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Gweru makes it expensive to die
Residents of Gweru are expressing their outrage over the Gweru City Council's (GCC) proposed 2025 budget, which includes significant increases in cemetery fees, some rising by more than 100 percent. T...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:47hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 2030 plot faces fierce Zanu-PF resistance
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's loud campaign for support to hang on to power beyond 2028 when his final term ends has drawn fierce resistance from a Zanu-PF faction loyal to his deputy Constantino Chi...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 07:54hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zapu slams Zimbabwe's new currency ZiG
The 'mother' party ZAPU says as long as the country lacks legitimacy derived from free and fair elections, people will have no faith in a currency produced in Zimbabwe.On April 5, 2024, the ne...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 21:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube cannot be an outsider from any soil koBulawayo
"Number one, we are saying Cowdray Park is for the people of Cowdray Park. That ZanuPF candidate [Prof Mthuli Ncube] is an outsider. I was born and raised in Cowdray Park. So, we cannot tell the...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 15:55hrs | 1 | by Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe in 2023: There is great disorder, chaos under the heavens
GEORGE Orwell wrote so much and so well that one day it became cause for a whole essay to explain to himself and the world why he wrote as such.In the essay of 1946, Why I Write, Orwell recoun...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 05:49hrs | 70 | by Dr William Jethro Mpofu
'Thieves' beg Ramaphosa to stay
Ministers with "smallanyana" skeletons are drumming up support for President Cyril Ramaphosa not to resign because they are afraid of going to jail or their shenanigans being exposed once he is gone....Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 15:27hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
South Africa should not carry burden of Zimbabwe's poor leadership – Chamisa
Like many people in Zimbabwe and elsewhere around the world, I recently watched a video in which Dr Phophi Ramathuba, the Limpopo MEC for Health, spoke to a Zimbabwean patient seeking care in a hospit...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 19:57hrs | | by Nelson Chamisa I CCC President
Chamisa backs ranting Limpopo doctor, wants Zimbabweans chased away from SA hospitals?
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa has thrown full weight behind South Africa's Limpopo MEC for Health amid calls for the neighbouring nation to assist Zimbabwe in holding cr...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cop bashes pregnant wife to death
A POLICE officer based at Buchwa Support Unit appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court facing murder charges after he allegedly assaulted his pregnant wife to death.Hilary Gororo (30), who was...Published: 18 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hospital detains stillborn baby for 1 month
ST PATRICK'S Mission Hospital in Hwange has come under spotlight after management at the Catholic run health institution allegedly detained a still born for a month in the mortuary, demanding that the...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Malaba case: Judgment reserved
THE Constitutional Court yesterday heard the arguments for nullifying the High Court decision that disqualified Chief Justice Luke Malaba from exercising a new constitutional right to extend his term ...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Today Mwonzora joined Zanu PF to destroy Constitution' - stillborn 'MDC child' we should have rejected back in 2013
"Mwonzora and his lot joined hands with Zanu-PF today to destroy the Constitution. The MDC-T has officially enabled Zanu-PF to mutilate the Constitution of Zimbabwe," said a statement from the Chamisa...Published: 06 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabwean woman forced to give birth standing up in South Africa
A newborn baby who died at Mamelodi Hospital because his mother, a Zimbabwean national, was allegedly forced to give birth standing up was buried on Tuesday.Theresa Ngwendu, 30, said she was r...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 17:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is not a banana republic
Blessed Sunday good people.How was Friday?Has the Government changed yet?Is Nelson Chamisa now president of our teapot-shaped republic? Kikikiki.Yes, exactly as Bishop ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:30hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
Bambanani Association stands with Chief Ndiweni
There is little doubt that the recent garbled, inane vitriol against Chief Ndiweni, emanated from the office of the Zimbabwean President. Rarely does one find such a match between messenger and messag...Published: 18 May 2019 at 18:23hrs | | by Dr Ralph Mguni
Air Zimbabwe plane leaves 4 hours early, passengers stranded in SA
Struggling national carrier Air Zimbabwe left its passengers stranded in Johannesburg on Tuesday night - by flying out four hours early.Flight UM462 was not due to depart OR Tambo Internationa...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 19:11hrs | 1 | by ZimLive
Calling for talks from burning anthills
There is so much talk about a Government of National Unity (GNU); talk which seems to be gaining traction, especially so with the coming on board of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), and the dem...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:13hrs | | by Elliot Ziwira
Mnangagwa left paralysed by a crisis of legitimacy
Last week on November 24 Emmerson Mnangagwa was in Murombedzi - former president Robert Mugabe's village backyard in Mashonaland West - to commemorate his chequered one year in office following his co...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:17hrs | | by Jonathan N Moyo
Be wary of the ways of the crocodile, Cdes!
