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Mliswa says army should have been used to forcefully remove villagers
INDEPENDENT legislator for Norton Temba Mliswa has questioned why government failed to deploy the army to drive away villagers who allegedly ignored calls by authorities to vacate their areas ahead of...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1066 | by newzimbabwe.com
Zimbabwe banks must support the interbank trading
THE interbank market, revived by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) recently, has gotten off to a slow start because the majority - if not all the banks - are still in the process of putting their sys...Published: 22 hrs ago | 386 | by Andrew Lampard
Zimbabwe's first black woman to get driver’s licence
JOANNA Sibanda's life has been one long series of firsts and she is not shy to tell anyone who cares to listen. When one visits her warm home, she speedily unearths a stash of certificates and...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 22:25hrs | 5195 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai donation; Chamisa lies
So devastating are the damages caused by Cyclone Idai which left a trail of deaths, destructions and displacement in the country's Manicaland Province. Bodies continue to be discovered, while those st...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 08:03hrs | 13174 | by Jasper Hloka
It never rains but pours; to 38 years bad governance add drought, Idai and now savage power cuts
"ELECTRICITY power generation at Lake Kariba has been cut due to falling water levels in the dam," reported Bulawayo24.com "In a statement, the Zambezi River Authority said water allocation fo...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 08:00hrs | 1743 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chimanimani: Valley of the shadow of death
CHIPO Dhliwayo (30) of Rusitu village in Chimanimani is a devastated woman after a nasty encounter with the fury of nature.The blank look on her face, long after shedding many tears over the l...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:39hrs | 749 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hires luxury jet from Dubai to fly him to Bulawayo
President Emmerson Mnangagwa hired a luxury jet from Dubai to fly him the hour-long journey from Harare to Bulawayo on Thursday, ZimLive reported.The Airbus A318-100 flew seven hours and 16 mi...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 19:24hrs | 7547 | by ZimLive
Married woman caught pants down, taken to police whilst undressed
A Chitungwiza married woman was reportedly caught pants down with another man in the wee hours of yesterday.Nathaniel Nyagura, 31, who is married to Grace Pama, 31, under Marriages Act Chapter...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 19:10hrs | 3167 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns against looting of donations
Unco-ordinated collection and disbursement of donations towards relief efforts for Cyclone Idai victims in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces has created gaps and loopholes, which are being manipulated...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 19:05hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
No to looting of #CycloneIdai donations
Emerging unverified reports of corrupt people who are said to be 'helping' themselves with the donations towards relief efforts for Cyclone Idai victims in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces cannot go ...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 12:29hrs | 1335 | by Christine Lethokuhle Mabhena
Serious secrets exposed by Cyclone Idai
Zimbabwe' "has" heard many stories of tragedy, heroism and community spirit which come from the floods of recent weeks and of course the cyclones in Manicaland and some parts of Mashonaland East and C...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 08:26hrs | 12099 | by Dr. Masimba Mavaza
Kereke caught up in Parliament storm
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi was yesterday grilled in the National Assembly by Norton MP Temba Mliswa over reports that incarcerated former Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke was enjoying co...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 08:16hrs | 3054 | by Staff reporter
Truck spills dangerous sulphuric acid
A ZAMBIA-bound haulage truck transporting 30 000 litres of sulphuric acid was involved in an accident spilling the hazardous liquid near Northlea High School in Bulawayo's Richmond suburb. The...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:25hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwe Republic Police
During the Rhodesia era the police force then was called the British South Africa Police( BSAP). It was well trained, disciplined and efficient. More-so it had resources for use in combating crime. It...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 21:26hrs | 11534 | by Clemen Moyo
Mnangagwa plans to stop using army in demos
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed government's plan to buy riot hardware and water cannons for police officers in a bid to stop relying on the military in containing violent demonstrations....Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 15:10hrs | 6941 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wants MPs to push for Department of Civil Protection reform
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa wants his legislators to push for capacitation and reform of the Department of Civil Protection (DCP) in the aftermath of the devastating Cyclone Idai.Currentl...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:21hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
#Cyclone Idai: Mnangagwa on the ground
