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Used pads cause major sewer blockages in Bulawayo
Bulawayo residents are frequently frustrated by burst sewer pipes, often blaming the local authority for failing to maintain infrastructure. However, a recent revelation from the city's environmental ...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 15:53hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Rains expose Bulawayo's street drainage
The heavy rains that fell over Bulawayo on Saturday laid bare the city's inadequate storm drainage system. This deficiency was particularly evident as roads became waterlogged, exacerbated by unregula...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Meteorological Dept issues floods warning
THE Meteorological Services Department has warned of increased risk of floods in river basins, wetlands and low-lying areas such as Muzarabani and Mbire in Mashonaland Central with the Department of C...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Harare mayor climbs down on steep building inspection fees
CITY of Harare has rescinded an earlier resolution to hike building inspection fees, which were unattractive and pushing away investors in infrastructural development.Speaking during a special...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 20:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi defends Judiciary Amendment Bill
JUSTICE, legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has defended the Judiciary Amendment Bill in Parliament which seeks to provide for virtual court sittings in both civil and criminal p...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Virtual courts may infringe rights'
MEMBERS of the public yesterday said the introduction of virtual courts could infringe on the rights of accused persons.This came out during a public hearing on the Judicial Laws Amendment Bil...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe yet to ban single use plastics
ZIMBABWE is yet to ban single use plastic bags despite that they are a major environmental threat, the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) said yesterday.Ema spokesperson Amkela Sidange told...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moves to adopt virtual courts
CABINET yesterday approved the Judicial Laws Amendment Bill that will provide for virtual court sittings.The Bill was presented by the Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, who is the chairperson ...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
115 more buses arrive at border
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company's (Zupco) batch of 115 new buses imported from China, has arrived at Beitbridge awaiting clearance.So far the Government has imported more than 1 00...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Who is causing parallel market rates to spike?
FOR the past 18 months, Zimbabwe's economy has been on a rebound, assisted by a stronger performance in the agricultural and mining sectors, an improved balance of payments and external sector p...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:20hrs | 2 | by Dr Tim Rainhard
Who is causing parallel market rates to spike?
For the past 18 months, the country's economy has been on a rebound, assisted by the stronger performance in the agricultural and mining sectors, an improved balance of payments and external sector po...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 19:35hrs | | by Dr Tim Rainhard
Chamisa, Biti tiff downplayed by MDC Alliance chairperson
MDC Alliance national Chairperson Thabhita Khumalo has said there is no pandemonium in the party's cockpit between MDC-Alliance president Nelson Chamisa and his deputy Tendai Biti as the purported fig...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ forex auction system overwhelmed
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s foreign currency auction system is overwhelmed as it struggles to meet growing demand, leading to a two-month delay in payment of successful bids.This has ...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:29hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Operations resume at SA border
The movement of commercial and private traffic has resumed at Beitbridge Border Post following the restoration of water supplies at the South African side of the port of entry.Commercial cargo...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 18:32hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimra blames tax clearance application on systems clogging
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has blamed the failure by businesses to secure 2021 tax clearance certificates on congestion caused by clients applying at the same time after the expiry of the ...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 17:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thousands of Zimbabweans cleared into SA
THOUSANDS of Zimbabweans and South African who had been stuck at Beitbridge border post last night were cleared and headed to the neighbouring country between 6 Am and 2 PM. Some of the travel...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Flash floods hit Bulawayo suburbs
FLASH floods yesterday hit parts of Bulawayo resulting in several houses and some roads being waterlogged following a heavy downpour that pounded the entire city for hours. The floods hit part...Published: 08 Dec 2020 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cross-border buses chaos
