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Teen miner dies in tragic shaft collapse at Sunace mine
A 17-year-old illegal miner lost his life following a shaft collapse at Sunace Mine on the outskirts of Bulawayo. The tragic incident, which occurred on December 12, has left efforts to retrieve the t...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 14:55hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Prince 'Mgadafi' Dube scores decisive goal for Young Africans
Warriors forward Prince Dube made a significant impact for Young Africans (Yanga) with a crucial goal in their 1-0 away victory over Commercial Bank of Ethiopia FC (CBE) in the first leg of the CAF Ch...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 10:05hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean bishop deported from Nigeria
Bishop Eben K. Nhiwatiwa of the United Methodist Church Zimbabwe was arrested and subsequently deported from Nigeria while on a mission to oversee the election of a new church leader. The inc...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 07:46hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga develops Primary School from wife's village
Sababa Primary School in Insiza District has undergone significant development, including the establishment of a computer lab and administration block. A solarised borehole supports a horticulture pro...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:00hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
China to revamp Zimbabwe railway company
Zimbabwe is in talks with China Railway Group Ltd. to help modernize the state-owned National Railways of Zimbabwe."We believe that we could make use of their expertise and financial muscle to...Published: 22 May 2024 at 09:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sadc calls for total sanctions removal
The SADC Council of Ministers ended its meeting yesterday reiterating the regional bloc's call for the lifting of all forms of illegal sanctions against Zimbabwe and deliberating on regional food secu...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uneca tells Zimbabwe to work on debt
THE United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca) deputy executive secretary programme Support Antonio Pedro says Zimbabwe needs to work on its debt to deal with its economic crises.Cu...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:44hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
AU consultant in US$49,000 fraud
A SENIOR partner and lead crisis consultant for African Union, Peace and Security Directorate in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, appeared in court yesterday facing allegations of fraud involving US$49 200....Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pan-Africanism is dead!
Twice, in as many weeks, I have heard Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa speak on the need to preserve Pan-Africanism.Yesterday was the latest, as he attended a memorial service he...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 22:11hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Somalians with fake travelling documents nabbed at Vic Falls International Airport
Police in Victoria Falls arrested two accused Somalian nationals at the Victoria Falls International Airport on Sunday for allegedly forging travelling documents.The duo, Hassan Muhidin Mohamu...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 14:10hrs | | by Peter Matuka
Chamisa's dream of fresh Zimbabwe polls evaporates
THE Southern African Development Community (Sadc) appears to have closed the door on calls for fresh elections in Zimbabwe after the regional bloc's secretariat endorsed a project being spearheaded by...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Charumbira faces showdown at PAP elections
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is set to hold elections at the end of this month with the presidency, currently held by Zimbabwean chief and senator, Fortune Charumbira, up for grabs.The Sou...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 20:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe steps up new city efforts
ZIMBABWE is stepping up efforts to build a new city in Mount Hampden by working on the requisite infrastructure, with President Mnangagwa having led a delegation to Switzerland last week on a familiar...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chiwenga not really in love with Baloyi'
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and new wife Colonel Miniyothabo Chiwenga exchanged nuptials this Saturday at St Gerard's Catholic Church in Borrowdale, Harare.Ahead of the wedding with hi...Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 18:26hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
SADC convenes extraordinary summit on Zimbabwe over elections
THE Southern African Development (Sadc) will hold an extraordinary summit of heads of state and government on Zimbabwe on Wednesday under the auspices of its current chairperson, Angolan President JoĂ...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 10:53hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe wins right to host UN flagship event
Zimbabwe has been granted the privilege of hosting the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) flagship conference of African ministers of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development next year....Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Johane WeMasowe building a 3 000 seater double-storey facility in Bulawayo
