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Tensions rise in Matebeleland North

Tensions are escalating within Matebeleland North's lucrative safari hunting sector amid allegations that the Forestry Commission has been leasing prime state-owned properties through backdoor deals favoring white operators.Several stakeho…

Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:03hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF tension grips Midlands

SIMMERING tension has absorbed the ruling Zanu-PF in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Midlands backyard, stoked by the party's provincial leadership's decision to block scheduled disciplinary hearings for his allies who lost in primary elect…

Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 16:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Faz, military tension is likely to rise

TENSION between Zanu-PF's restive group Forever Associate Zimbabwe (Faz) and the military is likely to rise after if Zanu-PF and President Emmerson Mnangagwa forms the next government after Wednesday's elections given the president's plan …

Published: 28 Aug 2023 at 21:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Faz election project fuels tension within security forces

TENSIONS are mounting within state security structures and government, as well as Zanu-PF, over the role being played by the shadowy Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)-run Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz) which has unconstitutionally…

Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa fuelling Zanu-PF tension

POLITICAL analysts have warned that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's increasing use of parallel campaign groups for himself which are outside Zanu-PF structures is stoking tension in the ruling party.This could result in protest votes common…

Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 18:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Tension ahead of Zanu-PF's central committee elections

Factional fights have erupted in the ruling Zanu-PF party ahead of elections for central committee members slated for this weekend.The central committee is the principal and highest decision-making body of the party, and officials have ope…

Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe, SA friction laid bare as tensions rise

SIMMERING tensions between Zimbabwe and South Africa this week exploded after an outburst by a top provincial health official in the neighbouring country who took swipe at President Emmerson Mnangagwa over his leadership and governance fai…

Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 19:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Tension in Mnangagwa backyard

TENSION has gripped President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province of the Midlands, with security reportedly on high alert ahead of Zanu-PF provincial elections that were moved to this weekend following violent clashes allegedly instigated b…

Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Tension in ZANU PF camp over positions

Tension is high in ZANU-PF Mashonaland Central Province over the replacement of ex-vice  chairperson  member Brigadier -General Epmarcus Kanhanga who was promoted to politburo recently.Bulawayo24.com is reliably informed that the…

Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 18:27hrs | | by Paul Ndou

Tension grows as government clamps down on dissent

Teargas and truncheons returned to Zimbabwe's cities in recent days, as protesters took to the streets to express their discontent at the deteriorating economy.Protests began on August 16 in Harare, where crowds were dispersed by baton-wie…

Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 18:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Escalating tensions and Crisis in Zimbabwe

Dear EditorPlease publish my article on letters to the Editor section.Zimbabwe is in the middle of a crippling economic and hunger crises. Some 2 million people are facing starvation after a severe drought and cyclone that devastated the c…

Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 10:48hrs | | by Bigboy Sibanda

Zimbabwe in lockdown ahead of demo

TENSION and fear gripped Harare and other parts of the country yesterday amid a huge deployment of heavily armed soldiers and police ahead of a planned demonstration today by the opposition MDC to protest the deteriorating economic situati…

Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Kidnappings raise tension in Zimbabwe

Suspected security agents abducted and tortured an MDC youth leader and a pre-democracy activist in pre-dawn raids yesterday- further raising tensions ahead of tomorrow's mass protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his under pre…

Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF intolerance fuels tension

THREATS by Zanu-PF youth leaders to counter the opposition and civic groups' planned anti-government protests are a clear indication of the ruling party's intolerance of multi-party democracy and human rights as enshrined in the country's …

Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:06hrs | 1 | by Editorial - Newsday

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