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Minister in trouble over gold mine
SPARKS flew in the Ministry of Mines this week, as the long-running dispute over Ran Gold Mines, a 122-year-old asset in Bindura, took a new twist, with an angry party to the deadlock accusing Mines m...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1771 | by Staff reporter
Williams soars into top ten ICC Men's T20I rankings for all-rounders
ZIMBABWE'S Sean Williams broke into the top 10 of MRF Tyres ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings for all-rounders, having played a key role in their 2-1 series win over Scotland. Williams was the se...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 06:18hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Chidavaenzi captures Mugabe's legacy in latest book
Title: Chasing The Wind ISBN: 978-0-7974-79594-6In November 2017, a "powerful wind" orchestrated by the military chased Zimbabwe's long-time ruler, the...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:45hrs | 160 | by Fungayi Sox
Are sangomas really 'linked' to armed robberies?
Armed robbery in criminal law is an aggravated form of theft that involves the use of a lethal weapon a victim typically motivated by the desire to obtain money.Cases of armed robbery have rea...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:44hrs | 248 | by Blessing Mandabva
Villagers make way for billion dollar Chinese project
"Instead of joy and fulfilment, the fortunes sitting in the bowels of our fathers' land have brought misfortunes upon us," 78-year-old Chokutaura Chananda said ruefully.Chananda is among hundr...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:42hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
Suicide cases trigger alarm in Zimbabwe
"It is so hard to take it in because I could not hear him scream or anything, it is too painful," those are the heart-breaking words from Farai Munemo's mother Felistas Mundere.Munemo would ha...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:39hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Johannesburg's Zimbabwean mayor dies in car crash
Johannesburg's mayor Jolidee Matongo, a Zimbabwean only elected to the position last month, has died in a car accident.Matongo was involved in a car accident after the ANC program in Soweto wh...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 20:13hrs | 7539 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt's fake mega-deals raised false hopes
IN the run-up to the 30 July 2018 elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa repeatedly claimed that Zimbabwe had attracted investment commitments amounting to over US$16 billion since he took over power...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:38hrs | 1019 | by Staff reporter
Byrom leaves Somerset for Glamorgan
Zimbabwe-born toporder batter Eddie Byrom has left English county cricket side Somerset after signing a two-year deal with Glamorgan and will spend the rest of the season there on loan.Byrom, ...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:53hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Chief Negomo dethroned
CONTROVERSIAL Chief Negomo who made headlines in 2012 after punishing now late Prime Minister and MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai with two cows and two sheep for marrying in the sacred month of Novemb...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 18:49hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
GMB deliveries surpass targets
THE Government said the 2021 traditional grains production has improved remarkably and some crops exceeded the highest ever tonnage since independence.Addressing journalists during a Post Cabi...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:21hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Army commander's wife tipped for Zanu-PF top post
Zanu-PF Nyanga North constituency MP Chido Sanyatwe is reportedly leading the race to take over as the Manicaland Zanu-PF provincial women's league chairperson, with several districts said to be backi...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:16hrs | 6570 | by Staff reporter
Politically-motivated arrests worry Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF officials in Mashonaland East province are wary of politically-motivated arrests of members ahead of the looming provincial elections.Speaking during a provincial co-ordinating committ...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:14hrs | 1317 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers kill man in home raid
A Bulawayo man was shot dead at his home by four suspected armed robbers in an attack that left his neighbour with gunshot wounds. The man's family talked about the devastation of losing a loved one f...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:11hrs | 2131 | by Staff reporter
Learn soccer livescore results in a convenient format
A new season of the Spanish championship has started. In order not to miss a single important news about it, be sure to go to the sports statisti...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 05:39hrs | 170 | by Staff writer
BREAKING: Joana Mamombe wins court case
Harare West Member of Parliament Joana Mamombe is in a celebratory mood after a Harare magistrate dismissed an application by the National Prosecuting Authority for the revocation of Mamombe's bail fo...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 15:37hrs | 5823 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Lockdown relaxed to level 2...intercity travel opened
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has moved the country from alert level 4 lockdown to alert level 2 after scientific advice which indicated that the country was doing well in combating the deadly Coronavi...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 13:29hrs | 6459 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Journalist arrested for breaching Covid-19 curfew
