VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa Chiwenga has brought into focus the relationship between her husband and President Emmerson Mnangagwa during the ongoing Zanu PF annual conference in Bindura. In a very revealing tweet, Marry said the power relations between Mnangagwa and Chiwenga (pictured) have not significantly shifted since …
Read More »Mnangagwa Warns Violent Members
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has threatened to descend heavily on party members engaged in violence as Zanu PF continues to burn amid reports that the party’s restructuring exercise has divided membership. The restructuring exercise has led to violence erupting with elections for new district structures failing to take off due to …
Read More »Gukurahundi: Remembering Not To Forget Pursuit Of Justice
While President Emmerson Mnangagwa is relishing his forthcoming visit to the United Kingdom for COP26 — the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference — the Zimbabwean leader will fly into Glasgow at a time when diplomatic relations between the two countries have deteriorated again after briefly thawing in 2017 following …
Read More »Zim Reclaiming Regional Food Status
The year 2021 has witnessed several changes on the agricultural front. There has been significant growth in the sector, riding on a good rainfall season. Some agricultural sub-sectors like cotton have continued to be affected by delayed payments to farmers. But in the past few months, the economy has also …
Read More »ILO Says Half A Million Youths Fled Zim In 2020
The quest for better income opportunities forced an estimated 580 000 youths to leave Zimbabwe for greener pastures beyond the borders in 2020 alone, a recent International Labour Organisation (ILO) report has established. The survey, titled Labour Market Diagnostic Analysis (LMDA), states that the number does not consider net migration, which …
Read More »Mnangagwa Claims Zanu PF ‘Upholding Constitutionalism’ As War Vets Charged,Caged
Tyrant Emmerson Mnangagwa made a bizarre claim on Thursday that he was “upholding constitutionalism.” On a day 40 war veterans were taken to court later than the constitutional limit of 48-hours, the Zanu PF leader was addressing his party’s Central Committee in Harare, marking the start of an annual conference …
Read More »Zimbabwean Journalists Urged To Report Objectively On China-Related Issues
Journalists should play their role in enhancing the relationship that exists between China and Africa, the president of the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has said. ZUJ president Michael Chideme made the remarks during the Sino-Zimbabwe Journalism Awards ceremony held in the capital of Harare recently. The awards, organized by …
Read More »Govt Suppresses ‘Incapacitated’ Teachers’ Salaries
Government has withdrawn salaries for teachers who have not been reporting for duty citing incapacitation. Educators Union of Zimbabwe president Tafadzwa Munodawafa yesterday said some teachers had gone for 10 months without pay after government withheld their salaries over absentism. This, Munodawafa said, was after some school heads submitted names …
Read More »High Court Removes Mugabe Exhumation Challenge From Urgent Roll
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday suffered a heavy blow after the High Court struck off the urgent roll, a case where she is challenging the exhumation of the remains of her late husband, former President Robert Mugabe. The case is before the High Court after Zvimba village head Tinos …
Read More »Doves Accused Of Burying Empty Coffin, Later Gave Body Pauper’s Burial
Leading funeral services company, Doves, allegedly buried a coffin without a body in error, and when it became aware of the mistake six months later, it disposed of the body without the knowledge of the dead man’s family. The shock claims have been made by a Harare law firm which …
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