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Legal woes mount for Italian Mafia Boss Francesco Marconati as CID and Home Affairs are roped in
In the sinister saga unfolding within Zimbabwe's gold mining industry, Francesco Marconati emerges as a dark specter, casting a menacing shadow over the operations of DGL Investments Number Five (Pvt)...Published: 9 hrs ago | 459 | by George Tshuma
San to re-birth language, culture
THE San community has embarked on a project aimed at re-establishing its culture and language threatened with extinction.Tsoro-o-otso San Development Trust director Davy Ndlovu said the projec...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:35hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe family holds private centennial celebration for late president
The family of the late former president Robert Mugabe, who would have marked his 100th birthday last week, held a private ceremony on Saturday to honour his memory in Zvimba.Mugabe was born on...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 18:22hrs | 1357 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe divides opinion from the grave
ON what would have been Robert Mugabe's 100th birthday, Zimbabwe and the world grapple with the complex legacy of a man who led Zimbabwe to independence, but later presided over its economic ruin....Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:58hrs | 1574 | by Staff reporter
Housing project to go ahead
THE development of Muungwe Royal Estate, an uptown housing scheme in Rusape is proceeding well despite attacks by former Norton legislator Mr Temba Mliswa following a fallout with his uncle and landow...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:49hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Excited by the killings: How The Chronicle covered the Gukurahundi genocide
AbstractTHIS paper examines and interrogates the role of the state-controlled media during the Gukurahundi genocide in Zimbabwe. Gukurahundi is a genocide that took place in Zimbabwe betwe...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:51hrs | 322 | by Bhekinkosi Jakobe Ncube
Zimbabwe's ruling elite and the quest for one-party rule
Since 1980, the Zanublack government has replicated the colonial white minority government tactics of suppressing opposition and alternative views.This is a special note to assist friends in t...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 17:25hrs | 1095 | by Tapiwa Shumba political analyst
Countries under illegal US sanctions must unite against Washington
Yes, it is very possible for Zimbabwe, China, Russia, Cuba, Iran and all other countries under illegally imposed United States sanctions to formerly gang up and fight Washington.There is power...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:45hrs | 150 | by Joseph Meta
UN court to rule Friday in South Africa's genocide case against Israel
The United Nations' top court will issue a decision Friday on South Africa's request for interim orders in a genocide case against Israel, including that Israel halt its offensive in Gaza.The ...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 12:01hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
US Embassy's revelation exposes decades of economic sabotage in Zimbabwe
In a declaration that has rekindled fervent discourse, the United States Embassy proclaimed Zimbabwe's potential as a burgeoning economic powerhouse within Southern Africa, a revelation reigniting the...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:26hrs | 1459 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda High to introduce Sesotho subject
GWANDA High School has started working towards introducing SeSotho as one of the subjects to be taught at the school in line with Government policy of promoting the teaching of all indigenous language...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:04hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
South Africa files case at ICJ accusing Israel of 'genocidal acts' in Gaza
South Africa has filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of crimes of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza after nearly three months of relentless Israeli...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:24hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
List of renamed places in Zimbabwe
Place names in Zimbabwe, including the name of the country itself, have been altered at various points in history. The name Zimbabwe was officially adopted concurrently with Britain's grant of indepen...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 16:46hrs | 1912 | by Wikipedia
'Zimbabweans are more divided than ever before'
ZAPU says Zimbabweans are more divided than ever before as there is no unity whatsoever, to warrant a whole public holiday, under the guise of commemorating the pivotal signing of the Unity Accord bet...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 13:44hrs | 1156 | by Staff reporter
Tribal rifts widen in Zimbabwe after stupid cartoon
In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city, the perpetual tribal conflicts are becoming more intense. Most tensions exist between the Shona people, the country's largest tribe, and the Ndebeles, who ...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 21:08hrs | 2433 | by Staff reporter
Divisions rock Zimta
Divisions are threatening the survival of the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (ZIMTA), with some members coming out openly denouncing the executive, whose tenure in office they claim to have expired a ...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:14hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's bootlicker hits back at Mogoeng
A bootlicker has hit back at retired Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng for his view on President Cyril Ramaphosa.During the SAFM inaugural lecture on Wednesday, Mogoeng said Ramaphosa had a duty t...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 05:52hrs | 1037 | by Staff reporter
Dzino thinks Mnangagwa was a minor and peripheral player in the liberation struggle
Book Excerpt from: In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas & Solutions)By Professor Arthur G.O. MutambaraI later lose my autographed copy of Wilfred Mhanda's b...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:36hrs | 4226 | by Professor Arthur G.O. Mutambara
'Why demand of CCC alone to implement reforms and not Zanu PF too?' Whom did povo risk all to vote for and entrusted the task?
