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Sables' Africa Cup final squad named
The Zimbabwe Rugby Union is set to announce the final senior men's rugby team for the Rugby Africa Cup on Tuesday. The 28-player team will primarily consist of locally based players due to difficultie...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 07:01hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Lighters and matches are not toys, avoid veld fires
The chill is in the air heralding the onset of the winter season. A time when some orphans, widows, homeless and the aged find themselves with no refuge from the biting cold. You see kids shivering wi...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 14:28hrs | 37 | by Thomas Murisa
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 | 20 | by Tafi Mhaka
12 Sadc villas almost complete
Preparations for the 44th SADC Heads of State and Government Summit in August are nearing completion. Twelve single-storey villas for high-level delegates are almost finished, with materials for the r...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:24hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
UK's Indian Prime Minister in stunning election loss
Keir Starmer vowed to bring change to Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party surged to a comprehensive win in a parliamentary election on Friday, ending 14 years of often tumultuous...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 16:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Second investigating officer testifies in Chimombe, Mpofu case
The bail hearing for businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, accused of a US$7 million fraud, continued yesterday. The Investigating Officer (IO) from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC)...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach
Zimbabwean cuisine is very diverse and varied just like its cultures and languages. The staple food is sadza, pap, that can also be called differently by minority tribes. Sadza features in most ...Published: 13 Jun 2024 at 22:13hrs | | by Tondo Chinehasha
Zimbabwe begins processing e-passports in South Africa
Zimbabwe has begun processing e-passports for its citizens in South Africa. A newly refurbished building in South Africa will be commissioned after the country's elections.Officials from Zimba...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Warm reception for Zimbabwean blueberries in South Africa
The Zimbabwean blueberry export season commenced in mid-April, with the first products being shipped to South Africa where blueberry prices remain favourable. "The market has to be good to mak...Published: 28 May 2024 at 10:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
The journey of real estate investment trusts in Zimbabwe
In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of Zimbabwe's financial markets, real estate investment trusts (REITs) stand as formidable instruments for both capital growth and market participation....Published: 19 May 2024 at 15:39hrs | 2 | by Dr Bekithemba Mpofu
Green bomber enrolment begins
The enrolment of 750 cadres for the National Youth Service in Zimbabwe has started countrywide, with President Mnangagwa expected to officiate at the relaunch of the programme next month.Cabin...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwanda begins consultations on master plan
The Gwanda Municipality has started consultations on the town's proposed master plan with mayor Thulani Moyo describing the engagement with residents as positive.Moyo said the due date for sub...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Potraz to review tariffs
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) is considering adjusting tariffs in the sector to ensure sustainability.Speaking at a recent stakeholders' engagemen...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says he will not be running for a third term in office
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has stated unequivocally that he will not seek a third term in office, adhering to the provisions of the Zimbabwean Constitution.Currently serving his second and f...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 18:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man (35) Man jailed for late-night sexual assault on elderly woman (84)
In a disturbing incident that unfolded in Plumtree, a man identified as Freedom Ncube (35) broke into the home of an 84-year-old grandmother in the dead of night and subjected her to a harrowing ordea...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 21:46hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Highly educated blacks working in South Africa struggle against a system that aims to exclude them
There is the open struggle that is fought with bullets and bombs out on the plains. War is declared. Battle lines are drawn. The enemy is known and identifiable. South Africa had its own taste of this...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 20:11hrs | | by Wiseman Magasela
Mnangagwa plots divisive constitutional coup
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa's strategy for a third term - practically a constitutional coup - is now gathering momentum and going full steam ahead after a brief retreat as the military reg...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 18:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fly One Logistics unveils leading Luxury Harare-Bulawayo coaches
Fly One Logistics proudly introduces the Executive Coaches, a new fleet setting a new standard for travel on the Harare-Bulawayo and Bulawayo-Harare routes. Offering unparalleled comfort, convenience,...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 15:08hrs | 20 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa scared of gukurahundi, plots divisive constitutional coup
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa's strategy for a third term - practically a constitutional coup - is now gathering momentum and going full steam ahead after a brief retreat as the military reg...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 20:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mliswa's daughter denied bail, to remain in custody until trial begins
Temba Mliswa's daughter M'diwa Mliswa Chanetsa, a model, has been arrested on drug charges and has been denied bail by a Harare magistrate. She will remain in custody until March 12th when her trial b...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa third term bid, what does the law say?
