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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 | 3860 | by Maynard Manyowa
Police, Zec security officers grilled in Komichi trial
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) security officers who arrested MDC Alliance vice-president Morgen Komichi for allegedly taking to the podium during the announcemen...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 06:01hrs | 2268 | by Staff reporter
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 | 2499 | by zimlive
Chamisa in need of urgent treatment
The MDC T ALLIANCE leader Advocate Pastor Nelson Chamisa made some dramatic claims that he was almost kidnapped by the CIO on the Saturday November 2018 while he was on his way to Harare from a rally ...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 20:28hrs | 21514 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa's govt dismayed by Chamisa abduction claims
The government has expressed dismay at the claims by opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa's MDC Alliance party that he survived abduction by state security agents on his way from a thank you rally in Mar...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 16:37hrs | 8544 | by Staff reporter
So it was General Chiwenga, after all?
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is crouching under a downpour. And it seems he has little space to run into, so chances are high he may drown in the rain.First, he developed an unusual pig...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 13:03hrs | 7630 | by Tawanda Majoni
Teacher manhandles headmaster for refusing to sign leave forms
Jacob Mugwira, a teacher at Choverere Primary School manhandled his school headmaster, Boy Chikwavava, by his waist belt after he allegedly refused to sign his leave forms.The case was heard a...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 10:13hrs | 1647 | by Staff reporter
Komichi ditches Chamisa, endorses Kambarami as Bulawayo Deputy Mayor
MDC vice president, Mr Morgen Komichi, yesterday said the Bulawayo Deputy Mayor issue is a closed case and Ward 3 councillor, Tinashe Kambarami, remains the city's Deputy Mayor. Mr Komichi set...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 10:56hrs | 2111 | by Staff reporter
Workers bemoan rot at Hwange Colliery
HWANGE Colliery Company workers have claimed management deliberately failed to repair conveyor belts to transport coal in order to promote private transport operators with whom they have links....Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 05:40hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
A dismissal that changed the course of Zimbabwe's history
The band played on. Feverishly. Madly. Deafening sounds and wet, clammy bodies gyrating against each other in lustful, prodigal passions. Zimbabwe was enthralled by a mad political spectacle. It was t...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 05:57hrs | 4554 | by Tichaona Zindoga
The Motlanthe commission report could be Mnangagwa's test
As President Emmerson Mnangagwa counts down to his maiden first citizen anniversary, as I see it, the probable outcome of the commission of enquiry into the August 1 brisk shooting of civilians in Har...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 1983 | by Cyprian Ndawana
'I was there before Dabengwa'
The Sunday Mail's Deputy News Editor Levi Mukarati continues his conversation with Clark Ngiyo Mpofu, one of the first nationalists to undergo military training in China. Mpofu reflects on his time in...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 09:45hrs | 2691 | by Staff reporter
Price monitoring mechanism for cement retailers
THE Government will consider directing cement manufacturers to put in place monitoring mechanisms with the view of taking stern measures against retailers selling the commodity at prohibitive prices a...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 08:08hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
'Masvingo mayor a product of Zanu-PF,' says Chamisa
MDC Alliance Nelson Chamisa has fired another salvo at Masvingo mayor Collen Maboke, saying the beleaguered city father was a product of some Zanu-PF arrangement and not the party's choice for the cov...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 16:12hrs | 4686 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions a convenient scapegoat for Zimbabwe’s political elite
One of the issues that has dominated the Zimbabwe political landscape for a while is the matter of sanctions, with campaigners for their removal saying they are holding back Zimbabwe, but I argue this...Published: 01 Nov 2018 at 17:48hrs | 617 | by Nqaba Matshazi
'Mthuli Ncube will keep tripping over himself'
As long as Finance minister Mthuli Ncube doesn't play the politics of his appointing authority as well as of the ruling Zanu-PF party he will keep on tripping over himself, analysts contend.Th...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 13:25hrs | 1430 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt abandons complete dualisation of Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu highway
GOVERNMENT has abandoned the controversial $2,7 billion deal with Chinese firm Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Group Limited (Afecc) for the dualisation of the Beitbridge-Masvingo-Harare-Chirundu ...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 11:57hrs | 4845 | by Ndou Paul
The Most Popular Teen Boy Haircuts for Short Hair
New trends are pushing teenage guys to look for their own style to emphasize the individuality and character.Now fashion has totally chan...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 16:40hrs | 1225 | by Life Style reporter
Villagers celebrate wife snatcher's death
A MAN from Lukala village in Inyathi died after his manhood was crashed by a hammer which he had earlier used to knock down a man whose wife he was allegedly caught in bed with.The incident that h...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:06hrs | 1223 | by Staff reporter
Origins of the Zimbabwe crisis
This article was first published by hsf.org.za.Zimbabwe is experiencing a cumulative breakdown. Living standards, life expectancy and production have plummeted while political oppression h...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | 5763 | by Teddy Brett and Simon Winter
Let's not indulge obstructionists
The more I see some categories of people who are stridently and rabidly opposing Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's economic stabilisation programme - as opposed to those offering measured and constructi...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:10hrs | 179 | by Conway Tutani
Emergency recovery measures to stop Zimbabwe economic free-fall
This article will be brief and straight to the point. There is no need to continue to pontificate on the political-economy of the country because we all know that after the 30th July elections the eco...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 14:00hrs | 5130 | by Dr Tapiwa Mashakada
Mthuli Ncube on a trajectory of vendettas?
