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Zanu PF wields the axe, blocks G40 members comeback
Zanu PF's politburo yesterday upheld the suspension of Mashonaland West deputy chairman Dexter Nduna and former Matabeleland North youth chairman Tamu...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1380 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blows gasket over party chaos
President Mnangagwa has warned brawling Zanu PF bigwigs that they risk being cut loose from the party, as he seeks to engender unity in the factions-r...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1487 | by Staff reporter
Teachers demand urgent meeting with Mnangagwa
TEACHERS' unions have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa demanding an urgent meeting with him over poor remuneration and working conditions....Published: 4 hrs ago | 1108 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga loses party grip, close allies sink
BELEAGUERED Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga made spirited but futile efforts to save his allies from the Zanu-PF political guillotine during Wedne...Published: 4 hrs ago | 3908 | by Staff reporter
RBZ debt accumulation above US$2 billion
THE US$2,23 billion debt accumulated by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) in the 12 months since July 2019 could be grossly understated, as fresh det...Published: 4 hrs ago | 241 | by Staff reporter
Securocrats scale up surveillance
THE State security establishment is reportedly planning to track and attack perceived opponents of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's regime, with local a...Published: 4 hrs ago | 818 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's by-election ban challenged
HARARE resident Enock Mukudu of ward 30 in Glen View, has approached the High Court challenging the recent suspension of by-elections by Health minist...Published: 4 hrs ago | 720 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa wants Matanga probed for corruption
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa (Independent) has pleaded with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate Police Commissioner-General Godwi...Published: 4 hrs ago | 565 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa plots total control of NGOs
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has tasked Parliament to fast track the Private Voluntary Amendment Bill in order for his administration to have total co...Published: 4 hrs ago | 322 | by Staff reporter
Harare shuts down Morton Jaffray Waterworks
A HEALTH hazard looms in Harare after the city's main water treatment plant, Morton Jaffray Waterworks, was shut down yesterday due to shortage of alu...Published: 4 hrs ago | 305 | by Staff reporter
'ZRP must adopt regional policing protocol'
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has called on local police officers to adopt the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 127 | by Staff reporter
BCC clinics migrate to e-patient treatment
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has announced plans to commence the use of electronic health records (EHR) for all patients visiting council-run clinics....Published: 4 hrs ago | 178 | by Staff reporter
SAA awaits approval to repatriate blocked funds from Zimbabwe
The airline's rescue practitioners, Les Matuson and Siviwe Dongwana, have already accepted the mining company's offer to pay South African Airways (SA...Published: 4 hrs ago | 272 | by Staff reporter
10 'cops' rob miners
Police in Mashonaland East have launched a manhunt for a gang of 10 men masquerading as police officers and robbing unsuspecting people of cash and va...Published: 22 Oct 2020 at 07:30hrs | 1964 | by Staff Reporter
'You like us dead' unions tell government over new US$500 funeral cover
Public sector workers accused the government of being "insensitive" on Tuesday after a new US$500 funeral cover was announced.Information mini...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:59hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
US$500 for dead civil servants
GOVERNMENT has extended an equivalent of US$500 as funeral assistance for its underpaid civil servants who would have passed on. The offer, which was ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:58hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's loudest cheerleader dies
FORMER Cabinet minister and diplomat Florence Chitauro (79) has died.Chitauro died on Monday night after she collapsed at her Borrowdale home ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:57hrs | 2367 | by Staff reporter
Chief Charumbira's wife arrested
POLICE in Harare yesterday arrested Harare City Council town planner Priscilla Charumbira for criminal abuse of office.In a statement, police ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:56hrs | 1342 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono seeks magistrate's recusal
JOURNALIST Hopewell Chin'ono, who is accused of inciting the public to commit public violence, has filed an application for the recusal of the presidi...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:55hrs | 1082 | by Staff reporter
Minister 'misleads' Parly committee
THE Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture has threatened to charge Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Ellen Gwaradzimba with contempt of Parliame...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:54hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition snubs anti-sanctions gala
OPPOSITION parties have snubbed the invitation extended to them by government to attend the State organised anti-sanctions musical e-gala scheduled fo...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:54hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo Hospital in dialysis kits crisis
MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo is reportedly facing an acute shortage of dialysis kits, resulting in long queues at its renal unit.Hospita...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:53hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Red flag over inflation data
A PROFESSIONAL accountants' body has raised the red flag over factoring blended inflation data during the preparation of statements, saying firms purs...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:52hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Man glasses wife with beer bottle for going to party
IN a fit of rage, a Makokoba man allegedly stabbed his wife with an empty broken beer bottle for "disrespecting" him by defying his orders not to atte...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 08:51hrs | 3209 | by Staff Reporter
Bright future awaits those who dare to dream
Although with the Covid-19 pandemic and two decades of economic downturn the situation in Zimbabwe looks dire, a bright future awaits those who dare t...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 10:32hrs | 2050 | by Agencies
ZAA SA Nominees announces as Dates are set for SA and Botswana dates
The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) has announced the nominee and voting dates for the ZAA SA and Botswana editions which are set to be held on 5 and ...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 18:33hrs | 723 | by Agencies
Man kills brother over goat
