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84 year old Didymus Mutasa bounces back in Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF leaders in Makoni have officially welcomed back former national secretary for administration, Didymus Mutasa, 84 years old, into the party as it revisits a formula to re-strengthen the party....Published: 11 hrs ago | 5622 | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Chamisa rift widens
MDC-T leader interim leader Thokozani Khupe and embattled MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa have increasingly demonstrated their lack of capacity to heal their warring party's rifts, and to give dire...Published: 13 hrs ago | 4839 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa drags Mudenda to court
INDEPENDENT Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has dragged Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda to court challenging a decision to suspend him for six sittings on allegations of disorderly conduct. ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 2666 | by Staff reporter
Cracks in Khupe's camp
Cracks have emerged in the Thokozani Khupe camp, with the recently reinstated MDC-T national organising secretary, Abednico Bhebhe the recently reinstated MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora of s...Published: 13 hrs ago | 3699 | by Staff reporter
Khupe barred from holding MDC-T Congress
THE government has barred interim MDC leader Thokozani Khupe from holding the party's planned extra-ordinary congress slated for July 31 - until the coronavirus pandemic is under control in the countr...Published: 13 hrs ago | 5618 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T congress to go ahead this month, Mwonzora
MDC T Secretary General, Douglas Mwonzora says their congress scheduled for the 31st of this month is going ahead without fail despite the threats by some individuals who want to disrupt the event thr...Published: 14 hrs ago | 3234 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo faces extradition from Kenya?
Former minister Professor Jonathan Moyo may have to flee Kenya to avoid extradition to Zimbabwe on fraud and related charges involving the alleged diversion of US$244 575 from the Zimbabwe Manpower De...Published: 14 hrs ago | 2466 | by Staff reporter
Somizi Mhlongo's actress mother dies
Veteran South African actor Mary Twala has died. She was 80 years old.Her son, actor, choreographer and TV presenter Somizi Mhlongo shared the news on Instagram.Alongside photos of his...Published: 14 hrs ago | 943 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Covid-19 cases now at 625
CONFIRMED cases of Covid-19 rose to 625 on Friday after 7 more Zimbabweans returning from South Africa and Botswana tested positive.Eight new cases were confirmed on Friday, six of which are f...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1013 | by Staff Reporter
Zimra workers on go-slow
CUSTOMS and excise officers at Beitbridge border post and other stations yesterday briefly downed tools and later opted to go slow to register disgruntlement over poor wages, although the tax agency d...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1026 | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Chamisa lock horns over chief whips
MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe and his MDC Alliance rival Nelson Chamisa have opened a new battlefront in their war for the control of the opposition party following their appointment of different set o...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 18:17hrs | 5055 | by Staff reporter
Fresh cracks rock Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF
A STORM is brewing in Zanu-PF over the ruling party's newly-launched war veterans' wing - pitting many former freedom fighters against their national spokesperson Douglas Mahiya.This comes as ...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 18:16hrs | 4307 | by Staff reporter
Workers steal pistols from ZRP armoury
TWO employees at the Zimbabwe Republic Police National Armaments workshop have appeared in court on allegations of conniving with two fellow employees to steal five pistols.Nhawu Jongwe and We...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 18:15hrs | 1746 | by Staff reporter
Zimra dismisses strike rumour, but border traffic too slow
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has dismissed claims by some people that operations had come to a stand still with customs officers on a go slow.There was anxiety among importers and exporters ...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 18:02hrs | 1147 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 saves Zimbabwe millions
THE Covid-19 pandemic has achieved what the government has failed to accomplish for decades: drastically slash the amount of money spent on foreign travel.According to the latest consolidated ...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:31hrs | 6435 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe can finance own development'
ZIMBABWE has enough resources to finance its own development if the right mindsets, as well as institutional and legal frameworks, are put in place, a joint report by organisations that promote socio-...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:28hrs | 2712 | by Staff reporter
Pensioner sues over US dollar savings
AN 86-year-old pensioner is challenging the constitutionality of the statutory instrument (SI) that converted United States dollar balances to Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) accounts, which resulte...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:28hrs | 4996 | by Staff reporter
FCA account holders fail to withdraw cash
INDIVIDUALS with nostro foreign currency accounts (FCAs) in Zimbabwe are failing to withdraw US dollars from banks, a development which undermines public confidence and trust in the financial system....Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:27hrs | 5933 | by Staff reporter
Matiza censured over collapsed DIDG deal
IN the wake of the controversial termination of the US$400 million National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) recapitalisation deal last year by cabinet, Attorney-General (AG) Prince Machaya reportedly wrote...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:27hrs | 2334 | by Staff reporter
Harare reverses parking fees hike
With most motorists boycotting street parking in Harare city centre yesterday morning and shopkeepers counting severe losses, Harare City Council reversed the US$1 an hour new parking charges and reve...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:27hrs | 1083 | by Staff reporter
Khupe expels ex-Lover from Senate?