"@Wilbert Mukori , my brother, help me understand you. This time I come in peace. Is it CCC which is supposed to bring about electoral reforms? I don't seem to be hearing about what you say abou...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 09:15hrs | 751 | by Wilbert Mukori
Malema says Zanu-PF is a 'criminal syndicate'
Julius Malema, the leader of South Africa's third-largest party, the Economic Freedom Fighters, characterized Zanu-PF as a "criminal syndicate" that has been rejected by the people but continues to ho...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 19:45hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
CIO-linked outfit takes over ahead of watershed elections
THE shadowy Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)-run Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz), which has unconstitutionally seized control of the running of the 2023 elections to retain President Emmerson...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 10:53hrs | 1218 | by Staff reporter
Is democracy effective in Zimbabwe?
In the words of Panel Mlotshwa, "allowing politically illiterate people to vote is like giving a five-year-old a loaded gun."I do not just share the sentiments but believe that the 'illiteracy...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:39hrs | 190 | by Trayson Godfrey Dube
'CCC internal disputes are not a constitutional crisis in Zimbabwe'
The Government has responded to the opposition CCC factional leader, Mr. Nelson Chamisa, stating that he should not misinterpret internal disputes within his party as a constitutional crisis in the co...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:22hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe genocide survivors struggle for closure
AS the 10-year term of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) in Zimbabwe, aimed at bringing peace and healing to survivors and families affected by past atrocities, approaches its en...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:21hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa addresses first session of 10th Parliament
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa addressed the first session of the 10th Parliament this afternoon at the new Parliament Building in Mount Hampden, Harare.Below is the full speech.It is my singular...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 14:30hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
EU, US sanctions hit Zimbabwe's agric sector hard
Since the final stage of the Cold War, the use of sanctions as a "soft approach" in international diplomacy gained pre-eminence among states that seek to influence the perception and behaviour of othe...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:19hrs | 170 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Redi Thlabi: the black woman weaponized against South Africa
South Africa is under attack by Western countries led by the US due to its BRICS membership and non-aligned geopolitical policy. This isn't surprising, given the West's frustration with the country's ...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 12:46hrs | 671 | by Larmbert Ebitu
ZimAlloys set to fire up new furnaces after $40m injection
ONE of the country's largest ferrochrome producers, Zimbabwe Alloys (ZimAlloys) will next month return to production after a new shareholder injected close to US$40 million to revive the company....Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 10:10hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
'Let's lock up Mnangagwa and Chamisa for a while'
A respected Zimbabwean religious leader has proposed incarcerating its president and his opposition rival in the name of peace.It would take "courage and wisdom" for Zimbabwean President Emmer...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 06:21hrs | 1150 | by Staff reporter
Moti dismisses claims lithium mine is 'just rock', insists value is up to $1.4billion
SOUTH AFRICAN businessman Zunaid Moti has responded to a recent investigation by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and amaBhungane that revealed a Zimbabwean lithium project...Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 23:48hrs | 970 | by Staff reporter
US$1,4bn lithium project for Mutoko
South African conglomerate, the Moti Group is forging ahead with its planned lithium project at its 10 000-hectare site in Mutoko, Zimbabwe after receiving promising valuations on the venture's long-t...Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 06:20hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Why Dudula hates foreigners
South African vigilante group Operation Dudula has become notorious for raiding businesses belonging to foreign nationals and forcing shops to close. BBC Africa Eye has gained rare access to members o...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 21:02hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter
2 Mutsvangwas, 6 women and 3 Mnangagwas
With former television personality Tatenda Mavetera thrown into the mix, one needs very little imagination to describe Zimbabwe's Cabinet that was sworn into office early this week following a sham el...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 22:09hrs | 4884 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
An account of Zimbabwe's elections of August 2023
I HAVE been present at Zimbabwean elections since 1980. The independence elections of that year followed intense negotiations first in Lusaka, Zambia, and then in London over the latter part of ...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 16:24hrs | 636 | by Stephen Chan
Malinga's body leaves for Harare
The remains of the national hero, Joshua Malinga, have departed from Bulawayo in preparation for his burial tomorrow at the National Heroes Acre in Harare.The departure occurred at 1:06 PM fro...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 12:58hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Malinga to be buried on Saturday
The tentative date for the burial of national hero Joshua Malinga has been set for Saturday at the National Heroes Acre in Harare, according to his family. Malinga, aged 79, passed away from p...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 06:28hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
If peace overshadowed justice, then there wouldn't have been a liberation struggle!
