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Chamisa urges Chiwenga to repent
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has called Vice President to order, telling the country's number two that God restored him to good health so he could dump his bad deeds for good ones.Chamisa was spe...Published: 21 hrs ago | 8155 | by newzimbabwe
Zozibini and decolonial aesthetics
THE saying that "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" is an old English saying that has its roots in Ancient Greece. The roots of the saying are deeply philosophical as were its Greek geneal...Published: 22 hrs ago | 316 | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
Bone and ligament clinic a welcome development
MPILO Central Hospital is of strategic importance in the country's health sector not only in Bulawayo where it is domiciled and its surroundings but to the southern part of the country as it is also a...Published: 15 Dec 2019 at 07:53hrs | 275 | by Staff Reporter
'Nursing is a calling'
Over 200 midwives and PCN Up-skilling nurses yesterday graduated at The Salvation Army-owned Howard Hospital in Chiweshe.Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo, who officiated at the g...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 17:45hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF revenue streams run dry
THE cash-strapped Zanu-PF has become heavily reliant on donor funding and bank overdrafts to finance party programmes with over 53,7% of its income in 2019 coming from donors as member subscriptions p...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:59hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
9 die in separate accidents
NINE people died in two separate road accidents which occurred between Wednesday night and yesterday morning in Harare and along the Harare-Chirundu Highway.In the Harare accident, five people...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:29hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Zupco withdraws unsafe buses
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) has moved to ensure passenger safety by withdrawing at least 42 franchised buses and commuter omnibuses that failed VID tests. The buses will stay...Published: 13 Dec 2019 at 07:19hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
5 killed, 11 injured as haulage truck rams into pick-up van in Harare
Five people were killed early Thursday after two vehicles collided at a traffic-light-controlled intersection in Harare.Police said the traffic lights were not working at the time owing to ong...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 20:12hrs | 1899 | by Staff reporter
4 killed, dozens injured after Zambia-bound bus overturns
Four people were killed and dozens more injured on Thursday morning after a Zambia-bound bus overturned near Marongora, about 274km north of Harare.Police say the driver of the Trans Trip bus ...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 20:11hrs | 3452 | by Staff reporter
5 die in accident
Five people died this morning while 11 others were injured when a haulage truck collided with a pick-up truck at the intersection of Borrowdale Road and Harare Drive. According to a statement ...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 19:55hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
VAYA unveils Vaya Cross Border and Vaya Intercity services ahead of the festive season
Cassava On Demand's VAYA mobility division has unveiled two new services - VAYA Cross Border and VAYA Intercity - ahead of the busy holiday season. Speaking on the launch of the se...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 16:26hrs | 1126 | by Agencies
Heavy police presence in the Midlands
There will be heavy police presence in the Midlands province following the announcement of an increase in the deployment of officers to conduct patrols and set up road blocks in preparation ...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 14:43hrs | 2446 | by Staff Reporter
Five people die in Harare
Five people died this morning while 11 others were injured when a haulage truck collided with a pick-up truck at the intersection of Borrowdale Road and Harare Drive.According to a statement b...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 12:44hrs | 3952 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Government increases vehicle crimes penalties
Motorists are likely to start behaving in Harare's central business district (CBD) where council effects a 700 percent increase in clamping and towing fines tomorrow.The punitive charges, whic...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 10:45hrs | 2743 | by Staff Reporter
BREAKING: Miss Tourism models involved in accident
Seven out of the 19 Miss Tourism Zimbabwe contestants who were in boot camp preparing for the national finals slated for Montclair Hotel in Nyanga this Saturday have been injured in a bus accident tha...Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 09:41hrs | 2570 | by Staff Reporter
10 hospitalised in SA after Zim bound bus catches fire
Ten Zimbabwean nationals were on Wednesday hospitalised in South Africa when a bus they were travelling in from Cape Town to their home country caught fire on the N1 North highway in Johannesburg....Published: 12 Dec 2019 at 07:40hrs | 2738 | by Staff Reporter
PHOTOS: ZANU PF Youth leader involved in accident
ZANU PF Secretary for Administration Tendai Chirau survived a fatal accident in Harare on Tuesday night after he was involved in a head on collision. Chirau said the car with no lights was car...Published: 11 Dec 2019 at 06:52hrs | 8785 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Boy (7) dies in Bulawayo race car accident