MANY of you appear to be convinced about this nonsense that I am now warming up to my tormentors. Do I look like the type of person who flip-flops on matters of principle? I will never compromise on w...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 20:34hrs | | by CZ
Mnangagwa has his cake, can he eat it?
The much-vaunted harmonised elections have come and gone. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in many respects, clearly set out to deconstruct and reconstruct, if not the ultimate purpose, certainly the und...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:52hrs | | by Zii Masiye
Zimbabwe drops Zimbabwe Airways in favour of Air Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean Government has pulled the plug on the now stillborn Zimbabwe Airways project with Minister of Transport Joram Gumbo having now decided to focus on resuscitating the moribund Air Zimbabw...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa aligned youths prepared to unleash violence on Mudzuri
ACTING MDC-T president, Elias Mudzuri, was Monday forced to abort a press briefing after it emerged youths aligned to his rival Nelson Chamisa had prepared to unleash violence at the party Harvest Hou...Published: 13 Feb 2018 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why Grace Mugabe's school must be converted into a tech hub
Last Tuesday as I was driving along the A11 Mazowe Road, I was surprised to see the developments that had taken place along the way. I had not been on Mazowe Road for 17 years so the National Defence ...Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Gloria Ndoro-Mkombachoto
Mnangagwa formed UPM to topple Mugabe
Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo has told President Robert Mugabe how he allegedly tried to form an opposition party with Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, piling pressure on the ...Published: 15 Oct 2017 at 12:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo spills the beans on Mnangagwa
Higher and Tertiary Education ministerJonathan Moyo has told President Robert Mugabe how he allegedly tried to form an opposition party with Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, piling pressure on the u...Published: 15 Oct 2017 at 12:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa roasts Jonathan Moyo
VICE-PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa reportedly went for broke at Wednesday's politburo meeting where he "exposed" Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo's alleged role in leaking sensitive State secret...Published: 13 Oct 2017 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff Reporter
NRZ $400 million deal 'dead in the water'
THE US$400 million deal between the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) and DIDG/Transnet is effectively dead and buried and Government might soon re-tender the project, a Cabinet minister has reveale...Published: 23 Sep 2017 at 23:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Youths threaten to hijack dormant white-owned mines
A NEW organisation running under the banner Youth Business League has threatened to seize all white-owned mines which have halted operations, throwing employees to the dungeons of joblessness....Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sheep gives birth to human-like creature
Superstitious villagers have been living in fear since a sheep gave birth to a creature that was said by elders to be a half-human half-beast and 'sent by the devil'.Many of the 4,000 resident...Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 18:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Why I will not mourn Chinx - Concerned citizen
A Concerned citizen Taurai Njabulo Chirandu has exposed why he would not mourn the death of a war veteran chimurenga musician Dickson Chinx Chingaira.In a document posted by Mthwakazi Republic...Published: 21 Jun 2017 at 09:59hrs | 21 | by Stephen Jakes
Mujuru, no shame in quitting politics
The decision by embattled National People's Party (NPP) leader, Joice Mujuru to endorse Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Movement for Democratic Party (MDC-T) as the presidential candidate representin...Published: 10 Apr 2017 at 07:52hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
NPP - tale of a stillborn party ...as chaos rock Mujuru's backyard
Opposition politics in Zimbabwe have remained a calculated cash cow gimmick for many, ever since opposition leaders lustfully noted the desperation by foreigners to dethrone the current ruling party, ...Published: 07 Apr 2017 at 18:05hrs | | by Rungano Dzikira
Mugabe's nephew has to be stopped
Around this time last year, we warned that putting Mugabe's nephew, Phillip Chiyangwa, at the helm of Zimbabwean football would spell doom for the local game and the flamboyant businessman has so ...Published: 20 Nov 2016 at 12:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa throws Bosso into a crisis
THE Highlanders FC hierarchy will hold an urgent meeting today after the club was plunged into a leadership crisis by Zifa's move to suspend chairman Peter Dube and chief executive officer Ndumiso...Published: 16 Nov 2016 at 05:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Full text: Dabengwa addresses Zimbabwean church and burial society leaders in Hillbrow
