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Hell has no fury like scorned voters
When people vote for a political party or politician they expect so much from that act including respect. However, the MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa chose to discard that template and poured scorn on his...Published: 10 hrs ago | 704 | by Elijah Chihota
Chamisa in major climbdown
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa is now amenable to appearing before a Commission of Inquiry investigating the post-election violence that killed at least six people in central Harare on August 1, the Daily ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 5516 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa's actions smacked of a fake leader'
The move by MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa to reject his supporters who demonstrated on August 1 has exposed him as a "political viper" who can sacrifice anyone in his camp when it suits him, p...Published: 18 hrs ago | 770 | by Staff reporter
Plot to arrest Nelson Chamisa via Kgalema Motlanhe Commission
Under normal circumstances, commissions of inquiry should appear to the public to be independent. The Kgalema Motlanhe Commission appointed by President ED Mnangagwa has failed to get widespread accep...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 13:43hrs | 9069 | by Don Chigumba
One year after 'Asante Sana', coup sounds still rumbling
One Tuesday, November 14 2017, military elites took control of all security arms of government and moved tanks into Harare's central business district to take control of government. Four hundred and f...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 06:14hrs | 1894 | by Pearl Matibe
Soldier supplies AK47 rifle, ammunition to armed robbers
A HARARE court last week heard that a soldier stationed at Josiah Magama Tongogara Barracks allegedly supplied a loaded AK47 assault rifle to four robbers who went on to commit a motor vehicle robbery...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 06:09hrs | 2659 | by Staff reporter
5 MDC assault soldier
Five MDC supporters were last week arraigned before a Kwekwe magistrate facing allegations of beating up a soldier whom they accused of shooting and killing civilians during the August 1 illegal and v...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 05:39hrs | 824 | by Staff reporter
'Second Republic saw expansion of democratic space' boasted ED - didn't last, tyranny returned with a deadly bang!
"Mupakati anokubirwa nomutsitsi; akakupa chisvanda, anopendedza nenyika!" (A tyrant robs you by the bushel full; if he gives away a bowl, he will make a big song and dance of his generosity!) So goes ...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 18:08hrs | 1291 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Aug 1 victims feared seeking help from State hospitals'
John Muza* left home on August 1 to purchase a new laptop in Harare's CBD after saving for more than six months.It was a poignant moment for him as a disc jockey (DJ) at a night club.M...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 11:45hrs | 1133 | by Staff reporter
MDC supporters in court for assault
FIVE suspected MDC Alliance supporters allegedly assaulted a soldier in Kwekwe, accusing him of shooting and killing civilians on 1 August during skirmishes that broke after the party's supporte...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 08:12hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has problems, Chamisa has answers
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says the economic and political paralysis in Zimbabwe can be resolved through dialogue between his party and Zanu-PF.Zimbabwe has been on edge since President Emmerso...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 12:20hrs | 1628 | by zimlive
Chamisa trying to douse the 'stupid' flames
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday apologised to his supporters, families and victims of the August 1 fatal shootings, for describing the demonstrations which led to the killing of six victims by the...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 06:52hrs | 3228 | by Staff reporter
Opinion: Perspective . . .
SEEING things in perspective has never been more important in Zimbabwe. If we fail to do so, our view of the current problems we are encountering will be distorted and we may all make decisions we lat...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 06:49hrs | 117 | by Eddie Cross
China denies deploying 4k at Chiadzwa diamond fields
THE Chinese government is exasperated at criticism by "smart" Zimbabweans who do not appreciate what the Asian economic behemoth is doing in the country.Acting Chinese envoy Zhao Baogang on Th...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 06:48hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves to demilitarise NPA
Government will soon remove all prosecutors seconded to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) from State security agencies with no law degrees, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyamb...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 12:26hrs | 2065 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans' lives are not bargaining chips
TRUE to the base instinct of human nature - that subconscious urge or behaviour directed by primeval, animalistic, self-serving, and/or ignoble motivations - some people have quickly rushed to complet...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 05:54hrs | 1088 | by Conway Tutani
One year after Mugabe: A revolution still not televised
On November 15, 2017, Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's longest serving ruler was confined to his private residence in the affluent suburb of Borrowdale in Harare, Zimbabwe. This came as armed soldiers took c...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 05:48hrs | 637 | by Takura Zhangazha
Doctors nail Zimbabwe army in killings
ZIMBABWE'S military was responsible for the fatal shooting of six civilians, some of whom had nothing to do with the post-election protests that erupted on August 1 in Harare, the Zimbabwe Association...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 05:41hrs | 3055 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa insulted the demonstrators that could have taken him to Zimbabwe state house: Hate speeches once more!
