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Govt threatens striking doctors
The Government say it will haul striking doctors before disciplinary hearings for “absenting” themselves from work in what it calls an illegal strike....Published: 4 hrs ago | 618 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa leaves it to God
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has virtually surrendered Zimbabwe's fate to God and believes the country's turbulent phase will ease with the intervention of The Almighty.Mnangagwa was speaking ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1815 | by newzimbabwe
Chamisa, Khupe Court Judgment: Legal complex & Political Narrative
What you need to understand is that intellectual capacity is a key component in political strategy. Politics is not only a game of numbers, it requires strategic intelligence to deal with an opponent,...Published: 6 hrs ago | 446 | by Academic Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo writes:
'Zanu-PF believe owned choicest fruits' - with economy in ICU, they still demand pound of flesh
"The new' regime can be viewed from different angles, but the nub of it is this: there's a recognition that the economic fiasco of the last 20 years was suboptimal, but Emmerson Mnangagwa and his fell...Published: 6 hrs ago | 190 | by Wilbert Mukori
Wednesday court judgment: Legal complex & political narrative
(Balanced views) What you need to understand is that intellectual capacity is a key component in political strategy. Politics is not only a game of numb...Published: 9 hrs ago | 805 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zapu, MRP clash over Nurses recruitment
Members of the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) and ZAPU traded barbs during a sit-in at Mpilo Hospital over the controversial recruitment of trainee nurses, with the former accusing ZAPU of 'selling ou...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1318 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says, 'it's not about me'
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has called on all Zimbabweans reeling under the yoke of Zanu PF's maladministration to rally behind his party's call for wholesale political, electoral and economi...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1435 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe de-dollarisation is in tatters and with no political shift, no bailout' says expert
Most of us know that Zimbabwe is in serious economic and political trouble. It is only from reading expert analysis that one can start to comprehend the seriousness of our situation. Tony Hawkins a pr...Published: 17 hrs ago | 3051 | by Wilbert Mukori
The sanctions conundrum
The debate on sanctions imposed by the United States is once again hogging the limelight and polarising the nation. Sanctions under the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zidera) is an Act ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 599 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Zapu plots sit-in at Mpilo, UBH over shona student nurses
THE opposition Zapu party has vowed to go ahead with its planned sit-in at Mpilo Central Hospital and United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) nursing school today in protest over unfair enrolment of student n...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1086 | by Staff reporter
Dialogue does not mean defeat
WHEN neither side can achieve the upper hand in a game of chess, it is only a matter of time before a stalemate is declared.In a protracted battle in which no one enjoys the upper hand, the qu...Published: 19 hrs ago | 743 | by Akinola Olojo
Linda Masarira joins anti-sanctions drive
Labour Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) president Ms Linda Masarira-Kaingidza yesterday joined the anti-sanctions drive and pledged to mobilise communities and fellow citizens against the illeg...Published: 19 hrs ago | 249 | by Staff reporter
'No to dialogue outside POLAD,' says Obert Mpofu
Opposition MDC-Alliance has in the past refused to join the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) set up by President Mnangagwa. However, over the past few days the party has reached out to Zanu-PF in an ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1187 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dismisses elections 'Sabbath'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has refused to entertain talk of a seven year election Sabbath suggested by the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD), arguing his electoral victory last year ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 289 | by newzimbabwe
Citizens underestimating their potential to effect change
Last week we discussed the worrying manifestation of the dysfunctional characteristics of self-pivoted human beings whose primary purpose in life is themselves, the idiots. We discussed a slightly adv...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:51hrs | 121 | by Zifiso Masiye
Cartels killing the Zimbabwe economy
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised to take out the whip on business for the current price madness. That, predictably, is a good idea.If things go according to his plan - most of the tim...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:50hrs | 852 | by Tawanda Majoni
Judiciary is compromised: An insider's view of the justice system
Celebrated human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa says interference by the executive in the operations of the country's judiciary has compromised the justice system.Mtetwa (BM) told Alpha Media H...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:48hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Ex-NSSA boss spills the beans
