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Zimbabwe telcos in another staggered price review
ZIMBABWE'S main telecommunication companies are set for another price adjustment on April 1, 2023, as operator battle to offset rising operational costs.The telecoms industry will review tarif...Published: 18 mins ago | 16 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Unit 7 synchronised with the Zimbabwe power grid
It was a historic moment yesterday evening here, when one of the Second Republic's signature projects, the Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit 7, was successfully synchronised with the national grid, ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 318 | by Staff reporter
JZ Moyo's younger brother dies
FORMER Zipra senior commander David Moyo, nicknamed "Sharpshoot", has died.Moyo, was the younger brother to former Zapu vice-president Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo, died at Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:45hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
African countries must scrap passports, abolish border restrictions
Colonisation created a divided Africa.Even when King Leopold II ravaged the present day Democratic Republic of Congo, he didn't envisage that Africa would have independent states one day....Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:50hrs | 312 | by Evans Mathanda
Power outages hit PPC cement sales
REGIONAL cement maker PPC expects sales volumes at its Zimbabwean unit will drop by 14% in the full year compared to the same period last year due to recurrent power outages and grey imports.P...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:28hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo solar tile producer eyes Sadc market
A BULAWAYO entrepreneur who produces solar roof tiles and kitchen countertops from plastic waste is eager to penetrate the Southern regional market and help promote intra-regional trade.Solar ...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:15hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
Botswana mulls scrapping passport requirement with Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe and Botswana citizens will soon be using national identity cards as travel documents amid indications that Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi has hinted on scrapping use of passports betwee...Published: 14 Mar 2023 at 05:50hrs | 2085 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans in the diaspora must be allowed to vote'
ZAPU has argued that the diaspora vote is a necessary political right because it is another way of appreciating Zimbabweans living abroad who send remittances back to the country.Ndodana Moyo,...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 19:23hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Churches join voter registration blitz
LOCAL churches have taken up voter registration campaigns to mobilise more eligible voters to register to vote in the forthcoming polls.Christian denominations under the Zimbabwe Council of Ch...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:27hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt approves construction of another Limpopo bridge
The construction of a third bridge across the Limpopo at Beitbridge between Zimbabwe and South Africa has been approved by Cabinet, as the Government moves a gear up to ensure required infrastructure ...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:15hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans arrested in operation targeting illegal working in UK's care industry
Six arrests have been made as part of a Home Office investigation into illegal working in the care sector.Home Office Immigration Enforcement teams executed six warrants at properties on Alma ...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:30hrs | 2569 | by Staff reporters
Zimbabwe in race to introduce digital currency
Zimbabwe is in the race to become one of the first African countries to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC).Nigeria became the first country in Africa to issue a CBDC, the eNaira,...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 10:25hrs | 2808 | by Staff reporter
Bosso test 3 hopefuls
TWO players, defensive midfielder Brighton Manhire and right back Marvelous Chigumira are going through their assessment at Highlanders Football Club with the hope of impressing the technical team bef...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:22hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet receives aircraft for local flights
FASTJET Zimbabwe has received the first of three Embraer 120, 30-seater aircrafts that will ply the Harare to Hwange and Harare to Kariba routes.The arrival of the aircraft is part of the ...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 20:22hrs | 847 | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabwe's fuel price now compares to other African countries
Zimbabwe's fuel price is painfully high and unlikely to drop significantly anytime soon.The average price of gasoline around the world is 1.30 U.S. dollars per litre. However, there is a subst...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 09:36hrs | 2625 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans jam UK work visa applications
ZIMBABWE is among top five countries that registered the highest number of citizens granted work visas to the United Kingdom (UK) in the past two years, latest statistics by the UK's Office of Nationa...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 07:16hrs | 5935 | by Staff reporter
The next frontier for Zimbabwe's lithium
