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Zimbabwe safe from severe Tropical Storm Dikeledi
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has assured Zimbabweans that the country will not be affected by Severe Tropical Storm Dikeledi throughout the week of Friday, January 10 to Wednesday, Jan...Published: 13 hrs ago | 564 | by Staff reporter
Machakaire impressed by basic first aid training
Youth Minister Tino Machakaire has expressed admiration for the successful rollout of the free basic first aid training programme under the Presidential Emergency Medical Scheme, which is being facili...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:48hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reads the riot act
President Mnangagwa has issued a stern warning to senior Zanu-PF members accused of using social media to sow divisions, create discord, and confuse the party's membership. Addressing the 380th sessio...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 08:13hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for unity in ZANU-PF
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for renewed commitment and unity within ZANU-PF as the party sets its sights on the upcoming 2025 elections. Speaking at the 380th Ordinary Session of the Polit...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:11hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Rains rekindle hope
The recent downgraded Cyclone Chido has brought much-needed relief to farmers in Zimbabwe's southern regions, rejuvenating crops, pastures, and water sources that had been under severe stress due to t...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:46hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Chido brings varied rains to Zimbabwe
Tropical Depression Chido brought widespread rainfall to Zimbabwe yesterday, with some areas experiencing heavy downpours exceeding 60mm. The system, which originated as a tropical cyclone, had alread...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:40hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Chido wreaks havoc, Zimbabwe braces for Impact
Cyclone Chido, one of the strongest storms to hit Southern Africa in recent years, has caused widespread devastation in Mauritius, Madagascar, Mayotte, and Mozambique. The powerful cyclone, which made...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 04:38hrs | 3309 | by Staff reporter
'Weak' Chido to reach Zimbabwe on Tuesday
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has announced that Tropical Cyclone Chido is expected to reach Zimbabwe on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, after it weakened upon making landfall in Mozambique...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 13:07hrs | 1613 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Chido to bring heavy storms across Zimbabwe
Tropical Cyclone Chido is expected to make landfall in Zimbabwe today, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has announced. While the cyclone has weakened after moving west-southwestward over l...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 10:35hrs | 4117 | by Staff reporter
Hailstorm hits Bulawayo as Cyclone Chido looms
Bulawayo was battered by a fierce hailstorm yesterday evening, with strong winds, lightning, and balls of ice carpeting the streets and open spaces. The storm, which lasted approximately 20 minutes be...Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:15hrs | 1677 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe braces for Cyclone Chido's impact
Tropical Cyclone Chido is expected to reach Zimbabwe tomorrow afternoon, bringing strong winds and heavy rains, with authorities on high alert to mitigate potential damage and loss of life.For...Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:13hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Chido to make landfall in Zimbabwe on Monday
Cyclone Chido, currently wreaking havoc across the Indian Ocean, is set to make landfall in Mutoko, northeast of Zimbabwe, on Monday, 16 December, at around midday. This was confirmed by James Ngoma, ...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 11:26hrs | 1403 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains expected in Zimbabwe
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC) has raised an urgent alert regarding Tropical Cyclone Chido, currently forming over the southweste...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:32hrs | 970 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prepares for tropical cyclone
Zimbabwe is taking precautionary measures to mitigate potential impacts from Tropical Cyclone Chido, which is currently located northeast of Madagascar. Though meteorological experts predict minimal e...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 14:39hrs | 1403 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's body arrives
The body of former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, who passed away in India last week at the age of 84, arrived in Harare yesterday. He was accompanied by his wife, Laurinda, their children, and ot...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 06:43hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Tropical cyclone Chido to hit Zimbabwe on December 17
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD), in collaboration with the Department of Civil Protection, has issued an alert regarding Tropical Cyclone Chido, which has intensified significantly over t...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 06:42hrs | 2712 | by Staff reporter
8 ex-MPs short-listed for Zacc commissioners' interviews
