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Telecel Zimbabwe revenue hit by lockdown
STATE-run telecoms firm, Telecel Zimbabwe has drifted into a crisis.Revenues have plummeted for four straight months since November, while it has been affected by frequent downtimes at its bas...Published: 6 hrs ago | 192 | by Staff reporter
We need closure on questionable national projects !!!
Zimbabwe is the only country, where I have witnessed Mps going to Parliament to collect fuel coupons, allowances, good ventilation in Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza, Sheraton Hotel ( Rainbow Towers), and th...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1419 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Heavy rains leave one dead
The incessant rains that have rendered some communities in Nyaminyami including Mola and Mayovhe inaccessible except through boats have left one person dead and damaged 16 homesteads. With com...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | 784 | by Staff reporter
Warm weather conditions expected
WARM weather conditions are expected countrywide starting today following the cold spell that was experienced from Saturday. The fluctuation in weather conditions is likely to cause respirator...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | 936 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe dam levels break records
The country has witnessed record breaking national dam levels after gaining an average of 56,9 percent this season. As at March 1, the national dam level average had risen to 95,9 percent.In t...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:12hrs | 881 | by Staff reporter
Rains to ease off
Rains are expected to ease off countrywide from Monday to Sunday with sunny breaks by today with warmer conditions and sunshine expected from tomorrow, the Meteorological Services Department has said....Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 20:00hrs | 2632 | by Staff reporter
Students not ready for June exams, says teachers
TEACHERS' unions yesterday said this year's 'O' and 'A' Level students were not ready to sit for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) June examinations following the disruption of the edu...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:49hrs | 1015 | by Staff reporter
Exemption letters no longer required
CITIZENS no longer need exemption letters for movement while intercity travel is now permissible with businesses including the informal sector allowed to operate up to 7PM after Government relaxed Lev...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:38hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF concludes DCCs probe
Zanu-PF has completed the process of investigating concerns raised by some members in connection with District Co-ordinating Committee (DCC) elections conducted in November last year. A team l...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:37hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zinara bosses granted bail for flouting tender deal
FOUR former top executives of the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) yesterday appeared in court on allegations of flouting procurement procedures by hiring two security companies rejecte...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:32hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Headlands bridge collapses
Mwarazi River bridge in Headlands was washed away by heavy rains on Friday cutting off farmers, mining companies and communities in Chendambuya, Mayo, Chikore and Chinyuke areas threatening economic a...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:50hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean agriculture recovery in motion
ZIMBABWE is an agrarian economy and has huge potential to produce enough for its people and surplus that can be exported to generate foreign currency. However, there is a puzzling divergence between i...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 10:43hrs | 471 | by Dr John Basera
Govt kick-starts artificial insemination programme
THE country's beef and dairy industry is headed for a boom as Government has committed to an extensive livestock revitalisation programme, through a countrywide artificial insemination (AI) exercise t...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:45hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 exposes Zimbabwe education sector
Last year, Zimbabwe recorded the lowest Grade Seven public examination pass rate in five years.At 37,11 percent, the national pass rate was down from the 46,9 percent recorded the previous yea...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 07:16hrs | 288 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF DCC elections investigated
ZANU-PF has dispatched a team to Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South as well as Masvingo province to investigate concerns raised by some members in connection with District Co-ordinati...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:23hrs | 766 | by Staff reporter
Load shedding hits Gwanda
MOST suburbs in Gwanda and the central business district have since Monday last week been going for two to three hours per day without electricity, forcing residents to resort to alternative energy so...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:59hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
More Chinese vaccines arrive next week
AN ADDITIONAL 600 000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines procured by Government from Chinese pharmaceutical giant, Sinopharm, will land in the country next week as authorities continue intensifying the countr...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 06:57hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Soul Jah Love's dodgy hero status divides opinion
THE ruling Zanu-PF party's decision to declare the late Zimdancehall chanter Soul Jah Love - born Soul Musaka - a liberation war hero has inadvertently raised political dust and left internet users di...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:19hrs | 1922 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains causing power blackouts: Minister
GOVERNMENT has said the power problems the country has been facing in the past months have been a result of heavy rains that are damaging electrical systems and cables, leading to power blackouts....Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:59hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
DDF to fix 2 000 boreholes countrywide
The District Development Fund (DDF) has earmarked 2 000 boreholes for rehabilitation countrywide after receiving $44 million from the Government. The money will be equitably distributed across provinc...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:49hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Mbembesi Bridge major repairs complete
WORK to rehabilitate the Mbembesi River Bridge along the Beitbridge-Bulawayo highway is almost complete with the cost of repairs estimated at US$180 000. Rains undercut the bridge a fortnight ...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:05hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Uninspected meat floods butcheries
Some farmers and butchers are selling condemned meat from livestock affected by diseases such as January disease and anthrax, instead of burning the carcasses. Although cases of tick-borne diseases ar...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:23hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to officially receive the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today officially receive the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines which include a donation of 200 000 jabs from the Chinse government. The President will also address the nation o...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 06:46hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 chokes Ingwebu
BULAWAYO Municipal Commercial Undertaking (BMCU)'s beverages manufacturing unit, Ingwebu Breweries has laid off more than 100 workers, citing depressed volumes in product sales.The prevailing ...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:42hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 vaccines arrive
THE first batch of Covid-19 vaccines, which arrive in the country early tomorrow morning, will undergo rigorous examination by a team of local multidisciplinary experts over the next 48 hours after ar...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:41hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's COVID-19 jabs to start next week
