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Mnangagwa revives canteens at Zimbabwe police stations
The Zimbabwean government has revived canteens at police stations, providing officers with improved meals, including English breakfasts with fried eggs, sausages, and baked beans, as part of efforts t...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 16:01hrs | 1203 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe farmers turn to maggots to survive drought
At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in southeastern Zimbabwe where drought wiped out the staple crop of corn.After m...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:28hrs | 1707 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF appoints new Head for Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology
ZANU-PF has announced the appointment of Ishmael Mada as the new principal of the Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology, succeeding Munyaradzi Machacha, who has been elevated to the position of National ...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:07hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
15 years for raping commercial sex worker
A 30-year-old man from Sojini Village in Mbembesi, Umguza District, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for raping a commercial sex worker. Gracious Lamula was convicted by Bulawayo regional magi...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 06:58hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police systems are crumbling
I don't know about these days, but one of the most shaming things back in the days was when a learner was sent back home because he or she didn't have a uniform.It was shaming on the learner a...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:43hrs | 19 | by Tawanda Majoni
Police brutality victim's family demands 'supernatural' justice
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been accused of covering up its officers' attack on a handcuffed suspect, who later died in holding cells at Banket Police Station, last month.The now de...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 05:07hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police brutality exposed
Three members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) special constabulary details are facing severe criticism for allegedly beating a suspect to death inside the holding cells at Banket Police Station....Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 06:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Prisoner dies at Zimbabwe court
A serving prison inmate has died this morning at the Harare Magistrate Courts' canteen area where he was working. It is believed that he might have been electrocuted while others suspect that ...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 16:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Garbage truck catches fire
A fire tender extinguishes a Karoi Town Council refuse truck that caught fire in the Central business districtTHERE was drama in Karoi town's central business district when a Karoi Town Counci...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firms shed 32 000 jobs
THE number of workers in the Bulawayo industrial area have massively declined from 40 112 that were employed in 1989 to 8 000 employed now, a 2022 survey by the local authority has revealed.It...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 17:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nust students complex awaits Mnangagwa commissioning
THE Government, through the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ), has completed constructing the massive US$17 million student accommodation complex in Bulawayo.The multi-purpose...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 15:10hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
CCC MPs' US$40,000 bribes will haunt them
MY late grandfather Lazarus Nyathi was a well-known panel beater, if not the only one at some point in our community. So great was his work that even insurance companies contracted him to do the resto...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 18:39hrs | 1 | by Gifford Mehluli Sibanda
Mnangagwa donates farming equipment, bus to Solusi
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday donated an assortment of equipment that will help transform the Seventh Day Adventist-run Solusi University in Figtree, with the consignment including tractors with ploug...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Chinese Parly building complete
Epitomising magnificence, the imposing six-storey circular Parliament Building in Mount Hampden sitting on a 70-metre platform above the picturesque surrounding area, symbolically projecting legislati...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:14hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube has not ruled out US$ salaries
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it had not yet ruled out the possibility of paying civil servants salaries in United States dollars citing the current US$175 incentive as evidence of its willingness to meet...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
7-day ultimatum for businesses operating illegally
More than 70 percent of businesses in Harare are operating in defiance of regulations or by-laws and Government will descend on them if they fail to regularise their operations within seven days....Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hungry mine worker steals 5 kg beef
A hungry Fredda Rebecca worker Jonah Mufananyawe (52) was arraigned before a Bindura magistrate Maria Msika for stealing meat on Friday....Published: 25 Jan 2022 at 02:19hrs | 11 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Acid test for Zimbabwe's health restructuring
THE desire is to have a national healthcare system that ensures equitable access to services of sufficient quality to all, thereby, leaving no one behind," said Vice-President and Health minister Cons...Published: 23 Dec 2021 at 05:42hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
It's the economy, stupid!
