Search / 2020
Police probe into death of businessman Douglas Munatsi
MEMORANDUMSUBJECT: SUDDEN DEATH BY FIRE OF DOUGLAS MUNATSI AT NUMBER C9 NORTHFIELDS FLATS, CORNER JOSIAH TONGOGARA AND FIFTH AVENUE, HARAREThis memorandum serves to put on record circu...Published: 2 mins ago | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chaos rocks Zanu-PF provinces
Zanu-PF is battling to conclude its restructuring exercise due to violent clashes among supporters, which have affected several provinces, it has emerged.Several provinces, especially in Midla...Published: 24 hrs ago | 3012 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe laws protect animals more than human beings'
BULAWAYO-BASED human rights groups have expressed concern over the country's wildlife laws, which they say offer more protection to animals than to human beings, who end up being attacked or killed by...Published: 24 hrs ago | 437 | by Staff reporter
Population growth in Africa a concern to Europe?
EXACTLY 150 years ago, Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck became the Chancellor of the Germany Empire. He masterminded the unification of Germany in 1871 and served as its first Chancellor until 1890, i...Published: 24 hrs ago | 493 | by Tapiwa Gomo
November inflation sheds 0,64 percentage points
THE month-on-month inflation rate for November 2021 stood at 5,76 percent after shedding 0,64 percentage points on the October 2021 rate of 6,40 percent, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics ...Published: 24 hrs ago | 158 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 examinations start today
All primary schools are ready to hold in a safe environment the Zimsec Grade 7 examinations that start today.Special efforts were made by the schools and Government to put in place acceptable ...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:29hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19: Not all Southern African countries have conformed Omicron variant cases
How did travellers from Southern Africa get banned from entering the UK, US and many western nations over the new Covid-19 variant, Omicron when most of the reported cases are in Western countries?...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 16:41hrs | 1125 | by Nomalizwe Mbulu
Chamisa 'sponsoring investors' cry foul over mine
A Botswana company has been 'cheated' of a gold mining concern by its local partners, who have allegedly politicised the issue and accused the investors of sponsoring MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamis...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 13:07hrs | 1556 | by Staff reporter
Chinese firm yet to start airport job seven months after contract
The multi-million-dollar contract to fix Zimbabwe's Air Traffic Control Communication Systems (ATCCS) by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) is yet to commence, seven months after the Chinese mul...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 13:07hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Govt issues $24 billion Covid-19 guarantees
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube says government has issued debt guarantees amounting to $24,2 billion and US$15,2 million to help firms ride out Covid-19 induced operational problems.A governmen...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 08:04hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Zesa losing $1.4 billion to crooks
ZESA is losing approximately $1.4 billion annually to metre tampering and illegal connections, which is 5% of the power utility's total revenue.The power utility has since launched a blitz aga...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 08:04hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Graft scandal rocks govt agency
Zimbabwe's research institute under the Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation Science and Development ministry has been rocked by reports of graft, maladministration and corporate misgovernance co...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 08:03hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
US$4 billion mystery in Afreximbank, Zimbabwe deals
SHARP differences emerged between Zimbabwean authorities and the Africa Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Friday over the value of loans extended by the regional lender to Harare.During a ...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 08:02hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
US$1bn SDRs to be used over three years
The US$958 million worth of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) allocated to Zimbabwe by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be used over a three-year period, with US$311 million expected to be relea...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:48hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Devolution funds doubled in 2022 Budget
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube last week doubled the financial allocation towards the devolution programme as the Government moves with renewed speed and vigour to fa...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:47hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Campbell Musiwa: Chartered Accountant par excellence
Mr Campbell Musiwa holds a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree obtained from the University of Zimbabwe as well as a Masters in Business Leadership Degree from the University of South Africa.He qua...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:44hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Spirit of Morrison Nyati still lives
IF you are as old as Bishop Lazi, you probably would never be able to banish the irrepressible memories of those chicken bus rides from the village to the city, or vice versa.However forgettab...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:41hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
9 Young Warriors fail age tests
NINE members of the Zimbabwe Under-17 national football team have failed tests which are conducted to determine the ages of players allowed at age-group tournaments.Of the 25 players who were ...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 01:33hrs | 1131 | by Staff Reporter
The emergence of online betting apps is a boon to the gaming industry!
