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Time to re-energise the opposition
The future and quality of our opposition is in limbo and in dire straits. It needs to be fixed, improved as quickly as possible if it wants to be a force to reckon with. There are no short cuts to att...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 11:47hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa promotes 24 Lt Colonels
President Mnangagwa has in terms of the Defence Act promoted 24 Zimbabwe National Army Lieutanant Colonels to Colonel with effect from 20 December 2023.The promoted Colonels are: T Marufu, S C...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:46hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
CCC should reconsider its position on structures
THE ongoing drama within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is unfortunate and a huge blow to the country's fight for democracy, but this should serve as a wake-up call for the opposition outfit ...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Canisio Mudzimu
Farmers embrace traditional grains
Farmers in Zvishavane are convinced that the traditional grains concept is the only way the district can be food secure following a promising bumper harvest of small grains.Most farmers in Mts...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 16:11hrs | 11 | by zbcnews.co.zw
Zanu-PF working on primary elections roadmap
Zanu-PF is working on a primary election roadmap as the party intensifies preparations for the 2023 harmonised elections.This comes as the party last week successfully held its 7th National Pe...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF mobilisation drive in top gear
THE reintroduction of District Co-ordinating Committees (DCCs) in Zanu-PF structures has injected renewed impetus into the ruling party's mobilisation activities, with the party now on a strong footin...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa coronation day
NONE gave the Chevrons a chance against Pakistan in a Super 12 stage at the T20 Cricket World Cup currently underway in Australia. It is a biblical David v Goliath story and the Chevrons passed the te...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 19:40hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
ZimRights national director says Zimbabwe heading towards bloodbath
ZIMBABWE is faced with a multifaceted economic, political and social crisis. Observers say the challenges bedevilling the country will likely get worse ahead of the 2023 general elections as rival pol...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 17:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war veterans in witch-hunt
WAR veterans are re-structuring in an exercise expected to claim some scalps to weed out "rogue" elements that "could disrupt" President Emmerson Mnangagwa's chances of being re-elected next year....Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa officially opens Women's League conference today
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today officially open the 7th Zanu-PF Women's League Elective Conference that has generated interest both inside and outside Zimbabwe.The conference has generated a bu...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lindiwe Sisulu is a serious contender against Cyril Ramaphosa's failed regime
IT IS the beginning of 2022 and South Africa has already started the year on an interesting note.As the ANC heads into its much-awaited elective conference, the year promises to be one filled ...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 06:50hrs | | by Modibe Modiba
Chamisa takes leave to 're-energise'
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has taken time off party activities and headed to his rural home in Masvingo to "re-energise" ahead of the by-elections scheduled for next year."I am in the ...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa confirmed as 2023 presidential candidate
THE Zanu-PF 19th National Annual People's Conference has endorsed President Mnangagwa as the party's presidential candidate for the 2023 harmonised elections.President Mnangagwa was endorsed b...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 06:54hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urges modernisation of rural communities
AHEAD of this year's agricultural season, President Mnangagwa has called upon farmers to start land preparations as he assured them of access to well-resourced provincial agriculture mechanisation hub...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mechanisation hubs set up for farmers
AHEAD of this year's agricultural season, President Mnangagwa has called upon farmers to start land preparations as he assured them of access to well-resourced provincial agriculture mechanisation hub...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lessons from SA social unrest
THE turmoil in South Africa following the recent jailing of former president Jacob Zuma and subsequent social unrest characterised by rioting and looting for many other reasons - including deprivation...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Schools investigated for demanding teacher incentives
GOVERNMENT has warned schools against fleecing parents by demanding fees in foreign currency and payment of incentives to teachers saying this remains illegal and a chargeable offence.This com...Published: 23 May 2021 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
No.1 lesson Zanu PF learned from 2008 GNU - how to turn MDC into its vote rigging ally
The 2008 Zimbabwe elections were a watershed moment in the country's political history. The elections and the 2008 to 2013 GNU that followed shook Zanu PF to the core and transformed the country's pol...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 09:14hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Tsvangirai's son backs Mwonzora
LATE MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai's son, Vincent has revealed he was behind MDC-T secretary general Douglas Mwonzora's bid to land the MDC-T presidency, while dismissing the ambitious politician's cha...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 11 Air Force of Zimbabwe officers
Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, President Mnangagwa, yesterday promoted 11 Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) officers from the rank of Squadron Leader to Wing Commander. The Presi...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 54 ZNA officers
President Mnangagwa yesterday promoted 54 Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel effective November 10. The President made the promotions under the Defence Act...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Africa'second revolution whose time has come: Breaking-away from oppressive partisan poverty politics
The high-sounding and inspirational liberation of the entire of Africa by political parties and liberation movements that lost its cause! The law-abiding citizens that have been reduced to the level o...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 21:20hrs | | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Murwira dissolved council for questioned his involvement in construction contracts at NUST
HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister, Amon Murwira reportedly dissolved the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) council because it questioned his involvement in construction contrac...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC prepares for mass demos
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's MDC will launch big rallies across the country this weekend - in preparation for massive protests against the country's worsening economic rot, which has resulted in...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to launch mass protests
The Movement for Demcratic Change leader, Nelson Chamisa has vowed to "lead from the front" in what he described as a "peaceful and radical" face-off with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to ...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 09:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC Midlands in crunch indaba
