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Mnangagwa has reclaimed Harare's 'Sunshine City' status, said mayor Mafume. Dumb and stupid singing for his supper
"Usa kangamwa chezuro nehope!" so goes the Shona adage, warning of the dangers of a selective memory. Zimbabweans have a very selective memory, they see only what they want to see and ignore the rest....Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 19:06hrs | 1446 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe and Zambia suffer simultaneous blackouts
Zimbabwe and Zambia experienced nationwide blackouts on Sunday night, a disruption believed to be caused by a surge on power lines connecting the two countries to South African power utility Eskom....Published: 25 Nov 2024 at 19:35hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
How Mzila's family suffered during Gukurahundi genocide
IN 1982, I was assaulted by five Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) uniformed young men donning red berets at my Luveve house number 4136 where I lived, while I taught at St Bernards High School in Pumula, ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:52hrs | 153 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange
'Mnangagwa Gukurahundi genocide project illegal, futile without truth telling'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa maintains his government is leading and bankrolling the entire process of "bringing finality" to the Gukurahundi atrocities cognisant of potential external interference se...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Western suburbs in power blackout
Today, Thursday, residents in the western suburbs of Bulawayo will experience a power outage from 9:30 am until approximately 3 pm. This outage is necessary for scheduled maintenance.The affec...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 15:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
The nightmare of hiking on 'Mushikashika' vehicles
Sure, here is the text in paragraphs:The alarm sound from my comms gadget wrenched me from the dream world. It's 3:30 am, time to get ready if one wants to board 'mushikashika' commuter cars, ...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by TT Murisa, Chinehasha
Mnangagwa blames economic growth for electricity shortages
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has claimed that electricity challenges currently haunting the country is being caused by economic growth.Zimbabwe was last month plunged into darkness following a...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans mock Mnangagwa over election promises as blackouts worsen
The announcement by the Zambezi River Authority, which runs the Kariba Dam, that Zimbabwe had used up its share of the water in the world's largest man-made reservoir sounded a death knell to an alrea...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Energy Minister absconds Parliament for 2 months amid deepening power crisis
PARLIAMENTARIANS have demanded that Energy Minister Soda Zhemu avails himself to the National Assembly to respond to questions regarding continuous power outages that have been going on for months wit...Published: 29 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Daggers out over Gumbura estate
Tempers flared at the Master of the High Court offices yesterday as relatives of the late RGM End Time Message church founder Robert Martin Gumbura haggled over the appointment of an executor for his ...Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 05:53hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zesa restores power to parts of Bulawayo
Zesa has partially fixed a fault that led to a power blackout in parts of Bulawayo since Monday. Some sections of Bulawayo city centre spent the rest of the working week without power following the de...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt neglect driving citizens across borders
RURAL communities in southern Zimbabwe are bearing the brunt of government neglect, 39 years after independence forcing them to turn to neighbouring South Africa for greener pastures and general upkee...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 12:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zesa dismisses four-day load shedding reports
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has dismissed reports that it will switch to stage four of load shedding, which would see affected suburbs experiencing four days...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa sets the record straight on levels of load shedding
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) says it has noted with concern gross misrepresentations by the Financial Gazette (Page 2 - 11th July 2019 edition) that ZESA Hold...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's soldiers in Boko Haram-style invasions
AT a private hospital in Harare on Wednesday, a mother lay between her two children, all writhing in pain from injuries sustained when masked soldiers attacked their home Boko Haram-style.Afte...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Protests left a trail of destruction. But Zimbabwe's problems remain the same
