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'Schools can't afford COVID-19 test costs'
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has urged government to craft a supplementary budget to cushion schools throughout the country to ensure that they effectively implement COVID-...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:46hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
Chinese jabs under probe, says WHO
THE success of Zimbabwe's mass vaccination programme is under scrutiny after a senior Chinese official made a rare admission that its COVID-19 vaccines being administered in the country have a lower e...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:29hrs | 1668 | by Staff reporter
Murowa running out of diamonds
OUTPUT at RioZim's gem extraction associate Murowa Diamonds slipped to 579 000 carats during the year ended December 31, 2020 after Zimbabwe's oldest operating diamond mining asset depleted high-grade...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | 1032 | by Staff reporter
Musona dreams big
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona is targeting qualification to at least the third round of the Fifa World Cup qualifying phase.Zimbabwe are placed in Group G of the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualif...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:12hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Vetting of war collaborators to start soon
Vetting of war collaborators for Constitutional benefits resume will resume soon, the chairman of the Zimbabwe Liberation War Collaborators Association (ZILIWACO), Ben Mubayisango, said this week. ...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 04:54hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's financial sector needs to be harmonised,' says Mangudya
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya says the country must establish a Financial Sector Development Plan (FSDP) as part of efforts to coordinate the operations of companies working in...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:36hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
The in-form players heading into the US Masters
With the first major of 2021 just a matter of days away, punters all across the world will be rigorously scouring the internet and the ...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 18:58hrs | 301 | by Staff writer
Zimdollar maintains stability
THE Zimbabwe dollar continues to maintain stability on the official weekly foreign currency exchange auction system with marginal fluctuations against the greenback exhibiting market confidence in the...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:42hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
NUST launches Covid-19 vaccination program
THE National university of Science and Technology launched its Covid-19 vaccination program for staff members and students today with the University`s vice Chancellor Professor Mqhele Dlodlo being the...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 18:28hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
Catch and release has the prosecutor general failed the fairness test in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe legal system bleeds and limps and trudge on as it staggers towards shame and doom. The people of Zimbabwe have always pointed blood-dripping fingers in the direction of the legal system. The ...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 15:29hrs | 1163 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Ambassador Comberbach starts UN mission
Ambassador Stuart Comberbach presented letters of credence appointing him as Zimbabwe's Permanent Representative to the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland at a brief ceremony at the UN's Pal...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:45hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Sibangilizwe Nkomo's interview was a disaster in the making
Not long-ago last month, Sibangilizwe Nkomo announced his Zapu candidacy to replace the late DD: Comrade Dumiso Dabengwa. I was excited about this, well as someone who grew up in Zapu and known the la...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 08:25hrs | 3683 | by Nomazulu Thata
Warriors face fair Qatar World Cup fixtures, says Karuru
WARRIORS midfielder Ovidy Karuru reckons Zimbabwe's 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifying fixture schedule is kind to them and thus believes the team stands a good chance of qualifying to the finals for the...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 07:04hrs | 1738 | by Staff reporter
Rural push spurs NetOne growth
STATE-RUN mobile telecoms firm, NetOne says last year's strategic expansion into outback markets lifted subscribers for its mobile money platform, OneMoney by 500 000, giving it fresh impetus....Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 22:40hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe hurtling towards stagflation'
LAST week the CEO Africa Roundtable (CEOART) gathered some of Zimbabwe's best economists and industrialists to digest economic developments during the first quarter of 2021. What came out of the summi...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:44hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
NetOne restructures debt ahead of deal
STATE-run mobile telecoms firm NetOne says a debt restructuring programme has been underway since government announced plans to bring private investors into the operation in 2018 under an ambitious pl...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:35hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU slams businesses for double dealing
