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US embassy refuses to back down after spat with Zimbabwe
The United States embassy in Harare has refused to back down over tweets urging Zimbabweans to register and vote after its top diplomat was summoned to a meeting at the foreign affairs ministry on Tue...Published: 4 hrs ago | 282 | by Staff reporter
Medication to prevent yourself from getting HIV
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is medication taken to prevent getting HIV, it is extremely effective(99%) in preventing HIV when taken consistently i.e one pill a day.This medication is recom...Published: 7 hrs ago | 616 | by Erick Matotoba
Chamisa says Mnangagwa is running scared
CITIZENS Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa has said the continued delay by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to announce the election date clearly indicates that he is scared of losing the plebisc...Published: 18 hrs ago | 970 | by Staff reporter
Voters roll anomalies exposing Zec
THAT some names of registered voters have reportedly gone missing from the voters roll to be used in this year's general elections is more than disturbing.With less than three months to the po...Published: 18 hrs ago | 192 | by Staff reporter
Betting shops robbed of R25,000
Three security guards were attacked by six unknown armed robbers in two sports bet shops in Entumbane Bulawayo. The incident occurred on May 28 2023 when the unknown suspects stole over US$4 0...Published: 30 May 2023 at 21:47hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Man kills self after bashing from son
A Chiweshe man committed suicide by hanging after being bashed by his son, Bulawayo24.com has learnt.Stephen Mubaiwa (56) of Mbisva vil...Published: 30 May 2023 at 17:07hrs | 1557 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa voter inspection visit morphs into rally
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa Tuesday visited a voters' roll inspection centre in Harare's Kuwadzana 2 suburb, but what was intended to be a brief call morphed into a mini-...Published: 30 May 2023 at 15:11hrs | 2765 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes sister
A Harare man yesterday appeared in court for allegedly raping his own sister at her matrimonial home. The accused aged 35 appeared before Harare regional Magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje charge...Published: 30 May 2023 at 11:53hrs | 1609 | by Staff reporter
Beer drinking spree turns bloody
TWO Silobela men are on the run after they fatally assaulted their friend following a misunderstanding during a beer-drinking spree.The incident occurred at Nyakwati Business Centre in Silobel...Published: 30 May 2023 at 11:34hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt failure to curb graft stalling development
OPPOSITION United Movement for Devolution (UMD) leader Lovemore Moyo has accused government of failing to deal with corruption saying graft has hindered financing of development projects.Moyo ...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:50hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwig loses US$52 000 to armed robbers
Zanu-PF central committee member and Mutare businessman Esau Mupfumi reportedly lost US$52 000 on Sunday night to armed robbers at his Gold Class garage in Mutare city.The veteran politi...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:48hrs | 1072 | by Staff reporter
'Mthuli Ncube's shop raids a publicity stunt'
ECONOMISTS have described Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's weekend raids on retail shops to check on pricing of basic commodities as a publicity stunt after failing to tame the country's runaway inflat...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:48hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
No joy for Sikhala demo students
FOUR University of Zimbabwe students, who were arrested for protesting the continued incarceration of Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala were yesterday remanded in custody to June 1 after the State p...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:47hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
UN urges Zimbabwe govt to open up space for regime change NGOs
THE United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has implored the Zanu-PF government to respect, protect and expand civic space to ensure that citizens are free to express themselves...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:47hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
US call for peaceful poll rattles govt?
GOVERNMENT says it will take action against the United States (US) embassy for calling on Zimbabweans to vote in peace during the forthcoming elections, arguing that it was against diplomatic protocol...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:45hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt choking CSOs
Independent civic society organisations (CSOs) have accused the Zanu-PF government of stifling their work by pushing the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill, while allowing non-gover...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:45hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
BCC clarifies Roadworks notice
The Bulawayo City Council has said while noble, the efforts by the public to patch and repair roads, such should be done above board and involve the local authority.This seems to be a major cl...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:45hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli's theatrics expose government lack of seriousness in addressing Zim economic crisis!
