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'Massive diarrhoea outbreak at Chikurubi'
AN INMATE at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison (Chikurubi) has launched an urgent High Court application in which he wants authorities to deal with di...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:40hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe facing shortage of psychiatrists
ZIMBABWE needs to recruit more psychiatrists to deal divisively with the mental health challenges facing most citizens.Recent statistics showe...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:40hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Tension remains high in Zanu-PF
POLITICAL temperatures remain high in Zanu-PF as party bigwigs jostle to lead the former liberation movement's provincial structures.The polls for...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:04hrs | 2147 | by Staff reporter
Nurses plead for dialogue
ZIMBABWE Nurses Association (Zina) has written to the government seeking to have dialogue to solve their differences.This comes after the High...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:04hrs | 1128 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi's wealth set to be disclosed this week
THE mystery surrounding the late socialite Genius ‘Ginimbi' Kadungure's wealth is nearing its end, after the Master of the High Court called for a m...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:03hrs | 1746 | by Staff reporter
Mines Ministry does not have database
The Ministry of Mines does not have a database of mining claims and relies on mining registration cards and monthly revenue returns for information on...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 07:12hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
Perrance Shiri relatives in estate dogfight
A MAJOR row has erupted among relatives of the late national hero and Cabinet minister, Perrance Shiri, as they fight to benefit from his significant ...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 07:12hrs | 6683 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Russia sign extraordinary treaty
THE government has gazetted an extradition treaty it signed with Russia last year to allow the two countries to bring back criminals to face justice i...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 07:11hrs | 1460 | by Staff reporter
Govt loses millions to loan defaulters
Government lost millions of dollars to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises loan defaulters and fraudsters employed by the Small and Medium Enterprises...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 07:11hrs | 2094 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt mulls tightening lockdown
AUTHORITIES could be forced to re-introduce a tough national lockdown to prevent a second wave of the lethal coronavirus in the country.This c...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 07:11hrs | 13269 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF seeks Biden indulgence on sanctions
THE Zanu-PF government has tasked Foreign Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo to approach the United States President-elect Joe Biden in a fresh bid to men...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:57hrs | 1180 | by Staff reporter
Govt pay offer divides civil servants
LABOUR unions representing civil servants were yesterday divided over the 40% pay offer by government following a prolonged salary dispute with their ...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:56hrs | 3800 | by Staff reporter
6 workers trapped in collapsed Esigodini mine
SIX mine workers are reportedly still trapped in a mine shaft which collapsed last Tuesday at Matshetshe Mine in Esigodini.Indications are tha...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:55hrs | 900 | by Staff reporter
Woman in trouble for assaulting hubby's girlfriend
A CONCESSION woman has been arrested after she assaulted her husband's girlfriend.Lucia Marichata (33) of Laxaflow Farm pleaded guilty to an a...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:55hrs | 1110 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt slammed for politicking in resolving water crises
THE Zanu-PF government has been slammed for politicking when it comes to resolving the water crisis facing the country.This comes at a time th...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:54hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Cop, prison guard rob woman of US$2k lobola money
A POLICE officer and a Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) warden have been arrested for robbing an Odzi woman of US$2 000 she had recei...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:53hrs | 1587 | by Staff reporter
Lack of funding stalling Gwayi Shangani Dam construction
LACK of funding is reportedly stalling progress at the US$121 million Gwayi Shangani Dam, with only 39% of the project funds having been expended to d...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:53hrs | 1051 | by Staff reporter
More families evicted from Cyrene Farm
THE Messenger of Court, assisted by the police last week evicted 12 families from Cyrene Farm in Figtree which is owned by the Anglican Province of Ce...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:52hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea kills 13 people in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO has recorded an increase in diarrhoea cases, which have claimed 13 lives, and remains on high alert for a typhoid outbreak as the city contin...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:52hrs | 1327 | by Staff reporter
FFF supports suspension of by-elections in Zimbabwe
Local non-governmental organisation, Free and Fair Foundation (FFF), says the suspension of by-elections is a welcome development as a mitigatory meas...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:25hrs | 218 | by STaff reporter
Lover bedding his father-in-law, man tells court
A Bulawayo man who was facing charges of assaulting his ex-lover stunned a court when he defended himself saying he committed the crime after he suspe...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 19:35hrs | 1327 | by Staff Reporter
Man (54) rapes 7-year-old niece on Sangoma's instruction
A 54-YEAR-OLD man who was reportedly troubled by the mysterious deaths of his cattle has been arrested for allegedly raping his seven-year-old niece o...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 19:29hrs | 480 | by Staff Reporter
COVID-19 scare at primary school
A GRADE 7 pupil at Mahlathini Primary School in Cowdray Park in Bulawayo tested positive for COVID-19 last week after he got into contact with one of ...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 11:52hrs | 3381 | by Staff Reporter
Minister's nephew arrested for theft of food aid
Environment, Climate Change and tourism minister Mangaliso Ndlovu's nephew was recently arrested for theft of food aid earmarked for distribution to t...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 08:50hrs | 4826 | by Staff Reporter
6 Covid-19 deaths in one week in Bulawayo
THE continued increase in Covid-19 deaths in Bulawayo has pushed up the country's fatality rate due to the disease to 2,9 percent, the highest in the ...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:05hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa congratulates new US president