President Mnangagwa will today tour areas that were affected by Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani to assess the extent of the damage and get a realistic appreciation of the situation on the ground. ...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:20hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Build to live not just stay
Disaster times are not for political grandstanding and populist manoeuvres. For a whole someone with ambitions to occupy the highest office in the land to say government did not do enough for cyclone ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 23:25hrs | 1830 | by Thomas Murisa
Man fatally stabs wife's daughter
A 21-YEAR-OLD young woman from Mberengwa was allegedly fatally stabbed by her stepfather with a kitchen knife for intervening in a fight between him and her mother. Acting Midlands provincial ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 23:04hrs | 2641 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabweans arrested in SA over explosives
THE South African Police Services (Saps) at Beitbridge on Friday arrested two Zimbabwean men for possession of explosives comprising connector cap fuses and cables valued at R250 000.The pair ...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:52hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai kills 31, several displaced
At least 31 people have died in Manicaland's Chimanimani district as homes and bridges were swept away by a tropical storm that began on Friday.There are fears that the death toll is much high...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:49hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo's legacy under threat
A close-up chat with Chimurenga musician Thomas Mapfumo may dwell generously on his music and culture as much as it can give a sense that he is strikingly rattled by the waning influence his brand of ...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:45hrs | 1287 | by Staff reporter
Deployment of Shona civil servants in Matabeleland condemned
The government of Zimbabwe is not doing the people of Matabeleland any favour by withdrawing Shona teachers it deployed in Bulawayo primary schools, this should not have happened in the first place. M...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 08:42hrs | 2801 | by Israel Dube
Grace Mugabe and a fracturing Zanu-PF
continued from last weekMany of those mansion builders were comrades-in-arms from Zimbabwe's war of independence. They, their families, and their business cronies were not eager to give up pow...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 17:11hrs | 1560 | by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield
Forcing countries to pay debt in currency it denies them - that's the US!
ONE thing for sure is that Zimbabwe is not short of real original thinking to counter the West's capture of some Zimbabwean minds.Because of donor funding, too many politicians (naturally more...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 06:02hrs | 650 | by Conway Tutani
Man dumps blind wife, marries tenant
A BLIND woman's attempt to stop her husband's secret wedding yesterday at the Harare Magistrates' Court failed after she arrived moments after the signing.Only identified as Mrs Chidzoka, the ...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 19:27hrs | 1575 | by Staff reporter
Trees are life let's plant them
Noone can downplay the importance of trees to both humanity and wildlife, from timber, cattle pens, firewood to fruits and the medicinal roots used by the village 'sangoma'. Trees are life let...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 19:26hrs | 80 | by Thomas Murisa
Mnangagwa gradually transforming himself into a rural President
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is more or less transforming himself into a rural president as he has lost sympathy with the urbanites by failing to walk the talk in delivering what he promised prior to ...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 21:32hrs | 938 | by Knowledge Hakata
Herbal remedy kills girl (4)
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD dumb girl from Bulawayo died after her mother allegedly fed her a herbal concoction to help her gain speech. The father of the girl, Mr Mbuso Ncube, reported his wife to the po...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 22:25hrs | 1032 | by Staff reporter
Trevor Ncube apologises to Zimbabweans
Alpha Media Holdings Boss Trevor Ncube has apologised to Zimbabweans over a story that appeared on Newsday saying RTGS$ to devalue further.Newsday quoted Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governo...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 17:00hrs | 9849 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Farmer's son brutally killed over pastures
THERE has been another murder at Chemagora farms in Gokwe South after two illegal settlers at Farm 26 brutally killed the son of the property owner following a dispute over pastures. Last mont...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 06:00hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Government unveils $150m for students accommodation
GOVERNMENT has secured $150 million for the construction of students' hostels at three local universities to ease accommodation challenges, a senior official has said. Lupane State University,...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 05:56hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Zimra system fails
FREIGHT shipping and forwarding agents have reverted to manual clearing after the Customs and Excise Automated System for Customs Data (Asycuda) failed to convert recently introduced duty regimes, New...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 07:14hrs | 766 | by Staff reporter
Botswana is going backwards, says Ian Khama