Online sports betting has become very popular amongst youngsters in today’s virtual world. Almost every human on this planet now has access to a smartphone or a tablet, which makes it quite easier f...Published: 25 Nov 2021 at 15:05hrs | 198 | by Staff Reporter
Pegged exchange rate unsustainable
Zimbabwe's export receipts for the first 9 months of 2021 jumped 38% to US$6.10 billion from US$4.43 billion realized in the same period in 2020. Notable improvements have been realized in internation...Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 10:37hrs | 1642 | by Victor Bhoroma
Policy incentives to reindustrialization lacking
Zimbabwe aspires to create an upper middle income economy with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$65 billion by 2030. This vision is premised on the reindustrialization strategy where competitivenes...Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 10:35hrs | 277 | by Victor Bhoroma
Veterinary Services Department loses US$80 000 to corruption
A Bindura Veterinary Department employee is alleging that the Chief Director Dr. Josphat Nyika is involved in corrupt activities which made the department lose about US$80 000.The Human Resour...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 07:19hrs | 1580 | by Lloyd Rabaya
Innscor shells US$70m on expansion
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed blue-chip, Innscor Africa Limited, has injected about US$70 million to consolidate its expansion operations, according to the group's chairperson, Addington Chinake....Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:58hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teen pregnancy rate rises
ZIMBABWE'S teenage pregnancy rate has risen by two percent to 24 percent, with the majority being schoolgirls that are forced to drop out of school.The worrying trend has also led to debate ov...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:56hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Steward Bank profit up 263% to $252 million HY
STEWARD Bank Zimbabwe has shrugged the disruptive impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and inflationary pressures to report impressive half-year financial results to+ August 31, 2021.The bank, a su...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:55hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Edgars to expand online, branch network
LISTED clothing retailer, Edgars Stores Limited says it will expand its online, brick and mortar branch network in order to build resilience to withstand the impact of future shocks and disruptions....Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:49hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA claim being denied health care
HUMAN rights organisations are concerned about policy changes affecting immigrants since the Gauteng health department gazetted them in June last year and issued a circular in May 2020.Accordi...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 18:07hrs | 961 | by Staff reporter
Bushiri's brother-in-law dumps church
Prominent Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) leader Apostle Tannah Israel (real name Tanatswa Makore) has formally announced that he has left the Prophet Shepherd Bushiri led ministry. ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 12:07hrs | 3654 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe's 2017 coup coalition collapses
THE fact that Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is contemplating challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa for the Zanu-PF presidency at the party's elective congress next year, while factions loyal ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:17hrs | 13587 | by Staff reporter
US$28m in taxpayers' funds misappropriated in corrupt deal
THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands has recommended that the police and Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission investigate the Grain Millers' Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) and its president T...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:16hrs | 888 | by Staff reporter
Some Zimbabwe coup troopers die without enjoying benefits of their sweat
SEVERAL key players in the 2017 coup that toppled the late former President Robert Mugabe and elevated President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the helm have died in the past four years without fully realising...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:15hrs | 1981 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must step up reform agenda, says IMF
ZIMBABWE should step up its reform agenda in order to quicken economic growth and normalise relations with the international community and multilateral lenders, the International Monetary Fund says....Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:14hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
Mutanda fights CAPS govt shareholding claim
WAR veteran and businessman Fredrick Charles Mutanda has approached the High Court seeking an order to set aside an arbitration ruling that government is the majority shareholder of pharmaceutical com...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:11hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
BNC heads for VFEX
BINDURA Nickel Corporation (BNC) is set to delist from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) next month and switch to the forex-indexed Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) under a strategy spelt out by c...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:10hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
