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Reality finally dawning on Zanu-PF
IN the four or so articles I have written thus far on the ludicrous proliferation of all these dubious "4ED" organisations - I have made it abundantly clear that these were just groupings of desperate...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:21hrs | 442 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
CCC preventing journalists from interviewing victims of brutality to expose perpetrators
While the Murehwa political violence case has been widely condemned by various voices - ironically including Zanu-PF - the opposition CCC is preventing journalists from interviewing victims of the bru...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 09:29hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp will allow users to send messages in internet blackouts
WhatsApp will allow users to send messages in internet blackouts.The instant messaging app is planning on allowing peoples to connect to proxy servers to remain online if the internet is barre...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 07:28hrs | 1690 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is being led by the Devil himself - please, dear God, intervene!
I have seen evil in this country before. In fact, I believe that my childhood experiences of watching those in my neighborhood of Redcliff being gruesomely beaten up, and their homes burnt to ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:53hrs | 1778 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chinamasa, please also explain why ZANU PF imposed sanctions on my one-year-old son!
I cannot stand it when the powerful and wealthy whine over clearly banal âinjustices' inflicted upon their high and mighty little angels - yet, these same people have, themselves, perpetrated the mo...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 16:22hrs | 4856 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Missing Zimbabwean businessman found alive in SA
A ZIMBABWEAN businessman, missing for more than a month after being kidnapped on a busy road between Johannesburg and Pretoria in South Africa has been found alive and reunited with his family....Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:29hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to testify on murder attempt
VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga is set to testify in a case where his ex-wife Marry Mubaiwa is accused of attempting to kill him in South Africa two years ago.Mubaiwa, who is being represe...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:24hrs | 1117 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe can't be re-admitted into Commonwealth without strict accountability mechanisms!
I always say Zimbabwe can be a most strange place to be - if only we lived in peace and prosperity, with our fundamental rights being respected as sacrosanct.When then President Robert Gabriel...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 08:56hrs | 482 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Obscene' and 'objectionable' sex toys can land you in jail in Zimbabwe
They are harmless devices used by millions of women around the world in the privacy of their homes, but in Zimbabwe, possession of a sex toy can land you in jail.A university lecturer was spar...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:17hrs | 4903 | by Staff reporter
CCTV Surveillance Technology in Africa needs a national policy
African countries are installing closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) and surveillance technologies without regulation frameworks and national CCTV and surveillance national policies. The sp...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 11:28hrs | 431 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mnangagwa's grandson dies
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has lost his five year- old grandson after the boy succumbed to a respiratory condition at a local hospital where he was admitted. The President's grandson, Yasha Mafidi Mn...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:41hrs | 1650 | by Staff reporter
Mr President, patriotism cannot be legislated
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, with the noise surrounding the "sanctions on Zimbabwe" narrative increasing - as we draw closer to the October 25 "Sadc Anti Sanctions ...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:01hrs | 286 | by Tendai Mbofana
Pupils in demo against teacher exodus
TWO learners at a private school in Entumbane suburb were last week arrested for leading a demonstration against a teacher exodus at the school.The learners were picked up by police officers p...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 05:55hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
Lupane State University campus radio goes on air
LUPANE State University (LSU)'s campus radio station is now on air and broadcasting from its base in the Matabeleland North provincial capital with the institution set to receive the outstanding studi...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:55hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Robayi bash, injure UZ students during flash protest over fee hike
Police, popularly known as orobayi, Monday beat up and injured three female University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students who were part of a group of 14 learners arrested during a flash campus protest over a s...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 981 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe newspapers struggling
GOVERNMENT has admitted that the local print media industry is struggling to raise revenue to meet operational costs and guarantee decent salaries.Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Servi...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:50hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
Virginity and the Johanne Marange religious customs
THE state has outlawed virginity testing as a human rights violation.However, it is surprising to note that Johanne Marange Apostolic Church (JMAC) still teaches and conducts mandatory virgini...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 19:54hrs | 1423 | by Matthew Mare
Chiwenga ex-wife's bid to shift attempted murder trial to SA fails
Court has rejected a bid by Marry Mubaiwa to have her trial shifted to South Africa where the attempted murder on her ex-husband and Zimbabwe Vice President Constantino Chiwenga allegedly took place....Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 17:08hrs | 892 | by Staff reporter
Mahere adultery story factual, maintains Baba Jukwa in court papers