We received this article from a senior banker at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, supporting his colleagues who are facing corruption allegations. We are withholding his...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 07:58hrs | 10029 | by The Banker
Mnangagwa's patience with Mangudya wearing thin
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's patience with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya could be wearing thin, NewZimbabwe reported. Mnangagwa has failed to hide his annoyance with his ...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 07:40hrs | 14741 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Cabinet: The skeletons are tumbling
The last time a Zimbabwean Cabinet minister publicly claimed that his hands were clean, he got rapped on the knuckles with handcuffs and thrown into the cooler for his efforts. Another minister has ju...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 07:23hrs | 7597 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mnangagwa threatens
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said everyone must play according to rules as economic saboteurs face imminent arrest. The President said those who walk through the straight and narrow need n...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:30hrs | 2193 | by Staff reporter
Tackling the Zimbabwe black market
As we work towards improving and stabilising the flow of foreign exchange into the productive sector, we must at the same time ensure and enforce discipline in the market.This means everyone m...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:26hrs | 2511 | by President Emerson D. Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa warns black market currency speculators
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has indicated that he has instructed the Attorney General and the Minister of Justice to urgently create laws that will be implemented under his presidential powers to dea...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:17hrs | 2201 | by Staff reporter
The White Man who sent fear down Mugabe's spine
Canadian mining company Falconbridge Inc. had a big problem in Zimbabwe during the Gukurahundi disturbances in the early 1980s.Its operations in war-torn Zimbabwe were in chaos. ZIPRA rebels o...Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 09:08hrs | 5512 | by Globe and Mail
Prophet sells congregant's vehicle
INTERCESSORS Power Chapel's leader, Prophet Ishmael Pasvani, has been dragged to court for allegedly selling one of his congregants' vehicles.Prophet Pasvani maintained his church received a H...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 21:14hrs | 2171 | by Staff reporter
'Inconsistent policies draining Zimbabwe business confidence'
Renowned American economist, Steve Hanke says Zimbabwe's new fiscal and monetary measures have left the market in a state of confusion, and opined that the country's annual inflation rate had topped 2...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 06:30hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's condition takes a turn for the worst
WE reported that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was airlifted to South Africa for treatment after his condition took a turn for the worst mid-last week and the report has been confirmed.S...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 06:14hrs | 10891 | by Staff reporter
LIVE: Dynamos versus Caps United - Dembare fights relegation
Dynamos 2- 1 Caps United90+4 Full-time90+3' Kadonzvo booked for playing the ball after the whistle had gone90+1' Kat...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 14:04hrs | 4364 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga & Moyo hospitalised: coup d'etat backfiring?
