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'Intercity travel pushes up Covid-19 infections in Bulawayo'
INTERCITY travel could be pushing up Covid-19 infections in Bulawayo which saw the Government imposing a lockdown on the province, an official said yesterday.Following a spike in Covid-19 case...Published: 1 hr ago | 425 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo poet to launch album on Zupco bus
It's a listening session that can't be missed!Bulawayo actor-cum-poet Prince Ncube otherwise known as Mazilankatha in the local showbiz, is planning a bus trip for his fans where they will enj...Published: 2 hrs ago | 137 | by Staff Reporter
ZRP cracks whip on lockdown violators, intercity buses impounded
Authorities yesterday intensified the enforcement of Covid-19 control measures with police impounding buses that were operating illegally, while the Judicial Service Commission announced the closure o...Published: 2 hrs ago | 1315 | by Staff Reporter
6 more die from Covid-19
Zimbabwe yesterday recorded six Covid-19 deaths and 519 new cases as the surge in new infections continues.This brings the total number of deaths since March last year to 1 691 and a total of ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1627 | by Staff reporter
Obert Gutu calls Gukurahundi genocide 'a small tiny fraction'
Zanu-PF convert Obert Gutu, a member of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), was hauled over the coals on Tuesday after appearing to downplay the gravity of Gukurahundi, calling it...Published: 21 hrs ago | 3126 | by Staff reporter
3 passive income trends in 2021
What is passive income? Passive income is exactly what it sounds like; a way of earning money that does not require as much activity as a regular income...Published: 23 hrs ago | 979 | by Staff Writer
Chibuku Super Cup returns
THE Sports Commission have partially lifted the domestic football ban and granted permission for the completion of the Chibuku Super Cup. In recent days, players and coaches have been singing ...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 08:18hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primes for Parly, council by-elections
Zanu-PF acting national political commissar, Patrick Chinamasa has instructed all provinces to prepare for impending by-elections meant to fill up some vacant parliamentary and local council ward seat...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 08:17hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Schools opening deferred as COVID-19 cases surge
CABINET yesterday deferred the opening of schools for the second term by two weeks after the country recorded a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections in recent weeks.The infection rate surged ...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 07:29hrs | 671 | by Staff Reporter
Mangudya freaks out over RBZ balcony cuddlers
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has thrown its employees captured sharing an intimate moment at its building under the bus after receiving backlash on social media.This comes after social media...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 17:10hrs | 2552 | by Staff reporter
Chinese businessman granted $5 000 bail
A CHINESE businessman who allegedly tried to bribe a police officer with US$1 480 has been granted $5 000 bail by the High Court.Meng Dong, the Chinese national, who has been in remand prison ...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 17:03hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Water problem triggers SA border closure
COMMERCIAL cargo is gradually piling up at Beitbridge Border Post after South Africa temporarily closed its side of the border due to a major fault on their water supply line. The development ...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 16:58hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF readies for Chinhoyi council by-elections
Zanu-PF Makonde district is gearing up for the forthcoming Chinhoyi council by-elections which are scheduled for a date to be announced, with aspiring candidates now submitting curriculum vitae for ve...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 16:57hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Water problem triggers South Africa border closure
COMMERCIAL cargo is gradually piling up at Beitbridge Border Post after South Africa temporarily closed its side of the border due to a major fault on their water supply line. The development ...Published: 22 Jun 2021 at 14:18hrs | 669 | by Staff Reporter
Afrobarometer opinion is it is flawed and manipulated
Zimbabwe woke up to a report by Afro Barometer which was so negative to the efforts being made in the democratisation of Zimbabwe and positive on the fight against COVID-19. The mixed bag from Afrobar...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 17:27hrs | 1928 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Britain Zimbabwe Society honours Pathisa Nyathi with lifetime achievement award
The Britain Zimbabwe Society (BZS) has honoured renowned historian, poet and cultural custodian, Pathisa Nyathi, with its inaugural lifetime achievement award for his outstanding contribution to Zimba...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 17:24hrs | 1729 | by Staff Correspondent
Mudenda admits Parly failure to execute oversight
SPEAKER of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda last Thursday said citizens were failing to hold Parliament and the Executive accountable by questioning the actions of their MPs when executing their o...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:09hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
Cost of living hits $40 680
THE cost of living for a family of six surged by 13,4% to $40 680 this month, from $35 877 in April following relentless price hikes stemming from currency volatilities and market jitters triggered by...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:04hrs | 1684 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo rebuilds doctors' residence
THE Government has started refurbishing burnt and dilapidated doctors' residences at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo. Stakeholders that include Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and Zimbabwe Prisons and...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:02hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF can win elections anytime - survey