So, finance minister Mthuli Ncube, over the weekend, went around shops in Bulawayo, like a crazed vigilante, tearing down tags displaying prices strictly in US dollars!He even berated a haples...Published: 29 May 2023 at 23:02hrs | 529 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Wife kills self over cheating hubby
A 41-YEAR-OLD Guruve woman allegedly killed herself after failing to live with her cheating husband.Miriam Mutamba of Mangara village in Guruve consumed a pesticide and died at her homestead....Published: 29 May 2023 at 20:58hrs | 1144 | by Simbarashe Sithole
US revokes visas after Museveni signs tough anti-gay Bill into law
In a swift response, the United States has revoked the visas of Uganda's Speaker of Parliament Anita Among following the stricter anti-gay Bill becoming law in Uganda.On Monday the Speaker rev...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:37hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
State media management sabotaging Mnangagwa electoral campaign
ZIMPAPERS management today holds a series of meetings to discuss the burning issue of poor salaries after employees in Bulawayo last week declared incapacitation.Group General Manager Marks Sh...Published: 29 May 2023 at 10:18hrs | 2766 | by Staff Reporter
At what stage does a President concede failure?
IF I were the President of Zimbabwe - what would I be expected to do under the prevailing economic circumstances?The country goes for an average 20 hours each day without electricity, and most...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 248 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimdollar not going anywhere
THE Treasury has assured the market of continued usage of the local currency and that deliberate steps are being taken to strengthen its value so as to restore consumer purchasing power and buttress t...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe backs Sudan peace efforts
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has offered unwavering support to Sudan in an effort to attain a cessation of hostilities in the country.In a speech read on his behalf by acting Foreign Affairs Minister O...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:30hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Mayhem at National Sports Stadium
REFEREE Jimmy Makwanda left the pitch with a heavily bandaged head yesterday after a section of incensed CAPS United fans ran amok at the end of their drawn game against Simba Bhora, unhappy with the ...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:29hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Tonderai Ndira's widow carries heavy heart
THE mere mention of the word "elections" has a chilling effect on Plaxedes Mutariswa Ndira.Memories of her late husband, Tonderai Ndira, who was a staunch MDC-T activist, immediately engulf he...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:58hrs | 1266 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe citizens less willing to embrace new street names
FOR the one-year period he has been selling wooden utensils in Harare's central business district, Blessing Magocha (35) has been using popular buildings and landmarks as a meeting point with his clie...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:57hrs | 3925 | by Staff reporter
A critical review of Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary
APRIL, famously characterised as "the cruellest month" by distinguished poet and literary critic TS Eliot in his critically acclaimed essay "The Wasteland" - not because its first day celebrates fools...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:07hrs | 693 | by Jonathan Moyo
Woman grabs car steering wheel to survives kidnapping attempt
A 21-year-old Bulawayo woman survived a scary kidnapping attempt by a private motorist Thursday when she seized the steering wheel of the moving vehicle and forced it into crashing stop outside the ro...Published: 28 May 2023 at 16:39hrs | 1367 | by Staff reporter
At what stage does a president concede he has failed?
