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At the foot of a mountain lies a plot reportedly owned by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Kuwadzana Phase 3. The mountain has come to be called by the locals as "Gomo raMnangagwa" loosely translated t...Published: 5 hrs ago | 252 | by Staff reporter
MDC-Alliance's orgy of violence
Around 8am on Tuesday, Lewis Marimo (not his real name) dodges a pelt of stones as he navigates a makeshift barricade at the intersection of High Glen Road and First Street near Kuwadzana, Harare....Published: 6 hrs ago | 93 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers warn organisers of last week's demonstrations
The country's security services have sternly warned organisers of last week's violent demonstrations against urging their allies to continue with their destructive plans this week, and has assured mem...Published: 6 hrs ago | 306 | by Staff reporter
Parents skeptical about their children's safety
As normalcy returns to Bulawayo, parents who were traumatised by the violence, looting and destruction of property by hooligans remain skeptical about the safety of their children and have delayed sen...Published: 18 hrs ago | 5364 | by Staff reporter
Teacher kills self in school storeroom
A female teacher at Muparuri Primary School, identified only as Mrs Kwangwari, committed suicide by hanging herself in the school storeroom in the early morning hours of Wednesday January 09, TellZim ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1930 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants reject $78 salary increment
GOVERNMENT now faces a crippling civil service strike after its' revised offer of $78 for the lowest paid worker or 20% on a sliding scale was rejected by negotiators, who want nothing less than $1 70...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:33hrs | 1010 | by Staff reporter
Schools to resume lessons
All schools that had temporarily closed due to the recent violent demonstrations that rocked the country must resume lessons with immediate effect following assurances from Government of the safety of...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:12hrs | 1447 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt has squandered immense goodwill
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) this week called a three-day stayaway to protest the government's decision to hike fuel prices amid a rapidly deteriorating economic environment and rising...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:04hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Police launch 'Operation produce reciept' in Bulawayo
Members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police in Bulawayo have launched a door to door operation searching for looted goods and asking the owners to produce receipts for the goods failure which they confisc...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:54hrs | 4766 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe military maintains heavy presence in hotspots
Armed military personnel and trucks maintained a heavy presence in residential suburbs as schools, most shops and banks remained closed despite the end of a three-day national stayaway.Soldier...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:13hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
St Faith's sets new A-Level record
ST FAITH'S High of Rusape continued its strong tradition of academic excellence when it attained its highest ever examination outcome with 41 students scoring 15 points or better in the November 2018 ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:05hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
MDC perpetrating violence, violating human rights
THE events of the past days since the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) called for mass protests and stay away, have not only been unfortunate but also turned out to be catastrophic. Th...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 11:55hrs | 208 | by Anesu Pedzisayi
BREAKING: Court bans pupils, teachers from attending ZANU PF rallies
The High court of Zimbabwe has granted application by the Amalgamated Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) to implement an order barring pupils and teachers to be forced to attend political rallies and ...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 08:53hrs | 3809 | by Mandla Ndlovu
My encounter with the rowdy protestors
I was on my way to work on Monday morning like many other Zimbabweans, oblivious of the stay-away which had been called on by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU).I was travelling from...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 14:54hrs | 1680 | by Betty Gatsi
A tale of a school teacher
I felt a sharp weakness on my knees coupled with an excruciating pain in the stomach as blood oozes from my eleven year old pupil's face. Tinashe lied still on the cold floor of the classroom as the s...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 14:53hrs | 2069 | by Virimayi Chidembo
Stay away: A manifestation of the MDC's violence DNA
The MDC Alliance and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)'s so called protest stay away ostensibly meant to register disquiet over the ongoing economic challenges paradoxically turned out to b...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 13:26hrs | 1397 | by Nobleman Runyanga
MDC perpetrating violence, violating human rights