Eight former legislators have been shortlisted for public interviews for the position of commissioners at the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), following the expiry of the terms of office fo...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:57hrs | 574 | by Staff reporter
'Cyclone Chido not a threat to Zimbabwe'
The Southern African Development Community Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC) has issued an alert regarding Tropical Cyclone Chido, which has formed over the south-western Indian Ocea...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:34hrs | 1591 | by Staff reporter
Teenage Hadebe rakes in big earnings at FC Cincinnati
Zimbabwe international soccer player Teenage Hadebe is undoubtedly making waves both on and off the field, with his Major League Soccer (MLS) contract at FC Cincinnati showing impressive figures that ...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:43hrs | 1275 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Domboshava road upgrade nears completion
The Harare City Council's ongoing struggles with waste management have led to significant garbage accumulation and overflowing sewage at key public transit points, sparking health concerns among commu...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 10:55hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Harare City fails to cope with piles of garbage
The Harare City Council's ongoing struggles with waste management have led to significant garbage accumulation and overflowing sewage at key public transit points, sparking health concerns among commu...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 10:55hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Former ZANU PF MP fingered in gold theft
Former Mazowe North Member of Parliament (MP) Campion Mugweni ( ZANU PF), who previously faced accusations of manipulating his relationship with President Mnangagwa’s daughter for political gain, ha...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 22:28hrs | 1423 | by Staff Reporter
Sanyatwe embroiled in Nyanga chieftainship wrangle
Chido Sanyatwe, the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage and Zanu-PF Nyanga North legislator, is facing criticism for introducing the recently dethroned Chief Katerere, Alexio Chinong...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 14:00hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Zimra denies UK-based returning resident rebate
Arreta Chidodo, a former UK resident, has lost a High Court case against the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) seeking a refund of customs duty for goods she imported upon her return to Zimbabwe.&nbs...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:25hrs | 2544 | by Staff reporter
Mhindirira FC Platinum bound?
FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza is reportedly keen on signing a midfielder, with an official announcement expected soon. Despite social media claims of a completed deal, FC Platinum communications off...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
ZEC requested to publicise procurement details voting material
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is facing scrutiny and calls for transparency regarding its procurement of voting materials for the 2023 elections. Human rights defender Tapiwa Chiriga has req...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:32hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor denied bail
Seke Ward 11 councillor Patson Chipunza (Zanu-PF) appeared before Harare provincial magistrate Dennis Mangosi on charges of fraud related to the subdivision and sale of land belonging to the late form...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South records reduction in maternal deaths
Matebeleland South acting provincial medical director Andrew Muza says there has been a notable decline in institutional maternal deaths in the province since the launch of a health fund programme two...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gold Mafia exposes Mnangagwa's US$240m election war chest
SELF-STYLED prophet and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ambassador-at-large Uebert Madzanire, aka Uebert Angel, has claimed that Mnangagwa will spend US$240 million for his re-election bid.Appe...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sangoma's US$30 000 wedding brings Harare to a standstill
SEKURU Tasvu's nuptials with his sweetheart Talent Qeliwe Mpofu last weekend were rare in more ways than one.Not only was it a spectacle to have a traditional healer opting to have a white wed...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:08hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Man appears in court for killing rival suitor
A 32-year-old artisanal miner from Murehwa operating in the Kitsiyatota mining site, Bindura, has appeared in court for fatally stabbing a love rival. Nicholas Masangudza from Masangudza villa...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 15:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Thief snatches Chido Mnangagwa's phone
A SUSPECTED thief appeared in court for allegedly snatching an iPhone from a woman while she was driving in Harare's avenues area.Oliver Rimai (43) was yesterday arraigned before Harare magist...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unrepentant phone thief, ex-convict back in court
An unrepentant Harare thief and beneficiary of a recent presidential amnesty has been arrested again, this time for snatching an Iphone 15 promax from one Chido Mnangagwa.Oliver Rimai, 43, als...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 07:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Witch hunters wreak havoc in Mhondoro-Ngezi
