the Nigerian military in the country's northeast, according to official sources.Government ...Published: 23 Aug 2016 at 15:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mawarire: Devil's advocate comes to Washington
On Thursday August 18, 2016 the US-based think tank the Atlantic Council whose headquarters is in Washington DC hosted Zimbabwean Pastor Evan Mawarire who is the face and spokesperson for #ThisFlag mo...Published: 19 Aug 2016 at 06:14hrs | | by Obi Egbuna Jnr Simunye
Attempted military coup is underway in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan publicly reassured citizens early Saturday in Istanbul after a chaotic night in which factions of Turkey's military said they had taken control of the country. E...Published: 16 Jul 2016 at 07:44hrs | | by time
Zimbabwe: Not in a thousand years!
Let's start with a series of small, light-hearted but revealing anecdotes. Beitbridge. I am told there was quite some build-up of tension on both sides of the bridge, which means a build-up from South...Published: 02 Jul 2016 at 12:01hrs | | by Nathaniel Manheru
Zambian editors arrested trying to enter newspaper's office amid tax dispute
The editor-in-chief of independent Zambian newspaper The Post was arrested trying to enter his newspaper's offices today, after authorities closed it in a dispute over allegedly unpaid taxes. ...Published: 29 Jun 2016 at 14:56hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Police hunt for knobkerry 'killers'
POLICE are hunting for three men accused of hitting a Lower Gweru man with knobkerries, before fatally axing him on the head. Vusa Ncube (33) died due to suspected head injuries following a mi...Published: 28 Jun 2016 at 06:34hrs | | by Patience Mutsiwi
WATCH: Smallhouse caught undressed in bedroom, smashed with knobkerry
Smallhouse caught undressed in bedroom, smashed with knobkerryAfter complaints from some of our readers, we have decided to pull down the video. We apologise for any inconve...Published: 24 Mar 2016 at 15:31hrs | | by facebook
Illegal miner falls to death
AN illegal miner at the closed Old Nic Mine in Bulawayo's Killarney suburb died after he plunged into a 130-metre mine shaft.Tommy Mbewe, an ex-employee whose age could not be immediately esta...Published: 17 Feb 2016 at 05:34hrs | | by Nqobile Tshili
Guinea journalist shot dead during clash at political meeting
New York, February 5, 2016 - The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the shooting in Guinea today of El-Hadj Mohamed Diallo, a reporter for the news websites Guinée7 and Afrik, and calls on aut...Published: 06 Feb 2016 at 10:02hrs | | by CPJ
US appoints new ambassador to Zimbabwe
United States president Barack Obama has appointed Harry Thomas Jnr as Washington's new ambassador to Zimbabwe to succeed Bruce Wharton, who left the country in August. Ambassador Thomas, an A...Published: 11 Dec 2015 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Donald Trump threatens to send Syrian refugees back home
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has said he would send back Syrian refugees taken in by the US if he is elected president.Trump said during a rally in New Hampshire on Wednes...Published: 01 Oct 2015 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Russia launches airstrikes in Syria
Russia has launched its first airstrikes in Syria, sparking concern from the US, France and Britain.The Russian defence ministry said a number of airstrikes had targeted vehicles and warehouse...Published: 30 Sep 2015 at 21:39hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean authorities say killing Cecil the lion was definitely illegal
Despite belated claims by American dentist Walter Palmer and Theo Bronkhorst, the professional hunter from Bushman Safaris that killing Cecil the lion was legal, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Manage...Published: 03 Aug 2015 at 07:46hrs | | by Adam Cruise
Obama takes focus off Mugabe
President Obama seemed less concerned than usual about Zimbabwe on his visit to Kenya and Ethiopia, and leaked correspondence has shown that, for now at least, the focus may be off Robert Mugabe. Ins...Published: 01 Aug 2015 at 13:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kenyan MP warns Obama against gay agenda
Nairobi - Dozens of Kenyans rallied in Nairobi on Monday against homosexuality and a lawmaker said US President Barack Obama should not push a pro-gay agenda when he visits the country later this mont...Published: 06 Jul 2015 at 19:59hrs | | by Reuters
2 promising young Zimbabwean entrepreneurs make Forbes list
Bulawayo - Two young Zimbabwean entrepreneurs have made it onto the Forbes Africa list of most promising entrepreneurs to watch under 30....Published: 19 Jun 2015 at 22:23hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Mugabe, John Kerry witnesses Buhari's inauguration
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday led African leaders in witnessing the swearing in of new Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the Eagle Square in the capital Abuja in a ceremony that coincided wi...Published: 30 May 2015 at 09:21hrs | | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Zimbabwe linked Tinashe nominated for a BET award
TINASHE Jorgenson Kachingwe, or simply known as Tinashe, has been nominated for the best new artist at the 2015 Black Entertainment Television (BET) awards.The Zimbabwean has been placed in th...Published: 23 May 2015 at 17:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Missing taxi driver found dead
THE Bulawayo taxi driver who went missing six days ago is dead and his decomposing body was found near Kerry Mine on the outskirts of the city. Julius Muganhu's body was in an advanced state of decom...Published: 09 Jan 2015 at 06:53hrs | | by Patrick Chitumba
Outrage as North Korea compares Obama to a 'monkey'
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea compared President Barack Obama to a monkey, and blamed the U.S. on Saturday for shutting down its Internet amid the hacking row over the comedy "The Interview."...Published: 27 Dec 2014 at 08:27hrs | | by AP
US to review North Korea terror status
Washington - The United States is mulling whether or not to place North Korea back onto its list of state sponsors of terrorism President Barack Obama said in an interview aired on Sunday following th...Published: 21 Dec 2014 at 16:44hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Furious woman bashes ex-lover with a knob-kerry
A HWANGE man who had visited his ex-girlfriend in an attempt to initiate reconciliation was struck with a knobkerrie resulting in him sustaining internal injuries.Aleck Nyoni, a plant fitt...Published: 12 Nov 2014 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Cheeky' granny stones son in-law
THE adage that 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned' turned out to be true to a Tsholotsho man who was left licking wounds after an old woman, who is his ex-lover's granny stoned him befo...Published: 09 Oct 2014 at 15:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for spearing wife's lover to death
37-year-old Fanuel Ncube has been sentenced to 16 years after he who speared his neighbour's herdboy to death after he found him sleeping with his wife in their matrimonial home.Ncube, of Vil...Published: 20 Sep 2014 at 11:48hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Tribal storm rocks MDC Renewal team
A TRIBAL storm has rocked the MDC Renewal team, with the formation being forced to change the national executive committee it had appointed barely a week ago following protests over the sidelining of ...Published: 03 Aug 2014 at 00:06hrs | | by Vusumuzi Dube
Tendai Biti party announces executive
THE MDC Renewal Team led by Tendai Biti yesterday appointed its National Executive Committee members and various working committees as the faction moves to evolve into a fully-fledged political party...Published: 28 Jul 2014 at 08:34hrs | | by Nyemudzai Kakore
Zimbabwe after the disputed 2013 election and the way forward
Mr ChairmanLadies and Gentlemen, all protocol observedZimbabwe after the disputed 2013 election and the way forward1.IntroductionIt is my singular honour and pleasure to be inv...Published: 25 Jul 2014 at 21:36hrs | | by Morgan Tsvangirai
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