The events of the past days since the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) called for mass protests and stay away, have not only been unfortunate but also turned out to be catastrophic. Th...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 11:28hrs | 1573 | by Anesu Pedzisayi
Stop using children to push political agenda
The hallmark of a functioning democracy like Zimbabwe is that in any election, citizens are allowed to make a free choice about who should govern them. The voters get as much information as they can. ...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:08hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
MDC violence leaves trail of destruction
VIOLENCE instigated by MDC-Alliance and its associates in the non-governmental sector left a trail of destruction in Harare, Bulawayo and other cities yesterday. They also used social media to threate...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:07hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Dear President Mnangagwa, our demands are simple
Dear Mr President,Let's start by talking about what's important to Zimbabweans.The things Zimbabweans demand are not complicated. They are not anything out of the ordinary.They...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:58hrs | 8051 | by newZWire
+13 people injured during Zimbabwe fuel rise protests
Police fired teargas as angry protesters barricaded roads with burning tyres and rocks in Zimbabwe on Monday, after the government more than doubled the price of fuel over the weekend.At least...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:06hrs | 610 | by AFP
Mayhem over fuel price hikes
MOTORISTS, economists, opposition parties and the commuting public yesterday reacted angrily to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's move to hike fuel prices by 150%, which triggered a wave of price increas...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:06hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
It's more than winning an election
There are very important lessons which can be learnt from the recently held elections in DRC.I would like to congratulate Felix Tshisekedi leader of the Opposition for winning the DRC poll. Ku...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 06:57hrs | 772 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe facing foreign currency shortages, not fuel, says Mnangagwa
News Editor Gift Phiri sits down for a wide-ranging interview with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba about the stuttering economy and what government is doing to address the ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:28hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
Majongwe regrets ousting of Mugabe by Mnangagwa
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe secretary-general Raymond Majongwe regrets the ousting of former president Robert Mugabe in a November 2017 soft coup.He posted on social media how r...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:27hrs | 2484 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-graft body in turmoil
Back in the days, we had a teacher we nicknamed "Rubbish". That was a bit unflattering and unfair, of course, but he earned that moniker because, at the drop of the hat, he would always exclaim, "Good...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:27hrs | 496 | by Tawanda Majoni
Chamisa's MDC meets over economic crisis
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC will this week meet to discuss the way forward on how to put more pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to solve the current economic crisis.MDC spokesperson Jaco...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:22hrs | 1052 | by Staff repoirter
ED the change that exist not!
We have wondered for so long how the events of November 2017 will unfold on the liberation of Zimbabwe's economic front. Is this change still on its way or we are waiting in vain? Are we really open f...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 21:38hrs | 443 | by Takesure Tazvishaya
Angry motorist force Station selling fuel in US$ only to close – flood of anger against hardship will be unstoppable
"Motorists forced a fuel service station to close in Waterfalls after unearthing corruption where fuel was being selectively sold in US dollars only," reported Bulawayo 24."The agitated motori...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 09:39hrs | 1359 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Teachers group hires street kids to boost wage demo
TEACHERS under the firebrand Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) Friday hired street kids to blow vuvuzelas and also bang pots as they continued pressing for US dollar wages outside F...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:44hrs | 705 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa on the edge
Mass protests proposed by the combined force of civil servants, labour unions and the opposition MDC Alliance have plunged President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party into panic, amid fears the...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:32hrs | 1612 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's tactics questioned
MDC president Nelson Chamisa has intensified his calls for "urgent dialogue" with President Emmerson Mnangagwa on "the worsening situation and unbearable suffering" Zimbabweans are enduring, but his t...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 08:01hrs | 3692 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A presidency under siege, is there a way out?
