THE United African National Congress (UANC) recently held its congress and elected Gwinyai Muzorewa as party president and its candidate for the presidential poll set for next year.   Gwinyai, son of Abel Muzorewa, who was prime minister of the short-lived Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, made audacious calls in his acceptance speech, promising that the 2018 polls would be watershed and would deliver a new Zimbabwe.   Gwinyai said the country was liberated for everyone from the peasant…

This is a very busy tourist district for the museum and available sights. A number of people have been injured and emergency services are attending to the injured. Police were called at 14:21 and a man has been arrested at the scene. It is not clear yet what the nature or reasons for the incident are and we don’t know yet if it is a terror attack. London is currently at a critical at severe level…

Recently the controversial pastor Mugadza prophesied that Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe will die on 17 October 2017. However although his prophecy was clearly alarming to all, including those who wished to see it fulfilled, his case is still pending in the courts.   i would imagine even the courts are unsure of sentencing him before the prophecy fails or is fulfilled   Pastor Mugadza filed an appeal at the constitutional court challenging his prosecution but…

  MEDIA organisations yesterday expressed concern at the barring of the private media from covering Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Press conference on Thursday, where he was responding to a damning statement issued by his counterpart, Phelekezela Mphoko.   Local and international journalists had gathered at Mnangagwa’s Justice ministry offices located at the New Government Complex, on Thursday night, but his officers only handpicked those from the State media.   “Particularly disconcerting is the fact that the…

STANFORD NTINI (27) a man who allegedly assaulted and raped 30 women with a machete in Parker village in Silobela has been arrested. He is being held at Kwekwe central police station where villagers have been flocking to, just to see the thug who has eluded justice fir a long time. More news to follow. By Sibusiso Ngwenya

First Lady Grace Mugabe says Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa would be in prison if he was in any nation as there are reports that he wants to stage a coup in Zimbabwe, VOA reported. She said there is no reason for Mnangagwa to continue plotting to wrestle power from President Mugabe, whom she described as a clean and decent man. “We must all agree when the president decides one day says he is leaving office…

EMBATTLED Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, battling for survival on politically shifting sands, has come out guns blazing in his response to Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo’s video-documentary dossier presented in the politburo on July 19 accusing him of plotting to oust President Robert Mugabe to secure his ascendancy. In an 85-page report, delivered to Mugabe last month and exclusively obtained by the Zimbabwe Independent from the vice-president’s political network, Mnangagwa made a series of allegations, claims…

Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo has requested more information from Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa before he can respond to the $3 million defamation lawsuit filed last Friday. In a request for further particulars filed by Moyo’s lawyers, Hussein, Ranchhod and Co, the Tsholotsho North MP wants Mnangagwa to explain a number of issues before he can submit his defence. Moyo wants Mnangagwa to explain what the politburo is and also the position held by…

In a surprising twist in the matter involving Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe, the country’s embassy has decided to withdraw from the matter as an intervening party claiming its lawyer had received threats. The lawyer representing the embassy, Simba Chitando, told the media that: “I have received instructions from consul general of the Zimbabwean embassy which reads: ‘I have read the memorandum by Adv (Simba) Chitando our counsel of record and have personally seen various…

FIRST Lady Dr Grace Mugabe yesterday shot down Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s claims that he was poisoned, saying he was merely seeking sympathy. She said VP Mnangagwa was “nothing” but an employee of President Mugabe.   Dr Mugabe made the remarks in Harare yesterday while launching youth empowerment and employment creation initiatives.   “Depending on the audience you will be addressing, you go to the benefactor you say, I am bringing my doctor telling the…