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Mnangagwa shops for military technology, hardware in Belarus
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit to Belarus last year, which was highly publicised as a strategic state visit to seal deals worth US$350 million spanning across various productive sectors of the e...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1306 | by Staff reporter
Minister grilled over recruitment of new teachers
Members of Parliament on Wednesday grilled Primary and Secondary education deputy minister Edgar Moyo over government's plans to recruit 10 000 new teachers before resolving the salary stalemate with ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1213 | by Staff reporter
Kazungula Bridge: Zimbabwe set to lose billions
ZIMBABWE is set to lose billions of dollars in potential revenue to the new Kazungula River Bridge which is expected to be functional by year-end, offering a shorter alternative route to road transpor...Published: 10 hrs ago | 4295 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls gets city status
PARLIAMENT has approved Victoria Falls' city status following recommendations by a commission that was set up to assess the town's capacity. Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moy...Published: 10 hrs ago | 570 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt notes threat of fresh UK sanctions
GOVERNMENT has said it has noted the unfortunate implied threat of more sanctions by the United Kingdom and its decision to engage a number of countries and organisations to further intensify pressure...Published: 10 hrs ago | 401 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt slams Britain's colonial hangover
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo has told the British that the New Dispensation's openness and re-engagement stance is not an open invitation for interference or intru...Published: 10 hrs ago | 116 | by Staff reporter
Why it's hard for men to forgive cheating wives
We have all come across videos and stories of women who, after being caught cheating by their husbands and partners; are brought before family courts where they are ridiculed and harassed; while some ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 3326 | by Beatrice Tonhodzayi
Chinamasa savages US ambassador Brian Nichols
ZANU-PF acting spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa yesterday again savaged United States (US) ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols, saying he is pushing a regime change agenda.This comes after the ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 858 | by Staff reporter
47 year old woman raped after rejecting love proposal
A 20-YEAR-OLD Esigodini man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 47-year-old woman after she turned down his love proposal.Brian Ndlovu of Tusi Village in Esibomvu area was not asked to pl...Published: 19 hrs ago | 387 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa implores business produce more goods at affordable prices
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has implored business to capitalise on the country's stabilising economy and produce more goods at affordable prices for ordinary Zimbabweans.Speaking at the unvei...Published: 19 hrs ago | 63 | by Staff reporter
Disgruntled judges go underground?
A mischievous letter purporting to be from the Judges of the High Court made rounds in the social media and a lot of online newspapers. The letter was a pretence of a complaint by the judges aga...Published: 19 hrs ago | 884 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe's mobile ecosystem must continue to grow to the betterment of all
Smartphones are revolutionizing the world, democratizing industries, and opening the vast opportunities offered by internet access to people who previously couldn't afford to connect. Zimbabwe is one ...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 10:17hrs | 561 | by Staff Writer
Zim sanctions a CIA regime change agenda project
The illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe are a CIA regime change agenda project being spearheaded by the African-American USA Ambassador to Harare, Brian Nichols, with the assistance of his MDC-Alliance runn...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 10:02hrs | 1559 | by David Mwanza
Zimra intensifies audits
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has intensified audits as part of efforts to plug revenue leakages on Zimbabwe's ports of entry amid indications the economy is losing billions annually through ...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:20hrs | 2881 | by Staff reporter
ZIMCODD calls for Zimbabwe debt cancellation
International financial institutions have to cancel Zimbabwe's crippling debt, the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (ZIMCODD) has said, as the burden proscribes the southern African country ...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:20hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba told to concentrate on his marital issues
TEACHERS' unions have dismissed Buhera West MP Joseph Chinotimba's claims that they were on the opposition MDC Alliance payroll and involved in plotting government's downfall. The educators ad...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:05hrs | 9366 | by Staff reporter
Govt plots parents union to counter striking teachers
TEACHERS unions have rapped Labour and Social Welfare minister Paul Mavima for meddling in their affairs by supporting a group of parents that are trying to form a shadowy union to silence striking te...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:02hrs | 1676 | by Staff reporter
Mathema chides journalists on schools crisis
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema yesterday chided journalists, accusing them of rushing to engage him before verifying reports that teachers were on strike.In an interview...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:01hrs | 1317 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents give Zinwa ultimatum over water
BULAWAYO residents have given the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) a two-day ultimatum to fulfil its promise to supply water from the Epping Forest to the city.Most Bulawayo residenti...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 05:58hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo urban train returns
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) will on Monday resume urban commuter train services in Bulawayo with residents paying $16 per trip. According to the parastatal, the CityCowdray Park ro...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 05:53hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe judges confirm judiciary capture
ZIMBABWE'S High Court and Supreme Court judges have confirmed the existence of the capture of the judiciary by politicians as they hit out at "manipulative" Chief Justice Luke Malaba in a stinging let...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 20:09hrs | 4137 | by Staff reporter
Khupe attacks Chamisa?
