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Mr President, even a husband who makes excuses for failing his family soon finds himself with divorce papers!
Excuses, excuses, excuses! Thats is what the people of Zimbabwe have come to expect from their government, ever since coming to power in 1980 - after the country attained political independenc...Published: 10 hrs ago | 594 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa's Life is in danger
About 200 ZANU-PF sponsored youth and women were baying for Chamisa and his team's blood on their way to meet the people of Masvingo community in chief Charumbira area yes 10/10/2021.The same ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1071 | by Nobukhosi Moyo
Mnangagwa acquiring more public debt to fund second term bid
WINNING or losing an election is a referendum on the economy by citizens. More often than not politicians are aware of this fact and, therefore, go out of their way, sometimes, contracting huge debts ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 810 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Bosso, Chicken Inn tussle for top spot
HIGHLANDERS and Chicken Inn might have qualified for the Chibuku Super Cup quarters, but their matches against Bulawayo City and Bulawayo Chiefs respectively will determine who finishes top.A ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 301 | by Staff reporter
MPs lament paltry ECD budget
MEMBERS of Parliament said paltry funding for Early Childhood Development in Zimbabwe was cause for concern and will push to ensure the sector is capacitated.Speaking during a meeting organise...Published: 22 hrs ago | 86 | by Staff reporter
Meet Zimbabwe's female rand millionaires
WHAT initially started as a social networking group to keep Zimbabwean women in touch while in foreign lands, has since blossomed into a huge multi-million dollar investment.The women involved...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1703 | by Staff reporter
Farai Jere acquitted
Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa has discharged and acquitted Helcraw Electrical businessman Farai Jere, who was facing fraud charges involving the procurement of smart meters valued at US...Published: 22 hrs ago | 119 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF revives Chamisa's popularity?
WHAT started as a pedestrian civic engagement for Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to interface with communities and the grassroots in Masvingo this week ahead of the 2023...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:43hrs | 3121 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa gives Mnangagwa sleepless nights
THREE days before the 31 July 2018 general election, Harare erupted into a riot of colour as the top contenders brought their campaigns to a roaring crescendo.The capital city was hosting two ...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:43hrs | 1325 | by Staff reporter
Red flag raised on US$85m traffic interchange project
MEMBERS of the public have raised a red flag over the government's announcement that the Mbudzi roundabout traffic interchange on the Masvingo highway in Harare will cost US$85 million, which could be...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:21hrs | 1056 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council to pipe pre-paid gas to homes
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) will now install pre-paid gas meters in new residential areas under a piped gas reticulation system, as the local authority seeks alternative revenue streams as demand for ...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:21hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Govt will keep digging in on currency
IN the week under review the Zimbabwean dollar (Zimdollar) swept past the psychological 1:90 mark. The local unit has been losing ground against the United States dollar on a weekly basis, for 24 stra...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:20hrs | 159 | by Respect Gwenzi
Guns drawn out in Bulawayo politics brawl
A local businessman assaulted a Zanu-PF chairperson for Bulawayo Province and pulled a gun on him after he was accused of dividing the party in the city.The dramatic incident happened at Aisle...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 3527 | by Staff reporter
'Harare contribution to GDP'
THE City of Harare has contributed about 38% to Zimbabwe's gross domestic product (GDP), a new initiative by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has revealed.The initiative...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF neglecting cadres, says Clive Malunga
JENAGURU Arts Centre founder and musician Clive Malunga has accused Zanu-PF of neglecting war veterans, adding that he was seeking an audience with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to air out areas of "gr...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Farm & City boss arrested for forex exchange manipulation
CFI director Chester-Noel Mutevhe has spent two nights in jail for contravening and manipulating the Exchange Control Act.Mutevhe was arrested on Wednesday and was supposed to appear in court ...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1419 | by Staff reporter
BCC announces revised 200% budget increase
THE Bulawayo City Council yesterday announced a $23 billion 2022 budget, down from the initially proposed $24 billion budget, while rate increases have been revised downwards to 200% from 216%....Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:21hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Prison escapee jailed for 4 years
An alleged serial robber and rapist on remand for attacking almost 20 women recently escaped from Harare Remand Prison, allegedly with the help of two prison officers, but was caught, was yesterday ja...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Forex auction revitalises economy, claims RBZ
THE foreign currency auction introduced by Government last year has been critical in revitalising the economy despite deliberate inflation of black market exchange rates by some unscrupulous businesse...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
'Zacc investigating officer not fit to testify'
SUSPENDED Police Commissioner Erasmus Makodza claimed in court that the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission's investigating officer Eric Chacha, was not fit to testify in his corruption related trial ...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
US$40 000 damage at Manama Hospital
HEAVY rains that pounded Gwanda District recently left Manama Mission Hospital without electricity and damaged solar panels, water tanks and telecommunication cables resulting in the suspension of cri...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Residents resist BCC tariff hikes
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday bowed to pressure from residents and slightly slashed its proposed 2022 budget by $900 million, with the tariff regime going down by 16 percent.During las...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has enough forex to sustain economy'
THE foreign currency auction introduced by Government last year has been critical in revitalising the economy despite deliberate inflation of black market exchange rates by unscrupulous businesses and...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Can Caterpillars Save Us?