Distinguished GuestsLeaders of Churches and Funeral SocietiesComrades and friendsLadies and Gentlemen, All protocols observed!The invitation to come and address Zimbabw...Published: 23 Jul 2016 at 17:38hrs | | by Dr. Dumiso Dabengwa
Man 'steals', buries stillborn corpse
IN a bizarre case, a man from Bulawayo misrepresented himself as the father of a stillborn child before taking the body from Mpilo Central Hospital mortuary and burying it at Luveve Cemetery.T...Published: 01 Jun 2016 at 06:53hrs | | by Tanaka Mrewa
Tsvangirai mum over coalition role
Opposition MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai has declined to comment on suggestions that he takes on a key role in the mooted grand coalition to strike a deal to see the opposition into power.This ...Published: 20 Apr 2016 at 15:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Two years jail for mum who killed baby to save marriage
A WOMAN who killed a newborn baby that she had from an extra-marital affair to escape her husband's wrath, has been sentenced to two years in prison.Blondie Moyo gave birth to a baby boy while...Published: 19 Feb 2016 at 06:11hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Woman shoves newly born baby into a suitcase, dumps him
A BULAWAYO woman allegedly gave birth to a baby boy secretly, then shoved him in a suitcase before ordering her 12-year-old niece to throw away the body, a court has heard.Bulawayo magistrate ...Published: 09 Nov 2015 at 05:52hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Grace Mugabe flies into storm
First Lady Grace Mugabe is today expected to crack the whip in Masvingo, a perceived stronghold of Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, following the ouster - and subsequent reinstatement - of Zanu-PF p...Published: 07 Nov 2015 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai, Mujuru plot coalition
Former Vice-President Joice Mujuru and MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai are ready to coalesce, as the political temperature in the country soars ahead of the 2018 elections, NewsDay reported."We...Published: 10 Sep 2015 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Goat gets miracle operation
DESPITE great pain, Thando the pet goat lay still while the doctor cut her open to save her life.The "miracle" emergency op was done in a tool shed!Daily Sun reported that Owner Pastor...Published: 21 Aug 2015 at 11:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Be self-reliant,' Mugabe tells Africa
AFRICAN Union chair President Mugabe yesterday rallied member states to walk the talk by exploiting the alternative sources of funding they had agreed on in order to wean the continent off over-relian...Published: 01 Feb 2015 at 11:52hrs | | by Caesar Zvayi
Mujuru's plans to challenge Mugabe in 2018 rattles Zanu-PF
FORMER Vice President Dr Joice Mujuru's plans to launch a political party to challenge President Mugabe on the back of blaming him for the prevailing economic challenges is the height of hypocrisy...Published: 19 Jan 2015 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man turns against his woman in court
A 25-YEAR-OLD man, who is accused of conniving with his lover to bury their stillborn baby secretly, turned against his woman in court and raised doubts on whether the pregnancy was his.Mthuli...Published: 12 Oct 2014 at 10:46hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Couple secretly buries baby in a riverbank
A 31-YEAR-OLD woman and her 25-year-old lover buried the body of their stillborn baby in a riverbank, in a bid to protect themselves from being bewitched by their neighbours.Simorden Sibanda a...Published: 14 Sep 2014 at 06:15hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Stillborn baby goes missing from hospital
A STILLBORN baby reportedly went missing last Friday at Mpilo Hospital, a family has said. The family claimed that a thorough search was conducted but the corpse could not be located prompting them to...Published: 01 Sep 2014 at 10:09hrs | 1 | by Danisa Masuku
MDC-T official lashes at Mugabe ally, backs ex-Zipra fighters
MDC-T Matabeleland South senior official Jerow Habvane has lashed out at President Robert Mugabe's deputy chief secretary Ray Ndhlukula for seeking to forcibly take over Centenary Farm in Figtree....Published: 21 Aug 2014 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporetr
Woman (30) buries newborn baby alive
A 30-YEAR-OLD Bulilima woman allegedly buried her newly born baby alive at a family graveyard shortly after giving birth.Notice Moyo is suspected to have secretly given birth when she was eigh...Published: 27 Jul 2014 at 10:30hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
No mid-year salary hike for civil servants
Government has no capacity to review upwards civil servants' salaries this month as committed to early this year, The Zimbabwe Mail reported.Senior members of the Apex Council, a body that rep...Published: 11 Jul 2014 at 10:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
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