RESILIENCE Behind Bars: A reflection on seven months in prison by Jacob Ngarivhume It is seven months since magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka sentenced me to four years in prison for “calling for anti-corruption demonstrations”. One year was suspended and am effectively serving three years. Yes in 2020 I called for peaceful anti-corruption demonstrations. I take no regrets about that. The huge irony of it all is the fact that I was convicted for “tweeting” an inciting…

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa’s niece Henrietta Rushwaya convicted of smuggling and remanded in custody till 9 November 2023 Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya has been convicted for attempting to smuggle gold worth US$333,000 to Dubai through the RGM International Airport. She said she took the wrong bag. She has been remanded in custody to November 10 for sentencing. An unverified statement doing rounds on social media purportedly from The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe said, “The…

VEHICLE SCANDAL exposed as Zimbabwe govt spends millions purchasing vehicles that are never delivered to government. GOVERNMENT ministries have been caught in repeated vehicle scams amid revelations millions of dollars were spent on buying cars that were not delivered. The ministries include Home Affairs, Lands and Mines. Revelations by acting Auditor-General Rhea Kujinga show that while millions of dollars were used to buy service vehicles between 2021 and 2022, most of them were not delivered….

BREAKING: SADC finally breaks silence and puts closure on Zimbabwe 2023 elections The South African Development Committee (SADC) has congratulated Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa for holding peaceful and credible elections with the highest standard. This was expressed by SADC Chairperson and President of Angola João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço during the opening of the SADC Extraordinary Summit held virtually on Tuesday. Said Lourenço, “Your Excellencies allow me congratulate President Emmerson Mnangwa of Zimbabwe and His Majesty…

OVER US$30 million of Air Zimbabwe planes unaccounted for as rot is exposed ACTING Auditor-General Rheah Kujinga has exposed the rot at Air Zimbabwe which includes financial books that are in a shambles as well as the failure by the national airline to account for the number of planes under its ownership. Kujinga revealed there are unaccounted for planes at Air Zimbabwe with a value of over US$30 million. In her report on state-owned enterprises…

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa coup-proofing himself by appointing Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander Philip Valerio Sibanda as an ex-officio Zanu-PF politburo member, describing it as a move by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to consolidate power and implement a coup-proofing mechanism. This appointment has been widely criticized as it disregards the country’s constitution, which prohibits serving members of the security sector from participating in partisan politics. Sibanda has held the position of ZDF Commander since 2017. According to political analyst…

5000 CHOLERA, cases reported , 120 cholera deaths and 104 cholera hospitalisations ascases rise in Zimbabwe The number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe continues to rise, with over 5,000 reported cases and 120 suspected deaths, despite the government’s efforts to control the outbreak. According to the latest situational report from the Ministry of Health and Child Care, there have been 64 new suspected cases and 43 confirmed deaths. These cases have been recorded in various…

CHAMISA panics and plots Emergency Congress to crush internal rivals Former Zimbabwean Cabinet minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo, has brought to light a meticulous plan by Nelson Chamisa, leader of the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC), to orchestrate what Moyo aptly describes as a “crush Congress.” This bombshell disclosure has set off a storm of controversy, with Moyo shedding light on the authenticity of Chamisa’s leadership within the CCC. In Moyo’s words, Chamisa, who formerly led…

CHAMISA CCC Elders acknowledge the existence of Sengezo Tshabangu grievances within the opposition party that require resolution. However, they view Sengezo Tshabangu’s initiated recalls as a drastic measure that has diverted people’s attention away from their post-election plans. This perspective was shared during a press conference held by the Elders in Bulawayo on Monday. Some CCC members present at the conference alleged that corrupt business figures in the city were backing Tshabangu because they wanted…

CCC Sengezo Tshabangu, the Interim Secretary General behind recent recalls of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MPs, Senators and councillors, has dismissed claims by party President Nelson Chamisa that he does not know him. Tshabangu, who claims to be CCC’s Interim Secretary General, said Chamisa was behaving like a person running away from his own shadow as their history dates back to the late 90s when MDC was formed. In an interview with broadcaster Ezra…