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Zanu-PF bars Civil servants from party posts
THE Zanu PF politburo has barred civil servants from contesting in the party's district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections, saying it was illegal for them to stand for political office.Th...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1729 | by Staff Reporter
3 Zimbabweans die in horrific car crash in Cyprus
IN a tragic incident, three Zimbabwean students from the European University of Lefke in Cyprus died Tuesday night while returning from an outing.Cyprus is an island country in the Eastern Med...Published: 16 hrs ago | 792 | by Staff reporter
Government concerned over low uptake of youth fund in remote areas
GOVERNMENT has raised concern over the low uptake of the athletes and artists relief fund in Masvingo's rural districts of Zaka and Mwenezi.Launched in mid-July, the athletes and artists relie...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 15:29hrs | 699 | by Staff Reporter
Harare closes off Mbare Musika bus terminus
The country's busiest bus terminus Mbare Musika has been closed to the public for renovations, the City of Harare said on Monday.The terminus was temporarily shut down following an outbreak of...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 06:25hrs | 3302 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya investigated over women abuse
WOMEN Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni last week revealed that her ministry through the Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) investigated Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Walther...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:28hrs | 5397 | by Staff reporter
Kurauone slaps Govt with $2 million lawsuit for unlawful arrest
MDC-Alliance party youth leader Godfrey Kurauone has slapped President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government and other accomplices with a $2.4 million lawsuit over his unlawful arrest, detention and malicio...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 16:29hrs | 758 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa's selection of by-election candidates raises temperatures
FRESH trouble is brewing in the MDC Alliance, with its leaders now standing accused of overlooking an agreement which allows the group that came with one of the coalition's deputies, Welshman Ncube, t...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 20:37hrs | 4473 | by Staff reporter
MDC youth leader sues for illegal detention
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance youth leader and Masvingo ward 4 councillor, Godfrey Kurauone, has given notice to sue police for $2,4 million in damages following his arrest on trumped-up violence charges....Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:39hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa out to fix me,' says Kasukuwere
EXILED former Local Government minister and Zanu-PF commissar Saviour Kasukuwere yesterday hit back at President Emmerson Mnangagwa, saying the extradition order his administration was seeking from th...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 07:00hrs | 6487 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi accuses state media of too much fixation with G40
EXILED former cabinet minister Walter Mzembi has accused state media of too much fixation with the G40 narrative in a desperate attempts to hype up its readership and increase sales.He was com...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:44hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo 1983 Prophetic Letter to Mugabe
DR. JOSHUA M. NKOMO2 Stevenage RoadEast Ham E6 2WLLondon United Kingdom7th June 1983 Dear Robert,1. I write to you as a citizen of Zimbabwe and one of the leade...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 13:58hrs | 19730 | by Dr Joshua M Nkomo
Mnangagwa initiates Kasukuwere extradition
South Africa has been asked to extradite former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere to Zimbabwe to answer to four counts of criminal abuse of duty as a public officer. The first three counts a...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:05hrs | 1269 | by Staff reporter
'HOPE for Kids giving hope'
Misheck Kugodah Mlambo explained what is Hope for Kids and how it operates to Mutare citizens on Saturday.Speaking on a whatsApp platform, Mutare Watch Mlambo said, "Hope for Kids is a c...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:05hrs | 35 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Siblings 'murder' mother over 'witchcraft'
THREE men from Chivi in Masvingo province have been arrested for allegedly teaming up to murder their 72-year-old mother after accusing her of witchcraft.The accused - Duduzile, Bright and Dan...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 08:03hrs | 580 | by Staff Reporter
'I belong to Khupe faction' New Bulawayo Deputy Mayor says
The new Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Mlandu Ncube has confessed to being a member of the Thokozani Khupe led faction of the MDC.Ncube of Ward 1 made the remarks during a heated whatsapp altercation w...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 09:29hrs | 6381 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa allies defect to MDC-T, EFF Zimbabwe
FORMER Chiredzi West MP Moses Mare and several other members of the opposition MDC Alliance have crossed the floor to join the MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe.Mare said he had no choice after he ...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:57hrs | 4508 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga speaks on public private partnerships
