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Chiefs target foreign coach
AMBITIOUS Premier Soccer League side Bulawayo Chiefs are reportedly scouting for a foreign coach following the expulsion of Thulani Sibanda.There are unconfirmed reports that the club is close...Published: 54 mins ago | 73 | by Staff reporter
Court orders appointment of mental health board
The Bulawayo High Court has ordered President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga to urgently appoint a special mental health board and tribunal respectively for Mlondolozi Mental ...Published: 55 mins ago | 36 | by Staff reporter
We've not yet recognised CCC party, says Zec
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has said it has not yet officially recognised the controversial Citizens Convergent for Change (CCC) as a political party in Zimbabwe, NewsDay Weekender reporte...Published: 56 mins ago | 170 | by Staff reporter
Govt cordons off boarding schools
THE Health and Child Care ministry has resolved to cordon off boarding schools to curb the surge in COVID-19 cases within the learning institutions across the country.Situational reports relea...Published: 57 mins ago | 95 | by Staff reporter
Why your song does not get any airplay!
ONE of the worst nightmares that artistes endure in the music business is among the following; being booed and choking on stage, producing a poor track or even worse, submitting your song and then not...Published: 59 mins ago | 26 | by Staff reporter
Rambo's tombstone unveiling tomorrow
A tombstone unveiling for the late national team and Highlanders legend Mercedes "Rambo" Sibanda will be held at West Park Cemetery in Bulawayo tomorrow.A granite tombstone, with a picture of ...Published: 59 mins ago | 63 | by Staff reporter
It's summer: Bring out the shorts and mini!
Have you ever felt the thrill of seeing the sun in the sky after a long winter?The feeling is like seeing the sunrise for the first time after a storm.You find relief.The sensa...Published: 60 mins ago | 30 | by Staff reporter
Happy hour for Zupco, NRZ commuters
Zupco and the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) yesterday afternoon gave passengers on the three Harare bus-rail routes free rides to Mufakose, Tynwald and Ruwa on a Friday "Happy Hour" set up to th...Published: 1 hr ago | 34 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs question Mnangagwa's legitimacy
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa, struggling to consolidate and maintain power at the volatile helm amid renewed internal Zanu-PF infighting and disintegration of the coalition which drove his ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 4237 | by Staff reporter
New US$100m Parly building nears completion
ZIMBABWE'S imposing new Parliament building, perched on top of Mt Hampden north of Harare, is almost complete, with work progressing well despite Covid-19-induced challenges.Construction of th...Published: 12 hrs ago | 845 | by Staff reporter
Nasty factional fights boil in Mnangagwa's backyard
INTENSE inter-factional fights to control President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province Midlands, pitting two rival groups backing State Security minister Owen Mudha Ncube and the incumbent chairperson...Published: 12 hrs ago | 850 | by Staff reporter
US pressures Zimbabwe to lift ban on by-elections
THE United States government has ratcheted up pressure on Zimbabwe to hold by-elections, after nearly 30 constituencies were left with no representation following dramatic recalls of MDC Alliance legi...Published: 12 hrs ago | 370 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's man back in charge
AFTER a bruising battle President Emmerson Mnangagwa's agenda to retain the services of Chief Justice Luke Malaba at the helm of the administration of justice, as part of his power consolidation and r...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1359 | by Staff reporter
Govt lavishes Mthuli Ncube with a US$200 000 hotel stay
GOVERNMENT allegedly splurged over US$200 000 on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube (pictured)'s accommodation after his lengthy stay at a five-star hotel in the capital before he relocated to a plush home...Published: 21 hrs ago | 5978 | by Staff reporter
Solutions to Zimbabwe debt, fiscal deficits
THE Labour and Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe (Ledriz) has crafted a cocktail of measures which could be a solution to Zimbabwe's debt problems, fiscal deficits, stunted growth an...Published: 21 hrs ago | 362 | by Staff reporter
Robbers prey on mistrust of financial system
TARIRO remembers hearing a sudden bang on her kitchen door, the kind that produces shivers. She peaked through the window and saw 10 men armed with iron crowbars. They wanted to enter.The 54-y...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1124 | by Staff reporter
YouTube channel for Tuku
ON the 69th birthday of the late jazz icon and legendary musician Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, the world will finally get to enjoy his hits on streaming platform YouTube.After the Zimbabwean musici...Published: 21 hrs ago | 510 | by Staff reporter
Gold rush spawns fresh displacements
THOUSANDS of Domboshawa villagers on the outskirts of Harare face imminent displacement to accommodate a clique of gold miners with strong links to the ruling Zanu PF party and top government official...Published: 21 hrs ago | 491 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa claims he will get back his party headquarters
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa said his party would get back everything it lost to a rival faction, including the party's Morgan Richard Tsvangirai (MRT) headquarters.He said the MDC Allia...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1938 | by Staff reporter
US tells Mnangagwa to hold by-elections
THE United States of (US) embassy in Harare yesterday criticised President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government over continued suspension of by-elections, arguing that elections could be held safely despit...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1351 | by Staff reporter
D-day for Zifa bosses
A HARARE Court is today expected to rule on a matter where Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) bosses are accused of illegally transferring association funds to a private account.The quartet ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 315 | by Staff reporter
If govt is posting surpluses, why are Zimbabweans in this mess?
