EEG Led By Mike Chimombe Replaces Phillip Chiyangwa's AAG As Zimbabwe's Empowerment Group. EEG had its first official conference and names its members. EEG was formed after its leadership was fired by Phillip Chiyangwa with no notice. The former leadership announced that they would form thier own empowerment group which would help all Zimbabweans unlike AAG which is owned and in Phillip Chiyangwas trust. Below is a video of EEG naming iits leadership. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ZimSocial (@zim_social) Chimombe was the fou
The late Mutare based socialite Obert Karombe‘s burial has sparked controversy after it emerged that he was buried at night. Many were left wondering what could have caused his family to bury him ‘late’ using torches with some concluding that there might be ‘black magic’ involved. However, Obert Karombe’s family is yet to issue a statement on the issue. Some of the comments on Facebook read: Howard Tonde wrote: Why buried at night? Elvis Chamunorwa wrote: Pachishona chedu munhu anovigwa usiku ndiMambo ndisingazozivewo aive wehumambo hupi iyeyu? Kim wrote: Why was he buried at night? Obert Karombe died in a car accident whilst travelling with his girlfriend last weekend. His girlfriend who uses the name @mamagi
In Kuwadzana, a high-density residential suburb in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, the day begins as early as 5am for many of the working class – from vegetable sellers to bus conductors, like 19-year-old Thomas Gundawo*. For loading a seven-seater vehicle after soliciting passengers at the top of his voice at the bus stop, Gundawo gets ZWL$100 ($0.45). By 8am, he would have pocketed only about $3, insufficient to buy food and either broncleer – a street drug mixture of cough syrup with alcohol and codeine – or dagga (marijuana). So, he and his friends have resorted to a far cheaper alternative – adding water to the white residue found in used diapers and boiling it. “After boiling, it forms a greyish substance and we drink the mixture,” Gundawo t
The national airline Air Zimbabwe has been included in a recently announced European Union Commission Air Safety List of air carriers that do not fulfil international safety standards. The carriers on the ASL are banned from operating to, in and from the EU (including overflight). According the Air Safety List of April 2022, the following 117 air carriers are banned from EU skies: • 90 airlines certified in 15 different States, due to a lack of safety oversight by the aviation authorities in these States; • 21 airlines certified in Russia, as well as 6 individual airlines from other States, based on safety concerns identified: Avior Airlines (Venezuela), Blue Wing Airlines (Suriname), Iran Aseman Airlines (Iran), Iraqi Airways (Iraq), Med-V
Standard Charted Bank exits Zimbabwe After 130 Years Bank says it will focus 'where we can deliver significantly improved shareholder returns' Zimbabwe’s oldest bank Standard Chartered is shutting down its operations in Zimbabwe and six other countries in Africa and the Middle East as it seeks to improve profits by narrowing its focus to faster-growing markets in the region, it said on Thursday. The bank will fully exit Zimbabwe, Angola, Cameroon, Gambia, Jordan, Lebanon and Sierra Leone. It will also close its retail banking operations in Tanzania and Ivory Coast to focus solely on corporate banking. The move marks a major shift for Standard Chartered, which has been among the biggest European lenders to invest in the continent in recent years at a time when pee
News coming out is that the pilot who carried Mai TT to her wedding in a helicopter has dies in a crash. What we know so far is that the helicopter crash happened in Mhondoro. The pilots name wasCaptain Peter Chirimuuta Several media outlets are reporting. The Helicopter that carried Mai TT to the wedding venue crashed moments after leaving the venue💔 . Although our team couldn’t confirm the news, Facebook user ‘Ottie Chocdee’ posted on her platform paying her tribute to the pilot by the name Shefu Chillaz. The Helicopter crashed in the late afternoon today, he crashed in Mhondoro area, in a mountain, Air Force sent a rescue helicopter afterwards, but he was no more when they arrived on the scene some 45 minutes later. It’s the same helicopter used by ma
Former MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe has attended her first meeting as a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member despite being initially ‘physically blocked’ by angry security details at the Macdonald Hall in Bulawayo. Nehanda Radio understands it took the intervention of party leader Nelson Chamisa to have Khupe allowed into the venue. “Today I attended my first meeting as a CCC member addressed by President Chamisa in Bulawayo Macdonald Hall #KhupesaysVoteforCCC,” she tweeted defiantly. Disgruntled party members who spoke to Nehanda Radio said “she is not a member of the Provincial structures so we do not know why she is attending this meeting.” Former MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe has attended her first meeting as a Citizens Coaliti
Award-winning investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has once again exposed the Zanu-PF regime to the world accusing its elites of looting US$100 million every month when Zimbabwe’s hospitals are struggling to save people’s lives. Chin’ono, a fierce critic of the regime’s alleged corruption, human rights abuses, economic mismanagement and dictatorial behavior addressed the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy on Wednesday. The bold journalist shared the podium with Nazanin Boniadi, a British actress and human rights activist, NBA player and activist Enes Kanter Freedom, North Korean two-time defector and torture survivor Timothy Cho and Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known by his stage name Bobi Wine, a Ugandan opposition politician, singer, and a
Madzibaba Veshanduko To Appear In Court The famous Madzibaba Veshanduko, real name is Godfrey Karembera, is set to appear in court today. He [Madzibaba Veshanduko] is appearing at the magistrate court in Harare at 8:30am in court 6. He is charged for Undermining Police Authority as defined in Section 177 (a)(i) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9:23. This has been confirmed by staunch opposition supporter Hopewell Chin’ono through his Twitter account. According to Chin’ono’s post, Madzibaba Veshanduko allegedly shouted obscenities to the police officers accusing them of being puppets of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. Madzibaba veShandoko’s matter is scheduled for 8:30 am tomorrow (Monday) in Court 6 at the magistrates cou
FEATURED OPINION CCC Now A Serious Threat To Mnangagwa 14 March 2022 Share It is now crystal clear that Citizens Coalition for Change has become a household name and a very big brand posing a serious threat to the ruling party in this short period since its birth. What happened at Rudhaka Stadium in Marondera on Saturday where riot police blocked the CCC rally speaks volumes. How ironic is it that President Emmerson Mnangagwa called for peaceful elections when he was addressing his supporters in Karoi while turning a blind eye to the police which blocked Nelson Chamisa’s campaign rally in Marondera on Saturday? He indicates left while turning right. Previously, he has on several occasions denied the opposition permission to hold their rallies citing COVID-19 and it seem
