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Job Sikhala faces new threats?
Veteran political activist Job Sikhala has faced relentless persecution since delivering a powerful speech exposing Zimbabwe's human rights abuses at the 16th United Nations Geneva Conference for Huma...
Published: 17 hrs ago | 1321 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa aiming to leverage on the upcoming war veterans congress
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is aiming to strengthen his authority by leveraging the upcoming war veterans congress to quash the presidential ambitions of his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga. The congres...
Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 07:02hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
CCC evicted from offices
In Bulawayo, a power struggle within the opposition has intensified as the MDC, led by Douglas Mwonzora, reclaimed party offices from a faction aligned with Sengezo Tshabangu of the Citizens Coal...
Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 11:19hrs | 1329 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hijacks food aid in Insiza
In Insiza district, members of the ruling party Zanu-PF are accused of manipulating the food aid distribution process. Villagers have pointed fingers at Zanu-PF councillor Sindiso Ndlovu of Ward 17 fo...
Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 11:19hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo and Russia: Lessons from South Africa
Among those Zimbabweans observing the elections in South Africa was Owen Chikukwa in Cape Town.The loss of power by the African National Congress can easily be explained. Brother Owen put it s...
Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:46hrs | 552 | by Kenneth Muf*cka
Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger acquitted
A Harare magistrate has acquitted ZANU-PF activist Sybeth Musengezi of electoral fraud charges after he contested President Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy. Musengezi had filed a court applica...
Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 14:23hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to construct provincial offices
Zanu-PF is set to construct its new provincial offices and move from Chevron Hotel where they have been squatting for decades, having been given free lodgings by the Zvobgo family which runs the hotel...
Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 14:18hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
'Mysterious' bus dumped along Zimbabwe Road
In Mutoko, Zimbabwe, a red Hino 500 bus with South African registration plates has been abandoned on the roadside, approximately 30 km before Mutoko Centre. The bus, which once boasted a vibrant red c...
Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:44hrs | 1133 | by Staff reporter
South African GNU and Zimbabwe economy
GNU as portfolio controlThis week, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa was inaugurated for his second and last term in office under the current Constitution.What is now awaited is...
Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:28hrs | 256 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
How Zanu-PF linked businessmen squandered money for presidential goats
ZANU-PF-linked businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu have come under scrutiny following revelations from an internal Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) report dated June 7, 2024. The repor...
Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:26hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accuser applies for discharge
Sybeth Musengezi, a ZANU-PF member who contested President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rise to power following the 2017 coup, has filed for discharge at the conclusion of the State's case against him. ...
Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:23hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique and Zimbabwe are one
President Mnangagwa recently met with Mozambique's ruling party Frelimo's Secretary-General and presidential candidate for the upcoming October elections, Daniel Francisco Chapo. Chapo, the 47...
Published: 21 Jun 2024 at 11:14hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF abuses Parly majority
ZANU-PF has been accused of leveraging its parliamentary majority to suppress debate on critical issues, with Speaker Jacob Mudenda and Deputy Speaker Tsitsi Gezi under scrutiny for blocking discussio...
Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 07:36hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
CCC legislators dump Chamisa
In Harare, a significant number of legislators from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and former allies of Nelson Chamisa publicly aligned themselves with Welshman Ncube during a National Counci...
Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 07:33hrs | 764 | by Staff reporter
Has Chamisa learnt from his mistakes?
MY chance encounter with Nelson Chamisa at the British ambassador's residence last week triggered some reflection.At this beautiful garden party to celebrate King Charles III's birthday, I not...
Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 07:27hrs | 469 | by Trevor Ncube
Zanu-PF councillor arrested for selling Amos Midzi's farm
A Chitungwiza councillor, Patson Chipunza, has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) for allegedly subdividing and selling a portion of the late former Mines minister Amos Mi...
Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 17:15hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records decline in human rights violations
The latest situational report on human rights by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) noted a decline in violations, with cases dropping from 145 in April to 132 in May. Zanu-PF was identified as the main...
Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 11:54hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife cashes in on national dress
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has reportedly been involved in profiting from the sales of Zimbabwe's national dress, a fabric she initiated and promoted, which has become ubiquitous at state and ZANU-...
Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:37hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda challenges Mutsvangwa for war veterans chairmanship
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) will hold its elective congress on July 12, with three candidates vying for the top post: Victor Matemadanda, Christopher Mutsvangwa,...
Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:21hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Communist Party of China delegation, Zanu-PF share notes
The Communist Party of China (CPC) and Zanu-PF are collaborating on people-centered policies for national development, according to Tang Dengjie, a CPC Central Committee member. Dengjie, leading a del...
Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:15hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga resists chanting 'ED2030' campaign slogan
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga recently refrained from chanting the slogan "2030 VaMnangagwa vanenge vachipo" (2030 President Mnangagwa will still be ruling) during a Zanu-PF gathering in Chikomb...
Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 08:39hrs | 3925 | by Staff reporter
Frelimo candidate visits Mnangagwa ahead of Mozambique polls
Daniel Francisco Chapo, the presidential candidate for Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, is scheduled to visit Harare for a meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa on July 20 ahead of Mozambique's...
Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 06:58hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo saga divides Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF
The ruling Zanu-PF party is split on how to handle the scandal involving businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who allegedly used his connections to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to secure a US$40 million Zimb...
Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 13:11hrs | 1993 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war vets mull forming political party
A faction within the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), allegedly linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, fears that some members aim to transform the ZNLWVA into a politi...
Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 13:10hrs | 1512 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo saga exposes lack of seriousness in Zimbabwe
The lack of response from authorities following the scandal involving businessman Wicknell Chivayo and an alleged US$40 million Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) tender highlights the country's inad...
Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 13:08hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
CCC losing parliamentary candidate vindicated
Patrick Cheza, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate for Chirumanzu South in the August 2023 elections, has been acquitted of charges related to political violence, along with four other o...
Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 09:08hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF businesspeople reject ZiG
Zanu-PF political commissar Munyaradzi Machacha has called for the arrest of businesspeople affiliated with the party who refuse to accept the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), the country's newly introduced curre...
Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 09:02hrs | 952 | by Staff reporter
Net closing in on Chivayo
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, along with his former associates Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, faces scrutiny from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) over alleged money launde...
Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 09:01hrs | 2380 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to host Zanu-PF conference
ZANU-PF's Bulawayo province has been urged to leverage the current party restructuring efforts for rejuvenation and to display unity in preparation for the Annual National People's Conference in Octob...
Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 08:53hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo's uncle promoted to judge
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo's uncle Naison Chivayo was recently appointed judge of the High Court along with nine others by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The Judicial Service Com...
Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 18:08hrs | 949 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa aligned apostolic sects claim attacks from Mthwakazi
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has been accused of launching violent attacks on ZANU-PF-affiliated apostolic sects in Bulawayo and other parts of Matabeleland, targeting sacred shrines under the g...
Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 09:16hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF reads riot act to its MPs over food
ZANU-PF has instructed its members of Parliament (MPs) to refrain from participating in food aid distribution programs following reports of widespread corruption within the party. This decision comes ...
Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 09:14hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sends birthday message to China's Xi Jinping
President Mnangagwa extended his congratulations to Chinese President Xi Jinping on his 71st birthday, highlighting Xi's significant role in strengthening the bilateral relations between Zimbabwe and ...
Published: 16 Jun 2024 at 09:08hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
'I am not sick but old,' says Mohadi
The second Vice President Kembo Mohadi (74) has dispelled rumours circulating about his deteriorating health and said he is fit and in good health but old age is now taking its toll on him.Moh...
Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 12:48hrs | 2305 | by Staff reporter
MP gets 'lost' in his own constituency
Chiredzi South MP, Joel Sithole appeared lost in his own constituency when he visited Malipati for an irrigation project ground-breaking ceremony organized by Sustainable Agriculture Technology (SAT) ...
Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 12:47hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF is a danger to aspirations of majority of Zimbabweans
The National Democratic Working Group (NDWG), spearheaded by former Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala, has launched a scathing critique against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF government, acc...
Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 11:07hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna, two others acquitted of illegally prospecting for gold
Former Zanu-PF Chegutu Member of Parliament, Dexter Nduna, along with two co-accused individuals, has been acquitted of charges related to illegal prospecting for minerals without a license. The verdi...
Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 11:06hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Zapu war vets rap Mnangagwa over violation of Unity Accord
Max Mkandla, leader of the Zipra war veterans, has criticized President Emmerson Mnangagwa for straying from the Unity Accord agreement signed by former President Robert Mugabe and Vice-President...
Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 10:59hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa admits discord within Zanu-PF
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has subtly acknowledged internal conflicts within his Zanu-PF party, particularly over his potential bid for a third presidential term. Discord has arisen from uni...
Published: 14 Jun 2024 at 15:20hrs | 1416 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa unhappy with Chivayo, Mnangagwa ties
Nelson Chamisa, former leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), criticized President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration for alleged ties with controversial businessman Wicknell Chivay...
Published: 14 Jun 2024 at 07:26hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt makes U-turn on title deeds
The Zimbabwean government has stated it will not issue title deeds for unserviced stands, including those in Epworth where President Emmerson Mnangagwa had promised to distribute them ahead of the Aug...
Published: 14 Jun 2024 at 07:19hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
War vets make fresh demands
War veterans, represented by the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) and led by Ethan Mathibela, have requested the government to grant Freedom of the City and hero status t...
Published: 14 Jun 2024 at 07:14hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF rages at name-dropping Chivayo
Wicknell Chivayo, a controversial businessman, has recently come under scrutiny for leaked audio recordings in which he claims to have secured government tenders through his close relationship with Pr...
Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 15:01hrs | 704 | by Staff reporter
Vapostori4ED, Mthwakazi clash
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has been accused by shadowy Zanu-PF church affiliates of intimidating their members during raids on unregistered "bush churches" in Bulawayo. The MRP conducted these...
Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 07:08hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo cornered
Wicknell Chivayo, embroiled in controversy over an alleged audio recording, faced backlash from Zanu-PF and government officials after claims surfaced that he had undue influence over President Emmers...
Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 07:04hrs | 1961 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chef calls out abusive village heads
In Gwanda, Matabeleland South province, the Zanu-PF district chairperson for Nyandeni, Bongani Mlilo, has urged village chairpersons to cease harassing villagers affected by the government's recent ev...
Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 07:02hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF quakes over Ramaphosa's ANC poll disaster
President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed Zanu-PF supporters at a politburo meeting in Harare, rallying them against perceived Western interference aimed at weakening liberation movements in the region. ...
Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 06:57hrs | 1332 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP in food aid storm
Mutare South legislator Tawanda Dumbarimwe (Zanu-PF) is facing criticism for allegedly inciting hungry villagers to protest against the government by claiming that the State is too broke to distribute...
Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 06:53hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa will not accept conditional aid
President Mnangagwa has declared that Zimbabwe will not accept aid that comes with conditions undermining the nation's values, character, and beliefs. Speaking at the 376th Ordinary Session of the Zan...
Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 06:49hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF restructuring exercise to attract new members
President Emmerson Mnangagwa emphasized that the ongoing Zanu-PF restructuring exercise should attract new members to the party. The restructuring began with Provincial Coordinating Committee meetings...
Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 06:45hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
