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Ashy's supermarket goes down in flames
A FIRE gutted a supermarket in the city on Tuesday, destroying property worth ZW $500 000.The fire at Ashy's supermarket which is located along Lobengula street started just after 6PM on Wedne...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1323 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Economic Forecast H2 2021
Zimbabwe's economy is largely expected to register modest growth in 2021 buoyed by a bumper harvest in agriculture, partial dollarization and declining inflation, growth in export earnings and increas...Published: 16 hrs ago | 251 | by Victor Bhoroma
Eradicating extreme poverty critically essential
The World Bank Economic Update on Zimbabwe released in June 2021 contains some worrying trends on the increase in extreme poverty in the country. The report points that the number of extremely poor re...Published: 16 hrs ago | 137 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mwonzora flees party HQ
THE cash-strapped Douglas Mwonzora-led opposition MDC-T party has been forced to shut down its offices at the Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House after the Harare City Council cut water supplies over unpa...Published: 22 hrs ago | 8107 | by Staff reporter
110 pregnant women catch Covid-19
MORE than 100 pregnant women have been quarantined in Matabeleland North after they tested positive for Covid-19. Matabeleland North Provincial Medical Director Dr Munekai Padingani confirmed that 110...Published: 22 hrs ago | 435 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's poverty datum line increases
THE Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency (ZimStats) yesterday said the country's year-on-year inflation figure eased to 56,37% in July, down from 106,4% in June.ZimStats also said the total co...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:48hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Government agrees to reopen border posts
GOVERNMENT has agreed to reopen the Victoria Falls and Kazungula border posts to tourists who are fully vaccinated after the country's tourism capital achieved 60 percent herd immunity of the populati...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:38hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
Government set to expedite construction at Mpilo
GOVERNMENT is set to expedite the construction of infrastructure in health facilities in order to ensure improved health care services. Speaking yesterday during a tour to assess progress on t...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:38hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation takes a tumble, exports rise
Zimbabwe's annual rate of inflation declined to double digit level for the first time in nearly two years this month, hitting 56,37 percent, with President Mnangagwa noting the fall marked yet another...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 07:34hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
'Entrepreneurship, no politics, will solve our problems' insist Masiyiwa - rubbish, solution is good governance
"Masiyiwa challenges entrepreneurs to solve problems in their communities" screamed the headline. When you are rich, Strive Masiyiwa, is filthy rich and so when he speaks even the rich and powerful si...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 20:06hrs | 1263 | by Nomusa Garikai
How safe are Covid19 Vaccines?
I first heard of it in January 2020 that there was a viral disease which was killing people in China. I didn't take it seriously . I thought it was going to be a Chinese disease which was going ...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 19:57hrs | 1267 | by Etiwel Mutero
Ekusileni Medical Centre now admitting patients
EKUSILENI Medical Centre has opened its doors to the public with two Covid-19 patients having been admitted on Tuesday.In an interview, the acting chief executive officer of Ekusileni Hospital...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 18:00hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Stranded Nust students beg for food
NATIONAL University of Science and Technology (Nust) students are stranded in Bulawayo after government imposed travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the university's student repres...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:17hrs | 1876 | by Staff reporter
Challenges facing Zimbabwe's foreign exchange auction
IT is clear that the auction for foreign exchange is in trouble. The arrears now stand at over US$200 million. That is equivalent to nearly Z$18 billion and the delays are having a serious impact on c...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:16hrs | 1007 | by Eddie Cross
Minister directs BCC to avail more vending space
GOVERNMENT has directed the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to avail more designated vending spaces for informal traders and avoid engaging in "fruitless" cat-and-mouse games. Speaking during a to...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:12hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
How safe are Covid-19 Vaccines?
