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Eswatini closes schools indefinitely as pro-democracy protests flare up
Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, said Saturday it had shut its schools "indefinitely with immediate effect" as the country faces a wave of pro-democracy protests.Protests have flared...Published: 5 hrs ago | 206 | by Staff writer
Truckers face Beitbridge chaos
When it was controversially awarded a US$240 million contract to upgrade the Beitbridge border post in 2018, the Zimborders Consortium said it would provide "world class border facilities that optimis...Published: 7 hrs ago | 213 | by Staff reporter
Border chaos: National Ports Authority the missing link
The Government has over the years come up with a number of strategies to remove trade barriers and enhance the smooth flow of people and cargo through its land borders.This is being done with ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 237 | by Staff reporter
SA acts on Beitbridge congestion
South African authorities have come up with a host of measures to address challenges that have seen commercial truck drivers spending at least 11 days at Beitbridge Border Post.Sadc's busiest ...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Congestion locks up Beitbridge
CHAOS has rocked Beitbridge Border Post where haulage trucks are taking up to five days to be cleared after Zimborders, a private company contracted to upgrade the border on a build operate and transf...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 2503 | by Staff reporter
Hats off to security forces at Beitbridge Border
MEMBERS of the security forces deployed along the Zimbabwe/South African border deserve praise for their efforts towards the eradication of crime at the two countries' boundary.To date, police...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
'Forex rentals at blackmarket rates illegal'
PROPERTY owners and managers demanding rentals in foreign currency, without giving tenants an option to pay the equivalent in local currency using the auction rate, risk being arrested as the fight ag...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:21hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
Commercial cargo piling up at border
Commercial cargo continues to pile up on both sides of the Beitbridge border post where truck drivers are passively protesting over the poor service delivery at the border and the introduction of rela...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Zimra stalling development in the country
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority is throwing stones in the way of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's vision 2030 as they are charging exorbitant duty to local and international investors who would want to i...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 19:05hrs | 1332 | by Shelton Muchena recently in Victoria falls
Zimbabwe Infrastructure Summit set for next week
Global Renaissance Investments (GRI) will next week host the fifth edition of the Zimbabwe Infrastructure Investment Summit in Harare.The summit is set for October 14.The Zimbabwe Infr...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
4 specialist hospitals boost
GOVERNMENT is in the process of establishing specialist medical schools at four State universities, with the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) already recruiting critical staff to t...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa considers reopening borders
THE Government is considering re-opening land borders to the general public in time for the festive holidays as the country has officially gone past the Covid-19 third wave and continues to see a decl...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:18hrs | 1417 | by Staff reporter
Poachers take advantage of lockdowns
CASES of wildlife poaching have increased due to subdued anti-poaching activities that have been brought about by the lockdowns introduced to curb the spread of Covid-19.This was said by Paint...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:11hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe considers reopening borders
THE Government is considering re-opening land borders to the general public in time for the festive holidays as the country has officially gone past the C...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 07:49hrs | 593 | by Staff Reporter
Power cuts could derail industrial targets
The power outages besetting the country are set to derail economic growth prospects during a difficult phase for Zimbabwe when the economy is reeling from the effects of COVID-19, economic analysts an...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
New-look Beitbridge border post excites residents
The new-look Beitbridge Border Post that is shaping up following the completion of the first phase under its ongoing US$300 million modernisation programme has ignited excitement among the border town...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 06:14hrs | 1454 | by Staff reporter
Joe Biden's simple message to Africa: Save yourself
I went to university during the days of United States president J F Kennedy, Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah and the American dreamer, the Reverend Martin Luther King.The last 20 years have been dogged ...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:44hrs | 425 | by Ken Mufuka
Pre-training on new border traffic flow gathers momentum
The training of border agencies at Beitbridge Border Post has gathered moment as the Government prepares to open the newly built commercial freight terminal at Sadc's busiest inland port of entry....Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 10:12hrs | 896 | by Staff Reporter
Beitbridge-Bulawayo road rehabilitation on the cards
GOVERNMENT has said feasibility studies are underway to pave way for the rehabilitation of the Beitbridge-Bulawayo highway. Secretary for Transport and Infrastructural Development, Engineer Th...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:12hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to miss AU's 2023 border mapping deadline
ZIMBABWE is lagging behind in mapping the country's borders in line with the African Union Border Programme (AUBP), with only 20% having been demarcated since 2011.The AUBP was adopted in 2007...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:16hrs | 1126 | by Staff reporter
New Beitbridge trucks route opened
ZIMBORDERS on Friday opened the newly-built commercial trucks route at Beitbridge Border Post, signalling the completion of the first phase of the US$300 million border upgrade.The South Afric...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:15hrs | 2017 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's successes celebrated in US?
Scores of people today converged in New York city to celebrate the works and positive vibes that have been brought by President Mnangagwa since he became President. On the backdrop of a succes...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:09hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Dairbord to launch US$1,5m new plant
MILK processor, Dairibord Holdings, says it will commission a new US$1,5 million manufacturing plant in the second half of the current financial year. Zimbabwe's largest dairy processor, which...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:09hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border Post upgrade excites truck drivers
COMMERCIAL truck drivers from across the Sadc region have expressed excitement over the ongoing upgrade at the Beitbridge Border Post, which is currently being modernized by the Government in partners...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 18:33hrs | 2075 | by Staff reporter
Why I wrote Mnangagwa book
Former MDC politician Eddie Cross says he could not turn down an opportunity to write President Emmerson Mnangagwa's autobiography because he was impressed with his attitude.Cross (EC), the au...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:34hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Border officials and cross border traders undergo training
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is rolling out a training manual for border officials and cross border traders aimed at keeping the wheels of trade going under the restrictive Covid...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 19:51hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
'Beitbridge modernisation to enhance Zimbabwe, SA one-stop-border'
THE on-going works to modernise Beitbridge Border Post under a US$300 million budget will enhance traffic separation, address security challenges and pave way for the implementation of the One-Stop Bo...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:56hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Modernised Beitbridge traffic flow test run begins this week
ZIMBORDERS Consortium, which is upgrading the Beitbridge Border Post at a cost of US$300 million, would start traffic-flow test runs on Wednesday this week at the new commercial freight terminal ahead...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1016 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border buses: smuggling conduits
Zimbabwe could be losing millions in potential revenue through smuggling perpetuated by connected bus crews who have devised survival tactics in the face of the existing ban in cross-border travel. ...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:13hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Matabeles to disown 'gukurahundi' sellout Chiefs, blood on your hands!