THERE has been a scramble for Zimbabwe's lithium deposits by multinationals in the past five years. Exploration projects that kicked off in 2018 are now at advanced stages of implementation, and Zimba...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 19:20hrs | 1327 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe requests US$17m for Zambezi project
ZIMBABWE is set to make a US$17 million drawdown as part of an African Development Bank package for the Programme for Integrated Development and Climate Change in the Zambezi Basin (Pidacc Zambezi)....Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:09hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe abstains from unbinding UN vote over Russia/Ukraine war
ZIMBABWE is among the 32 countries that abstained from voting in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine on Thursday. Since the invasion of Ru...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:04hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Lance Mambondiani steps down
VETERAN banker, Lance Mambondiani is to step down from his post as Managing Director at BancABC.He is now expected to leave within the next three months once a replacement has been found....Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:39hrs | 994 | by Staff reporter
Why SA is destination of choice for asylum seekers
CURIOUSLY but not surprisingly, post-apartheid South Africa has turned out to be one of the preferred destinations for political exiles.The country has played host to many prominent political ...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:10hrs | 221 | by Dr Sizo Nkala
Parents visits to boarding schools banned
GOVERNMENT has with immediate effect banned parents and guardians from visiting learners at boarding schools in a move aimed at mitigating the spread of Covid-19.One of the boarding schools, S...Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 05:29hrs | 1280 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe readies for Cyclone Freddy
ZIMBABWE has activated its disaster response teams as it closely monitors a developing Cyclone Freddy amid incessant rains that continue to pound most parts of the country while authorities are concer...Published: 20 Feb 2023 at 05:28hrs | 1259 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe remains stuck in football wilderness
ON February 24, 2022, Fifa took the decision to suspend Zimbabwe from international football because of government interference in the running of the game.This was after the country's sports r...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 17:35hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Pastor faces sex worker murder charge
A Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) pastor based in Francistown, Botswana has been linked to the alleged murder of a suspected Zimbabwean commercial sex worker who was found dead in her house in Ma...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 20:53hrs | 2019 | by Staff reporter
Spotlight on slay queens, sex trafficking in Diaspora
Romanticised dreams of greener pastures have for a long-time drawn locals to the diaspora, at times, young married individuals leaving their spouses and children in hope for a better future.In...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 04:54hrs | 521 | by Kundai Marunya
Botswana threatens to sever ties with diamond giant De Beers
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has warned that his country may sever ties with diamond giant De Beers if talks to renegotiate a sales deal prove unfavorable to his government.Masisi al...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:57hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter
Bosso junior product on demand
FOREIGN teams are reportedly following the progress of former Bosso-90 winger Daniel Msendami who has set the Botswana Premiership alight with top class performances for championship-chasing Jwaneng G...Published: 15 Feb 2023 at 05:01hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is safe from tropical storms - Dingani, Freddy
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) says the country is safe for now from tropical storms Dingani and Freddy which are evolving and intensifying some 4 600km away in the Indian Ocean....Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 19:38hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Youngest African millionaire comes to Hustlers Summit Zimbabwe
Prominent businessman and Africa's second youngest Millionaire Dumisani Lingamangali Ncube, known as the Radical Entrepreneur, is landing in Zimbabwe to headline the 2nd annual edition of the Hustlers...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 11:44hrs | 21967 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BCC must work harder to tame the traffic menace
There is only one reason why long distance buses and commuter transporters in Bulawayo are picking and dropping passengers anywhere they want.Buses driving out of the city to Beitbridge, Gwand...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 05:40hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Namibian Government bans driving of second-hand in transit vehicles
THE Namibian Government has banned driving of second-hand in transit vehicles through that country and such vehicles will now only be transported on a car carrier trailer.The ban comes into ef...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 20:52hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe refurbishes embassies abroad
The Zimbabwean government refurbished chanceries and embassy buildings in seven countries last year as part of its program to improve the country's image abroad.The refurbished buildings are i...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 20:07hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
How an orphaned Zimbabwean rose to be a millionaire in Botswana