For as long as anyone can remember, mopane worms have provided a critical source of nutritional and financial sustenance for Zimbabweans, especially in the country's southernmost provinces.In ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 19:24hrs | 934 | by Fortune Moyo
Mnagagwa and Zanu-pf are defeatable
There is a despondency nationwide about the prospect of unseating a Zanu-PF government together with its leader ED Mnangagwa. It is sad that the ordinary man in the street now believes that Zanu-PF is...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 07:53hrs | 2038 | by Zakhele Maphosa
Kick ZIFA out
Zimbabwe national team nicknamed The Warriors tumbled again at their own magnificent hunting ground National Sports Stadium in Harare.The Black Stars of Ghana proved to be serious contenders i...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 07:52hrs | 1195 | by Leonard Koni
What's the point in building Zimbabwe 'brick by brick' whilst dismantling it 'wall by wall'?
There is a popular saying, "taking two steps forward, and one step backwards" - that describes a scenario whereby things are not going smoothly, when one's efforts are not yielding the desired results...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 07:51hrs | 3014 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Gweru to maintain water rationing
GWERU City Council (GCC) says it will maintain its rationing regime as part of efforts to conserve the water because of a low water table in its catchment areas.This was said by GCC spokespers...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Wage dispute threatens Hwange power station upgrades
A Chinese firm, SinoHydro Corporation, which is undertaking the refurbishment of Hwange Thermal Power Station is reportedly engaged in a wage dispute with its employees who accuse it of unfair labour ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:25hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
BCC climbs down on rates hike
BULAWAYO City Council has been forced to reduce the proposed increase in rates for the 2022 budget from 216% to 200%.This was revealed yesterday by mayor Solomon Mguni, who described the move ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:25hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Chloride expands outlets as imports fall
ZIMBABWE'S biggest battery maker, Chloride Zimbabwe, says outlets of its Exide Express, have increased by 330% in the past five years, as demand increases on the domestic market in response to import ...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:24hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Brain drain too rampant in the health sector
IN 1963, the first medical school in then Rhodesia was established and was affiliated to the University of Birmingharm. This followed the establishment of University of Rhodesia in 1952, which was fun...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 234 | by Johannes Marisa
Biti hits out at magistrate
Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai Muchuchuti yesterday blasted the lawyer representing MDC-Alliance vice president Tendai Biti for trying to delay court proceedings by seeking a seventh consecutive postpon...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa praises SADC stance on sanctions
DESPITE failure to access new capital from international banking institutions to finance major capital projects due to illegal sanctions, Zimbabwe under the leadership of President Mnangagwa continues...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Zesa promises to improve electricity supply
Electricity supplies are set to improve soon as Zesa completes a cocktail of interventions to end the major load shedding that has hit residential areas hard and has even affected industrial areas alt...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Serial armed robber arrested
One of the country's most wanted serial armed robbers who survived a shoot-out with police along Glenara Avenue South in Harare, in which five of his accomplices were killed in March last year has bee...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:21hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Legend Houghton returns to ZC structures
ZIMBABWE Cricket have appointed their iconic former captain, Dave Houghton, as the coaching manager.Houghton will be in charge of developing and implementing coaching programmes across all for...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
CAPS United players boycott training
CAPS United's preparations for the Chibuku Super Cup match against rivals Dynamos, were thrown off rails yesterday, after their players boycotted training.The Green Machine players are pushing...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
All set for Zanu-PF conference
All is now set for the Zanu-PF Annual People's Conference which will be held both physically and virtually, the ruling party's spokesperson Dr Mike Bimha has said.With Mashonaland Central bein...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:19hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
No leader has enjoyed universal approval
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, if ever there was a period in your life that you needed to exercise diligence and foresight, it is now. It is at this moment that you need to...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1934 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Lecturer challenges eviction from Esidakeni farm
BULAWAYO businessman and National University of Science and Technology (Nust) lecturer Dumisani Madzivanyati yesterday approached the Supreme Court challenging a High Court judgment which ordered his ...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:11hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
Govt signs for pilot energy audit
THE Energy and Power Development ministry has entered into a bilateral arrangement with Sustainable Climate Action Trust (SCAT) whose aim is to implement a pilot energy audit project.If succes...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:11hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
'Councils should respond to sewer bursts within 24hrs'
THE Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has said local authorities are obliged to respond to sewer bursts within 24 hours.This was revealed by Ema Harare provincial manager Robson Mavondo du...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:11hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry could be amputated, court hears
Marry Mubaiwa is at a serious risk of having at least one of her arms amputated after failing to get the medical care she needs to treat her lymphoedema, a court heard on Tuesday.The Harare Ma...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1047 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in new electricity import deals
Zimbabwe is negotiating for new power supply deals with Zambia and Mozambique, which could see the country importing additional 280 megawatts from the two countries, Energy and Power Development Minis...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:09hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Perks to stem doctors, nurses brain drain
A range of non-monetary incentives such as accommodation, transport and vehicle loans for health workers added to their package is seen as a way of retaining health staff and moderating the brain drai...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:08hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF slams Masvingo violence claims
AHEAD of President Mnangagwa's visit to the United Kingdom for the UN Climate Change conference of the parties (COP 26) in Glasgow and the expected arrival of the United Nations Special Rapporteur Dr ...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:08hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
SA court orders for the mental exam of Zimbabwe woman who confessed to killing husband
A South African court has ordered a health and mental examination of a 42-year-old Zimbabwean woman who confessed to killing her husband and throwing his limbs in three separate pit latrines in Gauten...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:08hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
14 community radio stations licensed
GOVERNMENT has made tremendous progress in opening up the airwaves with 14 community radio stations having been licensed so far.In her post-Cabinet briefing, Information, Publicity and Broadca...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:07hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Big teams in Chibuku Cup showdown
THE last Chibuku Super Cup group matches should bring the best out of teams as they compete for places in the next stage of the competition, while others want to bow out of the competition in style....Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:07hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
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