A GRADE 2 pupil at a Bulawayo school has died after he was hit and dragged by a race car at the three-hour Bulawayo Endurance Race held on Saturday at the Bulawayo Motorsport Park along Victoria Falls...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 07:16hrs | 1742 | by Staff reporter
A Christmas book gift from a Villager
In my village, villagers don't write books. They queue for food aid from the State and NGOs to stay alive so that they can go and vote for Zanu PF in the next election. Writing books in my country is ...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 06:52hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
Accidents riddle Victoria Falls highway
THREE people died on the spot while six including Hwange Central Member of Parliament and MDC Alliance national spokesperson Mr Daniel Molokele were injured in three separate accidents along the Bulaw...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 06:46hrs | 1502 | by Staff reporter
Illegal immigrants in fatal crash
A Ugandan died on the spot while four others including a Zambian were seriously injured when a vehicle allegedly ferrying illegal immigrants burst a tyre and overturned near Cross Jotsholo along the V...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 06:46hrs | 1347 | by Staff reporter
Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java memorial set for Saturday
THE memorial service of the late Glen View South MP Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java, who died in June from injuries sustained in a road accident in Kwekwe, will be held this Saturday at her late father Morgan ...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 07:23hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
Police urge driver caution in festive season
Police have urged motorists to exercise caution on the roads to reduce accidents during the forthcoming festive season. In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissione...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:56hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Horror crash on road to Johannesburg
FIVE ZIMBABWEANS, including two children died when a Johannesburg-bound cross border Toyota Quantum collided with a Ford Fiesta along the N1 Highway near Musina, Limpopo Province in South Africa. ...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:55hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
Reckless driver in court
A Harare man has appeared in court on allegations of reckless driving in an incident where he knocked down a minor, resulting in her sustaining serious injuries. Trynos Mugwenhi (39) appeared ...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:53hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
ZRP to beef up police presence over Xmas
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police will deploy more officers to create a conducive environment before, during and after the festive season, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi ha...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:52hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Potraz boss warns against abuse
Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) director-general Gift Machengete yesterday issued a stern warning against abuse of mobile phones.He said while they were...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:55hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
$1bn road rehab gathers momentum
Government has paid 10 percent upfront for project costs to five contractors that have been chosen to rehabilitate the Chirundu-Harare-Beitbridge road, which is expected to gobble $1 billion.T...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:44hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
MDC mourns ZUPCO accident victims, blames unroadworthy buses
The MDC has expressed its condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in the Epworth ZUPCO bus disaster. In astatement, party secretary for transport Settlement Chikwinya said it was sad...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 09:35hrs | 1771 | by Staff Reporter
Attempted assassination and abduction: The new MDC campaign tools
The opposition MDC has become a pale shadow of itself and has failed to occupy the coveted address in Zimbabwe, the State Presidency of staying at Number One Chancellor Avenue in the party's 20 years ...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:53hrs | 2915 | by Elijah Chihota
2 die in city bus accident
Speeding bus overturned at corner Robert Mugabe and Chiremba Road in Harare this morning killing 2 people on the spot. Forty-eight others survived with different degrees of injuries and were i...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 14:34hrs | 3072 | by Staff reporter
Huge windfall for doctors
THE Higher Life Foundation (HLF) has received more than 300 applications from doctors around the country in response to its recently announced Training Fellowship for junior and senior medical practit...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:11hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
Horror crash kills pastor, wife
THE United Methodist Church was plunged into mourning ahead of its eastern annual conference at Old Mutare tomorrow after the death of one the convention organisers and his wife in a horror accident i...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:07hrs | 1116 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: A bus with 51 passengers overturns in Harare