Journalist Edmund Kudzayi, who was once a suspect behind the Baba Jukwa character, has filed his plea response to a High Court application in which Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) national spokesp...Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 17:57hrs | 2355 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rape case can only be taken up in 2023 if he loses the election
THE filing of a rape case by Australian-based Zimbabwean Susan Mutami against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa may not go beyond the police station file cabinet, legal experts have warned.Muta...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:35hrs | 2130 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's former wife says she can't be tried in Zimbabwe
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's former wife, Marry Mubaiwa yesterday said she cannot be tried in Zimbabwe for an offence that was allegedly committed in South Africa.In her application f...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:09hrs | 25353 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa legally untouchable while in office
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is unlikely to face justice while in office over sensational rape allegations by Australia-based Susan Mutami, legal experts have said.Now-based in Australia, Muta...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 19:40hrs | 4804 | by Staff reporter
Australian police open probe into Mnangagwa over rape complaint
Australian police on Tuesday said they would work with international bodies to investigate rape allegations against Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa.Mnangagwa, 79, was accused of sexual...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 20:45hrs | 5970 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora vote a logistical nightmare
Over the past four years, the Government has instituted high-impact legislative reforms to help strengthen the country's democracy and promote personal freedoms. Ahead of next year's harmonised electi...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 09:58hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Your 'new dispensation' claims are banal
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, authority of the Office of the President is being undermined by the incumbent.Oftentimes your speeches are unwholesome and not in tan...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:41hrs | 527 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Sally Mugabe renal unit disappears
THE renal unit at Chitungwiza Central Hospital (CCH) named after the late former President Robert Mugabe's late first wife Sally collapsed and disappeared years ago, NewsDay has established.Th...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 06:58hrs | 1255 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp prophet makes waves
WE have seen a boom of prophets who use spiritual hangers, padlock, spectacles, anointing oil and handkerchiefs that are believed to have powers to heal different ailments and restore broken marriages...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:13hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
MIHR petitions govt on Lubimbi relocations
THE Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has petitioned government through the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) for information on the planned relocations of Lubimbi villagers in Binga....Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:18hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Abortion: Pro-Choice; Pro-Nothing; Pro-Life - Study the law with Blessed Mupatsi
THE DEONTOLOGY Assisted by: Nompilo P. Nkomo. In Zimbabwe in the late 19th century, through the promulgation of the Termination of Pregnancy Act...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 21:12hrs | 185 | by Blessed Mupatsi
EcoCash tightens customer data privacy in important platform security upgrade
EcoCash, the country's leading mobile money platform, has introduced additional security enhancements on its platform to beef up customer data privacy and strengthen the system's security.The ...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 18:30hrs | 641 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must align Broadcasting Act to Constitution
GOVERNMENT has been urged to amend the Broadcasting Services Act to align it to the Constitution.The Media Institute of Southern Africa (Misa), the Zimbabwe Association of Community Radio Stat...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:35hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda agrees to diaspora vote
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda says the Constitution should be amended to allow people in the diaspora to vote, becoming the first senior official in the ruling Zanu-PF party to push t...Published: 30 May 2022 at 07:02hrs | 2058 | by Staff reporter
Chris Kuruneri dies
Former Finance Minister Christopher Tichaona Kuruneri has died after a long illness, a relative confirmed to Newsday."The Kuruneri family, with deep sadness would humbly like to announce the d...Published: 30 May 2022 at 07:00hrs | 2375 | by Staff reporter
Adulterous man pays for girlfriend's divorce
AN adulterous Harare man has been ordered to pay ZW$100 000 adultery damages following a successful lawsuit by the husband of a woman he snatched away.Dambudzo Oliver Munyebvu was ordered to p...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:53hrs | 1591 | by Staff reporter
Harare man ordered to pay US$100K in adultery damages
HIGH Court Judge Justice Amy Tsanga has ordered a Harare man to pay US$100 000 in adultery damages to the husband of a woman he was dating.Talent Musvibe filed a lawsuit against Dambudzo Olive...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:44hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Mixed reactions to age of consent ruling
LAWYERS yesterday reacted differently to the Constitutional Court's Tuesday ruling that raised the age of consent for sexual relations from 16 to 18, to meet the minimum age of marriage as set in the ...Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:23hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Dembare still to decide on Ndiraya's fate
SUSPENDED Dynamos coach Tonderai Ndiraya will have to wait a bit longer before knowing his fate at the Castle Lager Premiership football club. This follows a crisis meeting held by the club ex...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:29hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
What became of Zimbabwe's Patriotic Bill?
