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Zimbabwe ranked among most corrupt countries, latest survey reveals
ZIMBABWE has been ranked among countries that have high corruption levels by an international transparency organisation.Transparency International ranked Zimbabwe on number 152 out of 180 coun...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:48hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
'Teachers For ED' indictment on unions' weaknesses and failure in addressing teachers' plight
Let us not delude and deceive ourselves.There were no teachers who suddenly had a 'patriotism' epiphany - waking up one day, fallen head over heals in love with Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dam...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 18:27hrs | 323 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Sadc, a toothless bulldog'
THE Citizens in Action Southern Africa (Ciasa) has accused the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) of failing to effectively deal with electoral crises in countries such as Zimbabwe.I...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Teachers now need to take decisive action if they desire to be taken seriously!
As our country's esteemed teachers leave their banks, shaking their heads in utter disbelief and disgust, at the continued brazen insults at the hands of their employer, after the recently promised 10...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 21:56hrs | 445 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa presides over corrupt government
REVELATIONS by Auditor-General Mildred Chiri that Treasury made foreign direct payments on behalf of 16 government ministries amounting to more than US$300 million without the required parliamentary a...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 19:30hrs | 1175 | by Staff reporter
Zacc pushes for whistleblower protection
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has come up with a cocktail of measures to combat rampant corruption through amending the Anti-Corruption Act, pushing for a whistleblower protection law...Published: 17 Dec 2021 at 23:38hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda now a toothless bulldog
Former Zanu PF National Political Commissar, Victor Matemadanda has threatened Zanu PF provincial and DCC chairpersons accusing them of taking unconstitut...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 08:18hrs | 17 | by Shelton Muchena
SADC foreseeing Mnangagwa's downfall, claims Sikhala
MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala believes the recent war of words between South Africa's ruling ANC and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration was evidence the regional bloc, SADC wo...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Low turnout for anti-sanctions march
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government yesterday observed the Anti-Sanctions Day, with a handful of Zanu-PF supporters in different parts of the country marching in support.Mnangagwa, in hi...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces Parly grilling
LEGISLATORS yesterday accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of appointing incompetent ministers who were incapable of giving lucid responses in Parliament.Norton MP Temba Mliswa demanded that M...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:31hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Justice Matanda-Moyo: The new sheriff in town
FOR a long time people have been accusing Zanu-PF and President Mnangagwa in particular of not doing enough to deal with corruption. These critics accused the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commissi...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:20hrs | 1241 | by Khumbula Vodloza Sibanda
Graft watchdog challenges new Zacc commissioners
THE Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has challenged the newly-appointed Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to hit the ground running and prove that they are not toothless bull...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gloves off on corrupt fatcats: Zacc
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says it will dig deep into senior Zanu PF and government officials' feeding troughs, among them Command Agriculture, the National Social Security Authori...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc boss vows to tighten screws
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Loice Matanda-Moyo has vowed to step up the fight against corruption.Matanda-Moyo (LMM), who was recently appointed to head the anti-graf...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
The gnashing of teeth is nigh
The nature of Bishop Lazi's job, which often involves endlessly counselling the stricken, the infirm, the indisposed and the emotionally wounded, naturally makes him a couch potato, especially during ...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:01hrs | 132 | by Bishop Lazi
Mnangagwa gives ZACC arresting powers
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) - for long been rapped for being a toothless bulldog - now has arresting powers as Government takes giant strides in its quest to tackle the scourge of c...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 08:26hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants ratchet pressure over pay
CIVIL servants are today convening an urgent meeting to discuss remuneration for their members in the wake of calls by some Apex Council members for an industrial action to arm-twist government into i...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs a serious president
Prices of commodities, insurances and basic food (basically everything) are skyrocketing but wages remain constant equating to the increase in suffering of the ordinary people. Do we deserve this much...Published: 12 May 2019 at 08:14hrs | | by Dr Takesure Tazvishaya.
