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Bulawayo Ward 12 Councillor appeals for active resident participation in ward meetings
Bulawayo Ward 12 Councillor Maziwakibo Masuku has urged residents to actively participate in and attend ward meetings, emphasizing that they play a cr...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 19:26hrs | 212 | by Stephen Jakes
TTI Boss Lizwe Mabuza: The Philanthropic Visionary Driving Bulawayo's Social Responsibility Agenda
In an era where corporate social responsibility (CSR) is often reduced to buzzwords and token gestures, one man stands as a testament to genuine commi...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 20:08hrs | 3427 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe warning on unsafe skin products
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has issued a strong warning to the public regarding the health risks associated with the use of unr...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 14:45hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Duduzile Zuma stuns Mdumiseni Ntuli at Pan-African Parliament
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla of the MK Party has been elected as the new Chairperson of the Southern Caucus of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP), defeating h...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 13:39hrs | 1738 | by Staff reporter
Germans don't have enough paper for new elections
German's Electoral commission boss says carrying out 'printing orders' is a 'great challenge' amid collapse of Olaf Scholz's governmentEarly e...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 13:22hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Zizi Kodwa 'knows' who in the ANC plotted to have him arrested
ANC NEC member and former minister of sports, arts, and culture, Zizi Kodwa, imputes his arrest by the Hawks two months ago to a plot by some comrades...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 12:49hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa arrives in Baku
President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in Baku this afternoon to participate in the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29), a key global event convening...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 12:30hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube donates rice to Cowdray Park Residents
FINANCE, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube is in Cowdray Park today, where he is set to donate 10 000 tonn...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 12:29hrs | 1083 | by Staff reporter
Grandpa caught red-handed raping girl
A 70-YEAR-OLD man from Buhera was jailed 10 years for raping a 7 year old girl.Aaron Njuko came across the complainant, unaccompanied while he...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 12:28hrs | 997 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland North's Kweseka Band crowned Chibuku Road to Fame 2024 champions
Emerging Afro-fusion group Kweseka Band from Victoria Falls has claimed victory in the highly contested Chibuku Road to Fame 2024 competition, securin...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 12:27hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
3 Chinese nationals shot in copper plant robbery
Three Chinese nationals were seriously injured in a dramatic movie-style robbery that took place early Sunday morning at the Lanyun Mining Zimbabwe co...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:05hrs | 1310 | by Staff reporter
Top Bank executive slams RBZ tight policy measures
A prominent banking executive has criticized the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) for focusing too heavily on exchange rate stability at the cost of eco...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:05hrs | 1826 | by Staff reporter
Fired BancABC managers threaten to wash 'dirty linen' in public
A bitter and escalating dispute between dismissed BancABC managers and the bank's leadership is threatening to destabilize one of Zimbabwe's leading f...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:04hrs | 1458 | by Staff reporter
Desperate Zimbabweans fleeced of US$47 000 on promise of UK jobs
The high unemployment rate in Zimbabwe has left many desperate for opportunities, and fraudsters are taking advantage of this vulnerability by offerin...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:03hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
High interest rates choking Zimbabwe currency borrowing
Listed clothing retailer, Edgars Stores Limited, has reported a resilient performance for the half-year period ending July 7, 2024, despite the ongoin...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:02hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's home province adamant on 2030
ZANU-PF's Midlands province has firmly reiterated its stance on extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term of office to 2030, despite the president...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:02hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Dogs maul boy's privates
A 44-year-old farm security guard, Daniel Simango, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison after he set his dogs on a 10-year-old boy, leaving the c...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:01hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sitting on a time bomb, minister warns
Youth Empowerment Minister Tinoda Machakaire expressed frustration on Friday over Treasury's failure to settle approved allocations for his ministry a...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:00hrs | 1163 | by Staff reporter
CIO car smuggling case drags on
A vehicle smuggling case, which implicates several officers from various law enforcement agencies, including the Central Intelligence Organisation (CI...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:00hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Prisoner sodomises fellow inmate
A 39-year-old inmate at Chikurubi Maximum Prison, Brian Shereni, has been charged with sodomy after allegedly assaulting a fellow prisoner in his cell...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:59hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Pathisa Nyathi's research impacted religious attitudes
The late historian, Pathisa Nyathi, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 73 after a battle with diabetes and kidney failure, has been lauded for ...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:59hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Student murdered for identifying robber
A 23-year-old Bulawayo Polytechnic student, Inobubele Mhlanga, tragically lost her life on Monday evening after being brutally stabbed by two robbers ...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:58hrs | 1020 | by Staff reporter
Public hospitals now death traps, says residents
Residents in Bulawayo have expressed growing frustration with the deteriorating state of service delivery at government hospitals, citing long delays,...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:57hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Power Sales workers fume over salaries
Powersales, a retail clothing chain in Bulawayo, is embroiled in a dispute with its employees after management decided to offset outstanding salaries ...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:57hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
The unacknowledged legacy of Pathisa Nyathi
The late Pathisa Nyathi, a celebrated historian, educator, and cultural advocate, whose lifetime of work contributed greatly to the preservation and p...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:56hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
9 000 live-stock deaths in five months
