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South Africa apex court reverses GMO approval
After an arduous nine-year legal battle, a full bench of the supreme court of appeal (SCA) has set aside the commercial approval of a drought-tolerant genetically modified (GM) variety of maize....Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 10:44hrs | 1845 | by Staff reporter
Former ZANU-PF MP under fire for supporting alleged child abuser
Former ZANU PF Chivi South Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu has faced backlash on social media after pledging support for Shaw Mushati, a woman arrested for allegedly abusing her baby.Zivhu a...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 20:22hrs | 554 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Govt, Bulawayo turn abandoned buildings into drug rehab centres
The government, in collaboration with the Bulawayo City Council (BCC), has embarked on an initiative to identify and renovate abandoned buildings for use as rehabilitation centres for drug abusers. Th...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:56hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna remanded in custody
Controversial Zanu PF politician and former legislator Dexter Nduna was on Saturday remanded in custody following his arrest for illegally collecting parking fees from motorists in Chegutu.The...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 10:30hrs | 2628 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo doctor earns milestone recognition
Bulawayo paediatric therapist Dr. Precious Madzimbe has made headlines once again, representing Zimbabwe at the esteemed 2024 International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders held ...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:59hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, ANC were publicly sworn enemies
Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF and South Africa's old National Party government were publicly sworn enemies. Privately, their relationship was a bit more complicated.On 7 and 8 February, 1983, for instanc...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 10:42hrs | 1264 | by Peter Fabricius
'Dexter Nduna faked his graduation'
University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Vice Chancellor Professor Paul Mapfumo has confirmed former Zanu-PF MP for Chegutu West, Dexter Nduna faked his graduation with a purported Bachelor of Laws degree....Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 17:50hrs | 3102 | by Staff reporter
Tragic at Anjin in Mutare, as worker is thrown out of moving truck
THERE was a fatal accident at the in Chiadzwa when the anjin Investment truck had one of the security guards thrown out of it while moving a development that has left fellow workers shocked and sadden...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 21:16hrs | 1091 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe avocado producers to join SA exporters in China shipments
Avocado producers from Zimbabwe will join South African exporters in sending fruit to China, it has emerged. According to the Harare-based Horticultural Development Council, "Avocados can now ...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 12:18hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Toddlers gruesomely murdered
Farai Nyamurenje from Mutoko has been ordered for a third psychiatric evaluation to determine his mental state following the murder of his two-year-old son, Tatenda, in 2012. After the inciden...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 07:54hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe headed for another coup?
This season we are living in, it's not a time for a hairdo. People are perching on the edge of the cliff. There is a loud whisper drifting around, almost like a wish among many. These chaps wi...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:25hrs | 2473 | by Tawanda Majoni
'Mentally-ill people also enjoy sex'
HIGH Court judges of appeal have said mentally-ill people also enjoy sex in their own right.The court said it could not be dispelled, where there was no evidence, that the mentally-ill are inc...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:54hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
SADC must worry more about Zimbabweans' welfare than the leaders' comfort
The frequent visits by the SADC Secretariat to Zimbabwe are quite troubling. Ever since preparations for hosting the 44th SADC Heads of State and Government Summit by Harare went into full thr...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 16:54hrs | 604 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ED2030 sloganeering lacks practicability
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, as I see it, the ED 2030 campaign sloganeering lacks practicality. It is corrosive, divisive and erosive. It contradicts the time-honoured lead...Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Zanu-PF upset by ANC's huge election disaster
ZANU-PF is upset by the ANC's huge election disaster because the ANC supported ZANU-PF in its misguided actions in Zimbabwe including the rigging of elections.The worst nightmare for ZANU-PF i...Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 09:21hrs | 27 | by Hopewell Chin'ono on X
Zimbabwe celebrates independence amid doom
WHEN visiting some towns, urban and rural areas across the country one is greeted by sullen and dropping faces with sorrow and hunger written all over their faces.In a few days to come Zimbabw...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 18:03hrs | 2 | by Leonard Koni
44 years into independence a giant is still facing economic collapse
