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Killer T blasted for wishing Mnangagwa a happy birthday
Zimdancehall chanter Killer T has been blasted by his fans on his Facebook page yesterday after he posted his picture with First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa wishing her a happy birthday.The pictur...Published: 17 hrs ago | 3732 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Teachers threaten showdown
GOVERNMENT'S plans to reopen schools in two weeks might hit a snag after teachers' unions yesterday declared that their members would not report for duty until their salaries and working conditions ar...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2698 | by Staff reporter
Brace for 3rd wave, says experts
MEDICAL experts yesterday warned that the country might be hit by a third wave of COVID-19 following Monday's relaxation of lockdown restrictions with winter approaching, and at a time new variants of...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2823 | by Staff reporter
ZOU e-learning portal experiences glitches
ZIMBABWE Open University (ZOU) students yesterday raised concern over the malfunctioning e-learning system at the institution ahead of end of semester examinations this month-end.ZOU acting sp...Published: 19 hrs ago | 602 | by Staff reporter
Flashy lifestyle exposes 'thieving maid'
AN insatiable appetite for a "flashy" lifestyle by a Bulawayo maid attracted the attention of the police, leading to her arrest on allegations of stealing US$23 000 from her employer.Bulawayo ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1959 | by Staff reporter
Bank queues a Covid-19 time bomb
BANKS are not adhering to World Health Organisation (WHO) standards and national Covid-19 guidelines as evidenced by their failure to control clients to ensure social distancing. Social distan...Published: 19 hrs ago | 230 | by Staff reporter
Mupfumira's arrest warrant cancelled
The warrant of arrest for former Cabinet Minister Prisca Mupfumira was cancelled yesterday when she attended court and explained she did not deliberately abscond, but was being guided by the date spel...Published: 19 hrs ago | 683 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi resignation accepted, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday paid tribute to former Vice President Kembo Mohadi, who resigned from Government but remains Vice President of the revolutionary party Zanu-PF, saying the resignation was...Published: 19 hrs ago | 470 | by Staff reporter
Man assaults cheating wife, burns bedroom, kills self
A man from Madziwa district in Mashonaland Central, Max Chauke died after consuming a poisonous substance after accusing his wife of cheating.Mashonaland Central Police Acting spokesperson Ass...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 10:15hrs | 5004 | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
Mohadi successor, phone tapping, 2 VPs dominate talk in Matebeleland
THE resignation of Vice President Kembo Mohadi has triggered frenzied talk in Matebeleland with political activists and parties expressing different views about who and how the former VP could best be...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | 5117 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo power outage due to technical fault
PARTS of the Bulawayo city centre and some suburbs have suffered a power blackout following an electrical fault at a Zesa substation at the Belmont industrial area on Monday evening. Zesa acti...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:14hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
Do morals require a code of conduct for politicians?