I first heard of it in January 2020 that there was a viral disease which was killing people in China. I didn't take it seriously . I thought it was going to be a Chinese disease which was going ...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 22:54hrs | 1420 | by Etiwel Mutero
Chamisa's MDC mulls name change
THE opposition MDC Alliance has hinted on a name change as MDCT leader Douglas Mwonzora insists on using its name in the 2023 harmonised elections.This has left the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alli...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:46hrs | 6906 | by Staff reporter
Inequality ignited SA protests
THE protests that engulfed South Africa a few weeks ago were not about outrage over former President Jacob Zuma's incarceration.The protests are an offshoot of the social inequalities in the S...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 06:40hrs | 742 | by Precious Shumba
Half Zimbabwe's population now extremely poor
ALMoSt half of Zimbabwe's population has become extremely poor because of the impact of Covid-19 and the economic contraction, a new survey has shown.the 2020 Rapid Poverty Income Consumption ...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:23hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
Zim students' battle to get internship
NGQABUTHO Mhlophe spends his days at home, burrowing around the internet in search of a marketing internship.A second-year student at the National University of Science and Technology, he need...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:21hrs | 1072 | by Staff reporter
Informal traders resort to smuggling
WItH no formal employment, Bekithemba Ncube* says smuggling groceries and other goods from neighbouring Botswana for resale in Bulawayo helps him put food on the table for his family.the finan...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:11hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Forget about traditional funeral rituals, says Omega Sibanda
THE death of five people in Lower Gweru from Covid-19 after performing body viewing of a deceased relative from South Africa has raised concerns over rites traditionally observed upon the passing on o...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:07hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba Mutumwa withdraws cars pledge to Bosso
APOSTOLIC faith leader Madzibaba Emmanuel Mutumwa has distanced himself from Highlanders Football Club saying his association with the club caused "rifts within the Highlanders institution" and attack...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:06hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Bosso chairman in passionate plea for financial assistance
HIGHLANDERS chairman, Johnfat Sibanda has endorsed the appeal to members, supporters as well as well-wishers to assist the club so as to meet its financial obligations.Bosso are racing against...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:05hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Grain deliveries to GMB nearing the required Strategic Grain Reserves
As at 18 July 2021, the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) had recorded delivery of 492 481 Metric Tonnes (MT) of maize against the Strategic Grain Reserve requirement of 500 000 MT, a contact within the Par...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 19:52hrs | 608 | by Staff Reporter
Touts set up 'bush tollgates'
TOUTS in Karoi are setting up bush "toll gates", where they force drivers avoid ing police roadblocks to pay for passage as they seek ways to combat the economic challenges that befell them when gover...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:17hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
SA unrest cuts off Zimbabwe supply chains
THE manufacturing sector is in disarray following violent clashes in South Africa in recent weeks, which have affected the supply of critical raw materials.The Confederation of Zimbabwe Indust...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:01hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
UK slaps sanctions on Kudakwashe Tagwirei and companies
The United Kingdom on Thursday announced it had imposed an asset freeze and travel ban on Sakunda boss and President Emmerson Mnangagwas adviser, Kudakwashe Tagwirei.The sanctions will also ap...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 16:11hrs | 4434 | by Staff reporter
US's Fort Detrick biolab cited as an origin of the Covid-19 pandemic
The Chinese foreign ministry has backed calls for an investigation into the Fort Detrick biolab as an origin of the Covid-19 pandemic after 4.7 million Chinese petitioned the WHO to send experts to th...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 17:36hrs | 2511 | by Staff reporter
US$3,3 million lifeline for Mbare
AT least 15 000 vulnerable people in Harare's populous Mbare suburb will benefit from a US$3,3 million package from humanitarian organisations.GOAL Zimbabwe, working with Childline and Musasa ...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:52hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
5 family members perish in SA horror crash
A FAMILY in Entumbane, Bulawayo is mourning the death of five of its members in a horrific accident which claimed six people on Saturday in Polokwane, South Africa. Of the six, four are siblings from ...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:12hrs | 1503 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe respects rights of citizens, claims Shava
Covid19 containment measures are not an attempt by the Government to curtail the rights of its citizens, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ambassador Frederick Shava has said. He was sp...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:09hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Violent storms in South Africa will not stop: a chance for new Zimbabwe Republic
A new republic we are talking about is not renewing Zanu or does it mean placing our hope and aspirations on MDC-Alliance, currently the only viable opposition, as the hope for our future. In any misf...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 19:37hrs | 2926 | by Nomazulu Thata