Visiting some towns, urban and rural areas across the country one is greeted by sullen and dropping faces with sorrow and hunger written all over their faces.In a few days to come Zimbabwe wil...Published: 13 Apr 2024 at 16:40hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Community share ownership trust CEO faces arrest
TRADITIONAL leaders, villagers and other stakeholders have called for the arrest Chiadzwa Community Share Ownership Trust (CCSOT) Chief executive officer Hardwork Mukwada over charges of abuse of fund...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:42hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Anti-government critic Reneth Mano eyes top Government position
Anti Government critic Reneth Mano who became popular for bashing ZANU PF and accusing it of beating and maiming people during elections is now seeking a top post in the ministry of agriculture. On Ju...Published: 02 Apr 2024 at 18:53hrs | 1 | by Nixon Magwede
Mnangagwa cancels Marange 'thank you rally'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has cancelled his first thank you rally that was scheduled for St Noah College in Bocha, Manicaland province on Saturday.NewsDay is reliably informed that the rall...Published: 28 Mar 2024 at 06:25hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
SA man found guilty of murdering 6 Zimbabwean sex workers
The judge who found Sifiso Mkhwanazi guilty of murdering six Johannesburg sex workers delivering a scathing account of the 21-year-old's actions."I rejected the version of the accused… as be...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 19:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's third-term bid gathers pace
THE dolling out of top-of-the-range all-terrain vehicles to 100 chiefs from across the country by the government has raised eyebrows amid revelations that the traditional leaders are being rewarded fo...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
245% increase in suicide attempts
MPILO Central Hospital in Bulawayo has recorded a 245 percent increase in attempted suicide cases handled at the health institution amid reports that the most affected age group includes young adults ...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:54hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
EXCLUSIVE: Victim of Mafia Boss Francesco Marconati speaks on how he lost his beer plant and got deported
In the shadowy world of mafia dealings, a sinister evil chess game orchestrated by the self-styled Italian Mafia boss,Marconati, (pictured) has been exposed.Today, we delve into the Francesco ...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 17:27hrs | 2 | by George Tshuma
Self-styled mafia boss Francesco Marconati panics...threatens to sue media
In the wake of widespread media coverage exposing Francesco Marconati's alleged misdeeds across Zimbabwe, the self-styled Italian Mafia boss has resorted to legal threats in an attempt to suppress the...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 17:02hrs | 4 | by George Tshuma
Italian investor Francesco Marconati flouts mining regulations...poses threat to national security
Italian investor Francesco Marconati's contentious actions in Zimbabwe's mining sector have raised serious concerns about regulatory compliance, worker safety, and ethical standards. Despite being ord...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 13:00hrs | 15 | by George Tshuma
Cholera-causing bacteria found in Harare boreholes
UPPER Manyame Sub-Catchment Council (UMSCC) has detected Escherichia coli (E.coli), a cholera-causing bacteria in boreholes that were tested in 14 residential areas of Harare.The results, reve...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 04:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pan-Africanism is dead!
Twice, in as many weeks, I have heard Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa speak on the need to preserve Pan-Africanism.Yesterday was the latest, as he attended a memorial service he...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 22:11hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man kills his grandmother and cutting off her breast
A 30-YEAR-OLD man from Gokwe is on the run after allegedly fatally striking his grandmother (82) with a hoe handle before cutting off her left breast.The suspect was in 2016 charged with murde...Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 10:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa employing machiavellian politics to gauge his support
DAGGERS are out for former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa's trusted envoys, Gift Siziba and Amos Chibaya, who have emerged as the face of his yet to be launched party....Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
MASVINGO LAND EVICTIONS: Ibhetshu likaZulu steps in
In a shocking turn of events, the Ibhetshu Lika Zulu organization has issued a press statement decrying the eviction of villagers in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. Distress calls have flooded in from Ma...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:07hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
CCC in uncertain waters
WE are only a month into the new year, but it already feels like it has been long. The political year has started in earnest, lending credence to the counsel of political sages: A day is a very long t...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:02hrs | | by Ntando Dumani
'I want to know who killed me'
I want to know who killed me!The words from the soft-spoken tall dark man sent shivers down the spine of a security guard at Zimpapers Bulawayo Branch last Friday.He looked normal but ...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU slams Obert Mpofu