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has slammed some local businesses for enjoying access to foreign currency at the official rate while unfairly pricing their goods and services using parall...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:01hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Ngoni Kudenga rejected by CSC creditors
CREDITORS of the defunct Cold Storage Company have voted Mr Vonani Majoko of Majoko and Majoko Legal Practitioners as the new interim corporate rescue practitioner for the country's meat processor and...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:09hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
'Incapacitated' teachers stage sit-in demo
TEACHERS at various schools countrywide are reportedly reporting for duty only to mark the pupils' attendance registers, but are not conducting lessons as they continue piling pressure for better work...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:56hrs | 2872 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reads riot act to Zanu-PF big wheels
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has once again read the riot act to Zanu-PF's district co-ordinating committees (DCCs), saying they must desist from fomenting divisions and advancing personal agendas in ...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 16:26hrs | 2890 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Mnangagwa onslaught against MDC Alliance leaves democracy in peril
THE onslaught against MDC Alliance legislators by the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T, with help from the ruling Zanu-PF, has weakened Parliament and is now a major threat to Zimbabwe's nascent democracy, ...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 07:01hrs | 796 | by Mirriam Mangwaya
Zimbabwe to issue Covid-19 'passport'
ZIMBABWE will be among the first countries in the world to issue out Covid-19 certificates that will be linked to the person's passport and National Identify Document.The certificate will also...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:49hrs | 1357 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF acts on errant DCCs
Zanu-PF has warned some District Coordinating Committee (DCC) members who are deviating from the party's constitution by de-campaigning sitting legislators and councillors. The warning comes a...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 08:35hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Angry Mnangagwa lashes Zanu-PF bigwigs
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa blew his gasket during a Zanu-PF politburo meeting yesterday, warning his errant lieutenants that gossiping, rumour-mongering and petty jealousies would not be tolerated i...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 18:05hrs | 3502 | by Staff reporter
Understanding the Zimbabwe economy
I OFTEN say to visiting experts and diplomats that, if you say you understand Zimbabwe, you have not been here long enough.We are a tiny blip on the global radar but we punch well above our we...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:52hrs | 971 | by Eddie Cross
Sables to end World Cup wait
ZIMBABWE are making a serious play to be involved in their first Rugby World Cup of the professional era, having made their two previous appearances in 1987 and 1991. We catch up with the Sables camp ...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:50hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Rugby United
IN 2023 France will host the tenth edition of the rugby World Cup. Twelve teams have already qualified for the showpiece event courtesy of finishing in the top 3 of their respective pools at the 2019 ...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:49hrs | 381 | by Mike Madoda
Fresh disorder rocks Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has been hit by fresh chaos, with the party's highly divisive and recently restored District Co-ordinating Committees (DCCs) at the centre of the latest commotion.The DCCs - which were...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 16:09hrs | 2446 | by Staff reporter
Zec rapped for arbitrarily suspending electoral activities
INDEPENDENT elections watchdog, Election Resource Centre (ERC) yesterday blasted the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) over its use of Press statements to arbitrarily initiate or suspend electoral a...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:56hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Mafu warns of Zebra kicks
FORMER Warriors assistant coach Bongani Mafu has warned Zimbabwe against taking the Zebras of Botswana for granted ahead of tonight's crucial Group H Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier in Francis...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:51hrs | 887 | by Staff reporter
Trade Fair moved to December
THE second edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) has been rescheduled to December to allow for a wider roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccines across the continent. IATF, wh...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:38hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hailed for taking COVID-19 jab
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will today lead the COVID-19 vaccination exercise in Victoria Falls with analysts yesterday saying the move was likely to motivate ordinary Zimbabweans to get vaccinated a...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:38hrs | 1353 | by Staff reporter
Team to counter cyber-terrorism in pipeline
Plans are underway to set up a National Computer Incidence Response Team (NCIRT) to improve issues surrounding cyber terrorism, data theft and any breaches of privacy. This was said yeste...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:09hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Musona feels Billiat's absence