THIS week, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube was struggling to convince millions of poverty-stricken Zimbabweans that the country has been posting healthy budget surpluses, and that their problems were be...Published: 22 hrs ago | 248 | by Esau Mandipa
Foreign currency receipts surge
ZIMBABWE'S foreign currency receipts increased by 32% to US$5,09 billion during the eight months ended August 7, 2021, as industries shook-off the effects of a difficult 2020 to ship more products to ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 382 | by Staff reporter
Viewers must desert propaganda broadcasters
I CALL upon all fair-minded citizens to continue with the boycott of the State broadcaster, ZBC and State-controlled print media, until something sensible is done to at least show a bit of respect to ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 162 | by Refanos Rute
Sibangilizwe Nkomo still in the race
SIBANGILIZWE Nkomo, the son of the late Zapu founding leader Joshua Nkomo, yesterday dismissed attempts by some party members to sideline him from the opposition party's presidential race.Nkom...Published: 22 hrs ago | 288 | by Staff reporter
State seeks to remand Sikhala for 6 months
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance vice-chairperson Job Sikhala was yesterday left stunned in court after the State sought a remand of six months to next February despite indicating that it was ready for trial....Published: 22 hrs ago | 597 | by Staff reporter
Britain expresses concern over Makomborero Haruzivishe's incarceration
THE British government has expressed concern over the continued incarceration of pro-democracy activist and MDC Alliance youth leader Makomborero Haruzivishe.Haruzivishe has been in jail for t...Published: 22 hrs ago | 427 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to hold elections the Taliban way
Zanu-PF Information Director Tafadzwa Mugwadi says the ruling party will not hesitate to unleash Taliban-style terror to win the 2023 general election.He was responding to the United States Em...Published: 22 hrs ago | 908 | by Staff reporter
UK-based Zimbabwean loses US$53,000 in bogus house deal
A UNITED Kingdom-based Zimbabwean lost US$53 000 after a Bulawayo woman she had tasked to buy her a house converted the money to her own use.Mary Bayephi Matewele, through her lawyer, Godfrey ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 707 | by Staff reporter
Nearly 1 000 remote schools get Internet
THE Zimbabwe Academic and Research Network (ZARNet) has connected more than 800 schools in remote parts of the country to the internet to promote e-learning after traditional teaching and learning pro...Published: 22 hrs ago | 100 | by Staff reporter
Zapu to hold elective congress next month
ZAPU is expected to hold its elective congress next month with six candidates jostling for the party's top post. The elective congress, which seeks to elect a new leadership following the death of the...Published: 22 hrs ago | 93 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala wants case dropped
MDC-Alliance Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala yesterday applied for refusal of further remand in a matter he is charged with publishing falsehoods, arguing that the State had failed to prosec...Published: 22 hrs ago | 122 | by Staff reporter
Teenage pregnancies shoot up
A total of 4 475 pregnancies have been recorded for girls aged between 15 and 19 years in all eight districts in Mashonaland Central during the lockdown period stretching from March 2020 to February t...Published: 22 hrs ago | 181 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sees silver-lining in Covid-19 dark cloud
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has called for equal access to Covid-19 vaccines saying although the pandemic has caused major setbacks all hope was not lost. In a pre-recorded address to the United Nations Gener...Published: 22 hrs ago | 81 | by Staff reporter
3 held over murder of Bulawayo businessman
POLICE yesterday said they had intensified investigations into the case in which they have arrested three suspects who were part of a gang that murdered a Bulawayo businessman before ransacking his ho...Published: 22 hrs ago | 490 | by Staff reporter
When it comes to Zimbabwe’s 41 years and counting of rigged elections - it takes three to tango
When it comes to Zimbabwe's rigged elections - it takes three to tango. The ruling party Zanu PF, the MDC opposition and the ordinary Zimbabweans have all played a part in historic fact that Zimbabwe ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 103 | by Wilbert Mukori
US$6,5m suit against Makandiwa flops
