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March 15, 2017

Mwenezi East candidates in war of words

By Blessings Mashaya The battle for the Mwenezi East seat is escalating, with Zanu PF and Zimbabwe People First (ZPF) candidates embroiled in a war of words ahead of the by-election. ZPF’s Kudakwashe Bhasikiti is accusing his former party, Zanu PF, of deploying the full might of its terror machinery and engaging in blatant vote […]

Sparks to fly as politburo meets

By Mugove Tafirenyika Fireworks are expected when the warring ruling Zanu PF’s politburo meets in Harare today — to deal with last month’s hotly-contested party election results in Masvingo, as well as the ugly infighting which is ripping apart provincial youth structures in the capital and in Bulawayo. Well-placed party sources who spoke to the […]

Zimbabweans picking up pieces after floods

A Zimbabwean woman is rebuilding her life after miraculously surviving floods by hanging onto a tree for more than six hours, with her two month old baby strapped on her back. The floods are the result of torrential rains induced by cyclone Dineo which hit parts of the Southern African country two weeks ago. After […]

Mberengwa Church appeals for donations to help storm victims

By Rev. M. Spika-Dube I pray this letter will find you in good spirits. This letter serves to ask for donations on behalf of victims of floods and storm.  Scores of families in my Deanery have been rendered homeless by recent storms which swept through their dwellings, destroying huts and food storages. The Majority of […]

Inside Communities – Many cry out in the era of retrenchments

On February 20, 2017, Mathias Mabhiza, 50, reported to work as usual in Zimbabwe’s largest city, Harare, but by end of day he was jobless. Now, Mabhiza leads 28 former fellow workers that recently approached the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) for legal assistance, to get a better work termination deal, after they were recently […]

Prominent Zanu PF politician found dead at his farm

By Lovemore Kadzura Rusape politician and farmer, Nathaniel Mhiripiri was found dead at his Abeid Farm 10km along Rusape- Mutare Highway, three days after he went missing. The cause of his death is yet to be confirmed, but detectives who spoke to The Manica Post at the scene said preliminary investigations were pointing to murder. His decomposing […]

Airport heist: policeman arrested

By Graeme Hosken | TimesLive | Police have arrested four suspects in connection with last week’s brazen heist at OR Tambo International Airport, but are still searching for the stolen money. One of the suspects is a police officer. Acting national police commissioner Lieutenant-General Khomotso Phahlane said last night two of the suspects had appeared […]

Bhasikiti an empty basket – Mahofa

The Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs, Shuvai Mahofa last week attacked Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) candidate in the upcoming Mwenezi East parliamentary by-election, Kudakwashe Bhasikiti, describing him as an irrelevant empty basket with nothing meaningful to offer. Addressing Zanu PF supporters at a rally at Rutenga Primary School to drum-up support for the […]