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Mnangagwa out to impress Sadc leaders
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government are renovating several roads in Harare as part of preparations to host the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) summit in the capital in August...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:46hrs | 2608 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF manipulates Govt structures to abuse public funds
The ruling party Zanu-PF is allegedly using government structures to manipulate councils to advance the ruling party's programmes.This was evidenced by the mystery surrounding a meeting that t...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 15:00hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
A Tale of Corporate Fraud, the contrasting Cases of South Africa and Zimbabwe
Corporate fraud has plagued both South Africa and Zimbabwe, with high-profile cases shedding light on the flaws in their respective financial systems. Thi...Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 07:10hrs | 836 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
'Gappah needs mental help,' says Judge
Zimbabwean High Court Justice Joseph Mafusire says local lawyer Petina Gappah needs "psychological intervention" - mental assistance - amid her unrestrained scandalous attacks on the judge and the jud...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 11:36hrs | 1676 | by Staff reporter
Zulus demand 100 cows from ANC's Duma for his rogue behaviour
Zulu royal regiments have suggested that KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC Siboniso Duma pay 100 cows as an apology to King Misuzulu for "disrespecting" His Maj...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:59hrs | 1650 | by Staff reporter
Wicknell Chivayo revives Gwanda Solar Project
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) and Wicknell Chivayo's Intratek Zimbabwe are now set to resume the long aborted 100MW Gwanda Solar Project which derailed when the controversial businessman failed to ...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 14:24hrs | 921 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge killer bus operator yet to submit insurance certificate
A Blue Circle cross-border bus collided with a City bus 10 kilometres outside Beitbridge on Saturday, killing seven people on the spot and four others on admission to hospital.One of the bus c...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 14:12hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Bedbugs menace hits Kwekwe
KWEKWE City has been hit by a cat menace which has seen most households having cats breeding at homesteads at an alarming speed leading to the speedy multiplication of the animal.The cats find...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 20:17hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
ZPC engaging Chivayo to resume controversial Gwanda Solar Project
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) is engaging Intratek to push it to resume works at the contested 100 MW Gwanda Solar Project in Matabeleland South province, Parliament heard on Tuesday.Intrat...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 19:56hrs | 790 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man wins US$1m loan court challenge
A HARARE man has won a US$1 million Supreme Court loan challenge after a local company that he loaned US$900 000 tried to repay the loan in local currency.The applicant Brian Rodney Baron had ...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:58hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe misses SDG timelines
The government yesterday said it would allocate at least 5% of national revenues to provincial and local authorities to catch up on its promises to deliver on United Nations development goals....Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:17hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Man accuses wife of having an affair, torches boyfriend's hut
A 34-year-old man from Inyathi, torched another's hut while he was asleep, accusing him of having an affair with his wife. The man, according to the National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe,...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:11hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Targeted sanctions were inevitable
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, my deduction is that targeted sanctions were inevitable. It does not augur well for Zimbabwe that you are the first sitting President to be des...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 16:09hrs | 279 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Bid to block judge from NSSA's US$30m saga flops
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by a local housing company to bar a Supreme Court judge from hearing a case in which they are claiming US$30 million awarded to them by a lower cou...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's 120-hour water shedding to continue
BULAWAYO residents will continue receiving water for only two days per week, as water levels continue to dwindle at major supply dams due to drought, with the possibility of further tightening of the ...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:07hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Why a farmer is riding from Zimbabwe to Windhoek on a horse
