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Phelekezela Mphoko: Farewell to a revolutionary
THE passing of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has left a profound void in the hearts of many Zimbabweans and those who knew him globally. As we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:28hrs | 105 | by Marshall Ndlela
Mphoko burial slated for Bulawayo tomorrow
Bulawayo is set to host the burial of national hero and former Vice President Phelekezela Report Mphoko tomorrow, in accordance with his family's wishes. Mphoko, who passed away at the age of 84, was ...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:23hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe retires Falcon 7X Presidential jet
Air Zimbabwe has officially retired its sole Falcon 7X, marking the end of its tenure as Zimbabwe's presidential jet. The aircraft, registered as Z-AZM (msn 299) during its service with the national c...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 12:59hrs | 3568 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga gives glowing eulogy for Mphoko
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has expressed profound sorrow following the passing of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, who died in India on Friday. Mphoko, a distinguished liberation war...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 07:10hrs | 1374 | by Staff reporter
Tributes pour in for hero Mphoko
Zimbabwe is mourning the passing of former Vice President and decorated liberation war hero, Phelekezela Report Mphoko, who died in India on Friday at the age of 84.The late national hero, rem...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:48hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko dies
Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has died.He was 84. George Charamba, the Deputy Chief Secretary-Presidential Communications in the Office...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 14:50hrs | 4693 | by Staff reporter
Govt hands controversial US$9m waste collection deal to Geo Pomona
The Zimbabwean government has awarded Geo Pomona Waste Management a contract to manage refuse collection in Harare, a deal that has raised eyebrows due to its hefty price tag and the financial strain ...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 08:18hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe calls for nuclear disarmament
Energy and Power Development Minister Edgar Moyo affirmed the government's dedication to enhancing nuclear security by endorsing the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in bolstering...Published: 22 May 2024 at 10:09hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe escalates crime prevention, justice delivery
Home Affairs Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Raphael Faranisi, announced the revision of several laws and the introduction of new policies to enhance crime prevention and justice delivery in Zimbabwe....Published: 19 May 2024 at 10:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chivayo says he can't help everybody
Wait a minute!He said it, he could not help everybody as there are "channels and procedures to follow to get in touch with me".These were the words from businessman Wicknell Chivayo, w...Published: 17 Feb 2024 at 08:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry allays cholera fears
SPORTS minister Kirsty Coventry has assured the safety of participants at next week's Bonaqua Africa Triathlon Cup Troutbeck competition set for Nyanga in Manicaland, amid fears of an event boycott as...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
SADC PF reappoints Secretary General
The 54th Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum has endorsed the reappointment of the Forum's Secretary General, Ms. Boemo Sekgoma, for a second five-year term.Delegates to t...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 14:21hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Hwange National Park gets new tourism complex
Construction has started of a tourism complex at Hwange National Park, which is expected to improve security and re-ignite the tourism potential of Zimbabwe's largest protected area.Constructi...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 10:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ezra Tshisa changed Freddie Gwala's life
Zumba musician, Freddie Gwala, also known as Amadamara, is forever grateful to Zimbabwean veteran DJ Ezra Tshisa Sibanda for introducing him to the Zimbabwean crowd.Gwala successfully launched...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 07:47hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter
Freddy Gwala returns
After performing at the Ultra Beer Festival barely a week ago, held at Queens Sports Club, South African Afro-pop musician Freddie "Amadamara" Gwala will make a return once more to Bulawayo.Th...Published: 07 Oct 2023 at 19:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Artificial ivory opens another way to end ban on natural ivory trade' says U.S. NGO
A United States-based NGO welcomed a BBC report this month that Austrian scientists have developed a new artificial ivory product, called Digory, that looks and feels like the real thing. The ...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 23:41hrs | 1 | by Emmanuel Koro
US foreign policy and the Zimbabwe dollar!