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second-best time is now” - African ProverbIt’s only been six months since Zimbabwe held its ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 04:25hrs | 12701 | by Lloyd Msipa
Khupe calls on Mnangagwa to deal with economic crisis
The Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to urgently deal with the current economic crisis that has threatened to bring a total government shutdown....Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:29hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants warn Mnangagwa
CIVIL servants yesterday warned government that a full-blown national strike was imminent if their employer fails to review its decision to offer them a paltry $41 pay rise.Civil servants who ...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:20hrs | 975 | by Staff reporter
Maths teacher 'rapes' nurse
A MATHEMATICS teacher at Mkhosana Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School in Victoria Falls has been arrested for allegedly raping his friend, a nurse, twice in a car. The nurse who cannot be n...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:17hrs | 806 | by Staf reporter
Life as an illegal immigrant in the UK
Staying in UK without a visa or a right to stay is like sitting on a razor blade. Life as an Illegal Immigrant Inside a 'Hostile Environment' is the worst thing ever. There are people wh...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 15:21hrs | 1957 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa is between the rock and a hard place
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is between the proverbial rock and a hard place as he battles to mitigate the country's worsening economic rot — with his impending business trip to Eastern Europe drawi...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 19:14hrs | 8466 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants' demand for higher salaries not sustainable
The demand by civil servants to be paid $1 733 per month is not sustainable as government is trying to cut back expenditure. Though justified in demanding for an increase in light of high prices of ba...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 16:27hrs | 1675 | by Elijah Chihota
PHOTOS: Mthuli Ncube flees angry teachers
Finance Minister Thuli Ncube of Friday quickly drove off and fled his office when he saw a demonstration of angry members of the Amalgamated Rural teachers Union of Zimbabwe approaching his offi...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 12:32hrs | 13678 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa urged to retire redundant workers
GOVERNMENT should lay off redundant employees, Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs Minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka has said. Addressing heads of Government departments in Chinhoyi last week, Mini...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 10:25hrs | 4862 | by Staff reporter
Growing unrest exposes official posturing
FAILURE by government to address the unrelenting currency crisis has come back to haunt the country as evidenced by widespread unrest triggered by the rising cost of living.Finance minister Mt...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 10:00hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
Time to confront bloodsuckers wherever and whenever
THAT things could be on the verge of boiling over is not an overstatement, but for the "big boys" these are the best of times as they are making a killing.But it should be pointed out from the...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:39hrs | 375 | by Conway Tutani
Civil servants reject $41 (bond notes) pay rise
GOVERNMENT business is now headed for a grinding halt after salary negotiations collapsed yesterday, as civil servants rejected their employer's "paltry" 10% pay rise offer and vowed to down tools in ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:27hrs | 758 | by Staff reporter
Linda Masarira offers Mnangagwa a solution
MDC T notes with concern the lack of urgency by the government of Zimbabwe to address the debilitating economic crisis. It is not a secret that the current government has failed to stabilize the econo...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 08:14hrs | 3533 | by Linda Masarira
'The struggle has moved to another level' Teachers threaten
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) has informed its members that the National Joint Negotiating Council that set on Thursday was useless as it produced no results.In a statement on Thur...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 06:56hrs | 3303 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Putin moots military base in Zimbabwe…….as Mnangagwa begs for Moscow bailout package
COLOGNE/VANCOUVER/HARARE - Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has reportedly set his eyes on opening a Russian strategic military base in Zimbabwe, as Moscow ratchets up her new foreign policy in Afri...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 06:29hrs | 14480 | by Itai Mushekwe/Nancy Mabaya/Mary-Kate Kahari
'Zimbabwe has enough USD to pay civil servants'
The government has enough foreign currency to pay civil servants in United States Dollars, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change has said.In a statement released by Party Spokesperson ...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 14:28hrs | 8683 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa flying out to take dictatorship refresher course
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of flying out to take dictatorship refresher courses during his recently announced trip to five countries. MDC Spokesperson Jacob Mafume said, "Mn...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 13:13hrs | 3643 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The fallacy of production in Zimbabwe!!
There is this fallacy in Zimbabwe and among Zimbabweans that production is a pre-conditionality for economic revival. This view unfortunately misses the point altogether. Zimbabweans do not seem...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:45hrs | 490 | by Colls Ndlovu
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