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Mnangagwa frets over Mozambique attacks
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has raised fears that the insurgency in Mozambique could spill over into Zimbabwe - urging local communities, especially those in Manicaland, to be on high alert.S...Published: 5 hrs ago | 952 | by Staff reporter
Woman steals 41 pairs of shoes
A 21-year-old woman employed at a flea market in Bulawayo's city centre has appeared in court for allegedly stealing 41 pairs of shoes from her employer worth $25 000.Dengrade Sibahle Ndlovu o...Published: 5 hrs ago | 410 | by Staff reporter
A level exam results out soon
The November 2020 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Advanced Level results will be released end of this month or early next month.In an interview this morning, ZIMSEC public relati...Published: 5 hrs ago | 251 | by Staff reporter
2 pupils murdered, dumped in a toilet pit
TWO Grade 1 pupils from Mbaza Primary School in Nyanga were allegedly killed on their way from school on Tuesday and their bodies were dumped in a disused toilet pit about 2km from the school....Published: 5 hrs ago | 190 | by Staff reporter
All about NRL tipping competitions
Most NRL tipping competitions have been ready since early February, and Rugby...Published: 12 hrs ago | 206 | by Staff Writer
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado How did it start?
No human eye has seen such a level of cruelty perpetrated on another human being by another human. The gruesome nature of the killings rape and suffering caused by these ISIS rebels is indeed knee sha...Published: 17 hrs ago | 3951 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa hints on by-elections
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday hinted that by-elections may be held soon and called on Zanu-PF to get prepared, while observing World Health Organisation (WHO) safety guidelines on COVID-19....Published: 17 hrs ago | 2033 | by Staff reporter
Govt unveils 2021 crop producer prices
GOVERNMENT has announced new producer prices for commercial crops for the 2021/22 marketing season.Sugar beans will be sold at $90 000 per metric tonne, groundnuts ($40 000), sunflower ($40 00...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1460 | by Staff reporter
Is secession the only thing that could free Matabeleland?
KALIQUNYE means "cut it" - in this case, cut the country, divide it. It is a demand for independence by the people of Matabeleland or Mthwakazi Republic Party.what the party is advocating for ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 623 | by Thandekile Moyo
Why Zimbabwe must dollarise again
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s new Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) hit the ground running on March 26, announcing a raft of policy measures to sustain the fragile stability that has seen inflati...Published: 17 hrs ago | 2900 | by Taurai Mangudhla
ASX halts Arcadia trading
AUSTRALIA Stock Exchange (ASX)listed resources firm halted trading on Tuesday amid reports the firm has lined up a capital raising deal.The firm has been developing Arcadia lithium mine in Zim...Published: 17 hrs ago | 93 | by Staff reporter
OK Grand challenge bounces back
LISTED retail giant OK Zimbabwe Limited will resume its Grand Challenge competition this year after foregoing it last year due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown restrictions.It will be the 32nd...Published: 17 hrs ago | 395 | by Staff reporter
Josta returns to Bosso
THE 2019 Premier Soccer League Soccer Star of the Year Joel Ngodzo completed his return to Highlanders yesterday, with the Bulawayo giants unveiling the midfielder alongside six other signings. ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 340 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba targets one million kids
WARRIORS midfielder, Marvelous Nakamba, has set himself a target to assist, at least, one million kids in Zimbabwe to have access to education. This will be done through his Marvelous Nakamba Foundati...Published: 17 hrs ago | 324 | by Staff reporter
We cannot sit back, watch Mozambique terror, says Mnangagwa
ROBUST action will be taken against insurgents in neighbouring Mozambique as an attack on any member state is an attack on all, while in Zimbabwe Zanu PF structures should ensure communities are on hi...Published: 18 hrs ago | 866 | by Staff Reporter
Namibia returns to uninterrupted hunting as animal rights groups seek to spoil the 'party'
Namibians have welcomed the return of uninterrupted hunting, following a near-total absence of international hunting in 2020, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic travel bans. As hunting retur...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 21:19hrs | 517 | by Emmanuel Koro
Dembare ship in turbulent waters
HARARE giants Dynamos' preparations for the 2021 season were yesterday thrown into disarray following the shock suspension of goalkeepers' coach Gift Muzadzi while goalkeeper Simb...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 21:05hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
Process to map Zimbabwe's constituencies starts
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) has started collecting data for the 2021 population and housing census - paving the way for the delimitation of new legislative constituencies ahead o...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 20:58hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
Loga 'unblocks' stars
PLAYERS that were not part of the Warriors' 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers are reportedly keen to be considered for the national team, with coach Zdravko Logarusic saying they will not ...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 15:04hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves to douse Chilonga flames
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed that no villagers should be displaced by an irrigation project to be implemented by government in the Chilonga area of Chiredzi. Last month, the State...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:41hrs | 3822 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt resurrects youth militia
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced the return of its infamous National Youth Service programme for its youth militia, also known as "Border Gezi graduates", with analysts saying the move was meant to inst...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:40hrs | 2047 | by Staff reporter
Police blitz nets 9 000 illegal miners
ABOUT 9 000 illegal gold miners have been arrested in a police blitz against gold panning across the country.In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi exp...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:35hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water reticulation system set for overhaul
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is yet to order equipment worth nearly US$300 000 for the completion of water reticulation works at Aisleby 1 and 2, nine years after council applied for the loan to implem...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:33hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Getting it right
IN our February 19, 2021 edition, we published an article headlined Landela buying spree raises stink, insinuating that Landela Mining Ventures owned by Kudakwashe Tagwirei was on a buying spree....Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:26hrs | 195 | by Editor
NSSA targets US$60 equivalent monthly pension payouts
THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) says it expects the minimum pension to be equivalent to US$60 by the end of the year payable at the interbank rate. The pensions authority, which ...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:25hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
NSSA clinic for pensioners
The National Social Security Authority (NSSA), which recently announced a raft of measures to complement monthly pay-outs to its beneficiaries, has dispatched its state-of-the-art mobile clinic to the...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:22hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Politburo meets
