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Mnangagwa jittery as pressure mounts
CORNERED President Emmerson Mnangagwa blocked envoys sent by his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa from meeting opposition political party leaders and civil society organisations fearing humil...Published: 5 hrs ago | 5811 | by Staff reporter
'There is no crisis in Zimbabwe'
GOVERNMENT has refuted wide claims South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa sent special envoys to Zimbabwe to investigate alleged human rights violations, which include rampant state sponsored abductio...Published: 5 hrs ago | 963 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's rise, fall from grace
ON the afternoon of November 22 2017, a day after a cornered former president Robert Mugabe resigned under pressure from the military - which was holding his family captive while a parliamentary proce...Published: 5 hrs ago | 2920 | by Staff reporter
Opaque $18bn stimulus irks business
BUSINESS and labour are in the dark over the distribution of a ZW$18 billion (US$219,5 million) stimulus package announced by government three months ago to ameliorate the impact of the Covid-19 pande...Published: 5 hrs ago | 447 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa takes over Ziscosteel revival drive
THE Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has taken over the scouting for a strategic investor for Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Ziscosteel), it emerged this week.This follows government’...Published: 5 hrs ago | 816 | by Staff reporter
Leave us alone, says Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF has reacted angrily to the global outcry to stop human rights abuses and accused its critics, including the South Africa's ruling African National Congress officials of lying.The party...Published: 6 hrs ago | 723 | by Staff reporter
CSOs ratchet pressure on Mnangagwa
PRESSURE continues to mount on President Emmerson Mnangagwa, with civic society organisations (CSOs) in the region yesterday imploring the African Union (AU) and the Southern Africa Development Commun...Published: 6 hrs ago | 449 | by Staff reporter
Zapu seeks meeting with ANC, uMkhonto we Sizwe Over Zimbabwe crisis
OPPOSITION Zapu has requested a meeting with South Africa’s main liberation movements, the ANC, South Africa Communist Party (SACP) and uMkhonto we Sizwe to demand the adoption of an inclusive engag...Published: 6 hrs ago | 282 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga in no-show
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday failed to show up at Ekusileni Medical Centre in Bulawayo where he was billed to tour the COVID-19 facility amid reports that he had instead travelled to ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 6076 | by Staff reporter
Calls for Chin'ono's release grow louder
CALLS for the unconditional release of journalist Hopewell Chin'ono continue to grow louder with Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Information, Media and Broadcasting Services chairperson Prince Du...Published: 6 hrs ago | 784 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu wants to be reported to ZACC if he is corrupt
FORMER Mines Minister and top Zanu-PF official Obert Mpofu says he acquired his wealth through hard work and has challenged anyone convinced his riches were ill-gotten to take the evidence to the Zimb...Published: 6 hrs ago | 301 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe not on Sadc agenda
Zimbabwe is not on the agenda of the Sadc summit to be held next Monday, neither is it up for discussion at the African Union (AU), since there is no crisis to warrant its placement on anyone's agenda...Published: 6 hrs ago | 179 | by Staff reporter
To the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde ED Mnangagwa
RE: Legal Opinion on the Constitutionality of the Appointment of Vice-President Rtd Gen. CGN Chiwenga as substantive Minister of Health and Child Care.D...Published: 8 hrs ago | 2015 | by Robert Sigauke, Political and Legal Commentator, Johannesburg
MLO will reject Mnangagwa's National Peace & Reconciliation Commission outcome
It must be stated categorically that MLO under the leadership of Cde Paul Siwela, does not and will never recognise the so called National Peace and Reconciliation Commission formed by Matabeleland ge...Published: 8 hrs ago | 615 | by Israel Dube
'Have identified problems, will now revive health service' promised Chiwenga - No: 1 problem remains, Zanu PF
"Things will never be the same again. We are restructuring and reforming our health delivery system. We want to rebuild the structures from village to referral level. Things will never be the same aga...Published: 16 hrs ago | 6446 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabwe and the Founders Sydrome (Foundiritis)
Let me introduce this article as an opinion piece by a pedestrian activist. I write from personal experience not other peoples lenses.l have been in the political field for a while now and with Covid1...Published: 16 hrs ago | 684 | by Tendayi Lynnette Mudehwe
We must Occupy the Decision making tables @40!
