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Black Friday flops in SA
BLACK Friday this year was a flop for South African retailers, early statistics show, with a huge decrease in in-store sales.Retailers expected reduced sales compared to 2019, as shoppers avoi...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1058 | by Staff reporter
Things no longer looking good at NUST
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERNSubject: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYGreetings to you Sir/MadamThings are no longer looking good at NUST. 2020 first year students have i...Published: 6 hrs ago | 4343 | by Tapfuma Muganiwa
Covid-19 certificates needed to cross Beitbridge border
South Africa's Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said people entering and leaving South Africa through the Beitbridge border post this festive season would now be required to produce Covid-19 ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1852 | by Staff reporter
Global rugby stars back Sables
SEVERAL former and current international rugby stars, who trace their roots to Zimbabwe have thrown their weight behind the Sables' bid to qualify for the 2023 World Cup to be held in France after tak...Published: 13 hrs ago | 142 | by Staff reporter
Fears of deadly second wave of COVID-19 mount
ZIMBABWE risks a more deadly second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak after the festive season with an expected increase in the number of people visiting from neighbouring countries, health experts have w...Published: 13 hrs ago | 395 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum off to winning start in CAF Champions League
FC Platinum 2 - 1 Costa do SolZIMBABWE champions FC Platinum enhanced their chances of progressing to the group stages of the CAF Champions League after securing an important away victory over Moz...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 18:48hrs | 1518 | by Staff reporter
'COVID-19 hit the blood bank hard'
THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) was greatly affected by the lockdown imposed following the outbreak of the coronavirus, which restricted movement of people, an official has said.Do...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:21hrs | 533 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens to cut loose errant Zanu-PF bigwigs
A LIVID President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned Zanu-PF bigwigs to be loyal to the party or risk being cut loose, as he bids to contain growing divisions in the former liberation movement.Addr...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:18hrs | 6254 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube reduces taxes
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday gave struggling workers something to cheer about ahead of the festive season when he presented his 2021 National Budget in Harare - significantly easing tax thr...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:09hrs | 2456 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt rejects schools closure proposal
THE government has remained steadfast that schools and higher learning institutions will remain open despite the increasing cases of Covid-19 among students.Since last week, Zimbabwe has been ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:40hrs | 4121 | by Staff reporter
Karo Resources venture raises eyebrows
KARO Resources directly employs just eight people, two years after it was allocated vast platinum claims sitting on 23 000 hectares under a project the government said the company would set up a US$4,...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:04hrs | 836 | by Staff reporter
2020 vehicle imports marginally surpass 2019 despite COVID-19 shutdown
Vehicle imports marginally increased to 40,052 units between January and October this year up from 40,016 units recorded during the same comparative period last year despite the advent of the Covid-19...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 09:52hrs | 2030 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe orders nightclubs shut as coronavirus cases spike again
The government vowed a new crackdown on bars and nightclubs on Tuesday to halt a spike in Covid-19 cases.Covid-19 regulations allow off-licence liquor outlets to open up to 6PM and restaurants...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda runs out of Covid-19 isolation space
GWANDA Town is experiencing a shortage of isolation space following an increase in Covid-19 cases that have been recorded in the area.The district has recorded more than 40 cases over the past...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:13hrs | 325 | by Staff Reporter
SA likely to return to lockdown
South Africa could return into lockdown following an upsurge in Covid-19 infections. Ranked number 16 in the world in infections, the country has the highest number of cases in Africa. Al...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:39hrs | 1102 | by Staff reporter
Fitch and Moody's downgrade South Africa's credit ratings further
In a move that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni described as 'painful', rating agencies Fitch and Moody's pushed South Africa's credit rating deeper into the scrap heap of junk with downgrades announced ...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 05:04hrs | 1637 | by Staff reporter
We are not enemies of the State, says Majongwe
DIVISIONS rocked teachers unions recently over salary negotiations with government following a workers' strike which lasted for about two months. Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) ...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:36hrs | 1008 | by Staff reporter