In my life journey, my three years stay in Jamaica was probably the most traumatic and most revealing as to how the imperialists work.I am, therefore, surprised that Mthuli Ncube and his handl...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:37hrs | 1 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Opportunity for Zimbabwean Film Industry Professionals
Submissions have opened for the third Creative Producers Indaba (CPI), a film producers' development programme presented by the Realness Institute, in collaboration with EAVE, International Film Festi...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 10:25hrs | 8 | by Agencies
Prince itching for Bosso start
HYPED as a bright prospect for Highlanders Football Club, 17-year-old midfielder Prince Ndhlovu who returned from an Austria trial stint a fortnight ago, is eager to break into Bosso's starting team....Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare - Beitbridge highway nears completion
THE rehabilitation of the Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway is near completion with 435km now open to traffic, as the start of work on the upgrade of the 342km Harare-Chirundu Highway has also reache...Published: 31 May 2023 at 06:58hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Battle royal at BF
Castle Lager Premier Soccer League giants Highlanders and Dynamos are primed for a bare knuckle fight at Barbourfields Stadium tomorrow, with so much at stake for the two nemesis.Both teams ca...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brito confident of Dembare victory
HIGHLANDERS Football Club coach Baltemar Brito put up a grin at yesterday's press conference, as he said he hopes to get lucky and guide his team to a victory within 90 minutes of play against Dynamos...Published: 24 May 2023 at 05:59hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bosso prodigy told to muscle up
AUSTRIAN topflight football club SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz have told budding Highlanders Football Club's attacking midfielder Prince Ndlovu to muscle up and be strong, indicating that they might call h...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teen signs new contract with Liverpool FC
ENGLAND-BORN Zimbabwean teen ace Isaac Mabaya appears to be edging closer towards a first-team breakthrough at Liverpool after signing a new contract English Premier League giants.Mabaya, who ...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bosso's Ndhlovu in Austria trials
BUDDING Highlanders' attacking midfielder Prince Ndhlovu will spend two months in Austria, training with that country's top-flight football side SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz.Nozibelo Maphosa, the ...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
When all friendship ceases!
Von Hornick's nine principles on National EconomyIn 1684, an Austrian lawyer-turned-civil servant, Philipp Wilhelm von Hornick, published nine principal rules of a National Economy.The...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 07:57hrs | | by Jamwanda
Nobuntu duo goes AWOL while on tour to the United States of America
Two members of the all-female Imbube group, Nobuntu disappeared while on tour to the United States of America, with the group describing their actions as selfish.Nobuntu was on a two-month tou...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Nobuntu set for Atlanta show in the United States
ZIMBABWE'S world-acclaimed a-cappella group Ubuntu will this month perform at Georgia State University's Rialto Center for the Arts, in Atlanta.According to the university, the show is set for...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe not a peaceful country, says dodgy report
ZIMBABWE has been ranked 127 out of 163 countries in terms of being a peaceful nation by the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2022.The peace index was carried out through a survey by the Institute for...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:49hrs | | by Cyprian M Ndawana
More light must be shed on gold coins to instil confidence
Consumer and investor confidence will likely be a game changer as the nation waits patiently for gold coins, which will be available beginning July 25 this year.The coins will be available thr...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean tech start-up wins US$250,000 Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa
ZIMBABWEAN tech start-up Vaxiglobal was recently named among the first winners of the Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa which attracted 330 applicants from 38 countries across the continent....Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:13hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Vusa Mkhaya releases lockdown production
EVERYBODY hates the dark. So does the ancestor of Bulawayo's music sector, Vusa Mkhaya who has released his fourth studio album titled Khanyisa.His latest offering consists of a dozen songs wh...Published: 14 Jul 2022 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold coins to be sold in Zimdollars
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says its planned gold coins, to be introduced as an alternative investment option and inflation hedge on July 25, will be traded in both Zimbabwe dollars and foreign...Published: 05 Jul 2022 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Iyasa release Babizeni Bonke
Multi-award-winning dance troupe Inkululeko Yabatsha School of Arts (Iyasa) will today release their much-anticipated song Babizeni Bonke whose music video was shot in the high-density suburbs of Bula...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Communist Party says to the USA, NATO and their allies hands off Russia!
