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Inhlokomo rolls up its sleeves
Inhlokomo YeSizwe sika Mthwakazi is rolling up its sleeves and getting hands on by setting regional structures on the ground. After taking a momentary and deliberate pause to give space for the Phuthe...Published: 17 hrs ago | 933 | by IYS
MPs call govt to order
LEGISLATORS from across the political divide yesterday teamed up in condemning the government sanctioned demolitions, describing them as an open war against citizens, particularly informal traders....Published: 21 hrs ago | 1088 | by Staff reporter
Zec voter registration machines up
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) in Bulawayo yesterday said its machines, which broke down early this week crippling the voter registration exercise, had been fixed.On Monday, MDC Alliance ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 395 | by Chief Chiduku
We've no case against NYT journo: State
THE State yesterday said it had no case against New York Times (NYT), Zimbabwean journalist Jeffrey Moyo.Moyo spent three weeks in custody, with the State opposing bail, before making a sudden...Published: 21 hrs ago | 495 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo lockdown looms
GOVERNMENT might be forced to consider strict localised lockdown for Bulawayo as residents continue to flout Covid-19 prevention measures at a time health experts have warned of an imminent Covid-19 t...Published: 21 hrs ago | 2634 | by Staff reporter
667 more Zupco buses coming
Zupco is buying 667 buses from China by year end, with delivery of the first batch of 100 buses expected soon. Further, through its intercity digital payment platform in partnership with Vaya, every i...Published: 21 hrs ago | 553 | by Staff reporter
Banjani abantwana ngekhaya? Ndebele women included: Celebrating the International Day of the African Child
To be fair to other cultures in Zimbabwe, it is only in Ndebele culture where a woman is considered and addressed as a child regardless of her age. Ndebele women are called abesintwana by their male c...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 21:56hrs | 532 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zupco partners Vaya
The Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (Zupco) has partnered Cassava Smartech's subsidiary Vaya Africa in its bid to easy movement of people between cities. The two companies have today launch...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 19:10hrs | 1098 | by Innocent Mujeri
241 new Covid-19 cases as surge continues
TWO hundred and forty-one new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Tuesday countrywide and four provinces have areas that have been classified as localised hotspots. Mashonaland West recorded 115 n...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 18:24hrs | 1100 | by Staff reporter
Fawcett security guard shot in the head with an AK-47, survives
A Fawcett Security guard escaped death by a whisker after being shot with an AK-47 rifle in the head by armed robbers in Bulawayo on Monday night.The security company's Alarms Reaction Team re...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 17:21hrs | 3729 | by Staff reporter
Smelly Dube's trial stopped
GWERU regional magistrate Mr Christopher Maturure has stopped the criminal trial of River Valley Properties chief executive officer Smelly Dube, who was facing US$9 million fraud allegations, pending ...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 17:17hrs | 1600 | by Staff reporter
Robbery gone bad leaves 2 guards shot and injured
FIVE armed robbers shot and injured two Fawcett Security guards with an AK-47 rifle in Bulawayo's industrial sites on Monday night.One of the security guards was shot in the head and is lucky ...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 17:17hrs | 1309 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Mwonzora 'secret' meeting divides MDC-T?
