A 99-year-old granny from Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North left villagers shocked after she moved her body just as she was about to be buried. Mrs Nkazanyana Ncube from Kwine village under Chief Gampu who was buried yesterday, ‘resurrected’ twice as villagers attemped to bury her. She died at her homestead and was not certified dead by a doctor. Mrs Ncube is said to have died on Saturday at about 3AM and resurrected as fellow villagers were about to bury her the same day forcing them to take her back into the house. Villagers who had taken her ‘body’ which was wrapped in a blanket to the grave, noticed movements as they prepared to lower the body into the grave and immediately suspended the burial. At about 1AM yesterday, they discovered her body was &lsqu
THE opposition MDC Alliance has urged Zimbabweans to unite against the Zanu-PF regime, saying there was need for a broad alliance to demonstrate against the erosion of basic freedoms and confront State corruption. Speaking to NewsDay ahead of planned July 31 protests, MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said the only option was for Zimbabweans to take to the streets and confront the regime. "What do we do? We take to the streets, we have to find our collective voice, and it's not just about the 31st of July. I think that's what I need to emphasise that's just about one day, so it's not as if once the 31st of July comes and goes, we sort of forget about the need to stand up and speak out against the government. There is no magic around that day. There is need
THE ruling Zanu-PF youth league has sensationally claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was under threat from within his own party and accuses some insiders of working with exiled officials to dislodge him. Zanu-PF youth league secretary for administration in Mnangagwa's stronghold of Midlands province, Justice Mayor Wadyajena said the youths would defend their leader. He accused some senior party officials of working with the former Zanu-PF elements ousted in 2017 when former leader, the late Robert Mugabe was removed in a coup, and of leaking sensitive information to tarnish Mnangagwa's image and justify an uprising. "We the youth league are a peaceful and peace-loving body, but stand ready to take up positions in our millions to peacefully defend ourselves on t
MDC-T interim president Dr Thokozani Khupe has reportedly sent emissaries to senior members of the MDC-Alliance led by Mr Nelson Chamisa to seek support in a bid to ward off pressure from secretary-general Mr Douglas Mwonzora for the top-most position in the party. Dr Khupe who is likely to face off with Mr Mwonzora for the position of party president is reportedly making inroads into Mr Chamisa’s close allies especially in Bulawayo with the hope of convincing them to attend the pending extraordinary congress and fend off the party’s secretary-general’s attempt to wrestle power. Two weeks ago it was reported that some councillors and MPs in Bulawayo, fearing a recall by Dr Khupe, were advocating for a settlement between Dr Khupe and Mr Chamisa, failure to which they
Twenty years after former President Robert Mugabe turned Africa’s bread basket into a basket case, Zimbabwe is giving some land seized from white farmers to war veterans and youth with the hopes of boosting food production and fixing a tattered economy. The war veterans fought Rhodesians from 1966 to 1980 and received government support to take over white-owned commercial farms in return for their unwavering support of the ruling ZANU-PF party According to the World Food Program, Zimbabwe is in urgent need of food assistance because production collapsed after forceful takeover of farms by veterans who have no experience operating them. Economy in deep decline as hunger grows The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank say the Zimbabwe economy is in a free fall and
Fadzai Mahere posted the following on Her Twitter. Sadly, journalist Hopewell Chin'ono has been denied bail & remanded in custody to August 7. #FreeHopewell #FreeJacob Doug Coltart Posted the following Hopewell Chin’ono has been denied bail and remanded in custody until 7 August by Magistrate Ngoni Nduna on the basis that he is a danger to the public because he has not yet completed his mission of inciting people to demonstrate on #31July. We will be appealing. #FreeHopewell
The opposition MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe has indefinitely postponed the Supreme Court-ordered extraordinary congress (EOC) that was scheduled for July 31 due to lockdown measures that have been in force since March. Khupe had applied for clearance from the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) for direction on how to hold the extraordinary congress set to be attended by over 4 000 delegates. Responding to Khupe’s request, MoHCC acting permanent secretary Gibson Mhlanga, in a letter dated June 29 and addressed to the former, said it was not possible for the EOC to be held under the ongoing health crisis. Speaking during a press briefing at Harvest House on Wednesday, Khupe’s spokesperson, Khaliphani Phugeni, said: We are sad to announce that our July 31 extrao
MDC-T Acting President Thokazi Khupe is set to sworn in Parliament as a Senator for Bulawayo. According to MDC-T sources, Khupe as leader of the party will immediately assume the Leader of Opposition post. The swearing in of Khupe follows the recalling of MDC-T legislators who were rebellious to Khupe and the MDC-T leadership. In 2018 President Emmerson Mnangagwa told the US television Bloomberg TV that he wanted to establish the position of leader of opposition in Parliament in accordance with Commonwealth tradition. "We are going to introduce the office of the leader of the opposition in Parliament," Mnangagwa said then. "This is what we are going to do ourselves but under the former administration (Robert Mugabe's) there was no formal recognition of the leade
A Zimbabwean journalist known for exposing alleged government corruption and now accused of plotting against the government is appearing in court on Wednesday. Hopewell Chin’ono is appearing alongside Jacob Ngarivhume, an opposition politician he is accused of conspiring with to mobilize anti-government protests planned for July 31. Both men have been charged with “incitement to participate in a gathering with intent to promote public violence, breaches of peace or bigotry.” Police returned to Chin’ono’s home on Tuesday “to recover a camera which they alleged was used by the journalist to take photos and screenshots which he allegedly posted on Twitter,” said Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, which is representing him. It’s t
HARARE Mayor Councillor Herbert Gomba was on Tuesday arrested on allegations of criminal abuse of office connected with the sale of stands, Zimbolivenews can report. Gomba was picked up by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission and spent the night in the police cells. He is likely to appear before Harare Magistrates’ Court this morning. Gomba was reportedly involved in the illegal creation and sale of stands, with irregularities in the approval of plans and production of fraudulent layout plans prejudicing the Harare city council of thousands of dollars. His subordinates in council who include Edgar Dzehonye, a senior officer in the housing department, have appeared in court, to answer to charges of criminal abuse of office. Dzehonye was remanded in custody to August 17