Church yaBaba Johane WeMasowe in Bulawayo's Entumbane suburb is building a 3 000 seater double-storey facility, which is expected to be completed in the next five years.The church is celebrati...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Disabled people of Zimbabwe arise...it's time to fight
Dear friends, persons with disabilities, disability activists, disability development workers and all who wish us well:Revolutionary greetings from Kenya. The situation has reached another lev...Published: 23 Sep 2023 at 19:18hrs | 9 | by Mukoma A
Hichilema turns up the heat on former President Lungu
IN A DEVELOPMENT that smacks of extreme paranoia, and an escalation of political tensions that could trigger instability, the Zambian government today dramatically ejected former President Edgar Lungu...Published: 16 Sep 2023 at 22:26hrs | 1 | by Jonathan Moyo
Nigerian journalist deported from Zimbabwe in visa row
A Nigerian journalist, author and activist has told of his hell after he was detained for 13 hours at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, before being ordered to board a flight back to hi...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 08:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora should plan for post-Zanu-PF era
LAST week Wednesday was yet another heart-breaking day for me as I made my way through Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to catch my flight.Many people, who came to greet me at the a...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Hopewell Chin'ono
'Chamisa partly to blame for 'weak' Zimbabwe opposition'
Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono has criticised CCC leader Nelson Chamisa saying his decision to “get rid” of senior opposition figures such as Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube has weakened the oppositi...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 23:51hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Executive presidency behind African development problems
POST-COLONIAL Africa, which has been in existence for over 60 years is in need of a systematic examination of its constitutional obligations. Some of the major challenges facing African societies incl...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:10hrs | 10 | by Austin Chakaodza
Zimbabwe backs Sudan peace efforts
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has offered unwavering support to Sudan in an effort to attain a cessation of hostilities in the country.In a speech read on his behalf by acting Foreign Affairs Minister O...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
What do we have to show for Africa Day except traditional attire?
When the OAU (Organization for African Unity) was established on 25th May 1963, in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), the main objective of the founding fathers was the unity and solidarity of all the people Afr...Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:31hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe registers 10 new air routes
ZIMBABWE has secured at least 10 flight routes over the past two years, as the government moves to revive the sector to pre-Covid 19 pandemic era levels, a senior official said on Thursday.Add...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa invited to King Charles III coronation
Zimbabwe plans to double down on its foreign policy thrust, which has so far managed to establish rewarding transactional partnerships across the world, with President Mnangagwa expected to attend the...Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
PAP takes Zimbabwe sanctions fight to Washington
Pan African Parliament Committee on Cooperation and International Relations has resolved to engage Zimbabwean authorities to gather more information on the effects of illegal sanctions imposed by the ...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
EU diplomats brand Chamisa a dictator over failure to hold primary elections
Representatives of various countries have condemned the CCC for not holding primary elections ahead of the 2023 plebiscite in Zimbabwe.On 10 March 2023, the DailyNews quoted Nelson Chamisa as ...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 14:44hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa appoints head of secretariat
President Mnangagwa has appointed Ambassador Taonga Mushayavanhu as the new overall head of the President's Secretariat in the Office of the President and Cabinet.He will be taking over from M...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 07:57hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt team leaves this week to assist SA returnees
A TEAM comprising officials from various Government departments will travel to South Africa this week for preparatory work to facilitate the seamless relocation of about 178 000 Zimbabweans who were l...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accused of 'constitutional delinquency'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa was criticised as a "constitutional delinquent" on Friday after failing to officially publish the final report of the delimitation of ward and constituency boundaries, as ...Published: 18 Feb 2023 at 19:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flies out again
President Mnangagwa has left the country for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he will join other African leaders for the 36th Ordinary Session of the African Union summit that will tackle political, econom...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 20:51hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe Airport expansion 85% complete
