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Chiwenga's by-election ban challenged
HARARE resident Enock Mukudu of ward 30 in Glen View, has approached the High Court challenging the recent suspension of by-elections by Health minister, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga on health ...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:37hrs | 1880 | by Staff reporter
Harare shuts down Morton Jaffray Waterworks
A HEALTH hazard looms in Harare after the city's main water treatment plant, Morton Jaffray Waterworks, was shut down yesterday due to shortage of aluminium sulphate.In a notice to residents, ...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:36hrs | 1514 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest High Court 'armed robber'
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a man from Makokoba suburb who is linked to the botched armed robbery at the Bulawayo High Court earlier this month. Evidence at hand has led police to believe...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:28hrs | 926 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge gunman death leads to five gangsters' arrest
POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested five men suspected to have been part of a gang of armed robbers that was terrorising Beitbridge residents together with the notorious John Sithole alias Kedha who wa...Published: 22 Oct 2020 at 14:52hrs | 4606 | by Staff Repoter
Harare City chefs dupe govt
Harare City Council (HCC) bosses could have fleeced the government of ZWL$12m after selling acres of State land in the capital as the illegal parcelling out of land in the capital reaches a new low....Published: 22 Oct 2020 at 07:26hrs | 2129 | by Staff Reporter
Why SADC countries still 'oppose' rhino horn trade
SADC countries have individually decided not to get involved in the non-commercial international trade in rhino horn. This questionable decision has happened despite approval for such trade by the UN ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 07:38hrs | 482 | by Emmanuel Koro
Trouble in General Chiwenga's backyard?
Marondera town is a constituency by the official name Marondera central constituency with around 40 000 voters and was under MDC MP Caston Matewu before being recalled. So there is a pending by-electi...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 18:53hrs | 28647 | by Anonymous
Beitbridge border post not ready for reopening, says Zimbabwe govt
GOVERNMENT officials at Beitbridge at the weekend said the border post was not yet ready for fully-fledged reopening and recommended a staggered process fearing seas of lockdown-weary crossborder shop...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | 11892 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's supporters go after Mashakada
RESIDENTS in Harare's Waterfalls suburb are baying for their MP, Tapiwa Mashakada's head and want him re-called for being an absentee legislator. The disgruntled residents, led by former radio...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 06:24hrs | 6894 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to cut military expenditure
CHIREDZI residents last week called on government to reduce military expenditure in the 2021 national budget and channel more resources towards social services.The residents were speaking duri...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 06:22hrs | 4433 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa tactics miserable'
AS TURMOIL consumes the country's opposition, renowned professor of World Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, Stephen Chan, has once again warned Nelson...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:55hrs | 4168 | by Staff reporter
Lifestyle audit for council officials
THE Government is set to conduct lifestyle audits for Harare City Council officials, amid indications that some of them might have amassed wealth through the sale of State land, Harare Provincial Deve...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:53hrs | 701 | 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 | 11764 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube told to double devolution allocation
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has been urged to double the allocation of devolution funds to 10% of the national budget as stipulated in the Constitution as compared to the current 5%.The issu...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1760 | by Staff reporter
Gunmen leave Zimbabwe police puzzled
A spike in shooting incidents across the country has left the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) searching for answers amid indications that there has been a proliferation of unregistered guns.A w...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:21hrs | 3440 | by Staff reporter
Govt readies for borders reopening
GOVERNMENT has deployed inspection teams to assess the situation at border posts ahead of the gradual reopening of ports of entry to passenger traffic.Cabinet last week resolved to send teams ...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:18hrs | 1605 | by Staff reporter
Sale of borehole water banned
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has banned the sale of borehole water by some residents in Bulawayo who are taking advantage of the critical situation in the city.Bulawayo has be...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 08:59hrs | 8149 | by Staff Reporter
Opening date for Ekusileni
EKUSILENI Medical Centre in Bulawayo will finally open its doors to members of the public on November 30 with a 50-bed capacity amid revelations that the institution is now ready to admit Covid-19 pat...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:27hrs | 922 | by Staff reporter
Esaph Mdlongwa: Obituary from the General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Communist Party
I have learnt with a heavy heart the passing away of Comrade Esaph Mdlongwa, the founding Organising Secretary of the Movement for Democratic Change, a trade unionist and a former Member of Parliament...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 11:39hrs | 1945 | by Ngqabutho Nicholas Mabhena.