CHITUNGWIZA-based community newspaper editor, Gilbert Munetsi has been arrested for allegedly breaking the Covid-19 lockdown curfew.The Courier newspaper editor is currently detained at St Mar...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 06:03hrs | 1107 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown guards need guarding
Lockdown robbery. That's perhaps the best thing to call it.The setting is a once-famous nightclub off Old Mazowe Road on the outskirts of New Marlborough. The time is 10pm on a Friday evening....Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:02hrs | 211 | by Tawanda Majoni
BREAKING: ZACC arrests two council CEOs
Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Muzarabani Rural District Council Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ennie Mapa (53) and Guruve CEO Tin...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 21:23hrs | 3186 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mvurwi
ZIMBOCASH achieves breakthrough in Zimbabwe
ZIMBOCASH, the ground-breaking decentralised currency system for Zimbabwe, has launched its updated payment system, where all its users are fully verified.Head of Communications at ZIMBOCASH, ...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 19:30hrs | 2674 | by Staff reporter
Sphithiphiti Evaluator abused because of her pro-Zuma views
The 36-year-old woman identified as Zamaswazi Zinhle Majozi and known as "Sphithiphithi Evaluator" on Twitter, has finally spoken out about her social media accounts, her political beliefs and her abu...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 07:15hrs | 1098 | by The Star
Hookers back on the streets
IT'S a Friday night and a skimpily dressed sex worker flags down vehicles and individuals on foot, soliciting for clients while on the lookout for law enforcement officers.The presence of poli...Published: 30 Aug 2021 at 20:25hrs | 1637 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rising to fastest growing economy in Africa
ZIMBABWE's economy is arguably the fastest growing on the African continent this year due to the sound policies being implemented by the Second Republic, President Mnangagwa has said.Economic ...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:08hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims that Zimbabwean economy is in fast lane
Zimbabwe's economy is arguably the fastest growing on the African continent this year due to sound policies being implemented by the Second Republic, President Mnangagwa has said.Economic grow...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:07hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa spooked by spectre of youth revolution'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba last week accused award-winning journalist Hopewell Chin'ono (HC), who is also a stern critic of the government of sour grapes after his bid...Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 21:32hrs | 2373 | by Staff reporter
Brick molders axe neighbour
Two Redcliff brick molders who allegedly axed their neighbor to death in a grudge fight were arrested and appeared at Kwekwe magistrate today....Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 15:08hrs | 996 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Kwekwe
Criminals descend on Bulawayo's affluent suburbs
BULAWAYO's affluent suburbs have been hit by a spate of housebreakings as organised criminal syndicates target businesspeople after cutting copper cables resulting in power blackouts. The gang...Published: 25 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1483 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema invites regional opposition leaders to inauguration
Zambia's incoming president Hakainde Hichilema sent dozens of invitations to foreign leaders for his inauguration on Tuesday, but breaking with tradition, he is also inviting opposition leaders from Z...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 17:34hrs | 5800 | by Staff reporter
ABC of knowing Mbudziyadhura munyaya dzematongerwo enyika
Not many zealous seemingly political Zimbabweans know @daddyhope, better called Mbudziyadhura. Let me measure for you the depth of his political convictions and what sets him hissing. I will do so fro...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 19:38hrs | 1428 | by Jamwanda
US$1 billion steel plant ready for take off
SEVERAL arms of Government in the Midlands Province say they are ready to smoothen the way for the birth of the US$1 billion Mvuma steel plant expected to be commissioned next year.Set to be A...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:48hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Ceteris Paribus #SanctionsMustGo
IN November 2018, Zimbabwean telecoms mogul Strive Masiyiwa joined the anti-sanctions lobby highlighting that no country could prosper with "its hands tied at the back".The impact of sanctions...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:15hrs | 136 | by Eben Mabunda
Zanu-PF condemns mine invasions
Zanu-PF Politburo member Ziyambi Ziyambi has warned those using the party's name to conduct mines and company invasions across Mashonaland West to stop breaking the law and soiling the party's image. ...Published: 17 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Binga gets a modern school from NetOne
The leading telecommunications company, NetOne has taken their Cooperate social responsibility (CRS) to yet another level as they build a school in the Siachilaba area of Binga, Mat North. The school,...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 11:10hrs | 685 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Church can't turn away the unvaccinated