It can be said with 100% certainty that the demonstrations would have been a game changer for Chamisa if he was sincere with his opposition leadership. Chamisa is abusive to many other people and not ...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 22:58hrs | 3892 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chamisa refuses to testify, wants 'thanked for preserving peace' - nonsense, preserved Zanu PF, yes
The Commission of inquiry chaired by former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, into the killing of seven unarmed civilians on 1 st August 2018 is now entering its home straight. Many p...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 22:11hrs | 2623 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mwonzora prepared for the worst
Abridged comments by MDC Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora on Thursday morning about the Motlanthe Commission of Inquiry and comments made by security chiefs:There are certain statements that...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 18:04hrs | 5671 | by zimlive
August 1 gunshot victims speak out
Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights have compiled a report of August 21 killings that left 6 people dead during the election season. Several high profile people including the Generals of ...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 15:44hrs | 9883 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabweans demand more after Mugabe coup
As the country marks exactly a year since the military rose up against former president Robert Mugabe by way of a popular coup, long-suffering Zimbabweans say they want President Emmerson Mnangagwa an...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 13:04hrs | 1676 | by Staff reporter
MDC's full statement on August 1 killings and the economy
1) Introduction The Movement for Democratic Change has been following political and economic events in the country. Among other ills, we note with concern the unpalatable suffering of the mass...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 12:52hrs | 2111 | by MDC
A year after Mugabe, hopes for a new Zimbabwe still low
A year since a trio of army generals held former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe under house arrest as part of a 10-day military operation that enabled his protege, Emmerson Mnangagwa, to take powe...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 09:19hrs | 946 | by Aljazeera
Zimbabwe police open murder dockets into August 1 'army' killings
POLICE say they have instituted investigations into the killing of six civilians during the August 1 post-electoral violence in what could further rile the opposition which claims a government cover u...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 09:18hrs | 5613 | by newzimbabwe
I survived military shootings says British journalist
A British journalist Jason Burke has claimed that he survived the 1 August bloody election violence that left 6 civilians dead when the military was dispatched to restore law and order in the st...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 08:36hrs | 6210 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa, Biti subpoenaed by Motlanthe-led commission
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa and one of his top lieutenants, Tendai Biti, and other opposition leaders implicated in post-election violence will next week be subpoenaed to give evidence before the commis...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 06:07hrs | 7466 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa arrest imminent?
POLICE say they are still clueless as to the identity of people who shot and killed six unarmed civilians in post-election violence on August 1, but warned they would soon arrest MDC leader Nelson Cha...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 05:54hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa accuses Mnangagwa of trying to engineer his arrest
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and his lieutenants are living in fear of an imminent government crackdown, after army and police chiefs suggested this week that a militant wing in the MDC was respo...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 15:40hrs | 4922 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa disbanded MDC militia?
Nelson Chamisa's MDC yesterday claimed it has disbanded a youth-led outfit called The Order of the Vanguard (Vanguard).Describing it as "an otherwise peaceful and disciplined team of MDC youth...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 14:17hrs | 5576 | by Staff reporter
41 arrested over Aug 1 post-election violence
Forty one people have been arrested in connection with the August 1 shootings that claimed six people in post-election protests that were met by a military crackdown, detective chief inspector Edmore ...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 13:29hrs | 1533 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe female rangers denied UK visas
The UK's decision to deny visas for two pioneering female anti-poaching rangers to attend an awards ceremony has been criticised by organisers.Zimbabwean Nyaradzo Hoto risks her life every day...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 09:35hrs | 2325 | by BBC
WATCH: MDC Chamisa youths had a pistol and killed 2 people
EX-MDC MP Gabriel Chaibva returned Tuesday to haunt his erstwhile colleagues through sensational claims they armed some party youths to kill two people during the August 1 post-electoral violence....Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 07:38hrs | 5593 | by newzimbabwe
17th November 2017, One year on - Was it a second coup?