When Ben Freeth headed west on horseback from the derelict Mount Carmel farm near Chegutu in Zimbabwe on 28 November, he had to lay low. For about 800km, Freeth avoided roads and stuck to the bush, fo...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 20:05hrs | 1032 | by GroundUp
Sadc calls for total sanctions removal
The SADC Council of Ministers ended its meeting yesterday reiterating the regional bloc's call for the lifting of all forms of illegal sanctions against Zimbabwe and deliberating on regional food secu...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Edgar Lungu calls for early election in Zambia
Zambia's ex-President, Edgar Lungu, has urged citizens to demand an early election, alleging that his successor, Hakainde Hichilema (HH), has mismanaged the nation's economy.Lungu also critici...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 18:18hrs | 1254 | by Staff reporter
Harare pledges to finally fix (some of) its pothole-ridden roads
IN Zimbabwe's capital of Harare, potholed roads have become a symbol of more than 20 years of national decline and neglect of public services.Motorists must weave down roads and often encroach...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:30hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu and Chamisa battle over CCC party offices, court reserves judgement
The Bulawayo High Court has reserved judgement in a case involving the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and Sengezo Tshabangu posing as its Interim Secretary General seeking spoliation damages from...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 10:39hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
More trouble brewing for Rutendo Matinyarare
Legal trouble is brewing against Rutendo Matinyarare as the chickens come home to roost over unfounded and defamatory allegations leveled against grain millers. In a recent development that has stirre...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 13:38hrs | 1563 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Mnangagwa assures food security for urban dwellers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday reiterated that his Government will ensure that all the vulnerable households across the country receive food aid, including those staying in urban centres.Speaki...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama blasted over anti-trophy hunting stance
FORMER Botswana President Ian Khama has been criticised for assisting United Kingdom lawmakers in their efforts to enact a ban on imports into Britain of trophy hunting products, a major source of liv...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:04hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
FRANCESCO MARCONATI FILES: Unveiling the dark trail of violence and plunder at Queens Mine
Francesco Marconati, a self-styled Italian Mafia boss, has become a notorious name associated with Queens Mine, where his malevolent actions have left an indelible mark on the lives of those who have ...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 11:45hrs | 1048 | by George Tshuma
Zimbabwe rejects 'Let's Go Brandon's token sanctions review
NOTHING short of a prompt, unconditional and total removal of illegal economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States is acceptable and continued slanderous statements from Washington shou...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa keeping Zim dollar to oppress Zimbabweans!
Why is the Zimbabwe government so adamant in holding on to a useless currency?On what logic would anyone believe that it is a good idea to continue using money that loses its value nearly on a...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 23:33hrs | 1114 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa regime doing the work of US sanctions in Zimbabwe!
My own views on this sanctions issue have always been that we needed to prove these measures were the cause of our suffering. I have never denied that there have been targeted sanctions impose...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 23:01hrs | 404 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
US slams door on Mnangagwa
UNITED States Senate Foreign Relations member Jim Risch and analysts have said the sanctioning of President Emmerson Mnangagwa for corruption and human rights violations is a damning indictment of his...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 20:53hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents have been urged to exercise extreme caution and adhere to strict hygiene standards following reports of a diarrhoea outbreak linked to water shortages, with Cowdray Park suburb bein...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:49hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
Matinyarare's 'Innscor has destroyed the taste of Zim food' comments cause consternation
If Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)-listed food giant Innscor was hoping to avoid press scrutiny, it could hardly have chosen a more self-destructive path than seeking a gag order against journalist Rute...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 21:20hrs | 919 | by Staff reporter
Sengezo Tshabangu's political fate has reached a dead end?
