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Chamisa voter inspection visit morphs into rally
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa Tuesday visited a voters' roll inspection centre in Harare's Kuwadzana 2 suburb, but what wa...Published: 1 hr ago | 459 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube banks on new currency measures
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube on Monday announced new measures to encourage the use of the Zimbabwe dollar as opposed to the U.S. dollar, in a bid to ...Published: 1 hr ago | 160 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes sister
A Harare man yesterday appeared in court for allegedly raping his own sister at her matrimonial home. The accused aged 35 appeared before Hara...Published: 5 hrs ago | 784 | by Staff reporter
CCC struggling to raise candidate nomination fees
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) election preparations are in jeopardy as that party is failing to raise the gazetted Zimbabwe Electoral Commis...Published: 5 hrs ago | 917 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube announces policy measures to stabilize the economy
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has announced policy measures which are meant to stabilize the local currenc...Published: 5 hrs ago | 327 | by Staff reporter
Beer drinking spree turns bloody
TWO Silobela men are on the run after they fatally assaulted their friend following a misunderstanding during a beer-drinking spree.The incide...Published: 5 hrs ago | 538 | by Staff reporter
Gays not welcome, says Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who portrays himself as a defender of traditional Islamic values, has once again labeled the opposition as ‘LGBT', a...Published: 7 hrs ago | 996 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe summons top US embassy official over election interference
Zimbabwe's foreign ministry has summoned the United States' top diplomat in Harare to protest the embassy's "diplomatic indiscretion."The deci...Published: 7 hrs ago | 993 | by Staff reporter
South African Defence Force will not arrest Putin
The South African Defence Force says it will not arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he comes here for the BRICS Summit.The Internation...Published: 8 hrs ago | 739 | by Staff reporter
South Africa grants immunity to Putin
The South African has gazetted International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor's notice for the Diplomatic Immunity and Privileges Act ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 998 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean anti-sanctions group seeks reparations from U.S.
The Broad Alliance Against Sanctions (BAAS), Zimbabwe's anti-sanctions lobby group, on Monday, filed a court application at the High Court in the nati...Published: 10 hrs ago | 293 | by Staff reporter
Chinese foreign minister holds talks with Zimbabwean counterpart
Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe Frederick Shava...Published: 10 hrs ago | 183 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube announces further measures to contain runaway inflation
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube has announced a new series of measures to stabilise the economy amid hyperinflation fears.This comes barely two ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 960 | by Staff reporter
'Binga chief threatens Chamisa's activists'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) members in Binga South have accused Chief Sinamagonde of threatening them with unspecified action if they attend m...Published: 10 hrs ago | 961 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt failure to curb graft stalling development
OPPOSITION United Movement for Devolution (UMD) leader Lovemore Moyo has accused government of failing to deal with corruption saying graft has hinder...Published: 10 hrs ago | 168 | by Staff reporter
Names vanish from Zimbabwe voters roll
THE on-going Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) voters roll inspection exercise has exposed major anomalies as many people including prominent opposi...Published: 10 hrs ago | 759 | by Staff reporter
Forever Associates Zimbabwe is misleading Zanu-PF
IN yesterday's NewsDay we heard of allegations that a certain organisation called Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz) - which is reportedly linked to Za...Published: 10 hrs ago | 717 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwig loses US$52 000 to armed robbers
Zanu-PF central committee member and Mutare businessman Esau Mupfumi reportedly lost US$52 000 on Sunday night to armed robbers at his Gold Clas...Published: 10 hrs ago | 854 | by Staff reporter
'Mthuli Ncube's shop raids a publicity stunt'
ECONOMISTS have described Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's weekend raids on retail shops to check on pricing of basic commodities as a publicity stunt ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 353 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora says journalists need support
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora says his party will support the media in the fight against hate speech and ensure that journalists' rights are respected...Published: 10 hrs ago | 144 | by Staff reporter
No joy for Sikhala demo students
FOUR University of Zimbabwe students, who were arrested for protesting the continued incarceration of Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala were yesterd...Published: 10 hrs ago | 371 | by Staff reporter
UN urges Zimbabwe govt to open up space for regime change NGOs
THE United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has implored the Zanu-PF government to respect, protect and expand civic space to e...Published: 10 hrs ago | 235 | by Staff reporter
Thokozani Langa to grace Matebeleland Cultural Awards
SOUTH African maskandi musician Thokozani Langa is expected to perform at this year's Matebeleland Cultural Awards (MCA) ceremony.MCA chief ex...Published: 10 hrs ago | 230 | by Staff reporter
Chicken Inn ruffle feathers
ZPC Kariba 0 - 3 Chicken Inn CHICKEN Inn coach Prince Matore has demanded consistency from his resurgent team following their latest win, this tim...Published: 10 hrs ago | 281 | by Staff reporter
ZB moves to lay off excess staff
ZB Financial Holdings Limited (ZBFHL) will be shedding some of its staff via a recently completed voluntary disengagement scheme, after reporting a ri...Published: 10 hrs ago | 437 | by Staff reporter
100 000 get national identity cards
AT least 100 000 people had been issued with national identity cards since the beginning of a government mobile registration blitz three weeks a...Published: 10 hrs ago | 68 | by Staff reporter
US call for peaceful poll rattles govt?
