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Zimbabweans jailed for human trafficking in Botswana
Three Zimbabweans and two Batswana have been sentenced to two years in prison each after being convicted of human trafficking in Botswana. The group was arrested in Tonota while transporting 10 undocu...Published: 24 Oct 2024 at 07:58hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Call for reparations: A mere excuse by failed African leaders!
As the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) kicked off this week in Samoa, the topic of reparations for slavery and colonialism has once again been thrust into the spotlight. Sever...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 20:31hrs | 273 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ANC of Ramaphosa: Obliterating, political cleansing of left leaning socialists
South Africa is witnessing a significant shift in its political landscape after the African National Congress (ANC), under President Cyril Ramaphosa, lost its majority in Parliament. This development ...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:18hrs | 236 | by Marshall Ndlela
I am suffocating and sick of crying
I am suffocating and sick of crying and dying for fresher air. I died in May, June and July, last year, and died forever in a shallow swamp on April 18, 1983. Later on, I died in a river full of class...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 09:17hrs | 28 | by Tafi Mhaka
Mnangagwa goes after Mugabe’s family, relatives
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has reportedly repossessed extensive land holdings belonging to former first lady Grace Mugabe, her daughter Bona, and other relatives, in a move believed to ...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 17:34hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on high alert for avian flu
Surveillance measures have been intensified along the borders of Zimbabwe in response to the emergence of a novel, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain, recently identified in South Africa....Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zinara loses US$150 000 in tollgate scam
THREE Zimbabwe Road Administration (Zinara) employees and their alleged accomplice, a technician with a local company, appeared in court yesterday on allegations of fraud involving US$150 000....Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:30hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
NGO lobbies against poultry caging
ANIMAL rights lobby group, Nurture Imvelo Trust has upped its campaign for the eradication of battery cages in poultry production describing the practice as a gross violation of animal rights....Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Lupane varsity starts chicken artificial insemination project
LUPANE State University (LSU) has started a chicken artificial insemination project to improve indigenous breeds in the country with similar projects also being done with goats and pigs.The un...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in diplomatic push ahead of polls
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has embarked on a diplomatic offensive to court the support of regional leaders in his party's push for free and fair elections in ...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Valee Music courts DJ Tira
UNITED KINGDOM (UK)-BASED Zimbabwean Afro-pop songbird Valee Music has roped in the services of South African DJ, record producer and kwaito artiste DJ Tira on Ng'cabanga Ngawe (Thinking about You), h...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans shouldn't blame anyone for failing to fully benefit from British colonial rule
What does Britain mean?In fact, where is the name London, or for that matter, England derived?Britain is a derivative of the Latin name, 'Brittannia', or 'Britannia' - whilst, London i...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 12:06hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe govt to buy agriculture drones
GOVERNMENT is set to buy 10 agricultural drones to fight birds , pests and diseases that threaten crops, the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development Dr Anxious Masuka ha...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
National languages critical in decolonising the mind
President Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the National Languages Conference in Victoria Falls.Running under the theme: "Redefining the role of Zimbabwean languages for national developme...Published: 16 Jun 2022 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
'We'll get him dead or alive': Reid's Mpiranya trail to Zimbabwe
A BESPECTACLED white man of medium height probably in his early 60s walks into the hotel restaurant where I am seated outside on patio couches basking in the sunshine while surfing social media platfo...Published: 22 May 2022 at 11:20hrs | 13 | by Dumisani Muleya
A true leader doesn't create separation, but brings people together!
I love Bluetooth! I fondly remember the first time using it - when we discovered that could actually send SMS texts to each other with my beloved wife Tinta (who was still my fiancée all thos...Published: 18 Jan 2022 at 19:42hrs | 9 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
SA consumers face higher prices in 2022
Various product prices are rising rapidly across the globe as the world opens after months of lockdown. As a result, food prices have been in the headlines, and SA is no exception.As a case in...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa will fall with a thud
As I prepared to leave Sydney and its congestion and retreat to a quieter place this past Sunday morning, my curiously inquisitive eye caught a disturbing news report in one of the weekend newspapers ...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 07:36hrs | 1 | by Mutsa Murenje in Alice Springs, Australia
Fact-checking Biti's corruption speech
Opposition MDC Alliance vice president and former finance minister Tendai Biti gave an online speech on corruption in Zimbabwe on July 18, 2021.Here, we check key claims from Biti's address:...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 19:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Importation of poultry from South Africa remains suspended
The importation of poultry and poultry products from South Africa remains suspended as the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) is on high alert following confirmed reports of an outbreak of high p...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 17:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe heightens surveillance against Avian influenza
THE Department of Veterinary Services has advised poultry farmers to tighten bio-security and maintain proper disinfection to curb any potential spread of the avian influenza into the country. ...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chicken products prices to soar
PRICES of chicken products are set to spike in the coming month, as the government is yet to renew a piece of legislation that suspended import duty on fertilised poultry eggs for hatching.Sta...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's associates under fire from the public over Chilonga land seizure
OUTRAGE is growing over government's plan to displace over 12 500 villagers in the Chilonga area of Chiredzi to accommodate President Emmerson Mnangagwa's cronies at Dendairy.Darren Coetzee, D...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:04hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Colonialist UK pushes to further isolate the Mnangagwa government
THE United Kingdom's unexpected move this week to impose sanctions on four Zimbabwean security chiefs for human rights violations - following a series of critical pronouncements in recent months - sig...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 16:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
23 die in Norway after receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, says officials
The New York Post ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 20:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Christmas isn't Christian, it's a pagan tradition . . .