MDC-T interim president Thokozani Khupe has been accused of using her new position to hound an ex-lover, Gideon Shoko through recalling him from the Senate, New Zimbabwe reported.Shoko is a Bu...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:12hrs | 11565 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents drinking sewage-contaminated water
BULAWAYO residents could have been exposed to sewage and mud-contaminated water through seepage into burst water pipes, a lat-est council environmental, management and engineering services committee r...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
I was born in Zimbabwe, top SA actor, Mona Monyane reveals
With the #BlackLivesMatter and #ZimbabweansMustFall campaigns having trended recently on Twitter popular actress, Mona Monyane who was born in Zimbabwe, took to Twitter on Thursday to share how she wa...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:11hrs | 3288 | by Staff reporter
Man kills HIV+ maid lover
AN ex-Lupane State University laboratory technician who fatally assaulted his 52-year-old maid whom he was having an affair with after discovering that she was HIV positive, was yesterday sentenced to...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:10hrs | 2845 | by Staff reporter
Man gets 30 years for Xmas rape
A 60-year-old Gweru man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping a woman in her early 30s as well as her daughter on Christmas Day last year. Appearing before Regional Magistrate Mr...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:10hrs | 1476 | by Staff reporter
RBZ floats $500 million Treasury Bills
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is seeking to raise $500 million through the issuance of Treasury Bills to fund Covid-19 pandemic expenditure. The pandemic which was first detected in China...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:10hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
Pupil writes exams from quarantine centre
A 16-YEAR-OLD pupil from a high school on the outskirts of Bulawayo is writing his Ordinary Level June examinations under quarantine in Bulawayo after returning from Botswana recently. The tee...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:09hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter
High Court blocks Chief Mvutu's potential successor
The High Court has nullified nomination of Mr Sanders Mlotshwa as a potential successor to the late Chief Mvutu and ordered a restart of the selection process saying gender cannot be used as grounds t...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:08hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt drafts policy for victims of Gukurahundi
GOVERNMENT is drafting a policy to facilitate Gukurahundi exhumations and has also relaxed registration requirements to acquire identity cards, birth and death certificates for affected families. ...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:08hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
'No discrimination in farm downsizing'
Government has dismissed reports that the ongoing downsizing of farms is only targeting white farmers and has stressed that it affects everyone with a farm larger than the stipulated maximum size. ...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:07hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Khupe axes 4 Harare councillors
THE ongoing expulsion of MDC-Alliance officials who are refusing to toe the MDC-T line has extended to municipalities, with the axe yesterday falling on four Harare councillors. This follows t...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:06hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Zec makes U-turn over elections
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said it would withdraw its proposal to suspend electoral activities during the COVID-19 lockdown because the pandemic was likely to be long-term.Zec...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:05hrs | 5391 | by Staff reporter
'Nkomo joined Zanu-PF to stop Mugabe's killings'
THE late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo and his lieutenants only joined the Zanu-PF government to stop the Gukurahundi massacres that were being perpetrated by then Prime Minister Robert Mugabe.T...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:04hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
MDC fights shift to Zec
NELSON Chamisa's MDC Alliance has vowed to block Thokozani Khupe and her party from replacing proportional representation (PR) legislators and senators recalled by the MDC-T from Parliament over the p...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:03hrs | 1982 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF fissures laid bare in Mash East
TENSION is brewing within the Zanu-PF Mashonaland East province women's league after the league reportedly refused to hand over a party vehicle to the recently reinstated chairperson Nyarai Tsvuura....Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:01hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
Man charged with treason for printing fake CIO, Zanu-PF IDs
