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Econet launches $10m Christmas promotion
MOBILE telecommunications giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has launched a $10 million Christmas promotion that will see thousands of its subscribers walk away with an assortment of prizes, including ref...Published: 10 hrs ago | 325 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe's business empire crumbles
THE blistering sun scorches vast swathes of lush green land in the picturesque Mazowe Valley, 40 kilometres north of Harare, as the November heat takes a toll on the baked surface below.It is ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 05:25hrs | 14186 | by Staff reporter
We need to urgently fix Zimbabwe, says Makoni
Former Finance minister Simba makoni says Zimbabwe needs a culture shift to get the economy working again.Makoni (SM) told Alpha media Holdings chairman Trevor Ncube (TN) on the show In Conver...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:56hrs | 3590 | by Staff reporter
Zuma investigator queries NSSA audit
A SOUTH African forensic audit firm headed by a key pillar in the establishment of the Zondo Commission has rubbished a National Social Security Authority (NSSA) forensic audit by BDO Zimbabwe that im...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:47hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa caps 3500 at MSU
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday capped 3 507 graduates at Midlands State University (MSU)'s 21st graduation ceremony held at its main campus in Gweru.Due to Covid-19-induced restrictions, 3 397 ...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 08:58hrs | 603 | by Staff Reporter
Young Farmer does wonders in 'dry' Matabeleland
Despite Matabeleland being a dry region characterised by low rainfall and recurrent droughts, 28-year-old Prosper Chikwara (28) has managed to produce wonders, landing the Best Young Farmer of the Yea...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 08:50hrs | 3757 | by Staff Reporter
Commercial and personal fiber internet advantages approaching Zimbabwe
Following the completion of a large linking project from TelOne in 2019, Zimbabwe is finally seeing moves into commercial fiber viability. Made possible through a $98 million loan from the China Exim ...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 12:49hrs | 873 | by Staff Writer
Zimbabwe tables ambitious 100% broadband plan
ZIMBABWE has tabled an ambitious plan to have 100% high speed broadband coverage in all areas where people live, work, travel and learn.This plan is contained in a consultative paper, the Zimb...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:08hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
BAZ set to issue 6 TV licences
The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) is today expected to announce the awarding of operating licences to six new television stations in an historic event that sets the stage for the end of the...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 05:59hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Shocking rates in Harare 2021 budget
An average high-density suburban householder will be paying $1 736 a month from January for basic services, while a family in the modest Mabelreign middle-density suburb will be hit by monthly bills o...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 05:55hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Econet offers festive cheer, launches massive Christmas promotion
Mobile telecommunications giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has launched a ZW$10 million Christmas promotion that will see tens of thousands of subscribers walk away with an assortment of prizes, includi...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 16:09hrs | 1251 | by Agencies
Govt has failed to resolve strike by teachers, and all civil servants
The major reason why the Zimbabwe government is failing is in whole part for its reason to resist the tide. For a start, the government has over the decades tried and failed dismally to control th...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 12:29hrs | 3759 | by Zanda Shumba
Netone launches a better airtime facility
Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the mobile service provider Netone has moved a step further in making airtime available to its customers through the launch of *519#.Speaking at the launch in Harare ...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 10:29hrs | 3286 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's govt taking initiative to woo Joe Biden, Washington
THE ruling Zanu-PF has urged Foreign minister Sibusiso Moyo, to move with speed to engage with American president-elect Joe Biden - in a bid to mend Harare's strained relationship with Washington....Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 16:18hrs | 2778 | by Staff reporter
Genius' 'snake' was always hungry and he fed it well
JUST like most Zimbabweans, I am also convinced that the late businessman, socialite Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure had a "snake". And this "snake" was not for the fainthearted because it was alwa...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:26hrs | 3778 | by Staff reporter
Govt to take over fresh RBZ debt
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is set to transfer several billions of the debt it holds to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development after completing a debt consolidation exercise. ...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 07:49hrs | 2300 | by Staff reporter
