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Man's Honda Fit vanishes from Bulawayo City Centre
What was meant to be a quick stop at a betting shop turned into a nightmare for a 48-year-old man from Pumula South after his silver Honda Fit disappeared from Bulawayo city centre on Saturday evening...Published: 20 May 2025 at 10:03hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
2 cars stolen in Bulawayo city centre
Two vehicles were stolen in separate incidents in Bulawayo's central business district over the weekend, with one of the thefts occurring after the driver left the engine running to search for change....Published: 20 May 2025 at 09:48hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions on Zimbabwe no excuse for failure
NATIONAL Housing minister Daniel Garwe yesterday said sanctions were no excuse for failure to develop the country.Zanu-PF has been quick to blame sanctions for the country's socio-economic cri...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans will wake up after elections…well, hopefully!
Yesterday, during a relative's burial, I had a wonderful opportunity to mix and mingle with friends, family, neighbors and people from all walks of life. In these interactions - especially wit...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 07:00hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
African countries must scrap passports, abolish border restrictions
Colonisation created a divided Africa.Even when King Leopold II ravaged the present day Democratic Republic of Congo, he didn't envisage that Africa would have independent states one day....Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Evans Mathanda
Zimbabwe rolls outreach programme to engage South Africa returnees
GOVERNMENT has rolled out the second phase of engaging citizens in South Africa as part of finalising the process of a smooth return of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders.The Zimbabwe Emb...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embassy prepares for return of SA permit holders
THE Government has rolled out the second phase of engaging citizens in South Africa as part of finalising the process of a smooth return of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders.The Zimbabwe...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zacc warns bus crews
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) said they had noted with concern that there is group of criminals masquerading as officers from the commission, targeting cross-border buses, demanding v...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
How the West is plotting to exploit Africa
IF designs of global money are not stopped in their tracks, Africa is threatened with environmental degradation and nutritional poverty. If we, as Africans, do not begin to think deeply about what is ...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | 2 | by Linda Apollo
When it gets cold outside Zanu-PF
Last week various social media platforms and some online publications were awash with the news of a meeting in South Africa between former Zanu-PF members namely G40 kingpin, Saviour Kasukuwere, expel...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:37hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga
British American Tobacco (BAT) negotiated bribe for Mugabe, new evidence suggests
A BBC Panorama investigation has found evidence that suggests one of Britain's biggest companies paid a bribe to the former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe.Documents show British American Toba...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 10:26hrs | 15 | by BBC
Bill Gates should stop telling Africans what kind of agriculture Africans need
Africans have long been told that our agriculture is backward and should be abandoned for a 21st-century version of the Green Revolution that enabled India to feed itself. Western science and technolo...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 22:58hrs | 1 | by Million Belay,Bridget Mugambe
Tendai Darikwa's Lazarus moment at Wigan
ZIMBABWE international defender Tendai Darikwa has had a Lazarus experience after a good run of form since joining Wigan Athletic in January, having played every minute of the 24 matches that the club...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff writer
CAF slap Zimbabweans with NSS fine
ZIFA have called on the local authorities to expedite the renovations at the National Sports Stadium after the association were slapped with a US$2 000 fine for the lack of bucket seats. ...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Musona dreams big
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona is targeting qualification to at least the third round of the Fifa World Cup qualifying phase.Zimbabwe are placed in Group G of the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualif...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Warriors pave Afcon path
FOLLOWING a five place leap on the latest Fifa rankings, the Warriors will be looking to continue paving their path for the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) when they play World Cup qualifiers in June....Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Warriors face fair Qatar World Cup fixtures, says Karuru
WARRIORS midfielder Ovidy Karuru reckons Zimbabwe's 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifying fixture schedule is kind to them and thus believes the team stands a good chance of qualifying to the finals for the...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 07:04hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
'The best Warriors squad ever'
DEFENDER Onismor Bhasera rates the current Warriors squad as one of the best in the history of the senior men's national team and believes they have what it takes to qualify for the knockout stages of...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 22:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fugitive council boss 'flees' to SA
FUGITIVE Harare City Council director of works Isaac Zvenyika Chawatama is suspected to have skipped the border into South Africa.Chawatama is on the Special Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu) wanted...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:18hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe closes border with South Africa between 10PM and 6AM
Zimbabwe's border with South Africa will be closed to the public between 10PM and 6AM, officials said on Sunday.The decision follows new Covid-19 restrictions imposed by South Africa last week...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kamushinda ordered to pay N$1,5 billion
THE Namibian High Court has ordered embattled top Zimbabwean banker Enoch Kamushinga to pay liabilities for his failed Windhoek-based SME Bank amounting to N$1,5 billion.Liquidators were seeki...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 17:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Mgodoyi' is Jonathan Moyo's predicate he used to express disgust!
