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'Political woes force Zimbabweans to migrate'
INTERNATIONAL Organisation of Migration Zimbabwe (IOM) chief of mission, Mario lito Malanca, has said Harare faces political problems and adverse weather patterns that are causing social and economic ...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:41hrs | 1266 | by Staff reporter
Farm bricks Banned in Mutare City
MUTARE - Mutare City Council in compliance to Environmental Management Agency (EMA) banned the use of farm bricks in the City.Thi...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 20:30hrs | 1390 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Ambassador Comberbach starts UN mission
Ambassador Stuart Comberbach presented letters of credence appointing him as Zimbabwe's Permanent Representative to the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland at a brief ceremony at the UN's Pal...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:45hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Local Govt to align laws with Constitution
THE Local Government ministry has said it will this year align the majority of its laws with the Constitution as part of efforts to complement the National Development Strategy 1 and stimulate develop...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 17:00hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Govt, Econet fight over land for cyclone victims
LAND ownership wrangle between government and mobile operator Econet Wireless has stalled progress in the construction of houses for Cyclone Idai victims in Chimanimani, two years after tragedy struck...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:17hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Standard Chartered joins against Covid 19 pandemic
Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe has contributed USD1 million to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Oxfam for programmes providing emergency relief to communities impacted by the COVID-19 pa...Published: 24 Mar 2021 at 19:04hrs | 318 | by Shelton Muchena
Let's banish the urban-rural chasm
Devolution now steadily but surely underway in our country, with provincial ministers of state also tasked with implementation of the new beginning, must sooner rather than later see rural areas where...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:17hrs | 116 | by Stephen Mpofu
Zimbabwe dominates Sadc remittances
ZIMBABWE received the largest remittances in southern Africa, underpinned by high migration of citizens who fled a two decade-long economic crisis, the latest African Development Bank (AfDB) data show...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:46hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
China donates US$1,2m medical supplies to Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE in the past year managed to reduce maternal deaths in Chimanimani and Chipinge districts by 46 percent following interventions by the Government in partnership with the Chinese Government and...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:01hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
Rainfall intensity to decrease: Met dept
RAINFALL frequency and intensity will be reduced countrywide as the 2020 to 2021 rainfall season is heading towards its end in April, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said. However, th...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:00hrs | 1707 | by Staff reporter
Newly-commissioned roads in sorry state
Council's two newly-resurfaced roads that were commissioned in May 2019 are now in a sorry state with knee-deep potholes that have made the roads impassable and hazardous to motorists.The road...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1012 | 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 | 890 | 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 | 2711 | by Staff reporter
US$250m bond for Harare Beitbridge road
An infrastructure bond issue for US$250 million will be floated to finance the rehabilitation and new construction of the 584km Harare-Masvingo-Beitbridge highway from the flyover replacing Mbudzi rou...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:30hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt treasury surplus exceeds $6bn
Public finances have been in perfect health for a good period now, amid revelations that Treasury has maintained surpluses in excess of $6 billion on its accounts at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 10:30hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
'New human settlement policy on cards'
A NEW human settlement policy to address problems of land barons as well as illegal settlements is on the cards, National Housing and Social Amenities deputy minister Yeukai Simbanegavi has revealed....Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:48hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Insiza communities face flash floods
THE Insiza Department of Civil Protection (DCP) has urged villagers to desist from building houses near Mayfair Dam in Insiza district in Matabeleland South to avoid being swept away when the dam spil...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:46hrs | 548 | 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 | 99 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's push for Chamisa to join Polad a nullity
YOUR Excellency, President ED Mnangagwa.In my self-opinionated response to a recent media report where Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu said MDC Alliance president Nelson Chami...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1492 | by Paddington Japajapa
Zimdollar will maintain a 'fragile stability' this year report
ZIMBABWE's currency will maintain a "fragile stability" this year, continuing from the volatilities that haunted the domestic unit even after the introduction of theforeign currency auction system...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:11hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tears into Chamisa's MDC
ZANU-PF says the MDC is now operating from "the last chance saloon" to work with the former liberation movement and other political parties in the interests of the country and its long-suffering citiz...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 18:18hrs | 1782 | by Staff reporter
Nyikayaramba declared a national hero
ZIMBABWE Ambassador to Mozambique and former army general Douglas Nyikayaramba, who succumbed to Covid-19 complications on Tuesday has been declared a national hero. Ambassador Nyikayaramba, w...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 06:13hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must embrace 'spirit of optimism and confidence'
IT is my singular honour and privilege to have been invited to address this virtual Africa Reconstruction Global Summit organised by the World Economic Congress.The theme of this conference, Colla...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 06:16hrs | 187 | by ED Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe will not be deterred from pursuing its goals by 'sideshows'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Zimbabwe had faced many challenges, including the economic crisis, cyclones and the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, but would not be deterred from pursuing its ...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:47hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to roll out free vaccinations
AT least 60 percent of the country's population will be vaccinated for free with a national vaccine deployment framework now complete that will see frontline workers, the elderly and those with underl...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:35hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces yet another cyclone