BULAWAYO - A military crackdown compounded by a partial internet black-out has ended violent protests triggered by fuel price hikes announced by Zimbabwe President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, but "nothing ha...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 10:54hrs | | by Divine Dube
Commissions and Institutions
What is the use of commisions and some government institutions in Zimbabwe? Innocent people have either disappeared or have been murdered right in the eyes of the Peace and Reconciliation Commis...Published: 03 Jan 2019 at 14:07hrs | | by Clement Moyo
Chamisa's hands are clean
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday told the Commission of Inquiry probing the deadly August 1 post-election violence in Harare - which left at least six people dead after the military joined p...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 16:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC speaks on Colonel Elliot Piki's abduction
Retired Lieutenant Colonel, Elliot Piki (58) who was expected to appear before the Commission of Inquiry to testify on the August 1 shootings in Harare was abducted at gunpoint from his home in Retrea...Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 10:25hrs | 5 | by MDC
Zesa offers whistleblowers rewards for exposing the criminals
ZESA has invited whistleblowers to volunteer information that could lead to the arrest of culprits behind the vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure. In a statement, Zesa said the i...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff Reporter
ZBC to enter TV deals to beam live Con-Court proceedings
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is open to enter media rights deals with broadcast partners willing to pay for the privilege of accessing the Constitutional Court (Con-Court) TV feed....Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 12:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 pupil expelled after 'Satanism scare'
A GRADE seven pupil has allegedly been 'expelled' from Robert Tredgold Primary School after she collapsed several times at the school in a suspected Satanism case at the Bulawayo learning institution....Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 06:53hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Winky D rocks the City of Kings & Queens
There is no artiste in Zimbabwe that can keep a crowd on its feet for a good three hours like Winky D and that's what he did on a chilly Thursday night at Hartsfield Tshisanyama in Bulawayo. And fans ...Published: 26 May 2018 at 07:30hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
Ginimbi dangles $40,000 for Gombwe
Businessman and socialite Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure bought the first copy of Winky D's latest album titled Gombwe for $40 000 during the project's launch on Friday night at the Harare International C...Published: 04 Feb 2018 at 08:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nama Facebook Live disrupted
This year's National Art Merit Awards Facebook Live broadcast announcement of nominees was abandoned following power outage.The organisers were broadcasting live from the Reps Theatre in Harar...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 05:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Electoral reforms should be bedrock of election 2018
A free and fair election is a plebiscite that produces a result that is acceptable to both the victor and the defeated; a result that is legitimate and beyond contestation. Since the year 2000, Zimbab...Published: 13 Apr 2017 at 11:47hrs | | by Obert Gutu
'Sick' prophet catches wife in bed with lover, collapses
A SELF-PROCLAIMED prophet from Bulawayo collapsed on Monday after he caught his wife red-handing in matrimonial bed with a long-time lover. Thulani Nkala had knocked off early at wo...Published: 06 Nov 2015 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Increase in hospital deaths due to power cuts is shocking'
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) is alarmed by reports that there is an increase of patients dying in government hospitals while undergoing operations in theatres following electricity blackouts w...Published: 28 Oct 2015 at 14:33hrs | | by Earnest Mudavanhu Secretary for Energy and Power Development
The Mopane Foundation International Launch - A success story
On the 17th of October 2015 Mopane Foundation International was launched with all the glitter at Hilton Hotel in Sheffield as a charitable organisation that supports less privileged school-going orpha...Published: 22 Oct 2015 at 16:31hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
'Undenge not to blame for electricity shortage,' says Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe says Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Samuel Undenge is not to blame for the electricity shortage that is ravaging the country.Addressing a group of party suppo...Published: 01 Oct 2015 at 16:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
With Robert Mugabe at the helm, Zmbabwe is beyond redemption
Political legitimacy underpins socio - economic development for any government anywhere in this world. Put differently, it is virtually impossible to reconstruct and grow a shattered national economy ...Published: 04 Sep 2015 at 12:55hrs | 1 | by Obert Gutu
