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Mnangagwa regime should stop weaponising law
THAT the arrest of journalist Hopewell Chin'ono among others may complicate matters for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new dispensation's international re-engagement is not in doubt anymore.No...Published: 14 hrs ago | 735 | by Staff reporter
Patriotic Zimbabweans in Diaspora party is born
EDITOR,In line with the Zimbabwe Constitution Section 67 (1)(b), 67 (2)(b)(c) and 67(3)(a)(b) that confers Zimbabwean citizens political and electoral rights related to political membership an...Published: 14 hrs ago | 802 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe regime getting taste of own medicine, and shouldn't mourn about US 'hypocritical' bullying
If ever there were profound lessons life has taught me, these are that, 'we reap what we sow', 'what goes around, eventually comes around', and that 'poetic justice' is never far away from those who b...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 08:03hrs | 945 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MDC implosion sets back the struggle for change
Zimbabwe is stuck in mud. People of my generation were in their late 20s or early 30s when Zimbabwe attained independence in 1980. Those fortunate to be still alive are now elderly and on the cusp to ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 08:00hrs | 1240 | by Tendai Dumbutshena
Failed Zimbabwe govt economic policy met with excuses
I AM not an economist or financial fundi neither was I good nor enjoyed such subjects as economics and accounting, in high school but, to use a cliche, it does not take a rocket scientist to lose conf...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:35hrs | 136 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Malema urges Zimbabweans to find 'creative' ways to enter SA
ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has criticised the closure, this week, of South Africa's borders including the Beitbridge Border Post saying the decision was self-hate.The...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 16:20hrs | 4656 | by Staff reporter
All hope is not lost
Crushing the peoples' voices is not the answer. No nation has ever risen or built by crushing the voice of justice.Zimbabwean citizens in all walks of life have been fighting for change at gre...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 13:26hrs | 572 | by Leonard Koni
Hydro-politics depriving Bulawayo and Matebeleland of water
MORE than a century ago in 1912, the people of Matebeleland and Bulawayo regions were promised that they will draw water from the Zambezi River, through the Matebeleland Zambezi Water Project (MZWP)....Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:56hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
BCC workers down tools
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) workers yesterday downed tools citing incapacitation.The workers demanded a living wage based on the poverty datum line which is pegged at $20 000.The disgr...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 08:00hrs | 1106 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 stalls Zapu congress preps
THE opposition Zapu party's plans to restructure early this year have been derailed due to the 30-day lockdown imposed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.Zapu had targeted to start its restructu...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:59hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Edison Zvobgo's sister dies
Petronella Mahoya nee Zvobgo, a veteran educationist and devout Catholic has died.Mahoya was a sister to the late national hero Edison Zvobgo and Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) Vice Chancello...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 19:36hrs | 3828 | by Staff reporter
How to kill a country
Nearly forty years ago Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, became the first and only white colonial ruler to break away from the British Crown. He had tired of London's nagging about the subjug...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 2446 | by Samantha Power
Tsitsi Dangarembga awarded the 2021 PEN Freedom of Expression Prize
Human rights organisation, English PEN champions the freedom to read and write. With the help of a community of writers, readers and activists, the organisation looks to protect freedom of speech, sup...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 16:06hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions must go
Trump crying foul after being... trumped and trampled in recent American elections. Elections stolen in great America, my foot! The cradle of democracy now turned 'mobocracy', who will guard the guard...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 15:52hrs | 237 | by Murisa Tondo
Food sovereignty in Zimbabwe is a human rights issue
With Covid 19 is ravaging and weighing heavily on the socio-economic well being of Zimbabwe, there is a far worse pandemic bedevilling the country in the form food insecurity and food injustice....Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 12:14hrs | 159 | by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria
Exactly just how does Zimbabwe's ZANU PF expect South Africa to 'rein in' SABC's Mokoena - the Hopewell Chin'ono way?