Police gun down armed robber after 14 hour standoff
Zimbabwe's southern border town, Beitbridge was at a standstill, Thursday, when a suspected armed robber held 10 people hostage at a house in Dulivhadzimu suburb forcing the police to gun him down aft...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 21:23hrs | 6357 | by Staff reporter
Era of power cuts is over, claims Magombo
The era of load-shedding in Zimbabwe is over and the current power outages being experienced in some areas are a result of faults and vandalism, a senior Government official has said. Permanen...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 06:33hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa under growing pressure for failing to tackle Mnangagwa & Zanu-PF
LARGER-THAN-LIFE MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson, Job "Wiwa" Sikhala, has advised his principal Nelson Chamisa not to think that popularity will guarantee him to become Zimbabwe's next leader...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 18:40hrs | 3320 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala tells Chamisa that popularity alone won't be enough
LARGER-THAN-LIFE MDC Alliance deputy national chairperson, Job "Wiwa" Sikhala, has advised his principal Nelson Chamisa not to think that popularity will guarantee him to become Zimbabwe's next leader...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 07:07hrs | 6639 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents demand $1bn budget for water
BULAWAYO residents have demanded that Finance minister Mthuli Ncube allocates more than $1 billion in the 2021 budget towards alleviation of water shortages in the city.The residents made the ...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:38hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches Visit Zimbabwe Campaign
President Mnangagwa yesterday launched the Visit Zimbabwe Promotion Campaign which seeks to leverage on the sports and tourism sectors to market the country as a premier tourist destination. T...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | 466 | by Staff reorter
Open Letter to Mr Esau Mupfumi
Greetings Sir, hope I find you well? Sir, I heard that you want to run for a Member of Parliament position in Chikanga Dangamvura Constituency December this year under Zanu-PF ticket.Wel...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 20:03hrs | 2441 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Bulawayo City Council blasts residents...calls them agitated and uncooperative
Bulawayo City Council has accused the City's residents of being agitated and uncooperative with an appetite of taking the Council to court every time there is a dispute. In its 2020-2024 strat...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 09:04hrs | 2588 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mazowe Rural District Council buys new equipment
MAZOWE rural district council has purchased new equipment for road maintenance from devolution funds an official has said.The council engineer Cleopas Mupereki said they acquired a tipper and ...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 08:13hrs | 965 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Breakdown at Bulawayo waterworks
A PUMP breakdown at the Bulawayo waterworks has seen the city's water pumping capacity dropping by over 100 megalitres (ML), piling more woes on residents.The Bulawayo water shortage has force...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:47hrs | 1689 | by Staff reporter
Machete attacks resurface
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has raised concern over cases of violence involving machetes which have resurfaced in mining areas in Matabeleland South Province. The commissio...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:44hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo 1983 Prophetic Letter to Mugabe
DR. JOSHUA M. NKOMO2 Stevenage RoadEast Ham E6 2WLLondon United Kingdom7th June 1983 Dear Robert,1. I write to you as a citizen of Zimbabwe and one of the leade...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 13:58hrs | 19759 | by Dr Joshua M Nkomo
Senditoo launches 'massive' US$10 referral programme in Zimbabwe
UK-based remittance company Senditoo, has rolled out an innovative referral programme that will see Zimbabwean residents earn US$10 for new customers they refer or introduce to use their airtime or mo...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 08:56hrs | 3556 | by Lamo Media
Living for the moment - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
It's been a problem for at least 20 years. Despite all the efforts of successive presidents, some Zimbabweans are still apparently dissatisfied. They just don't know what's good for them.One h...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 08:05hrs | 388 | by ZimVigil
Reprieve for Chitungwiza residents as municipality stops demolitionsafter lawyers intervention
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality on Sunday resolved to stop the demolition of some residents' houses after Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) threatened to sue the local authority for violating people's...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 07:59hrs | 1446 | by Stephen Jakes
Chitungwiza shelves demolition plans