Confidential information on our hands confirming that some Matabele traditional chiefs have accepted bribes from the genocidal Zimbabwe government to assist it to impose its suspicious Matabeleland ge...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 11:07hrs | 543 | by Israel Dube
Another lie exposed in Mnangagwa biography?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's biography by his newfound ally, Eddie Cross, has yet another major distortion which borders on lies on what happened after the former vice-president had been fired by hi...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:54hrs | 2899 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF supporters shun loans with strings attached'
Zanu-PF supporters do not want external lenders and donors to enforce strict requirements such as promotion of democracy and respect of human rights, according to Afrobarometer, an independent pan-Afr...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:16hrs | 1722 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to introduce drones at border posts
THE country's porous border posts will soon be under tight surveillance following Government's decision to acquire drones worth US$2 million to patrol the borderline to curb smuggling. The dro...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:20hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
Zimra registers 21 643 new tax payers
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says a total of 21 643 enterprises were registered as new tax payers in the year 2020 as the Government's efforts to widen revenue collection bear fruit. ...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 05:19hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown guards need guarding
Lockdown robbery. That's perhaps the best thing to call it.The setting is a once-famous nightclub off Old Mazowe Road on the outskirts of New Marlborough. The time is 10pm on a Friday evening....Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:02hrs | 212 | by Tawanda Majoni
IoDZ boss lands top African post
INSTITUTE of Directors Zimbabwe (IoDZ) chairman Mike Eric Juru has been elected vice-chairman of the IoD Africa Chairs Forum.Juru, chief executive officer at one of Zimbabwe's fastest growing ...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:47hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Police impound nine buses
POLICE in Lupane impounded nine buses for operating without permits and flouting Covid-19 regulations."On 29 August police in Lupane impounded nine buses for operating without permits and flou...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 17:56hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
50 000 arrested for cross-border crimes
ABOUT 50 000 people have been arrested since January for various cross-border crimes, particularly smuggling, a lucrative business that reportedly prejudices the country of hundreds of millions of dol...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:30hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Sikhosana humbled by fans' donations
Musician Sikhosana Buhlungu (real name Clopas Sikhosana) is a star, not only in his rural area of Gwambe in Nkayi but even across borders where his music is fast gaining popularity. Although the artis...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:24hrs | 772 | by Staff reporter
New Beitbridge freight terminal opens next month
THE newly-upgraded commercial terminal, built under the US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation project is set to open to commercial traffic on October 6. SADC's busiest inland por...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:23hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
Do we need more diseases that freak out our leaders for them to finally attend to crumbling health care system?
It is really strange, in fact, creepy, how people appear freaked out and terrified by the thought of death and dying.Honestly, as much as most of us are not suicidal, and not actively seeking ...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 17:37hrs | 240 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's chopper in hair-raising emergency landing
IN a hair-raising incident which might leave heads rolling at the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ), President Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidential helicopter was dramatically forced into an emergency landing ...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 21:31hrs | 9259 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe not among top offending nations in UK
Despite the number of Zimbabweans jailed in the United Kingdom increasing, the country remains not among the top 10 most offending nations. In little over a decade, the number of foreign nationa...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 05:51hrs | 517 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe's energy sector potential and investments to drive agenda
With strong indications of oil and gas prospects in the Muzarabani Basin - along with extensive mineral wealth that could propel Africa's energy transition - Zimbabwe and its energy investment opportu...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 08:59hrs | 530 | by Stephen Jakes
Illegal harvesting of natural resources sparks conflict
The Kenilworth community, in Bubi ward 19 has raised ire over the indigent harvesting of locally available natural resources by villagers from neighboring districts.Premature harvesting of bro...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 12:10hrs | 924 | by Stephen Jakes
Samsung disables TVs stolen during SA unrest?
Samsung televisions stolen during the looting last month in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng have been "blocked" so that criminals won't be able to use them.Samsung's Cato Ridge distribution centre w...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 07:56hrs | 3425 | by Staff reporter
Mr President, Zimbabweans don't eat promises
I AM not sure if the Second Republic led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is aware that things are going out of hand.At independence, the late Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere remarked that t...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 06:34hrs | 821 | by Mukunda Chitova
Zimbabwe records decline in cross-boarder movement
ZIMBABWE is witnessing a decline in crossborder movement as a result of tighter lockdown measures, a latest survey by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has shown.The country r...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:56hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
80 border jumpers arrested daily
ABOUT 80 border jumpers are arrested daily at Beitbridge Border Post as the Department of Immigration working with other border agencies is tightening screws to minimise cases of illegal migration bet...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:49hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Immigration tightens vetting at border post
The Department of Immigration, working with other border agencies at Beitbridge Border Post, is tightening vetting of travellers to curb illegal migration between Zimbabwe and South Africa. ...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:46hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
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