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Ngwabi Bhebhe declared national hero
Founding Midlands State University (MSU) Vice Chancellor Professor Ngwabi Bhebhe, who died yesterday, has been declared a national hero in recognition of his outstanding role as an academic, a great t...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
If Ramaphosa was firm with Mnangagwa, he wouldn't need a border authority!
So, President Cyril Ramaphosa has decided to establish a BMA (Border Management Authority) specifically to curb illegal crossing into South Africa, mainly from Zimbabwe!I am sure that is all w...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 13:56hrs | 915 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zec late payment riles vehicle owners
Private vehicle owners have lodged complaints against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) for failing to compensate them after hiring their vehicles for the recent election.These vehicles ...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 06:19hrs | 1049 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF seeks to reverse CCC poll wins
Zanu-PF losing candidates for Zvimba East and Seke constituencies have approached the courts to challenge the final results issued by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) which declared them losers...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 07:01hrs | 1909 | by Staff reporter
UK diaspora hands over Zimbabwe poll petition
VARIOUS civic society organisations and political party representatives in the United Kingdom have handed over a petition to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over alleged rigging during Zimbabwe's August 23...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 07:01hrs | 1242 | by Staff reporter
Chinhoyi mayoral election sparks fierce jostling among CCC councillors
THERE is fierce tussling within Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) Chinhoyi as four contestants position themselves ahead of elections to choose a new mayor and deputy premier.Last Wednesday...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 06:29hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in bid to block Mnangagwa at Sadc
THE deadlock over Zimbabwe's disputed poll took a dramatic twist this week, after Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leaders said they are petitioning the Southern African Development Community (Sadc...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 17:47hrs | 3289 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa reiterates stance of rejecting Zimbabwe election
The leader of the main opposition party, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in Zimbabwe, Nelson Chamisa, says his party maintains the position of rejecting the election results.Chamisa spoke ...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 20:28hrs | 883 | by Staff reporter
Sadc urged to trash Mumba's biased report
ZIMBABWE is consolidating a national response to the Preliminary Report of the SADC Elections Observer Mission (SEOM) which is fraught with irregularities, hearsay and pure hyperbolic nonsense imputed...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:01hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF is buying time delaying announcing result to 31 August. 'In the name of God, go!'
"Zimbabwe's election management body, ZEC, is seeking an urgent court order extending the period of announcing election results from 5 days as currently stipulated in the constitution to 8 days to all...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 19:27hrs | 603 | by Wilbert Mukori
Police officers in front of their bosses
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it has been inundated with reports that members of the security forces were being forced to cast their postal ballots in front of their bosses in open violatio...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 21:39hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF can be defeated if the Zimbabwe diaspora returns home to vote
AS Zimbabwe holds its decisive elections on August 23, there are important reflections to ponder on this event, one of which is what role the diaspora must play in the weeks leading up to the election...Published: 11 Aug 2023 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Stevens Mokgalapa
'Gukurahundi was planned before Zimbabwe independence'
Former Co-Minister of National Healing and Integration, Moses Mzila Ndlovu, believes the Gukurahundi genocide that killed over 20 000 people in Matebeleland and Midlands was planned before independenc...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 20:10hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner compensates Buhera North villagers
LITHIUM mine, Sabi Star Mine (Sabi) has transformed Buhera North, upgrading roads, schools' as well as employing hundreds of villagers from Mukwasi and Tagarira villages.Sabi, which is partly ...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 10:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC to repeal the 'Patriot Act'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) says it will repeal new clauses in the Criminal (Codification and Reform) Act that criminalises criticism of government once the party is elected into power....Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi presses for Gukurahundi compensation
THE Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) wants the international community to pressure President Emmerson Mnangagwa to compensate Gukurahundi victims.There has been no redress to the 1980s mass kill...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:56hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses cricket talent to England
The ECB are to lobby the government to expedite exciting batting talent Tawanda Muyeye's eligibility for England.Kent opener Muyeye, 22, is currently on a five-year leave to remain period whic...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 17:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accuses Indian business people of hoarding basic goods
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a stern warning to the business sector and specifically targeted Indians, accusing them of stockpiling basic supplies to create artificial shortages and boost p...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 16:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zec yet to release voters roll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is yet to furnish political parties with copies of the voters roll as it is still verifying nomination papers for all candidates.The nomination courts s...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC considers blacklisting debtors
THE Bulawayo City Council is reportedly considering blacklisting some of its bad debtors as it continues to explore avenues of boosting revenue collection.The move comes as the city's debtors ...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Full Zimbabwe election candidate list out Friday
The final list of successful candidates for the August 23 harmonised elections, who submitted their nomination papers during the sitting of the Nomination Court last Wednesday, will be gazetted on Fri...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims economic sabotage by 'detractors'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned elements which he claimed are working to derail the country's economic stability piling pressure on ordinary citizens as the country heads to polls in the next ...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ex - Dynamos and CAPS United player dumps newly born baby , wife and kids
IT was an emotional scene at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport yesterday when the players from the Archford Gutu Boys Academy, who have been stranded in the United Arab Emirates after a ...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 13:04hrs | 9 | by Erick Matotoba
Govt considers closing down Kwekwe mines
Kwekwe city centre finds itself on the precipice as the Government contemplates closing down mines that have wreaked havoc on the town's infrastructure and environment. Midlands Provincial Aff...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
House crumbles in Kwekwe
A Kwekwe family escaped death by a whisker after their flat at Globe and Phoenix compound caved in due to illegal mining underneath the compound.Family spokesperson, Ms Kimberly Rusike, said t...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zec dismisses opposition's claims
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has dismissed claims by the opposition that the voters' roll has been manipulated against their favour as "mischievous and preposterous".Zec said the vo...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's amnesty to rapists raises a stink
Pressure is piling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reconsider the release of dangerous criminals, including rapists, who benefited from an amnesty that saw the release of 4 000 prisoners. R...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:08hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Forex speculators to face disciplinary action
THE market should expect significant restoration of stability in the pricing of basic goods in response to comprehensive Government measures while disciplinary action will be swiftly meted against bus...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drilling of boreholes by ZANU PF proves regime has no permanent solution to urban water crisis!