Botswana's former president, Ian Khama, has vowed not to rest until stability in his country is restored.Speaking to City Press on Friday night at the Intercontinental Hotel at OR Tambo Inter...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 15:44hrs | 9368 | by City Press
Young spirit medium unsettles Chief
Intriguing claims by a 24-year female spirit medium that the Munyaradzi chieftainship is in wrong hands could see Urayayi Munyaradzi losing his position as chief.The Munyaradzi chieftainship h...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 13:45hrs | 2856 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime's weapon of choice against dissent
Joshua Nkomo, Morgan Tsvangirai, Dumiso Dabengwa, Lookout Masuku, Abel Muzorewa, Tendai Biti, Renson Gasela and Ndabaningi Sithole all have something in common.The firebrand politicians challe...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 09:14hrs | 590 | by Desmond Chingarande
Zimbabwe rogue soldiers accounted for, claims Justice minister
In January President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised that members of the security forces behind human rights violations during the January 14 protests would be prosecuted.Mnangagwa made the pledge...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 09:07hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
Alexander Maseko absolves John Sibanda
ZIMBABWE looked set to beat Congo-Brazzaville on 14 July 1991 to set a last Group F win and qualify situation against Malawi in Lilongwe two weeks later in the build up to the 1992 Africa Cup of Natio...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 08:50hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi haunts Mnangagwa
More than 22 years after the Gukurahundi massacres ended, that sad episode in Zimbabwe's history continues to rear its ugly head with the deputy minister of Defence, Victor Matemadanda this week rushi...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 12:31hrs | 4788 | by Staff reporter
Fostering gender equality by eradicating period poverty
Again, it is that day of the year when we commemorate International Women's Day, a day that we also take stock of the victories that have been won for girls and women so far. And again, there is not m...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 08:41hrs | 195 | by Theresa Farai Nyava
Obert Mpofu's ex-employee arrested with 120kg of ivory?
A former mayor of Zimbabwe's tourist hotspot Victoria Falls was caught with nine elephant tusks weighing 120 kilogrammes and arrested with two other suspects, police said on Friday.Sifiso Mpof...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 07:09hrs | 2536 | by Staff reporter
Zhombe gold turf war ends in tragedy
Police have launched a manhunt for eight Zhombe gold panners who stabbed two fellow miners leaving one dead and another battling for his life following a fight over a gold claim.Midlands provi...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 06:57hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Cheating neighbours caught, thumped
A 36-YEAR-OLD woman was recently given a divorce token by her husband after she was found being intimate with their next-door gardener. Nhamo Nyabusha and her neighbour only identified as Rich...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 17:02hrs | 8268 | by Staff reporter
Fostering gender equality by eradicating period poverty
Again, it is that day of the year when we commemorate International Women's Day, a day that we also take stock of the victories that have been won for girls and women so far. And again, there is not m...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 09:57hrs | 193 | by Theresa Farai Nyava
Zimbabwe's coup: Net gain or no gain?
The scene in downtown Harare, Zimbabwe, on 21 November 2017 was extraordinary.Thousands walked through the streets, cheering, waving Zimbabwean flags, greeting soldiers as heroes, and taking s...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 07:12hrs | 830 | by Linda Thomas-Greenfield & Bruce Wharton: US Diplomats
Mine workers up for murder
Four mine workers at Charles gold claim, Makusha Farm in Bindura, were yesterday arrested on charges of killing a suspected ore thief.According to the police, Tendai Mubaiwa (35) of Rain Mine ...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 06:58hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe should pay medical bills for its citizens in SA, says ANC bigwig
The South African government should start billing foreign countries whose citizens pop into the country to take advantage of free services.The foreign countries should also be sent invoices if...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 17:47hrs | 1949 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as Mnangagwa is sucked into ZANU PF Byo fiasco
The Provincial Administrator of ZANU PF Bulawayo Province Elifas Mashaba has been caught in the eye of a storm after President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday dissolved Bulawayo Province ZANU PF struc...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 17:39hrs | 4821 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Violent wife caught red-handed
A Harare man claims he is living in fear of his allegedly violent wife, who always beats him up.Simon Chingeto bared all when he was applying for a protection order at the Harare Civil Court a...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 12:56hrs | 5218 | by Staff reporter
ZITF hotel budget thrown off track as inflation sets in
Zimbabwe's largest exhibition company Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is planning to construct a convention centre and hotel to beat accommodation shortages experienced in the previous editio...Published: 06 Mar 2019 at 06:24hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
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