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Govt blasted over traditional leaders COVID-19 campaigns snub
GOVERNMENT has been blasted for sidelining traditional leaders in COVID-19 advocacy and awareness campaigns, which has resulted in the country recording more cases of COVID-19.This was said ye...Published: 11 hrs ago | 192 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean mines now 'death traps'
AN investigation by the auditor general Mildred Chiri revealed that a number of mining operations across the country do not adhere to occupational health and safety regulations, exposing miners to dan...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 07:07hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Businesses dodge forex tax
Treasury has tightened measures to bring to book businesses that are dodging tax obligations in foreign currency amid concerns that most forex sales in the country are not accurately accounted for, th...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:10hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
Police impound 24 000 kombis, pirate taxis
Police have impounded 24 310 non-Zupco kombis and pirate taxis countrywide for continuing to carry passengers and violating Covid-19 national lockdown regulations. Unregistered vehicles, which...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:00hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gears for Covid-19 during Xmas
Government says it has enough resources to fight Covid-19 during the festive season. With Zimbabwe set to open borders on December 1, there is bound to be an influx of returning residents and ...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:55hrs | 2536 | by Staff reporter
Government reviews boarding hostels capacities
Government is reviewing the maximum carrying capacity of all boarding school hostels after 184 pupils at John Tallach School in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North, tested positive of the COVID-19 while ...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 06:00hrs | 1379 | by Staff reporter
Toilet saves family from violent storm
GWANDA villager Absalom Sibanda says his seven-member family survived a recent violent storm by hiding in a toilet.The storm, which flattened the family's house, pounded Gwanda's ward 1 area in Matabe...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:22hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Rotary Club Harare Central seeks to build business linkages
The Rotary Club Harare Central will host a Business Showcase aimed at bringing businesses together and establish mutually beneficial relationships. Rotary is a global network of volunteer leader...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 08:32hrs | 225 | by Agencies
Zanu PF ropes in churches
ZANU PF Harare women's league chairperson Betty Nhambu-Kaseke yesterday said there was need for the church to be fully incorporated into the National Development Strategy (NDS1) launched by President ...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:33hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga bemoans corruption at NatPharm
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has bemoaned corruption at the National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (NatPharm) which he said was hindering the availability of affordable medicines, especial...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:01hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls teenager appointed Unicef climate advocate
SEvENTEEN-yEAR-OlD Nkosilathi Nyathi from victoria Falls has been appointed United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) youth climate advocate to advance the climate and environment agenda in Zimbabwe as ...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:38hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 menace grips Matabeleland
Covid-19 is making a comeback in Matabeleland region, a disturbing development given that the country had in the past few months witnessed a decline in new cases prompting Government to relax lockdown...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 05:24hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
Jay-Z inks another South African athlete
Proteas' right-arm fast bowler, Lungi Ngidi, has become the first cricketer and third athlete to be signed under American rapper Jay-Z's Roc Nation.Michael Yormark, President of Roc Nation Spo...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 13:25hrs | 2545 | by Daniel Itai, Cape Town, South Africa
National teenage pregnancy rate worrisome
ZIMBABWE records 70 000 illegal or unsafe abortions per year and one in every five girls drops out of school due to unwanted pregnancies. Statistics also indicate that the national teenage pregnancy r...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 05:21hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 pandemic second wave: Govt speaks
GOVERNMENT says it has put in place several mechanisms in order to guard against the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.This was revealed by the Minister of Defence and War Veterans in her c...Published: 17 Nov 2020 at 19:28hrs | 3685 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's govt slammed for politicking in resolving water crises
THE Zanu-PF government has been slammed for politicking when it comes to resolving the water crisis facing the country.This comes at a time that President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently visited B...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:54hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe govt likely to impose lockdown'
HEALTH and Child Care deputy minister John Mangwiro said his hands were clean in the US$6 million COVID-19 procurement scam in which he is implicated. Mangwiro said to date the Zimbabwe Anti-C...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:46hrs | 1479 | by Staff reporter
Health catastrophe looms in Zimbabwe cities
MILLIONS of Zimbabweans are staring a health catastrophe in the face owing to a shambolic management of sewer systems by urban local authorities, an investigative audit by Auditor-General Mildred Chir...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:55hrs | 1380 | by Staff reporter
Colleges suspend lectures over Covid-19
THE Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic in Gwanda and Kwekwe Polytechnic colleges have indefinitely suspended face-to-face lectures after students tested positive for Covid-19 at the institutions. ...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:39hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
Let's stay vigilant, COVID-19 is still here
My name is Saria Osman El-Amin, I am 24 years old and I am a medical doctor. I live in Khartoum, Sudan. I work at the Corona Call Centre as part of the Ministry of Health's strategic plan to hel...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 19:57hrs | 292 | by Dr. Saria Osman El-Amin (Sudan)
Harare's growing garbage problem
HARARE, renamed from the colonial Salisbury, in the early days of independence, was widely referred to as the Sunshine City owing to its squeaky-clean streets and orderly, smart and clean residential ...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 06:25hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
BV partners with TWAA, innovative digital female-driven mentorship platform in support of women in business in Africa
Empowering women in leadership using innovation to boost development "There is no limit to what we, as women, can acco...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 09:43hrs | 695 | by Agencies
Over 130 000 HIV positive people in Mashonaland East on ART
At least 137 554 people, including 6 873 children, living with HIV in Mashonaland East province were initiated on Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) as of June this year.An estimated 188 254 people...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:06hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Govt losing millions as firms evade US dollar tax
THE Zimbabwe government is being cheated of millions of United States dollars in tax revenue by businesses that are accepting foreign currency payments but not declaring or under-declaring the forex p...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:47hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt urged to embrace constitutionalism
