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OPPOSITION parties and civil society groups in Matabeleland have saluted Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga, MDC’s proportional representation legislator for Matabeleland South, for single-handedly championing the region’s concerns in Parliament at a time most local elected legislators are lethargic. Misihairabwi-Mushonga has, on several occasions, ruffled feathers in the Lower House with her motions on Gukurahundi and marginalisation of the Matabeleland region. But the sentiments are in stark contrast to recent claims by Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko that no region…

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe initially wanted Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa to conceal medical findings in his poisoning saga, fearing the issue could rock the boat in the ruling Zanu PF party, but the information somehow spilled into the public domain, NewsDay reported.   This came amid fresh details that Mnangagwa fell sick shortly after ingesting a lethal radioactive substance known as thallium, mainly used by Russia’s feared spy agency to eliminate anti-government activists Mugabe, according to insiders,…

A ROMAN Catholic priest has been found dead at the church’s offices in Bulawayo’s Queens Park suburb. Father Peter Nkomazana was found dead in his office by St Andrew’s parish members in Queens Park after he failed to turn up for supper as expected on Sunday evening. Sources within the church said although it is not clear what killed Father Nkomazana, he had been in and out of hospital because of diabetes. In an interview,…

THE DISCERNING EYE WWW.NEWZIMBABWEVISION.COM TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT MUGABE’S CABINET RESHUFFLE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR MNANGAGWA AFTER REMOVAL FROM CABINET .   In an obvious flexing of the muscle and attempt to cement his control over Zanu pf and Zimbabwe, the Commander of the Defence forces of Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe, true to his word, followed up on his warning last week that he would reshuffle the cabinet, by actually doing so, yesterday….

  The president has reahuffled Zimbabwes cabinet in terms of Sections 100 (200) (c) and (d) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20), and re-assigned Ministers as follows; 1. Hon. Dr. I.M.C. Chombo, Minister of Finance and Economic Development. 2. Hon. P.A. Chinamasa, Minister of Cyber Security, ‘Threat Detection and Mitigation. 3. Hon. W. Mzembi, Minister of Foreign Affairs. 4. Hon. O.M. Mpofu, Minister of Home Affairs. 5. Hon. S.S. Mumbengegwi, Minister of Macro-economic…

Over 300 voter registration officers on the Zimbabwe Electoral Comission (Zec)-led biometric voter registration (BVR) exercise were left to unhygienic practices by Karoi Municipality in the most shocking of poor service delivery by a local council in Zimbabwe.   The high number of officers numbering approximately 300 registration officers set up camp at Chikangwe Hall but because no toilets had been put in place by Karoi council, they had to relieve themselves in surrounding bushes…

DRUNK drivers who are involved in accidents are getting away largely scot-free as police have been operating without breath test kits since 2010.   Standard police breathalysers cost as little as $6 per kit on online shopping site eBay.   The tests are needed to prove the level of alcohol in a person’s system at the time of an accident.   Without them, drivers have been successfully arguing in court that they were not drunk….