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Tribalism and politics in Zimbabwe
Tribalism regularly comes into play in Zimbabwe. sometimes it is in terms of political rivalry and competition. at other times it is based on a friendly joking relationship between different tribes....Published: 7 hrs ago | 926 | by Fay Chung
Global giant fires Hwange furnaces
CHINESE global investor, Tsingshan Holding Group, has started construction of its second 150 000-tonne coke battery in Hwange, Matabeleland North Province, following completion last month of the first...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Inhlokomo YeSizwe condemns Seh Calaz's unprovoked attack on the Ndebele nation
On May 8, 2021, Pindula News published a nauseating report from Seh Calaz insulting the late Ndebele king, HRH King Lobengula and the whole of the Ndebele nation. In his ill-advised advice to musician...Published: 09 May 2021 at 17:34hrs | 2164 | by Inhlokomo YeSizwe
Zimbabwe in vaccination milestone
MORE than half a million Zimbabweans have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, marking a key milestone in the country's quest to achieve national herd immunity by year-end, Vice President ...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:02hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt tramples on indigenous people's rights
THE lack of laws protecting indigenous people's rights in Zimbabwe is exposing rural communities to human rights abuses, it has been established, with the African Commission on Human and People's Righ...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:52hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gets top ranking for managing COVID-19 vaccination
ZIMBABWE has been ranked the 7th best African country in managing COVID-19 vaccination, beating its neighbour South Africa which came a distant 31 on the rankings ladder.According to the World...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:45hrs | 1334 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner breaks silence on Dinde project
CHINESE company Beifa Investments (Pvt) Ltd has broken its silence on the Dinde project in Hwange and absolved itself of wrongdoing after it was accused of pushing to displace villagers and desecratin...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:25hrs | 840 | by Staff reporter
Telecoms want more forex
Telecommunication companies are facing a shortage of foreign currency that has made it difficult for them to acquire equipment and upgrade their networks to improve service delivery. The perma...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:18hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF afraid of Nelson Chamisa
When President Emmerson Mnangagwa grabbed power with the assistance of the military in November 2017, a lot of people were willing to work with him to improve the country's battered image but unfortun...Published: 03 May 2021 at 13:48hrs | 2364 | by Leonard Koni
Marry opens up on her relationship with Chiwenga
An ailing Chiwenga was airlifted to China from South Africa on 21 July where he underwent life-saving treatment at a top Beijing hospital amid revelations by his close associates that he could have be...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:31hrs | 4610 | by Staff reporter
Dr. Ralph Mguni: my Mentor, my Teacher
His proud self is still intact. He has never been different at any time and space. We should accept that the Nguni people are known for their high self-esteem are a proud people. In the interview he m...Published: 02 May 2021 at 17:13hrs | 1247 | by Nomazulu Thata
Tribalism is unwelcome and unconstitutional in the new Zimbabwe dispensation
A news article appeared recently in a local media publication that said that the Minister of Justice Ziyambi accused an MDC-T Senator Khaliphani Phugeni of being a tribalist who apparently had e...Published: 01 May 2021 at 09:11hrs | 828 | by Mzilikazi Zwane
China unveils scholarship programme for Zimbabwean students
CHINA has unveiled a scholarship programme that will benefit 33 scholars drawn from three of the country's public universities to study in the Asian country.This comes after Zimbabwe and China...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:22hrs | 701 | by Staff writer
Gwayi-Shangani dam construction resumes
THE Gwayi-Shangani Dam site was yesterday a hive of activity with onsite engineers from the Zimbabwe National Water Authoriy (Zinwa) and Chinese contractors supervising construction works following th...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:00hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
US told that 'Democracy is not Coca-Cola' by China
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Washington to abandon its ideological approach to foreign policy, arguing that it is wrong of the US to try to model the rest of the world in its own image S...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 07:57hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Govt defends disputed Dinde mining project
GOVERNMENT has defended the disputed Chinese coal mining project in Dinde, Hwange district, Matabeleland North province, and threatened to arrest villagers blocking the project.Zanu-PF Dinde a...Published: 26 Apr 2021 at 06:33hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Mushekwi scores brace for Chinese side Zhejiang Greentown
FORMER Warriors striker Nyasha Mushekwi got off to a flying start to the new China League One season, firing a well-struck brace as he inspired Zhejiang Greentown to a dominant 4-0 win over Zibo....Published: 26 Apr 2021 at 06:29hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's graft buster in trouble
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is allegedly under pressure from Zanu-PF bigwigs to act on his trusted corruption buster Tabani Mpofu whom they accuse of extortion.Mpofu is the head of the Specia...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 08:14hrs | 2713 | by Staff reporter
Chinese national axes workmate
A furious Chinese national, who said he was frustrated by his fellow countrymen at work in Glendale, Mashonaland Central province, picked an axe and struck his colleague on the hand.The matter...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1652 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa grants Chinese firm mining rights in Hwange National Park
