Except for the fat cats of the leadership of Zanu-PF, there is now universal consensus among ordinary people in Zimbabwe that the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has made things even worse. It did not have to be that way. The crisis is because the new regime was unwilling to break the old patronage and corruption networks from which former President Mugabe and his cronies profited. As a result of growing hunger, record unemployment and brazen corruption, Zimbabwe’s restive population has increased calls for mass protests to force the Mnangagwa regime to make drastic political reforms or concede to the creation of a national transitional authority to give the country an opportunity to return to accountable governance. However, to protect itself from accountability and d
The 4 000 white commercial farmers who lost their farms during land reform will now be getting US$3,5 billion compensation for improvements after Government and the farmers’ representatives yesterday signed a series of agreements in a ceremony presided over by President Mnangagwa at State House. President Mnangagwa described the agreements, bundled as the Global Compensation Deed (GCD), as a “milestone” that demonstrates the Second Republic’s commitment to reengagement and constitutionalism. Presiding over the signing ceremony of the GCD at the State House, President Mnangagwa described the event as “historic” in as much as it closed the land reform chapter and sealed its irreversibility, sentiments echoed by the representative of the farmers who s
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday vowed to crush planned opposition protests on Friday, claiming that the opposition was planning an “insurrection” against his regime. Mnangagwa labelled organisers of the protests “terrorists”, echoing a label attached on the main opposition MDC Alliance by his Zanu PF party’s spokesman on Monday. MDC Alliance deputy president Tendai Biti told journalists in Harare that Mnangagwa’s plan was to “liquidate” their party as his government comes under pressure over a deepening economic crisis and the erosion of salaries by hyperinflation, which was over 700 percent in June. Police last week arrested Jacob Ngarivhume, the main organiser of the July 31 protest and journalist Hopewell Chin’ono,
Acting MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe wants to claim ownership of the MDC Alliance name from the Nelson Chamisa-led party, an official confirmed yesterday. Khupe’s faction, which seized control of the MDC Alliance headquarters Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House with the assistance of police and army last month, recalled several parliamentarians and clandestinely received $7,5 million from government under the Political Parties Finances Act. Khupe’s spokesperson Khalipani Phugeni claimed that the Chamisa faction was infringing on their rights by using the name MDC Alliance, adding that the MDC-T would soon move to stop the practice. “They are infringing our rights using the name MDC Alliance. We are going to assert our rights on the name very soon. The MDC Alliance is a p
Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrance Shiri who died this morning, has been declared a national hero. According to senior ruling party politburo members, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is going to make the announcement later today, after the Politburo, which is currently meeting for an ordinary session finishes it's business. "We all know that Perrance Shiri is a national hero. There is no need to deliberate on that. Mnangagwa will officially make the announcement later today, or the acting party secretary for information VaChinamasa," said one of the politburo members shortly before attending their morning meeting Perence Shiri born Bigboy Samson Chikerema was a former Air Marshall of Zimbabwe Air Force, liberation war hero and Lan
Zimbabwe’s president has picked a fight with the country’s most successful businessman. The economy may be the loser. Under pressure from a plunging currency and 737% inflation, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration on June 27 restricted almost all mobile-money transactions in a country where 90% of commerce is conducted on handsets because of cash shortages. On July 17, the police accused Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Ltd., which dominates mobile-cash transfers, of money laundering. The battle pits Mnangagwa, who came to power in a November 2017 coup, against Strive Masiyiwa, the businessman who founded and controls Econet. The company’s mobile-money unit Ecocash has 11.4 million customers and a 98% share of the market. Its platform is used for everythi
A 42-year-old woman from Christian Farm in Featherstone near Chivhu who allegedly ordered a 14-year-old boy to have s_x with her from the back has appeared in court after she slapped the complainant for failing to satisfy her. Georgina Madoro is charged with aggravated indecent assault. The State led by Audrey Mupini told Chivhu Regional Magistrate Fadzai Mtombeni that Madoro who was fetching firewood dropped the pile which was on her head, bent down to the ground, lifted up her dress and pulled down her pants before ordering the complainant to make love to her from the back. Magistrate Mtombeni postponed the matter for trial to August 20, 2020. It is the State case that on May 8, 2020, at around 11 am the accused was looking for firewood in a bush near the complainant’s hom
ZIMBABWEAN journalist Hopewell Chin’ono and opposition Transform Zimbabwe party leader Jacob Ngarivhume on Wednesday 22 July 2020 appeared before judicial officers at Harare Magistrates Court answering to charges of inciting people to overthrow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government through unconstitutional means. Chin’ono appeared before Magistrate Ngoni Nduna answering to charges of incitement to commit public violence as defined in 187(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act as read with section 36(1)(a) of Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act. Chin’ono, who was arrested on Monday 20 July 2020 by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) members, was also charged with incitement to commit public violence as defined in section 187(1)(b) as r
Zimbabwe Min of Agric Chief Air Marshall PerrenceShiri has died. Commonly known as BlackJesus, he was instrumental in #Gukurahudi& an icon of Zimbabwean Liberation. He will be declared a #NationalLiberationWar Hero Amid the Nyuchi sensation that has gripped the country, the general who has killed thousands of innocent Zimbabweans, Perrance Shiri has reportedly died. The report comes barely 2 days after his driver passed away from COVID-19. He briefly communicated with ZimEye last night and then his phone suddenly went offline at 2.34am. The report was confirmed by the Norton MP Temba Mliswa who announced saying: I’m gutted to just receive news that Rtd. Air Marshal, Hon. Perrence Shiri popularly known as “Gudo Guru” during the liberation w
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has allegedly deployed several teams of intelligence officers to hunt down MDC Alliance deputy national chairman Job Sikhala, who has gone into hiding ahead of planned public demonstrations on July 31. The teams have made several visits to Sikhala’s Chitungwiza home, but failed to locate him. Sikhala allegedly went into hiding soon after the arrest of July 31 protests organiser and opposition Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume as well as journalist Hopewell Chin’ono for allegedly inciting violence ahead of the protests. Chin’ono and Ngarivhume are languishing in remand prison after they were denied bail following their arrest on Monday last week. Sikhala was one of the people Mnangagwa’s administratio
