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Zanu-PF wins three uncontested seats ahead of by-elections
Zanu PF has claimed an early victory ahead of the July 26 local authority by-elections after securing three wards unopposed, according to an announcement made today by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commissio...Published: 11 hrs ago | 107 | by Staff reporter
ERC predicts drop in voter turnout
Zimbabwe is likely to witness low voter turnout in the upcoming local authority by-elections set for later this month and the first week of August, according to the Election Resource Centre (ERC...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:15hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cries foul over Chamisa picture
A Zanu-PF aspiring candidate has lodged a complaint with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), accusing an independent rival of misleading voters by using images of opposition politician Nelson Cha...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:22hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's agric producer prices surge 36.4%
Zimbabwe's agricultural producer prices spiked sharply in May 2025, with the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) reporting a 36.4% year-on-year (YoY) increase in the Producer Price Index for...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:03hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Zesa blames councils for street light blackout
A wave of violent muggings has hit the cities of Bulawayo and Chitungwiza, plunging residents into fear and frustration as entire suburbs remain in darkness due to street light disconnections....Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:49hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Villagers get free medical care
Hundreds of villagers in Chikomba West constituency received free medical treatment over the weekend as part of the Presidential Medical Care initiative, aimed at improving healthcare access for under...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Govt approves motorbikes for rural district councillors
The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has authorized rural district councils (RDCs) to acquire motorbikes for their councillors as part of a broader government initiative to improve servic...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:25hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs, Churches unite to promote religious tourism
CHIVHU - As custodians of culture working closely with clergymen, several chiefs and indigenous churches in Chikomba District (Mashonaland East province) coalesced into establishing infrastructures wh...Published: 21 Apr 2025 at 12:05hrs | 356 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole recently in Chikomba
Mnangagwa insult prisoner released
The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) has dropped charges against Alfred Ngonidzaishe Machakaire, a 34-year-old man from Gowo village in Chiendambuya, who spent more than a month behin...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:19hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Minister Felix Mhona admitted as lawyer of the High Court
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Tapiwa Mhona was today officially admitted as a lawyer of the High Court, marking a significant milestone in his professional career.He...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 12:30hrs | 771 | by Staff reporter
15 dead as heavy rains ravage Zimbabwe
At least 15 people have died, and 785 households have been affected across Zimbabwe as relentless rains continue to wreak havoc in many parts of the country. The devastation, recorded since September ...Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 06:57hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politicians must stay away from inputs distribution
Chikomba District Development Coordinator (DDC), Michael Mariga, has issued a stern warning to politicians, urging them not to interfere with the distribution of Pfumvudza agricultural inputs. Speakin...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 16:12hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Garwe confirms Zanu-PF's push for Mnangagwa's term extension
Minister of Local Government and Public Works, and Zanu-PF Mashonaland East chairperson, Daniel Garwe, has reiterated the party's commitment to extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term until 2030...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 15:09hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo steps in to aid Simon 'Pashoma' Ncube with $20,000 small donation
Prominent Zimbabwean tenderprenuer Wicknel Chivayo has pledged a life-changing donation to former ZBC Radio DJ Simon "Pashoma" Ncube, who has been living in destitute conditions. In a heartfelt ...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 19:56hrs | 1540 | by Staff reporter
Former radio 2 DJ appeals for help
Former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) Radio 2 presenter Simon Pashoma Ncube has made a public appeal for financial assistance to prominent businessman and tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo. The ...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 13:41hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
Poor drainage system irks Harare residents
Residents of Harare have voiced their frustration and called for urgent action from the Harare City Council (HCC) following severe flooding in the central business district (CBD) after heavy rains on ...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 15:00hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Council approaches Supreme Court over US$2 fraud case
The Chikomba Rural District Council (RDC) is making a renewed effort to appeal to the Supreme Court following two unsuccessful attempts to challenge a Labour Court judgment that cleared its former emp...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:20hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe launches major telehealth initiative
Under the Second Republic, Zimbabwe has made significant strides in upgrading public health facilities to ensure that every citizen can access adequate medical treatment as a practical right. As part ...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:23hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wife's programme disrupts learning
Business came to a halt at schools across Chikomba District in Mashonaland East province yesterday as both teachers and learners were ordered to attend an event hosted by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:32hrs | 3800 | by Staff reporter
Human resources officer arrested over US$15 000 fraud
A human resources officer for Chikomba district in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Tatenda Mikishoni, was arraigned before the courts last week on charges of theft. Mikishoni is accus...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:25hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
NetOne takes Anti-Drug campaign to Tsholotsho
Mobile network operator NetOne this weekend took their Anti-Drug campaign to Tsholotsho. The campaign coupled with the generous donation of sports kits, brought together a community in a unified effor...Published: 03 Sep 2024 at 21:06hrs | 183 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa appoints Nzenza ambassador to France
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Sekai Nzenza as Zimbabwe's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France. .Nzenza, a former Industry and Commerce minister, will also re...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 09:01hrs | 1051 | by Staff reporter
SADC Summit brings problems for Zimbabwe vendors
Some 300 vendors operating along main roads in Chivhu will go without incomes for the next three weeks after Government removed them from their stalls to paint a clean picture of the country to delega...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 15:54hrs | 862 | by Staff reporter
Tatenda Mavetera snubbed over ED2030 campaign
Zanu-PF legislator Tatenda Mavetera of Chikomba West district faced disappointment when her victory rally was abruptly cancelled due to poor attendance, allegedly stemming from her perceived support f...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 20:14hrs | 2025 | by Staff reporter