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered the return of a Chinese company, Afrochine, to prospect for coal in the Hwange National Park, barely eight months after the company was booted out after wildli...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter
Chinese company returns to Hwange after Mnangagwa issues new Special Grant
A Chinese company which sparked an international outcry after setting up a coal mine inside the Hwange National Park - before it was ordered out - has been awarded a new Special Grant by President Emm...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 21:34hrs | 1687 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wades into Hwange coal mining saga
CHINESE firm, BEIFA Investment (Pvt) Limited has petitioned the ruling Zanu-PF party to rein in its shadow MP Reed Dube after he allegedly visited the disputed coal mine project in Dinde, Hwange, in a...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:28hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe breaks law for US$50m Covid-19 vaccines loan
Zimbabwe has contracted yet another US$50 million loan from the Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to finance its Covid-19 vaccination programme despite government claims it is using internal res...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 09:15hrs | 964 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest Hwange community leader
POLICE in Hwange, Matabeleland North province on Thursday arrested a Dinde community leader for leading a protest the previous day against a Chinese coal-mining project in the area.Never Tshum...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 09:07hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Business frets over third Covid-19 wave
BUSINESS is fretting over the possibility of a Covid-19 third wave, with captains of industry warning this week another stringent lockdown would push the economy over the brink.There have been...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:53hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Chinese jabs under probe, says WHO
THE success of Zimbabwe's mass vaccination programme is under scrutiny after a senior Chinese official made a rare admission that its COVID-19 vaccines being administered in the country have a lower e...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:29hrs | 1961 | by Staff reporter
'No free jab for foreigners in Zimbabwe'
FOREIGNERS who are not permanently staying in Zimbabwe will pay for COVID-19 vaccination, which is currently being administered for free to locals. This was said by President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:28hrs | 1401 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo requests for more Covid-19 vaccines
BULAWAYO City Council's (BCC) Covid-19 vaccination drive is beset by inadequate distribution of doses, forcing the local authority to adopt a deliberate strategy not to actively promote the inoculatio...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:34hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa needs to ditch 'student politics'
POLITICAL analysts have once again warned that the opposition risks being annihilated by Zanu-PF ahead of the 2023 polls, unless they change strategy and pursue national dialogue.In addition, ...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 16:38hrs | 2325 | by Staff reporter
Suspected armed robber freed
HIGH Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi has released on bail a suspected armed robber, Brian Mubaiwa, accused of robbing a Chinese national of gold worth US$50 000. Justice Chitapi granted Mu...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 18:22hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 vaccines face political haggling in Zimbabwe
A staunch supporter of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance in Zimbabwe, 29-year-old Mateline Chiwandamira, is waiting for a signal from the party president, Nelson Chamisa, whether ...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 22:32hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 vaccinations exceed 100,000
Zimbabwe has seen an increase in the uptake of Covid-19 vaccines over the past few weeks with the number of vaccinations now exceeding 100,000.That may sound minute for a country chasing a 10 ...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:53hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Police on high alert
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has warned that it will descend heavily on traffic offenders and violators of Covid-19 regulations during the Easter Holiday.This comes after President Emmer...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 14:49hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
UK firm in talks with Chinese steel giant for Hwange coking coal deal
CONTANGO, the London-listed resources company, is in talks with Afrochine for the supply of coking coal to be produced at Contango's Lubu project in Hwange.A statement by Contango says it is i...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
Chinese mine managers held hostage
OVER 80 workers at the Chinese-owned Fools Investment Mine outside Bulawayo yesterday held the mine management hostage demanding better wages after the company offered to pay them US$50 each for the m...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:15hrs | 751 | by Staff reporter
Govt coaxes Hwange villagers to accept Chinese miners
GOVERNMENT has today sent a high-powered delegation to Hwange in a bid to coax Dinde villagers to allow a Chinese coal mining project to take off after they had resisted it citing eviction fears....Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:10hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's tobacco floors raring to go
ZIMBABWE'S tobacco auction floors and contracting firms yesterday said they were ready for the opening of this year's marketing season next week. Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, Climate ...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:09hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Could vaccinating an entire resort town revive Zimbabwe tourism?
