On this day in 2020, Dr Magombeyi who was spearheading an organisation leading a series of protests demanding salary increases was abducted. he was found 4 days later outside Harare.
Read More →On this day in 2014, Penelope Makomeya’s (a ZANU PF youth leader ) house was petrol bombed. Makomeya had also been attacked on 24 August by people who were reportedly had been sent by the ZANU PF Provincial Youth Chairperson, Godfrey Gomwe.
Read More →On this day in 2006, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions leadership was assaulted by the police while in police custody. These included the President Lovemore Matombo, Secretary General Wellington Chibebe, 1st Vice President Lucia Matibenga and 2nd Vice President George Nkiwane.
Read More →On this day in 2018, a new cabinet appointed and headed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn into office. This followed there appointment on 7 September. The cabinet consisted of 20 cabinet ministers, 13 deputy ministers and 9 provincial ministers.
Read More →On this day in 2008, the late Robert Gabriel Mugabe then President of Zimbabwe agreed to hand over day to day control of the government and much of his power in a historical deal with his opponent the late Morgan Tsvangirai. The deal was very crucial to end the famous 2008 political crisis that Zimbabwe […]
Read More →On this day in 2001, after the MDC had won all the seats contested in Bulawayo, a group of ZANU-PF youth supporters and War Veterans attacked people and passing cars at the Renkini Bus Station. The police did not intervene to stop the attacks, in which a war veteran stabbed one man who he thought […]
Read More →On this day in 2008, the Zimbabwean government confirmed the deaths of four people due to serious outbreak of Cholera which had pricked the whole country.
Read More →On this day in 2018, President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed a new cabinet after winning the 2018 presidential elections. The cabinet consisted of 20 cabinet ministers, 13 deputy ministers and 9 provincial ministers.
Read More →On this day in 2020, a fuel station in Ruwa was burnt down when a fuel tanker was offloading its petroleum product in the early hours of the day. No casualties were reported. The fire was extinguished by the City Fire Brigade. By the time when the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority arrived at the scene, […]
Read More →The first draft of the Zimbabwe constitution was released on this day, but it was highly contested. The rejected provisions covered devolution, presidential running mates, the constitutional court, a prosecuting authority, a clause on land commission, same-sex marriage and foreign funding of political parties.
Read More →On this day in 2021, Zimbabwe global journalism seminar was held. The main ideas which were discussed were on how journalism has suffered in Zimbabwe, cyber security laws and how to deal with online trolls. Subsequently, Award winning journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono addressed how he was mistreated on occassions he was held in custody and in […]
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