As tensions between Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF party, and South Africa's ANC intensify - after the telling threats uttered by the former's director of information, Tafadzwa Mugwadi, as he, typical of t...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 12:10hrs | 973 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF, stop acting like a rag-tag militia
REPORTS that top officials from South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) party are exasperated and have had enough of the antics "characterised by threats and blackmail" by the Johnny-...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:58hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
President E.D engage your political nemesis
ContextIn 1999, the then MDC leader and former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, Dr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, whilst he was addressing more than 20 000 supporters in Rufaro stadium, called for the ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 21:24hrs | 1271 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zimbabwean appointed first International Bar Association President of African descent
Sternford Moyo, Chairman and Senior Partner of law firm Scanlen and Holderness, is the new President of the International Bar Association (IBA). Hailing from Zimbabwe, Mr Moyo is the first IBA Preside...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 20:09hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
Zondo commission threatens Jacob Zuma
The judicial commission of inquiry into state capture has warned former president Jacob Zuma that he must appear before it next week, regardless of whether the Constitutional Court has ruled on its ur...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 09:55hrs | 1409 | by Staff reporter
ANC tired of Zanu-PF antics
THE relationship between the ruling Zanu-PF party and its sister liberation movement African Nation-al Congress (ANC) of South Africa is on a cliffhanger after the latter revealed yesterday that it ha...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:54hrs | 3365 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's chances (breaking the bi-partisan Zim politics)
A lot has been said and unsaid concerning the squabbles that have been befalling the once strong and vibrant opposition under the leadership of MR Tsvangirai since the supreme court ruling that nullif...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 16:15hrs | 2370 | by Kumbirai Stein Chivhuna
Fake 'unity' gestures will never bring Zimbabweans together, but urgent need for real leadership
My views on political parties are very much on public record - as, I consider them the main drivers in dividing a nation apart, through purely artificial plots, deliberately designed by politicians in...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 16:10hrs | 728 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
We look up to the MDC Alliance
After successfully submitting my doctoral disquisition in October 2019, I thought of taking a three-month break as I waited for my examiners' feedback. This meant travelling to South Africa where my w...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 10:13hrs | 2802 | by Mutsa Murenje in Queensland, Australia
Govt warns on flooded rivers
Government yesterday warned people against crossing flooded rivers following a number of incidents of people being swept away or marooned. In a statement, Local Government and Public Works Act...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF disciplines Mugwadi
Zanu-PF has moved to contain a fallout with the ANC, taking disciplinary action against its director of information Tafadzwa Mugwadi. Party spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo says Mugwadi's threats...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 22:18hrs | 5464 | by Staff reporter
Insiza villagers angry with 'outsiders' exploiting macimbi
INSIZA villagers in Matabeleland South have complained over the exploitation of local resources such as amacimbi (mopane worms) and gold by people from outside the district who destroy vegetation....Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 21:00hrs | 1101 | by Staff reporter
ANC delegate to Harare told Zanu-PF they want to oust Ramaphosa
A Zimbabwean senior ruling Zanu-PF official told The NewsHawks that when South Africa's governing ANC leaders visited Harare in Sept 2020 to discuss the Zimbabwe crisis, one of them intimated that the...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 18:17hrs | 3555 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Mugwadi, Sophie Mokoena in catfight over 'fake news'
Zanu-PF's director of information Tafadzwa Mugwadi has been embroiled in a prolonged war of words with SABC foreign editor Sophie Mokoena over what he claims to be biased reporting by South Africa's p...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 16:57hrs | 1356 | by Staff reporter
'Mwonzora should promptly engage the ruling Zanu PF'
HOPE is high that Zimbabwe's much-talked about national dialogue could finally start in earnest this year, following recent political developments and hints to this effect by both President Emmerson M...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 16:50hrs | 1468 | by Staff reporter
An independent state is the only viable option for the people of Mthwakazi from the MLF president
Greetings to all! It is important to underline in addition to the emphasis on the importance of skills development for Mthwakazi which was published last week, that we look forward to fruitful...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 15:04hrs | 707 | by Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Bulawayo residents clash over positions
THE Bulawayo United Residents Association (BURA) has been rocked by serious conflict after its leader, Winos Dube, allegedly dumped the existing ward 21 leadership structure and replaced it with his l...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 08:01hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must give Matebeleland a chance to manage own affairs
The politics of Matabeleland has been in the eye of a storm for a very long time. The Zanu-PF government, opposition parties and civic society groups have always claimed to serve the interests of the ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:55hrs | 454 | by Hon Lovemore Moyo UMD President
Zanu-PF to decide Rtd Brig-General Moyo hero status
THE Zanu-PF leadership will deliberate on the hero status of decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired) who died on Friday last week in Harare.He was 66.The ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe chiefs to dump colonial regalia
CHIEFS are set to abandon their colonial regalia as it does not reflect Zimbabwe's traditional heritage and cultural values but cements colonial dominancy. The red and purple gown and round sh...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:48hrs | 1342 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reiterates call to end American sanctions
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has reiterated his call for an end to the vindictive illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries as he congratulated Mr Joe Biden following his confirmation yesterda...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:29hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns detractors
ZANU-PF has warned some critics to stop lecturing the country's leadership on implementing Covid-19 lockdown measures. Self-exiled G-40 members have on a number of occasions attacked the rulin...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:25hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Deepening economic and political crisis pushing Zimbabweans out of the country
The year has started at a very sad note with Zimbabwe going for strict lockdown restrictions deliberately ignoring and not putting into consideration the 80% informally employed people.T...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 20:25hrs | 1257 | by Leonard Koni
Will a divided MDC keep Zimbabwe safe from a one-party state?