The Supreme Court has upheld the High Court ruling rejecting business couple - Mr Upenyu Mashangwa and his wife Blessing's $6,5 million lawsuits against United Family International Church (UFIC) leade...Published: 22 hrs ago | 306 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa reiterates Zimbabwe sanctions removal call
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday reiterated his call for the lifting of illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States and its allies. The call was part of his add...Published: 22 hrs ago | 150 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa proud of industry revival
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday expressed pride over the positive strides being registered by the country's industries - taking advantage of the supportive Government policy reforms. These have enhanced...Published: 22 hrs ago | 85 | by Staff reporter
Zim govt shouldn't cry foul when given taste of its own bitter bullying medicine
I could not help laughing my head off, listening to some so-called political analysts - who were, in fact, nothing more than the ruling elite's shameless apologists and defenders - crying foul, on the...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 19:43hrs | 1875 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chinese worse colonizers than the British, as savagely exploiting our country out of existence
I am a ZISCOSTEEL product. Born and bred in the iron and steel making small town of Redcliff.As with most towns and cities in Zimbabwe - Redcliff was built entirely by companies that opened th...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 19:38hrs | 1331 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Who is causing parallel market rates to spike?
For the past 18 months, the country's economy has been on a rebound, assisted by the stronger performance in the agricultural and mining sectors, an improved balance of payments and external sector po...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 19:35hrs | 3215 | by Dr Tim Rainhard
Govt aid 7 shops destroyed by looting
The Zimbabwean government has aided seven shops that were destroyed by looters during the January 2019 national protestsThis was revealed by Bulawayo minister of state Judith Ncube when she to...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 10:21hrs | 2202 | by Stephen Jakes
The ZAPU NPC resolution to bar Nkomo is unconstitutional
The ZAPU National People's Council has upheld its resolution which seeks to bar Mr Sibangilizwe Nkomo from contesting as a ZAPU President. The resolution to the effect that one has to be a member for ...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 09:45hrs | 1774 | by Thulani Nkala
Zimbabweans troubled by high unemployment
Most Zimbabweans are reportedly troubled by the high unemployment rate. This is revealed in the latest Afrobarometer survey distributed by the media recently.Statistics show that Zimbabwe's un...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 09:42hrs | 928 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe exceeds Africa health funding target
ZIMBABWE has surpassed the Abuja Declaration target which requires that countries spend at least 15 percent of their national budgets on the health sector, Finance and Economic Development Minister Pr...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 07:51hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga claims currency sabotaged
Zimbabwe's government admitted Wednesday that its domestic currency is facing new pressure as its value continues on a sharp slide against the United States dollar.The official exchange rate, ...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:55hrs | 7060 | by Staff reporter
Mary Mliswa accused of ordering arrests of rival
THE internecine factional ructions battle for control of Mashonaland West Zanu-PF has reached a crescendo, with claimant to the provincial chairmanship, Vengai Musengi this week accusing Provincial Af...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1606 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt admits mistake in Chinese mine saga
TOP government and Zanu-PF officials on Tuesday descended on Kaseke Village, Uzumba, on a fact-finding mission after a Chinese mining company reportedly took over an entire village to extract black gr...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:38hrs | 1220 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers decry onslaught under Mnangagwa
A DAMNING report has revealed a growing and worrisome trend in the systematic arrest of lawyers in the country and restrictions that have been placed on them since the beginning of 2020, impacting the...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:34hrs | 1270 | by Staff reporter
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