GOVERNMENT says it will take action against the United States (US) embassy for calling on Zimbabweans to vote in peace during the forthcoming election...Published: 10 hrs ago | 204 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt choking CSOs
Independent civic society organisations (CSOs) have accused the Zanu-PF government of stifling their work by pushing the Private Voluntary Organisatio...Published: 10 hrs ago | 80 | by Staff reporter
80 000 Zimbabwean women abort each year, says USAid
AN estimated 60 000 to 80 000 women in Zimbabwe undergo illegal abortions annually, a new survey by the United States Agency for International Develop...Published: 10 hrs ago | 74 | by Staff reporter
BCC clarifies Roadworks notice
The Bulawayo City Council has said while noble, the efforts by the public to patch and repair roads, such should be done above board and involve the l...Published: 10 hrs ago | 126 | by Staff reporter
ZEC speaks on voters' roll
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said everyone who registered to vote will not be disenfranchised as the electoral body will rectify any an...Published: 10 hrs ago | 235 | by Staff reporter
Election proclamation imminent
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to proclaim the election date in due course as opposed to yesterday as previously announced in the media. Presiden...Published: 10 hrs ago | 234 | by Staff reporter
Mobile ID registration progressing well
The Registrar General's Department has issued 103 992 birth certificates, 96 491 national identity documents and 2 762 death certificates as at May 21...Published: 10 hrs ago | 72 | by Staff reporter
Parly mulls returning voter registration to RG's Office
The position taken during the inclusive Government to migrate voter registration from the Registrar-General to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has c...Published: 10 hrs ago | 61 | by Staff reporter
Wife kills self over cheating hubby
A 41-YEAR-OLD Guruve woman allegedly killed herself after failing to live with her cheating husband.Miriam Mutamba of Mangara village in Guruve co...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1066 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Cheating wife axed to death, hubby commits suicide
Concession residents were left shell-shocked in the early hours of today when a 42-year-old jealous man fatally axed his wife during an infidelity dis...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1515 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Priscins Petals sets the pace in Zimbabwe fashion industry
Award winning fashion brand Priscins Petals and Priscins Shoes have become the top and most popular fashion house in Harare.Prisicins Petals a...Published: 29 May 2023 at 11:08hrs | 287 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe to establish weighbridges along highways
GOVERNMENT is installing weighbridges along major highways, mainly those leading to mining areas in a bid to curb continuous degradation of roads by h...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:31hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to visit Malawi
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to embark on a three-day State Visit to Malawi on Wednesday to discuss matters of mutual interest between the two Afri...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:30hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions eroding value of Zimdollar
The depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar is partly due to illegal economic sanctions imposed on the country by Western countries, the African Developme...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:30hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe backs Sudan peace efforts
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has offered unwavering support to Sudan in an effort to attain a cessation of hostilities in the country.In a speech read ...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:30hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Mayhem at National Sports Stadium
REFEREE Jimmy Makwanda left the pitch with a heavily bandaged head yesterday after a section of incensed CAPS United fans ran amok at the end of their...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:29hrs | 758 | by Staff reporter
Dembare woes continue
PRESSURE continues to mount on Dynamos coach Hebert Maruwa after his side surrendered an early lead to succumb to a 21 defeat against Ngezi Platinum S...Published: 28 May 2023 at 20:00hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation spikes in May
Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflation spiked to 15,7% this month after gaining 13,3 percentage points on the April 2023 rate of 2,4%, the national stati...Published: 28 May 2023 at 19:05hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Moreblessing Ali's family will only bury her after Sikhala's release
THE family of the deceased Citizens' Coalition for Change activist, Moreblessing Ali, maintains that the release of incarcerated lawmaker and family l...Published: 28 May 2023 at 18:02hrs | 1054 | by Staff reporter
Violence spectre casts shadow over elections
A NEW report by the Research and Advocacy Unit (Rau) has predicted increased organised violence and torture, particularly in urban areas, highlighting...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:59hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Tonderai Ndira's widow carries heavy heart
THE mere mention of the word "elections" has a chilling effect on Plaxedes Mutariswa Ndira.Memories of her late husband, Tonderai Ndira, who w...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:58hrs | 1260 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe citizens less willing to embrace new street names
FOR the one-year period he has been selling wooden utensils in Harare's central business district, Blessing Magocha (35) has been using popular buildi...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:57hrs | 3584 | by Staff reporter
Massive price hikes throw the Zimbabwe economy into turmoil
THE Zimbabwean government is having sleepless nights over price hikes, which have continued unabated, plunging low-income earners into immense poverty...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:54hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube tours Bulawayo shops, chides business for hiking prices
Continued unjustified fluctuation of prices of goods in supermarkets will force people to import basic commodities from outside the country, Finance M...Published: 28 May 2023 at 16:52hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
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