GOVERNMENT has been urged to protect citizens against State-sponsored abuses and to recommit to the values of good governance in order to improve people's lives.This was said by the Zimbabwe H...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 05:58hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans abroad treat each other badly
One would think that Zimbabweans look after each other in foreign lands, yet it is painful that people of the same nation find pleasure in tormenting their own. You might be tempted to think t...Published: 31 Oct 2020 at 06:10hrs | 1386 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
ZANU-PF Youth league commends SADC
ZANU-PF Youth League has commended SADC for standing by Zimbabwe and in support of the removal of unjustified illegal sanctions imposed by Western countries, two decades ago. In a statement ye...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:23hrs | 49 | 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 | 24525 | by Staff reporter
Government concerned over low uptake of youth fund in remote areas
GOVERNMENT has raised concern over the low uptake of the athletes and artists relief fund in Masvingo's rural districts of Zaka and Mwenezi.Launched in mid-July, the athletes and artists relie...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 15:29hrs | 717 | 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 | 4744 | by Staff reporter
Lets learn from Zimbabwe Cricket
The Zimbabwe Cricket bubbles in the sweet waters of success regardless of the disturbed year calender by the COVID 19 pandemic. It could have been one of the busiest year for Chamu Chibhabha led Chevr...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 12:03hrs | 1385 | by Energy Mavaza
Parents plot demo against proposed school fees hike
PAReNTS and guardians whose children are learning at Chogugudza Primary School in Domboshava, Goromonzi district, are plotting to demonstrate today against a decision by school authorities to raise fe...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:17hrs | 1401 | by Staff reporter
Managing fisheries sustainably at Lake Kariba
ACCORDING to the Commercial Fishing Industry - Global Market Outlook, the global commercial fishing industry market accounted for US$240,99 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $438,59 billion by ...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 08:48hrs | 177 | by Tinashe Farawo
Zimbabwe to strengthen mental health services
YESTERDAY, Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating the Mental Health Day, with experts calling for increased funding towards mental health services.The day, observed on October ...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 08:21hrs | 177 | by Staffg Reporter
Zanu-PF in massive voter registration drive
ZANU-PF has implored its Bulawayo provincial leadership to rally residents to register en masse to vote following reports that the city risks losing some constituencies in the next delimitation exerci...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 07:13hrs | 809 | by Staff reporter
Tizora laid to rest in a very emotional ceremony in Zvimba Murombedzi
The late CHISHAWASHA Mission headmaster Mr Simon Muzanenhamo Tizora who died in Harare last week was laid to rest in his home area of Zvimba near Murombedzi. He was laid to rest in a ceremony attended...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 08:04hrs | 2248 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Passport is a human right, says Mudenda
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has said a passport is a human right and not a privilege because it affords people the right to movement as enshrined in the Constitution.Mudenda...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:28hrs | 2245 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa warned by State security
STATE Security minister Owen Ncube yesterday sensationally accused the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance of engaging in acts of sabotage and banditry by smuggling guns into the country and setting up mi...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 08:00hrs | 8207 | by Staff reporter
South Africa police in R1 million cigarettes haul
THE South African Police Service (Saps) has arrested three people for illegal possession of 707 620 cartons of cigarettes valued close to R1 million all of Zimbabwean origin.The arrest was mad...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:42hrs | 475 | 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 | 873 | by Agencies
Progress against virus brings complacency in parts of Zimbabwe
With Zimbabwe's coronavirus infections on the decline, schools are reopening, along with churches, bars, restaurants, airports and tourist attractions. Strict lockdowns designed to curb the disease ar...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 18:36hrs | 659 | by Farai Mutsaka I Associated Press
Fashion and fabric: African history told through printed wax clothing
A mainstay of African fashion, "ankara," "wax hollandais "or "kitenge" fabric holds up a mirror to history In most West and Central African main market...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:12hrs | 217 | by Franck Kuwonu
Why the sport of football is so loved
Football is one of the most popular and loved sports in the world - that's a fact written in stone. There's no other sport with a fan base like football. Perhaps it's the competitive nature of the gam...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 13:18hrs | 873 | by Staff Writer
ZACC wants looted funds to be repatriated home
ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) chairperson Justice Loice Matanda-Moyo yesterday urged Parliament to tighten legislation to ensure that all illegally-acquired wealth siphoned out of the cou...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:33hrs | 3289 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo cardiac ward in sorry state
THE cardiac ward at Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo has virtually collapsed, posing a huge threat to the many patients living with heart complications referred to the southern region's biggest referral hos...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 06:49hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
UMC donates to 25 schools in Mutasa
MINISTRY of primary and secondary education got a shot in the arm ahead of schools reopening as United Methodist Church (UMC) donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and hygiene materials to 25 sc...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 11:24hrs | 977 | by Own Correspondent
Does the Rule of Law exist in the so called, 'ROLE MODELS SUPERPOWER COUNTRIES'?
This digital age has experienced a genocide of blacks perpetrated by the white supremacists in the USA. The genocide in question, was not only perpetrated by their white supremacists police, but by al...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 07:15hrs | 269 | by Njabulo
Zimbabwe in its own league
Readers had a lot to chew last week. So much to chew that if one was not perceptive, he or she could have ended up in a maze. Let's dissect events of last week one by one and assess their impa...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 06:31hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Opposition, civil society groups embrace ANC's Zimbabwe mediation
THE continued push by Pretoria to help Zimbabwe overcome its decades-long political and economic crises has created an air of optimism among opposition parties, civil society groups and the Church....Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 13:02hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe divorce law spurs women's fight for property
When Smangele Tshuma got divorced after five years of marriage, her in-laws forced her out of the home that she had been living in with her husband in southwestern Zimbabwe and took the three donkeys ...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 17:28hrs | 2062 | by Reuters
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