Zimbabwe power black outs to worsen
Power cuts blighting Zimbabwe will get worse until early next month due to reduced generation at Kariba and statutory maintenance at Hwange. The two power stations account for most of the ...Published: 02 Sep 2015 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare suburbs run for two days without power
Some western suburbs in Harare reportedly ran for two full days without electricity amid revelations the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company has announced the increase in lo...Published: 09 Jun 2015 at 06:34hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Radio station boycott SA music over xenophobic attacks
A PRIVATELY owned Zambian radio station has stopped playing South African music in protest against the xenophobic attacks."Radio QFM has blacked out the playing of South African music effectiv...Published: 22 Apr 2015 at 17:25hrs | | by AFP
Jonathan Moyo mocks Highlanders
Information Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo last night took advantage of Econet internet black out to mock fading Bulawayo giants - Highlanders.Bosso fell at their once fortress Barbourfields...Published: 13 Apr 2015 at 09:07hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
MultiChoice switches off DStv from Bulawayo dealers
HUNDREDS of people in Bulawayo were yesterday left stranded after MultiChoice Zimbabwe ordered dealers who are facilitating payment of Digital Satellite Television (DStv) subscriptions in South Afric...Published: 11 Mar 2015 at 13:55hrs | 10 | by Bongani Ndlovu
SA govt's statement on the security situation in Lesotho
The South African Government notes with great concern the unfolding security situation in the Kingdom of Lesotho where the Lesotho Defence Force has taken over several key installations in the cou...Published: 31 Aug 2014 at 13:34hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe in 24 hour nationwide electricity blackout
About 90% of Zimbabwe on Wednesday night to Thursday suffered a 24 hour power blackout. Various parts of the country started losing power from Wednesday around 8 pm and by 5 am Thursday morning al...Published: 30 May 2014 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Mugabe is still fit, ask me,' says Chihuri
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) commissioner general Augustine Chihuri, Thirsday morning, said those who think President Mugabe is not fit should come to him and ask as he collapsed while the Presiden...Published: 29 May 2014 at 19:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Corrupt elements face arrest,' says Mugabe
President Robert Mugabe says the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) will continue arresting undesirable elements and those that are corrupt in the society.Addressing 651 police graduands and thou...Published: 29 May 2014 at 19:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Columnist threatened by Zanu-PF's midnight section
I have received the e-mail below from a purportedly Zanu-PF headquarters midnight section. I think these threat are in response to articles I wrote and were published in various press and electro...Published: 15 Nov 2013 at 11:58hrs | 2 | by Zanda Shumba
It is not Mugabe alone, the whole system is rotten
Democracy in Zimbabwe will not be realised without a mighty struggle. Our agenda should not focus on "Mugabe must go!! Mugabe must go" rhetoric only. Yes, a fish rots from the head; but our struggle f...Published: 18 Jul 2013 at 08:46hrs | | by Tendai Kwari
Backyard technicians 'reconnecting' SABC channels
BACKYARD technicians are cashing in on neighbouring South Africa's decision to black out its television channels from free to air decoders, charging up to $40 to "reconnect" SABC 1, 2 and 3. Scores o...Published: 04 Jul 2013 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
New documentary exposes conscious spreading of HIV among Zimbabwean sex trade
In Zimbabwe some mothers are selling their bodies just to put food in their children's mouths, putting their lives at risk in the process. Prostitution is a common survival mechanism in third wo...Published: 30 Aug 2012 at 12:16hrs | 2 | by Jane Green-Thorne
Zuma's racist painting: Time for the ANC leadership to wake up!
WHAT on earth is going on in South Africa and what does it tell the rest of the continent about the state of the African in that country?Make no mistake about it, and this is quite sad, but t...Published: 28 May 2012 at 05:17hrs | 2 | by Professor Jonathan Moyo is MP
Self styled superhero escapes court charges
A Seattle, US "superhero" Phoenix Jones, who was recently unmasked as 23-year-old Benjamin Fodor, was arrested in October after using pepper spray on several people he believed were involved in a fig...Published: 25 Nov 2011 at 06:06hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Building a defence college with China's 20-yr $98 million loan is 'criminal'
Finance minister Tendai Biti has said the 20-year $98 million loan from China to build a defense college at Chitamba Farm in Mazowe was "criminal." The Zimbabwean reported on Thursday.Respond...Published: 16 Jun 2011 at 15:24hrs | 2 | by TZ
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