With every passing minute, 500 million cubic metres of roaring water rush over the edge, falling into a gorge more than 100 metres below. The sound is thundering, the sight spectacular.Once ag...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:01hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam engineers back on site
THE attainment of Independence in 1980 has seen the Government implementing several developmental projects for citizens who had been sidelined under white colonial rule for many years. The Sec...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:00hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe warms up to US vaccine
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it would multi-source COVID-19 vaccines and was ready to receive and approve the United States-manufactured Johnson and Johnson vaccine to fight the COVID-19 pandemic....Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:48hrs | 2601 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gets 1 million more COVID-19 doses from China
With the vaccine supply chain now assured with the arrival yesterday of more than a million doses of Sinovac vaccine, the bulk of Zimbabwe's first commercial order, the Ministry of Health and Child Ca...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:28hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner in fresh labour storm
CHINESE-OWNED Fools Investment Mine in Hope Fountain near Bulawayo has reportedly dismissed all its underground workers without notice, prompting the trade union which represents workers to threaten t...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:50hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Indian vaccines arrive
As Zimbabwe scales up its national vaccination programme against Covid-19, the arrival of the first consignment of the Covaxin vaccine from India will complement efforts to promote sustainable access ...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:41hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Govt frets over Easter holidays
AUTHORITIES and medical experts are worried about gatherings during the upcoming Easter holidays, amid fears that these could trigger a local third wave of the lethal coronavirus.The concerns ...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 18:10hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
Chinese national robbed at gunpoint
Four armed robbers allegedly pounced on a Chinese national at Dore Green mine, Zhombe on Saturday and robbed him of his cash and gold.According to the police, Wang Zim (39) was robbed of his c...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 10:47hrs | 2752 | by Tarisai Mudahondo/ Simbarashe Sithole
New power plant to feed 25MW into national grid
A 13-kilometre power line linking Zimbabwe Zhongxin Electrical Energy (Private) Limited's new plant in Hwange and Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) is being installed in readiness to start feeding the init...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:11hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Chiwenga blasts Makandiwa over 'mark of the devil' vaccine
Apostle Talent Chiwenga has blasted UFIC leader prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa for going silent after allegedly perpetuating conspiracy theories of the Chinese vaccine through allusions of the mark of the...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 12:23hrs | 3822 | by Ndou Paul
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe can bust sanctions
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the government could easily circumvent economic sanctions imposed on Harare by the West if the country makes use of its highly-skilled human capital to foster economi...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 18:05hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Chinese firm snatches lucrative aviation deal
GOVERNMENT has awarded a multi-million dollar tender to a Chinese firm to replace a redundant aviation system following pressure exerted by the Joint Operations Command (JOC) to award the deal to a co...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:58hrs | 2067 | by Staff reporter
WHO clears controversy surrounding Chinese Covid-19 vaccine
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has cleared the controversy surrounding the Chinese Covid-19 vaccine, Sinopharm, saying countries were free to import the drug and administer it.Sinopharm h...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:54hrs | 2448 | by Staff reporter
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