Clueless minister wins award in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's clueless Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister Tatenda Mavetera received the Outstanding Young Business Leader accolade at the 2024 Eminence Business Aw...Published: 14 Jul 2024 at 09:58hrs | 1828 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's 'MPs' invade rural Chikomba
Scores of parliamentary candidates from the Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) visited rural Chikomba on Sunday, engaging in various activities, including donating goods to a local...Published: 25 Jun 2024 at 10:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
VID impounds Zupco buses
Several Zimbabwe Passengers Company (Zupco) buses were impounded by the Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) last week for lacking registration papers, highlighting the ongoing operational and financ...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:43hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions 2003 school in 2024
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is scheduled to officially open Makumimavi Primary School in Chivhu on Friday, alongside 16 other schools across the country. The construction of these schools, funded by ...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:41hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's nursing school shut down
The government has shut down a nursing school established by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga in Chikomba district, Mashonaland East province, due to disruptions from Zanu-PF factional conflicts....Published: 20 May 2024 at 07:55hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillors reinstated into civil service
GOVERNMENT has reinstated Zanu-PF councillors who resigned from the civil service to contest in the 2023 general elections in violation of its directive that bars civil servants from serving in local ...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'hijacks' govt recruitment
Zanu-PF has reportedly hijacked the recruitment of government workers as it ostensibly intensifies its third term campaign bid for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, NewsDay has established.The rul...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Foot-and-mouth disease hits Buhera, Chikomba
GOVERNMENT has prohibited the movement of livestock from Buhera district in Manicaland and Chikomba in Mashonaland East provinces following an outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease.The Depart...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Starlink has not applied for operating licence in Zimbabwe
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) said internet service provider Starlink has not applied for an operating licence, amid allegations that the government intends t...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa has no entitlement to any shares, says his uncle
Former state security minister, Didymus Mutasa has rejected claims by his nephew and business colleague, Temba Mliswa that he (Mliswa) holds 10 percent stake in Muungwe Investments Private Limited as ...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 15:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mutasa, Mliswa land fight deepens
FORMER State Security Minister Didymus Mutasa has refuted claims made by his nephew, Temba Mliswa, regarding share ownership in Muungwe Investments Private Limited as the fight for vast pieces of land...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:59hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Housing project to go ahead
THE development of Muungwe Royal Estate, an uptown housing scheme in Rusape is proceeding well despite attacks by former Norton legislator Mr Temba Mliswa following a fallout with his uncle and landow...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa spokesperson warns Chamisa's CCC against Sikhala solidarity demos
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has delivered a stark caution to the opposition regarding an upcoming protest against the ongoing detention of former Member of Parliament (...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:07hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
CCC, Zanu-PF face off
During a full council meeting in Chivhu, four opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors walked out in protest after alleging that Zanu-PF councillors had secretly assumed strategic co...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt threatens to take over councils
The government has issued a warning to local authorities that fail to fulfill their mandates, threatening to reintroduce commissions to oversee their operations.Harare Provincial Affairs and D...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 06:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new ICT Minister faces scrutiny over interview
Zimbabwe's new Information Communication Technology (ICT) Minister, Tatenda Mavetera, has found herself at the center of controversy and criticism following her recent interview at State House. The in...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 06:38hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs have not endorsed Mnangagwa
THE Citizens Coalitions for Change (CCC) has said it has not endorsed President Emmerson Mnangagwa after its legislators were sworn in yesterday at the new Parliament Building in Mt Hampden.Th...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'No to gambling with national destiny'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is fulfilling the liberation war assignment through economic development for the benefit of the entire populace and deserves a resounding affirmation in Wednesday's elections, Vice...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 06:34hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
ZBC, CCC hostility laid bare
Public broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), has stressed that it remains objective and stands guided by the law of the land when it comes to coverage of next month's elections, pu...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Government says NO to payment of bills in forex
THE directive late last week by the Government that all local councils must continue charging in local currency as opposed to United States dollars as had just been announced by the Harare City Counci...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:08hrs | 11 | by Staff rporter
Faz destabilises Chamisa's CCC
SHADOWY Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)-linked Zanu-PF group Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (Faz), which took over the running of elections from the military in order to boost the prospects of...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 19:47hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Assemblies of God leadership wrangle rages
THE leadership wrangle between warring factions in the Assemblies of God (AOG) church has spilled into the courts, leaving congregants divided.The fights broke out after AOG Spiritual Movement...Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mega-dollar ED Cup tournament launched
OVER 1 000 youths based in Wedza and some parts of Chikomba are set to battle it out in the Wedza ED Cup football and netball tournament which kicks off in a fortnight.Put together to celebrat...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mhona in driver's licence scam
TRANSPORT and Infrastructural Development minister Felix Mhona has been sucked into a driver's licence scam where villagers from his constituency were reportedly overcharged to obtain provisional driv...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Duo acquitted on Mopa charges
Two human rights defenders have been acquitted on charges of organising an unsanctioned meeting at a lodge in Bindura in June last year.Institute for Young Women's Development (IYWD) team memb...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rolls out Zanu-PF election plan
IN 1964, a group of men determined to free the country from the shackles of colonialism and ensure majority rule through one man one vote converged in the city of Gweru at the inaugural ZANU Congress....Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
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