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It's time real patriotic Zimbabweans stood up against the destruction of their country
It never rains but pours for the people of Zimbabwe.This month, the Zimbabwean government failed to pay its civil servants their full salaries-a disgraceful development that underscores the de...Published: 4 hrs ago | 82 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Time to outlaw SADC
The SADC organisation has to be outlawed or changed to reflect contemporary politics.Africa needs to wake up and oppose this kind of group, which has abandoned its mission to serve the interes...Published: 4 hrs ago | 103 | by Wilbert Mukori
Lawsuit against Mnangagwa dismissed
A HIGH Court bid to force President Emmerson Mnangagwa to sign into law a charter outlawing the abduction and torture of government critics and activists has been dismissed, with the court saying it c...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:16hrs | 920 | by Rigid Kondongwe
High Court outlaws demolition of houses by councils
The High Court has issued a significant ruling condemning the widespread practice of demolishing residential properties by local authorities, deeming it unlawful under outdated legislation. In a judgm...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:53hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Sex with persons under 18 outlawed in Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially signed the Criminal Laws Amendment (Protection of Children and Young Persons) Act, 2024, making sexual relations with individuals below the age of 18 a crim...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 10:53hrs | 1763 | by Staff reporter
After ditching the dollar, Zimbabwe now rushing for it at a steeper cost
NEARLY five months after changing its currency to arrest inflation, Zimbabwe is back in familiar territory as the new local unit has started losing ground.The problem seems to be based on how ...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 08:11hrs | 3922 | by Staff reporter
'Gay exorcism' church with roots in Zimbabwe sets sights on expansion across Scotland
The Forward In Faith Church International Incorporated (FIFCII), notorious for its endorsement of "gay exorcism" as conversion therapy and belief in witchcraft, is advancing its reach in Scotland....Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 12:40hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans importation of 10-year-old used vehicles
GOVERNMENT has outlawed the importation of vehicles older than 10 years.Statutory Instrument (SI) 54 of 2024 Control of Goods (Import and Export) (Commerce) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (No 1...Published: 30 Mar 2024 at 13:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hundreds of Zimbabwe marriage certificates invalid
HUNDREDS of marriage certificates that were issued after September 2022 may be "null and void" because they cite a no longer valid law, it has emerged.On May 27, 2022, President Emmerson...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:38hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's resigned MPs can contest again not as CCC members
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) members of Parliament who resign in solidarity with former leader Nelson Chamisa who quit the party last week are free to contest again in by-elections called to f...Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 18:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Delta, Zimra fight over US$ tax
DELTA Beverages Pvt Ltd is up in arms with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) after the tax collector concluded that the company had improperly computed its income tax, resulting in the matter spi...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 10:14hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Hooker and boyfriend rob client
IN a sort of Bonnie and Clyde remake, a sex worker and her boyfriend allegedly connived to rob a client in Sauerstown.Bonnie and Clyde were an American gangster couple that became notorious ou...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A bottled up nation
GLOBAL capitals have erupted into angry protests over Israel's continued relentless and ruthless bombardment of Palestine's Gaza Strip where millions have been displaced and thousands killed.A...Published: 17 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
What constitutionalism when citizens barred from exercising their rights?
It was quite curious listening to the Chief Justice of Zimbabwe Luke Malaba urge Zimbabweans to respect constitutionalism. He made these comments at the occasion to mark the opening of the 202...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 15:29hrs | 12 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
African priests reject Pope's endorsement of gay marriages
In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples....Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 08:44hrs | 25 | by Associated Press
BREAKING: Zimbabwe Cricket Union turns Queens Sports Club into a Strip Club
The Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) and Matabeleland Tuskers Team Manager, Nicholas Singo, find themselves entangled in a legal battle that has exposed their alleged illegal activities at Queens Spor...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 16:30hrs | 16 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
CIASA Petitions Parliament of Zimbabwe over environment violations
A civic society organisation, the Citizens in Action Southern Africa has petitioned the Parliament of Zimbabwe to exercise its oversight function, discharge a representative role, and protect environm...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 21:41hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Violent crime wave hits Bulawayo
POLICE in Bulawayo have expressed concern over rising cases of violent crime, especially murder in recent weeks.Deputy provincial police spokesperson Inspector Nomalanga Msebele said the...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 05:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
When children give birth to children!