There is a common thread that defines oppressive leaders. They subjugate the population - stripping them of all their rights, whilst unleashing some of the most horrendous injustices - thereaf...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 20:11hrs | 115 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
UN's Antonio Guterres congratulates Mnangagwa on his election victory
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has congratulated President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his election victory.....Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 20:58hrs | 1079 | by Staff reporter
How hope dies with every election in Zimbabwe
"People died. The fear of being asked whether you wanted a short or long sleeve cut (cutting your hand or your arm) by soldiers made people vote in fear, not with their heads. We were voting with our ...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 13:10hrs | 613 | by Beauty Dhlamini
Whose agenda did our liberation movements truly serve?
There is nothing more baffling and shocking than hearing our so-called 'liberation movements' describing today's fight against injustice and oppression as a 'Western agenda'.The first thing th...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 18:26hrs | 424 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa will sink Zimbabwe
Zanu PF has obliterated all forms of civilisation in Zimbabwe. The country is now in a state of perpetual decay and its hyper inflationary economy is a standing joke to the rest of world.What ...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 18:23hrs | 1649 | by Simbarashe Jingo
South Africa, Zimbabwe in behind the scenes talks
The South African government and the governing ANC under President Cyril Ramaphosa are engaged in new secret talks with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's freshly-minted administration to resol...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 18:56hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Zapu, Mthwakazi dismiss Mbalula
OPPOSITION Zapu and Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) have dismissed claims by South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula that his party worked with Zimbabwe's ruling...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 22:02hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Communist Party elections observer report for 2023 elections
OBSERVATIONS ON THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONGeneralFirstly, as Communists, we do not confuse democracy with voting.The word ‘democracy' is derived from Greek and means ‘rule by the pe...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 06:34hrs | 950 | by Central Committee of the Zimbabwe Communist Party
The Complex Dynamics of ZANU-PF Support in Zimbabwe: Exploring Economic Factors and Historical Context
The political landscape in Zimbabwe has been shaped by a myriad of factors, with the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) emerging as a dominant political force. Despite a mix of ...Published: 22 Aug 2023 at 22:19hrs | 37 | by Tshingwane Sibanda
Chamisa says he is going to win the Zimbabwe election by a big margin
More than 10,000 people, many clad in bright yellow, gathered on Monday for a climactic show of support for Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa ahead of tense general elections.The sou...Published: 22 Aug 2023 at 06:28hrs | 22 | by Stafff reporter
Mthwakai courts EU on self-rule
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) has implored the European Union Observer Mission to the August 23 general elections to help the party re-establish a Mthwakazi State, separate from Zimbabwe.The ...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
'Political intolerance, poverty, corruption dividing Zimbabwe'
ZIMBABWE remains highly polarised as a result of political intolerance, unresolved historical issues, growing poverty, corruption and a lack of a common shared vision among other social ills, observer...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs a new broom
The harmonised elections are now around the corner and boys are being separated from men. The atmosphere is now getting tense. The ruling party which has been at the helm of power for 43 years is for ...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 16:11hrs | 17 | by Leonard Koni
Chamisa says Zimbabwe needs healing
THE Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party has just released its extensive election manifesto outlining its vision for transforming Zimbabwe if elected into power.The 100...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 06:46hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
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