It is one of Professor Moyo's terms to express anything disgusting him.Umgodoyi is an overly thin malnourished dog whose mouth unendingly oozies slummy saliva, a sign of obvious illness relate...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Nomazulu Thata
AfricaBet dragged to court over payout
Gaming entity AfricaBet is at odds with one of its "regular" punters who has dragged the betting company to court demanding his "winnings" which he alleges have not been paid despite him predicting th...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:34hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Africa's greatest resource is its young people
Africa's greatest resource is its young people, with their energy, creativity, and resilience. The 21st century could produce an African renaissance if governments and their development partners prior...Published: 29 May 2019 at 13:22hrs | | by Enos Denhere
Zimnat invites entries for Sanlam financial journalism award
Zimbabwean financial or business journalists are being invited by Zimnat to compete with other African journalists for an award for the best story published or broadcast last year that captures the gr...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 09:04hrs | 1 | by Staff writer
4 armed robbers in army uniform arrested
FOUR suspected armed robbers who allegedly targeted businesses in Harare, Chegutu and Chinhoyi and made off with more than $200 000 cash, appeared at the Harare Magistrates' Court on Friday charged wi...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border post traffic surges as Zimbabweans head back to SA
The volume of vehicular and human traffic has surged at Beitbridge border with many Zimbabweans based in the neighbouring country have started trooping back. It is understood that south bound ...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 18:59hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Beitbridge border post queues stretching for more than 2 kms
The volume of vehicles and people passing through Beitbridge border post to South Africa has started increasing as Zimbabweans who had come back home for the holidays are returning to base. Ov...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Betting house drops Ecocash, bond notes
WHILE it is an open secret that football betting has become a source of income for a number of unemployed people in Zimbabwe, some energy sapping developments emerged during the course of the week....Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:23hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa targets rogue soldiers
Former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe will lead a seven-member commission of inquiry tasked with investigating circumstances leading to the post-election violence of August 1.The ap...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 13:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man shaves wife's head with okapi
A MAN from Bulawayo has been arrested for beating up his wife and shaving her hair with an okapi knife after she followed him to a sports bet shop to stop him from "wasting money."Nkosilathi N...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe falling into the coup trap?
A coup d'état, can be understood as the sudden and illegal removal of the incumbent using force or the threat of force.The "stroke of the State" as per the French translation is often a swift...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:23hrs | 2 | by Munyaradzi Ziburawa
Is multi-tier pricing the problem or symptom?