While the year 2020 will undoubtedly play an integral part in history - bringing the world to a halt as a result of the pandemic - Zimbabwe's politics will go down as an historic year for the Movement...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 20:24hrs | 1392 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa writes letter to Zimbabweans
Fellow Zimbabweans,When we began this journey 22 years ago, I was a young college student alongside my contemporaries. I was part of a generation of college students that joined veteran trade ...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:19hrs | 4182 | by Nelson Chamisa
Sophie Mokoena accused of creating fake and negative stories to tarnish the image of Zimbabwe
Zanu-PF has dismissed claims in sections of the South African media that Zimbabwean authorities are responsible for the congestion at Beitbridge Border Post, saying some media personnel appear to be d...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:03hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
How to lead in the era of remote teams
What can leaders do to support teams working remotely at a time of much uncertainty? Techknow Africa Southern Africa Region Coordinator Hamilton Katsvairo shares concrete steps Managers and Organizati...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 17:23hrs | 395 | by Hamilton Katsvairo
US$14 million plant to kick off
Plans to build a 5-megawatt mini-hydro power plant at Lake Mutirikwi here have gathered momentum with a local firm behind the $US14 million project awaiting independent assessment of the dam wall befo...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 16:18hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP blasts Mnangagwa
OUTSPOKEN MDC Alliance legislator Settlement Chikwinya has hit out at the Emmerson Mnangagwa led government over a patently blind imposition of a national lockdown without close consideration of the c...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:15hrs | 3028 | by Staff reporter
How does HE take leave during such a crisis?
COMPLIMENTS of the season, Cde Acting President, I hope I find you well in these trying COVID-19 times.Your Excellency, the year has started on a sad note and today you happen to be the recipi...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1165 | by Moses Matenga
Lockdown without safety nets difficult to observe
WE are fighting the spread of COVID-19 through a lockdown, which is a good thing. But beneath the crisis, there is greater crisis of all time.Beitbridge Border Post is flooded with Zimbabweans...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:01hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
ZimPF demands share of govt funds from MDC-T
OPPOSITION political outfit, ZimPF has written to newly elected MDC-T president, Douglas Mwonzora demanding a portion of the $7.5 million paid out by government under the Political Parties Finance Act...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 06:54hrs | 986 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records highest daily Covid-19 cases
ZIMBABWE on Sunday recorded 774 new Covid-19 cases, the highest number of infections since the first was reported in the country in March last year. The country has now recorded 15 265 cases a...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 23:03hrs | 4568 | by Staff reporter
Low-key send off for Choruma
THE funeral of former Warriors and Highlanders midfielder Richard Choruma is set to be a low-key event, with only a few close family members and probably a handful of friends allowed due to COVID-19 r...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 22:23hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora bringing a new brand of opposition politics
THE country's main opposition party, the MDC, recently held a chaotic extraordinary congress that elected Douglas Mwonzora as the new president. Mwonzora has pledged to work with President Emm...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 19:20hrs | 1085 | by Staff reporter
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