Undoubtedly, the mention of these two names, General Chiwenga and Moyo, evokes the bright memories of a successful Zimbabwe coup d'etat of 2017. But of late it has come to light that the two are frequ...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 14:17hrs | 28691 | by Israel Dube
Police 'acquit' murder accused Mnangagwa 'supporter' who shot and killed tout
POLICE seem to have "acquitted" a President Emmerson Mnangagwa "supporter" after presenting court papers stating the 24-year-old was acting in self-defence when he shot and killed a suspected parking ...Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 07:33hrs | 4992 | by newzimbabwe
Harare prophets pay prostitutes to stage-manage miracles
BULAWAYO based prophet, Madzibaba Emmanuel Mutumwa of Johane Masowe Yechishanu, has lashed out at rivals in Harare who are plotting to tarnish his image with baseless allegations.Popularly kno...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 16:52hrs | 5510 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba boasts of having cash
A Bulawayo prophet, Madzibaba Emmanuel Mutumwa, has been condemned for flashing US dollars.Critics say his actions are ungodly.In some videos which have gone viral Madzibaba Manu as po...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 14:53hrs | 5112 | by Staff reporter
English made easy by the Language Coach
NOVEMBER ENGLISH EXAMS STUDY CORNERHello to all our O 'Level candidates for 2018.I am here to give you some handy hints on how to come out with a straight A for your Zimsec O'Levels. This week...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 07:48hrs | 894 | by Kwinji the Language Coach
Politics of sabotage won't take the nation anywhere
The past few weeks have been characterised by arbitrary price increases, soaring foreign currency exchange rates and general anxiety among Zimbabweans, who are dreading the spectre of the recurrence o...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 11:39hrs | 5447 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Panicked ZCC still want illegitimate Zanu PF to rule - even after 38 years corrupt and tyrannical rule
It is the great Nobel Prize winner, Albert Einstein, who is credited with exclaiming "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results".W...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 09:25hrs | 4639 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Teen 'murderer' leads family to pal's body
A TEENAGER from Bulawayo allegedly stabbed a colleague to death and nonchalantly led the victim's family to the body and thereafter ran away. The assailant only identified as Evans (18) aka Va...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 06:09hrs | 1769 | by Staff reporter
Dembare's fall from grace
SOCIAL media has been abuzz with mock 2019 fixtures for struggling football giants Dynamos where they are pitted against teams such as Chegutu Pirates, Bindura United, Karoi United, One Commando and o...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 16:25hrs | 2602 | by Staff reporter
Exchange rate confusion muddles Mthuli Ncube's plan
It is highly unusual for a prospective Finance minister to telegraph his thoughts on an economy he is about to superintend over, letting all and sundry know what to expect from him.But this is...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:33hrs | 1833 | by Editorial - newsday
Sam Wezhira; where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise
Your today's article on Bulawayo24: Bread and sugar will kill you anywhere was to the best article I could ever read today. Our approach to civilisation was when we started eating bread and drinking t...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 19:10hrs | 939 | by Nomazulu Thata
Falcon College sues parent over non-payment of child's fees
THE privately-owned Falcon College in Esigodini, Matabeleland South province, is suing a parent for failing to pay fees amounting to over $14 700.The college filed summons at the Bulawayo High...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 09:50hrs | 853 | by Staff reporter
British have cut ED adrift, has he even Smith's common sense to admit 'game is up!'
South Africa's then president F W de Klerk and the man who would succeed him, Nelson Mandela, were co-recipients of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.Nelson Mandela's citation for the prize was easil...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 00:30hrs | 7337 | by Nomusa Garikai
Zimbabwe's Chevrons in fresh low
ZIMBABWE were bowled out for 117 - their lowest ever total against South Africa - as the Proteas laboured to a five-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the opening Momentum One-day international at the Di...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:43hrs | 237 | by Supersport
Bosso, Caps United in goalless draw
Caps United 0 - 0 HighlandersCAPS United and Highlanders played to a goalless draw in an encounter that saw both teams failing to convert the chances that fell on their way.Prosper Chigumba wa...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 19:03hrs | 725 | by Staff reporter
Dembare sinks deeper
FC Platinum 2 - 0 DynamosFC PLATINUM closed in on a second successive Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title and left record winners Dynamos facing a tough fight to avoid a first-ever rel...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 08:45hrs | 1754 | by Staff Reporter
Time to give technocratic management of economy a chance
THE experiences of the hyperinflation still linger in the minds of many citizens. Since the end of the GNU tenure, the management of the economy of the country has been struggling to regain full confi...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:42hrs | 176 | by Dr Bongani Ngwenya
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