THE movement of cross-border buses transporting Zimbabweans returning from South Africa will with effect from tomorrow be first cleared by the Zimbabwe Embassy in the neighbouring country. The...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mixed views over Khupe's return to Parliament
Political analysts have expressed mixed views over former MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe's return to Parliament Wednesday, two years after her expulsion in April 2018.Khupe, now acting presid...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 08:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Using colonial past to mask current govt failure is criminal
LAST week, I stumbled on a conversation that was questioning why African politicians are increasingly becoming wealthier, while their governments and countries are getting poorer. Zimbabwe was cited a...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 08:02hrs | 1 | by Tapiwa Gomo
The entire cabinet must be reshuffled for the good of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe needs a Major reshuffle as soon as now to get it moving again. In the inauguration speech the previous year ED had pledged to hit the ground running. The team has been assembled for the runni...Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:05hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Harare left with 18 months' water supply
Harare's main water supply dam, Lake Chivero, is now left with water to last only 18 months largely due to siltation, droughts and algae, which has also affected water quality. Harare city off...Published: 08 Jan 2019 at 09:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border post traffic surges as Zimbabweans head back to SA
The volume of vehicular and human traffic has surged at Beitbridge border with many Zimbabweans based in the neighbouring country have started trooping back. It is understood that south bound ...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 18:59hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Beitbridge border post queues stretching for more than 2 kms
The volume of vehicles and people passing through Beitbridge border post to South Africa has started increasing as Zimbabweans who had come back home for the holidays are returning to base. Ov...Published: 07 Jan 2019 at 08:34hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'The Negotiations'
The Movement for Democratic Change Alliance's new method of keeping sanctions on Zimbabwe, while pretending not to support sanctions is to keep on demanding "Negotiations." Nelson Chamisa said, "I am ...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 17:30hrs | 1 | by Sam Wezhira
The girl at the market
They stood at the edge of the busy market, two complete opposites like night and day, winter and summer. The light-skinned girl was a life-size cut-out from a fashion magazine; smooth caramel skin...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 11:28hrs | 7 | by Jera
Can a driver lose a driving license in Zimbabwe
While I applaud the Zimbabwe authorities for trying to bring sanity on the country's roads, I feel more could be done to deter rogue drivers and even take them off the streets. I took a f...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 13:49hrs | | by Wezhira Sam
The multi-pronged dilemma of abortion
A CROWD gathers around the dumpster and many are busy taking videos of the lifeless body of a new born baby.The horrible sight is made worse by the garbage and filth that surrounds the tiny pi...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 09:18hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Chaos at Beitbridge as Zimra enforces duty compliance
Chaos reigned supreme at Beitbridge border post between Saturday and Sunday where transporters, commonly known as Omalayitsha, staged a sit in to protest a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) move to e...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 22:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Gweru to raise $43m for sewer treatment plants
GWERU City Council has gone on the market to raise $43 million required for the refurbishment of its two sewer treatment plants at Cambridgeshire and Outfall as well as seven pump stations, which have...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA slammed for giving Zimbabwe migrants preference
THE Migrant Workers' Association-South Africa (MWA-SA) has lashed out at the South African government for only considering Zimbabwean migrants in the special permit dispensation, leaving out undocumen...Published: 15 Sep 2017 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
MWA-SA Statement on the extension of ZSPs
The Migrant Workers' Association-SA (MWA-SA) is grateful but is not fully satisfied with the decision by the South African government to limit the extension of permits to the holders of Zimbabwe Speci...Published: 13 Sep 2017 at 21:02hrs | | by Butholezwe Nyathi (Acting Chairperson - MWA-SA)
Banks in Zimbabwe failing to cope with transactions
With the sharp rise in bank account holders in line with the use of plastic money, stakeholders believe the information communication infrastructure is being outstripped by the volumes and high charge...Published: 18 Aug 2017 at 18:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