CHURCHES yesterday questioned government's sincerity in al-lowing them to reopen for sit-in services at a time when only about 10% of the country's population has been vaccinated against COVID-19. ...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:54hrs | 1442 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe military displays hardware at park
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) yesterday launched its exhibition park at the Museum of African Liberation (MAL) premises in Harare. ZDF Commander General Phillip Sibanda, Zimbabwe National Army Com...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:41hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
High internet tariffs push online learning out of reach of many
THE rising cost of internet services at a time when learners countrywide are required to engage in online learning as a Covid-19 mitigation measure is a cause for concern. Schools have been closed sin...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
First phase of Beitbridge Border Post upgrade nears completion
WORK on the massive US$300 million modernisation of Beitbridge Border Post into a world class commercial hub has gathered momentum with major developments under the first phase of the project almost c...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:37hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
ZUPCO drivers in defiant strike over salaries
ZUPCO kombi drivers reportedly staged a defiant demonstration over non-payment of salaries at ZUPCO Kelvin depot in Bulawayo on Wednesday.According to online publication CITE, ZUPCO managers a...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 08:23hrs | 2248 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Ernest Maphepha Sibanda dies
Ernest Maphepha Sibanda, the former Highlanders Football Club footballer, manager and chairman who is well known for having led Bosso in of their most successful phases in the club's history has died....Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 11:32hrs | 5636 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Patati Patata clocks 3 million views
ENTERTAINMENT stellar, Roki has once again made history, breaking his own YouTube view count record with his latest release, Patati Patata.The track, a collaboration with iconic Congolese musi...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 10:43hrs | 1003 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 third wave ebbs fast in Zimbabwe
The ebbing of the third wave of Covid-19 speeded up in Zimbabwe last week, with death rates now falling, while vaccination is accelerating rapidly with the milestone of the one millionth second dose g...Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 07:32hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
'Captured' SA ConCourt trying to unscramble the illegal jailing of Jacob Zuma
The Constitutional Court has asked the legal teams of former president Jacob Zuma and other parties to submit documents addressing the international law and constitutional implications of his detentio...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 15:56hrs | 2036 | by Staff reporter
Politics behind Mnangagwa's 'buying spree'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is such a political fox. His charm is without comparison. Or, is that so?Well, there are different ways of looking at this "charm".If you like him so much,...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:35hrs | 1275 | by Tawanda Majoni
BREAKING: Robert Martin Gumbura dies?
Independent Robert Martin Gumbura Endtime Message church leader Robert Gumbura has died, seasoned journalist Hopewell Chin'ono has alleged. Posting on Twitter, Chin'ono said, "I have just been...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 16:54hrs | 6809 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Mozambican named amongst top 5 global terrorists
United States of America Secretary of State Anthony J Blinken has announced the designation of five terrorist leaders in Africa. Among them is Bonomade Machude Omar of Mozambique. According to...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 09:47hrs | 4410 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Liberation fighter Jane Ngwenya dies
Former liberation heroine and nationalist Jane Lungile Ngwenya has died at the age of 86. According to sources, Ngwenya passed on at Mater Dei Hospital on Thursday evening where she was receiving trea...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 11:21hrs | 1748 | by Mandla Ndlovu
So, we have abandoned 'One man, one vote!' for 'SOLID PLANS' to win rigged elections - how nauseating
The right to free, fair and credible elections, the right to a meaningful say in the governance of one's country is the mother of all rights because it is the guarantor of good governance and of all t...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 10:03hrs | 677 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwean actress joins Will Smith on set
Hollywood-BaSEd Zimbabwean actress Charmaine Bingwa, along with Ben Foster, Gilbert Owuor and Mustafa Shakir recently joined the cast of upcoming apple TV+ original thriller Emancipation, which stars ...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:51hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Budget-friendly ways to outsource top talent
Outsourcing has become increasingly popular in recent times as more companies around the globe choose to grow their businesses with specialist third-party professionals. In the wake of the pandemic an...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 22:58hrs | 245 | by Staff writer
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