WORKING for government remains one of the surest ways for a stable income, job security and above all, a ticket to further studies for many across the globe.However, with each passing day, the...Published: 23 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Level 2 lockdown extended
The Level Two national Covid-19 lockdown has been extended by a further two-weeks with no further relaxations and citizens are being urged to follow all required safeguards as complacency continues to...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
They have no answers for Nero's charisma
My Dear People,In politics there is a "baby-kissing" season, where politicians go out and hug and kiss babies whose parents they do not know.By doing this, politicians would be trying ...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 09:04hrs | 1 | by DOCTOR STOP IT
'Workers want better salaries, not WiFi'
HEALTH professionals yesterday scoffed at government's offer to stop mass resignations through the provision of non-monetary incentives such as WiFi and loans, saying their employer was focusing on tr...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to block nurses' exodus
THE government has set up an inter-ministerial committee to look into the brain drain in the health sector following a sharp rise in the number of health professionals leaving the country for greener ...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Perks to stem doctors, nurses brain drain
A range of non-monetary incentives such as accommodation, transport and vehicle loans for health workers added to their package is seen as a way of retaining health staff and moderating the brain drai...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anti-brain drain committee set up
GOVERNMENT has set up a committee to arrest the brain drain in the health sector as the Second Republic continues to pursue bilateral agreements with other countries for health professionals within th...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pay day in 1973, indlovu iwile
THIS week the writer reels back to 1973 to give you an in-depth picture of the setup Ekasi on a pay day when all employees had received their monthly pay. This would be around the 25th day of the mont...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:32hrs | 10 | by Clifford Kalibo
Bulawayo's student accommodation complex takes in first batch
THE Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ)-owned Bulawayo Student Accommodation complex is expected to take in its first students this month with one of the wings now at 96 percent complet...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 08:45hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prison officers protest over poor working conditions
About 400 Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officers undergoing different specialist training at Ntabazinduna in Matabeleland North province reportedly staged a protest on Monday over p...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:29hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa put drug dealers on notice
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has put drug dealers on notice after nudging judges and magistrates to mete harsh custodial sentences on them in order to curb drug and substance abuse.He said dru...Published: 04 Sep 2021 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Reasons for buying a stainless steel wall shelf
Previously, stainless steel furniture could only be found in kindergarten kitchens or school canteens. Today, such furnishings are widely used both for equipping a professional kitchen area in various...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 19:02hrs | 9 | by Staff Writer
Thieves break into police canteen; steal cash, 18kg meat
POLICE have arrested two daring thieves who broke into their canteen at Drill Hall in Bulawayo and stole cash and groceries, including 18kg of meat.Bulawayo police spokesperson Abednico Ncube ...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for stealing lover's phone
THE love of beer earned a Bindura man a stint in jail after he stole his girlfriend's cell phone to sell and then buy some beer.Emmanuel Katikitika (23) was sentenced to two months in prison b...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Corruption in the Zimbabwe Republic Police a smoke without fire
In Zimbabwe, it is very rare for politicians holding ministerial positions or senior officers to resign on their own without a hint of scandal. So it has ...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 19:51hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa, Chamisa rush to assist stranded Mpilo doctors
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has committed $287 million towards the construction of new accommodation for doctors at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo after their living quarters wer...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 18:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says doctors, nurses deserve better
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said doctors and nurses in the country deserve the highest quality working conditions and support, hence Government's swift move to rehabilitate doctors' quarters that we...Published: 02 Jun 2021 at 07:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Govt pledges to renovate razed Mpilo Central building
Government has pledged to renovate Mpilo Central Hospital doctors' residence quarters that burned down on Wednesday and to help affected workers replace destroyed personal belongings and certificates....Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Lack of maintenance caused Mpilo fire'
THE Government has resolved to renovate the Mpilo Central Hospital doctors' residence that burned down on Wednesday and help affected workers replace destroyed personal belongings and certificates....Published: 29 May 2021 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Doctors, nurses leave Bulawayo hospitals
MORE than 140 healthcare workers have resigned from Bulawayo's central hospitals, a development which has compromised service delivery. Most of these healthcare workers are said to be trekking to the ...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
New dispensation delivers health care to Bulawayo
THE new dispensation has undertaken a number of projects and introduced some measures that have improved the quality of health care services in Bulawayo. Top of the list is Ekusileni Medical C...Published: 14 May 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Transport Ministry in lousy Beitbridge - Bulawayo highway repair
GOVERNMENT through the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development has started repairing the damaged Beitbridge-Bulawayo highway road.The road repairs are temporarily in the sense tha...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
'2020 marks death of public health system'
In the midst of severe economic unrest, the Zimbabwean healthcare system has been disintegrating and coming apart at the seams over the years and 2020 took it a notch higher with the advent of COVID-1...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thieves steal mobile phones at police station
Daring thieves allegedly pounced on Mvurwi police station and stole mobile phones through windows.This happened at three separate houses in the police camp.According to police officers...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 11:26hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chiwenga wary of Covid-19 second wave threat
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday warned of the possibility of the country being hit by a second wave of Covid-19, saying ignorance, denial and wishful thinking could lead to more death...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwelivesmatter, says Mnangagwa
THE lives of Zimbabweans matter more than the economy which is why the Second Republic put in place measures that have seen the country managing to ensure that Covid-19 infections do not spiral out of...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-Iran scholarship goes 19 months without stipend from govt
To the minister responsible for students on govt scholarships We were awarded Government Sponsored Scholarships to study in various Engineering disciplines in the Islamic Republic State of Ira...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Student
Zimondi ignores 'traitorous' prison officer's appeal
Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) Commissioner-General Paradzai Zimondi is yet to respond to the appeal of Chiredzi-based prison officer, John Mahlabera who was convicted and dismissed ...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 14:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
3-gun thief committed to mental institution
A man who escaped from police custody before stealing three guns at Gwanda Urban Police Station has been committed to Mlondolozi Mental Prison after doctors confirmed that he was mentally unstable. ...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe outlines university innovation hub strategy
THE Government has set aside hundreds of millions of dollars that will see the construction of innovation hubs in six universities as well as infrastructural overhaul in the higher and tertiary educat...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba blasts Parly admin
Member of Parliament for Buhera South Joseph Chinotimba has accused administrators at Parliament of fuelling the current price madness in the economy, the Daily News can report.This was after ...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 14:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Strikers darts team struck gold in Jewel Cup Darts Tournament
HARARE - The 2018 edition of the Jewel Cup held at the weekend at Highfields Canteen did not disappoint as Harare Darts Association top teams faced each other for the umpteenth time in the tournament....Published: 12 Nov 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Collen Maenda
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