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Cyclone Eloise projected to bring large amounts of rain onto Beitbridge
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has revealed that a new potential Tropical...Published: 13 hrs ago | 2518 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF skeletons tumble in Chitungwiza demolitions
LEAKED letters addressed to Chitungwiza Town Council bosses have exposed the government's involvement in the demolition of homes and other illegal structures in Harare and the dormitory town with the ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1539 | by Staff reporter
High hopes as crop assessment begins
THERE are expectations the 2020/2021 summer cropping season would be one of the most productive seasons post-land reform, as the Government prepares to undertake a national crop and livestock assessme...Published: 20 hrs ago | 112 | by Staff reporter
Malianga, Gwaradzimba declared national heroes
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday conferred national hero status on the late Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba (60) and founding nationalist and Zanu-PF Central Co...Published: 20 hrs ago | 376 | by Staff reporter
Four people in court for hiding ZB bank loot
Four people appeared before a Harare court yesterday on allegations of trying to stash part of the loot stolen by suspected armed robbers that were arrested last week in connection with the US$2,5 mil...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1508 | by Staff Reporter
MDC Alliance call for 'streetifying people's anger' - real change will come from implementing reforms
"It is Zanu-PF itself that has become a super-spreader of perfidy and unbridled falsehoods as exemplified by its statements alleging growth in the country's economy and the cheap allegation that victi...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:50hrs | 1570 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Lower Gweru irrigation farmers urged to diversify crops
The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) chief executive Rockie Mutenha has urged farmers at Insukamini irrigation scheme in Lower Gweru to embark on crop diversification in order to benefit more from the proj...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:24hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Council to ease water shedding
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has recommissioned three supply dams that were decommissioned last year and says it will soon start to progressively ease water shedding. The council decommissioned...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:15hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
ZPCS warns journalists against blocking prisons vehicles
Journalists covering court cases have been advised against blocking vans carrying suspects to court, and disobeying orders from Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officials as that may ...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:13hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa must stop selective application of the law' - Pete's sake, he is a tyrant and that is what tyrants do
Zimbabwe has been a nation of protestors and human rights activists contend to say what is wrong in society but rarely ever come up with what should be done about and rarest of all do it!"The ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 454 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
One COVID-19 death per hour
ZIMBABWE's COVID-19 dilemma is likely to escalate if serious precautions to prevent its further spread are not taken, with official statistics yesterday revealing that one person is dying every hour i...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:43hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza faces hurdles in illegal structures demolition
CHITUNGWIZA Resident Trust (Chitrest) yesterday moved in to block Chitungwiza Council from executing random demolition of houses through their lawyers who demanded a report on the regularisation of th...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:40hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
MDC led BCC criticised for buying wrong equipment
BULAWAYO residents have criticised the city council for purchasing wrong valves for the rehabilitation of the Ncema and Fernhill Pump stations, which are pivotal for effective water supplies to the se...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:39hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zipra cadre threatened with eviction from Castle Arms
AN ex-Zipra cadre, Better Tshuma, has claimed that Edson Ncube, the caretaker of Castle Arms Motel in Bulawayo which is owned by ex-Zipra liberation fighters, has threatened to evict him for receiving...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:38hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
Landela buying spree raises stink
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa marked his triumphal entry into the citadel of power in 2017 by declaring that he would open the country up for business, thus promising a departure from the ruinous polic...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:37hrs | 835 | by Cliff Chiduku
47 die of Covid-19 in 24 hours in Zimbabwe
FORTY-SEVEN people died of Covid-19 yesterday to take the total number of deaths to 636, while 1 112 tested positive. All the positive cases are local transmissions, with 467 from Harare. Five...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:29hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 stalls Zapu congress preps
THE opposition Zapu party's plans to restructure early this year have been derailed due to the 30-day lockdown imposed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.Zapu had targeted to start its restructu...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:59hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
More floods predicted
THE Civil Protection Unit (CPU) is on standby for evacuations in flood prone areas of the country after the Meteorological Service Department (MSD) warned that tropical cyclones and serious floods rem...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 779 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 screening at roadblocks
Healthcare workers will soon join the security services at roadblocks to screen those intending to pass through for Covid-19 and carry out awareness campaigns on mitigatory measures to reduce the spre...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:45hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Is WWE Beast Mtawarira's next move?
