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United States condemns Zimbabwe police
The United States has condemned the "unprovoked use of force" by Zimbabwean police who broke up a gathering by MDC supporters at the party's headquarters in central Harare on Wednesday.Police ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 2801 | by ZimLive
Biti blasts 'Mnangagwa nonsense'
MDC Vice President Tendai Biti has described Wednesday's brutal disruption of party President Nelson Chamisa's Harare address to his supporters as nonsensical and a typical President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 10 hrs ago | 2925 | by newzimbabwe
Harare butcheries closed
Several Harare butcheries have been closed down while their owners and some meat vendors were arrested this week during a joint raid by police and city authorities on butcheries selling uninspected me...Published: 10 hrs ago | 2939 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa engages Sadc over Zimbabwe crisis
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday dispatched one of his deputies, Welshman Ncube, and the opposition party's secretary for international relations, Gladys Hlatywayo, to Sadc to plead with the region...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1561 | by Staff reporter
Police summon more Zapu leaders over hospital demo
POLICE in Plumtree, Matabeleland South, on Tuesday summoned more Zapu leaders on charges of holding an unsanctioned demonstration at the Catholic-run St Anne's Brunapeg Hospital recently.Zapu ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 359 | by Staff reporter
2 drown during swimming competition
A $200 swimming competition turned fatal after two competitors drowned in Musinje Dam in Juru Growth Point, Mashonaland East Province police has said.Allegations are that Marshal Dhlamini (25)...Published: 10 hrs ago | 388 | by Staff reporter
Army, police predicament recipe for disaster
IT is quite unfortunate that Zimbabwe's army and police personnel find themselves in this very sorry state whereby they are reportedly practically starving while wearing faded uniforms and using antiq...Published: 10 hrs ago | 628 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe no safe haven for Homosexuals
Ten percent of Zimbabwe's population are estimated to be gay or lesbian – they are simply born like this. However, only few dare to disclose their sexual orientation as homosexuality is largely reje...Published: 10 hrs ago | 190 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police indiscriminately attack citizens
The international community and SADC need to call out on Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangangwa to accountability and all the armed forces for attacking innocent civilians who were gathered in the city centre a...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1173 | by Simbarashe J Jingo
Mnangagwa's spokesperson launches scathing attack on USA
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has launched a scathing attack on the Uniter States accusing the super power of working with the MDC Alliance to frustrate Zimbabwe's engage...Published: 17 hrs ago | 3285 | by Staff Reporter
Police brutality getting out of hand in Zimbabwe
Editor, The government of Zimbabwe has no intentions to reform as shown by the most barbaric, inhuman and degrading treatment of MDC supporters that were gathered outside harvest house in Hara...Published: 21 hrs ago | 2500 | by Esther Tafadzwa Munyira
MDC never staged an 'illegal regime change' (coup) in Zimbabwe, but it was ZANU PF itself - so why repress the opposition?
The gruesome events of yesterday (21 November 2019) in the Zimbabwe capital of Harare, whereby scores of innocent people - mainly bystanders - were reportedly brutally beaten up by police officers, ou...Published: 21 hrs ago | 2028 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe police forcefully disperse opposition crowd
Riot police armed with baton sticks and tear gas used force to disperse opposition MDC supporters who had gathered at the party headquarters to listen to a speech by party leader Nelson Chamisa. ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1846 | by Rangarirai Kudakwashe Chivaviro
America, UK speak on beating of MDC supporters by police
The Assistant Secretary for United States Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs Tibor Naggy says America is concerned by the brutal crackdown on opposition members that took place at the MDC...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 05:59hrs | 11526 | by Mandla Ndlovu
SA whites party condemns SA's legitimisation of Zimbabwean 'strong man politics'
As Zimbabwean police clamped down on the opposition party MDC, the DA condemned the "legitimisation of strong man politics by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor", who in a ...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 04:26hrs | 4265 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'end is nigh' says Chamisa
Police on Wednesday used batons, tear gas and water cannon to beat up and disperse MDC supporters who had gathered outside their party headquarters in the capital to listen to a speech by their leader...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 04:22hrs | 5106 | by Staff reporter
Police disperse rowdy Chamisa supporters in Harare
POLICE had to disperse rowdy MDC-A youths gathered yesterday morning chanting songs, disrupting business and harassing vendors along Nelson Mandela Avenue and First Street in Harare after their party ...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 04:01hrs | 1511 | by Staff reporter
ZACC must follow due processes in investigating corruption cases
