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Chamisa's lawyer says ZiG has expired
Nelson Chamisa's lawyer has alleged that Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), introduced in April as a stabilizing alternative to the Zimbabwean dollar, may have lost its status a...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 19:19hrs | 3186 | by Staff reporter
ZiG's false promise: Debunking the gold-backed myth
Some of us said it from day one, but we were accused of being 'prophets of doom'.When the Zimbabwe authorities declared war on illegal money changers, ostensibly, in order to 'defend' the stab...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 16:36hrs | 1400 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mr. President, you'll never fix the economy when you behave like a witchdoctor!
When I was listening to President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa delivering his State of the Nation Address (SONA) yesterday, I hoped he would finally provide solutions to the country's economic crisis....Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 10:45hrs | 791 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chrome ore concentrates are not minerals, rules Zimbabwe High Court
High Court Justice Siyabona Paul Musithu has issued a landmark ruling that could significantly affect the financial landscape for chrome miners in Zimbabwe. The court has determined that chrome ore co...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 09:15hrs | 1482 | by Staff reporter
Police officers terrorise villagers; abduct, torture suspect's wife
In their futile effort to apprehend a suspected thief who allegedly stole irrigation sprinklers, armed members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police dispatched from Rusape indiscriminately terrorise communi...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 11:51hrs | 1299 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Rusape
Inter Africa bus catches fire on Mutare-Masvingo road
Forty people are fortunate to be alive after escaping unharmed when an Inter Africa Bus caught fire along the Mutare-Masvingo highway early Tuesday morning.Miraculously, the pre-dawn fire resu...Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimra's new system speeds up border vehicle clearing
The Government's introduction of an automated system to clear foreign-registered vehicles, known as eTIPs (electronic Temporary Import Permits), has significantly reduced congestion and improved compl...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 06:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: 4 dead, dozens injured as buses collide
Four people have been confirmed dead and over a dozen others injured after a Phils & Pats bus rammed into the side of a Tenda Bus and flipped it over near Mutangadura, about 40km from the capital ...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 16:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Helen Zille will not chase Zimbabweans from South Africa
Democratic Alliance (DA) federal executive chairperson Helen Zille has indicated that if her party takes over in South Africa, they will not be populist and chase Zimbabweans out of the country....Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Ballistics report says 30 smuggled guns, ammunition were toys
Two individuals from Harare, whose case garnered attention after they were apprehended in possession of 30 guns, now face reduced charges as ballistics investigations revealed the alleged firearms wer...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:12hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man threatens to kill Zimbabwe President
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has initiated a search for an individual who made death threats against President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a widely circulated video clip.The individual, dresse...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 19:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mbalula exposes Ramaphosa's plan to arrest Zuma since 2018
Former minister of sports and recreation, Fikile Mbalula, has revealed that the African National Congress (ANC) has been plotting to arrest former president Jacob Zuma from as early as 2018. Mbalula c...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 13:25hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Minerals, tobacco dominate Zimbabwe's export list
In the third quarter of the year, Zimbabwe's export landscape continued to be dominated by raw minerals and tobacco, as outlined in the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) third-quarter report.Ac...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 15:09hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fails to deliver on Gwayi-Shangani Dam, again
The government has yet again missed its December deadline to complete the Gwayi-Shangani dam project, which is expected to bring a long lasting solution to Bulawayo's water woes.President Emme...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:12hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Members of MDC Alliance standing committee launched CCC
JOB SIKHALA, AS VICE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF THE MDC-ALLIANCE, chaired the National Council meeting of the MDC-ALLIANCE, which on 22 January 2022 formed and founded CCC.About that day and that me...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 09:27hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo
Welshman Ncube says MDCA's NC resolved to reconstitute itself as CCC
OPPOSITION stalwart Welshman Ncube has exposed power hungry Citizens Coalition For Change leaders who have decided run away with the party and constituted their own party within the party. Wri...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 20:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe poised for record platinum haul
THE World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) says Zimbabwe is on track to ramping up output of the white metal to an all-time high of 502 kilo ounces (koz) following massive investment by one of the c...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 14:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
CCC trio of Ngadziore, Chibaya and Chinobva wanted for forgery
Zimbabwe's presidential spokesperson, George Charamba, has revealed that Takudzwa Ngadziore, alongside Amos Chibaya and Farai Chinobva are on wanted list in respect of allegations of forging two signa...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 10:33hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets US$ 1,6bn tobacco exports
Zimbabwe has so far exported over 98 million kg of tobacco since the start of the marketing season as the country makes strides towards achieving its target of over US$1,6 billion in total exports, a ...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to relocate Gwayi-Shangani villagers
Matebeleland North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo says government has deployed teams to plan for the relocation of Lubimbi villagers in Binga whose homesteads are in the Gwayi-Shangani dam c...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mahatshula East suburb takes shape
DRIVING along the bustling Bulawayo-Harare Highway, one cannot help but notice the reddish-brown dust emanating a few metres away from the road just after Mahatshula suburb.So heavy is the nat...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC's Bulawayo Nomination Court debacle
Much has been said today in attempts to explain or excuse CCC's candidate nomination debacle in Bulawayo, following yesterday’s press statement by Patrick Chinamasa, on Zanu-PF's position on the mat...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:14hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo
ZEC unlawfully adjourned Nomination court to benefit CCC
INTRODUCTIONIn light of the continuing peddling of falsehoods by CCC – exemplified by the false claims by @Cde_Ostallos as reported by @citezw in the attached tweet – it is in the public...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 06:50hrs | 8 | by Jonathan Moyo
WATCH: Bulawayo streets erupt as cheating hubby faces wife's wrath in public confrontation
In a jaw-dropping scene that has set tongues wagging throughout the streets of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's vibrant second largest city, an unsuspecting man found himself at the mercy of his enraged wife, whi...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Pedophile bashers in trouble