GOVERNMENT is providing an enabling environment for public private partnerships in infrastructural development which will result in the attainment of Government's vision 2030. This was said by...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:44hrs | 886 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwelivesmatter, says Mnangagwa
THE lives of Zimbabweans matter more than the economy which is why the Second Republic put in place measures that have seen the country managing to ensure that Covid-19 infections do not spiral out of...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1266 | by Staff reporter
Teacher steals exam students' laptops
A Mt Darwin primary school teacher has been slapped with a two-year jail term for stealing laptops and cell phones valued at $30 401 from candidates who were sitting for their examinations at a Great ...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 06:58hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
A country in 'crisis' cannot guarantee access to land
The term "crisis" is the latest buzzword in Zimbabwe meriting the attention of scholarly researches to establish if it is being used in the proper context. Opposition political parties are in overdriv...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 06:52hrs | 163 | by Pardon Muzavazi
Mwonzora axe hangs over Masvingo
Interim MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora is said to be planning to extend his recall of MDC Alliance councillors to Masvingo where he faces immense resistance. Fear of recalls among th...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 07:09hrs | 2373 | by Staff reporter
Cellphones for prison inmates
INMATES in prisons have not been spared from the effects of Covid-19 pandemic as they have gone for six months without seeing their loved ones as visits have remained suspended due to lockdown restric...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 10:02hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's cattle herd poised for growth, says Mnangagwa
THE country's beef and dairy cattle herd is set for exponential growth following the roll-out of an artificial insemination programme aimed at improving the quality and quantity of meat and milk....Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 09:55hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt disowns conscription order
GOVERNMENT has disowned a circular circulating on social media platforms directing recently-qualified doctors to enrol as soldiers under the Defence ministry if they are to be allowed to practise anyw...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:32hrs | 4575 | by Staff reporter
Magistrates' court claims upped to $3m
Government has increased the monetary jurisdiction of the magistrates' civil court from $300 000 to $3 million in a move set to promote access to justice and to ease pressure on superior courts. ...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:24hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga tours Bulawayo hospitals
GOVERNMENT has pledged to release €55 000 to fix radiotherapy machines for cancer patients at Mpilo Central Hospital, as well as $56 million for the completion of the installation of lifts and renov...Published: 03 Oct 2020 at 08:22hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Pick n' Pay shop in albino storm
HEADS are set to roll at TM Pick n' Pay Masvingo branch after a woman with albinism was denied shopping by staff when she declined to be sanitised at the entrance claiming her skin would react to the ...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 07:18hrs | 3767 | by Staff reporter
Exam classes in false start
CHAOS rocked most schools as they reopened for examination classes yesterday, with thousands of pupils turned away over lack of personal protective equipment, non-payment of fees, while in other insta...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:53hrs | 3028 | by Staff reporter
Musarara re-elected to lead GMAZ
MR Tafadzwa Musarara and his deputies have been unanimously re-elected to lead the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) for the next three years.He retained the post during the associa...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 17:17hrs | 1096 | by Staff reporter
HOPE for Kids giving hope
Misheck Kugodah Mlambo explained what is Hope for Kids and how it operates to Mutare citizens on Saturday.Speaking on a Whatsapp platform, Mutare Watch Mlambo said, "Hope for Kids is a c...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 12:20hrs | 232 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Stock thief fatally assaulted
Four Mwenezi men allegedly teamed up and fatally assaulted a suspected stock thief last week. Simon Matongo (18), Morerest Chivasa (21),Tinashe Machesa (20) and Richardo Moyo (18) from Peter P...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 06:44hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
Ex-police commissioner spills the beans on corrupt top cops
A LEAKED police internal correspondence has exposed how top police fat cats are frustrating criminal investigations by allegedly shielding criminal cartels in return for money and gold.The let...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:48hrs | 2814 | by Staff reporter
Pasture depletion adds misery to Matabeleland South
A serious shortage of pastures for live stock has brought more misery to villagers in Maphisa, Matabeleland South, who are already affected by the socioeconomic im pact of the Covid19 pandemic...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:19hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa won't protect you,' Mwonzora warns MPs, Cllrs