Judging by the manner in which the ZANU PF government is so fond of always castigating the opposition for failing to run urban authorities, one would be excused for believing the party had solutions....Published: 15 May 2023 at 14:02hrs | 9 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
6 million registered for Zimbabwe's elections
A RECORD six million people are registered to vote in the 2023 harmonised elections, up by 500 000 from the last general elections.The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), which concluded its ...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:30hrs | | by Staff reportetr
Parly summons Mthuli Ncube
PARLIAMENTARIANS have summoned Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to explain what measures he was implementing to tame inflation and stabilise the free-falling Zimdollar.The local currency, reintro...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces angry demos in UK
ZIMBABWEANS in the United Kingdom (UK) plan to stage a series of demonstrations against President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he jets into London for King Charles III's coronation, multiple sources said t...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man forges wife's signature to facilitate divorce
A CHITUNGWIZA man was last week arraigned before Harare magistrate, Dennis Mangosi for allegedly forging his wife's signature on divorce papers.Travolta Reginald Tonderai Chitongo (29) was ord...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in the UK hold 'Gold Mafia' protests
DOZENS of Zimbabweans based in the United Kingdom (UK) yesterday protested at the Zimbabwe and United Arab Emirates embassies in London demanding the arrest of all those implicated in a recent gold sm...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean minister sweats over idle platinum miner
INVESTORS in one of Zimbabwe's biggest platinum projects - Todal Mining - were this week said to have dumped the project, turning the heat on Mines minister Winston Chitando to cancel its licence....Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 19:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
It's so difficult to speak for the suffering when suffering yourself!
These are one of those rare moments I just feel like wearing my heart on my sleeve.Those days when life in my country becomes so unbearable and reaches stressful levels, such that the only way...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 11:17hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Buyanga falls sick under South Africa prison detention
Zimbabwe millionaire businessman Frank Buyanga has reportedly fallen sick in a South African prison where he has been detained since November last year with claims he was being denied access to privat...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 20:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC candidate selection hits turbulence
THE Citizens' Coalition for Change nomination process degenerated into chaotic scenes of violence and disruption in some constituencies amid fears of imposition of candidates, although the party says ...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 16:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CCC pressured to impeach Mnangagwa
POLITICAL activists are piling pressure on the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to move a motion in Parliament to impeach President Emmerson Mnangagwa over alleged corruption in the gold...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Command centres submit Zanu-PF primary elections winners list
ZANU-PF provincial command centres have submitted the names of the winners of primary elections to the party's national elections directorate in Harare, which will officially announce the results....Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:46hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
What's there to say about 'Gold Mafia' if Zimbabweans can't stand up for themselves?
As I was walking in the Kwekwe CBD, this past Friday, I came across a loyal reader of my articles, whom I know very well. He was so excited about the Al Jazeera documentary exposing corruption...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 11:06hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Releasing electronic format of voter's role compromises security, court rules
The High Court has rejected a bid by opposition CCC Member of Parliament Allan Markham to compel Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to release the voters' roll in electronic format after agreeing wit...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
US envoy jets into Zimbabwe to interfere with polls preparations?
UNITED States senior official Robert Scott yesterday jetted into the country for a two-day visit aimed at holding talks with stakeholders and ensuring free and fair elections.Zimbabwe is expec...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 20:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The next frontier for Zimbabwe's lithium
THERE has been a scramble for Zimbabwe's lithium deposits by multinationals in the past five years. Exploration projects that kicked off in 2018 are now at advanced stages of implementation, and Zimba...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 19:20hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe starts stockpiling lithium, says Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe has to do more than ban export of lithium and other ores, insisting on processing locally before export, but now needs focused research and development towards transforming ores into domestic...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 23:40hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF blames Mugabe for power crisis
Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has blamed the late former President Robert Mugabe for the country's electricity crisis, which has plunged the country into 22-hour daily load-shedding sche...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ruling elite detachment from reality makes them insensitive to citizens' suffering
If I were elected into political office tomorrow, I can confidently tell you that, should I still be in power after ten years - my policies would have become divorced from the ordinary people....Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 22:04hrs | 5 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean minister, foreigners in messy fight over mine
MINES and Mining Development minister Winston Chitando has been entangled at the centre of a vicious fight with international investors over vast lithium claims in Mutoko, Mashonaland East.Alt...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 17:55hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
US$1m grant splits MDC-T, infighting reaches crescendo
DIVISIONS are rocking the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T over a US$1 million government grant that insiders say was abused by party officials.Rifts are widening as top officials are fighting publi...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec yet to decide on leaked papers
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) says it has no plans to order the rewriting of three leaked Ordinary Level examination papers despite that this may dent the reputation of the country...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:49hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
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