Dembare gets UK kit deal
GOOD times certainly continue to roll for Dynamos after the Harare giants yesterday announced a three-year kit sponsorship deal with an unknown England-based sports equipment and apparels manufacturin...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:34hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
'More than half of $18 bln stimulus package disbursed to date'
Treasury says it has disbursed more than half of the $18 billion Economic Recovery and Stimulus Package, which was meant to mitigate the adverse impact of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses, indiv...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 17:34hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
'Finance cops soldiers better'
CABINET ministers in charge of security ministries have pleaded with Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to avail more resources to security forces when he presents his 2021 national budget this week, the D...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 06:01hrs | 4365 | by Staff reporter
Govt investigates corona donations
AUTHORITIES are launching a nationwide probe into donated coronavirus funds and other materials, amid fears that significant portions of these gifts were looted by politically-connected individuals, t...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 06:01hrs | 666 | by Staff reporter
Mandatory COVID-19 retests for travellers from Tanzania
GOVERNMENT has ordered COVID-19 retests for all travellers coming into the country from Tanzania citing inconsistency in coronavirus certificates issued by that country."Following the repeated...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 05:04hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Struggling millionaires
HIS nickname, which I find a bit harsh, is Poor Millionaire. I prefer calling him just SP - for Struggling Peter.He shares a small cabin with his younger brother at an illegal settlement adjac...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:02hrs | 2149 | by Black Edward
Residents want border opened
A WASTE of time.That's how cross-border transporters, traders and the mayor of Beitbridge have described the continued closure of the border.Zimbabwe and South Africa shut land borders...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:51hrs | 1289 | by Staff reporter
From Njube to Surrey-Kwangwa's story
GROWING up in Bulawayo's Njube suburb, Zimbabwe netball team captain Felisitus Kwangwa never really liked sport.If anything, she was forced to play netball by the teachers while she was in Gra...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:49hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Lozwi empire king, Mambo clarifies ascendance to the throne
LOZWI/Rozvi empire king, Mambo born Mike Moyo has clarified his ascendance to the throne, noting that his was not by ambition but was one that was led by the spiritual realm.King Mambo was ins...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:44hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 scare as borders reopen
THE Government has dispatched a team of experts to inspect all borders and ports of entry ahead of the opening of the facilities next week to assess the state of preparedness in the wake of rising Cov...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:43hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Mambo dynasty to construct monuments for late Kings
THE Mambo dynasty has set in motion plans to construct monuments at the burial sites of its founding fathers, inclusive of the founding king of the Lozwi/Rozvi empire, Changamire Dombo.The lea...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:40hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
More schools, colleges hit by Covid-19
COVID-19 is ripping through educational institutions in the country with latest statistics showing that more than 150 learners and teachers at schools and colleges have tested positive.Sunday ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:40hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt ups stakes in Covid-19 fight
GOVERNMENT will today roll out a nationwide community-based Covid-19 testing study, expected to pinpoint coronavirus hotspots, in order to inform the deployment of tailor-made response strategies for ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:36hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
'Govt must compensate for lost pension earnings'
GOVERNMENT and insurance companies have an obligation to compensate pensioners who lost the true value of their pension savings in two consecutive periods of hyperinflation, 2008 to 2009 and 2019, law...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:20hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Panic strikes Zimbabwe schools
PANIC has gripped the country's education sector as schools and other learning institutions battle to deal with the lethal coronavirus, amid fears of a second wave of the pandemic, the Daily News repo...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:16hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diaspora remittances up 45% due to lockdowns
Zimbabwe's central bank governor said on Thursday official remittances from the diaspora were up 45% during the January-September period from last year at $657.7 million as COVID-19 lockdowns forced p...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 19:26hrs | 747 | by Staff Reporter
Stanbic donates USD $34K worth of sun protection products to people living with albinism