Stories of witch hunters wreaking havoc in rural areas have been told repeatedly, but gullible villagers continue to fall victim to the scammers.Known as tsikamutandas or gauras, the purported...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:40hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Burial impasse drags on for 4 months
IT is now four months since the murder of a Gokwe artisanal miner at Zhombe Business Centre, popularly known as Kwa-Juwero under Chief Gwesela, with affected families failing to agree on terms and con...Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 06:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF, FAZ abused school facilities during elections'
A LATEST report by the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has exposed rampant abuse of school facilities by Zanu-PF activists ahead of the disputed August elections in violation of a...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Weed lands another Binga man behind bars
A 42-year-old man from Malalya village under Chief Pashu in Binga cried red tears on Wednesday morning following the announcement of his verdict by Hwange Magistrate Court represented by Ms Fungai Dzi...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 09:04hrs | 12 | by Peter Matuka
Trio nabbed for growing, possession of weed
Three Binga men will enjoy Christmas behind bars following the announcement of a remand in custody on Thursday afternoon by Hwange Magistrate Court represented by Ms Fungai Dzimiri.The trio ar...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 08:53hrs | 10 | by Peter Matuka
Fertilizer Fiasco: Binga Teacher Behind Bars for Presidential Inputs Scandal
In a recent legal development, a 39-year-old teacher from Chinego Primary School under Chief Pashu in Binga finds himself in custody following accusations of unlawfully possessing Presidential Command...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 08:35hrs | 9 | by Peter Matuka
Man remanded for unlawful drug dealing
In a recent legal development, a 42-year-old resident of Malalya village under Chief Pashu in Binga has been remanded in custody following accusations of engaging in unlawful dealings with dangerous d...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 21:37hrs | 12 | by Peter Matuka
Bosso's Mbongeni Ndlovu joins FC Platinum
HIGHLANDERS combative defender Mbongeni "Mbola" Ndlovu has reportedly joined free spending FC Platinum on a two-year contract.Ndlovu, who was on top of his game in the just concluded 2023 seas...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Imbiber glasses colleague over shop closure
A 27-year-old man from Malalya area under Chief Nekatambe in Binga, Nyashadzashe Tshuma appeared before Hwange Magistrate Ms Rumbidzai Yolanda Kabasa on Thursday morning, pleading guilty to a charge o...Published: 10 Dec 2023 at 14:25hrs | 10 | by Peter Matuka
Mnangagwa caps 2,996 graduands at Nust
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday capped 2 996 graduands at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust), among them, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswer...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:27hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
King Lobengula's descendant Zwide Khumalo also gets a PhD
INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Jenfan Muswere is graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Development Studies together with Chido Susan Marimira at the National Univ...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 09:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Swindlers cash in on UK's certificates of sponsorship
FOR close to two years, Maud Kwembeya (33) - of Zimunya in Mutare - has been harbouring thoughts of one day migrating to the United Kingdom (UK) in search of greener pastures.A vastly experien...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:33hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Prominent cleric in messy divorce over bed-hopping
Prominent preacher Frederick Shumba, founder of World Harvest Ministries in Norton, has been divorced by his wife of 32 years, who accuses him of having many adulterous affairs.The couple's di...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 07:36hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu strikes again
elf-imposed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu has ordered further recalls on Harare mayor Ian Makone, his deputy Kudzai Kadzombe and seven other city councillors ...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 21:15hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt, incompetent and utterly useless CCC are mile-stone round nation's neck. Alas! Povo still don't know it!
You can count on MDC/CCC leaders to fight each other like wild cats. If it is not one thing it over half a dozen of the other - all trivial and irrelevant to the long suffering voters who elected them...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 21:08hrs | 10 | by Wilbert Mukori
Tshabangu recalls Harare Mayor, deputy
EMBATTLED Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has once again been thrown into a political tailspin as self-imposed secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu has recalled Harare Mayor Ian Makone and his depu...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 06:00hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Police stations fall apart
HOME Affairs deputy minister Chido Sanyatwe has appealed for increased funding for the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to enable it to effectively fight crime.Speaking in Parliament during the ...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:56hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
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