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Mnangagwa claims to be a constitutionalist
President Mnangagwa has reiterated his commitment to the Zimbabwean Constitution, affirming that he will not extend his presidential term beyond 2028. This declaration came during the 21st Zanu-PF Ann...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:26hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Chigumba's ZEC starts preparations for Zimbabwe's 2028 elections
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) convened a two-day conference in Nyanga this week to review the 2023 harmonised elections, with key issues including the extension of voting rights to Zimbabwea...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 10:00hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Bosso eye victory against FC Platinum
Buoyed by their recent home victory over Arenel Movers, Highlanders are set to travel to Mandava Stadium tomorrow to face FC Platinum, aiming for another morale-boosting win that could help them close...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 08:26hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
ZiG registers gradual growth in transactions
Zimbabwe has seen significant growth in the use of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency in domestic transactions since its introduction in April 2024. According to Finance, Economic Development, a...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:04hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube authorises 50-50 currency split for tax payment
The Zimbabwean Treasury has authorized companies to pay their Second Quarter Corporate Income Tax obligations in both local currency (ZiG) and foreign currency on a 50:50 basis. This decision is part ...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 07:22hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa must introspect, map the way forward'
POLITICAL analysts and opinion leaders have expressed mixed views on Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's decision to dump his two-year-old Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), with som...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:25hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Zimta struggling to attract new blood
THE outgoing Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) president says the organisation is struggling to attract new members and is heavily relying on old members.In his remarks during the organisa...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 04:56hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa caps 2,996 graduands at Nust
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday capped 2 996 graduands at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust), among them, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswer...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:27hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's billion-dollar petroleum pipeline project on course
PROCUREMENT of equipment that will be used in the construction of Zimbabwe's second petroleum pipeline project valued at over US$1 billion is on course, the deal maker of the lucrative project told th...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 11:46hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
SA parly delegation in Zimbabwe
A delegation from South Africa's KwaZulu Natal Legislature Multi-Party Women's Caucus is in Zimbabwe on a week-long benchmarking visit with their counterparts in Zimbabwe Women's Parliamentary Caucus....Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Botswana threatens to sever ties with diamond giant De Beers
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has warned that his country may sever ties with diamond giant De Beers if talks to renegotiate a sales deal prove unfavorable to his government.Masisi al...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso's Divine intervention
Highlanders 1-0 Bulawayo ChiefsSHEER individual brilliance by man-of-the-match, Highlanders midfielder Divine Mhindirira who scored in the 37th minute against Bulawayo Chiefs, earned Bosso maximum...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cheetahs out of World Cup after Canada loss
ZIMBABWE'S national rugby sevens side the Cheetahs, will face Hong Kong in the bowl competition quarterfinals this morning after they began their campaign at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens with...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moves to Covid-19 self-testing
THE Government is ready to introduce Covid-19 self-testing mainly at ports of entry and in remote areas as part of continuous, thorough and effective response to the global pandemic to minimise its ef...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Women's League endorses Mnangagwa
The Zanu-PF Women's League has thrown its weight behind President Mnangagwa as the party's sole candidate for next year's general elections.This came out during the Women's League provincial c...Published: 30 May 2022 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru CBD shops turn into flea markets
THE face of the Gweru City's Central Business District has changed significantly in the past three years as it now has new shopping and office blocks.Ongoing changes have also seen renovations...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is best investment destination, claims Implats
South Africa's Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats) has described Zimbabwe as the best investment jurisdiction due to its predictable and supportive operating environment, which has allowed its investme...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC: Old wine in old wineskins
On 24 January, former MDC Alliance faction leader, Nelson Chamisa announced the formation of a new opposition political party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). During the announcement,...Published: 16 Feb 2022 at 05:29hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mnangagwa's allies continue minting it
FEASIBILITY studies of the shady US$1.3 billion petroleum pipeline project, whose cost has quickened from US$850 million to US$1.3 billion and will ultimately surge to US$4 billion, are nearing comple...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 17:00hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Mwonzora fight over filthy lucre
OPPOSITION MDC factional leaders Douglas Mwonzora and Thokozani Khupe are embroiled in a vicious fight over ZW$150 million (US$1.3 million at official rate and US$750 000 at parallel rate) availed by ...Published: 29 Jan 2022 at 14:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mudha and nexus of Kwekwe gold terror
AT the time former president Robert Mugabe was deposed in a military coup in November 2017, police were investigating senior Zanu-PF officials linked to then Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa over all...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Stop interfering with Doves wrangle, Court tells Kereke
CONVICT Munyaradzi Kereke (pictured) has been barred from interfering with the ongoing ownership wrangle at Doves Holdings Limited after he tried to stop court proceedings by writing letters directly ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:40hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Controversial pipeline deal to balloon to US$4 billion
FRESH details on the controversial US$1.3 billion new pipeline project, whose implementation is being spearheaded by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's political and business cronies, have emerged showing...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 13:07hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa associates behind the US$1.3 billion mega deal
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's political and business cronies, including his new associate Eddie Cross, are behind the new US$1.3 billion megabucks petroleum products pipeline project – whose cost h...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 18:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Women vs. Men: Who's Better at Sports Gambling?
