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Devolution funds to go towards drilling of more boreholes in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO City Council has revealed its plans to divert the devolution funds towards the drilling of more boreholes considering the fact that the city has ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 176 | by Stephen Jakes
Mliswa to be banned from Twitter?
Norton MP Temba Mliswa (Independent) has been shopped to Twitter over bigoted and racist comments made on the social media platform on February 17.The comments were made in a 39-part rant in w...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 18:22hrs | 2305 | by Staff reporter
Growing up eMalokishini back in the day
Cotton farmers made headlines this week for the wrong reasons. The merchants allege that the farmers are adding weight to their bales of cotton by hiding a few stones inside.I could not help but s...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 18:12hrs | 526 | by Wlliam Phiri
Bulawayo residents concerned over limited intervention in water problems
RESIDENTS have expressed worry over lack of solutions to Bulawayo's water crisis amid reports the city's supply dams have recorded only 1% water inflows since the onset of the rains.Council la...Published: 21 Feb 2020 at 05:52hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Woman scalds hubby over toilet sex
A 29-YEAR-OLD Guruve woman was arraigned before Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro for scalding her husband with hot water over toilet sex.Talent Chinemwamwasa (29) of Nyamuseve villa...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 20:33hrs | 4247 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Writing from Sikhala after acquittal
My dear friends, it is with sadness that I announce to you that my security situation is precarious and under danger. As I am writing this message we are passing in Norton at 19:39 hrs. I have been qu...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 11:25hrs | 1701 | by Job Wiwa Sikhala
Mnangagwa appoints Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust trustees
Information and Publicity Ministry secretary Nick Mangwana announced that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Trustees of the Zimbabwe Mass Media Trust. In a statement posted on the Min...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 20:29hrs | 1840 | by Staff reporter
1% inflows in Bulawayo dams
BULAWAYO water supply dams have recorded a one percent increase in capacity following rains received last week. In a statement, Bulawayo Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, said the minimal inflows were ...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:34hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
'Tagwirei provided fuel for Chamisa's MDC 2018 elections campaign'
Sakunda Holdings boss, Kuda Tagwirei reportedly sponsored the opposition MDC's 2018 elections campaign with fuel and money.These allegations were made by popular socialite, Matigary who posted...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 21:49hrs | 6064 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa accused of abusing his late ex-wife
The EFF has once again overshadowed the joint sitting in Parliament, this time with allegations that President Cyril Ramaphosa beat his late former wife.Chaos erupted in the National Assembly ...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 18:42hrs | 3388 | by Staff reporter
EU tightens screws on Mnangagwa
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) yesterday tightened screws on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government after they maintained sanctions against the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI), citing human rights abuse...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 13:17hrs | 4920 | by Staff reporter
High Court hears Ginimbi bail application today
The bail hearing for socialite and businessman Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure, who is in custody, is expected to be heard today after it was postponed yesterday at the High Court. Kadungure's lawy...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:38hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
RBZ eyes on cash oligarchs
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it will use various open market operation tools to deal with uneven distribution of money in the economy amid indications 50 percent of total bank deposits are ...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:35hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
15kg live pangolin lands man in trouble
A 39-YEAR-OLD Chitsungo man is in soup after he was allegedly found in possession of a 15 kilograms live pangolin.Zuze Tauro of Mushang...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 21:50hrs | 3621 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Does Trafigura have a monopoly on the fuel pipeline?
The agreement between Government through the National Oil Infrastructure Company and Trafigura does not permit the commodities firm to exceed 40% market share. This has resulted in capacity utilizatio...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 17:56hrs | 1970 | by FinX
Jonathan Moyo switches sides as he announces his new political home
EXILED former Zanu-PF Politburo member, Jonathan Moyo, has confirmed that he is an MDC – Alliance supporter with a right to support a candidate of his choice in an election.In tweets he post...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:52hrs | 16329 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe secures more maize from Uganda
ZIMBABWE has secured maize from Uganda, a development that will go a long way in reducing mealie-meal shortages that have been exacerbated by recurrent droughts over the last three years. Pres...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:33hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Monetary policy to focus on rate stability
The exchange rate and its implications on inflation or price hikes is probably the most closely monitored economic factor in Zimbabwe right now, and that is for a very good reason.If one...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:31hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi spends another weekend in jail
BUSINESSMAN and socialite Genius Kadungure a.k.a Ginimbi will spend his second successive weekend behind bars after High Court judge, Erica Ndewere refused to hear his bail application on grounds that...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 15:31hrs | 755 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa prepared to say sorry over gukurahundi genocide?