THE Zimbabwe government has made several attempts to close down the civic space in Zimbabwe through existing and new legislation. This includes some amendments to the Criminal Law Codification and Ref...Published: 19 May 2022 at 18:59hrs | 537 | by Nompilo Simanje and Otto Saki
Journalists at threat after governments passed cyber security laws
JOURNALISTS have been urged to protect themselves against digital surveillance threats after the country passed cyber security legislation.A statement by Fesmedia Africa yesterday said a survi...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:35hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa guarantees media reforms
THE raft of media reforms that the Second Republic is undertaking have been President Mnangagwa's long-held dream that is now coming to fruition.Deputy Minister of Information, Publicity and B...Published: 04 May 2022 at 07:00hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
The latest risks & opportunities in the cryptocurrency market
The cryptocurrency markets never stand still. For some, that is their greatest feature, but for others, it's what stands in the way of mass adoption of alternative currencies. What are the latest risk...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 16:20hrs | 504 | by Staff Writer
ZBC launches music channel
THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has launched the country's first ever youth-centred music channel, Jive TV.Speaking during the launch at the ongoing Zimbabwe International Trade Fa...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:55hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Govt should act urgently on tertiary students accommodation
TERTIARY institutions should make sure they recruit students they can accommodate in their hostels so that everyone is equally and decently accommodated.Government should enter into partnershi...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:55hrs | 83 | by Poor student
Outcry over new accreditation fees
MEDIA practitioners have expressed shock at the 400% hike in accreditation fees, saying there was no justification for the steep rise.The new fees were gazetted under Statutory Instrument 65 o...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:36hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has perfected art of repression
THE birth of Zimbabwe and many other African States came as a result of violent confrontations.Negotiations such as the Lancaster House Conference took place after violent confrontations betwe...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:23hrs | 286 | by Mukunda Chitova
Marriage is not an achievement
These are the headlines that get you roasted in Pentecostal and religious circles. How on earth, would you say that, "marriage is not achievement?" Some are actually fasting for it, and binding "marin...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:10hrs | 416 | by Arthur Marara-Point Blank
Bulawayo battles religion-influenced vaccine hesitancy
BULAWAYO is battling to deal with Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy stemming from religious beliefs, a development which has kept the city from reaching herd immunity.The city's health department has...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 07:04hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri Constitutional Court referral application dismissed
CHIEF magistrate Mrs Faith Mushure today dismissed Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) members Joana Mamombe and Cecelia Chimbiri's application for referral of their case where they allegedly faked the...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 15:51hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe regime should cease its narcissistic tendencies as world can't look aside in face of rights abuses
I would never look away! No one should! Some years ago, I noticed that a neighbour's wife would ill-treat her two-year old step-daughter - every time her husband left for work - throug...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 09:31hrs | 327 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
CSOs must take party in Data Protection Act awareness
The Media Institution for Southern Africa (MISA) has urged Civil Society Organization (CSOs) to take part in increasing awareness on the Data Protection Act.The call was made during a workshop...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 16:09hrs | 84 | by Stephen Jakes
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