Reports from Harare indicate that a speeding bus overturned at Corner Robert Mugabe and Chiremba Road in Harare this morning killing two people on the spot. ...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 06:52hrs | 8766 | by Mandla Ndlovu
4 die in Harare-Mutare highway accident
FOUR people died on Wednesday night after their vehicle side-swiped with a haulage truck at the 140-kilometre peg along the Harare-Mutare highway.The four are Edwin Kudzaishe (26) from Mutanda...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 20:41hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
5 dead in kombi accident
Five people perished, three of them on the spot, while 11 others were injured when a Toyota Hiace commuter omnibus they were traveling in veered-off the road and overturned after the driver lost contr...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 17:07hrs | 4172 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko to be tried in Bambazonke
Harare magistrate Hosea Mujaya yesterday dismissed an application by former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko to have his trial transferred from Harare to Bulawayo.Mphoko's lawyer, Advocate Ta...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:20hrs | 1616 | by Staff reporter
Zacc zeroes in on Gokwe Town Council
THE Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has petitioned the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to investigate alleged corruption and maladministration at Gokwe Town Council....Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:17hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Unlicensed driver 'kills' boy
AN unlicensed driver from Beitbridge allegedly hit and killed a six-year-old boy who was cycling home. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele confi...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:09hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
Who said black is bad?
Almost everything if not all that is associated with misfortune, bad luck, bad omen and negative force is called 'Black'. On highways a place that is notorious for road traffic accidents is la...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 22:00hrs | 817 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
Jonathan Moyo's book launch announced
Professor Jonathan Moyo's book Excelgate will be launched on 12 December at the SAPEST Trust offices. The book was done by Moyo, a political science professor, in collaboration with publisher ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:23hrs | 2897 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MDC MP cheats death in road accident
HWANGE MP and MDC spokesperson Daniel Molokele Friday evening escaped with minor injuries following a car accident along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road.He was on his way to Hwange.Mo...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:19hrs | 3418 | by newzimbabwe
Ignorance of law costs lives on Zimbabwe's roads
In 2015, government passed Statutory Instrument (SI) 129 of 2015 ordering the installation of speed governors or tracking systems in all public passengers carrying vehicles in a move meant to curb the...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:14hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
When fathers go missing
BASED on his life experiences, Greyson Fungai Chipote saw it fit to pen his first book as a way of empowering the boy child.The book basically explores the critical roles played by a father in...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:03hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Cameras for traffic offences
MOTORISTS engaging in reckless driving will now be captured by cameras and follow ups with the owners will be carried for prosecution, Harare police spokesperson has said.Acting provincial pol...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 14:50hrs | 2291 | by Staff reporter
Patients call for doctors to return
Patients seeking treatment from public health institutions countrywide have pleaded with junior doctors to end their impasse with the Government over salaries and find it in their hearts to assist the...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:43hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Honda Fit overturns, kills two
TWO people died while three others were injured on Monday when a Honda fit they were travelling in veered off the road before overturning two times after a rear tyre burst at the 51 kilometre peg alon...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 10:31hrs | 3730 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chibuku Super Cup can spurs Bosso on
Highlanders says winning the Chibuku Super Cup final will be a big motivation for the young squad, with most of them appearing in a major cup final for the first time.The Bulawayo giants face ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:43hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Gold Baron's murder trial starts at High Court
GOLD dealer Baron Dube who allegedly shot and killed a member of a rival mining gang in the area last year following a dispute has appeared in court in a case that opens the lid on looting and the rei...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:26hrs | 1048 | by Staff reporter
The arrogance of the men in suits and scarfs
Constantine Chiwenga is the man who spearheaded a coup which toppled Mugabe from power in November 2016 in Zimbabwe. After the coup he became unwell. He was so ill that you could hardly recognis...Published: 27 Nov 2019 at 13:05hrs | 1305 | by Lucia Mungwari
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