The truth has to be said when there is nothing much left to life to protect. Life is unbearably difficult for many of us and l have personally felt the de...Published: 18 hrs ago | 869 | by Ms Tendayi Lynnette Mudehwe
'No crisis in Zimbabwe which needs external intervention'
THESE has been a number of assertions, claims and even misconceptions in the media space on a number of very topical issues. The government has since felt duty-bound to put the record straight....Published: 18 hrs ago | 1122 | by Statement by Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa:
SA envoys had 'no obligation' to meet anyone other than Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa rebuffed a South African attempt to help end his nation's economic and political crisis, and downplayed the problems it's facing, two people familiar with the matter said....Published: 18 hrs ago | 671 | by Bloomberg
COVID-19 kills 18 more in Zimbabwe
EIGHTEEN more deaths due to Covid-19 have been recorded between Thursday last week and Tuesday this week after tests during post-mortems, taking the total death toll to 122.In its daily report...Published: 19 hrs ago | 675 | by Staff reporter
Labour organisations pile pressure on Mnangagwa
INTERNATIONAL labour organisations continue to pile pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government demanding that it respects workers' rights.This follows the recent characterisation of...Published: 19 hrs ago | 740 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe security sector reforms debunked
US-funded studies on security sector reform in Zimbabwe have largely taken the radical view that more often than not, the military has acted undemocratically through uttering and overseeing an array o...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 09:15hrs | 7044 | by Staff reporter
Siwela demands US$100bn Gukurahundi genocide compensation
MATABELELAND Liberation Organisation (MLO) led by the self-exiled Paul Siwela has petitioned government to pay a total of US$100 billion to the victims of Gukurahundi.The demand came after Pre...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 07:26hrs | 3011 | by Douglas Mwonzora
An MDC govt around 2025
WHILE the ruling party's nationalist project is by all means still holding forte, the centre is gradually disintegrating.On the other hand, the centreleft MDC's democratic project has been bas...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 07:24hrs | 3672 | by Robert Sigauke
Zimbabwe's health sector will never be same again, says Chiwenga
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has assured Zimbabweans the country's health sector was geared for a strong bounce back following his recent appointment as substantive health minister.Spea...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 07:15hrs | 4605 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho retail complex destroyed by fire
PROPERTY and goods worth about US$22,5 million were destroyed after a fire reduced a retail complex at Tsholotsho business centre to a shell.On Sunday morning, the fire, which reportedly emana...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 07:15hrs | 1449 | by Staff reporter
ZimRights challenges Mnangagwa's curfew
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has filed an urgent chamber application challenging the duskto-dawn curfew imposed by President Emerson Mnangagwa's government as a way of curbing the...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 07:12hrs | 1520 | by Staff reporter
Police dismiss Jonathan Moyo lies
POLICE have dismissed claims by one of the G40 kingpins and self-exiled former Cabinet minister Professor Jonathan Moyo that some of its officers in Plumtree, Matabeleland South, were defying orders f...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 06:50hrs | 1445 | by Staff reporter
Mhlahlandlela Govt Complex closed
MHLAHLANDLELA Government Complex in Bulawayo was yesterday forced to temporarily shut down after the Agritex Department fumigated its offices without notice during working hours. The complex h...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 06:49hrs | 1147 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hails SA envoys
THE visit to Zimbabwe by three South African envoys helped put to rest social media propaganda from the country's detractors that there is a crisis in Zimbabwe, Zanu-PF Secretary for Administration Dr...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 06:49hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Chombo trial postponed pending challenge
The trial of former Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo on corruption and fraud charges has been postponed to October 30 to allow the Supreme Court to rule on his challenge against dismissal of his appli...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 06:49hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga tells farmers to 'utilise land or lose it'
FARMERS not using their farms fully risk having them repossessed or reduced to sizes they can use productively, so agricultural production can rise and play a pivotal role in the attainment of an uppe...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 06:48hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
'SA envoys not obliged to meet political parties'
SOUTH African envoys who came to Zimbabwe early this week and delivered a message to President Mnangagwa from his counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa had no obligation to meet opposition parties and civic soc...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 06:48hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
18 more die of Covid-19
