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Crisis in Zimbabwe health sector deepens
AUDITOR-GENERAL (AG) Mildred Chiri has exposed the rot in the country's health sector, where there is serious understaffing and shortages of equipment with no ambulances having been procured between 2...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:55hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi Community Parliament: Condolence message to the Mhlanga family
The entire Nkayi Community Parliament is deeply sorry and saddened by the untimely passing on of our cultural and arts doyen, Mr Continueloving Mhlanga, p...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 22:14hrs | 419 | by Nhlanhla Moses Ncube
Mnangagwa bomb attack mystery deepens
Four years after President Emmerson Mnangagwa survived an assassination attempt it has emerged that a former soldier, who was convicted by the military for the grenade attack, was in India on the day ...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 10:03hrs | 2551 | by Staff reporter
Perrance Shiri estate row deepens
THE late national hero and Lands and Agriculture minister Perrance Shiri's daughter, Rufaro Stephanie is seeking to bar former Attorney-General Sobusa Gula-Ndebele from administering her father's esta...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:27hrs | 2146 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Davos trip of shame
ZIMBABWE'S pariah state tag haunted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent visit to the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland with political analysts equating the journey to a trip of shame....Published: 28 May 2022 at 20:04hrs | 4513 | by Staff Reporter
Crisis at Bulawayo council clinics deepens
BULAWAYO residents are spending long hours at council clinics due to a shortage of nurses, a development that is compromising access to health services in the city.Council clinics and Governme...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 18:56hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans must remain optimistic, full of hope
We publish here the full text of the New Year message delivered by the President and Commander-in-chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, His Excellency President E.D MnangagwaGood evening fello...Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 13:51hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
New passports saga deepens
THERE is confusion at the Registrar General's (RGs) office following the launch of e-passports as the government department is still issuing old passports, with its workers in the dark about the new d...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 07:09hrs | 3548 | by Staff reporter
Woman survives night-long lion attack
In what sounds stranger than fiction, a woman here says she spent a night squaring off with a lioness. She escaped with injuries only, after the feline gave up at daybreak. &...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:05hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Zanla fighter's daughter now top medical officer in US
While a good number of gallant veterans of Zimbabwe's war of liberation brawled this week in Harare with the police, who charged them with seeking to incite public violence, a city in a distant land t...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:14hrs | 51 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Burst sewer crisis deepens
BULAWAYO residents have lamented the council's delays in responding to burst sewerage in their communities saying this could contribute to disease outbreaks.The city has recorded a serie...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:39hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Row over farm seizure deepens as owners produce deed of title
HOLDERS of Kershelmar Farms (Pvt) Limited - which legally owns Kershelmar Farm currently at the centre of a fierce row between politicians in Matabeleland North province and its lawful property owners...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 21:32hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
OK suffers write-downs as crisis deepens
REVENUES at the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed retail giant, OK Zimbabwe Limited came off slightly to $34,3 billion during the year ended March 31, 2021 as consumer spending came under pressure as a r...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malaba crisis deepens
17 Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges have appealed a High Court ruling that ended Luke Malaba's time as a judge and Chief Justice of Zimbabwe. The appeal, at the Supreme Court, dis...Published: 28 May 2021 at 19:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
SMM battle deepens
THE Shabanie Mashaba Mine (SMM) wrangle deepened this week after Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (Zdamwu) secretary general Justice Chinhema filed papers at the High Court challengi...Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Would you eat cyanide laced oranges, why accept poisoned constitutional amendments only for some youth/women's quota clauses?
As the shock over the recently gazetted Constitutional Amendment No 2 Act deepens, and the realization of the reality of the brutal shredding, and callous assassination, of any semblance of democracy ...Published: 10 May 2021 at 10:45hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Govt, teachers standoff deepens
TEACHERS have threatened to go on strike to force government to re-verse its no-work no-salary policy against its workers who are claiming incapacitation. Labour unions representing teachers s...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Is Africa the MLB's final frontier in quest for baseball fans, talent?
If you're a Major League Baseball (MLB) fan or baseball player in Africa, you're among a passionate few. Baseball doesn't enjoy the same popularity here as other team sports such as soccer, rugby, or ...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 16:45hrs | 275 | by Staff write
SA lacks the will to rescue Zimbabwe
IN any discussion on the political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe, the need for South Africa's mediation to find resolution is invariably raised. Calls for South African involvement are getting loude...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 06:52hrs | 2 | by Tendai Dumbutshena
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 response not informed by science
ON January 2, 2021, the government of Zimbabwe made an abrupt pronouncement of a 30-day lockdown with tightened restrictive measures in reaction to a record increase in Covid-19 infections.Thi...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 12:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
How to kill a country
Nearly forty years ago Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, became the first and only white colonial ruler to break away from the British Crown. He had tired of London's nagging about the subjug...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 26 | by Samantha Power
Zimbabwe children malnourished as Covid-19 crisis deepens, says Steve Hanke
ECONOMISTS believe that food shortages and lockdowns have led to an acute rise in malnutrition cases among children in Zimbabwe. Data reveals that one in three children in the country are malnourished...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Chamisa bans WhatsApp
THE MDC-Alliance led by Mr Nelson Chamisa has barred its members from discussing party matters on social media platforms. Political analysts who spoke to The Herald described the decision by M...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 05:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Top Zanu-PF officials boycott Mnangagwa visit
FIVE Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial co-ordinating committee (PCC) members are in trouble after boycotting President Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit to Marondera last week, as factionalism in the party...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 05:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economic meltdown deepens
SOME of Zimbabwe's largest companies have painted a grim picture of the country's socio-economic situation, reporting a sharp fall in revenues, as the relentless economic meltdown intensifies....Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anthony Mandiwanza, when is the right time to step down?