Tongues were sent into overdrive in the recent past weeks amid revelations of a multitude of trysts of Zimbabwe's the third in command, Vice President Kembo Mohadi with numerous married. What started ...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 21:40hrs | 703 | by Sibusisiwe Tshuma
Siphatheleni bites cops
A Tshabalala money changer, commonly known as 'Siphathelelni', who allegedly went berserk and bit police officers as she resisted arrest in the city centre, was yesterday granted $2000 bail pending tr...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 20:01hrs | 1521 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi's resignation a sign of great leadership
The resignation of Former Vice President Kembo Mohadi yesterday is just but a sign of great leadership.His willing resignation is hope that it is a good lesson to other ZANU PF leaders, ...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 17:53hrs | 1240 | by Shelton Muchena
Imbiber defies curfew order dies
A drunk Mvurwi man who defied the curfew and went for a beer binge on Saturday slipped while walking on a dam wall and drowned.Shakeman Malungwe (28) drowned around 01:00hours while walking in...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 13:04hrs | 1513 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Charumbira wades into Chief Nyamukoho estate wrangle
CHIEF'S Council president Fortune Charumbira on Sunday waded into Chief Nyamukoho's family wrangle, urging the late traditional leader's family members to find common ground in the distribution of the...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1957 | by Staff reporter
Huawei partners NetOne
A Chinese multinational technology company Huawei has partnered NetOne to upgrade mobile network services aimed at improving efficiency in mobile broadband as the country focuses on new technology in ...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:32hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zinara bosses granted bail for flouting tender deal
FOUR former top executives of the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) yesterday appeared in court on allegations of flouting procurement procedures by hiring two security companies rejecte...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:32hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife donates hospital beds
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, through her Angel of Hope Foundation, has donated specialised beds to hospitals in Bulawayo, Midlands, Masvingo, Mashonaland East and Mashonaland Central provinces as sh...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:27hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Council worker found dead
Mvurwi Town Council employee, Gumburai Magunde was found dead on the road yesterday after allegedly consuming too much homemade illicit beer called Kachasu.He is believed to have fallen on the...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 12:45hrs | 4344 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Medium-scale commercial farming in Zimbabwe post-land reform programme: A new picture is emerging
WE have a new open access paper out in the Journal of Modern African Studies "Medium-scale commercial agriculture in Zimbabwe: The experience of A2 resettlement farms".Contrary to assertions t...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:02hrs | 653 | by Ian Scoones
Lawyers urged to offer free services to inmates
LAWYERS must provide free legal services to suspects who are unable to pay as part of their social responsibility programmes for the courts to make fair decisions. High Court judge Justice Web...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:52hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt treasury surplus exceeds $6bn
Public finances have been in perfect health for a good period now, amid revelations that Treasury has maintained surpluses in excess of $6 billion on its accounts at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 10:30hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Potraz wades into Zimbabwe data prices pricing debate
ZIMBABWE'S telecommunications regulator has refuted reports that the country's data is the most expensive in the region and in Africa.Some social media reports recently carried a recycled repo...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:58hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
RBZ backtracks on farmers' forex retention thresholds
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been forced to raise foreign currency retention thresholds for tobacco producers by 10% following pressure from farmers.RBZ also scrapped the compulsory ...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:51hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga distances govt from vaccine controversy
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has backtracked on its intention to file a lawsuit against the government after Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga distanced himself from a recent stateme...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 19:02hrs | 3394 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fails to buy security vehicles
MORALE in the security services may soon hit rock bottom as the government battles to plug a massive backlog of personal service vehicles for senior officers amid deteriorating working conditions, The...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 19:00hrs | 959 | by Staff reporter
Lightning kills Mushumbi man
A bolt of lightning struck and killed Maxison Nyandoro from Mushumbi who was seated under a tree during the rains last week.Acting Mash...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 13:46hrs | 1012 | by Simbarashe Sithole
No COVID-19 jab, no jobs, says Mnangagwa
RESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced a coterie of punitive measures designed to coerce citizens to undergo COVID-19 vaccination following a low uptake of the jab since the launch of the programme...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 08:39hrs | 1482 | by Staff reporter
Life-saving medical equipment lying idle
AN X-RAY machine worth over US$25 000 has been lying idle for the past five years at Sadza District Hospital in Chikomba due to lack of a specialist to install it for use.The hospital, which i...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 08:36hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has cheaper data tariffs, claims Potraz