Chamisa should take a lesson from Joshua Nkomo and Morgan Tsvangirai who had people at heart
It is quite unfortunate that instead of mapping the way forward and discussing solutions most people here whom I think are MDC are very good at criticizing facts. The truth is Chamisa's failure is cau...Published: 25 Feb 2019 at 17:33hrs | | by Henry Madiro
SADC a toothless bulldog
Sadc as a regional body presiding over issues of the member countries must up their game if they want to remain relevant in this new political era.It's high time African youths come toge...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 15:22hrs | 793 | by Leonard Koni
SADC and AU have the blood of Zimbabweans on their hands
In life there are always those things that one always finds baffling - which never seem to make any sense - and, similarly, I also have two such things in my life.One of those seemingly inexpl...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 11:12hrs | 2754 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Corruption damaging Zimbabwe recovery
TRANSPARENCY International's 2017 corruption perception index ranked Zimbabwe number 157 out of 180 countries. Using a scale of 0 to 100 (where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean), Zimbabwe has...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 06:03hrs | 995 | by Paddington Masamha
Hefty fines for price hikes
Retailers and manufacturers who increase prices of goods and services without justification will face heavy Government fines under a new consumer protection law that fosters fair business practices....Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | 3507 | by Staff reporter
Hefty fines for price hikes
Retailers and manufacturers who increase prices of goods and services without justification will face heavy Government fines under a new consumer protection law that fosters fair business practices....Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 15:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Commission of Inquiry a 'toothless bulldog'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday appointed a seven-member panel to probe the fatal shootings which occurred in Harare on August 1 after soldiers opened fire on suspected MDC Alliance activists, ...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:04hrs | 735 | by Knowledge Hakata
Chamisa must know AU is 'toothless'
THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) returned its verdict on the contentious July 30 Zimbabwe presidential election.Under normal circumstances, the findings and ruling in favour of a President ...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 07:02hrs | | by Kanji Masunda
'AU, Sadc toothless bulldogs'
THE presence of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and the African Union (UN) observer missions during the just-ended elections has only served to rubber-stamp the political status quo ...Published: 13 Aug 2018 at 06:49hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF a league of hynas and jackals - Mujuru youths
Revolutionary greetings comrades. The general elections are 10 days away and we still haven't seen any electoral reforms, worse, the voters roll is still littered with ghost voters coupled with clumsy...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 20:14hrs | 982 | by NPP National Youth Chairman
Zanu pf is not a party but a gang
My worst fears were confirmed by the just ended Zanu pf primary elections, I bet others out there feel the same.What we have always regarded as a political party is actually a gang. Zanu of pretends t...Published: 12 May 2018 at 22:29hrs | 1412 | by AT Kadada
Govt faces tough task in graft fight
THE government faced a herculean task to stamp out deep-rooted corruption and needed to do more than just establishing anti-corruption courts, experts have said.President Emmerson Mnangagwa ha...Published: 11 Apr 2018 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
D-day for Externalisers
"As we focus on recovering out economy, we must shed misbehaviours and acts of indiscipline which have characterised the past. Acts of corruption must stop forthwith." These are President Emmerson Mna...Published: 22 Mar 2018 at 13:59hrs | | by Prosperity Mzila
Diaspora outraged by police shootings in Harare
Police killings in Harare has attracted criticism from many human rights groups including the U.K. based Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation and Restoration of Human Rights Zimbabwe who jointly organis...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 16:20hrs | 1386 | by Kingstone Jambawo
Potraz cracks whip on NetOne over Onefusion blunder
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has directed NetOne to compensate all subscribers who lost airtime on the Onefusion package over the weekend due to a faulty...Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 08:02hrs | 2732 | by Staff reporter
Meet the sex doctor with the 'right’ formula
COULD the best sexual athletes be found in Hwange?If the story of one Abel Mudenda should be listened to then there's likelihood. Mudenda's wife of five years threatened to leave him for...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 09:29hrs | 2053 | by Staff reporter
When it comes to African dictators the African Union is a toothless bulldog