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said he takes seriously the grievances of the people of Matabeleland including dialogue towards finding closure in relation to the emotive and sensitive Gukurahundi issue...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:14hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa seeks Gukurahundi closure
President Mnangagwa yesterday said he takes seriously the grievances of the people of Matabeleland, including dialogue towards finding closure to the emotive and sensitive Gukurahundi issue. H...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:10hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tackles Gukurahundi
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said he takes seriously the grievances of the people of Matabeleland including dialogue towards finding closure in relation to the emotive and sensitive Gukurahundi issue...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 09:43hrs | 2547 | by Staff Reporter
Applying the poisson distribution to soccer betting
There is simply no denying that sports betting is reaching an all-time, especially in the States. Sports betting is an activity that has been legal in a number of countries for years now, but the lega...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1258 | by Staf Writer
Court ruling costs industry US$20bn
ZIMBABWE's industrial and financial sector is estimated to have lost more than US$20 billion following the Supreme Court ruling allowing for the settling of United States dollar debts, acquired before...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:52hrs | 1250 | by Staff reporter
R19,2m Zimbabwe contraband intercepted in SA
The South African Police Service (Saps) on Tuesday night intercepted a consignment of Zimbabwean-made Pacific Blue cigarettes and banned skin creams worth about R14,5 million being smuggled into their...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:32hrs | 2704 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dams still at critical levels
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) has said national dam levels remain low with Bulawayo supply dams still at critical levels. In a statement, ZINWA said the national dam level aver...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:02hrs | 758 | by Staff reportert
Matutu, Tsenengamu censure a master-stroke for Zanu-PF
It is Monday February 3, 2020 and I see two esteemed comrades getting into the Media Centre in Harare. They arrive in five-minute intervals, much to the excitement of the who-is-who in the media indus...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 05:55hrs | 519 | by Tafadzwa Mugwadi
Ginimbi fights from prison
Socialite and businessman Genius Kadungure, who is in custody, has filed a bail appeal with the High Court after Acting Chief Magistrate Mr Munamato Mutevedzi denied him bail last week. He is ...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 05:55hrs | 1021 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa sweats over tribalism in MDC
THE ugly factional and tribal wars that continue to consume the MDC are giving under pressure opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, pictured, "many a sleepless night."This comes as the country's s...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 19:33hrs | 1794 | by Staff reporter
Pirate taxi crushes 3 pupils to death
In a tragic incident, two pupils died on the spot in Vumba, while the other died on the way to Mutare Provincial Hospital when a driver of a pirate taxi lost control of his vehicle, veered off the roa...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:49hrs | 725 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate dismisses remand application for vendors
A HARARE magistrate has dismissed an application for removal from remand filed by 10 vendors, who were brutalised by the police while in custody, resulting in the death of their colleague, Hilton Tama...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 06:54hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Axed Zanu-PF youth leaders in extortion storm
TWO of the three former Zanu-PF youth leaders, who were axed from their positions last week, allegedly extorted goods and services from businessman and Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) cha...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 06:07hrs | 4225 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar stability key, says Mthuli Ncube
ONE of Government's main priorities this year is exchange rate stability that Treasury says will be achieved through the Reuters Trading System and keeping an eye on money supply growth, a Cabin...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 05:34hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
Woman burns down ‘cheating' husband's car
A 45-year-old jealousy woman allegedly burnt her husband's Nissan Caravan to ashes after she had suspected him of cheating on her, it has been learnt.Close sources said in the morning of Janua...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 06:27hrs | 2558 | by Staff reporter
Council to garnish residents' salaries