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday led Zimbabweans in congratulating United States president-elect Joseph Robinette Biden (Joe Biden) who won last week's U...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:04hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants start getting bonuses
THE Government will next week start paying the first batch of civil servants their annual bonus together with their November salaries as it continues ...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:03hrs | 1294 | by Staff reporter
SADC foreseeing Mnangagwa's downfall, claims Sikhala
MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala believes the recent war of words between South Africa's ruling ANC and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's admi...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:12hrs | 3166 | by Staff reporter
Man catches wife pants down with herdboy
A MAN from Jotsholo who came home unexpectedly got the shock of his life after he caught his wife indulging in sex with their herdboy on their matrimo...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:12hrs | 4577 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to complete 2 terms in office
THE ruling Zanu-PF has reiterated that President Emmerson Mnangagwa will complete two terms in office - further bolting the door against ambitious par...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:11hrs | 2837 | by Staff reporter
The Elders root for Zimbabwe's dialogue
THE Elders, a group of eminent global human rights and peace campaigners, want Zimbabweans to engage in national dialogue in the interest of the count...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:11hrs | 1144 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa graduation ceremony attendee dies from Covid-19
A woman who attended a graduation ceremony at which President Emmerson Mnangagwa was the guest of honour on October 30 has succumbed to Covid-19....Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:10hrs | 2805 | by Staff reporter
Zesa tariffs still too low, says Soda
THE government has scoffed at MPs who this week raised concerns over continued electricity increases, saying the price of power is still too low if Ze...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:09hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt will not bow to civil servants' salary demands'
THE government will not bow down to civil servants' salary demands as doing so has the potential to upset the current price stability being experience...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:09hrs | 3603 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean leaders should heed GNU calls
REPORTS that the MDC led by Thokozani Khupe has started low-level talks with Zanu-PF to negotiate the formation of a government of national unity (GNU...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:08hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
60-year-old man arrested after trying to kill estranged wife
A 60-YEAR-OLD man from Kamativi in Matabeleland North allegedly tried to kill his estranged wife by hitting her with an iron bar for refusing to have ...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:07hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Man dies from suspected alcohol poisoning
POLICE in Hwange are investigating a case where a 34-year-old Hwange man who was suspected to be drunk allegedly died after frothing from the mouth. T...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:07hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Govt acts on corruption in land distribution
Government has reviewed the policy on allocation of vacant land and restructured the Provincial and District Lands committee to curb rampant corruptio...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:06hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Over 130 000 HIV positive people in Mashonaland East on ART
At least 137 554 people, including 6 873 children, living with HIV in Mashonaland East province were initiated on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) as of ...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:06hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs, DA denounce violence against foreigners
South Africa's Home Affairs Department and that country's main opposition political party, the Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday denounced the violen...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:06hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Zera adjusts petrol prices downwards
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) on Thursday reviewed fuel prices in accordance with the prevailing market conditions.The price...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:05hrs | 1497 | by Staff reporter
Churchgoers demand their money back from Prophet Magaya
A SCUFFLE broke out at the Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries in Bellville this week when current church members tried to block former...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:05hrs | 1247 | by Staff reporter
Woman attacks hubby's manhood with metal rod
IF you're a man in an abusive relationship, it's important to know that you're not alone.A man from Matopo in Matabeleland South province is a...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:04hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa eases Bulawayo water crisis with 13,7 megalitres
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has started pumping water to Bulawayo from the Epping Forest project delivering 13,7 megalitres on Wedne...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 07:22hrs | 2228 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa will take no further action against minister over controversial Zimbabwe flight
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would not be taking further disciplinary action against Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula for a controversial...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 07:15hrs | 1055 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF stops succession tiff
Zanu-PF has reiterated that President Mnangagwa will complete two terms in office as the party bolted the door against ambitious bigwigs that are said...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 07:11hrs | 5065 | by Staff reporter
What Mnangagwa is doing is worse than Gukurahundi genocide, insinuates Harare based NGO
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has published a damning report on rampant human rights violations in the country under incumbent President Emmerso...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1579 | by Staff reporter
Govt restores Seed Co International fungibility
Government has restored full fungibility of Seed Co International shares following the relisting of the company on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange. ...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 07:10hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
No by-elections anytime soon, declares Chiwenga
VICE-PRESIDENT and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga has vowed that by-elections will not take place anytime soon during the COVID-19 pandemic peri...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:57hrs | 2686 | by Staff reporter
Rushwaya gold case opens can of worms
THE dramatic arrest and subsequent prosecution of suspended Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya has lifted the lid on the cu...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:56hrs | 11755 | by Staff reporter
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