Beitbridge Arms Smuggling Saga: Fears President Was Main Target

Fears are mounting within President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s inner security circle that the arms which were smuggled into the country through Beitbridge by a seasoned gun-runner without a consignee were meant to attack the President ahead of the Zanu PF congress next week, military sources say.  Zanu PF holds its elective …

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Zanu PF Congress: Mnangagwa Outsmarts Chiwenga

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is next week expected to emerge triumphant at the crucial Zanu PF elective congress after a fierce power struggle — characterised by scheming, backstabbing, a grenade attack, poisoning and purges, as well as fears of yet another military coup — over the unresolved party leadership rivalry between …

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Zanu PF Ministers Scold Owen Ncube Over Violence Threats

Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Paul Mavima says former state security Minister Owen Mudha Ncube needs psychiatric examination over chilling threats government will deny food hand-outs and unleash violence against the opposition during election campaigns next year. Home Affairs deputy minister Ruth Mavhungu Maboyi also said the excitable …

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Prophet Magaya In Trouble As Sexual Abuse Probe Commences

By Richard Kawazi The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has initiated investigations concerning sexual abuse and exploitation allegations laid against controversial preacher Walter Magaya, leader of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries (PHD). This follows a recent High Court order giving the greenlight for the probe to proceed after Magaya failed in …

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Truss: Premier Who Broke All The Wrong Records

Liz Truss’s premiership was never going to be an easy one. Even during the Conservative leadership contest, when she was clear that despite the tough economic times the country was facing and people’s craving for stability, she planned to do things differently. Her rival Rishi Sunak warned of her “fantasy …

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Nhau/Indaba Entertainment Diary

By Mazzeltov Makhadzi, Jah Prayzah @ Odyssey KadomaThe gig that Zimbabweans have been eagerly awaiting is just day away now and organisers say all is set for this massive show featuring Ralivhona Ndivhudzannyi aka Makhadzi and contemporary musician Jah Prayzah. This show comes just as the duo dropped a collaboration …

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2023 General Elections Slated For July-Aug

Constitutionally, Presidential, Parliamentary and local authority elections must take place in July or August next year, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has noted and so there shall be no by-elections for vacant Parliament and local authority seats from November 1 this year. Section 143 of the Constitution states that Parliament …

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Fans Eagerly Await JP, Makhadzi Gig At Odyssey

What started off as social media banter between two music heavyweights separated by the Limpopo River has resulted in another duet which has the potential of being one of the best hits of the year. About six months ago, South African music sensation Makhadzi flew to Harare for a performance …

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