More ZBC employees arrested for extorting Prophet Freddy
An engineer at ZBC appeared in court Friday on allegations of attempting to extort Prophet Tapiwa Freddy of US$20 000 after threatening to expose a love affair between the prophet and radio presenter ...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:56hrs | 1752 | by Staff reporter
Firm loses five smuggled trucks
The Supreme Court has confirmed the forfeiture of five haulage trucks smuggled into the country by a local company saying they were tainted property.Madefit Investments (Pvt) Limited is said t...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:52hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
Malawi police fire teargas at protesters
Malawi police on Friday fired teargas to quell an anti-government protest over alleged corruption and economic mismanagement by President Lazarus Chakwera's administration.Hundreds of proteste...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:51hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
Zesa imports extra 480MW
Zesa Holdings is set to add 480 megawatts to its supply over the next two months to bridge the power deficit that has resulted in increased load-shedding at a time it is battling annual losses of $1,5...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:51hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Malaria cases decline in Matabeleland South
MATABELELAND South province has recorded 800 malaria cases and four deaths since January this year down from 2 823 registered cases and 11 fatalities during the same period last year.Matabelel...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:55hrs | 272 | by Staff Reporter
Sand poachers wreak havoc in Bulawayo
ILLEGAL sand poachers are now targeting undeveloped housing stands in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb, leaving unclaimed pits that pose a danger to children.Two children drowned in one of the u...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:48hrs | 486 | by Staff Reporter
1893 MHRRM at 5: Birth of 1893 Insingo Regiment Arts
The 1893 Matebeleland Human Rights Restoration Movement also known as 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) is an organization that represents a proud Matebele Nation made up o...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:38hrs | 360 | by Thembani Dube, 1893 MHRRM Executive Director
Graft scandal rocks govt agency
Zimbabwe's research institute under the Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation Science and Development ministry has been rocked by reports of graft, maladministration and corporate misgovernance co...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:26hrs | 895 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe a destination of choice in investments, says Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE is a destination of choice in terms of investments with the country going up the ladder in the list of destinations with sound ease of doing business policies that will propel it to become an...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:22hrs | 251 | by Staff Reporter
'Zesa owed $15bn by customers'
State power utility ZESA Holdings is owed a staggering $15 billion by both individuals and commercial and industrial clients, executive chairman Dr Sydney Gata said on Friday last week.Dr Gata...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:19hrs | 206 | by Staff Reporter
Illegal use of mercury in mining sector continues
EFFORTS by Zimbabwe to reduce and where possible eliminate the use of mercury particularly in the mining sector in line with the Minamata Convention continue to be a huge challenge. President ...Published: 19 Nov 2021 at 09:53hrs | 520 | by Staff Reporter
Hemp and the future: Will the laws ease the use of hemp products?
The world is increasingly being made aware of the various benefits of the hemp plant. This plant is the same one that was demonized for a long time; consuming it in any form was either prohibited, or ...Published: 18 Nov 2021 at 20:33hrs | 660 | by Staff Writer
City Council struggles to pump water to Bulawayo residents
BULAWAYO residents are set to endure a three-day weekly water shedding exercise as the local authority struggles to pump water to the city due to alleged power outages. On the other hand, Zimb...Published: 18 Nov 2021 at 07:35hrs | 1462 | by Staff Reporter
2019-2020 Merit Awards to be held next year
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has said 2019 and 2020 Secretary's Merit Awards are going to be held next year after being disturbed by COVID-19. The matter came to light yeste...Published: 18 Nov 2021 at 07:28hrs | 484 | by Lloyd Rabaya
A useful buying guide: How to find the top CBD products in the industry
Are you looking for the best CBD products on the market? CBD is one of the most popular trends in health and wellness because it can improve sleep quality, help with pain management, or even just make...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 15:34hrs | 385 | by Paul Ndou
Matebeleland South records decrease in malaria cases
THE implementation of malaria elimination activities in Matebeleland South is now paying dividends as the province has this year recorded a decrease in malaria cases with four deaths from about 800 pa...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
Load More Stories