ZIMBABWE could be hit by Cyclone Faraji, a name drawn from Kenya, barely a month after tropical Cyclone Eloise left a trail of destruction in Manicaland, Masvingo and Matabeleland Bulawayo provincial ...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 21:52hrs | 5266 | 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 | 890 | by Staff reporter
Storms wreck nearly 10 000 homes in Zimbabwe
NEARLY 10 000 homes in Zimbabwe were destroyed by cyclones Chalane and Eloise, which swept across parts of the country over the past few weeks.This comes as the UN International Organisation o...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 18:51hrs | 1180 | by Staff reporter
Highway commissioned by Mnangagwa in 2020 collapses, 1 killed
One person died on the spot when the Skyline - Chimanimani highway gave into shaking caused by incessant rains just as a vehicle was passing.The road collapse happened just after Charter Bridg...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 17:32hrs | 7936 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe, Mozambique worse affected by climate change'
ZIMBABWE and Mozambique are among the worst affected countries by climate change after Cyclone Idai in 2019 hit the two countries, resulting in loss of lives and infrastructure.This was reveal...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 07:06hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Zimta calls for schools opening
THE Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) has called upon the government to come up with mitigatory strategies for the COVID-19 pandemic at schools in order to facilitate their reopening amid a spike ...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 22:32hrs | 2765 | by Staff reporter
'Situation calm after cyclone'
THE Department of Civil Protection (DCP) yesterday said the situation was calm in Manicaland province after Cyclone eloise hit the country on Friday night, despite heavy rains accompanied by strong wi...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 22:32hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Eloise wreak havoc in Chipinge
AT least three people have died, while a Science laboratory at Mt Selinda High School was damaged as heavy rains accompanied with strong winds continue pounding most parts of Chipinge since Friday eve...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 16:02hrs | 1591 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South braces for Tropical Cyclone
CONTINUOUS heavy and destructive rain is expected in Matebeleland South, Masvingo and Manicaland when Tropical Cyclone Eloise hits the country tomorrow. The rains will be coupled with strong w...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:22hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Eloise intensifies to a Severe Tropical Cyclone
The Tropical System Eloise has strengthened and is now a severe tropical storm and there are indications of further intensification in the next 24 hours just before it makes a land fall south of Beira...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 16:14hrs | 865 | by Staff reporter
'Rainy season to end in March'
THE Meteorological Services Department has urged farmers to plant early maturing crops amid indications that the rainy season would end in March.Bulawayo provincial meteorological officer Chip...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 07:06hrs | 2876 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains damage Beitbridge roads
Heavy rains that have been pounding the country have left a lot of roads in Beitbridge district damaged resulting in most rural communities being cut off from the border town.The local Civil P...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 17:10hrs | 1965 | by Staff reporter
Big deals for Zimbabwe bridge builders
GOVERNMENT has unveiled a programme to design and build several bridges across the country, with independent designers set to clinch crucial deals.Transactions under the programme announced la...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:34hrs | 848 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Eloise projected to bring large amounts of rain onto Beitbridge
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has revealed that a new potential Tropical...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 15:44hrs | 5133 | by Staff reporter
Malianga, Gwaradzimba declared national heroes
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday conferred national hero status on the late Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba (60) and founding nationalist and Zanu-PF Central Co...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:18hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Met Dept warns of '7-day destructive rains'
THE Meteorological Service Department (MSD) has predicted heavy and destructive rains for a seven-day period across the country until Wednesday. The rains started on Thursday spreading across ...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 07:14hrs | 3059 | by Staff reporter
More floods predicted
THE Civil Protection Unit (CPU) is on standby for evacuations in flood prone areas of the country after the Meteorological Service Department (MSD) warned that tropical cyclones and serious floods rem...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF has started stealing, politisizing Plan International and Welfare help on Mutare Floods Disaster victims
Partisian help of people who have been affected by Cyclone has started by Zanu pf members in Mutare, dream house disaster. Politics is now at play as Zanu members such as Moyo and Mrs Mp...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 18:54hrs | 1027 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Huge boost for Zimbabwe power generation
THE country's hydro-electricity generation capacity has received a huge boost as the water levels in Lake Kariba continue to rise due to sustained rainfall activity in the Zambezi catchment area....Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 15:37hrs | 1802 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's economic outlook for 2021
Zimbabwe's economy ended the year 2020 on a fairly stable note due to the return of the multi-currency regime and decline in general inflation levels in the market. Headwinds caused by incessant power...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 21:02hrs | 1325 | by Victor Bhoroma
Villagers troop out of evacuation centres
Chimanimani residents who had been moved to safe areas ahead of the anticipated devastating effects of Cyclone Chalane have started moving out of evacuation centres with the last batch expected to go ...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's carefree attitude towards Covid-19
THE fear of death and the deep longing for immortality is, according to philosopher and political theorist Thomas Hobbes every man's desire — where every human sense is trained to avoid death at all...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 07:35hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
A bad-bye to a bad year
Arsenal's emphatic win over Chelsea at the Emirates stadium on Boxing day lifted my spirits in a tenuous and gloomy year in which the despondent people of this country were boxed down mainly by the tw...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 19:08hrs | 210 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Food shortages hit evacuation centres
FOOD Shortages have hit evacuation centres in Manicaland following the delay by government to disburse funds to cater for tropical storm villagers affected by Cyclone Chalane.The tropical depr...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:44hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
UK donates US$340,000 towards Chalane storm
THE United Kingdom (UK) government has donated US$340 000 towards tropical storm Chalane victims in hard hit areas.British ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson announced the donation in a s...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:37hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
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