Banabasi Marambire grew up as an orphan in Zimbabwe with eight siblings. He endured long nights of hunger and was diagnosed with kwashiorkor disease when he was 14 due to poor nutrition.To sur...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 05:08hrs | 3232 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in South Africa sent bulk of remittances in 2022
ZIMBABWE'S diaspora community in South Africa and the United Kingdom accounted for the bulk of remittances last year, reaching US$1,66 billion up from US$1,43 billion in 2021, official figures show....Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 04:59hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora keeps Zimbabwe afloat but no vote
ALTHOUGH Zimbabweans in the diaspora are not allowed to vote from their host nations, their cash remittances back home are fast growing and helping to keep the country afloat.Last year, remitt...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:12hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Business of Arts seminar for SADC artists planned
Upcoming music and film label Zhomba Entertainment is set to host a Business of Arts seminar for artists which is meant to empower artists on the business side of the entertainment industry.Th...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 09:16hrs | 207 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Zimbabweans are angry'
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) have warned of simmering civil unrest due to unfettered corruption among President Emmerson Mnangagwa's lieutenants and cronies, after the country fared badly in Tra...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:46hrs | 1623 | by Staff reporter
Bulilima villagers build 6 clinics
SIX clinics being built by villagers in Bulilima East are nearing completion, a move that is expected to boost health provision and reduce distances they walk to access health services.The cli...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 08:54hrs | 1028 | by Staff Reporter
Malayitsha4ED launched in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO city centre came to a standstill on Tuesday afternoon when a convoy of cross-border kombis, mostly South African registered Toyota Quantums, moved around with drivers honking their horns, mar...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 07:34hrs | 948 | by Staff reporter
Reservoirs from Beitbridge to Plumtree
GOVERNMENT working with its development partners is setting up water reservoirs along Shashe River stretching from Beitbridge to Plumtree border posts as part of efforts to control cattle movement bet...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:39hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in 2023: There is great disorder, chaos under the heavens
GEORGE Orwell wrote so much and so well that one day it became cause for a whole essay to explain to himself and the world why he wrote as such.In the essay of 1946, Why I Write, Orwell recoun...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 05:49hrs | 1111 | by Dr William Jethro Mpofu
Botswana court upholds arrest warrant for ex-president Ian Khama
A Botswana court on Friday dismissed an application by former President Ian Khama to have an arrest warrant against him struck down.The warrant was issued by a...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 12:18hrs | 2120 | by Staff reporter
Jailed Zimbabwean killed in Botswana prison fight
A Zimbabwean prisoner was killed by his Motswana cellmate after a brawl ensued between the two in the dead of night on Sunday at a prison in Maun, Botswana.The Zimbabwean has since been identi...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:55hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Bosso's Msendami signs permanent deal with Botswana club
HIGHLANDERS Football Club's protégé Daniel Msendami, who is making waves in Botswana has seen his loan spell culminating in a permanent move to the ambitious Jwaneng Galaxy, with the winger reported...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 18:21hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Bosso striker appeals for medical assistance
BEDRIDDEN former Highlanders Football Club striker Patrick "Mboma" Mpofu, who has been unwell for some time with his condition deteriorating, is appealing for funds so that he gets medical assistance....Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 06:56hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Parent visiting days remain banned
PARENTS and guardians remain banned from visiting learners at boarding schools as Covid-19 prevention protocols remain in place.This comes ahead of the opening of schools tomorrow. Health offi...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:35hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Zifa weeds out unqualified coaches?
ZIFA is adamant that there will be no sacred cows as they fully implement standardisation of coaches, with the association's acting president Gift Banda saying unqualified gaffers will not be allowed ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:33hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
2 arrested for smuggling in Plumtree
POLICE in Plumtree recently arrested two people for allegedly smuggling an assortment of goods from neighbouring Botswana destined for Bulawayo.One of the arrested individuals was already on t...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:33hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Botswana's ex-President Khama asks court to set aside arrest warrant
Botswana's former president Ian Khama has filed an urgent court application seeking to strike down an arrest warrant issued against him by a magistrate last week.Court papers released on Thursday ...Published: 07 Jan 2023 at 07:07hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
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