ZAPU has slammed an opinion piece written by Zanu-PF Secretary-General, Dr Obert Moses Mpofu, in which he claimed the ruling party is the ‘only viable' political entity in Zimbabwe that has outlived...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare water bombshell
Health authorities have identified at least four bacteria that cause water borne diseases such as cholera, typhoid and dysentery in some of Harare's water sources as the cholera outbreak that has grip...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:40hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Ingutsheni overwhelmed by abandoned patients
AUTHORITIES at Zimbabwe's largest psychiatric hospital, Ingutsheni in Bulawayo, have accused families of dumping their loved ones who are suffering from mental health issues at the facility, resulting...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:37hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
US diplomat outlines an ambitious vision for Zimbabwe
BOTTOM LINE- The US Embassy in Harare has identified the potential for Zimbabwe to become a growth hub for Southern Africa.- This is a curious conclusion to draw given the fact that Zi...Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 18:33hrs | 10 | by Michael Walsh
Tshabangu's colleagues can recall CCC MPs
Some lunatics here are asking me if I've seen what they claim is the "latest" judgment by Justice Chitapi allegedly on Tshabangu's 'legitimacy', and if so, what's my opinion on it.The so-calle...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 08:52hrs | 10 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Bulawayo drug dealer arrested
A 49-YEAR-OLD drug dealer from Entumbane high-density suburb in Bulawayo was arrested last week after he was caught in possession of sachets of mbanje.Bulawayo deputy provincial police spokesp...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:31hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans unhappy at hike in passport fees
A raft of new taxes and increases announced as part of Zimbabwe's 2024 budget by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has been widely condemned.The increase in passport fees to $200 (£160), up from ...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:42hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube makes Zimbabwean passport most expensive in the region
A raft of new taxes and increases announced as part of Zimbabwe's 2024 budget by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has been widely condemned.The increase in passport fees to $200 (£160), up from ...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 11:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Serial killer' sent to mental hospital
A MENTALLY-CHALLENGED Kadoma man, who committed a series of murders before turning the sword against his father and setting the family home ablaze in June 2021, has been sent to Chikurubi Psychiatric ...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politics is no game for naive thinkers
They say hope is for people who cannot see the truth! There are those hopeful one day Zanu-PF will stop governing Zimbabwe, yet the truth is speaking against their hope.In a candid conversatio...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:17hrs | 2 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
The Godfather experiment, politics of attrition in Zimbabwe
GODFATHER experiments are made in instances of confrontation and attrition, mostly, if not always. Godfathers consider themselves to be powerful figures who wield significant influence, especially und...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:47hrs | 10 | by Sharon Hofisi
Mnangagwa miserably failed to utilise the coup d'état dividend
Robert Mugabe on Herbert Chitepo (and a Rejoinder on the Missed Opportunity of the 2017 Coup)Book Excerpt from: In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas & Solutions)...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 16:49hrs | 19 | by Professor Arthur G.O. Mutambara
Dzino thinks Mnangagwa was a minor and peripheral player in the liberation struggle
Book Excerpt from: In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas & Solutions)By Professor Arthur G.O. MutambaraI later lose my autographed copy of Wilfred Mhanda's b...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:36hrs | 24 | by Professor Arthur G.O. Mutambara
Zimbabwe not on SADC extraordinary summit agenda
Tomorrow President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa, leaves Harare for a one-day Southern African Development Community (Sadc) extraordinary summit of heads of state and government set for the Angolan C...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 10:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
400 delegates jet into Zimbabwe for diamond Indaba
Approximately 400 delegates hailing from 59 countries, including Zimbabwe, are set to gather in Victoria Falls next week for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) summit. The focus of thes...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
WHO flags spike in Zimbabwe depression, suicide cases
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that Zimbabwe is grappling with high rates of depression and suicide among adults, surpassing many other African nations.Mental health institut...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 18:22hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Man with mental health problems hit by bus
A tragic incident unfolded in Dete as an Extra city bus struck and fatally injured a pedestrian at the Cross Dete Business Centre in the early hours of Monday morning, casting a somber mood over the l...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 11:55hrs | 6 | by Peter Matuka
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