MDC-T secretary general Douglas Mwonzora has warned Members of Parliament (MPs) and councilors who won their seats under the MDC Alliance in the 2018 harmonised elections that they should desist from ...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:26hrs | 2838 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe schools in fees hike shocker
THERE are growing concerns that Zimbabwe's worsening economic situation could lead to the collapse of the education system and a spike in school dropouts after most schools exorbitantly hiked fees, wi...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:24hrs | 2398 | by Staff reporter
Killer Zivhu begs for enrolment at Zanu-PF's Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology
EXPELLED Zanu-PF Chivi South legislator Killer Zivhu has made a passionate plea for his readmission into the ruling party.Before his full readmission, the outspoken former MP has requested to ...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 05:34hrs | 1788 | by newzimbabwe
Zanu-PF hails ZCC Mutendi
The Zanu-PF leadership in Masvingo has praised Zion Christian Church (ZCC) Mutendi and its leader Bishop Nehemiah Mutendi for initiating projects aimed at engendering socio-economic transformation amo...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:28hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF vice chair steps down
Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial vice chair Ailess Baloyi has relinquished his post in the ruling party after his appointment as the new chief executive for Chiredzi Rural District Council, since senior ex...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1702 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala acquittal to be quashed?
The National Prosecuting Authority has won the first round in what promises to be a long legal process in its attempt to prosecute MDC-Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala over allegedly subversive...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:27hrs | 2187 | by Staff reporter
Villagers resist eviction for city expansion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally and Masvingo district development co-ordinator (DCC) Ray Hove was on Saturday reportedly booed by over 300 resettled farmers who refused to be forcibly evicted from...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 07:10hrs | 2547 | by Staff reporter
'Incorporate youths in ZANU-PF structures'
ZANU-PF must incorporate youths in party structures during the impending District Co-ordinating Committee (DCC) elections in eight provinces since they are competent, knowledgeable and educated to ini...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 06:47hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga claims 'development for all'
THE Government will ensure no community in Zimbabwe is left behind in development in line with the devolution thrust enunciated by President Mnangagwa. Under the Second Republic, theGovernment...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 06:47hrs | 601 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally says hunger will fuel uprisings
ZION Christian Church leader Nehemiah Mutendi, one of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's closest allies, yesterday warned that the high levels of hunger in the country could trigger mass uprisings, hence ...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 07:18hrs | 5419 | by Staff reporter
ZimThrive announces new dates for 2021
The organisers of ZimThrive have announced that the event will now take place in December 2021.In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the month-long event, which was initially set for April ...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 10:25hrs | 688 | by Agencies
Family spends 5 days with corpse
A Mwenezi family spent five days with a decomposing corpse of their daughter-in-law, who died last Friday in their home after her family demanded payment of lobola before burial.Tendai Gwehama...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 22:08hrs | 2609 | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Chamisa scuffle cripples local authorities
THE turf war between MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe and her MDC Alliance rival Nelson Chamisa has left operations in the country's major cities and towns paralysed after she recalled a record 84 council...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1178 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge-Harare Highway robbers nabbed
POLICE in Beatrice, Mashonaland East province, last week arrested four Mbare men linked to a spate of robberies targeting trucks along the Harare-Beitbridge Highway.Ngonidzashe Jeke (36), Sile...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1946 | by Staff reporter
Judge queries Job Sikhala arrest
THE High Court yesterday questioned the State if there was a legal obligation for incarcerated MDC Alliance vice chairperson Job Sikhala to surrender himself to the police after they issued a press st...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 17:48hrs | 8508 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa marks 78th birthday
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa celebrated his 78th birthday today and his loyal are wished him well. This year's birthday wishes are different to 2017 when citizens from across the political divide wished him we...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 07:56hrs | 3421 | by Ndou Paul
Robbers strike in Beitbridge again
Police are looking for three men who fatally struck a 29-year-old man with stones and robbed him of four cell phones and money last Thursday afternoon. The attack occurred after Andy Culkin Ma...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:13hrs | 959 | by Staff reporter
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