If I were the president of Zimbabwe - what would I be expected to do under these circumstances?The country goes for an average 20 hours each and every day without electricity, and most urban a...Published: 28 May 2023 at 16:02hrs | 235 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mohadi ambition to be Zimbabwe President caused tribal chaos in the presidency
If he had his way, Kembo Mohadi could have been the first Zimbabwe President of Matabele origin after 43 years of Zimbabwe independence. But his repeated statement in which he expressed his wish to su...Published: 28 May 2023 at 15:51hrs | 1004 | by Israel Dube
Inside Elections: Stalemate in Manicaland? Perhaps not
This is the second in a series of (inside elections) articles examining the politics and voting patterns of 2023 general election expected swing/marginal National Assembly constituencies.To wi...Published: 28 May 2023 at 12:39hrs | 274 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Zanu-PF turns Culture Month launch into party event
Zanu-PF yesterday turned the launch of the National Culture Month programme at Kariyangwe Secondary School in Binga into a party event with supporters waving placards praising President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:09hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Grandsons terrorise woman
An elderly Harare woman has been granted a protection order against her three grandsons, who have been tormenting her for the past two years.Acquisillia Makonyonga from Mufakose told Harare ma...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:08hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwean nightmare and tragic optimism of Mutambara
To mention Zimbabwe and the idea of a "dream" in the same sentence, as Professor Arthur Mutambara has done, is to be provocative and challenging.The provocation and the challenge come from the...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:06hrs | 71 | by William Jethro Mpofu
Fuel tanker fatal accident victim identified
A FUEL tanker driver who died on the spot yesterday in Bulawayo opposite Mzilikazi Barracks along the Bulawayo-Harare highway has been identified as, Blessing Nhira aged 39 from Uplands Waterfalls, Ha...Published: 27 May 2023 at 19:39hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
72 year old cyclist dies after being hit by car
A 72-year-old cyclist from Luveve, Bulawayo was hit by a car and died upon admission at Mpilo Central Hospital.Enock Zhou ,was riding along L-street road opposite Luveve Stadium by an unnamed ...Published: 27 May 2023 at 16:52hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | 809 | by Musa Kika
Man survived being buried alive for 6 hours
BURIED Alive, a 2020 song released by Jamaican superstar Buju Banton resonates very well with popular Marondera well digger, Collin Kaseke.With apologies to the license holder, it goes: I was ...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:06hrs | 1096 | by Staff reporter
Cop insults Mnangagwa, threatens to arrest Zanu-PF members
A police officer stationed at Tongwe base in rural Beitbridge is in trouble with the law for allegedly insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and threatening to arrest Zanu-PF members who were drinkin...Published: 26 May 2023 at 17:55hrs | 3776 | by Staff reporter
Married woman disrupts church service, accuses Priest of having an affair
A Roman Catholic Priest stationed at St Bernard's Parish in Bulawayo's Old Pumula suburb has been drawn into potentially explosive infidelity accusations after a married woman stormed a church service...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:46hrs | 952 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa calls for single currency across Africa
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has called for the use of one currency across the continent in his message celebrating the 60th anniversary of Africa Day.Africa Day w...Published: 26 May 2023 at 16:32hrs | 1133 | by Staff reporter
What do we have to show for Africa Day except traditional attire?
When the OAU (Organization for African Unity) was established on 25th May 1963, in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), the main objective of the founding fathers was the unity and solidarity of all the people Afr...Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:31hrs | 251 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
2 businessmen acquitted of US$1m fraud charge
HIGH Court judge Justice Pisirai Kwenda has acquitted a Harare businessman Offer Sivan and Cassandra Myberg of fraud allegations involving US$1 million that were levelled against them by a fugitive fo...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
The tragedy of Zimbabwe
Main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere last week spoke at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy - a major United Nations conference that shines a sp...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 381 | by Fadzayi Mahere
Jonathan Moyo tips Prof Ncube for Cowdray Park seat
FORMER Cabinet Minister and Zanu-PF Politburo member Professor Jonathan Moyo has tipped Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube to win the Cowdray Park seat in the forthcoming...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Bogus cops arrested for armed robbery
FOUR armed robbers who were terrorising bar patrons and families while pretending to be police detectives in Mvurwi have been arrested after committing a spate of crimes around the area.Police...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:31hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Election buzz has not gripped Zimbabwe
ELECTION 2023, A FIRST IN 43 YEARS: As Zimbabwe holds a General Election in the Heroes & Defence Forces MonthWhen it comes to the meaning of things whose spiritual force can move mou...Published: 25 May 2023 at 18:46hrs | 405 | by Jonathan Moyo
Health time bomb ticks in Mthuli Ncube's Cowdray Park
RESIDENTS of Cowdray Park in Bulawayo are living in fear of a possible outbreak of waterborne diseases following the drilling of boreholes in wards 6 and 15 that predominantly use Blair toilets....Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1210 | by Staff reporter
Residents angry over Gwayi-Shangani Dam delays
BULAWAYO residents have expressed discontent over delays in the completion of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam and pipeline despite government undertaking to complete the project in June this year.The c...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
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