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Mnangagwa launches Zanu-PF electronic membership cards
ZANU-PF First Secretary President Mnangagwa will tomorrow launch the ruling party's electronic membership card in Kwekwe under a pilot project which will see the revolutionary party distributing more ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:00hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean-born actress, Sibongile Mlambo joins Black Lightning cast
ZIMBABWE-born actor, Sibongile Mlambo has been cast for American superhero series Black Lightning's spinoff, Painkiller, as an attractive icy and mysterious woman named Maya.Black Lightning is...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 19:00hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Councils, Zupco clash over unpaid fees
The Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) has not been remitting fees for the use of designated urban bus terminuses thereby depriving cash-strapped urban councils of revenue.Inquiries in...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:13hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Veteran pilots' mercy flight
A pilot with 18 000 flight hours, Captain Judicat Jonas, led a team of 11 crew members that brought the 200 000 Sinopharm vaccines donated by China. In total, there were four pilots, two cabin crews, ...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1007 | by Staff reporter
DDF gets $40 million for Mat South roads
THE Government has availed $40 million as initial funding for the District Development (DDF) to rehabilitate the road network in Matabeleland South's seven districts. Some of the roads have be...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 07:33hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pilot makes waves in US
GROWING up in the dusty streets of Highfield in Harare more than 40 years ago, Felix Chiota would gaze in awe at the sky each time an airplane flew over his neighbourhood. At a young age, Chio...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 07:31hrs | 2346 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa replaces Mobutu Sese Seko as most corrupt African leader
"If you steal, do not steal too much at a time. You may be arrested. Steal cleverly, little by little."Shocking as it is, the above statement that apparently legitimises graft, is attributed t...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 19:10hrs | 3792 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa's cabinet hiatus highlights Zimbabwe leadership crisis
AT a time when the surge in Covid-19-related deaths is dramatic, amid new rampant cases of the pandemic, the Zimbabwean government's primary policy-making body – cabinet – has not been meeting, Th...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 16:26hrs | 2081 | by Staff reporter
'Lockdown cripples councils'
BULAWAYO city councillors have bemoaned the crippling of service delivery by the COVID-19-induced lockdown restrictions, forcing it to go on auto-pilot.The lockdown has also affected the holdi...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:43hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa to roll out pre-paid water meters
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) will begin rolling out prepaid water meters within the next three months to improve the supply and access to potable water.Three local companies w...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 06:49hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Michael Banana still to be repatriated
The Banana family is still grieving over the death in Britain of Michael, son of the first President of Zimbabwe Canaan Banana, late last year, but is expected to make a statement "in due course" over...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 06:45hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Govt official in planes tender storm
A senior civil servant who recommended that a cloud-seeding tender be awarded to a company with faulty planes unsuitable for the purpose has been arrested and appeared in court yesterday on corruption...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 05:52hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
About 600 die while Mnangagwa holidays
Just as Covid-19 was bouncing back at the beginning of the new year with ferocity after a relatively mild and contained first wave in Zimbabwe, Mnangagwa was going on leave.He left co-Vice-Pre...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 17:11hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Covid strikes Mnangagwa's VPs, cabinet ministers
THE Covid-19 pandemic has paralysed government amid reports that Vice-Presidents Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi are unwell, while President Emmerson Mnangagwa spent 14 days in self-isolation in...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:52hrs | 16592 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has voluntarily become the 10th province of South Africa
After protracted and emotional denials by Zanupf leaders that Zimbabwe is a country in crisis, masses of Zimbabweans that were stuck at Beitbridge border post a few weeks ago exposed Zimbabwe not only...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 13:34hrs | 2773 | by Israel Dube
The white man behind Mnangagwa's Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme
Zimbabweans have embraced the Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme that is turning out to be the trump card for this summer cropping season. However, not many people know the man behind the concept. Last week,...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 08:20hrs | 5168 | by Staff reporter
Zinara mulls tolling voucher as gridlocks mount
THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) says it is planning to introduce a tolling voucher as part of a broad strategy already underway to ease congestion throughout its system.Ult...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 11:05hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Fun online games you can play on your PC
As the weather starts to change and winter is ushered in, the natural reaction is for people to head indoors to stay cosy warm and comfortable. But sitting around indoors is something that many people...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 10:00hrs | 122 | by Staff writer
Las Vegas investor takes a gamble on a Zimbabwean gold mine
An investment firm run by Las Vegas investor, former casino operator and race car owner Michael Luzich is a step closer to taking over a small gold mine in Penhalonga, putting down a US$200 000 deposi...Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 14:01hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
10 new mini-factories for Matebeleland North Province
A TOTAL of 10 mini-factories will be shortly established to manufacture high-value leather products in rural Matebeleland North province following the handover yesterday of brand-new equipment sourced...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 06:05hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe National Army Brigadier-General retires
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) on Friday bade farewell to Brigadier-General Morgan Munawa, who has retired from service. Brig-Gen Munawa was the head National Command Centre: Special Program...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:09hrs | 2120 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa directs urgent facelift for Victoria Falls Border
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said that the Victoria Falls Border is in a sorry state and requires urgent facelift to meet modern standards expected from a port of entry into a world destination.The...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:01hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
ZEC requires $8,6 billion for delimitation exercise
The $1,744 billion allocated in the 2021 National Budget by Treasury to allow the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to conduct the delimitation exercise ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections, has b...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:50hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa directs urgent facelift for Victoria Falls Border
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said that the Victoria Falls Border is in a sorry state and requires urgent facelift to meet modern standards expected from a port of entry into a world destination. Th...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:18hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe border posts prepare for radiation control
THE Radiation Protection Authority of Zimbabwe is setting up shop at the country's ports of entry to enforce the new Government requirements on vehicle imports. Under the new regulations, (S1 ...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 05:46hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
CIPF spruces up its Stoneridge housing scheme
THE Construction Industry Pension Fund (CIPF) has spruced up its ZW$7 million Housing Scheme in Stoneridge, 20 km South East of Harare by planting Cyprus trees in commemoration of National Tree Planti...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 18:27hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Zesa fights to keep lights on
ZESA announced yesterday that it had acquired new transformers and vehicles worth US$18 million, as the power utility battles to keep the lights on in the country.This comes as the country is ...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:56hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
CIPF spruces up its Stoneridge Housing Scheme
THE Construction Industry Pension Fund (CIPF) has spruced up its ZW$7 million Housing Scheme in Stoneridge, 20 km South East of Harare by planting Cyprus trees in commemoration of National Tree Planti...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 08:29hrs | 1116 | by Agencies
Govt goes after corrupt land buyers
Those buying land parcelled out uncleanly, as well as those creating fake stands and selling land corruptly, now face arrest as Government moves to stamp out corruption, especially in the Harare and C...Published: 07 Dec 2020 at 06:51hrs | 803 | by Staff reporter
Re-imagining education in the Second Republic
OUR education should produce goods and services and it's not doing so. It should produce solutions to our challenges, but it's not. It should produce job creators, but its producing job seekers. So th...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:40hrs | 141 | by Nick Mangwana
JSC pushes for digital delivery of justice
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is pushing for an electronic justice delivery system which will improve efficiency and help litigants access their files in a timely manner.In its strateg...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 16:19hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Family works on repatriating Banana's body
Preparations for the repatriation of Michael Banana's body have started, as the family seeks to fulfil his wish to be buried next to his father, a spokesperson has said. Michael, a forme...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:27hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls ending GMB monopoly
GOVERNMENT is resuscitating the agricultural commodities exchange, effectively ending the Grain Marketing Board (GMB)'s monopoly over the marketing and sale of maize and wheat in the country.T...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:10hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe mourns crash victims
An Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) aircraft, SF 260 Genet trainer, crashed near Dabuka Railway Siding in Gweru around 2pm on Tuesday killing instructor Squadron Leader Mkhululi Dube (37) and trainee pilot...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:07hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Airforce plane crashes
AN Air Force of Zimbabwe instructor and a female student pilot died when a training plane they were flying developed a technical fault and crashed at Dabuka in Somabula on the outskirts of Gweru yeste...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:42hrs | 3845 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions MSU Industrial Park
AN industrial park established by Midlands State University (MSU) in Gweru was yesterday commissioned by President Mnangagwa, who reiterated the need for all institutions of higher and tertiary educat...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:57hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
How we started MSU: Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa together with the late Vice President and national hero Cde Simon Muzenda, national heroes Cdes Richard Hove and Cephas Msipa, were members of the first committee that resulted in ...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 09:23hrs | 2114 | by Staff Reporter
Canaan Banana's son dies, Mnangagwa mourns
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has sent a message of condolence to the Banana family following the death of Mr Michael Banana who passed away on Tuesday.He was 56.Mr Banana, who was the eldest so...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 21:27hrs | 1567 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in talks with China for Covid-19 vaccines
CHINA, emerging from the catastrophic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, has developed 13 potential vaccines, four of which are undergoing final stages of clinical trials.According to informed g...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:54hrs | 1694 | by Staff reporter
Air Force joins plane crash search mission
The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) has joined the search for a missing Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) employee who was on a plane that crashed in Chewore Safari Area in Mbire...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:23hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
1 killed, 2 injured in plane crash
A Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) plane, which went missing in the Zambezi Valley on Friday afternoon, was found crashed in Chewore Safari Area in Mbire on Sunday afternoon...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:04hrs | 722 | by Staff reporter
4 killed in Kuwadzana plane crash
FOUR people were killed and three others seriously injured when a Kariba-bound private plane crashed and extensively damaged two houses in Kuwadzana 5 suburb in Harare yesterday morning.The fo...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:41hrs | 12295 | by Staff reporter
'Beitbridge faces myriad of challenges'
HE Beitbridge Border Post faces a host of administrative problems centred around archaic infrastructure which has rendered the facility insecure and vulnerable to security breaches particularly this f...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 06:45hrs | 2184 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa caps 447 HIT graduates
A total of 447 students at Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) graduated yesterday at a colourful ceremony in the presence of HIT Chancellor President Mnangagwa. The bulk of the students grad...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 07:17hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean accused of attacking 10 hikers and murdering 2 in Cape Town
The double-murder trial of the alleged "Table Mountain killer" is set to resume next Monday in the Cape Town high court.Thirty-five-year-old Zimbabwean national Blessing Bveni is accused of at...Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 18:12hrs | 2468 | by Staff reporter
New series aims to revive travel interest in South Africa
Johannesburg - A new travel film series, Travelling Again will take a close up look at South Africa's tourism attractions and how travel has been reshaped by the Covid-19 pandemic.A production...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 15:52hrs | 882 | by Agencies
Outcry over Khupe recalls
Harare and Bulawayo residents say they have been caught in the crossfire in the ongoing opposition power struggles after the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T engineered the mass recalling of councillors in M...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:06hrs | 2110 | by Staff reporter
$600m availed for schools reopening
A TOTAL of $600 million has been set aside by the Government for disbursement to needy schools to improve sanitation and enable them to reopen safely without risking a spike in Covid-19 infections. ...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:09hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Coronavirus blocks ex-Wenela US$300m gratuities
Thousands of Zimbabweans who worked in South African gold mines during the 1960s may have to wait longer to receive their compensation for respiratory diseases contracted while working in the mines af...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:29hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi in mid-air chopper scare
A MILITARY helicopter carrying Vice-President Kembo Mohadi was yesterday forced to abort landing at the Josiah Tungamirai Airbase, formerly Thornhill in Gweru and return to Harare under unclear circum...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 07:47hrs | 4778 | by Staff reporter
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