ON February 21, 2024, some leaders of the Zanu-PF party in Masvingo province declared that they wanted President Mnangagwa to go beyond 2028, contrary to the Constitution of Zimbabwe.But what ...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 04:41hrs | | by Mlondolozi Ndlovu
BCC's US$ revenue improves
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has revealed that it has collected about 45% of its debts in United States dollars from ratepayers as its credit control policy begins to bear fruit.In an interview...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 04:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa employing machiavellian politics to gauge his support
DAGGERS are out for former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa's trusted envoys, Gift Siziba and Amos Chibaya, who have emerged as the face of his yet to be launched party....Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fighting cholera begins with you
Clean potable water is a precious commodity that should be availed to all without hindrance. In fact, water is life especially these days when the nation is under siege from a deadly cholera onslaught...Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 22:36hrs | | by Tondo Chinehasha
Zimbabwe, Botswana reaffirm no passports deal
ZIMBABWE and Botswana will forge ahead with eliminating passport requirements for citizens travelling between the two countries in line with regional and continental aspirations of facilitating the fr...Published: 10 Feb 2024 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to issue withdrawal letters for underutilised farms
the Government will soon issue letters of withdrawal to anyone found to have been underutilising farms allocated under the Land Reform Programme, a senior Government official has said.The Land...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
By-elections ballot paper distribution begins today
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is now 100 percent ready to deliver seamless by-elections on Saturday, with the distribution of ballot papers set to start today.ZEC has printed 230 000 ballo...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cholera vaccination begins today in Zimbabwe
ALL is set for the start of the Oral Cholera Vaccination (OVC) rollout today, with a target of reaching over 800 000 people in hotspots countrywide.This is the first phase of the vaccine rollo...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africa's longest highway is scheduled to be inaugurated in 2024
The Egyptian Ministry of Transport (MoT) seeks to inaugurate Africa's longest highway the "Cairo-Cape Town" Highway (CCTH) this year/ 2024.The CCTH is scheduled to pass through 11 African coun...Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 18:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mozambican hustlers take over Harare streets
In the bustling heart of Harare, with towering skyscrapers and vendors hawking wares amid the honking symphony of traffic, a unique brand of entrepreneurship thrives.Young Mozambican men, thei...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs: Whose interests are they serving?
THIS writer was shocked to learn about Finance minister Mthuli Ncube giving in to the demands of the Zimbabwean MPs regarding the need for an upward variation for the budget for Parliament (NewsDay, D...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Nicholas Aribino
Schools inflate prices of uniforms
THE Government has called on parents to ignore unauthorised school fees for next term which begins in January, warning that school heads found flouting regulations will face disciplinary action....Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa to adopt Zimsec model
IN a sign of the growing international respect for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC), the South African government has requested that its students be examined by the body with the two ...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 07:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa begins annual leave
AFTER a hectic year where he commissioned more than 30 projects, campaigned and won an election resoundingly, President Mnangagwa is now officially on a month-long leave which he will spend in the cou...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC's Kufahakutizwi arrest...new details emerge
As the veil of uncertainty surrounding the arrest of Munyaradzi Febion Kufahakutizwi begins to lift, new details have surfaced, shedding light on the alleged incident that led to his detention. The ca...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 12:34hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe immigration tightens screws as festive season begins
THE Department of Immigration, working closely with the police, has tightened screws to curb irregular migration between South Africa and Zimbabwe following an increase in travellers using the Beitbri...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo exposes Mahere's 'big fat lie'
EXPLAINER: Fingerprints of the MDC in the "Edited" CCC Constitution filed by Tshabangu in Chamisa's Interdict Court Case to halt Further Recalls not Fraud but Proof of MDC Paternity of Lawful CCC...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 18:06hrs | 1 | by Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe back to 20-hour power cuts
Zimbabwe is once again grappling with 20-hour power cuts, with no solution in sight until 2025 at the earliest."It's a long road ahead," Energy Minister Edgar Moyo said.Zimbabwe's peak...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt offices moved for fear of collapse
Illegal gold mining operations have led to the decommissioning of an office complex in Kwekwe that houses critical government departments. These mining activities, taking place beneath the complex, ha...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt offices moved for fear of collapse
Illegal gold mining operations have led to the decommissioning of an office complex in Kwekwe that houses critical government departments. These mining activities, taking place beneath the complex, ha...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally sounds alarm bells
A recent tweet by Zimbabwean political activist Freeman Chari, currently based in the United States, has highlighted significant shortcomings in the leadership of Nelson Chamisa within the country's o...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brito chapter begins
A new chapter begins for the Warriors today as they embark on a fresh campaign under the guidance of Brazilian coach Baltemar Brito.Brito, who was appointed as the head coach of the Zimbabwe s...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
GMAZ begins processes to import maize
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe has begun processes to import maize both from the Southern African region and Black seas.In a sta...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 06:31hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
The politicians aren't here to save us!
IN politics, hope often blooms within our hearts, fueling a belief that change is on the horizon. We yearn for leaders who will champion our causes, fight for our rights, and navigate the path towards...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 23:35hrs | | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
BCC committee chairpersons elected
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC)-dominated Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has elected chairpersons and deputies of various committees to assist in service delivery programmes.The election of t...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 Mutsvangwas, 6 women and 3 Mnangagwas
With former television personality Tatenda Mavetera thrown into the mix, one needs very little imagination to describe Zimbabwe's Cabinet that was sworn into office early this week following a sham el...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 22:09hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Highlanders versus Dynamos: The anatomy of violence
Once again — and not for the last time — a Highlanders versus Dynamos football match ended in violence with the usual accusations and counter accusations of referee bias and oppression being the o...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 21:33hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi
G40 and Gamartox embrace Mnangagwa re-election
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe, the widow of Zimbabwe's late founding leader, Robert Mugabe, was in attendance at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's inauguration ceremony held at the National Sports Stadi...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimra blitz on luxury assets begins
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) yesterday said it had begun a 30-day voluntary tax blitz targeting private jet and luxury vehicle owners.In a notice, Zimra said persons who own houses, ...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Time for action, Mr Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa began his second and final term yesterday with the daunting task of uniting the nation after a disputed poll which observers said did not meet regional and international b...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
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