HARARE - 20 NOVEMBER 2020 Stanbic Bank has donated sun protection products worth US$34 000 to the Albino Charity Organization of Zimbabwe (ALCOZ) as part of its annual Corporate Social Investment (CSI...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 15:49hrs | 303 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe to establish body to handle complaints against army, police
Zimbabwe says it will introduce a bill in parliament establishing an independent complaints body to investigate public complaints against soldiers and police officers.A constitution adopted in...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:19hrs | 227 | by Mutongi Gava
Econet offers festive cheer, launches massive Christmas promotion
Mobile telecommunications giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has launched a ZW$10 million Christmas promotion that will see tens of thousands of subscribers walk away with an assortment of prizes, includi...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 16:09hrs | 1334 | by Agencies
Minister grilled over corruption
The Zimbabwe anti-corruption commission (ZACC) interrogated depute Health and Child Health Care minister John Mangwiro pending the finalisation of his corruption allegations docket relating to a coron...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 06:46hrs | 2272 | by Staff reporter
FCB set to retrench employees
FIRST Capital Bank (FCB) is set to retrench workers as the business restructures in the face of the hyperinflationary environment and the need to digitalise.In a letter dated November 12, FCB ...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:36hrs | 1397 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs demand schools closure
PARLIAMENTARIANS yesterday accused government of rashly reopening schools when it was ill-prepared to deal with COVID-19 outbreaks at institutions of learning after a number of students tested positiv...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:29hrs | 1624 | by Staff reporter
'Trump promised an elixir for their racial anxiety' said Obama - Thank God and democracy Trump lasted only one term
"It was as if my very presence in the White House had triggered a deep-seated panic, a sense that the natural order had been disrupted," CNN quoted an excerpt from former US President Barack Obama upc...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 08:15hrs | 2581 | by Wilbert Mukori
Cross-border traders call for massive COVID-19 tests
ZIMBABWE Cross-Border Traders Association (ZCBA) president Killer Zivhu has called for massive testing for COVID-19 at the country's entry points saying his members could die in large numbers if such ...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:32hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
John Tallach school Covid-19 cases reach 100
THE number of pupils who have so far tested Covid-19 positive at John Tallach Secondary School in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North province has risen to 100.Acting Matabeleland North Provincia...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 14:24hrs | 3050 | by Staff Reporter
Shiri's previously unknown children surfaces
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 estate.This comes as it has emerged that t...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 13:53hrs | 8477 | 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 estate.This comes as it has emerged that t...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 07:12hrs | 6746 | 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 comes as health experts - alarmed by the rising num...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 07:11hrs | 13303 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe looks underground for golden economic revival
REELING from decades of economic mismanagement, Zimbabwe is banking on gold to shore up revenue and tackle the upshots of rampant hyperinflation, corruption and coronavirus restrictions.Global...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:48hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe govt likely to impose lockdown'
HEALTH and Child Care deputy minister John Mangwiro said his hands were clean in the US$6 million COVID-19 procurement scam in which he is implicated. Mangwiro said to date the Zimbabwe Anti-C...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:46hrs | 1479 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-born Blessing Chitapa wins The Voice UK
Blessing Chitapa has been crowned as the winner of The Voice UK.The 18-year-old singer, originally from Zimbabwe, was named as the winner during Saturday's episode of the ITV talent competitio...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 20:40hrs | 2929 | by Press Association
Zimbabwean healthcare workers facing deportation after saving lives during COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland
CNN - Lily was taking her lunch break at the Dublin nursing home where she works when a friend called with the news that an official-looking letter had arrived for her. She asked the friend to open it...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 09:07hrs | 5219 | by CNN
Alarm over city Covid-19 deaths
BULAWAYO could be headed for another lockdown as health experts and government fear a deadly second wave of the Covid-19 outbreak following a surge in confirmed cases and deaths in the city in recent ...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:23hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
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