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) yesterday dismissed as false information circulating on social media that Zimbabwe has the most expensive data tariffs in Af...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 08:32hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo at risk of malaria outbreak
BULAWAYO residents fear a malaria outbreak could hit the second city after the council failed to roll out its anti-mosquito programme this year.The city has a number of streams that have been ...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 15:41hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
Huawei partners NetOne to launch mobile broadband services
Leading global provider of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and infrastructure, Huawei, has partnered local telecommunications service provider NetOne, to improve Zimbabwe's ICT techno...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 15:41hrs | 1301 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP ignores calls for electricity by electorate
People in Jengamvura, Chiweshe have accused their Member of Parliament for Mazowe North Campion Mugweni of ignoring their calls for electricity after their Zimbabwe Electricty Transmission Distributio...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 13:29hrs | 345 | by Staff Reporter
Suspended Natpharm boss back in court
SUSPENDED National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (NatPharm) acting managing director Zealous Nyabadza appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court yesterday facing criminal abuse of office allegatio...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:45hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Parly fights in teachers' corner
PARLIAMENT yesterday urged government to urgently improve the welfare of teachers before schools reopen for the first term to motivate them and, therefore, improve the pass rates in public examination...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1005 | by Staff reporter
Two die, eight seriously injured in separate accidents
TWO people died and eight others are hospitalized in separate road traffic accidents on Wednesday in Mashonaland Central province....Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 21:53hrs | 1316 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe mulls mandatory COVID-19 vaccination
PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba says Zimbabwe could consider mandatory inoculation against COVID-19 following resistance from some sections of the population. Zimbabwe rolled out the...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:55hrs | 2817 | by Staff reporter
RBZ warns against rejecting $5 notes
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has assured the transacting public that the $5 note was still legal tender, and warned businesses against rejecting the currency.In a statement on Tuesday, the cen...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:52hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Gwanda Road now death trap
THE Bulawayo-Gwanda Highway, which connects Zimbabwe with her neighbours, has become a death trap for motorists as it has been littered with potholes.The Transport and Infrastructure Developme...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:47hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
Drama at Chief's funeral
THERE was drama at Chief Nyamukoho's funeral in Mutoko on Monday after some of his children refused to set foot at their father's homestead due to a feud over the late traditional leader's estate....Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:52hrs | 3675 | by Staff reporter
22 COVID-19 vaccination centres set up in Bulawayo
THE Health and Child Care ministry has set up 22 COVID-19 vaccination centres in Bulawayo to inoculate 6 000 frontline workers and other vulnerable groups in the city.Bulawayo's vaccination ex...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:48hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors drop in world rankings
The Warriors continue making headlines under new coach Zdravko Logarusic, albeit for the wrong reasons, after they dropped the most points in the latest Fifa/Coca-Cola world rankings released on Monda...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:47hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo vaccinates 400 frontliners
OVER 400 frontline workers have taken the Covid-19 vaccine in Bulawayo within two days of the rolling out of the programme in the city. Bulawayo has four teams vaccinating frontline workers wh...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:46hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance officials exposed to Covid-19 in police cells
THERE are fears that 11 of the 12 MDC Alliance officials, recently arrested for holding a meeting in defiance of Covid-19 regulations, could have contracted the deadly virus while detained at Chinhoyi...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:45hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
MPs want to jump the Covid-19 vaccine queue
ZIMBABWE'S lawmakers have demanded that they be vaccinated immediately against Covid-19 as they are a top priority and frontline personnel at risk of contracting the deadly virus.The MPs have ...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:41hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
GMAZ threatens legal action against Daily Maverick
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe has released a scathing response to the Daily Maverick Cartel Dynamics report.In a statement released by the Acting General manager Garikai Chaunza, t...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 13:03hrs | 886 | by Nicholas Ncube
Power outage hits Chirundu border post
RESIDENTS, businesspeople and regional transporters at Chirundu Border Post have gone for three weeks without electricity due to a faulty transformer.The transformer was hit by lightning three...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:49hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa should also check on levels of siltation in dams
NUMEROUS media channels have recently been inundated with stories on the national average dam levels breaching the 88 percent mark, which generated lots of excitement among farmers intending to produc...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | 200 | by Obert Chifamba
Mnangagwa's govt says youths to get more support
The Government is cognisant of the ever-changing global trends and will take full advantage of every opportunity to provide young people with opportunities for growth and participation in the broader ...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
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