POLITICS

Mugabe neglected us, say war vets

Freedom fighters in Mashonaland West province have accused former president Mr Robert Mugabe of neglecting them since 1980. The freedom fighters aired their views during a meeting convened in Chinhoyi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF candidate launches 'Bhora Mugedhi' campaign

Zanu-PF Marondera Central candidate Cleopas Kundiona has launched whirlwind campaigns in the provincial capital denouncing the "Bhora Musango" mentality among some party supporters ahead of the July 3...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Chiyangwa donates

Zanu-PF Zvimba South candidate Philip Chiyangwa has sourced medical equipment and other supplies for hospitals and health centres in the constituency. The equipment includes blood pressure and blood s...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa in freak accident

MDC Alliance presidential candidate Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterday escaped unhurt after a poorly constructed stage collapsed while he was introducing his party's candidates at a rally in Hwange. The inci...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Card cloning on the increase, police warn public

Police have warned members of the public to be wary of a syndicate of criminals that has been swindling people through card cloning, with over 150 cases having been reported countrywide since January....

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

EDUCATION

Zimbabwe defers ARV drug roll-out

Government has deferred the national roll-out of Dolutegravir - an anti-retroviral drug for adolescent girls and women of child-bearing age - following reports from Botswana that the drug is associate...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa commandeer his full motorcade to Chicken Inn

President Mnangagwa yesterday took Chegutu food lovers by surprise when he unexpectedly joined the queue in a fast-food outlet, bought his lunch and even tipped a cashier. Mnangagwa is now famous for ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

EDUCATION

Zimbabwe launches 'HIV prevention' pill

Government last week launched the pre-exposure prophylaxis strategy (PrEP), which is meant to reduce the  risk of contracting HIV. Speaking at the "Million Men Circumcised" celebrations and launc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Obert Mpofu fingers Grace in Mugabe ouster

ZANU-PF secretary for Administration Obert Mpofu yesterday said Operation Restore Legacy was a matter of life and death and if it had failed, "some people could have been hanged". Addressing a healing...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Zanu-PF warns Dinha 'pull out or face the music'

Minister of State for Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs Advocate Martin Dinha was yesterday advised to withdraw his candidature for Mazowe North constituency where he lost to Campion Mugweni in t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa threatens Alliance partners

MDC Alliance president Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterday ordered Alliance partners who successfully filed their nomination papers without his blessings to withdraw their candidature, further straining relat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

'Vote Mnangagwa to conclude Mugabe coup'

Operation Restore Legacy, which reached tipping point with a nationwide march on November 18 last year and paved way for the new political dispensation in Zimbabwe, will be concluded by voting for Pre...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Gays praise Mnangagwa

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has received rare praise from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community for abandoning his predecessor Robert Mugabe's politics of discriminat...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Mugabe planes torment Joram Gumbo

The long-drawn Zimbabwe Airways saga refuses to go away, with under-fire Transport minister Joram Gumbo now standing accused of shielding ousted former president Robert Mugabe's son-in-law, Simba Chik...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Why Mliswa support Mnangagwa

Norton legislator Temba Mliswa is often regarded as a "fork-tongued" politician who talks too much and claims no allegiance to any political party by day, yet he allegedly supports Zanu-PF and Preside...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa to meet opposition leaders

President Mnangagwa yesterday said he will meet with opposition leaders soon, now that the nomination process is over and together they will commit to holding free, fair, credible and peaceful electio...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Dabengwa throws weight behind Chamisa

Zapu president Dumiso Dabengwa who pulled out of the presidential race at the last minute, yesterday revealed that his party is backing MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa's candidacy. Chamisa is one ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa threatens Zanu-PF rebels

President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday threatened unspecified action against Zanu-PF rebels who defied the party and will stand as independent candidates in next month's polls in protest at the manner...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa turning into a mini Mugabe

MDC Alliance presidential candidate Mr Nelson Chamisa's political approaches, particularly his tendency to crush dissent and dangle freebies to buy loyalty, is turning him into a small version of form...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF takes early poll lead

Zanu-PF has taken an early lead in the 2018 harmonised elections after some of the party's candidates submitted nomination papers unopposed. Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Matabeleland South provincial...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Investor beefs up CSC revival, says Mnangagwa

Cabinet will next week approve an investor to partner Government in reviving the Cold Storage Company (CSC), as the new administration continues implementing a raft of measures to resuscitate companie...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Parks authority revises stinky deal

The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, which is battling to sanitise a stinky 25-year lease agreement with a South African company, has approached the Ministry of Finance and Economic P...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimra's $4bn debt 'uncollectable'

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), which is owed a massive US$4,3 billion by taxpayers, fears the debt may be difficult to recover due to a number of factors, including operational challenges fac...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

Mahindra to bring 3 000 tractors

The world's largest tractor manufacturer Mahindra, is targeting to bring over 3 000 tractors into Zimbabwe in the near future as part of efforts to empower and merchandise small-scale farmers' operati...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

POLITICS

Chamisa chides the other 21 'pretenders to the throne'

Although a staggering 23 candidates have put their names forward in a bid to lead Zimbabwe after the July 30 national elections, opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says in reality his only challenge for...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 June 2018

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