Instagram was abuzz last night when Rugby World Cup winner, Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira expressed his interest in joining WWE, during an Instagram live chat with WWE Superstar, Kofi Kingston."The...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 21:26hrs | 2316 | by Agencies
Chin'ono, Sikhala remanded further
JOURNALIST Hopewell Chin'ono was back in court on Monday after spending the weekend behind bars with his lawyers challenging placement on remand.Chin'ono appeared before Harare magistrate Lazi...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 20:37hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
UZ student dupes colleague of $500
A UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe student Tinomudaishe Nyadzo is wanted for reportedly duping his colleague of US$500 in a botched tobacco deal.The learner has not been in contact since June last year ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 20:36hrs | 1131 | by Staff reporter
UZ suspends examinations
THE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has postponed to next month examinations which were due this month following the imposition of a 30day COVID-19-induced lockdown by government.The university ha...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:53hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
MSU suspends face-to-face lectures
THE Midlands State University (MSU) has indefinitely suspended face-to-face lectures to reduce possible transmission of the deadly coronavirus disease.MSU deputy registrar (academic affairs) I...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:51hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
150 jobless as Inyathi mine closes
RIO De Ore Mine in Inyathi, Matabeleland North province, has terminated employment contracts for 150 workers saying it was winding down operations.This came soon after it was served with a cou...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:48hrs | 1020 | by Staff reporter
Movement of corpses clarified
Bodies can be buried outside the city or town of death, and repatriation of Zimbabweans for burial will continue, but under strict health protocols, Government clarified yesterday. The new pro...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:37hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala to spend another night in custody
MDC ALLIANCE vice-chairperson Job Sikhala has been remanded in custody facing charges of publishing falsehoods.The politician-cum-lawyer appeared before Harare magistrate Ngoni Nduna and throu...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 20:30hrs | 1774 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police ban movement of dead bodies to contain COVID-19
Zimbabwe police have banned the movement of dead bodies from place to place for burial in an effort to limit the spread of Covid-19. Burial will now take place where one would have died. ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 21:14hrs | 2300 | by Staff reporter
Doctors predict mass deaths
MEDICAL doctors have warned of a looming surge in COVID-19-related deaths in the coming days, saying the figures were likely to double this week as positive cases continue to rise against a drop in th...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 21:05hrs | 5029 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants reel from COVID-19
THE government has been hit hard by the lethal coronavirus, with more than 1 000 civil servants confirmed to have so far been infected by the disease - as Zimbabwe's total number of reported Covid-19 ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 900 | by Staff reporter
South African editors hit out at Zanu-PF's Tafadzwa Tuboy Mugwadi and Mnangagwa govt
The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef), which was accused by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) of being fascist and biased in its reporting, has called for the release of Zimbabwean ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 10:29hrs | 3156 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 positive students spend festive season at school
TWENTY Minda High School students in Matobo spent part of the festive season in isolation at the school after they tested positive for Covid-19, Sunday Southern Eye reported.Progressive Teache...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 08:01hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Funds missing at Mzingwane High
MZINGWANE High School in Esigodini is in the eye of a storm after foreign currency incentives mobilised by parents for teachers late last year failed to reach the intended beneficiaries with parents t...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
'UZ defies lockdown'
LECTURERS and staff at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) have accused authorities of defying lockdown measures by ordering them to report for duty or sign up official leave days. Lectures who sp...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:30hrs | 2021 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans enquire about using veterinary injection for COVID-19
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe strongly advises the public, veterinary medicines general dealers and healthcare practitioners against the use of veterinary formulations of ivermectin ...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:12hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
Suspended council boss back at work, embroiled in new scam
SUSPENDED Harare City Council Town Clerk Hosiah Chisango, who is facing criminal charges for alleged illegal sale of residential stands, has been embroiled in a fresh ZW$51 million (US$636 000) Covid-...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 1365 | by Staff reporter
3 Bulawayo supply dams recommissioned
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has recommissioned three of its six supply dams decommissioned last year due to low water levels.This follows increased inflows into the water bodies since the onse...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:41hrs | 1067 | by Staff reporter
Govt clears Warriors trip
Ill-prepared Zimbabwe Warriors will take part at this year's African Nations Championships (Chan) which kicks off in Cameroon next week after Zifa secured government clearance to participate in the to...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:36hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
372% rates hike for Bulawayo residents
BULAWAYO residents will fork out more for services after Government approved Bulawayo City Council (BCC's) over $16 billion 2021 budget. Rates have already increased by 372 percent with effect...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:27hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
50 school heads test positive to COVID-19
TEACHER unions yesterday claimed that about 50 headmasters and several teachers tested positive to COVID-19 when schools reopened on Monday for examination classes.Zimbabwe went on a strict lo...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:14hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
Harare is Zimbabwe's Covid-19 hotspot
Harare has become the Covid-19 hotspot with 2 544 active cases out of the 5 047 Zimbabwe had recorded as at yesterday, a development attributed to complacency in observing the protocols set by Governm...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:04hrs | 772 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 hit US citizens warned against travelling to Zimbabwe
American's Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned US citizens to avoid travelling to Zimbabwe because travelling to that country may increase their chances of getting and spreading...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 17:45hrs | 3554 | by Staff reporter
How to lead in the era of remote teams
What can leaders do to support teams working remotely at a time of much uncertainty? Techknow Africa Southern Africa Region Coordinator Hamilton Katsvairo shares concrete steps Managers and Organizati...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 17:23hrs | 395 | by Hamilton Katsvairo
Baby was not killed and was not hit by a baton stick, claims police
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has taken note of the social media post titled 'Police Officer strikes, kills little baby with baton in Harare. The public is advised that comprehensive investigat...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 09:49hrs | 4315 | by P Nyathi
MDC Alliance remains a cry baby
Whenever die-hard cadres in the MDC Alliance see smoke in the MDC-T, they wish it was hell manifesting, except that this time it is a braai not hell. It is common cause that the victims of Tho...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:14hrs | 1679 | by Robert Sigauke
How does HE take leave during such a crisis?
COMPLIMENTS of the season, Cde Acting President, I hope I find you well in these trying COVID-19 times.Your Excellency, the year has started on a sad note and today you happen to be the recipi...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1165 | by Moses Matenga
Journalists' old cards still valid, says ZMC
The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has advised security forces to allow journalists to operate with 2019 and 2020 Press cards since it was still waiting for the board to gazette new accreditation fee...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:08hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
70% of Govt staff working from home
Government has suspended face to face meetings in the public service to ensure safety of its employees and has trimmed its workforce to 30 percent as the ongoing fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 06:52hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Zera announces new fuel prices
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has announced new fuel prices effective 5 January 2021.The price of petrol has been pegged at US$1,21 or ZWL99.35 while diesel was at $1,3...Published: 05 Jan 2021 at 08:14hrs | 5179 | by Staff reporter
Ministry of Industry & Commerce to issue exemption letters
POLICE yesterday said the Ministry of Industry and Commerce is now solely responsible for issuance of travel exemption letters for essential service workers who will be working during the tightened Le...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 23:02hrs | 2320 | by Staff reporter
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