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has said it is concerned about the public perception that corruption suspects are only arrested as a window dressing measure. Speaking in a...Published: 21 Nov 2019 at 03:59hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo 'shona' nurses graduate under police guard
Mpilo Central Hospital held its nurses graduation and prize giving day under the protection of police at the Bulawayo Large City Hall Wednesday to thwart off any interference from members of the publi...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 19:53hrs | 5102 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army, police morale hits rock bottom
Parliament yesterday heard that soldiers and police officers' morale had hit rock bottom due to a shortage of food and uniforms, with a meagre 39 cents being spent on each soldier's daily diet, causin...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 19:45hrs | 3014 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police use force to disperse MDC crowd
Riot police in Zimbabwe's capital have forcefully dispersed supporters of the main opposition party who had gathered to listen to a speech by their leader.Hundreds of police officers on Wednes...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 19:42hrs | 560 | by Aljazeera
Mnangagwa's police beat opposition supporters after rally ban
Zimbabwean riot police fired tear gas and beat opposition supporters on Wednesday after barring a planned address by the main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, AFP journalists said.Hundreds o...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 19:40hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Makorokoza arrested
POLICE in Mashonaland Central Province have so far arrested 53 illegal artisanal miners and impounded 27 vehicles as they move in to get rid of criminal elements and bring sanity to the mining sector....Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 19:39hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police disperse opposition rally with tear gas
Police in Zimbabwe have used batons, tear gas and water cannon to beat up and disperse supporters of the main opposition party in the capital, Harare.They were due to hear a speech by Nelson C...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 19:37hrs | 158 | by BBC
WATCH: Police bash an elderly man at MDC office
Police assaulted an elderly man in Harare during the violent dispersing of MDC supporters at Harvest House in Harare on Wednesday. A video of the elderly man has surfaced online. The man with ...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 16:39hrs | 3545 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Pastor Evan Mawarire acquitted
The legal system of Zimbabwe has cleared the #ThisFlag leader Pastor Evan Mawarire from the crime of subversion that he was facing since the violent protests. Mawarire was arrested and a...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 16:00hrs | 1891 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police assault 3 journalists at MDC office
The Media Institute of Southern Africa has reported that three journalists were assaulted by police at the MDC Alliance HQ in Harare, Zimbabwe where leader Nelson Chamisa was scheduled to give his&nbs...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 15:15hrs | 3180 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe govt should stop regarding suffering citizens as 'enemies of the state', but address our legitimate grievances seriousl
This morning I was pondering over the forthcoming 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (running from 25 November to 10 December), when I was immediately reminded of a distributing story a...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 12:16hrs | 1551 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
BREAKING: Presidential guard fires bullets at Mnangagwa residence
Tensions are running high between the military and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government after a soldier stationed at State House emptied an AK 47 magazine in the aiAccording to former Zan...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 11:54hrs | 20290 | by Staff Reporter
'ZANU PF trying to ban MDC'
The opposition MDC has accused ZANU of using State apparatus ban its activities and its existence in the country. The remarks were made by the Spokesperson of the MDC leader Nelson Chamisa, Dr...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 11:27hrs | 4567 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH:Police unleash violence on MDC supporters
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have beaten up members of the opposition MDC who were gathered in front of the party headquarters waiting for their leader Nelson Chamisa to address them. When Cha...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 10:21hrs | 6616 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Parastatals embroiled in car smuggling scandal
STATE-OWNED entities, Zimbabwe Special Economic Zones Authority (Zimseza), Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) are embroiled in a messy car import scam after details emerged that they took delivery o...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 08:00hrs | 2737 | by Staff reporter
Ministers sued over suspect's death
Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and his Justice counterpart, Ziyambi Ziyambi have been taken to the High Court by a Chitungwiza man who is seeking $420 000 compensation for the death of his son ...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 07:58hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa bombing investigations turning into cold case