THE opposition MDC-T has been plunged into chaos following a "secret" meeting between its leader Douglas Mwonzora and President Emmerson Mnangagwa, with some officials saying they were not comfortable...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:30hrs | 3577 | by Staff reporter
'Spot fines not mandatory'
LEGAL think-tank Veritas says it is illegal for police to demand spot fines from offending motorists as they will be violating provisions of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act.In i...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:27hrs | 1849 | by Staff reporter
Moyo in fresh bid to unite Matebeland-based parties
OPPOSITION United Movement for Devolution (UMD) led by former Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo is seeking to enter into a political pact with Matebeleland-based opposition parties in a bid to "recl...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:25hrs | 2542 | by Staff reporter
MDC Bulawayo structures in flames
MDC-T Bulawayo province is battling factionalism hardly a month after infighting within its women's wing exposed differences between supporters of party leader Douglas Mwonzora and his deputy Thokozan...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:23hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba tourney postponed
ASTON Villa midfielder Marvellous Nakamba says all systems that had been put in place for his foundation's Under-17 football tournament will remain in place until it's safe to hold the competition....Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:22hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers bounce back with new routes
Scores of smugglers who were lying low in the last four months following the deployment of more security personnel along the Limpopo River, have resumed their illegal operations and are using new rout...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:19hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
New York Times correspondent granted bail, prisons block his release as 'papers not in order'
PRISON officials at Greys Remand in Bulawayo were Tuesday evening declining to release New York Times correspondent, Jeffrey Moyo, who had been granted $5 000 bail at the High Court earlier today....Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:16hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
We have stopped prosecution of Smelly Dube - Gweru magistrate's court
Gweru Magistrate Christopher Maturure has accented to the High Court ruling granting Smelly Dube a stay of prosecution in a case in which the businesswoman is facing corruption involving $9 million....Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 22:44hrs | 1570 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Lupane State University a potential COVID-19 hotspot
Lupane State University is a timely time bomb for the corona virus after the decision by it's authorities to converge at all students at the compass.Over the years, the institution has some of...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 19:52hrs | 1106 | by Philani Simango
3 more Covid-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours
THE country recorded three more Covid-19 related deaths and 118 more new cases in the last 24-hours as some suburbs in Bulawayo including Masvingo and Chiredzi have been identified as hotspots....Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:20hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
Chaos rocks Chamisa's MDC in Bulawayo
MDC Alliance Bulawayo youths have passed a vote of no confidence in the provincial chairperson of the party's main wing, James Sithole, accusing him of hobnobbing with the rival MDC-T led by Douglas M...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:27hrs | 3283 | by Staff reporter
Govt clamps down on maize mealie smugglers
GOVERNMENT has begun a crackdown on errant retailers who are selling imported mealie-meal as it moves to curb the smuggling of the commodity from neighbouring countries.The exercise, which cam...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:22hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Zinara pledges openness to enhance transparency
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) says it has begun publicising its financial disbursements to local authorities in a bid to enhance transparency and accountability as part of its reb...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:18hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks completes Old Bulawayo National Monuments road
THE upgrade of the road leading to Old Bulawayo National Monuments by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) to pave way for restoration of the tourist attraction after it was...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:16hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Zec Bulawayo under fire over poor voter registration
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) officials in Bulawayo have come under fire for allegedly failing to escalate the voter registration exercise in the city.This was after reports emerged last...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:15hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Sewage horror in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents have called on Bulawayo City Council to urgently attend to burst sewers which have become a health time bomb in the city.In Mzilikazi and Makokoba suburbs, there are areas w...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:15hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Rise in Kariba Dam levels to boost power generation
WATER levels at Kariba Dam have risen by 1,94 metres to 482,82m, further consolidating Zimbabwe's potential to generate more electricity at Kariba Power Station, the country's biggest hydro-power plan...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:13hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's youths led by Kambarami push for provincial chairperson ouster
The Bulawayo MDC Alliance Youth Assembly has called for the dismissal of the party's provincial chairperson, James Sithole, accusing him of being in bed with the rival MDC-T party.The party yo...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 18:39hrs | 1598 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt grabs Malunga family farm
The Zimbabwean govt has grabbed a privately-owned farm belonging to the family of the late outspoken veteran nationalist Sydney Malunga, father to international human rights lawyer Siphosami Malunga, ...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 18:32hrs | 4354 | by Staff reporter
3rd wave: 107 new Covid-19 cases recorded as Karoi and Kariba become hotspots