Zanu-PF will today hold its Politburo meeting at its headquarters in Harare, party spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo has said. In a statement yesterday, Khaya Moyo, who is the Zanu-PF Secretary fo...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:21hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
4 more people succumb to Covid-19 in Zimbabwe
THE country recorded four more Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, and 17 new cases.The Ministry of Heath and Child Care said all the 17 new cases are local transmissions.Five cases ...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:15hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Opposition offenders are no special citizens
Following the recent sentencing of MDC Alliance activist, Makomborero Haruzivishe to an effective 14 months in prison for inciting public violence, there were mixed reactions from across the political...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 11:46hrs | 1127 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Civil servants to work only Monday and Tuesday
The government will try to restart salary negotiations with public sector workers, a minister said on Sunday as tens of thousands of civil servants gave notice to work two-day weeks.Public sec...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 08:01hrs | 5796 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa wants Luke Malaba to stay
ON 6 April 2021, the Zimbabwean senate passed Constitutional Amendment Bill (N0.1), which had been declared null and void by the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) on 31 March 2020, after it was unconsti...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 07:56hrs | 4484 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tramples on constitution over Malaba
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba is back on track after a temporary derailment of a controversial extension of his tenure linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2023 re-election bid.This comes afte...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 07:55hrs | 3747 | by Staff reporter
IOM programmes benefit 4 800 returnee migrants
OVER 4 800 Zimbabwean returnees have been offered cash-based assistance, while over 1 200 of them have been trained in conservation agriculture gardening to enable them to be self-sustaining during th...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:44hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest another firearms smuggler
A CHINHOYI man was last week arraigned before Chiredzi magistrate Joy Chikodzenge over allegations of dealing in firearms without registration as defined by section 14 of the Firearms Act Chapter 10:9...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:43hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Govt, parents clash over June exams suspension
PARENTS are up in arms with government over its recent decision to suspend Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) June "O" and "A" Level examinations.Most parents interviewed by NewsDay...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:42hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Mavesere stars in Varsity Cup
RISING Zimbabwe rugby star Tinotenda Mavesere is quickly establishing himself as one of the country's brightest rugby prospects in neighbouring South Africa after his brilliant individual display for ...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:36hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Hands off councils, Zanu-PF told
HARARE residents yesterday protested against Zanu-PF's move to force council workers to undergo orientation at the ruling party's Chitepo School of Ideology in an attempt to railroad them into campaig...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:30hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Chinese jabs under probe, says WHO
THE success of Zimbabwe's mass vaccination programme is under scrutiny after a senior Chinese official made a rare admission that its COVID-19 vaccines being administered in the country have a lower e...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:29hrs | 1796 | by Staff reporter
New faces at first Bosso field training
FORMER Bulawayo City FC players Toto Banda and Crispen Ncube were among news faces at Bosso's first field training session at White City Stadium on Monday morning. Banda and Ncube are yet to s...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:26hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records rise in malnutrition
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it has recorded a sharp increase in malnutrition cases in the past few months owing to a prolonged Covid-19-induced lockdown. This comes as at least2 0...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:34hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC-T supports Mnangagwa's economic transformation
THE MDC-T is ready to work with the Government towards the transformation of Zimbabwe's economy in line with President Mnangagwa's vision 2030 to turn Zimbabwe into an upper middle income economy....Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:31hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Another Zimbabwean survivor tells of horrific scenes in Cabo Delgado
A brief background of PalmaPalma is a coastal town located far north of Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique. It is very close to the Tanzanian boarder, 20 kilometres away.Since the dis...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:30hrs | 964 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe hunts for Zisco investor again
THE Government is in a fresh hunt for strategic partner to resuscitate operations at the defunct State-owned Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco).Over the years, the Redcliff-based steel ma...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:30hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Mastercard and Network International Pioneering Africa's digital payment revolution
Civilization has transformed trading and commerce from the prehistoric means which involved barter trades facilitated by the item-to-item exchange. The discrepancies and inconsistencies of goods valu...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 12:27hrs | 563 | by Staff Writter
BCC fails to explain prolonged water shortages
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has failed to explain the prolonged water shortages in the city, ruling out the possibility of normalisation of water supplies soon.The council has failed to meet t...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
BAT rated best ZSE counter
BRITISH American Tobacco (BAT ) Zimbabwe has been rated the top counter on both the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE)'s top 10 and 15 indexes for the second quarter of 2021.BAT's rating was announ...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:08hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Govt to plug cheating by mobile operators
TO combat telecommunications fraud and payment evasion, regulator Portraz has now been ordered to install a system that will record the two numbers in any telecommunications call that has at least one...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 06:58hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
'Sanctions now behind us,' says Chiwenga
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga says his government is no longer troubled about sanctions as they were now behind Zimbabwe as the citizens have since been united with their land for economic growt...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 07:07hrs | 4062 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council seek powers to borrow $4 billion
BULAWAYO City Council is seeking authority from the Local Government ministry to borrow $4 billion arguing it has no capacity to fund its 2021 $10 billion capital budget to oil its operations....Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 06:49hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Lumpy skin ravages Matabeleland livestock
WIDESPREAD cases of the lumpy skin disease have been reported in Matabeleland South and North provinces which has resulted in the death of livestock especially cattle.Lumpy skin is a viral dis...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 06:15hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
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