A 46-YEAR-OLD Kuwadzana man was last week charged with subversion for allegedly printing fake Zanu-PF and Central Intelligence Organisation identification cards at his residence.Niven Nyarungw...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:00hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police in distress
THE officer commanding police in Harare yesterday appealed to Zimbabwe Republic Police commanders to provide transport and accommodation to junior officers who are facing eviction from their rented ac...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:59hrs | 3078 | by Staff reporter
Metallon sells gold assets to Tagwirei's Landela
MZI Khumalo's Metallon has completed the sale of Shamva Mine to Kuda Tagwirei's Landela Mining Ventures, while the sale of Mazowe Mine is expected shortly.The transaction represents a change o...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:58hrs | 1571 | by Staff reporter
Lancet Lab workers down tools
LANCET Clinical Laboratories employees yesterday staged a sit-in at their workplace over poor remuneration, demanding salaries in United States dollars or the black market rate equivalent.Thei...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:54hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
Bogus land officer swindles Zanu-PF supporters
A BOGUS lands officer appeared in court on Wednesday facing allegations of fraud after he allegedly demanded Zanu-PF membership cards and cash from desperate home seekers in Banket.Lovemore Lu...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:53hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt neglecting diplomats, Parly told
THE government is neglecting its foreign missions and owes ambassadors and employees a cumulative US$30 million in salaries, rentals and tuition fees.Presenting oral evidence before the Parlia...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:53hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border traders get streetwise on lockdown travel restrictions
ZIMBABWE Cross-Border Traders Association (ZCBTA) is opening "people's shops" in Beitbridge to enable its members to buy goods imported from South Africa in view of travel restrictions imposed due to ...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:52hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Another Chinese up for attempted murder
A CHINESE national appeared at Mutoko Magistrates' Court on Wednesday facing attempted murder charges after he fired four shots at a farmer, but missed, following a land boundary dispute on June 21, 2...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:50hrs | 976 | by Staff reporter
Attempts to amend Census, Statistics Act hailed
ATTEMPTS to amend the Census and Statistics Act have been hailed by an election watchdog as necessary to prevent the manipulation of electoral boundaries ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections....Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:46hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Trio up for smuggling R900 200 goods
A TRUCK driver with a Chitungwiza logistic company, a businessman and clearing agent have appeared in court charged with smuggling property worth R900 223,02 through the Beitbridge Border Post, prejud...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:45hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Gweru council engineer resigns
GWERU council engineer Robson Manatsa has resigned barely two days after another top official was suspended on graft charges, with sources indicating that more senior employees were likely to quit to ...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:44hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt seek $5 million for COVID-19 fight
GOVERNMENT is seeking to raise $500 million through Treasury Bills (TBs) to meet the COVID-19 pandemic expenditure, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has said.The apex bank has invited banks and bu...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:43hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma in soup for indecent assault
A 59-YEAR-OLD female traditional healer has been taken to court for sexually abusing a Grade 3 pupil on two occasions.Tracy Simbi, from Mutare, yesterday appeared before magistrate Prisca Chib...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 07:42hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's ex-ministers seek Zanu-PF return
Two former ministers are seeking readmission into Zanu-PF, nearly three years after they were expelled following the resignation of former President Robert Mugabe.The late Mugabe resigned 21 N...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 22:27hrs | 5440 | by Staff reporter
Matiza, NRZ board clash
Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Biggie Matiza has declared war on the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) board and top management over failure to fully implement his directive on ca...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 22:26hrs | 2705 | by Staff reporter
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