Most Zimbabweans would vote for Zanu-PF in any elections from now with measures taken by the Government to curb the spread of Covid-19 also resonating with the population, a survey by Afrobarometer re...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:00hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
SA army truck, soldiers arrested for smuggling
Two South African soldiers aged 27 and 38 were on Friday evening arrested along with a 30-year-old foreigner when using an army vehicle to transport 12 crates of cigarettes worth R160 000 smuggled fro...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:00hrs | 1254 | by Staff reporter
Civil War has technically started in Zimbabwe
After the November 2017 coup, President Mnangagwa (ED) does not only have the colonial instruments of repression but also improved means of controlling population movements, geographical reach-thanks...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 15:10hrs | 10666 | by Sam Wezhira
Life though the eyes of a Gukurahundi survivor
This week I was back in the village after a week away in the city and as usual to get the best of the news of what happened in my absence the first point of call is the home of my uncle, apart from be...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 14:58hrs | 946 | by Gifford Mehluli Sibanda
Buyanga suffers major blow
THE Supreme Court has refused to hear flamboyant businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi's application of condonation in his appeal against a High Court ruling in the long running child custody battle with h...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:35hrs | 2433 | by Staff reporter
A Gukurahundi genocide survivor's story
Last week I was back in the village after a week away in the city and as usual to get the best of the news of what happened in my absence, the first point of call is the home of my uncle.Apart...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:32hrs | 1201 | by Gifford Mehluli Sibanda
Zimbabwe's telcos hit by credit crunch
THE Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says a credit crunch and foreign currency challenges affected network expansion in the sector during the first quarter of thi...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:30hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's son confident of victory
SIBANGILIZWE Nkomo, the son of the late vice president Joshua Nkomo, is buoyed by his victory in a Zapu Matabeleland South provincial election to fill the vacant post of party president, saying this i...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:29hrs | 1361 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe grabbed US$1 million stands and gave to relatives, court told
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe forced a housing cooperative to allocate her sister Shuvai Gumbochuma and relative Farai Mashonganyika two upmarket stands with a combined value of US$900,000, a court h...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:25hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
New ARVs to be taken once a month
IN a major milestone that will curb pill fatigue and reduce default cases, Zimbabwe will among other countries introduce a new HIV preventive drug that will be taken only once a month.In the c...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:23hrs | 2073 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 kills 57 in two weeks
ZIMBABWE has seen a massive jump in Covid-19 cases, with 2 374 cases and 57 deaths reported in two-and-a-half weeks of this month alone, triggering the Government to consider putting more areas under ...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:21hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza wants to create a monster out of FC Platinum
NORMAN MAPEZA is dreaming big once again.He is looking into the future as he attempts to revitalise FC Platinum and turn them into a monster that can dominate domestic football "for years to c...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:18hrs | 1363 | by Staff reporter
Armed robber jailed 10 years
A Harare based armed robber who pounced on female residents in Bindura was yesterday jailed 10 years by Bindura regional magistrate Amos Mbobo.Vincent Tinashe Mutasa was sentenced after a full...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 19:39hrs | 1247 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chiefs in vehicle purchase scam
THE National Chiefs Council has been caught in a vehicle scam after inflating prices for four Isuzu twin-cab trucks, with each vehicle gobbling about US$125 000 against a market value of between US$38...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 14:57hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Auction market cannot end the parallel market
Despite launching the Dutch inspired Foreign Currency Auction System (FCAS) in June 2020 (Almost 1 year running), the Zimbabwean economy continues to face acute foreign currency shortages on the forma...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 08:52hrs | 1015 | by Port Louis Riverfront, Mauritius
The Mauritius example on economic development
Mauritius is ranked by the World Economic Forum as the most competitive economy in Sub-Saharan Africa and high income country with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of US$12,740 (Sub-Saharan Af...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 08:48hrs | 466 | by Port Louis Riverfront, Mauritius
Covid-19 procurement scandal revealed
ZIMBABWE was prejudiced of millions of united States dollars as a result of irregular procurement transactions around Covid-19 materials, with sharp scrutiny centred on tenders awarded to Young Health...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 13:06hrs | 1168 | by Staff reporter
Firms fingered in abusing forex auction fight back
COMPANIES which were this week accused by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) of abusing the funds obtained from the foreign currency auction market have strongly refuted the allegations and are seekin...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 13:03hrs | 1475 | by Staff reporter
Has the Zimbabwe dollar really stabilised against the US unit?