Chaos mars Gringo burial
THE burial of the late popular comedian Lazarus "Gringo" Boora at his rural home in Rukweza, Rusape, yesterday was marred by chaotic scenes as the family clashed with members of the Johanne Masowe eCh...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:44hrs | 3081 | by Staff reporter
9 tankers intercepted smuggling fuel worth R3 million
AUTHORITIES at Beitbridge Border Post are tightening screws on the movement of commercial cargo following the interception of nine tankers last week carrying fuel worth nearly R3 million that was bein...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:39hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
Gringo's burial on today
THE late popular actor Lazarus "Gringo" Boora, who succumbed to cancer on Monday morning at a private health institution in Harare, will be buried today at his rural home in Rukweza, Rusape.Ye...Published: 12 Nov 2020 at 06:23hrs | 2063 | by Staff reporter
US, UK will beg us for dialogue, says Zimbabwe war vets
ZANU-PF and war veterans have threatened to take drastic measures against the United States and its ally Britain that will force the two super- powers to beg for dialogue within a fortnight.Th...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 06:34hrs | 1681 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border buses defy regulations
CHAOS continues to reign supreme at the Beitbridge Border Post as more cross-border buses continue to arrive without clearance from the Zimbabwe Embassy in South Africa. Last week the embassy ...Published: 11 Nov 2020 at 05:34hrs | 2187 | by Staff reporter
Harare seeks better relations with Washington
THE government is hopeful that United States of America (USA) president-elect, Joe Biden, pictured, will be open to mending the strained relationship between Harare and Washington.This comes a...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 20:51hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
National Arts Council mourns 'Gringo'
THE National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (Nacz) has joined the nation in mourning the passing on of popular yesteryear actor Lazarus "Gringo" Boora this morning.Gringo (47), succumbed to cancer a...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 16:11hrs | 1096 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe govt sweats over Covid-19 resurgence threat
THE government is having a hard time over citizens' resistance to adhere to preventive measures against the lethal coronavirus, including putting on face masks, amid reports the country is set to be h...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 18:39hrs | 3057 | by Staff reporter
The mystery of the Mnangagwa gold mill
NOTHING is wrong when a president deals in gold, ordinarily. But, when you hear that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his family run a gold mill, you struggle to convince yourself that everything is r...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:35hrs | 3243 | by Tawanda Majoni
Gringo lashes out at govt
ARTISTES have been known for moralising at the expense of reality through their creative work, setting the agenda in national discourse, but popular yesteryear actor Lazarus "Gringo" Boora has decided...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:16hrs | 2378 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls Town to be redesigned
THE Government is planning to redesign Victoria Falls Town which will see some buildings demolished and reconstructed to maximise on the "little" available land as the local authority transforms into ...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:12hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Gutu apologises for calling for sanctions against Zimbabwe
FORMER MDC-T Vice President Obert Gutu has apologised for his role in calling for the imposition of unilateral & punitive sanctions against Zimbabwe by some powerful Western nations.Gutu a...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 22:19hrs | 3255 | by Staff reporter
Shaya is the Godfather of football, says Peter Ndlovu
LEGENDARY former Zimbabwe Warriors captain cum Mamelodi Sundowns team manager Peter Ndlovu has said former Dynamos star George "Mastermind" Shaya's contribution to football must not be underesti...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 17:32hrs | 3766 | by Sports Reporter
Zesa tariffs still too low, says Soda
THE government has scoffed at MPs who this week raised concerns over continued electricity increases, saying the price of power is still too low if Zesa Holdings(Zesa) is to restore the tariff to wher...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:09hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
Police deny cover up in Rushwaya gold smuggling case
Police have testified that charges of attempting to suppress evidence in the cases against Henrietta Rushwaya and her alleged accomplices over her alleged attempt to smuggle 6kg gold out of the countr...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:28hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Ambassadors accredited to Zimbabwe told to stick to protocol
Ambassadors accredited to Zimbabwe should comply with diplomatic protocols that compel them not to interfere with internal affairs, a Cabinet Minister has said. Information, Publicity and Broa...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:27hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Forbes Border Post imports decline by 40%