As Zimbabwe's central bank tries to calm the problem it caused in the market through the introduction of bond notes in November 2016, questions have been raised on whether the multi-tier pricing syste...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Victor Bhoroma
Dear Mr Mugabe
I hope I find you well dear Former President of our Republic of Zimbabwe. I would like to make it glass clear dear Former President that you are misreading the moods of the people in Zimbabwe. I read ...Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 20:56hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mutuma fails to make Caps United the grade
RODRECK MUTUMA and Oscar Machapa have failed in their bid to make the grade at CAPS United who have settled for midfielder Peter "Rio" Moyo in their squad for the 2018 season. CAPS United have been bu...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 06:20hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
U.S. the biggest importer of endangered African wildlife trophies
The United States remains the biggest importer of trophy-hunted endangered animals in the world in spite of Donald Trump's recent public comments overturning a decision by the US Departmen...Published: 20 Feb 2018 at 09:02hrs | 20 | by Adam Cruise
Zanu PF activists assault village head aligned to MDC-T
Zanu PF activists in Magunje have reportedly assaulted a village head aligned to the opposition MDC-T.Zimbabwe Peace Project reported that the village head William Kachepa aligned to MDC-T was...Published: 18 Jan 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
What South Africans can expect under the christmass tree this year
Cape Town - While most businesses are still gearing up for the festive rush, the container trade industry - driven largely by the early preparation of big retailers - experiences the Christmas rush mo...Published: 20 Dec 2017 at 07:17hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Simon Khaya-Moyo to become 2nd Vice President of Zimbabwe - report
Father Zimbabwe, the late Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo's former aide and, now ruling Zanu PF's information and publicity secretary, Simon Khaya-Moyo, is reportedly poised to become one of the two vice pres...Published: 13 Dec 2017 at 06:59hrs | 19 | by Itai Mushekwe
Zimbabwe betting company refuses to pay winner
THE country's soccer betting firm, Africa Bet Soccer Shop, has been dragged to the High Court after refusing to pay a Harare man, Donely Magaisa, his $10 910 winning amount claiming the contract enter...Published: 14 Oct 2017 at 15:13hrs | 3 | by Staf reporter
Mugabe arrives in South Africa for meeting
President Mugabe arrived in Pretoria yesterday for the annual Zimbabwe-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) which starts today.The meeting seeks to enhance bilateral relations between the...Published: 03 Oct 2017 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA may reject almost 50 000 ZSP permit holders!
The ZEP Dispensation Forum, previously known as the ZSP Permits Forum is a largely online voluntary community platform formally established in 2014 which has currently about 10 000 online members, and...Published: 10 Sep 2017 at 18:31hrs | 9 | by Mthokozisi Ndiweni
Chidzambwa drops top scorer Sibanda from his final 20
SUNDAY Chidzambwa has dropped the Premiership's top scorer Bukhosi Sibanda from the Warriors squad that will leave for the Cosafa Castle Cup finals in South Africa tomorrow.Sibanda has banged ...Published: 22 Jun 2017 at 20:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers get away with $1 300 and cellphones
TWO men armed with a pistol allegedly held the gun to the head of a worker at a soccer betting shop in Bulawayo's Entumbane suburb and forced her colleagues to hand over more than $1 000 and cellphone...Published: 12 Jun 2017 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Don't be fooled by White monopoly capital South Africa
A South African Citizen asks:Before I shut down South Africa as planned on April 7 by those who want to preserve wealth and privilege, disguised as legitimate concerns. From those who invited me t...Published: 05 Apr 2017 at 07:55hrs | | by Social media
Ethiopian Airlines ready to rescue Air Zimbabwe
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa's largest cargo and passenger carrier, is dreaming big. After generating revenue of US$2,43 billion in the 2016 financial year, which saw a 70% jump in net profit and an...Published: 31 Mar 2017 at 14:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shops raise chicken prices by 40%
THE price of chicken has increased by over 40 percent from about $3/kg to $4.40/kg with the Zimbabwe Poultry Farmers Association (ZPFA) attributing this to stockfeed price increase.The mov...Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndebeles Under Siege at Choppies
Following the release of the Choppies video showing Romicon Shona security guards abusing a Ndebele customer more people with evidence began to flood our information department with some disgruntled N...Published: 10 Oct 2016 at 09:44hrs | | by MRP
Chinese investment into Africa soars in 2016
LONDON. - China's investment into Africa continues to rise, with a significant increase so far in 2016 on last year's total, reports Simon Curtis. According to greenfield investment monitor fD...Published: 07 Oct 2016 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Simon Curtis
Commuter bus conductor wins car
A 40-year-old conductor won a Honda Fit during the Africa Gaming draw that was held at Africa Gaming Offices in Bulawayo yesterday.Mr Douglas Kapfawo could not believe it when he was announced...Published: 04 Sep 2016 at 08:55hrs | | by Sandra Tekere
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