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Zimbabwe records surge in human rights violations, says NGO
A staggering 180,184 human rights violations were reported across Zimbabwe in October 2024, affecting nearly 2,000 victims, according to a new report from the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP). The report ...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:54hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
CCC MP accuses govt officials of diverting food aid
Fanuel Cumanzala, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator for Binga South, has accused government officials of illegally diverting food aid meant to alleviate the effects of the El Niño-in...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:09hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Bosso falls to Manica
Manica Diamonds 1 - 0 HighlandersManica Diamonds FC claimed a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Highlanders FC in an electrifying match at Sakubva Stadium yesterday. The clash, filled with tension a...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:47hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Selmor Mtukudzi battles depression amid ongoing family feud
Selmor Mtukudzi, the daughter of late music legend Dr. Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, is currently grappling with depression stemming from a contentious family feud that has reached a boiling point. The emot...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:23hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, ANC were publicly sworn enemies
Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF and South Africa's old National Party government were publicly sworn enemies. Privately, their relationship was a bit more complicated.On 7 and 8 February, 1983, for instanc...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 10:42hrs | 1264 | by Peter Fabricius
CIA plot to kill Venezuela's Maduro foiled
Diosdado Cabello claims the arrested suspects, including a US serviceman, were planning to conduct acts of terrorismVenezuela's security service has thwarted a CIA-backed plot to assassinate P...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 20:34hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders fail to deliver promised birthday gift to Mnangagwa
Bulawayo giants Highlanders FC were unable to fulfill their promise of a victory as a birthday gift to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who turned 82 today. Despite their intentions to celebrate the occa...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 19:58hrs | 3336 | by Staff reporter
Zimparks ranger survives 10 shoot-outs with poachers
The dedication and bravery of Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) rangers in protecting wildlife and natural habitats were recently recognized at the belated World Ranger Day c...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:20hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
We will now release CCC political prisoners: Zanu-PF
The Zanu-PF spokesperson, Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa has sensationally claimed that his party will facilitate the release of over 100 political prisoners who were incarcerated towards and durin...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 15:38hrs | 3809 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Hichilema: Absolute power corrupts absolutely
I could not believe what I was hearing. I tried to reassure myself that I was only dreaming. For the third time, I played the video and listened gravely. Again, the words fell like stones into the roo...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 11:38hrs | 1023 | by Dr. Field Ruwe
Reconciling nationality and the rainbow nation idea
IT seems dust never settles in Mzansi, the land of gold. Just a few weeks after an election that did not deliver an outright winner, the country is embroiled in what seems to be another identity...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:07hrs | 74 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Fight to end drug abuse
Many destinies are thwarted because of drug abuse. Drugs are very bad and we have to fight them. The future of the youth is in jeopardy as a result of god of drugs. There are numerous factors which ar...Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 08:21hrs | 167 | by Tatenda Hwari
USD10 million NSSA heist thwarted
The Ministry of Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare has decisively thwarted an attempt by the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) chair Emmanuel Fundira, in collaboration with executives ...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 14:55hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa goes after Mugabe’s family, relatives
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has reportedly repossessed extensive land holdings belonging to former first lady Grace Mugabe, her daughter Bona, and other relatives, in a move believed to ...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 17:34hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Forged vehicle rebate letter shatters cop's dreams
A policewoman's attempt to benefit from the civil servant rebate scheme for importing a car was thwarted after a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) sting operation uncovered fraud involving forged doc...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 10:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Dembare's struggles in front of goal persists
Manica Diamonds 0 - 0 DynamosDynamos continued their struggle to secure a victory as they settled for a draw against Manica Diamonds in a pulsating Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Saku...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fidelity Gold Refinery gold supply zero-rating policy shows promise
The zero-rating of gold deliveries to Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR) has started bearing fruits as the local currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) continues to strengthen while gold miners have been allevia...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 17:17hrs | 30 | by Tonderai Ndoro
Zimbabwe Warriors coaching chaos
Disagreements between the ZIFA Normalization Committee and Solomon Mudege, FIFA's head of development programmes for Africa, have caused a delay in appointing the Warriors coach and thwarted Baltemar ...Published: 26 May 2024 at 13:42hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Dubious referee spoils Barbourfields clash
Highlanders 1-1 Manica DiamondsReferee Lawrence Zimondi stole the spotlight in yesterday's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Barbourfields Stadium, displaying a lack of competence in his...Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa turns to Tshabangu's CCC structures
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's Blue Movement is using Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) structures to mobilise support amid concerns by political analysts that the organisation might just face t...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:55hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Sweet boys hold champions Ngezi Platinum
Arenel 0-0 Ngezi PlatinumCASTLE Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) new boys, Arenel Movers, got off to a good start, earning a point after holding off champions Ngezi Platinum Stars to a nil all dr...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must not exempt state entities from scrutiny
GOVERNANCE watchdogs has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa discard his gazetted General Notice 164B of 2024 which exempts 21 key state entities from complying with the Public Procurement and ...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 20:03hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
Thokozani Khupe was from the wrong region
It has happened across the continent so many times, sometimes successfully, and sometimes it is thwarted.When the founding President of Kenya Jomo Kenyatta was dying, his Kikuyi clansmen mafia...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 20:20hrs | 33 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Malayitsha jailed 42 years
An attempt by a 53-year-old Beitbridge-based cross-border transporter to get rich through raping his teenage daughter has seen him locked behind bars for the next 36 years.The man started rapi...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Clashes in DR Congo as opposition demands poll re-run
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo have clashed with opposition supporters demanding that last week's presidential poll be annulled.Leading opposition candidates have denounced the ele...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 10:45hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa miserably failed to utilise the coup d'état dividend
Robert Mugabe on Herbert Chitepo (and a Rejoinder on the Missed Opportunity of the 2017 Coup)Book Excerpt from: In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas & Solutions)...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 16:49hrs | 19 | by Professor Arthur G.O. Mutambara
Chamisa's party pins hope on talks with Mnangagwa
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has resolved to step up efforts towards engaging President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying dialogue is essential in resolving the country's crisis following the dispu...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gafa boys shaved by Ribexy FC
Music icon, Winky D's social league team, Vigilance FC was left in interaction disarray where their prospects of dominating social media and fight against drug abuse in communities through sport was t...Published: 05 Nov 2023 at 13:41hrs | 26 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Harare
Bad leadership behind Zimbabwe's impoverishment
FORMER Finance minister in the Government of National Unity (GNU) Tendai Biti has blamed poor political leadership and a shambolic mineral resource governance strategy for the stagnation in Zimbabwe's...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 10:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dembare switch off Kariba
In a hard-fought Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Nyamhunga, Shadreck Nyahwa netted the decisive goal as Dynamos narrowly defeated ZPC Kariba 1-0.Nyahwa's crucial strike occurred in...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Motsoaledi's renewed bid to terminate ZEPs thwarted
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi's crusade against the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) programme has hit a snag.A Full Bench of the Pretoria Division of the High Court has refused to h...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 20:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
EU wrote Nevers Mumba's SADC report on Zimbabwe polls?
