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Unresolved economic issues for 2021
The Zimbabwean economy has experienced a period of relative stability since October 2020, even though multiple reforms have to be implemented to attain sustained economic growth. To a larger extent th...Published: 23 hrs ago | 549 | by Victor Bhoroma
Cry my Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe attained 41 years of socio political independence which was awarded with deception by the British colony to the majority native citizens....Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 15:06hrs | 1095 | by Shelton Muchena
Zimbabwe shall rise again
EMMERSON Mnangagwa, in his message during Zimbabwe's 38th Independence celebrations, months after the coup that removed long-serving leader Robert Mugabe and a few months before his election as ...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 08:54hrs | 170 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
The lame duck approach to gukurahundi genocide: A case of stitching rear opening of alimentary canal to cure diarrhoea
As Zimbabwe celebrates what it calls independence, forty-one (41) years on, government's lame duck approach to the resolution of the gukurahundi genocide disappointingly remains the case of stitching ...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 08:06hrs | 229 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Painful policies pay off, says Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE has begun to enjoy the fruits of painful policies introduced by the Second Republic when it came to power, with consistent electricity and fuel supplies and a stable local currency.Mo...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 07:13hrs | 948 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa must engage Paul Siwela to avoid spill of blood in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa must abandon his "head in the sand" approach to Matabeleland independence cause and engage MLO President, Cde Paul Siwela, to hatch a plan that would see pea...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 19:10hrs | 2947 | by Israel Dube
Soldier killed with shovel in gold dispute
A Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) member Richard Makoto (32) of Inkomo baracks was allegedly murdered on Tuesday at Amatola farm, Mazowe in a gold dispute....Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 19:02hrs | 1741 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Woman begs court to 'force' husband to indulge in sex with her
WHAT do you do when you're married and your partner doesn't want to indulge in sex anymore?Such is the dilemma being faced by a 50-year-old woman from Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North province...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 09:21hrs | 6362 | by Staff reporter
Woman rips hubby's scrotum
IN a shocking incident of domestic violence, a Bulawayo woman allegedly ‘severed' her estranged husband's scrotum and penis with her nails apparently in anger after she was reportedly served with a ...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 09:19hrs | 2555 | by Staff reporter
Idolisation of champions of corruption
We are just two days away from celebrating Zimbabwe's independence from the shackles of colonialism. For some painful years, we have been trying to decide how best we can fight the cancerous worm of c...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 08:00hrs | 246 | by Sharon Hofisi
Matopo community constructs new school
VILLAGERS in Matopo's ward 5, Matabeleland South province, have come together with their relatives in the diaspora to contribute towards the construction of a school after noticing that their children...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:36hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares war on potholes
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said he is pained by the potholes on the country's "once great highways" while committing $33,6 billion towards the rehabilitation of 10 000kms of the country's roads. ...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:34hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says, 'I won't let you down'
President Mnangagwa has said he is pained by the potholes on the country's once great highways as he announced his Government's commitment of $30 billion towards the rehabilitation of 10, 000kms of th...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 19:59hrs | 1651 | by Staff reporter
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado How did it start?