FORMER National Social Security Authority chairman Robin Vela has revealed that a former Zanu-PF minister took a staggering US$400 000 from the state pensions body to fund her election campaign....Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:47hrs | 3230 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cops on the spot over violence
At least 500 Gweru residents have signed a petition calling on the police to rein in violent gangs of illegal miners who have been terrorising them.The residents say the artisanal miners known...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:47hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Reconciliation is more than just the truth
Not long ago the Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda addressed the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) capacity building workshop held in Bulawayo. In his candid and poignant ...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:47hrs | 45 | by Tamsanqa Mlilo
The Anti-Sanctions Declaration: Disentangling Neo-Colonial Political thought
The burden of historyToday the pan-African nationalist movement is bestowed with the mandate of tackling the ever-changing complexities and complexions of colonialism. This comes again...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:43hrs | 86 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
'Mugabe's questionable exit plan to Moza'
Levi Mukarati, continues to explore Parker Chipoyera's political journey. This week, the liberation struggle fighter chronicles events during the détente period including former President Robert Muga...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:41hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
God is not like Job Sikhala's tailor
Nostalgia is quite climactic, and there is nothing as pleasurable as going down memory lane.When Bishop Lazi was having a haircut last week, he could not help but think how life was so fashion...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:40hrs | 178 | by Bishop Lazi
Mnangagwa rejects church's proposal on elections
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has rejected proposals by the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) to have a seven-year moratorium on elections saying secular systems are run on laws which are bound ...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:36hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Naming and shaming corrupt Bigwigs is not enough: They ought to rot in jail - Nomboka
Responding to a question posed by this reporter during a live interview on ‘what should have been done by seating parliamentarians which they were apparently not doing to put an immediate stop to ra...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:24hrs | 322 | by Agencies
Sorry my elders, you nurtured the misery for yourself and your dependants
Being a true Methodist has allowed me to read the Old Testament, the New together with the gospels. Generational gaps become a matter that affect our nation today as we look at how power needed to be ...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:19hrs | 91 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye
Force civil servants to speak national languages
RECENT concerns from some quarters that the recruitment of nurses, teachers and other civil servants in the Matabeleland region should be sensitive to the interests of the local population makes inter...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 07:42hrs | 2164 | by Staff Reporter
Acie Lumumba endorses Saviour Kasukuwere for President?
Self-styled Communications strategist William Gerald Mutumanje has posted a tweet suggesting that he is throwing his weight behind the exiled former Cabinet Minister Saviour Kasukuwere to take over as...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 09:11hrs | 12769 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The retrogressive nature of Zimbabwe's power politics: 2008-2018
This article seeks to highlight the bad side of power politics drawing examples from two major political parties namely the Zimbabwe African National Union for Patriotic Front (Zanu PF) and the Moveme...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 07:20hrs | 1292 | by Tatenda freeman Murenjekwa
Police link helmet to slain cop
ONE of the 210 anti-riot police helmets recovered from the basement of Robinson House in Harare last week belonged to a police sergeant who was killed in political violence that erupted near Harvest H...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 07:09hrs | 1577 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira to lose Senate seat, Central Committee position
FIRED Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Prisca Mupfumira is set to lose her Senatorial seat and Zanu-PF Central Committee position after Mashonaland West Province, where she comes...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 07:09hrs | 1323 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa under immense pressure to dialogue
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Chamisa have come under immense pressure to dialogue Zimbabwe's way out of the economic meltdown with analysts saying that was the only soluti...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 19:01hrs | 3636 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube cut his nose to spite his face
ZIMBABWE businesses, grappling with the realities of hyperinflation and exchange rate induced losses, have pressed the panic button over worsening macro-economic conditions in the country, with severa...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 18:26hrs | 2079 | by Phillimon Mhlanga
Zimbabwe health system in intensive care