MDC-T president Dr Thokozani Khupe yesterday made a veiled attack on Nelson Chamisa for causing instability in the country in his quest to assume power despite losing the 2018 elections.She sa...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 16:24hrs | 6412 | by Staff reporter
Government grants Bosso gold mining rights
IN a major milestone, Bulawayo giants Highlanders have expanded their income-generating initiatives by venturing into gold mining after being handed a mining claim in the gold-rich area of Inyathi, Bu...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 16:24hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter
A beginners guide to bitcoin trading
At this point, you've likely heard of Bitcoin, a mobile currency, also known as cryptocurrency. Did you know that you can become a Bitcoin trader? Since conception in 2009, Bitcoin continues to rise i...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 08:49hrs | 1062 | by Staff Writer
Sanctions hurt but smuggling kills the economy
Dear Mr President, Mr President, your Excellence Sir i write this letter to you seeking your urgent intervention on these serious cases of economic sabotage and destruction. Yes sanctions do h...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 08:32hrs | 1943 | by Munya Shumba
Remove sanctions you imposed on your people first - Open letter to Mnangagwa
Editor Sir, Sanctions are political and economic decisions that are part of diplomatic efforts by countries, multilateral or regional organizations against states, organizations or...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 07:45hrs | 4750 | by Garikai Mananje
'Britain was behind Zimbabwe's Gukurahundi genocide'
THE opposition Zapu party has dismissed claims by prominent historian Stuart Doran that the British government was not involved in the 1980s Gukurahundi massacres where over 20 000 civilians were kill...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:34hrs | 2191 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves to muzzle critics
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government yesterday announced plans to tighten screws on critics, including banning civil society from staging anti-government protests at international fora and "unaut...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1170 | by Staff reporter
AG probes MDC activist's illegal detention
ATTORNEY-GENERAL Prince Machaya has reportedly launched a probe into the unlawful arrest and detention of MDC Alliance youth leader Godfrey Kurauone.In a statement yesterday, the Zimbabwe Lawy...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:30hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Teachers on MDC Alliance payroll, claims Chinotimba
BUHERA West MP Joseph Chinotimba (Zanu-PF) yesterday accused teachers of fronting for the opposition MDC Alliance through their endless industrial action, which he said had destroyed the education sec...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:29hrs | 2272 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea spikes as Bulawayo water crisis deepens
BULAWAYO is recording a spike in diarrhoea cases in the middle of a deepening water crisis where most suburbs are receiving water for about 12 hours in a week. Mzilikazi, Magwegwe and Luveve c...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to open Beitbridge border post on 1 December 2020
Government announced Tuesday that it intends to phase the re-opening of Beitbridge, Plumtree, Victoria Falls, Chirundu, Nyamapanda, and Forbes border posts from 1 December.Zimbabwe which is us...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 18:54hrs | 7850 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as schools re-open
There was chaos at most schools yesterday and headmasters had a torrid time as they welcomed back three more grades, grade six, form three and form five students in the absence of striking teachers. &...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:24hrs | 4639 | by Staff reporter
State-of-the-art Covid-19 equipment for Mpilo, UBH
FOUR central hospitals including Mpilo and United Bulawayo Hospitals are set to receive state-of-the-art equipment including intensive care unit (ICU) monitors and emergency ventilators to help fight ...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:08hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Massive teacher recruitment underway
GOVERNMENT has recruited 5 300 teachers in a drive that will result in about 20 000 unemployed but qualified teachers being hired as part of measures to ensure social distancing in schools. Pr...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:08hrs | 1648 | by Staff reporter
2021 exams pupils back in class
Next year's examination classes returned to school yesterday under careful supervision and strict adherence to regulations aimed at controlling the spread of Covid-19. Reports from across the ...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:05hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Khupe in sanctions removal call