Investigations into the White City Stadium bombing in Bulawayo is turning into a ‘cold case' as there are no leads pointing to potential arrests almost 17 months after the blast which killed three a...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:11hrs | 3768 | by Lulu Brenda Harris
ZAPU leadership arrested for demanding jobs for locals
ZAPU leadership were Tuesday summoned by Plumtree police for shutting down St Anne's Nursing School in Brunapeg, Mangwe following the recruitment of non-locals at the hospital.Last week, a gro...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:10hrs | 2446 | by Lulu Brenda Harris
Mnangagwa needs support in anti-corruption battle
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa needs the full support of other members of the executive for the Government's fight against corruption to succeed. Stakeholders speaking yesterday at the end of a two-day n...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:07hrs | 1149 | by Staff reporter
Woman strikes hubby with axe
A WOMAN from Matobo allegedly struck her husband with an axe twice on the head after the man assaulted her over a missing hoe. Charity Sithole (29) of Lushongwe Village is expected to appear i...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:05hrs | 1771 | by Staff reporter
Kambarami appeal postponed
THE Supreme Court yesterday postponed a hearing in which deposed Bulawayo Deputy Mayor, Tinashe Kambarami, is challenging the recent nullification of his election by the High Court. Bulawayo H...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:05hrs | 586 | by Staff reporter
Bully (16) stabs boy thrice over protection fee
A 16-year-old bully from Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly stabbing another boy thrice with an Okapi knife demanding money that he said was a protection fee in the neighbourhood. ...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:05hrs | 1063 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa forced to cancel public meeting
MDC ALLIANCE has cancelled its planned public meeting that was slated for today at the Africa Unity Square, after the Zimbabwe Republic Police had given the opposition party a greenlight to use the op...Published: 20 Nov 2019 at 04:04hrs | 2520 | by Staff reporter
Man tries to capitalise on wife's infidelity
A Harare man has been hauled before the courts by his wife's 'lover' after he tried to capitalise on his wife's infidelity, demanding US$5 000 as compensation for the extra-marital affair.Maxw...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 21:06hrs | 3614 | by Staff reporter
How Jonathan Moyo and Kasukuwere fled Zimbabwe
Two years after a military coup that ousted former president Robert Mugabe, one unresolved mystery is how two top loyalists of the late president escaped from the country after soldiers peppered a hou...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:39hrs | 5392 | by Staff reporter
2008 violence haunts Zanu-PF officials
THE ghost of the 2008 violence ridden election has returned to haunt a Zanu-PF Councilor, a headman and eight other party activists who unleashed a reign of terror in rural Zaka at the height of the e...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 20:36hrs | 1368 | by newzimbabwe
Police denies banning MDC rally
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has refuted allegations that they banned the Hope of the Nation address by the MDC leader Nelson Chamisa that was supposed to be held at Africa Unity Square on Wednesday. ...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 19:58hrs | 1310 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa to address Zimbabweans tomorrow at MDC offices
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa will address Zimbabweans at the Morgan Tsvangirai House after the police banned his planned address at the Africa Unity Square. Addressing the media MDC Spokesperson ...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 17:18hrs | 2530 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mvurwi robbers jailed 4 years
THREE Mvurwi robbers who robbed a drinking mate after offering him a plate of sadza were jailed yesterday by Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro.The trio Gilbert Kahari , Chamunorwa Ka...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 10:09hrs | 1645 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Bona Mugabe, Kasukuwere to lead war against Mnangagwa'
Bona Mugabe, the late President Robert Mugabe's daughter, is set to be the liberator of the people of Zimbabwe political analyst and semiotician Dr Jethro William Mpofu has said.In a highly ch...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 09:50hrs | 18610 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Minister in farm inputs storm
ZANU-PF Member of Parliament for Gutu North, Yeukai Simbanegavi has been embroiled in a fight over the presidential input scheme which she declared was for the ruling party supporters only.Acc...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 06:01hrs | 2516 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to reform at his own pace
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday declared that he will implement political and economic reforms at his own pace, and insisted that the impetus for change and reform comes from within.In ...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 06:01hrs | 3009 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Africa Unity Square signal blocked
Police yesterday banned MDC president Nelson Chamisa's Hope for the Nation Address scheduled for Africa Unity Square in Harare, tomorrow. In a letter written to Chamisa, the police said they f...Published: 19 Nov 2019 at 06:01hrs | 3823 | by Staff reporter
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