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Biti begs for Ramaphosa's intervention
MDC Alliance Vice President Tendai Biti has called on South Africa President and leader of the governing ANC party, Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene and c...Published: 9 hrs ago | 3427 | by Staff reporter
UN envoy flies into Zanu-PF, MDC Alliance war
UNITED Nations (UN) special rapporteur, Alena Douhan, who arrives in the country today to assess the impact of sanctions on Zimbabwe, flies into a sto...Published: 9 hrs ago | 3063 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa takes campaign to Manicaland
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he would now head to Manicaland province after his tour of Masvingo province last week tu...Published: 9 hrs ago | 2326 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC gears for congress
THE Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T has begun its restructuring exercise in preparation for an elective congress this year.Party spokesperson Witne...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1385 | by Staff reporter
Mine workers take salary dispute to court
The Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Mineral Workers Union (ZIDAMWU) has taken the National Employment Council for Mining Industry, Associated Mine Workers...Published: 9 hrs ago | 776 | by Staff reporter
Zaka villagers petition over chief's 'police capture'
VILLAGERS in Munyuki, Zaka, Masvingo province have petitioned Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga, asking him to intervene in a case where Chie...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1403 | by Staff reporter
Abusive teacher pleads guilty, blames toothache
A HARARE school teacher who last week caused a social media stir after he was filmed brutally bashing a Lower Sixth student pleaded guilty to assault ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1411 | by Staff reporter
You've failed us, villagers tell MPs
Zvimba villagers last Friday blasted legislators for failing to effectively play their oversight role on budgetary allocations in Parliament, resultin...Published: 9 hrs ago | 801 | by Staff reporter
Treat each unvaccinated case on its merits, says PTUZ
THE Progressive Teachers Union (PTUZ) yesterday vowed that its members who are yet to be vaccinated will continue reporting for duty in defiance of a ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 310 | by Staff reporter
Zimta members threaten industrial action
ZIMBABWE Teachers Association (Zimta) members in Bulawayo have urged its leadership to call for strike action over poor salaries.In a position...Published: 9 hrs ago | 542 | by Staff reporter
Govt projects 10% growth in agric sector
GOVERNMENT has projected a 10% growth in the agricultural sector during the 2021/22 farming season, an official has said.Agriculture has been ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 124 | by Staff reporter
Zvimba cops detain boy (10) over missing US$140 fines
THREE police officers have been accused of arresting and detaining a 10-year-old boy from Diana Farm, Chikerema village in Kutama over missing US$140 ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 790 | by Staff reporter
'Matebeleland politicians have let us down'
MATABELELAND human rights and political activists have blasted the ruling Zanu-PF party and the opposition MDC formations for letting the region down ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 466 | by Staff reporter
Black market records steepest annual rise
THE parallel market exchange rate rocketed by 27% during the third quarter (3Q) of this year, marking its steepest ever growth in one year, researcher...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Address Beitbridge Border Post mess or we lose out to Kazungula
IN this digital age, our border posts are expected to move with the times and embrace technology so that clearing of goods is done efficiently....Published: 9 hrs ago | 647 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF district elections kick-off
FIREWORKS are expected during the impending Zanu-PF district or ward elections across Mashonaland West province scheduled to kick off Tuesday....Published: 9 hrs ago | 111 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe in heated exchange with Zanu-PF Mashonaland central 'chefs'
DIVISIONS among warring Zanu-PF Mashonaland Central province's top dogs deepened at the weekend after they turned their WhatsApp group into a battlegr...Published: 9 hrs ago | 488 | by Staff reporter
Kuda Tagwirei widen Bosso aid
SAKUNDA Holdings boss Kuda Tagwirei yesterday pledged to spruce up the Highlanders' offices starting today.Tagwirei visited the Bosso offices ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 808 | by Staff reporter
ZEC to set up 900+ voter registration units countrywide
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has resolved to set up more than 900 voter registration units countrywide ahead of the delimitation process se...Published: 9 hrs ago | 231 | by Staff reporter
Phase Two Matebeleland North roads rehab intensified
GOVERNMENT allocated more than $700 million to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development for rehabilitation of a 3 000km road network u...Published: 9 hrs ago | 208 | by Staff reporter
CAPS United crash out of Chibuku Cup
Dynamos 1 - 1 CAPS UtdHARARE football giants CAPS United crashed out of the Chibuku Super Cup after playing out a stalemate with bitter riva...Published: 9 hrs ago | 336 | by Staff reporter
Poor scoring rate worries Bosso coach
Bulawayo City 0 - 0 HighlandersDESPITE qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Chibuku Super Cup, Highlanders' coach Mandla Mpofu is worried by h...Published: 9 hrs ago | 166 | by Staff reporter
Robber killed in Masvingo shootout
A suspected armed robber believed to be part of a gang that committed a spate of robberies in Masvingo was fatally shot by the police after in the act...Published: 9 hrs ago | 639 | by Staff reporter
Major boost for NRZ
A new fleet of locomotives, wagons and coaches should be equipping the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) by year end with the new dispensation makin...Published: 9 hrs ago | 399 | by Staff reporter
Border chaos: National Ports Authority the missing link
The Government has over the years come up with a number of strategies to remove trade barriers and enhance the smooth flow of people and cargo through...Published: 9 hrs ago | 203 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe braces for natural disasters
Natural disasters loom ahead of the 2021-22 rainy season and the Government is putting all hands on the deck to avoid any fatal calamities.Thr...Published: 9 hrs ago | 298 | by Staff reporter
UN Special Envoy arrives
The UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the US and her allies, Ms Elena Dohan, is expected in...Published: 9 hrs ago | 109 | by Staff reporter
Illegal sanctions choking business
ILLEGAL economic sanctions imposed by the United States and her allies have negatively affected the business community, which cannot access loans, and...Published: 9 hrs ago | 57 | by Staff reporter
Senior cops jailed over smuggling
TWO senior police officers in Beitbridge have been jailed for 25 months each for assisting smugglers in a bid to evade the law.Effectively Ins...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:03hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Govt to clear 184 000 passports backlog by year end
THE Government has committed itself to clearing the passport backlog by December this year after the purchasing of consumables required in passport pr...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:03hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Zacc okeys Bulawayo mayor's $165 per month rent
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has cleared Bulawayo mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni and the Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, of any wrongdoin...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:03hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
+200 arrested for not wearing face masks
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested more than 200 people in the past two weeks for flouting Covid-19 prevention and control measures among them failure t...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:02hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
No CALAs, no exam results
NEARLY 1800 pupils and teachers who contracted Covid-19 when schools opened last month have recovered from the disease, in another milestone that show...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:01hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Hospital detains stillborn baby for 1 month
ST PATRICK'S Mission Hospital in Hwange has come under spotlight after management at the Catholic run health institution allegedly detained a still bo...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:01hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Ingwebu to set up PET, water bottling plants
THE Bulawayo Municipal Commercial Undertaking owned Ingwebu Breweries is working on establishing a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant at their dep...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:01hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Special courts for black market forex dealers
PROSECUTOR-General, Mr Kumbirai Hodzi has said the State has gathered more evidence against economic saboteurs driving the spike in the exchange rate ...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:00hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Duo arrested for murder
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two men who are alleged to be part of a gang fight of five men in Nkulumane which resulted in the death of one of the...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:00hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Sewage oozes out of taps, residents abandon houses
A HEALTH hazard is looming in Bulawayo's Lobengula West suburb as sewage is oozing out of some houses' taps and toilets, with the local authority alle...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:00hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Man seeks court protection from violent lover
A MAN from New Lobengula in Bulawayo has approached the courts seeking a protection order against his girlfriend who is in the habit of visiting and&n...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:00hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Council mulls closing four clinics
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is considering closing four of its clinics as the staffing situation within its health services department continues t...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 08:59hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo weeks away from achieving herd immunity
BULAWAYO is a few weeks away from attaining Covid-19 herd immunity with officials however, revealing that their daily average had slightly gone down a...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 08:59hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Contaminated Ceres apple juice recalled from Zimbabwe shop shelves
Pioneer Foods is recalling certain apple juice products sold under its Ceres brand in a number of countries within the COMESA Free Trade Area includin...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:32hrs | 2026 | by Staff reporter
Unvaccinated civil servants 'fired'
CIVIL servants who defied government's order to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should not report for duty starting Monday, their employer said yesterd...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:29hrs | 2424 | by Staff reporter
Teacher arrested for brutal student assault
A PRIVATE college teacher in Harare was yesterday arrested after a video of him brutally assaulting an 18-year-old student went viral.Police c...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:29hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
US$2m for displaced Zimbabweans
The United States Agency for International Development (USAid) has availed about US$2m to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) towards l...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:29hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
'Workers want better salaries, not WiFi'
HEALTH professionals yesterday scoffed at government's offer to stop mass resignations through the provision of non-monetary incentives such as WiFi a...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Gift Mabhaudhi dies
FOR years, Gift "The Praying Mantis" Mabhaudhi's voice captivated radio audiences, especially Christians who followed former Radio 2, now Radio Zimbab...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 2242 | by Staff reporter
Marry ruling deferred to Monday
A HARARE magistrate has deferred to Monday the ruling on whether Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's former wife Marry Mubaiwa is fit to stand trial...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
MPs lament paltry ECD budget
MEMBERS of Parliament said paltry funding for Early Childhood Development in Zimbabwe was cause for concern and will push to ensure the sector is capa...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
High Court frees land developer
THE High Court has released land developer Felix Munyaradzi from remand in a case in which he was accused of defeating the course of justice.T...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
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