GOVERNMENT has added Kariba and Karoi as hot spot areas under the localised lockdown as the country has reported 107 more new Covid-19 cases in the last 24-hours.The statistics include 23 case...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 17:57hrs | 1043 | by Staff reporter
Man kills lover's husband
A TSHOLOTSHO man who fatally stabbed his lover's husband has been sentenced to six years in jail for culpable homicide.Nkosikhona Ngwenya (20) of Vala Line in Tsholotsho stabbed Blonde Ncube w...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 17:46hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Obert Gutu appointed NPRC spokesperson
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) yesterday appointed former MDC-T vice-president Obert Gutu as its spokesperson and chairperson for its complaints handling, investigations and l...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:28hrs | 1830 | by Staff reporter
Soldier sentenced to 18 months for rape
A 35-YEAR-OLD soldier has been sentenced to an effective 18 months in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl at Drill Hall swimming pool in Bulawayo. Ephraim Mbengo from Combat Brooke, Llewellin, Bulawa...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:27hrs | 1553 | by Staff reporter
Man axes father over food, 'roasts' his head
A LAZY Inyathi man fatally axed his elderly father in a dispute over food and threw his body into a fire in a kitchen hut resulting in the deceased's head getting roasted.Raighton Nkomo (29) o...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1594 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls girl (12) dies 'after typhoid jab'
A Grade Seven pupil (12) at Nyongolo Primary School outside Hwange died after her body started swelling and her family suspects she reacted to the new typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) she received rece...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1045 | by Staff reporter
Bosso class of 98 honours Maphepha
Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Mguni has described the legendary Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda, who won Premier Soccer League titles as a manager and chairman of Highlanders an administrator par-excellence, whose...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:20hrs | 901 | by Staff reporter
Damaged Matabeleland North roads rehab under way
THE rehabilitation of major roads is under way in Matabeleland North Province and the Government is providing the resources for the work so as to ensure smooth transportation and facilitation of inves...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:20hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
$2bn for roads rehabilitation
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has disbursed more than $2 billion to road authorities for the national emergency road rehabilitation programme.The disbursements were made b...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:19hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
Kombi crews plot attack on police
SOME rowdy pirate kombi crews operating in Bulawayo are reportedly plotting to attack traffic police officers at their homes in retaliation for skirmishes that occurred in the city centre last Wednesd...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1502 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa donates 50 000 masks to apostolic sect
President Mnangagwa yesterday donated a consignment of 50 000 face masks to members of the Johane Masowe weChishanu Apostolic sect in Bulawayo as part of the fight against Covid-19.The donatio...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:16hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's fired ally allocated cheap industrial stand by Bulawayo City Council
THE uproar that resulted in former Bulawayo deputy mayor, Mr Tinashe Kambarami attempting to bulldoze a full council meeting despite his recalling has been exposed as a "mere smokescreen", as during t...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:58hrs | 1238 | by Staff reporter
63 pregnant school girls drop out in Bulawayo
IN a trend that has exposed the continued exploitation of the girl child in both rural and urban communities, 63 girls in Bulawayo dropped out of school after being impregnated, while about 40 pupils ...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:58hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter
US$1,5m biscuit plant for Bulawayo
A food manufacturing company, Flynote Investments, has announced that it has invested more than US$1,5 million in setting up a state-of-the-art biscuit making plant in Bulawayo as it moves to compleme...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:57hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Drama as ZANU PF MPs clash at PCC meeting
There was drama at Kazembe Kazembe's Mashonaland Central Provincial Coodinating Committee (PCC) chaired meeting today after Rushinga Member of Parliament Tendai Nyabani exposed Shamva North Osca...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 18:54hrs | 1705 | by Lloyd Rabaya in Bindura
Cabinet meetings by Ndaba Sibanda: A review by Banqobile Virginia Dakamela
The book kicks off with a scene featuring a technology-crazy old man who is drinking with a girl young enough to be his granddaughter. The old man's table manners do not endear him to the girl either....Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 12:13hrs | 541 | by Banqobile Virginia Dakamela
Millers close, offload staff as imports rise
ZIMBABWE'S milling industry has hit turbulent times, amid revelations that some companies have suspended operations after a flood of cheap imported mealie-meal pushed them to the brink, it has been re...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 07:25hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Woman slices mother-in-law's buttocks
A heated argument over water bills payment between mother-in-law and daughter ended drastically yesterday.Jacqueline Moyo the mother in law to Yvonne Ncube reived the news that her inlaw was n...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 20:41hrs | 2498 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Chiwenga announces stricter COVID-19 enforcement measures
ZIMBABWE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE PRESS STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE AND MINISTER OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE: 12 JUNE 2021 MEASURES TO CURB THE...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 20:04hrs | 1804 | by Dr Constantino Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga
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