There is a strong debate among economic analysts pertaining to whether the Zimbabwean dollar (ZW$) has stabilised against the American dollar (US$) or not. There is a section which believes that the l...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 13:00hrs | 708 | by Respect Gwenzi
Mnangagwa challenges mining sector
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged the mining industry to rise above the Covid-19 woes and focus on attaining the ambitious US$12 billion target by 2023.Addressing delegates during th...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 12:59hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Kenneth Kaunda obituary the last man standing
Kenneth David Kaunda was born on the 28 April 1924. He was affectionately known as KK was a Zambian politician who served as the first President of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefr...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:33hrs | 4912 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Grace Mugabe in fresh land row
FORMER First Lady, Grace Mugabe is being accused of grabbing two Harare residential stands belonging to Rumbidzai Ankomah (nee Mzembi) and Xavier Mzembi which she gave to her relatives.The Mze...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:28hrs | 2441 | by Staff reporter
Kenneth Kaunda dies
Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda has died, aged 97.Kaunda was the first democratically elected president of Zambia after gaining independence from Britain in 1964. He was in office unti...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 06:56hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Economic crisis: MPs feel the heat
LegisLaTors are failing to visit their constituencies because of inadequate fuel as well as failure by Parliament to pay their sitting allowances on time due to economic hardships.The legislat...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:15hrs | 1917 | by Staff reporter
Gold mine hits 300kg mark in one month
MINING giant, Freda Rebecca Gold Mine has set a new record after it produced 300 kilogrammes of gold in May this year, a figure which was last recorded 20 years ago.Freda Rebecca Gold Mine is ...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1414 | by Staff reporter
MPs call govt to order
LEGISLATORS from across the political divide yesterday teamed up in condemning the government sanctioned demolitions, describing them as an open war against citizens, particularly informal traders....Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:12hrs | 1202 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa explains new TV stations roll-out
All the six new free to air private television stations that were issued with broadcasting licences have got a statutory 18 months within which to go on air, legislators heard yesterday. Infor...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:07hrs | 837 | by Staff reporter
241 new Covid-19 cases as surge continues
TWO hundred and forty-one new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Tuesday countrywide and four provinces have areas that have been classified as localised hotspots. Mashonaland West recorded 115 n...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 18:24hrs | 1138 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 wave pushes demand for vaccines in Zimbabwe
The current Covid-19 outbreak in Kariba has pushed the demand for vaccination, resulting in stock-out of the critical preventive and protective jabs. All the Sinopharm doses have been dispensed for th...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 18:22hrs | 631 | by Staff reporter
RBZ goes for broke: names, shames forex abusers
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday escalated plans to punish "outliers" including listed milling giant, National Foods, which it said were "abusing" foreign currency acquired through the auc...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:29hrs | 2344 | by Staff reporter
High Court quashes white farmer's jail sentence
A CHIREDZI commercial farmer, Tony Renato Sarpo (55), who was last year slapped with a 10month prison sentence for theft of trust property, has been freed after his sentence was quashed by the High Co...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:27hrs | 1176 | by Staff reporter
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