No human eye has seen such a level of cruelty perpetrated on another human being by another human. The gruesome nature of the killings rape and suffering caused by these ISIS rebels is indeed knee sha...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:57hrs | 5123 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Kazembe, Matanga defend police brutality
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga have shot down the $900 000 compensation demand made by a Kwekwe man who claims to have been negligently shot five ...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:30hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter
Silobela, a gold rich area with nothing to show for it
The 60km Kwekwe Nkayi road is supposed to be the shortest link between the two centres, but it has become the longest. So bad is the road that what should be a 30-minute drive has since transf...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:27hrs | 286 | by Michael Magoronga
Another Zimbabwean survivor tells of horrific scenes in Cabo Delgado
A brief background of PalmaPalma is a coastal town located far north of Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique. It is very close to the Tanzanian boarder, 20 kilometres away.Since the dis...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:30hrs | 967 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Several Zimbabweans killed in Mozambique, the battle of palmer
Michael Chandada was so excited when he got a Job in Mozambique. His company is involved in extracting oil and gas and again runs marines in the area. Michael was posted to work from a plant in Palma ...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 11:19hrs | 3986 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
British citizen bashed by police in Zimbabwe
A HARARE-BASED British citizen on Saturday night came face-to-face with local police brutality when he was assaulted while in Warren Park to drop off his auto-electrician in the suburb.Kireto ...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:22hrs | 2147 | by Staff reporter
If you sow mischief, you harvest grief
IN 2019, Zimbabwe experienced three days of darkness between January 14 and January 17.It seemed looneys had broken from the asylum and set fire on the tinderbox.Chaos and madness reig...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 05:38hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
'Recalls hurting service delivery'
MARONDERA residents have blamed the recall of some MDC Alliance councillors for poor service delivery.This was revealed during a Zimbabwe Union of Journalists-organised discussion at Mbuya Neh...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 05:00hrs | 731 | by Gwizhikiti
Man invades church, scolds ex-wife and pastor
A Harare man is in the habit of following his ex-wife to church and hurling obscenities at her in front of congregants and pastors. The Harare Civil Magistrates' Court has now ordered him to s...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 04:55hrs | 1846 | by Staff reporter
Parliament warns of aviation disaster in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S airports could cause an aviation disaster due to poor weather-detecting instruments, outdated radar, few emergency vehicles, inadequate fire-fighting capacity and deplorable runways....Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:34hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa fights to open Zimbabwe airwaves more
THE government said yesterday that it planned to open up the country's airwaves further by issuing more television and radio licences to independent players.Speaking during a well-supported Da...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:00hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
The constitution of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi & related matters
Greetings to all Mthwakazi citizens! On 2 April 2021, I brought to your attention our preparations for the establishment of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi. In doing so, I also invited you t...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 18:53hrs | 842 | by Dr. Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
CORONA VIRUS !! Perilous Times have come
The whole world has been turned upside down by an unseen enemy called COVID 19. As if it is to insult the intelligence of the world the virus was coronated and it is called CORONA virus which means cr...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 12:55hrs | 1581 | by Bybit Mavaza
BCC gets over $15m for road maintenance
GOVERNMENT, through the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara), recently disbursed over $15 million to the Bulawayo City Council for routine road maintenance works that includes pothole patchi...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:33hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water crisis to persist
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has painted a gloomy picture of the current water crisis telling residents to brace for more painful months despite the country receiving heavy rains this year. ...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 16:35hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Cancer patients face stigma from loved ones
HARARE - Nobody gets nearer to her. She has become a loner, with the television turning into her only friend yet 60-year-old Tendai Makuwana is a cancer survivor.For Makuwana, pounded with can...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 12:09hrs | 797 | by Ropafadzo Mapimhidze and Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chamisa's MDC suffers double legal blow
Opposition MDC Alliance today suffered a double legal blow after its violent member Makomborero Haruzivishe was thrown behind bars while the opposition party's attempt to claim finances from Governmen...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 18:27hrs | 3046 | by Staff reporter
Catch and release has the prosecutor general failed the fairness test in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe legal system bleeds and limps and trudge on as it staggers towards shame and doom. The people of Zimbabwe have always pointed blood-dripping fingers in the direction of the legal system. The ...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 15:29hrs | 1210 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Case against paying compensation to white farmers for land appropriation
OUR Excellency, President ED Mnangagwa.We are living in a time when the vestiges of white hegemony and entitlement are, at long last, being challenged almost on a daily basis all over the worl...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 07:05hrs | 665 | by Cedric Steele
Mpilo stops radiation therapy for cancer patients
Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo - one of only two medical facilities in the country that treat cancer patients - is turning away patients in need of life-saving radiation therapy because it has no ...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 15:45hrs | 1295 | by Staff reporter
Why are so many Countries Legalizing Cannabis?