AUTHORITIES have confirmed that the country will start vaccinating citizens against Covid-19 from next week — with healthcare workers receiving top priority in this inaugural phase.Speaking ...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:37hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's cabinet declares state of roads disaster
CABINET yesterday declared the country's road network a state of disaster as most of the roads have become untrafficable following damage by heavy rains being received across the country. The ...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:39hrs | 1673 | by Staff reporter
Blood, swab tests for Covid-19 vaccine-takers
BLOOD and swab tests will be conducted for members of the public who will voluntarily take the Covid-19 vaccine which Government will start rolling out free of charge. Identification documentation wil...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:38hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Urgent action needed on Matabeleland schools
IT is a worrying trend that every year when Grade Seven results are released, a significant number of schools in Matabeleland record a 0% or poor pass rate.Even the Ordinary and Advanced Level...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:47hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 13 more Covid-19 deaths
ZIMBABWE has recorded 13 more Covid-19 deaths and 65 new cases in the last 24 hours with statistics showing a downward trend in the impact of the global pandemic. The 10 deaths were recorded i...Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 19:06hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Red flag over Bulawayo's Grade Seven 0% pass rate
A MATABELELAND-BASED pressure group Ibhetshu LikaZulu has raised concern over the poor ranking of most schools in Matabeleland which have continued to register very poor Grade Seven results.Se...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 19:56hrs | 3032 | by Staff reporter
Confusion over Grade 7 results
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has distanced itself from a collation of Grade 7 results showing a staggering number of schools, especially in Matabeleland, recording zero passes....Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 08:08hrs | 4386 | by Staff reporter
Misihairabwi-Mushonga fumes over 0 % grade 7 pass rates
MDC-T legislator Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga has urged government to allow pupils who failed their 2020 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) Grade 7 exams to rewrite the crucial test....Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 06:38hrs | 1778 | by Staff reporter
Lightning kills 25 cattle in Chipinge
Chipinge commercial farmer Mr Dawie Joubert was left counting losses after his 25 cattle were struck by lightning on Thursday afternoon. The district's Department of Agricultural, Technical an...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:00hrs | 929 | by Nobleman Runyanga
140 vehicles impounded for lockdown breach
POLICE in Bulawayo have impounded 140 vehicles including pirate taxis and a bus from Botswana, for defying the lockdown regulations meant to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the second phase of operatio...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 17:35hrs | 1079 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 results out
Zimbabwe School Examinations Council has released the 2020 Grade Seven results.Zimsec public relations manager Ms Nicky Dlamini has confirmed but said further details will be released lat...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 17:34hrs | 2079 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube sticks to 7,4% growth
GOVERNMENT remains bullish about a positive economic performance in 2021 where it has projected a 7,4% gross domestic product (GDP) growth despite the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, accord...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:49hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
'No political will to fight corruption'
THE Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) yesterday said there was lack of genuine interest, commitment and political will in Zimbabwe to expeditiously prosecute corruption cases involving...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:20hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Floods alert as rivers rise
TSHOLOTSHO District is on high alert for floods as water levels in the Gwayi and Khami rivers are rising at an alarming speed. With the Meteorological Services Department predicting more rains...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:13hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Zera regulates solar dealers
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has released a list with close to 100 registered companies that deal in solar equipment and services across the country.The register comprises c...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 18:17hrs | 1770 | by Staff reporter
MDCs face Zanu-PF defeat, says Komichi
MDC-T national chairperson Morgen Komichi yesterday warned that Zanu-PF would cruise to victory during the 2023 harmonised elections if the country's opposition parties remained divided.Komich...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 06:44hrs | 7041 | by Mutiusinazita
Floods warning for Bulawayo, Matabeleland South
THE Meteorological Service Department (MSD) yesterday warned that heavy rains of up to 30mm within 24 hours could cause flooding in a number of areas including Bulawayo and Matabeleland South province...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 19:22hrs | 2461 | by Staff reporter
Teacher launches Ndebele book
A TEACHER at Senzangakhona Primary School in Bulawayo, Benson Jiyane has penned his debut book, titled IMpehlalwazi Yolimi lwesiNdebele which is a collection of short stories and poems themed around t...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 05:35hrs | 955 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 recovery rate improves
ZIMBABWE's Covid-19 recovery rate has improved to 76 percent and hopes are high that the recovery rate will further improve. Last month the rate was as low as 54 percent when the country lost more liv...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 05:35hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
Security forces move in to refurbish buildings
BUSINESS enterprises that were destroyed during violent protests in January 2019 are set to reopen after Government availed affordable loans to business owners, with security forces already on the gro...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 06:47hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Pfumvudza is what the doctor ordered
This-PFumvudza programme, where ever the idea came from is what the doctor ordered. The rains are falling abundantly adding to the success story of the project. Wherever you go countrywide, the maize ...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 22:05hrs | 805 | by Tondo Murisa
Mpilo deaths prompt mass Covid-19 testing
MPILO Central Hospital mortality rates have shot up, with two staffers testing Covid-19 positive daily, forcing authorities to conduct tests for all 2 100 staff members and 348 patients currently admi...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 06:28hrs | 1367 | by Staff reporter
More schools needed in Gwanda
GWANDA District in Matabeleland South province has a dire shortage of schools and existing institutions are crowded. Schools countrywide have closed indefinitely due to a spike of Covid-19 cases. ...Published: 27 Jan 2021 at 05:57hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
NPA ring-fences prosecutors
Prosecutors will now be housed in their own blocks of flats to curb corruption and to offer protection to those handling high-profile and sensitive cases in line with President Mnangagwa's strategy to...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 06:20hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti detained for using new Parliament car with no number plates
Opposition MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti was briefly detained by police in Karoi on Saturday over a new Parliament car that had no number plates.Biti had visited Temba Mliswa's farm ...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 06:40hrs | 4192 | by Staff reporter
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