The country's health system has reached alarming levels as major referral hospitals have reached their lowest rate of service delivery.During a tour of Harare Central Hospital on Wednesday, Ne...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 15:06hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe accelerating towards precipice of doom - Asante sana
The pace at which Zimbabwe's socio-economic situation is deteriorating is quite terrifying and a long-lasting panacea is urgently needed. I am afraid that we might be heading towards the precipice of ...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 15:04hrs | 375 | by Canisio Mudzimu
World Youth Day for Democracy: Youth and Politics
Sipho Ndlovu 53 Portland Crescent, Greenford, UB6 9EX London United Kingdom Mobile number +447400566013 Dear Editor World Youth Day for Democracy: Youth and Pol...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 13:01hrs | 184 | by Sipho Ndlovu
MDC renews push for diaspora vote
MDC secretary for elections Jacob Mafume has said the party will use all legal channels to make sure that people in the diaspora vote in 2023.Mafume told the Daily News that his party will app...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:31hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-dollarisation impacts on the banking sector
COUNTRIES forced into dollarisation usually find it impossible to de-dollarise and Zimbabwe's mid-year efforts to do so adds another country to the long list of those that tried and failed.Gov...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:29hrs | 207 | by Tony Hawkins
US$400m NRZ deal divides ministers
CABINET's shock decision this week to cancel the US$400 million National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) recapitalisation deal won by the Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group (DIDG) and South African ...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:27hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's PR offensive a futile exercise
GOVERNMENT'S decision to hire four international public relations firms in its bid to spruce up its battered image globally is pointless unless the Harare administration implements substantive politic...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:27hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba further proof of Zimbabwe's sporting versatility
THAT Zimbabwe is able to punch above its weight across a wide range of sporting disciplines is one of the few remaining sources of national pride for this country.African's greatest Olympian, ...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:26hrs | 159 | by Enock Muchinjo
British think-tank tells Mnangagwa govt to speed up reforms
BRITISH think-tank Chatham House has urged government to speed up the pace of political and economic reforms if Zimbabwe's quest to re-join the community of nations is to get back on track.Zim...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:24hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
A peek into Chamisa's urban nightmare
The opposition party, the MDC, cut its teeth in elections in 2000. Since then, it has been winning almost the same local authority and National Assembly seats, mainly in urban areas. Despite b...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 03:52hrs | 65 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zanu-PF DCCs to set up other structures
Recently elected Zanu-PF District Coordinating Committees (DCCs) members for Harare should start setting up lower structures in preparation for the election of the provincial executive, Zanu-PF Secret...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 03:50hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
Who is behind the spate of activist abductions in Zimbabwe?
Since the beginning of the year, some 50 people, mainly government detractors, have been abducted and tortured in Zimbabwe, but it is not easy to say who could be behind these heinous crimes.T...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 20:51hrs | 248 | by Cyril Zenda
Chamisa known for abusing his wife & imposing Shona leaders in Matabeleland - MLO
Chamisa's abuse of women including his own wife and imposition of Shona leaders in Matabeleland particularly in Bulawayo Province borders on sexism, tribalism, incivility, human rights abuse and oppre...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 06:37hrs | 1519 | by Israel Dube
Tsvangirai and Chamisa plotted the death of thousand Zimbabweans
Zimbabwe has suffered from unrelenting onslaught from Europe and America. The onslaught is done in the form of sanctions which has brought zimbabwe to its knees. Zimbabwe has struggled for seventeen&n...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 22:14hrs | 152 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Only a Zanu PF and MDC GNU will move country forward' - fixation of panicked housefly
Zimbabwe's worsening economic situation has some Zimbabweans in such a panic they have a fixation with the idea of a Zanu PF and MDC GNU as the solution they cannot listen to reason. "It's hig...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 11:58hrs | 54 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Critical day for Chamisa, MDC
The Supreme Court is today expected to either affirm or reject opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's stewardship of the MDC. This follows an appeal against High Court judge Edith Mushore's ruling...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:08hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Dialogue news lifts Zimbabwe hopes
Daily NewsMany Zimbabweans have welcomed the tentative moves to the end of the months of political brawling in the country between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition leader Nelson Cha...Published: 17 Oct 2019 at 09:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
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