Zimbabwe's health delivery system is being reformed and restructured, new Health and Child Care Minister Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said yesterday, promising a new era in healthcare. ...Published: 13 Aug 2020 at 06:47hrs | 925 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's daughter arrested for illegal mining in Mazowe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's daughter was reportedly detained at Mazowe police station after it emerged that she was part of the rampant illegal mining.Chido Mnangagwa who is one of ED's chi...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 19:34hrs | 20579 | by Staff Reporter
Jonathan Moyo's 'false' claims rubbished
THE police have dismissed claims by one of the G40 kingpins and self-exiled former minister Professor Jonathan Moyo that some of its officers in Plumtree, Matabeleland South were defying orders from s...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 16:16hrs | 4745 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's emissaries will return to Zimbabwe
SOUTH Africa's ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mphakama Mbete, has refuted claims that President Cyril Ramaphosa's special envoys snubbed the country's opposition and civil society organisations when they cam...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 16:16hrs | 4317 | by Staff reporter
Biti's aides sue police for $2 million
MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti's lawyer Nqobizitha Mahole Mlilo and aides Clever Rambanepasi and Tawanda Blessing are each claiming $1 million from Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and p...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 16:15hrs | 1265 | by Staff reporter
The reason why the special envoy from South Africa snubed the opposition revealed
The opposition was breathing fire over the snub by the envoys from South Africa. They were quick to spread wrong information and casting aspersions with sole aim of soiling the good name of Zimbabwe. ...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 15:51hrs | 1442 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
FULL TEXT: July Moyo gives villagers 4 months to leave Hwange
SI 2020-188 Communal Land (Setting Aside of Land) (Batoka Township) Notice, 2020THE Minister of Local Government and Public Works, in terms of section 10 of the Communal Land Act [Chapter 20:0...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 14:22hrs | 5115 | by SI 188 of 2020
Mnangagwa spoils soldiers, police
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to continue improving security forces' working conditions in "recognition of the role and sacrifices" they have made "in the conduct of their duties".I...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 07:17hrs | 15216 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's 'stupid and idiotic street girl' says there is crisis in Zimbabwe
THE South African ruling party, African National Congress (ANC) has said Zimbabwe is in a crisis and millions of its citizens have lost their dignity hence the need for an immediate solution.L...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 07:16hrs | 5990 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt suspends new road projects
GOVERNMENT says it will continue with major road projects across the country, but suspend new projects due to the COVID-19 pandemic which has paralysed a number of developmental projects.Trans...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 07:10hrs | 4181 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean Civic group slams SA opposition
A local civic organisation has slammed South African opposition, African Transformation Movement (ATM), for claiming there were human rights abuses in Zimbabwe while turning a blind eye to the illegal...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 06:44hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Over 6 000 kombis impounded
Over 6 000 kombis and pirate taxis have been impounded countrywide for violating Covid-19 regulations, as police reiterated that inter-city travel remained banned unless the traveller has exceptional ...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 06:44hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police fret over curfew breakers
Curfew breaking is widespread in Harare, with a growing number of cars seen driving around northern suburbs late at night, although shopping centres are abandoned in these suburbs, and with vending an...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 06:43hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Prisons gets new boss
Deputy Commissioner-General Moses Chihobvu has been promoted to Commissioner-General of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) with effect from 1 November. Justice, Legal and Pa...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 06:43hrs | 941 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must be barred from SA hospitals, says Vavi
OUTSPOKEN top South African trade unionist, Zwelinzima Vavi has urged that country's president, Cyril Ramaphosa to take a firm stance and bar President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his cabinet ministers fro...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 06:43hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa trashes govt critics
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday lashed out at government critics, describing them as "renegades" bent on derailing the country's economic recovery, the Daily News reports. Addressing the nation...Published: 11 Aug 2020 at 21:59hrs | 1486 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa fights to end Zimbabwe's political crisis
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa's special envoys arrived in Zimbabwe yesterday and immediately went to work - meeting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other key stakeholders in the country.Interesti...Published: 11 Aug 2020 at 21:57hrs | 2221 | by Staff reporter
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