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality has shelved plans to demolish houses and other buildings in 35 illegal settlements across the town after a special full council meeting held at the weekend resolved to halt th...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:21hrs | 949 | by Staff reporter
Recalls have crippled council business, says Mafume
New Harare mayor Jacob Mafume (JM) still believes that the capital has what it takes to regain its Sunshine City status if city fathers can get their act together. Last week, he sat down with NewsDay ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:19hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Ex-merchandiser rises to become Deputy Mayor
BULAWAYO'S newly elected Deputy Mayor councillor Mlandu Ncube believes his passion for service delivery has seen him rising from being a merchandiser at a local supermarket to the top council post. ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:09hrs | 1261 | by Staff reporter
Phased border reopening proposed
The Department of Immigration has advised the Government on health grounds to consider phasing the reopening of land borders for passenger traffic, especially at Beitbridge Border Post where 500 000 p...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:07hrs | 1678 | by Staff reporter
Understanding method to 'madness' in urban councils
Nowadays, hardly a day passes without news headlines relaying salacious details of corrupt goings on in predominantly opposition run urban councils. Often, these headlines are accompanied by t...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:00hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Govt should compensate owners of demolished homes, says Chinamasa
THE government has an obligation to compensate all home owners whose illegal houses were demolished by local councils after they were duped by land barons to build homes in undesignated areas....Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:33hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Gweru introduces US$30 clamping fee
GWERU residents and motorists were left shocked when the Gweru City Council increased the clamping fees to US$30 from ZWL $45 while the local authority is now charging US$1 for parking fees per hour....Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:30hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
2nd diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO has recorded a second diarrhoea outbreak within four months as almost 100 cases mainly affecting children have been reported in the densely populated high-density suburb of Mzilikazi and surr...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 08:21hrs | 847 | by Staff Reporter
Khupe's MDC-T sets tough terms for Chamisa talks
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has to recognise the Supreme Court ruling which installed Thokozani Khupe as acting MDC-T president for talks between the two factions of Zimbabwe's biggest oppositi...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 19:25hrs | 14913 | by Staff reporter
Early rains bring smiles to Bulawayo
HEAVY rains experienced in parts of Matabeleland since Monday have temporarily eased water challenges in Bulawayo where some residents have harvested the resource for domestic use.Before the l...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:51hrs | 2921 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu's Gukurahundi proposal trigger storm
ZANU-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu's call for Zimbabweans to simply wish away the Gukurahundi atrocities as bygones has drawn fire, with activists accusing the former Cabinet minister of...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:45hrs | 2642 | by Staff reporter
BCC blocks gold mining at Umzingwane dam
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has turned down a request by a company which wanted to mine gold at the decommissioned Umzingwane Dam and surrounding areas. Umzingwane Dam is one of the city's three s...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:42hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa will not contest at our congress because he refused to join us' - Mwonzora
The main issue about that congress is about the decision of the Supreme Court, which is binding to all parties named in that case. That decision is also binding to all citizens of Zimbabwe and residen...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 19:31hrs | 2000 | by Njabulo
Bulawayo gets new Deputy Mayor
Ward 1 Councillor Mlandu Ncube has been elected as the Deputy Mayor of the City of Bulawayo at an election held on Wednesday. He won with 18 votes against Councillor Skhululekile Moyo wh...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 17:36hrs | 1724 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt mulls legislated clean-up campaign
LOCAL Government secretary Zvinechimwe Churu yesterday suggested legislated clean-up days to enforce anti-littering, saying that Zimbabweans had a habit of littering.Churu made the call when h...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 07:01hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa salutes citizens, corporates
President Mnangagwa has expressed gratitude to Zimbabweans and those in the Diaspora for collaborating in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, which has seen the country being ranked among countri...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 06:49hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
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