For Zimbabwe to achieve stability, there was to be a return to constitutionality. Sanity had escaped the political landscape. The operation restore legacy was not be complete without order and a...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 06:55hrs | 806 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Eyewitness account of Zimbabwe's August 1 shooting
On August 01, 2018, my life changed entirely in ways I had not imagined when I woke up that day. A part of me died, while a new me was born out of the horrors I filmed, right from the frontline....Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 06:33hrs | 4307 | by Maynard Manyowa
Chamisa distances self from deadly August 1 demonstrations
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has said that he was not aware of the demonstrations which took place on August 1 in Harare which led to the killing of six civilians. The deaths occurred afte...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 06:22hrs | 2440 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa fears army backlash
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and his lieutenants are living in fear of an imminent government crackdown, after army and police chiefs suggested this week that a militant wing in the MDC was respon...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 06:11hrs | 4084 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces arrest
POLICE say they are still clueless as to the identity of people who shot and killed six unarmed civilians in post-election violence on August 1, but warned they would soon arrest MDC leader Nelson Cha...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 06:00hrs | 2524 | by Staff reporter
Incompetent Zifa councillors back Chiyangwa
TEN of Zifa's councillors yesterday reaffirmed their support for the football mother body's president, Philip Chiyangwa, who is set to controversially bounce back for a second term in office, as he is...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:49hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
'MDC youths killed 2 people on 1 August'
Former MDC Spokesman and Leader of an NGO called Free & Fair Foundation Gabriel Chaibva has sensationally claimed that MDC youths had a pistol and since they did not know how to use it...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 12:56hrs | 7594 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: General Sibanda nails MDC Alliance?
Zimbabwe Defence Force Commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda believe President Emmerson Mnangagwa authorised the brutal clampdown at the end of which at least six people were dead and dozens other...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 10:22hrs | 4598 | by Staff reporter
Controversial Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, the use of live bullets to kill civilians is according to our Army General 'an appropriate force'. This is the minimum best option available in Zimbabwe to maintain order, 'to kil...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 09:55hrs | 1168 | by Isaac Nkomah
August 1 victims dead before soldiers arrived
On an extraordinary and defining day in the quest for the truth over the August 1 military massacre on the streets of Harare, the men who made the key decisions on that day all totally denied they had...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 09:48hrs | 2578 | by zimlive
'Chiwenga deployed soldiers and order shoot to kill' says Judge - pre-empting Commission, so why bother
"There is a good catch to all this. At no time did Mangota aver that the commander of the Defence Forces, Valerio Sibanda, was approached and participated in deploying the soldiers. Nor did the judge ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 09:41hrs | 2227 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Coup ghost haunts 1 August killings inquest
The Kgalema Motlanthe led Commission of Inquiry into the August 1 post-election violence that left six civilians dead is battling to find out who issued the instruction for the soldiers to join the po...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 08:56hrs | 3781 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC fears for Chamisa's life
The MDC yesterday said it feared for the life of its leader Nelson Chamisa, whom it claimed has narrowly escaped kidnapping by suspected State security agents over the weekend. But the governm...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:25hrs | 2424 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police, army clash over shootings
MEMBERS of the military, who were deployed into Harare to quell demonstrations against Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)'s alleged failure to release presidential election results on time, were depl...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:14hrs | 7202 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe soldiers did not kill civilians on 1 August'
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces did not kill any civilian during an operation aimed at restoring order in Harare's central business district following violent demonstrations that resulted in the death of ...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:06hrs | 1817 | by Staff reporter
A human life over debt arrears
ON Saturday, Chalton Hwende, deputy treasurer-general of the MDC Alliance confirmed an attempted abduction of the party's president, Nelson Chamisa after a 'thank you' rally for their supporters at Ru...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 05:56hrs | 422 | by Pearl Matibe
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