THE world over people always look forward to the next Christmas. In some cultures, years are measured by Christmas. People are sensitive when it comes to Christmas, and that's understandable. Mu...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:40hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
BitcoinCasino dishes out Yggdrasil Gaming Slots this summer
Yggdrasil Gaming is undergoing some of the most monumental changes in their short history. Having launched in 2013, the casino software provider rapidly ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 21:07hrs | | by Staff Writer
Why Net Entertainment is Considered the Best Game Developer?
If you have been following the gambling industry for more than just a quick second, you have surely heard of the popular name of Net Entertainment or NetEnt. It's definitely one of the best game devel...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 12:47hrs | | by Staff Writer
Mnangagwa developing algorithmic surveillance system to spy on Zimbabweans
In a bid to attain political omnipresence and omniscience against unsuspecting citizens, the Zimbabwe government is reportedly working on a sophisticated algorithmic super surveillance system, said to...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 08:37hrs | 4 | by Itai Mushekwe/Mary-Kate Kahari
Zanu-PF youths push for all-inclusive talks
In a surprise move, the Zanu-PF youth league has called for broad-based inclusive dialogue to fix the country's worsening socio-economic meltdown. The call comes after talks launched by Presid...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bingo around the world
It's something of a national treasure to the people of the United Kingdom, and while it may not originate from the European island, bingo is nevertheless a huge part of British culture. Plenty of othe...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 10:12hrs | 20 | by Staff Writer
Mthuli Ncube hits brick wall on debt clearance plan
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube is struggling to nail down the debt clearance roadmap which has been on the table since 2015 to clear urgent US$2,3 billion in arrears before securing game changing new f...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 10:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rejects conditional offer from Chamisa
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has demanded a "credible, neutral, and recognisable" mediator to present a plan for negotiations with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to end the worsening political and economic...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 19:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends duty on commodities
Suspension of duty on selected commodities among them luxury and public service buses, ammonium nitrate fertilisers, fertilised eggs for hatching and powdered raw milk among other critical goods, came...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's hefty traffic fines start
Errant and negligent motorists who flagrantly disregard road rules will have to contend with hefty traffic penalties when the new standard scale of fines, which prescribe a maximum penalty of $700 an...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 08:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Traffic offenders to be fined up to $700
Errant and negligent motorists who flagrantly disregard road rules will have to contend with hefty traffic penalties when the new standard scale of fines, which prescribe a maximum penalty of $700 and...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 09:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Phinias Mogorosi Makhurane: A hero of many talents
Phinias Mogorosi Makhurane was a giant in terms of his contributions to society, and is very difficult to encapsulate in a mere obituary.He was simple and highly approachable while at the same...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Emeritus Professor Ngwabi M Bhebhe
22 investors eye struggling Zupco
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo yesterday told Parliament that 22 investors from local and abroad had expressed interest in struggling State-owned transport operator, Zimbabwe United Passenger Com...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
MSU to mentor law schools in Sadc
THE Midlands State University (MSU)'s Faculty of Law will guide other law schools in Sadc to meet international standards of excellence, the institution's Vice-Chancellor Ngonidzashe Muzvidziwa has sa...Published: 13 Nov 2018 at 06:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe economy will stabilise, price shocks are transitory
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said the price shocks that were recently experienced by the market are temporary as the economy adjusts to the new policies, which ...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Innscor reports good performance in all business portfolios
INNSCOR Africa Limited posted a $48,6 million profit after tax in the full-year ended June 2018 from $34,4 million in prior period, as all its business portfolios reported good performance.The...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Storm over plan to bar Chamisa from polls
Zimbabwe risks confirming its pariah status in spite of claims by the new dispensation that it has broken away from former president Robert Mugabe's autocratic rule if it tweaks with the Constitution ...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 12:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Poultry import permits remain frozen - Shiri
GOVERNMENT is not issuing any permits for importation of chickens, Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister, Perrance Shiri, has said."Permits are issued under my signature and so fa...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Day-old chicks shortage hits industry
THE production of hatching eggs in Zimbabwe is projected to remain depressed until the last quarter of this year, necessitating the continued high dependence on imports to satisfy demand for day-old c...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chicken prices fall as poultry farmers increase production
THE price of chicken has fallen from $4 per kilogramme to an average of $3,50 per kilogramme as poultry farmers have increased production after recovering from the effects of bird flu and drop in pric...Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Manheru is back with Mnangagwa's 100 Days: Defying Horace's Burden
In one of his mature Odes, Quintus Horatius Flaccus, better known in the English-speaking world as Horace, coined the famous "delicta maiorum immeritus lues".Now sounding pedantic and obscure ...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 09:20hrs | | by George Charamba
Zimbabwe free of avian flu
Zimbabwe has reported it was now free of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu that hit the country between May and August last year.Poultry producer Lanark, a commercial farm 25km south o...Published: 15 Feb 2018 at 10:39hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now free from Avian flu
Zimbabwe is now free from the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) that hit the country between May and August last year. The disease killed one million chickens in South Africa and Zimbabwe....Published: 06 Feb 2018 at 01:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Beer, soft drinks shortage looms this festive season
HARARE - The good cheer that normally comes with the festive season risks being dampened by shortages of beer and soft drinks because of serious constraints in the supply chain, the Daily News reporte...Published: 20 Dec 2017 at 17:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Meat traders refuse to reverse price hike
MEAT traders have refused to reverse the 30-50% hike they introduced on all meat products this year, saying the increments were necessitated by the high costs they were incurring along the value chain...Published: 20 Dec 2017 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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