THE US$153 million expansion and upgrading of the terminal at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare is now 85 percent complete, as Zimbabwe's "Open Skies Policy" also continues to attr...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 05:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mohammed Bushera's physical training is no exercise in futility but the future
The Mohammed Bushera story is a story of perseverance, possibilities and posterity. A story of heroism, help, honesty, health and happiness. Perhaps for someone who has never ever delved into some kin...Published: 30 Dec 2022 at 07:40hrs | 4 | by Ndaba Sibanda
Beyond Beijing's 'gift' to Zimbabwe
On November 23, 2022, the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa gave the state of the nation address at the new iconographic parliament building that was designed, funded, built and "donated" by C...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:12hrs | 1 | by Gorden Moyo
2 Zimbabweans arrested at Indian airport with 8 kgs of heroin
TWO Zimbabwean nationals have been arrested in India over possession of 7.9kgs of heroin, officials confirmed Sunday.The Mumbai unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) the two su...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Romeo Gasa challenges Sungura artistes
Sungura musician Romeo 'Simbi Hombe' Gasa has challenged Sungura artistes to advance the genre.Speaking on the sidelines of...Published: 26 Nov 2022 at 10:20hrs | 2 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Harare
Godolude steadily establishing fan base in Botswana
WHILE most rhumba musicians have made South Africa their second home, Mandlenkosi "Godolude" Mpofu has gone a different route and is steadily establishing a new market in Botswana where he recently la...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foreign nationals arrested in Zimbabwe over drugs
THREE foreign nationals have been arrested at the country's airports between September and this month while trying to smuggle heroin to India with a combined street value running into millions of doll...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa still isolated after 47 global trips
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has travelled 47 foreign trips since coming to power, in a re-engagement drive that has been bogged down by human rights abuses and failure to implement key political refo...Published: 06 Nov 2022 at 11:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ethiopian Airlines in maiden flight to Bulawayo
ETHIOPIAN Airlines yesterday made its maiden flight to Bulawayo as it landed at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport, a key development in the aviation industry that will boost the tourism secto...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:50hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe is indeed open for business!' Yeah right! 1 - 5 = -ve 4 not +ve 4!
"Zimbabwe is indeed open for business including our air space where Ethiopian Airways had its maiden trip to Bulawayo today. There was water canon salute for the inaugural Ethiopian airlines flight co...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 20:30hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Indian national busted trafficking 7.7kg of heroin at RGMI Airport
An Indian national has been arrested with 7.7kg of heroin at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, police said on Monday.Gowada Nabin Chandra, 61, was nabbed on Sunday just before b...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 17:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
All set for Ethiopian Airlines maiden flight to Bulawayo
ONE of the world's top airlines, Ethiopian Airlines is set to introduce flights that will fly into Bulawayo for the first-time, end of this month, a development that will boost the tourism sector as w...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ethiopian Airlines set to fly into Bulawayo
Ethiopian Airlines is set to fly into Bulawayo for the first time, starting on October 30.The four times weekly service, via Victoria Falls, will bring convenience to Zimbabweans in the diaspo...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 20:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police intercept 17.2kg of heroin at RGM and Vic Falls airports
Zimbabwean police intercepted a total of 17.2 kilogrammes of heroin in two busts at the Victoria Falls International Airport and the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport.An Indian natio...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 22:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Will the removal of sanctions restore democracy in Zimbabwe
The issue of sanctions imposed by the West on the government of Zimbabwe has always been sparking a debate across the country with mixed feelings.At the UNGA 77th President of Senegal Macky Sa...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 07:42hrs | 2 | by Leonard Koni
King Lobengula's most trusted chieftaincy seeks reinstatement
EARLY on Sunday morning last week, Mr Minus Mabhena made his way to the back of the Maphungo homestead in Nkayi's Sikopo area, in Matabeleland North province and stood on what looked like an anthill....Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Simbi hombe releases eighth album
Sungura musician Romeo "Simbi hombe" Gasa is tonight releasing his much awaited album titled "Phone yababa imhiripiri" at Casino Marina in Harare.Phone yababa imhiripiri is Gasa's eighth album...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 10:53hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Harare
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