THE controversial SADC Elections Observer Mission preliminary report was first edited by the European Union (EU) before it was publicly read by the now discredited Dr Nevers Mumba as if it was a produ...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere's citrus farm destroyed by fire
A fire has ravaged an unspecified area of citrus crops on Concorpia Farm in Mazowe, which is owned by Saviour Kasukuwere, a former Cabinet minister who has been in self-imposed exile. Kasukuwere had e...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 17:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zambia's Sadc summit on Zimbabwe call thwarted
AN attempt by a member State of the Southern Africa Development Community to call for an extraordinary summit on Zimbabwe has been thwarted after some alert regional bloc member countries saw it as a ...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa, Zimbabwe in behind the scenes talks
The South African government and the governing ANC under President Cyril Ramaphosa are engaged in new secret talks with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's freshly-minted administration to resol...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 18:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cops thwart efforts to block Mnangagwa's inauguration
Police on routine patrol early Monday morning thwarted efforts by a few scattered small groups of opposition supporters to block some roads leading to the inauguration of President Mnangagwa at the Na...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police thwart attempt to announce parallel elections outcome
A SUBVERSIVE attempt by some Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) to illegally announce the results of the 2023 harmonised elections has been thwarted by police who on Wednesday night swooped on some pr...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC deputy mayor's car in armed robbery
Matebeleland South police are holding four Beitbridge men accused of robbing a mine in Gwanda allegedly using Citizens Coalition for Change Beitbridge deputy mayor Agnes Tore's car.It is under...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 06:36hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko still Zanu-PF?
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday made a surprise public appearance at a Zanu-PF campaign rally addressed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Nkayi, Matebeleland North province, after ...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 07:01hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa launches 'life or death' election campaign
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa has said Zimbabwe's August 23 elections are a matter of life or death, highlighting the country's poor economic state as an example....Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Walter Chidhakwa tried to scuttle Manhize project'
Several projects being implemented by the Second Republic in the mining sector including the Manhize Steel Plant in Mhondoro were at some point scuttled by former Mines and Mining Development Minister...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 07:11hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Egypt Dzinemunhenzva not contesting this time around
Remember Egypt, not the country whose history is documented in the Bible, and made immortal by the story of the Israelites fleeing slavery to the promised land of milk and honey.We are talking...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 08:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police ban Chamisa rally over lack of toilets, poor roads to venue
Zimbabwean police Friday thwarted a planned weekend opposition campaign rally over lack of toilets and unsuitable roads to the venue, the latest in a series of bans ahead of August crunch polls....Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 19:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Joana Mamombe and Cecelia Revai Chimbiri not off the hook yet
While Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmaker Joanna Mamombe and fellow party activist Cecilia Chimbiri were still busy celebrating their acquittal and freedom, the National Prosecuting Auth...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 16:02hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CIO-linked outfit takes over ahead of Zimbabwe's watershed elections
THE shadowy Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)-run Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz), which has unconstitutionally seized control of the running of the 2023 elections to retain President Emmerson...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 13:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Senator exposes Gukurahundi 'denialists'
Zanu-PF officials from Matebeleland have been accused of blocking any debate and motions on Gukurahundi whenever they are presented in Parliament.The claims were made by recalled MDC Alliance ...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Illegal land sales trigger protests in Umzingwane
VILLAGERS in Umzinyathini, Matabeleland South province on Wednesday last week protested over alleged illegal land sales by their traditional leaders.In December last year, the same villagers s...Published: 15 May 2023 at 18:59hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos in head start
Hwange 0 - 1 DynamosDYNAMOS missed a glut of chances but still managed to see off Castle Lager Premier Soccer League returnees Hwange at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday.Second-half s...Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
30-year-old loses toes, dies in mine dispute
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for yet to be identified assailants from Happy Valley Mine area in Hope Fountain who allegedly killed a 30-year-old man last week leaving him with missing to...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbery attempt thwarted by villagers
An armed robbery attempt was thwarted by Plumtree villagers who rushed to assist a shopkeeper at Kweneng Business centre on Tuesday after a man posing as a customer tried to rob her.Matabelela...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 17:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
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