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Mnangagwa angry over Zanu-PF-linked land barons soiling party image
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is livid over the blemish on the party's legacy created by high-ranking government officials and Zanu-PF-aligned land bar...Published: 18 hrs ago | 2661 | by Staff reporter
Car spares dealer duped of R50,000
A CAR spares dealer lost R50 000 to an unknown man who claimed to be a Mpilo Central Hospital employee and lured him to the hospital so that they coul...Published: 18 hrs ago | 1322 | by Staff reporter
Window closing for UK-based Warriors
THE window appears to be closing for the Warriors to secure their United Kingdom-based stars for the Afcon qualifiers next month. Zimbabwe will take o...Published: 18 hrs ago | 920 | by Staff reporter
3 banks to extend credit facilities to farmers
THE agriculture commodities exchange - the Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) - to be introduced soon, has courted three banks willing to extend credi...Published: 18 hrs ago | 1449 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF DCC elections investigated
ZANU-PF has dispatched a team to Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South as well as Masvingo province to investigate concerns raised by so...Published: 18 hrs ago | 664 | by Staff reporter
JSC investigate allegations against a member of the judiciary
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) says it is investigating a sex scandal involving a member of the judiciary.In a statement, the JSC said,...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 06:38hrs | 1552 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa speech thieves' get bail
THE daring thieves, who allegedly stole a copy of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Independence Day speech and a laptop last year were on Monday granted...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:55hrs | 2895 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Khupe rift widens?
THE rift between underfire MDCT leader Douglas Mwonzora and Thokozani Khupe over the party presidency widened yesterday with the latter demanding a re...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:54hrs | 5058 | by Staff reporter
Cigarette cartels in Zimbabwe are a tax threat in SA
A recently released report on powerful cartels in Zimbabwe has exposed how cigarette companies are illegally infiltrating the South African market, wh...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | 1499 | by Staff reporter
Govt shifts blame over poor grade 7 results
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema yesterday blamed sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries and lack of staff supervisio...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | 1506 | by Staff reporter
Graft-accused top health official denied bail
A HARARE magistrate yesterday denied bail to Health and Child Care ministry director of epidemiology and disease control, Portia Manangazira, who alle...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:52hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Drama at Chief's funeral
THERE was drama at Chief Nyamukoho's funeral in Mutoko on Monday after some of his children refused to set foot at their father's homestead due to a f...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:52hrs | 3625 | by Staff reporter
'Independent body must confer hero status'
POLITICAL analysts have called on Zanu-PF to step aside and allow an independent body to confer hero status to deserving individuals to avoid contesta...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:51hrs | 1075 | by Staff reporter
Govt directive haunts prospective Form 1 boarders
GOVERNMENT'S recent directive ordering boarding schools to cut down on their enrolment to reduce congestion in light of the COVID-19 outbreak has back...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:51hrs | 910 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe might not meet vaccine demand'
PARLIAMENTARY Portfolio Committee on Health chairperson Ruth Labode yesterday expressed concern over government's capacity to meet demand for COVID-19...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:50hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Cop arrested over 190kg dagga
A CHIREDZI-BASED police officer has been arrested after he was allegedly found in possession of 190 kilogrammes of dagga.Sergeant Luckson Munh...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:50hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
Police launch manhunt for 4 armed robbers
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a manhunt for four armed robbers who broke into a house in Parklands and stole a number of goods and a vehicle which ...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:49hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
Unlicensed lettable shops bleed BCC
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) could be losing millions of dollars in potential revenue from hundreds of lettable shops that have mushroomed in the city ...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:49hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Khupe reconcile
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora says he has reconciled with his rival Thokozani Khupe. "We have resolved her issues," Mwonzora tells a press con...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 11:53hrs | 7134 | by Staff reporter
Mangwana attacked for defending Mohadi's sex scandals
ZIMBABWE'S information tsar, Nick Mangwana, has been attacked on Twitter for suggesting that married women are free to have affairs outside wedlock....Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:55hrs | 4764 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt told to 'Stop weaponising the law'
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance has demanded an end to persecution of its members and blockade of its activities under the guise of enforcing COVI...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:54hrs | 1480 | by Staff reporter
Chombo caged
FORMER Finance minister Ignatius Chombo was last night detained at Rhodesville Police Station in Harare following his arrest on charges of fraud and c...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:53hrs | 5506 | by Staff reporter
Govt official recruits 28 family members
A TOP official in the Health and Child Care ministry, Portia Manangazira appeared in court yesterday charged with criminal abuse of office after she i...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:52hrs | 3060 | by Staff reporter
Chikwinya urges Zinara to decongest tollgates
MBIZO MP Settlement Chikwinya (MDC Alliance) has called on the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) to decongest traffic at tollgates by int...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:51hrs | 1381 | by Staff reporter
Parents fume over expensive uniforms
PARENTS of Form One pupils yesterday called on the government to intervene and stop school authorities from swindling them of their money by demanding...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:50hrs | 1599 | by Staff reporter
Power outage hits Chirundu border post