Outrage over minister's £330 000 super car
Revelations that an unnamed Zimbabwean government minister is importing a luxurious Rolls Royce Phantom worth £330 000 from the United Kingdom have sparked outrage from local and British activists....Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:13hrs | 1350 | by Staff reporter
Fresh wave of protests loom in South Africa
SOUTH African authorities fear a new wave of uprisings as networks loyal to jailed former president Jacob Zuma seek to force his freedom.Investigators believe the unrest last week, which kille...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | 2587 | by Staff reporter
When South Africa sneezes Zimbabwe catches a cold
HISTORY tells us we owe it to Klemens von Metternich, the distinguished 19th-century Austrian statesman and diplomat, one of the most famous phrases about the global economy and its dynamics.I...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:25hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Harare, Chitungwiza, Norton travel prohibited
Chitungwiza and Norton residents will only be allowed to travel into Harare City if they can show they are providing an essential service or for humanitarian reasons since the inter-city travel ban no...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 07:52hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
SA unrest further dampens transporters operations
CROSS-border transporters in Zimbabwe say the sector, which has been subdued due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has been dealt another blow as a result of violence and looting in South Africa that is affec...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:04hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dismisses fake news
Zanu-PF has dismissed as fictitious, a report in a local daily newspaper yesterday claiming the ruling party has failed to fulfil its 2018 election promises. In a statement yesterday, Za...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:02hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe feeling heat from SA riots
Zimbabwe's industries will likely feel the pinch of the violent demonstrations and looting unfolding in South Africa, its largest trading partner, as trade channels get clogged and supply chains disru...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:02hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Looting and burning are echoes of apartheid era and proof of SA's failure to make the quantum leap
"Before independence corruption was considered a bold and patriotic act especially as the corruption was considered an act of defiance against white colonial government. It is just that after independ...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 07:12hrs | 711 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu-PF fears food disruptions, price hikes; pins hopes on ANC
ZIMBABWE says the ANC has the capacity to deal with South Africa's current turmoil and that for now there's no need for SADC intervention.Speaking to journalists in Harare on Wednesday night a...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 18:57hrs | 1356 | by Staff reporter
Inevitably Zimbabwe is next!
This is the painful truth we dread to talk about in Zimbabwe consideration the South African volatile situation. Realizing that the unrest taking place in South Africa are poverty induced, lock-down-i...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 17:27hrs | 4310 | by Nomazulu Thata
Health experts inspect Ekusileni Hospital
EKUSILENI Medical Centre, the brainchild of the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo, was set to undergo final inspection yesterday by medical and health regulatory bodies to ascertain its preparedness fo...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:33hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Clock ticks for rogue NGOs
MACHINATIONS by the country's detractors to derail the country's development either clothed as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or blunt opposition forces that do not wish the country any good mu...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:20hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai medicines were left to expire in warehouses
Auditor-General Mildred Chiri has revealed that some medicines that formed part of donated goods for Cyclone Idai victims were left to expire in warehouse shelves.Cyclone Idai which affected m...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 14:31hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Deadly unrest rages in South Africa
The death toll in South Africa has risen to 72 as violence continues across the country following the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma.Crowds looting and setting alight shopping centres ...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 10:29hrs | 2692 | by Staff reporter
South Africa fuel shortages in the next few days
South African Petroleum Refineries (Sapref) has declared force majeure and announced a temporary closure due to the ongoing violence and looting in South Africa, ...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:59hrs | 722 | by Staff reporter
'SA protests to trigger food shortages in Zimbabwe'
CONSUMER watchdog, National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora) has warned that the ongoing riots in neighbouring South Africa following the imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma will likely sp...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:40hrs | 1026 | by Staff reporter
146 deportees escape from quarantine, isolation facilities in Matebeleland South
A TOTAL of 146 deportees from South Africa and Botswana escaped from quarantine and isolation facilities in Matebeleland South Province during the past week. 139 escaped soon after being placed under ...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:26hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
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