Julius Malema the opposition leader of South Africa has made mistakes as a growing politician on the continent but his call on Mr. Robert Mugabe to retire immediately ought to be seen in the light of ...Published: 28 May 2017 at 13:11hrs | 2044 | by Andrew M Manyevere
Jonathan Moyo's corruption case falling apart
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC)'s case against Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Jonathan Moyo and his deputy Godfrey Gandawa might go up in smoke because of bungling on the pa...Published: 10 Nov 2016 at 20:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sangoma takes sex muti to salons for one minute men
A WOMAN who claims to be a Sangoma of Malawian origin is going around town claiming to possess the solution to men lasting longer in bed.H-Metro came across her as she preached her ‘gospel' ...Published: 27 Sep 2016 at 19:35hrs | 4056 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa disrupts ZEC meeting
Mr Temba Mliswa the aspiring National Assembly candidate for Norton on Thursday disrupted an all-stakeholders' meeting organised by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission in Harare. Mlisw...Published: 17 Sep 2016 at 13:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Deadly chaos threatens Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans should hold on for an even rougher ride in the coming days and weeks, as the battle lines have been drawn anew between a panicking President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu-PF on one sid...Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 18:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chihuri faces grilling over police brutality
Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri and members of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) are scheduled to meet tomorrow where the issue of widespread police heavy-handedness on civ...Published: 05 Aug 2016 at 14:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ridding of corruption must be everybody's battle
In its ten years of existence, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has shown its first commitment that it is geared to combat the vice of corruption and make Zimbabwe corruption free....Published: 09 Jun 2016 at 13:38hrs | | by Charity Maodza
'Apex council a toothless bulldog'
THE Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (Zimta) has said the Apex Council, a body that represents all civil servants, is now a toothless bulldog that is short-changing civil servants. Zimta held it...Published: 02 May 2016 at 11:42hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Expulsions isolate Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF insiders say the ongoing suspensions and expulsions of party officials loyal to embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa had left the Midlands godfather "in the cold" as the brutal war with...Published: 07 Mar 2016 at 13:31hrs | 3090 | by Staff reporter
Mujuru is a 'strategic thinker' says Kudzai Mbudzi - wishful thinking not factual reality!
Kudzai Mbudzi's interview ('Mujuru expulsion marks Zanu-PF's demise') had all the hallmarks of someone who has thought a great deal on the subject matter; it is concise and intelligent. Not the usual ...Published: 17 Nov 2015 at 17:01hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
'Mujuru expulsion marks Zanu-PF's demise'
Former Zanu-PF provincial spokesperson (Masvingo) and Zimbabwe National Liberation Army (Zanla) political commissar - Retired Lt. Colonel Kudzai Sevias Mbudzi believes his former party is headed for d...Published: 16 Nov 2015 at 13:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man cry foul over flat manhood during sex
A man in South Africa has cried foul that his manhood becomes flat when ever he wants to sleep with women and some of his dates now call him a toothless bulldog. WHEN he's alone his 4-5 is hun...Published: 11 Sep 2015 at 09:09hrs | 3839 | by Staff reporter
Corruption the major vice crippling Zim Economy
Corruption has been mentioned as the major vice that is crippling the revival of Zimbabwe's economy and the government has been blamed for turning a blind eye on how to deal with such a crime lead...Published: 04 May 2015 at 06:49hrs | 3534 | by Stephen Jakes
Motion moved by senator Tholakele Khumalo in the Zimbabwean upper house
MOTION ON THE NEED FOR GOVERNMENT TO COME UP WITH STRATEGY TO BAIL UP THE VARIOUS BANKS' AND LENDING INSTITUTIONS' DEBTORS: MOVED BY SENATOR: DORO...Published: 23 Feb 2015 at 15:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Lovemore Madhuku a toothless bulldog
It is quite interesting for progressive and like minded Zimbabweans to think that a constitutional expert is fast loosing relevance. Lovemore Manduku, of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA)...Published: 17 Dec 2014 at 10:20hrs | 3070 | by Stewart Murewa
Mnangagwa finally arrives
After years of struggle and suffering some debilitating defeats, Justice minister Emmerson Mnangagwa was finally appointed Zanu-PF's first Vice President yesterday, a position that sets him up to suc...Published: 11 Dec 2014 at 14:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
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