Russia, under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, has challenged the right of the USA to implement regime change through the use of extremist groups, terrorism and media manipulation and then establish ...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:46hrs | 29 | by Zimbabwe Communist Party
Russian banks switch to Chinese UnionPay after dicthing America's visa and mastercard
Several Russian banks on Sunday announced plans to start issuing cards using the Chinese UnionPay card operator system.The step, which came shortly after Mastercard and Visa pledged to cease o...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Russia/ Ukraine crisis is a manufactured one to sabotage ties
THE Russian Defence ministry on Thursday morning announced that it had taken on Ukraine's air defences and its Air Force with a series of precision attacks, after airports and runways across the count...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK museum to showcase 100 trillion Zimbabwe dollar note
LEEDS City Museum will this month showcase Zimbabwe's 100 trillion dollar note in an exhibition focusing on the evolution of money over the past century.The bill, released by the Reserve Bank ...Published: 02 Feb 2022 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Drax execs US$2,9m richer
AFTER the High Court this week ruled that the controversial US$20 million Drax Consult SAGL deal on medical supplies and sundries that cost former Health minister Obadiah Moyo his job was valid, Drax ...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 18:48hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe space agency secures Russian partnership
THE Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Russia's space corporation Roscosmos, creating the basis for collaboration in the field of remo...Published: 04 Nov 2021 at 06:17hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'World's best' uplifts Matabeleland South farmers
When farmers in Matabeleland South province received help on improving yields from a Zimbabwean plant scientist, little did they know that they were in the company of someone who would be recognised a...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 08:58hrs | 29 | by Simbarashe Sithole | Alice Mangwara in Harare
Mayihlome concerned over haulage trucks transporting chrome
ZANU PF legislator for Umzingwane Levi Mayihlome has expressed concerns over the increase in number of haulage trucks transporting chrome and other ...Published: 28 Sep 2021 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
'Highway upgrade spurs growth'
Remarkable progress has been made in the upgrading of the Harare-Beitbridge highway by local companies with the entire 274km stretch under Masvingo province expected to be completed by the end of next...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
When South Africa sneezes Zimbabwe catches a cold
HISTORY tells us we owe it to Klemens von Metternich, the distinguished 19th-century Austrian statesman and diplomat, one of the most famous phrases about the global economy and its dynamics.I...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
CIO big shot behind Malunga farm grab
A TOP Zimbabwean Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) director and senior ruling Zanu-PF officials in Matabeleland North province are behind the illegal seizure of a farm belonging to a local inter...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 15:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sanctions: The unfair comparison between Zimbabwe and Rhodesia
MANY Zimbabweans often bring up the comparison between Rhodesian and Zimbabwean sanctions to drive the narrative that Rhodesia had more stringent sanctions that they managed better than Zimbabwe is ma...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Rutendo Bereza Matinyarare
Hospital amputates wrong leg
AN Austrian hospital has amputated the wrong leg of a patient, blaming human error for what it called a "tragic mistake".The elderly patient is suffering from many illnesses, the Freistadt Cli...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:48hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Another Zimbabwe woman partners Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
ZIMBABWE might currently not have a participating driver competing in the Formula 1 (F1) World Championship, but the Southern African country continues to have a close connection with the popular spor...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls songstress, collabos Vusa Mkhaya
VICTORIA Falls-based Afro-fusion songstress, Cingi (born Cinginkosi Ncube) is preparing to release a single titled Ngikhuseliwe which features veteran imbube singer, Vusa Mkhaya. This is the s...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Iyasa honours late member through concert
AWARD-WINNING group Inkululeko Yabatsha School of Arts (Iyasa) in partnership with Theatro Piccolo (Vienna, Austria) on Monday held a virtual show for the production of Elephant Moon in memory of its ...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
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