Zimbabwe has experienced a devastating loss of over 9,000 livestock between June and October this year, primarily due to the harsh effects of El Niño...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:55hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
BCC starts feasibility study for Matopos, Umganin aquifers
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has initiated a feasibility study aimed at identifying potential aquifers in the Matopos and Umganin areas, marking a ...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:54hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Former students give back to school
Mlambapele Primary School, located in Gwanda District in Matabeleland South Province, has received a significant facelift thanks to the efforts of the...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:53hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
City of Harare demolishes dozens of houses
The City of Harare demolished dozens of houses in Ridgeview and Belvedere today, citing the structures as illegal. The demolition is part of a wider o...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 16:33hrs | 7279 | by Staff reporter
German's Scholz blames Ukraine aid for government collapse
The key reason for the collapse of Germany's ruling coalition was the refusal of Finance Minister Christian Lindner to support a budgetary plan that w...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 16:03hrs | 1463 | by Staff reporter
NATO rival warns of new 'nuclear arms race'
A decision to deploy long-range missiles in Western Europe could trigger a new nuclear arms race, Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secre...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 16:01hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
EU could face gas shortages
The European Union's gas supplies could be at risk this winter due to increasing reliance on liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a replacement for Russian ...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 16:00hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Malema predicts more departures from EFF
Despite the number of prominent and high-ranking figures dumping the EFF to join the MK Party, the fiery party leader, Julius Malema has signalled mor...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 15:48hrs | 2166 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to ease currency reins and allow free-float of ZiG
Zimbabwe wants its gold-backed currency to float freely on the foreign exchange market, the central bank's deputy governor said, though he declined to...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 15:03hrs | 9795 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu denied bail again
Harare businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu were denied bail in a case where they face allegations of using fraudulent documents to secure a $9.2...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 14:33hrs | 2896 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to hold talks on $21 billion debt albatross this month
Zimbabwe will resume talks with creditors later this month to restructure $21 billion in external debt as it seeks to exit a default that's kept it lo...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:17hrs | 391 | by Rigid Kondongwe
Lawsuit against Mnangagwa dismissed
A HIGH Court bid to force President Emmerson Mnangagwa to sign into law a charter outlawing the abduction and torture of government critics and activi...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:16hrs | 916 | by Rigid Kondongwe
Bulawayo resumes public transport policy implementation - see the map
The City of Bulawayo has resumed its Public Transport Policy, first introduced in 2012, following delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This policy,...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 15:02hrs | 2663 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man killed SA lover over lobola money, caged for life
A security guard who killed his partner after finding out that she spent the money he had been saving to pay lobola for her has been handed a life sen...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 14:48hrs | 1844 | by Staff reporter
White teachers at Pretoria High School don't greet black colleagues
A recent investigation commissioned by the Gauteng Education Department has uncovered discriminatory practices at Pretoria High School for Girls, wher...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 11:36hrs | 2010 | by Staff reporter
South Africa apex court reverses GMO approval
After an arduous nine-year legal battle, a full bench of the supreme court of appeal (SCA) has set aside the commercial approval of a drought-tolerant...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 10:44hrs | 1845 | by Staff reporter
Max Verstappen takes aim at biased British press after Brazilian GP
Max Verstappen has finally broken a months-long winless drought with a stunning victory from 17th on the grid at the Brazilian Grand Prix - and he was...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 09:19hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's fitness to lead ANC renewal questioned
In a recent interview with Sunday World Engage, Solly Mapaila, the general secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), reiterated his long-...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 08:46hrs | 1249 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police command issues strict memorandum on cellphone use while on duty
In a decisive move to enhance discipline within the ranks, the Officer Commanding Police Masvingo Province has issued a strict memorandum regarding th...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 08:09hrs | 1534 | by Staff reporter
Reason why Masisi lost Botswana elections
Botswana's new president Duma Boko said on Friday he wanted to conclude talks for a new sales pact with global diamonds mining giant De Beers as soon ...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 07:06hrs | 4954 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF is next,' says Oppenheimer bankrolled Maimane
South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane who receive millions from the Oppenheimers has issued a stark warning to Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-P...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:56hrs | 2738 | by Staff reporter
BancABC uses 'dirty tactics' to silence bosses?
BancABC is engulfed in controversy, facing accusations of fabricating charges against at least nine top managers as part of a strategy to evade paying...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:50hrs | 1334 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's brother-in-law Motsepe in court over R3.4bn in Tanzanian
South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe, who is brother in Law to that country's President Cyril Ramaphosa, and his associate companies are facing a...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 14:46hrs | 1558 | by Staff reporter
Minister Machakaire captures reckless driving, leading to arrest and bus impoundment
Zimbabwe's Minister of Youth, Tino Machakaire, took swift action after witnessing a reckless bus driver endangering the lives of passengers. The incid...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 13:45hrs | 4138 | by Staff reporter
Family leaves coffin at Ecosure branch after funeral cost dispute
A family in Zimbabwe has expressed their frustration and despair after leaving their relative's coffin at an Ecosure branch, following the company's r...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 13:42hrs | 1815 | by Staff reporter
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