THE Bulawayo City Council has adopted a new credit control and debt collection policy which among other provisions, will see the local authority collecting rates and rentals directly from residents' s...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 05:58hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
'Mono-currency here to stay'
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube on Friday said Government has no intention to change its policy on the mono-currency and will introduce stiff penalties against those w...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 05:47hrs | 925 | by Staff reporter
Croco ownership fight spills into High Court
A long-standing feud between Croco Holdings main shareholders - Moses Chingwena and Farai Matsika - has spilled into the High Court, with Matsika seeking a forensic audit and valuation of the company ...Published: 08 Feb 2020 at 09:32hrs | 722 | by Staff reporter
Woman, hitmen jailed 95 years for murder
A Mberengwa woman (42) and two hitmen she hired to kill her live-in boyfriend before throwing the body into a dam were yesterday sentenced to a combined 95 years in prison.Loice Mahlamvana - a...Published: 08 Feb 2020 at 08:29hrs | 1069 | by Staff Reporter
Jonathan Moyo rubbishes Tsenengamu's proposal
Exiled former Zimbabwean Cabinet Minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo has said it is no brainer for one to propose for a dialogue between president Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition MDC leader, Nelson Ch...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 16:24hrs | 4958 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi refuses to pay maintenance
Vice President Kembo Mohadi wants the court to dismiss his ex-wife Tambudzani Mohadi application in which she is demanding $13 000 monthly maintenance accusing her of seeking to reap where she did not...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 06:49hrs | 3307 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council's best & worst schools revealed
MAHATSHULA Primary School has been ranked the best performing council primary school in Bulawayo with an 86 percent pass rate while Aisleby Primary School is the worst performer, recording a 17 percen...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 05:44hrs | 2694 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi bail ruling today
Socialite and businessman Genius Kadungure, who is accused of fraud, was yesterday remanded in custody to today for his bail ruling.Kadungure, who was represented by Jonathan Samukange, appear...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:08hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Mark Harrison receives his work permit
HIGHLANDERS' head coach Mark Harrison has received his work permit and now officially takes charge of the Bulawayo giants' pre-season preparations that were being overseen by assistant coaches Mandla ...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:02hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
No reprieve for Ginimbi
Businessman Genius Kadungure, who is accused of defrauding the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) of nearly US$58 665 after he allegedly undervalued a Bentley he imported from South Africa, was due to...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 05:58hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: ZANU PF suspends Lewis Matutu and Tsenengamu
Reports coming from Harare indicate ZANU PF Youth League leaders Godfrey Tsenengamu and Lewis Matutu have been suspended from the party after they held a press conference on Monday alleging the state ...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 14:26hrs | 1974 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man steals chickens worth $1 540 from farm
A Magwegwe man have been taken to court for stealing chickens worth $1540 from a farm project.Obvious Sibanda (25) was not asked to plead to stock theft charge when he appeared before Bulawayo...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 10:07hrs | 887 | by Stephen Jakes
Econet hikes data tariffs
ECONET Wireless - Zimbabwe's largest mobile operator - has reviewed its data and SMS (Short Message Service) tariffs upwards by an average of 25 percent. The country's Mobile Network Ope...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 05:56hrs | 1325 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls among World's Most Instagrammed National Parks
Victoria Falls, Kruger, Kilimanjaro and the Serengeti made the top 20 list of the World's Most Instagrammed National Parks.And we must say, we're not surprised. Just look at this beauty......Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 07:11hrs | 1086 | by Staff reporter
Woman threatens to spill 'church shenanigans'
A HARARE woman has gone into hiding after threatening to expose her church elder husband's hidden secrets, who she scalded with cooking oil.Angela Nhekairo nee Mnaba, 39, on Wednesday said she...Published: 03 Feb 2020 at 14:05hrs | 2560 | by Staff reporter
Woman raped twice at same spot
In unusual case, a 39-year-old Harare woman was allegedly raped twice and assaulted by the same "suspected stranger" on three different occasions.For the alleged offences, Shayne Gore (42) las...Published: 02 Feb 2020 at 13:08hrs | 3882 | by Staff reporter
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