A few factors come into play when considering who's better at sports gambling: women or men. For starters, cultural and gender stereotypes, financial responsibility, and risk-taking play into it....Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 11:41hrs | 5 | by Bryan Myers
Zimbabwe plans new US$1.3bn oil pipeline, finally ending Feruka monopoly
Zimbabwe plans to build a second US$1.3 billion oil pipeline to supply fuel into the country and the region, a deal that would end years of lobbying and rivalry between powerful oil interests....Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 21:29hrs | | by newzwire
12 pregnant women test positive at maternity wing
TWELVE pregnant women at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH)'s Lady Rodwell Maternity Unit have tested positive for Covid-19 prompting authorities to conduct mass testing for everyone and disinfecting...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Referees to raise Zimbabwe flag at Cosafa Cup tourney
TWO Zimbabwean match officials, Rusape-based referee Brighton Chimene and assistant referee Brighton Nyika from Bulawayo will be among the 21 match officials at next month's Cosafa Cup in South Africa...Published: 29 Jun 2021 at 11:02hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabwe part of Kazungula Bridge project'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday said Zimbabwe was now part of the Kazungula Bridge project that was snubbed by his predecessor, the late President Robert Mugabe.Kazungula Bridge is a...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Warriors bank on Fifa
AFTER missing eight European-based players for the last Afcon qualifiers due to stringent Covid-19 travel restrictions, the Warriors are confident of having their stars for next month's World Cup qual...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Here is what MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora said in senate
THANK you very much Mr President Sir, I will just make brief comments before I go to the very new thing. Of course, in the absence of a clear 50-50 provision, an extension of the women's quota is the ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:28hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora faces Khupe rebellion
The National Assembly passed the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 2 on Tuesday, giving President Emmerson Mnangagwa new sweeping powers to appoint judges without public scrutiny and ext...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's tobacco selling season kicks off today
The new tobacco selling season kicks off today with the opening ceremony this morning at the Tobacco Sales Floor in Harare and with contract sales opening tomorrow. The Tobacco Industry and Ma...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCDC faces collapse
THE future of the state-owned diamond miner, Zimbabwe Consolidated Dia-mond Company (ZCDC), looks bleak, owing to loss of concessions and govern-ment interference, among other factors, investigations ...Published: 19 Mar 2021 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Army-linked Anjin grabs richest diamond claim
AN army-linked miner, Anjin Investments (Pvt) Ltd, grabbed the most lucrative diamond claim in Marange from a firm owned by the government after being relicensed under unclear circumstances, it has em...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | | by Kenneth Matimaire
Chamisa's recalled MPs relish over Khupe's political woes
FORMER MDC Alliance female MPs who were recalled from Parliament by embattled ex-MDC-T interim president, Thokozani Khupe are celebrating over the former deputy prime minister's current political woes...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'COVID-19 hit the blood bank hard'
THE National Blood Services Zimbabwe (NBSZ) was greatly affected by the lockdown imposed following the outbreak of the coronavirus, which restricted movement of people, an official has said.Do...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Infertility: A shared responsibility
Being a parent is a desired part of adult identity in most societies. For many couples, the inability to bear children is a tragedy. The conflux of personal, interpersonal, social, and religious expec...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 12:01hrs | | by Heaven Munyuki
Mnangagwa sued over appointments
Zimbabwe women Lawyers association (ZWLA) and women's academy of Leadership and Political excellency (walpe) have taken President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court for failing to observe gender balance in h...Published: 11 Sep 2020 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
I am made of thick skin: Matsunga
IN the country's political sphere, it has almost become a trend that the majority of female politicians are now making it to Parliament through the Proportional Representation route, set by government...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
How Sports Betting Affects You Psychologically
Sports betting accumulated with humanity for ages, and yes, it is the nature of humankind to gamble. In every civilization emerged from the crust of the earth, sports betting has adhered with it. Many...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 13:35hrs | 10 | by Staff Writer
Zimbabwe discovers rare minerals
Zimbabwe sits on bountiful and lucrative deposits of minerals known as rare-earth elements (REE), some of which sell for more than US$1 000 for a single kilogram and where investors are seeking altern...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:03hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance splits over female VP
The MDC-Alliance national executive was last night left divided over the inclusion of a woman vice president as bickering continues to rock the opposition party ahead of its congress next month. ...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces VPs headache
THE opposition MDC party goes into a crucial national council meeting this weekend to map out how the opposition party will handle its May 24 congress amid disagreements over the viability of maintain...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 12:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso not worried about Caps United duo
HIGHLANDERS coach Bekithemba "Super" Ndlovu says their former strikers Gabriel Nyoni and Newman Sianchali will not give them a headache when they clash with Caps United at Barbourfields Stadium on Sun...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa's govt subsidies now unsustainable
UNECONOMIC electricity tariffs and high country risk have resulted in state power utility Zesa Holdings subsidiary, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), planning massive...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 17:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bishop, ex-wife in house wrangle
A BISHOP with Apostles of Zimbabwe Church is at loggerheads with his former wife whom he is attempting to evict from their matrimonial house following a High Court ruling which granted his application...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khupe wanted to be a soldier
Tendayi Madhomu sits down for a wide-ranging interview with MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe. Find below excerpts of the interview.Q: Who is Thokozani Khupe; where and when was she born?A: ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 22:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Massive power outage hits southern Zimbabwe
A MASSIVE power outage lasting more than 50 hours hit southern Zimbabwe at the weekend after poorly maintained pylons near Chiredzi succumbed to heavy storms, cutting electricity trunk lines in the so...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Plot to ban Chamisa dead
A bid by Zanu-PF hardliners to push for a constitutional amendment that would have raised the age limit for presidential candidates to 52 years fell flat at the Zanu-PF conference after the ruling par...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 09:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
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