RBZ to investigate fuel operators over plastic money
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will investigate fuel operators who are opting for cash and deliberately refusing to accept plastic money.Electronic transactions have become the new payment...Published: 15 Jun 2017 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA introduces biometric capturing system at Beitbridge border post
South Africa has introduced a biometric capturing system for travellers visiting or leaving that country via Beitbridge Border Post.Pretoria adopted the new programme in July 2014, but its impleme...Published: 20 Mar 2017 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo ConCourt challenge set for next month
The Constitutional Court application lodged by Professor Jonathan Moyo challenging the validity of arrests by the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission (ZACC) has been set down for hearing on the 8t...Published: 14 Jan 2017 at 18:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border Post busy as injiva troop back
ACTIVITY has heightened at Beitbridge Border Post with many Zimbabweans based in South Africa having started trooping back to their bases.Long queues of both vehicles and people have becom...Published: 10 Jan 2017 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
No job descriptions for Chamisa, Mudzuri
MDC-T's two new vice presidents are in the dark over their job descriptions, close to a week after their elevation.Nelson Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri where controversially catapulted to th...Published: 20 Jul 2016 at 07:05hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Zimbabwe still printing money
Former Finance minister Tendai Biti says government is illegally printing money in the form of Treasury Bills (TBs) to honour its debts.A TB is a short-term debt obligation backed by a governm...Published: 13 Apr 2016 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe blows $20 million on foreign trips
Former Finance minister and People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Tendai Biti has sensationally claimed that President Robert Mugabe has this year alone blown almost $20 million on foreign trips....Published: 12 Apr 2016 at 11:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti's statement on the state economy
Introduction The Zimbabwean economy is grinding to a halt with clear evidence that the economy if fast tracking into deep seated economic recession. It ...Published: 11 Apr 2016 at 14:39hrs | | by Tendai Biti
Junior cops slammed for abusing courts
Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Nicholas Mathonsi has blasted junior police officers for abusing the courts by using them as shields against pending internal disciplinary hearings.Justice Ma...Published: 04 Feb 2016 at 05:31hrs | | by Mashudu Netsianda
Used condoms block sewer plant
Used condoms and other non-degradable materials are constantly clogging equipment at Harare's Crowborough Sewage Treatment Plant.The issue of disposal of condoms after use has come under the s...Published: 09 Jan 2016 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Weak rand cuts Xmas traffic
Hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans based in South Africa failed to travel home during the just ended festive season owing to the poor performance of the rand that saw the number of travellers droppi...Published: 04 Jan 2016 at 06:24hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
Clearing Vendors off Harare Streets long over due
A walk along almost all streets of Harare in the central business district (CBD) is characterised by scores of vendors scattered all over the place lined up and clogging all the pavements and side...Published: 04 Jun 2015 at 15:26hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
Prosper Utseya absence felt as the Gayle-storm hits Zimbabwe
It was always going to be about whether Chris Gayle showed up for the party. And show up he did, in destructive form! Hurricane Gayle bludgeoned Zimbabwe's bowling attack at the Manuca oval on Tuesday...Published: 24 Feb 2015 at 09:24hrs | | by Perry Munzwembiri
'Let's not waste time on imbeciles'
A CONSTITUTIONAL democracy like Zimbabwe should not waste time using the law to discipline imbeciles in politics and the media as society always moves on leaving them behind, Government, legal and pol...Published: 02 Feb 2015 at 12:59hrs | | by Farirai Machivenyika
Sewage flows into homes
Raw sewage and polluted waste water has been flowing into Harare’s Glen View homes for the past three days after incessant rains overloaded the sewer system. The situation has been part...Published: 08 Jan 2015 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra manager clogs work computer with adult material
THE Supreme Court yesterday upheld the decision of the Labour Court and confirmed the dismissal of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) manager Elineth Dick, who was fired from employment after clog...Published: 26 Jul 2014 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Illegal settlers invade the eastern highlands in search of water
Rural community meetings, such as one held recently in Mpudzi Resettlement scheme, south of Mutare in Manicaland province, are usually placid affairs dealing with mundane matters. Not anymore. ...Published: 19 Jun 2014 at 07:50hrs | 8 | by Andrew Mambondiyani
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