SELF-IMPOSED Citizens' Coalition for Change secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu's political fate has effectively reached a dead end after a new steering committee led by former Entumbane-Njube MP Ding...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 09:53hrs | 5084 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T loses election appeal against Zanu-PF's Sithembiso Nyoni
THE Bulawayo High Court has dismissed a petition filed by MDC-T Nkayi North candidate, Chief Ndlovu, who was challenging minister Sithembiso Nyoni's victory in the August 2023 elections.In his...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:50hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to clampdown on imported vehicles
Government has begun mandatory inspections of all imported second-hand vehicles as part of broader assessments to curb the importation of substandard goods into the country.The scope of the ch...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:45hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
'Man beds neighbour's wife for 4 decades, sires 5 children'
"MY neighbour has been sleeping with my wife for more than 40 years and is the father of the five children that I always thought were mine," a forlon Johnson Tshuma (66) from Dollar Extension in Inyat...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 20:05hrs | 3730 | by Staff reporter
Children terrorised by invisible creatures
THE way your skin crawled after watching goosefleshers like The Conjuring , Gothika and The Ring, will pale into insignificance when you read through this living nightmare for three children from Magw...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 20:04hrs | 935 | by Staff reporter
Zinara raps local authorities over roads
Local authorities have come under fire from the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) for allowing settlements in areas without serviced roads.Addressing journalists yesterday, Zinara...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:04hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Teen fatally strikes cousin-sister with axe
Lusulu - Police in Matabeleland North Province are tracking down a juvenile suspect who allegedly axed and killed his cousin-sister in a gruesome manner on Tuesday afternoon.The suspect Romeo ...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 22:30hrs | 758 | by Peter Matuka
Mliswa's daughter up for drug possession
Former Norton legislator Temba Mliswa's daughter, Diwa Mliswa Chanetsa, has been arrested for drug possession.She was charged together with her alleged accomplice Tawanda Chigudu following the...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:27hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
Popular football matches for all-time
Football, known as soccer in some regions, has a rich history filled with unforgettable matches that have captivated audiences worldwide. These matches have left an indelible mark on the sport and its...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 15:29hrs | 370 | by Staff Reporter
Businessman offered land to build public toilets in Mzilikazi
Bulawayo City Council has officially handed over a piece of land to Terrence Hill, a businessman and owner of Sizalabo Butchery (Madamara) to construct a public toilets at Madamara area, i...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 21:51hrs | 350 | by Stephen Jakes
Benson Matinyarare a threat to national security
In a recent series of claims made by Rutendo Benson Matinyarare against Innscor, Simbisa brands, and Zed Koudounaris, it is imperative to critically analyze the validity of these assertions. These ren...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 12:43hrs | 1792 | by Trevor Nhamburo
Mnangagwa to embark on thank you rallies across the country
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will soon embark on thank you rallies across the country in a calculated move to lay the groundwork for a third term bid in 2028, ruling party insiders have alleged....Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Man burns in-law's vehicle
A DISPUTE between a man and his former sister-in-law did not end well after the man allegedly burnt her motor vehicle that was parked at her house in revenge.Emmanuel Muzeza (40) appeared befo...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:50hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally in US$300,000 coal heist scandal
A WOMAN, who is said to have close links to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his family, is at the centre of an alleged theft scandal involving the seizure of coke worth US$300 000 from the Chinese-ru...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 10:43hrs | 1892 | by Tawanda Majoni
Believing in ancestral spirits is a myth
At death the body and spirit or the material and immaterial separate. In African society the spirits of the dead, variously known in sub-Saharan Africa as amahlozi or amatongo (Zulu), Xhosa), balimo (...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 17:59hrs | 731 | by Dr Onesimus A. Ngundu
Dembare, Bosso enraged after PSL chair deliberately tampered with the fixtures
TRADITIONAL football giants, Dynamos and Highlanders are frothing with anger after Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairman Farai Jere admitted to having fixed their season's opening games and coming shor...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 15:51hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos, Highlanders condemns Zanu-PF MP over 'inflammatory' statement
Dynamos and Highlanders have issued a joint statement this Friday, 23 February condemning remarks made by Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairman, Farai Jere, which they described as "inflammatory"....Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 15:14hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Motorist ploughs into pedestrians, kills two
A 20-YEAR-OLD man from the Hillside suburb in Bulawayo has appeared in court facing a charge of culpable homicide after he allegedly ran over four pedestrians with his vehicle, tragically killing two....Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 07:35hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu reported to ZACC...amidst massive corruption allegations
Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Tourism, and International Trade, Mangaliso Ndlovu, is under scrutiny for alleged corruption and misconduct. Citizens Against Corruption, a prominent local org...Published: 23 Feb 2024 at 12:55hrs | 3981 | by George Tshuma
Mliswa has no entitlement to any shares, says his uncle
Former state security minister, Didymus Mutasa has rejected claims by his nephew and business colleague, Temba Mliswa that he (Mliswa) holds 10 percent stake in Muungwe Investments Private Limited as ...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 15:58hrs | 1558 | by Staff reporter
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