THE Thokozani Khupe-led opposition MDC has called for the unconditional removal of economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States of America and its Western allies saying they were hurtin...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 18:56hrs | 1128 | by Staff reporter
Town clerks under spotlight
Government has directed town clerks, town secretaries and chief executives for Harare, Chitungwiza, Ruwa and Epworth councils to sign performance-based contracts so that their work can be evaluated an...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 18:56hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
Zimra collects $58 billion revenue Q3
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) recorded a 31.19 percent jump to ZWL$58,81 in gross revenue collections above the ZWL$44.83 billion target for the third quarter ended 30 September 2020, as more...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 18:54hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must lift by-elections ban'
THE government must lift the suspension on by-elections as the ban stifles democracy and violates the rights of Zimbabweans to express themselves politically, analysts contend.Statutory Instru...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 18:53hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
More chaos awaits schools
THE second phase of schools reopening today is set to increase the chaos in schools with teachers escalating their labour dispute with government over poor remuneration.Zimbabwe's school calen...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:45hrs | 7016 | by Staff reporter
Govt to decentralise issuance of birth certificates
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe says there is need to decentralise issuance of birth certificates to avoid long distances travel by villagers to registry offices.Sp...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:43hrs | 1405 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo, Chiyangwa take war to Caf
ZIFA have refused to work hand-in-hand with Cosafa ahead of the upcoming 2021 Caf elections where the majority of the member associations on the continent have backed incumbent president Ahmad Ahmad t...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1757 | by Staff reporter
JSC recommends tribunal to probe justice Ndewere
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has recommended a tribunal to investigate whether or not High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere was fit to hold office after discovering she was not clearing her ...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:40hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter
'Measures to insulate Zimdollar against erosion sustainable'
Measures put in place to insulate the local currency against erosion are sustainable beyond the lockdown, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said, despite the reopeni...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:39hrs | 1299 | by Staff reporter
Schools reopening today
Next year's examination classes Grade Six, Form Three and Form Five return to school today, with the Government assuring parents that all necessary precautions have been taken to minimise the risk of ...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:39hrs | 1258 | by Staff reporter
Conmen targeting Zimbabwe nationals in South Africa
Zimbabwe's Consulate in South Africa has warned people seeking its services to avoid engaging third parties whom in most cases have turned out to be conmen.The consulate said in a public notic...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 14:36hrs | 3734 | by Staff reporter
David Pocock set for return to Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE-BORN David Pocock, one of the finest rugby union players to represent Australia, has announced his retirement from the sport to pursue his interests in grassroots rugby and conservation in hi...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:27hrs | 24255 | by Staff reporter
Police to pounce on music gigs
SEVERAL artistes who continue to stage illegal live concerts attracting huge numbers in defiance of the Covid-19 restrictions face the full wrath of the law, police have warned. The honeymoon ...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:22hrs | 1446 | by Staff reporter
Women suffer brunt of Harare's water woes
Rita Tawona is a 34 year old mother who lives in Glenview, a Harare high density suburb, with her husband and four kids.Her day starts as early as 3AM as she wakes up to join a long winding qu...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:58hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
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