Taking the law into your own hands can be costly, this was proved today at Mutoko magistrates courts where parents of a minor girl were convicted of assault after they attacked a man who slept with th...Published: 18 May 2023 at 16:08hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Girl who crawls to school seeks artificial leg
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl from Nkayi district in Matabeleland North Province who had her leg amputated after being bitten by a snake is appealing for help to get US$1 500 for an artificial leg so that she co...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets 'anointing' from clergymen
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, is seeking a second presidential term, yesterday attended a Methodist Church Easter Conference that was held Saturday in Seke, a district of the Mashonaland East province...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plans law to criminalise foreign recruitment of medics
Zimbabwe plans to enact a law criminalising the recruitment of its health personnel by other countries, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has said.Chiwenga, who is also the health minister, ...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 10:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jitters over Gwai-Shangani Dam relocations
A MATABELELAND based human rights group has accused government of dithering on plans to relocate hundreds of villagers in Lubimbi, Binga in Matabeleland North to pave way for the Gwayi-Shangani Dam....Published: 13 Jan 2023 at 20:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
NGO gives ZEC a 7 day ultimatum to release voters roll
POLL based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Election Resource Centre (ERC), has given the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) a seven-day ultimatum to release an electronic copy of the delimitatio...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 18:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland Chiefs make tough demands
TRADITIONAL chiefs in Matabeleland and the Midlands early this week tabled before President Emmerson Mnangagwa a number of tough demands on top of a public apology that need to be fulfilled in order t...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA likely to get observer status in 2023 Zimbabwe elections
Through its participation in regional governance bodies, South Africa will likely act as an elections observer when Zimbabweans go to the polls in 2023.According to International Relations and...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Chamisa's clever way of campaigning for Zanu-PF, says Jonathan Moyo
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has urged his supporters to be Zanu-PF Addressing a Press conference in Harare yesterday, Chamisa, whose campaign rally in ...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 12:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court seizes Wadyajena's 24 vehicles including a fleet of trucks and super cars
A HARARE Magistrate Barbara Mateko has ordered the seizure of 24 vehicles among them a fleet of trucks and supercars belonging to embattled Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena....Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 08:53hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
More stands to be developed in Bulawayo
MORE than 1 600 housing stands are set to be developed in Bulawayo as the city ups its housing development strategy in a bid to reduce the housing backlog. The housing backlog in the city, whi...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief sucked in woman disappearance case
CHIEF Njelele has been sucked into the case in which a 25-year-old Gokwe woman disappeared in 2019 after she was allegedly lured to South Africa by her boyfriend.The chief, born Misheck Njelel...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa hospital denies Zimbabwean man access to dialysis machine
Journalist Zenzele Ndebele has reported that a relative of his has been denied access to a dialysis machine by a South African hospital after being told he is a foreigner. "I have a relative a...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 18:24hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africa Labour Minister slams #OperationDudula
South African Minister of Labour Thembelani Waltermade Nxesi (also known as Thulas Nxesi) says the government will not allow South Africans to take the law into their hands and treat foreign wor...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 20:02hrs | 8 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Only 4 journalists accredited for March 26 by-elections
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has announced that it has accredited 488 local observers, 18 foreign observers, and 4 local journalists for the upcoming Elections activities as at 11 March 2022. ...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 11:28hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Only 4 journalists accredited to cover by-elections
MEDIA practitioners have raised concern over the low number of journalists so far accredited to cover the March 26 by-elections, as of Friday last week saying it was likely to deprive citizens of crit...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Muchadeyi Masunda's wife dies
Harare City Council (HCC) Saturday announced the death of Mrs Fikile Patricia Faith Masunda, wife of former Harare Mayor Mr Muchadeyi Ashton Masunda.The local government authority said Mrs Mas...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 19:22hrs | | by Staff
Govt responsible for rights violations
The Civic Society organisations have lamented that three years after the adoption of Vision 2030 by the Zimbabwean government, ethnic, linguistic and indigenous communities in the country are facing a...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 19:35hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC Alliance ladies charm Thandie Newton
Veteran English actress Melanie Thandiwe Newton has hailed the MDC Alliance Youth leaders Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri for reaching out to rural areas to mobilise young people to register to vot...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 15:07hrs | 7 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BCC commits $43,7m to refurbishments
BULAWAYO City Council has utilised only $43,7 million out of the $63,5 million devolution funds that the city was allocated from 2019 to 2021.This was revealed in the 2021 budget review statem...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam: Lubimbi villagers set demands for relocation
THE Lubimbi villagers in Binga are resisting government's move to relocate them from their ancestral land to pave way for the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam, demanding a clear relocation plan....Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bloodbath in banking sector
ZIMBABWE'S banks, under siege from prolonged market turbulences and the Covid-19 scourge, fired almost 300 workers during the seven months to July, continuing a carnage sparked by the worldwide migrat...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Breakdowns stall Bulawayo stands development
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) claims that development of new residential stands has been hampered by constant breakdown of its plant and machinery, with graders hardly working beyond two consecutive day...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani relocation preps start
FEAR of being affected by flooding has led Lubimbi villagers in Binga to form a committee that will work closely with the Government to facilitate smooth relocation of families that reside close to La...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
5 die in horror crash
Five people died on the spot while 10 others were injured after a Nissan Caravan carrying 22 passengers veered off the road, overturned and landed on its roof near the 97km peg along the Mutare-Masvin...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
500k doses for Covid-19 hotspots
Vaccinations are being stepped up in identified Covid-19 hotspots, now that 500 000 more doses arrived on Saturday with another 2 million expected at the end of this week, to help break the chains of ...Published: 28 Jun 2021 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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