There could have never been a more heartbreaking and disturbing sight.I had gone to the local clinic in my small town of Redcliff for a scheduled medical review.This is an ordinary rou...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 11:11hrs | 13 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police smash car smuggling ring
POLICE in Matebeleland South have smashed a well-orchestrated smuggling syndicate at Plumtree Border Post and recovered five smuggled Honda Fit vehicles, including some an assortment of goods illegall...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to prioritise Zimdollar stability
FURTHER stabilising the Zimbabwe dollar and consolidating economic growth will be prioritised in the 2024 budget, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:43hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Child marriage victim succumbs to labour complications
Zandile Sibanda clung desperately to her 14-year-old daughter, Sikhulile Sibanda, who had fallen victim to an early child marriage, as she took her final breath after suffering from a severe illness f...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mass deportation' of illegal immigrants from South Africa opposed
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has launched an urgent application against Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi and his department in the High Court to stop the "mass deportation" of illegal im...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 20:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 350,000 teen pregnancies
Zimbabwe recorded close to 350,000 teen pregnancies of girls between the ages of 10 and 19 in three years, an official has said.Blessing Nyagumbo, UNFPA Zimbabwe's adolescent sexual health rep...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 15:37hrs | 8 | by Erick Matotoba
Govt must seriously reconsider 'Patriot Act'
Of major concern is that this is happening a few weeks before Zimbabwe holds a crucial national election.THE Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition is deeply concerned about the passing into law of the ...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:57hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Johanne Marange members gather for passover
THOUSANDS of Johanne Marange Apostolic sect members are gathered in Marange for their annual passover, the second after the death of their leader Noah Taguta Momberume last year.His death igni...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dear CCC, no one is coming
YEAR after year, one news headline keeps popping up without fail: Nelson Chamisa calls for the intervention of the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) in the Zimbabwean crisis.That has be...Published: 28 Jun 2023 at 20:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges economic revival as election campaign kicks off
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed to do "what we can to remain in power", promising to revive an economy that has collapsed under his watch as he launched his bid for a second five-year te...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Redwing: a tale of plunder, impunity, chaos and death
Redwing Gold Mine, once touted as a giant gold mining venture capable of transforming the quality of life in the Penhalonga area of Manicaland province and a cash cow for the national economy, has bec...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 12:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans react with shock over exchange rate, price madness
CONSUMERS have reacted with shock to the extortionate and unrealistic exchange rates being applied in the pricing of basic goods in local currency by some unscrupulous retail players in Bulawayo and o...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uganda lawmakers pass amended draft of anti-LGBTQI+ bill, retaining harsh penalties
Parliament in Uganda has passed a new amended draft of the anti-LGBTQI+ bill, maintaining the harsh punishments for same-sex acts.President Yoweri Museveni returned the bill to Parliament with...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
What a turnout at BF
IF there were any doubts on which local football team has the best supporters, then Highlanders Football Club fans have put that debate to bed.Bosso fans, just like they did when their team dr...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt gags media over Al Jazeera exposé?
PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba yesterday subtly gagged the local media from reporting on the Al Jazeera documentary exposing alleged money laundering and illegal smuggling of gold by Presid...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lawyers support Mnangagwa's call for death penalty
In 2015, PRESIDENT Mnangagwa said he knows the tribulations faced by those on death row as he survived the hangman's noose when the Ian Smith regime sought capital punishment to stop him from fighting...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uganda ban gays
Uganda's parliament passed a law on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence....Published: 22 Mar 2023 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Corporal punishment permissible in Zimbabwe, rules High Court
A HIGH Court judge yesterday ruled that corporal punishment is permissible and cannot be classified as assault and a criminal offence if the intent to discipline is proven.Justice Munamato Mut...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why SA is destination of choice for asylum seekers
CURIOUSLY but not surprisingly, post-apartheid South Africa has turned out to be one of the preferred destinations for political exiles.The country has played host to many prominent political ...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:10hrs | | by Dr Sizo Nkala
'Police refuse to co-operate in fatal accident probe'
POLICE have reportedly refused to name the officers who caused the death of four people in Mutare last year after throwing spikes on a moving vehicle resulting in a fatal road traffic accident....Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 04:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Build your house in a year or lose stand'
CHIKOMBA Rural District Council, which oversees Chivhu town, has unveiled new by-laws that include a requirement that residents should start building on stands they are buying from the council within ...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 05:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Stella Chiweshe granted state assisted funeral
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent condolences and further granted a state assisted funeral on late Mbira music pioneering sensation Stella Chiweshe who succumbed to cancer aged of 76 at her Harare...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 13:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa left the fact-finding Mission deeply unimpressed
One Morris too manyWhat it's a name?The name of the old Triple C activist "beaten" in Murehwa is Morris Seremani. Morris as also the name of one turncoat freedom fighter who betrayed t...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:22hrs | 2 | by Jamwanda
Chaos engulfs Zupco
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco), a state-owned public transportation provider, is in the centre of an alleged corruption and mismanagement storm, involving top management and private ope...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Will Gambling Ever be Banned ?
Gambling is a popular pastime and a massive industry. The idea of outright prohibiting it seems far-fetched, but it is something that some industry critics would like to see happen. The questi...Published: 26 Dec 2022 at 11:50hrs | 42 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo police smash illicit alcohol syndicate
Police yesterday cut off a njengu distribution network in Bulawayo in what is arguably the city's biggest illicit alcohol bust in recent years.They seized two truckloads of the outlawed booze ...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vuzu parties encourage bad behaviour
POLICE detective, Sergeant Netty Kundizeza today said Vuzu parties must be outlawed as they encourage drug and sex abuse amongst the youth.Speaking during belated commemorations of World Menta...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's terrorism should come to a stop
THE recent amendments to the Electoral Act are either the work of a stupid government or a government that thinks its citizens are stupid.The disqualification of a person who has been convicte...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:20hrs | | by A Mbire
High Court outlaws Zupco monopoly
A BULAWAYO High Court judge has stripped the Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) of its monopoly in the public transport business.Justice Evangelista Kabasa said COVID-19 lockdown regul...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rights lawyers successfully challenge two-year ZUPCO monopoly
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has ended public transporter Zupco's two-years long monopoly after successfully challenging provision of the Public Health (COVID -19) Prevention, Containm...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 21:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soccer players caught in power struggle
ZIMBABWE international Marshall Munetsi says Fifa's suspension of his country from football has cast a shadow over the future of the sport and stunted the growth of its players.The southern Af...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 20:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Passport queues to be outlawed
SLEEPING overnight in queues at the passport office in Bulawayo may soon be outlawed, if the city's councillors have their way.scores of Passport seekers queue at the passport office ( file pi...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 19:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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