Mugabe Eyes Gen Chiwenga For Dismissal-Politics Is A dirty Game!

President Robert Mugabe, also Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) is reportedly plotting to fire  ZDF commander General Constantine Chiwenga for dabbling in the party’s cutthroat politics and explosive succession battle. According to the Zimbabwe Independent, Mugabe could soon remove Chiwenga as ZDF commander anytime between the beginning of next year and the next elections in 2018. He has led the position since 2004 and could be deployed to the Zanu PF politburo or…

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Ex ZBC Presenter Ezra Tshisa Sibanda Fined US$100 For Abusive Facebook Text

Ex ZBC Presenter Ezra Tshisa Sibanda Fined US$100 For Abusive Facebook Text

Former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation radio presenter Ezra Tshisa Sibanda has been fined $100 for sending abusive and insulting messages through his mobile phone to a Bulawayo resident, Noah Mpofu. Sibanda (45) pleaded guilty to contravening section 88 (a) of the Postal and Telecommunications Act Chapter 12:05 (sending abusive and insulting messages through the cellphone) on Wednesday when he appeared before magistrate Temba Chimiso. He, however, told the court that he committed the offence out of…

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Gvt To Retrench Some Of Its 40 000 Soldiers, & 55 000 Police

Gvt To Retrench Some Of Its 40 000 Soldiers, & 55 000 Police

The government could soon retrench thousands of soldiers and police officers, as authorities embark on a staff audit of the security sector as part of efforts to reduce the civil service’s unsustainable wage bill. Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa told Parliament on Wednesday the rationalisation exercise was now being extended to the army barracks and police stations to ascertain their numbers. “We took a decision at Cabinet to do the audit and I think the only…

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Kariba Dam Water Level Down To Only 16% And Still Falling

Kariba Dam Water Level Down To Only 16% And Still Falling

Kariba Dam water levels have dropped to 16% despite the current rains falling throughout the country, the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has said. Last month, the water levels in the dam that produces the bulk of the country’s electricity had dropped to 21% from 40% recorded in June before falling to the current 16%. ZRA indicated that only one-metre water levels were left to sustain the country until meaningful rains pound. Although the authority did…

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‘Bulawayo Chicken Inn Roof(Opposite Tredgold Building) Collapses On Customers’

‘Bulawayo Chicken Inn Roof(Opposite Tredgold Building) Collapses On Customers’

AN undisclosed number of people were injured while having meals at a Chicken Inn fast-food outlet in Bulawayo when its ceiling collapsed on them yesterday. A witness, only identified as Ashley said she was inside the building when the accident happened at around 3pm, opposite Tredgold Building. She said she heard a loud bang and suddenly, everyone was screaming. “Some customers fled from the outlet. I saw blood on the floor as I fled as…

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Broke Zanu PF Regime Fails To Pay Pensioners Since October

HUNDREDS of senior citizens are spending days queuing at banking institutions across the country, hoping to access their November pay as the cash strapped government fails to pay. The frail looking elderly have been camping at the banks since the 31st of November and some from the 10th of December which are the pay dates announced by the Public Service Commission (PSC). In interviews with NewZimbabwe.com, hungry and angry senior citizens sitting and stranded at…

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Tombs Bus Overturns On N1 Highway: 1 Dead And 8 Seriously Injured

Tombs Bus Overturns On N1 Highway: 1 Dead And 8 Seriously Injured

A Zimbabwean woman was killed while eight other people were seriously injured when a Tombs Motorways bus overturned between Makhado and Musina towns on Monday morning. The bus was travelling from Johannesburg to Chegutu. Makhado police spokesperson Constable Irene Radzilane said the incident occurred near Ingwe Lodge, 5km outside Makhado town along the N1 highway. She said the injured were taken to Louis Trichardt Memorial Hospital while the body of the deceased was taken to…

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Chiyangwa Fights Attachment Of His Property Over US$4 Million Interfin Bank Debt

Chiyangwa Fights Attachment Of His Property Over US$4 Million Interfin Bank Debt

Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president and businessman, Phillip Chiyangwa, whose property is set to go under the hammer over a $4 million debt owed to the now-defunct Interfin Bank has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court, seeking to stop the sheriff from selling his property, pending an application for rescission of judgment.   In his application filed on Monday, Chiyangwa urged the court to consider his matter as urgent, adding the sheriff…

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Drivers Banned From Disembarking At Roadblocks To Stop Police Corruption

Drivers Banned From Disembarking At Roadblocks To Stop Police Corruption

  POLICE have been barred from asking motorists to disembark from vehicles at roadblocks to combat corruption this festive season. The announcement has been met with mixed views by motorists, especially commuter omnibus drivers, who claim police victimise them if they remain in their cars. National Police spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said: “Police have been directed to talk to drivers whilst they are in their vehicles and in full glare of the public….

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Fake Degrees From Dubious Local And International Institutions Flood Zimbabwe

Fake Degrees From Dubious Local And International Institutions Flood Zimbabwe

Education-hungry and title-seeking Zimbabweans have been warned against acquiring educational qualifications from dubious local and international institutions as they will not be recognised in the country. The Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (Zimche) yesterday said that citizens who wanted to further their studies must also stay away from online higher learning institutions as they will be wasting their money. Zimche chief executive officer Emmanuel Ngara told journalists at a press conference in Harare yesterday that…

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