RESIDENTS, businesspeople and regional transporters at Chirundu Border Post have gone for three weeks without electricity due to a faulty transformer....Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:49hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
'New human settlement policy on cards'
A NEW human settlement policy to address problems of land barons as well as illegal settlements is on the cards, National Housing and Social Amenities...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt letting down youths'
GOVERNMENT has failed to formulate policies that address the high unemployment rate among the youth, while political inequalities in the country have ...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo vendors bemoan licensing delays
BULAWAYO informal traders have rapped the local authority for taking long to license their vending stalls to enable them to resume their operations....Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
BCC reclaims 'pits of death'
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has started reclaiming the city's "pits of death" following an outcry from residents and human rights activists....Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:47hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Insiza communities face flash floods
THE Insiza Department of Civil Protection (DCP) has urged villagers to desist from building houses near Mayfair Dam in Insiza district in Matabeleland...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:46hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
Galloway set for Warriors call-up
ENGLAND-BASED Brendan Galloway is set to be roped into the Warriors provisional squad that is expected to be announced today ahead of two decisive Afr...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:45hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Suspected serial armed robber out on $20 000 bail
ONE of the suspects allegedly linked to a series of armed robberies in Bulawayo during which they raided several homes in the city and went away with ...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:44hrs | 950 | by Staff reporter
33 arrested at illegal party
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested 33 youths from Pelandaba West suburb for hosting an illegal birthday party in violation of national Level Four lockdo...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:44hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
Man fights for life after assault over goats
A 35-YEAR-OLD man from Kamativi in Hwange district is battling for life in hospital after a neighbour assaulted him with a metal bar in a fight over g...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:43hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda stray hippo shot dead
ONE of the two stray hippopotami in Lushongwe Village in Gwanda district, Matabeleland South province has been killed.The hippo was killed on ...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:43hrs | 904 | by Staff reporter
Daily News assistant editor dies
Tributes have been pouring in for veteran journalist and Daily News assistant editor Maxwell Sibanda who died at a Harare hospital yesterday morning a...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:42hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
New RBZ Monetary Policy Committee members named
Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, on Sunday, appointed five new members to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Monetary Poli...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1103 | by Staff reporter
Robber on bail survives city shoot-out
One of the armed robbers arrested following a shoot-out with police on Friday night after robbing a Harare businessman of US$10 000 had just been rele...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | 1941 | by Staff reporter
BA announces the re-opening of flight bookings for Harare - Joburg route
British Airways (operated by Comair) has announced the re-opening of bookings for daily regional flights between Johannesburg and Harare with one-way ...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:34hrs | 1599 | by Staff reporter
'Mohadi's sex scandal should be probed'
Vice President Kembo Mohadi's sexual excursions betray a culture of "abuse of office and power by public officials" that should be thoroughly investig...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:34hrs | 3151 | by Staff reporter
'Millions going hungry in Zimbabwe'
MILLIONS of Zimbabweans, especially those living in rural areas, are facing hunger and starvation, a new report by relief agencies says.The re...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:33hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe vaccination drive moves a gear up
THE Covid-19 vaccination drive will move a gear up today following the delivery of doses to all the provinces and districts at the weekend. Th...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:33hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
ZACC goes after US$13m external assets
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has started the process to track down, seize and repatriate movable and immovable assets worth more tha...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:33hrs | 1009 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown reprieve for customs clearing agents
Government has revised lockdown regulations and classified customs clearing agents and freight forwarders operating inland and at the country's ports ...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:32hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
Flash floods hit Dulivhadzimu suburb again
Flash floods have hit Dulivhadzimu suburb in Beitbridge where most roads have become inaccessible.Heavy rains have been pounding the district ...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:32hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
12 MDC Alliance activists granted $5 000 bail
CHINHOYI magistrate Ms Tracey Muzondo today gave bail to 12 MDC-A provincial leadership members who were arrested last Saturday in Chinhoyi for contra...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:31hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Government steps up efforts to complete Gwayi-Shangani Dam
MATABELELAND region is poised for economic growth as Government has stepped up efforts towards the completion of the massive Gwayi-Shangani Dam projec...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:31hrs | 1093 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC suspends 'rebel' Mutare councillors
MDC Alliance has handed 60-day suspensions on two of its Mutare councillors suspected to have rebelled against the party by voting for a rival MDC-T m...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | 3182 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi under pressure to step down over sex romps
THE Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) has demanded the stepping down of Vice President Kembo Mohadi who is mired in emba...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 05:52hrs | 6269 | by Staff reporter
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