On this day in 2010, Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr. Xin Shunkang held a press conference to launch the 30th anniversary celebrations of establishment of China-Zimbabwe diplomatic relations. Senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Zimbabwe and journalists from Herald, ZBC-TV, New Ziana, Financial Gazette, Xinhua News Agency and China Radio International attended […]
Read More →On this day in 2019, the police arrested Japhet Moyo, Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). He was facing charges of inciting public violence and subversion of the constitutional government in connection with the 2019 January protests.
Read More →On this day in 2021, the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commissioner (ZACC) Jessie Fungayi Majome filed a lawsuit against award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono taxing $US 350 000 for character assassination.
Read More →On this day in 2021, award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was declared innocent for the charges laid against him for spurring on committing public violence through posting tweets denouncing looting and allegedly exposing government corruption. The High Court judge, Justice Musithu argued that charges laid against him lacked clear evidence.
Read More →On this day in 2011, award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was granted bail after weeks in prison. He was arrested for communicating falsehood about the police officer arguing that the police officer had killed an infant whilst enforcing lockdown rules.
Read More →On this day in 2021, award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was awarded the Greenfield people journalist of the year 2020. He was awarded for giving an investigating reporting on the COVID-19 procurement corruption which was done by high profile public officials including the Health Minister in Zimbabwe.
Read More →On this day in 2020, Award winning Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was granted bail by the Harare High Court. Chin’ono was released from Chikurubi prison, where he had been detained since 7 August 2020. The reason for his arrest was for ‘incitinging in engaging to public violence’.
Read More →On this day in 2020, award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was arrested for exposing the Government for Covid-19 procurement fraud within the health ministry.
Read More →On this day in 1971, Zimbabwean award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono was born in Harare. In 1993, he left Zimbabwabwe going to advance in his studies in United State of America. Chin’ono later worked for broadcasters such as BBC and ITV. In 2007, he came back to settle in Zimbabwe were he continued advocating for […]
Read More →On this day in 1980, former award winning Investigator Dumisani Muleya was born. In 2002, he won an award for exposing the state’s role in the farm invasion of 2000. In 2005 he won the Speakers Abbort award and in the following year the Cables Network African Journalist of the year.
Read More →On this day in 2021, the government of Zimbabwe announced the death of Zimbabwe foreign minister Sibusiso Moyo who was succumbed to Covid-19. Moyo was the army general who gained his superiority in 2017 when he played great part by announcing the military take over when Robert Gabriel Mugabe (late) resigned from office. Hence, His […]
Read More →On this day in 2019, Tinashe Choto, the late Zimbabwean young footballer was buried. Eye witnesses confirmed that the young man was shot near Makoni Police station during a face-off between the protesters and law enforcement agents.
Read More →On this day in 2019, national President of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe Obert Masaraure was abducted. Armed man who were suspected to be police officers tortured him with rifle butts and sjamboks demanding to know the people who were funding his labor union. He was taken to Harare Central Police were he […]
Read More →On this day in 1994, former minister of industry and commerce Christopher Ushewokunze died in a car accident near Chegutu at the age of 49. In 1965, he was enrolled as a Law student at the then University of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Zimbabwe) and he immediately became active in nationalist politics. Between 1966 and […]
Read More →On this day in 2013, former Zimbabwean Vice-President, John Landa Nkomo died at the age of 78 after succumbing to cancer in South Africa. Nkomo was one of the liberation struggle that played a very crucial figure for Zimbabwe in attaining its independence from colonial Britain. He advocated for equality, fratenity and civil justice, thus […]
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