THE MDC Midlands provincial executive is tomorrow set to hold a crucial indaba to heal simmering divisions that emerged in the run-up to the opposition party's national congress held in Gweru last mon...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 15:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must tackle structural problems, fiscal dilemmas
AFTER showing signs of revival during the inclusive government era between 2009 and 2013, Zimbabwe's economy has been on a tailspin since the 2013 elections. Government has struggled to restore econom...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 10:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unpredictable PSL season beckons
IT'S only a week before the start of the new Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) season and champions FC Platinum will begin their title defence in Harare against Harare City in a mouth-watering ...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Statement to the Press
MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa's Statement to the Press on the 6th of March 2019 - Morgan Richard Tsvangirai HouseDefining a new course for Zimbabwe.(New Direction, New Ideas)Ba...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 23:13hrs | 1 | by Adv. Nelson Chamisa
Zanu-PF youth suspensions could trigger more purges
THE suspension of Zanu-PF secretary for youth affairs Pupurai Togarepi, his deputy Lewis Matutu and three others could open floodgates of purging for under-performing officials as the ruling party see...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa building Zimbabwe block by block
The fascination with negativity and self-hate is creating an artificial but widely accepted false narrative that everything in Zimbabwe is going backwards and that Zimbabwe is at its worst time....Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:47hrs | 1 | by Nick Mangwana
Military in civilian life: lessons from the fall of Mugabe
Since the fall of long-term ruler, Robert Mugabe in a coup in November 2017, Zimbabwe's military has become a daily part of the country's political life, in your face and very much in charge.B...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 18:06hrs | | by The Source News Agency
Zimbabwe has oil and gas - a blessing but only if share by all and not looted by few
"President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially announced oil and gas deposits discovery in Muzarabani, Mashonaland Central province, following a study carried out by an Australian company, Invictus Ener...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Bullet-train pledge, splits cost Chamisa
As Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa considers mounting a legal challenge to last week's election results, he's also counting the cost of fissures within his alliance and campaign pledges th...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:13hrs | | by Bloomberg
Waiting for Nelson Chamisa's phone call
At the time of writing, the opposition MDC-Alliance is holding its march against the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), the independent body whose mandate is to administer elections in this country....Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 07:21hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Chamisa goes to Israel
MDC-Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa last week took a break from his campaign schedule to make a "private trip" to Israel, which he said was meant to strengthen his Christian beliefs....Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to re-establish ties with Israel
The Movement for Democratic Change announced on Thursday it will create a $100bn economy within a decade and re-establish ties with Israel - a major foreign policy shift - if it wins July 30 elections...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 15:53hrs | | by AP
We don't trust Zim with investment just yet says Netherlands
NETHERLANDS ambassador to Zimbabwe, Barbara van Hellemond says the African nation still has a long way to go before it can be trusted with investment from her country.Speaking at a business to...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's short-lived glory!
President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa (EDM) remains as a most accomplished game-changer history-maker who cheated the local witches in his mother's womb and beyond! The colonial gallows at youth for h...Published: 05 Apr 2018 at 07:01hrs | 1 | by Evangelist Reginald Thabani Gola
Mugabe's splinter party to unveil leaders
A Zanu-PF splinter party led by Ambrose Mutinhiri says it will announce its leadership structure after consultations that will ensure it has grassroots support.The National Patriotic Front (NP...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's electoral message packaging pathetic
EVENTS that followed the death of former MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who succumbed to colon cancer on February 14, showed that his successor Nelson Chamisa certainly embodies the public appeal and...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 12:21hrs | | by Faith Zaba
Mnangagwa's '100 days of Mugabe's 37 years'
AFTER taking power on the back of a bloodless coup last November, President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised it would "business unusual" and indeed in some respects there have been signs of change, but on ...Published: 03 Mar 2018 at 11:30hrs | | by Richard Chidza
Zimbabwe ups economic growth projections
Finance and Economic Planning Minister Patrick Chinamasa is optimistic Zimbabwe will meet its 4,5 percent economic growth projections for 2018, with a possibility of breaching the 6 percent mark. The ...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 10:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai in crisis meetings
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai will next week hold crisis meetings of his party's top organs in a bid crush dissent and re-energise the movement that appears to be running out of steam ahead of crucial ...Published: 03 Jan 2018 at 10:53hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe will go down in history an iconic figure of principle
OUR past is rich in history; the sacred sacrifices made by the founding fathers of this nation alongside many sons and daughters who perished for our freedom can never be overlooked.From the e...Published: 11 Dec 2017 at 04:11hrs | 1 | by Reason Wafawarova
Report for duty, civil servants urged
Government has urged public servants to continue reporting for duty and reiterated its commitment to adequately take care of their welfare. The chairman of the Public Service Commission and Service Co...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 04:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's greatest opposition is not Tsvangirai's Alliance
AS THE Zanu-PF wars continue to grip the State, amid serious economic meltdown and a disjointed opposition, our reporter Tendai Kamhungira took time to speak to respected political analyst and civil s...Published: 10 Nov 2017 at 13:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's health woes cast doubt on anti-Mugabe coalition
A picture of Morgan Tsvangirai, Welshman Ncube and Tendai Biti holding hands after addressing a joint rally for the first time in over a decade seemed to re-energise those pushing for an end to Presid...Published: 29 Oct 2017 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mzilikazi coronated, ready to announce King's interim council
Taking note of the Zimbabwean system’s disruption of the public coronation of King Mzilikazi II, Stanley Raphael Khumalo,The Buffalo Soldier in the heart of Mthwakazi, we release this statement obse...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 08:42hrs | | by Greater Sibanda, Mzilikazi II's Spokesperson
War veterans renew attacks on Mugabe
Riled by the country's worsening economic rot, disgruntled war veterans have renewed their attacks on President Robert Mugabe - saying the suffering and chaos now being witnessed in the country is not...Published: 09 May 2017 at 16:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
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