Forbes Border Post has recorded a 40% decline in cargo imports to a daily average of 200 this year from 330 in 2018, statistics from the Mutare Dry Port show. The current figure grew from low daily vo...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 21:31hrs | 629 | 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 | 3577 | by Staff reporter
'Rushwaya too invested in Zimbabwe to run away if granted bail'
Henrietta Rushwaya on Wednesday told a court that she was too invested in Zimbabwe to run away if granted bail.The Harare Magistrate's Court heard that the Zimbabwe Miners Federation president...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 21:00hrs | 5533 | by Staff reporter
I picked wrong bag, says Rushwaya
HENRIETTA Rushwaya is now stating that she picked up the wrong bag with four gold bars weighing 6kg, instead of a similar bag with her clothes when she went to the airport over a week ago and that her...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 06:06hrs | 8569 | by Staff reporter
CBZ armed robbers strike in Kezi
THE six-man armed gang that on Monday robbed a Fawcett Security cash-in-transit van of undisclosed amount of money at the Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) branch in Bulawayo, on the same day robbed a...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 05:49hrs | 2431 | by Staff reporter
Movie-style armed robbery at Bulawayo bank
Six armed robbers pounced on two security guards delivering cash at Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) 8th Avenue branch in Bulawayo, disarmed them, hijacked their armoured vehicle before getting away ...Published: 03 Nov 2020 at 06:28hrs | 2944 | by Staff writer
Cash-in-transit heist at Bulawayo's CBZ branch
Police in Bulawayo are investigating a cash-in-transit robbery after a Fawcett truck was targeted while delivering cash to the Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) early on Monday.The armed robbe...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 16:28hrs | 6261 | by Staff reporter
Zesa hikes tariffs by 50%
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has increased tariffs by 50 percent for the second time in a month. ZETDC, a Zesa unit, increased tariffs last month and in Septe...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:47hrs | 1855 | by Staff reporter
Border reopening poser for Mnangagwa
On Tuesday, Cabinet announced the phased reopening of land borders, starting with the country's main ports of entry - Beitbridge, Plumtree, Victoria Falls, Chirundu, Nyamapanda and Forbes.Howe...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 18:17hrs | 9004 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa guarantees Grace Mugabe's windfall
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has defended its move to ensure that former first lady Grace Mugabe receives a luxury car and a house as part of a host of benefits.On Friday, the gov...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 08:38hrs | 6745 | by Staff reporter
'Rushwaya syndicate' in court
THE alleged gold smuggling syndicate made up of Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya, intelligence officers and businessman Ali Mohamad, yesterday appeared in court jointly on alleg...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 08:25hrs | 1280 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans turn to sex work amid economic crisis and COVID-19
DRESSED in a mini-skirt and blouse, Esther Kamupunga stood in semi-darkness waiting for men looking for sex the latest Zimbabwean to lose her job in a deepening economic crisis, worsened by the new co...Published: 31 Oct 2020 at 06:13hrs | 1353 | by Staff reporter
Gold dealer Ali Mohammed disowns Rushwaya
BUSINESS tycoon Ali Muhamad, who has been accused of being at the centre of Monday's attempt to smuggle 6kg of gold by Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya, yesterday challenged his...Published: 31 Oct 2020 at 06:07hrs | 2659 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa predicts agric boom
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said there will be a rapid agricultural boom that will ensure food security for citizens and spur unprecedented economic growth in the country.This comes...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 17:41hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa led City council in US$1bn tender storm
THE Harare City Council attempted to award water and sewage contracts worth close to US$1 billion to four Chinese firms without going to tender, available information suggests.The council's fi...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:37hrs | 1352 | by Staff reporter
Corruption in councils riles Mnangagwa
Unprecedented levels of corruption and poor governance bedevilling local authorities across the country, particularly Harare, are worrying President Mnangagwa and the Government, a Cabinet Minister ha...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:17hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe firm battles to recover 'sanctions' blocked funds
Gweru-based Fuest Industrial Supplies is battling to recover US$33,414 export proceeds blocked by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) seven years ago....Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 06:24hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
Zifa grapples with Afcon bill
ZIFA is exploring ways to reduce the ballooning costs related to Warriors' Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) back-to-back qualifying matches against Algeria which could gobble well over US$200 000....Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 05:57hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
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