ZIMBABWE captain, Knowledge Musona, says the absence of his regular striking partner, Khama Billiat, in the final two AFCON qualifiers, could not have come at a worse time for the Warriors. Th...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:09hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants told to shift approach
CIVIL SERVANTS have been challenged to adopt a paradigm shift and execute their duties diligently with a desire to prosper the country as opposed to the old mentality of working under supervision. ...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 06:09hrs | 795 | by Staff reporter
Jail Mamombe, throw away keys
The denial of bail to MDC-Alliance members Johana Mamombe and Cecila Chimbiri, on March 11 sparked a huge outcry from the usual quarters. Of note is that The Herald devoted merely three lines on the r...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:04hrs | 3254 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Musona expected to join Warriors camp today
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona is expected to join camp today ahead of the 2021 AFCON penultimate round qualifier against Botswana in Francistown on Thursday. There is also a ray of hope th...Published: 22 Mar 2021 at 06:02hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is the second least happy country in the world
African countries rank close to last in 'The World Happiness Report 2021'The World Happiness Report 2021 has been released and Finland has come out tops, followed by Iceland, Denmark, Switzerl...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 13:43hrs | 3821 | by Staff reporter
Govt makes U-turn on medical insurance
GOVERNMENT is set to establish a new authority under the Health ministry to regulate the operations of medical aid societies, in a departure from an earlier Cabinet decision to place them under the st...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 08:37hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Mass vaccination starts in Vic Falls
ZIMBABWE yesterday marked a year after it reported its first Covid-19 positive case in Victoria Falls, triggering unprecedented events that have seen the country recording 36 652 cases, 34 249 recover...Published: 21 Mar 2021 at 07:44hrs | 468 | by Staff Reporter
Gukurahundi genocide commission under fire
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has come under fire for snubbing a debate on Gukurahundi organised by the Bulawayo-based pressure group Ibhetshu likaZulu.NPRC officials...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 09:36hrs | 1232 | by Staff reporter
Biti stare threat of being recalled from Parliament
THE tendency by Zimbabwe's ever brawling opposition parties to self-destruct continues unabated, with key MDC Alliance constituent, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), at the centre of the latest suc...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 15:45hrs | 4003 | by Staff reporter
RG Mugabe airport expansion project defies Covid-19 challenges
CONSTRUCTION work to expand the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport is progressing well, with the move expected to boost the country's tourism and aviation industry.One of the flagship...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 18:32hrs | 1366 | by Staff Report
'Get vaccinated now' commanded Mnangagwa, on low uptake of Sinopharm vaccine - he still doesn't get it
"As at yesterday, only 36 283 frontline workers had been vaccinated with Sinopharm against a target of 100 000 people, with the majority said to be sceptical of the efficacy of the drug donated by Chi...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 18:22hrs | 2531 | by Nomusa Garikai
We need a proper Business Model to run this country
Government has a duty and obligation to attend to national issues raised by citizen's perspective, if they really want to retire with dignity. We have issues at hand which must be attended to, and mor...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 12:24hrs | 624 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Equating recently developed COVID-19 vaccines to long-known vaccinations is not only foolish, but irresponsibly dangerous
Who can deny that the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has wrecked unimaginable havoc, destruction, and death throughout the world? Who can deny that there is urgent need for a long-lasti...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 10:33hrs | 951 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa quakes over looming COVID-19 3rd wave
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has put its health and security agencies on high alert over a looming and potentially more fatal third wave of COVID-19, with the Zanu PF leader yesterday...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:15hrs | 4091 | by Staff reporter
DCCs fuel mayhem in Zanu-PF
INFIGHTING has rocked the ruling Zanu-PF party as newly-elected district co-ordinating committee (DCC) officials are allegedly targeting senior party officials in an at-tempt to remove them from l...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:06hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Are you clumsy at prayer like me?
Our budding socialisation is keen on teaching us math, geography and science as critical skills of life and sundry tools of solving ours and the problems of the world we grow into. Many of us have rea...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:27hrs | 578 | by Zifiso Masiye
Chamisa turning to 'stadium of the people'
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says the judiciary is joined at the hip with Zanu-PF, and his party has lost confidence that the courts can fairly arbitrate political disputes involving the parties...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 13:26hrs | 3225 | by Staff reporter
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