A CHIPINGE man, who killed his brother in a scuffle over a goat has been slapped with a 25-year jail term by High Court judge Justice Isaac Muzenda....Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1675 | by Staff reporter
Ekusileni Hospital to be turned into NUST specialist facility
EKUSILENI Hospital in Bulawayo, which is currently being used as a COVID-19 facility, will become a National University of Science and Technology (NUS...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1259 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube told to double devolution allocation
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has been urged to double the allocation of devolution funds to 10% of the national budget as stipulated in the Constitut...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1757 | by Staff reporter
Protests stall MDC Alliance primaries
BULAWAYO MDC Alliance women's assembly members on Sunday staged a demonstration against the party's leadership, stalling the holding of primary electi...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:58hrs | 2769 | by Staff reporter
Parents plot demo against proposed school fees hike
PAReNTS and guardians whose children are learning at Chogugudza Primary School in Domboshava, Goromonzi district, are plotting to demonstrate today ag...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:17hrs | 1388 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge duo convicted of robbing Zinara tolling cashier
TWO men from Lutumba area under Chief Sitaudze in Beitbridge who robbed a Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) tolling cashier and another ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:16hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter
Daring armed robbers pounce on Bulawayo High Court
A GANG of eight armed robbers yesterday morning pounced on the Bulawayo High Court and attacked a police officer manning the premises before breaking ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:15hrs | 1682 | by Staff reporter
Zimplats sinks US$200m in Zimbabwe
AUSTRALIAN Stock Exchange-listed resources giant Zimplats is scouring Zimbabwean landscapes to unlock fresh opportunities, possibly bolstered by fresh...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:14hrs | 1130 | by Staff reporter
Dulys, Farmec invest in Filabusi
TWO of Zimbabwe's biggest farm implements suppliers have joined the battle to save thousands of cattle facing starvation in Filabusi after last season...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:14hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Trump, a poisoned chalice, says analysts
In yet another not so surprising move, United States of America (USA) President, Donald Trump has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, i...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:17hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Relief for Mpilo cancer patients
GOVERNMENT has approved the release of US$55 000 towards repair of malfunctioning cancer machines at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo.This w...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 10:04hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
2nd diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO has recorded a second diarrhoea outbreak within four months as almost 100 cases mainly affecting children have been reported in the densely p...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 08:21hrs | 846 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa's MDC alleges witch-hunt in graft probe
THE MDC Alliance Bulawayo province has alleged a witch-hunt by political foes using the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to target its counc...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 07:12hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
'Plot' against Chamisa
MDC-T insiders claim that an elaborate plan has been set to block MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa from contesting the 2023 presidential elections, ...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 10:20hrs | 7149 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga ban stirs confusion
The ruling Zanu-PF is continuing with primary elections to choose candidates to fill vacant parliamentary and local government seats despite the suspe...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 10:19hrs | 6175 | by Staff reporter
'They want to jail me,' says Sikhala
MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job Sikhala claims that state security agents have been deployed to influence the outcome of his case where he is faci...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 10:18hrs | 2649 | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Chamisa fight paralyses councils
THE expulsion of MDC Alliance councillors by the Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T has grounded local authorities, which are now failing to get the numbers at...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 10:17hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean ex-domestic worker set to inherit mansion in Capetown SA
CAPE TOWN Jane Bwanya, a former domestic worker who was "swept off her feet" six years ago by a relatively wealthy businessman, has succeeded in chang...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 10:16hrs | 4866 | by Staff reporter
Zacc quiz mayor, BCC bosses - Town Clerk refuses to comment
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has quizzed Bulawayo City Council managers and the Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni as it probes alleged ...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:16hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
Boy, 9, accidentally hangs self
A nine-year-old boy from Lobengula West suburb in Bulawayo accidentally hanged himself with a rope tied to a mango tree which they were using as a swi...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 21:10hrs | 2628 | by Staff reporter
Engutsheni Hospital accused of employing labourers from outside Bulawayo
ENGUTSHENI hospital has come under a storm for allegedly employing people from outside Bulawayo to do general hand work at the institution while sever...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 13:05hrs | 5976 | by Stephen Jakes
Kapini shown exit door at Highlands Park
FORMER Warriors goalkeeper Tapuwa Kapini has expressed his shock and disappointment at being unceremoniously offloaded by Absa Premiership side Highla...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:13hrs | 1163 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 may become a seasonal virus
COVID-19 may eventually become a seasonal illness like the flu, but only when the population achieves herd immunity, meaning a sufficient number of pe...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:13hrs | 772 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council admits pumping bacteria-infected water
BULAWAYO City Council has admitted that residents could be receiving bacteria infected water, but said this was not life-threatening.This came...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 06:37hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
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