For a long time, in countries all around the world, marijuana had a terrible reputation. People who used cannabis on a regular basis were known to be lazy, unhelpful stoners that didn't give anything ...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 08:57hrs | 1285 | by Staff Writer
Sibangilizwe Nkomo's interview was a disaster in the making
Not long-ago last month, Sibangilizwe Nkomo announced his Zapu candidacy to replace the late DD: Comrade Dumiso Dabengwa. I was excited about this, well as someone who grew up in Zapu and known the la...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 08:25hrs | 3702 | by Nomazulu Thata
Woman 'strangles' stepson to death
A Redcliff woman allegedly strangled her six-year-old stepson to death and locked his eight-year-old sister in a bedroom that she tried to set on fire so that she could inherit her husband's house. ...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1506 | by Staff reporter
Were MDC human rights violated in 2008?
MDC was created by the CFU (Commercial Farmers Union), capitalists and the west, so that they take power from Zanu-PF, reverse land reform and indigenization; pull the Zimbabwe National Army out of Co...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 18:23hrs | 560 | by Rutendo Bereza Matinyarare
How much tax casinos pay - The highest and lowest taxes around the world
Different countries have varying tax regulations and every government understands that gambling has the potential to generate huge income. Thus, they try to find a balance between attracting casino op...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 11:07hrs | 295 | by Staff Writter
'Independence Day' a continual reminder of how Zimbabweans are still in painful bondage
I have never had any hesitation asserting that the holidays that I regarded most appealing to my heart on the Zimbabwean calender, were "Independence Day", and "Heroes Day" - not for the skewed and ba...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 10:47hrs | 590 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Zimbabwe hurtling towards stagflation'
LAST week the CEO Africa Roundtable (CEOART) gathered some of Zimbabwe's best economists and industrialists to digest economic developments during the first quarter of 2021. What came out of the summi...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:44hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Lunga still part of Warriors
GOLDEN Arrows defender Divine Lunga remains an integral member of the Zimbabwe national senior soccer team amid revelations by Warriors manager Wellington Mpandare yesterday that the door had not been...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:03hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Worry over increased poaching of painted dogs
PAINTED dogs, also known as wild dogs, face extinction as a result of increased illegal hunting by poachers, a conservation centre has revealed.The Painted Dogs Conservation Centre in Dete, wh...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:47hrs | 291 | by Sytaff reporter
The Birth of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi Establishment of the Department of National Statistics
MLF President, The birth of Mthwakazi as a sovereign state is informed by the lens of history. As Mthwakazi Liberation Front (MLF), we have learnt from the grave errors of our history. As we c...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 11:50hrs | 1125 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Let's observe COVID-19 regulations this Easter Holidays
Dear Zimbabwe I hope and trust that I find you well, masking up, maintaining social distance and washing hands.As we may all remember vividly the number of community infections in the ...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 18:30hrs | 248 | by Tirivanhu Kateera
The fighting spirit of Honourable Joanne Mamombe deserves honour: Salute my girl-child
After 2 minutes of watching a video in New Zimbabwe news media, Honourable Mamombe was narrating how they got attacked by a snake in the prison cell in the middle of the night, I did not finish watchi...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 18:20hrs | 1652 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mugabe linked to Chamisa
Prominent ZANU PF Kwekwe District Coordinating Committee (DCC) Secretary for finance Kandros Mugabe has reportedly lost favour with most youths in the dis...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 16:00hrs | 6665 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's govt hunts social media offenders
IN A move which shows the government's growing concern with the rising abuse of social media in the country, authorities will treat all such cases as a threat to national security.Giving a lec...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 15:19hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Abednico Bhebhe denies joining Chamisa's MDC
THE continued polarisation within the MDC family has long been a cause of concern to many progressive Zimbabweans. My position on this matter is known. I have not only decried the persistent fractiona...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 12:34hrs | 1617 | by Abednico Bhebhe
Businessman caught bedding wife's younger sister
IT was the worst kind of betrayal for a Bulawayo woman when she busted her husband in bed with her younger sister.Bekithemba Ndlovu from Selbourne Park, whose company is situated at Cumberland...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 12:27hrs | 4132 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF has no moral high ground to urge nation to honour struggle icons, as the party at forefront of abandoning heroes, and de
ZANU PF has no moral high ground to urge the nation to honour struggle icons, as the party at forefront of abandoning heroes, and deleting its own from history.There are two questions that hav...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 12:12hrs | 870 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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