Dairibord, former Dairy Marketing Board (DMB) was once one of the largest food producers in southern Africa, was founded in 1951 and listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) in 1997. Dairibor...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 14:06hrs | 15 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Diarrhoea spikes as Bulawayo water crisis deepens
BULAWAYO is recording a spike in diarrhoea cases in the middle of a deepening water crisis where most suburbs are receiving water for about 12 hours in a week. Mzilikazi, Magwegwe and Luveve c...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Africa must address its debt burden once the pandemic is under control - says World Bank Vice President
Carlos Felipe Jaramillo was recently appointed the World Bank's Vice President for the Latin America and the Caribbean Region. He was, until his recent appointment, the bank's country director for Ken...Published: 10 Oct 2020 at 12:13hrs | 10 | by Raphael Obonyo
Mnangagwa says teachers cannot hold Govt to ransom
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the Government will not be arm-twisted by striking teachers into succumbing to their demands, saying only those reporting for duty will be paid. Teacher representa...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 09:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mystery around MDC Councillor death deepens
Mystery surrounding MDC Alliance Karoi Urban Ward 4 Councillor, Lavender Chiwaya's death has deepened, amid indications that his body was discovered outside his alleged girlfriend's house.The ...Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 18:26hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Anti-corruption courts handle 39 cases
The specialised anti-corruption courts have received 39 cases since the beginning of the year, most of which implicate officials for allegedly abusing public offices to enrich themselves, but a ...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa protests divide Chamisa's MDC
The Nelson Chamisa led MDC is deeply divided over what course of action to take as the country's economic crisis deepens with seemingly no immediate solution in sight. Its leader is said to be preferr...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa-Army fallout deepens
The fissures inside the beleaguered President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government have deepened with the recent leak of an audio recording where First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa is heard accusing someone thou...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 11:12hrs | 19980 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Chiyangwa to blame for Afcon crisis'
ZIFA president Felton Kamambo yesterday made sensational claims accusing his predecessor, Philip Chiyangwa, for allegedly being part of a cartel that caused mayhem that stalked the Warriors' 2019 Afco...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bribery allegations rock RG's office as passport crisis deepens
Zimbabweans are allegedly paying as much as US$400 to obtain passports, as officials at the Registrar General's office cash in on a crisis that has seen production of the travel document coming to a v...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 19:32hrs | | by Judith Sibanda
Obert Mpofu corruption saga deepens
ZANU PF Secretary for Administration Obert Mpofu is a victim of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's insecurities about an impending coup that might remove him from power it has emerged. A highly pl...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 13:12hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Harare diarrhoea outbreak to persist
The diarrhoea outbreak in Harare's Glen View high-density suburb has persisted in the absence of potable water, compounded by a poor response by council authorities to finding a solution to sewer burs...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Army uniforms for Zanu-PF members saga deepens
A Harare man who disclosed in court that he was issued with military uniform at the Zanu-PF headquarters, which he used to terrorise residents during the January protests, has revealed the identity of...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:46hrs | 6506 | by Staff reporter
Austerity should not be just for the poor
Elsewhere on these pages, we carry a story about the impending shortage of bread and the expected price increases, barring immediate government intervention to address the wheat supply crisis facing t...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:43hrs | | by Editorial - The Standard
ZANU PF infighting deepens
Tonderai Chidawa former Zimbabwe Congress of Students Union ZICOSU leader is the favourite amongst the majority of Harare Provincial youth members to land the post of ZANU PF provincial youth Chairman...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 18:36hrs | 9916 | by Alistair Nyakudya
Poll defeat deepens MDC-Alliance divisions
DIVISIONS have deepened within the MDC Alliance after the party lost to Zanu-PF in the Cowdray Park council by-election in Bulawayo over the weekend amid fears of a witch-hunt as the opposition party'...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa private jets saga deepens
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of encouraging "state capture" after he revealed that a United Arab Emirates (UAE) prince hired private jets for him.Mnangagwa told the Zanu-PF ce...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 10:07hrs | 3325 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe hospital nurses washing bandages to re-use on patients'
NURSES at Zimbabwe"s foremost medical institution, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, have resorted to washing bandages to dress burns on patients as health crisis at the institution deepens, plastic su...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:26hrs | 344 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe fuel crisis deepens
Hundreds of people were left stranded late Monday after a sudden shortage of fuel with public transport operators hiking fares.Reports of people walking on foot to areas like Glen Norah and Ma...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:43hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Mangudya walks out of meeting with Mthuli Ncube
THERE was high drama after Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya, in a fit of rage, tossed paper files at Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and walked out of a meeting, angrily slamming th...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 15:37hrs | 19571 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube meets IMF team
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday held "very open" conversations with a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is in the country to discuss a r...Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces a new wave of unrest as civil servants to strike on Friday
Zimbabwe faces a new wave of unrest as the group representing government workers announced on Wednesday that civil servants across the country will go on strike after salary negotiations failed....Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 16:11hrs | | by AP
Mnangagwa says 'monumental task' to fix economy
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday called for calm as he vowed to tackle the "monumental task" of fixing the shattered economy that has sparked violent protests this week."Resolving Zim...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 10:18hrs | 524 | by AFP
Zimbabwe now has the world's highest petrol price
Police clashed with protesters in the Zimbabwean capital as the main labor-union confederation began a three-day national strike after the government more than doubled fuel prices to the highest in th...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 22:26hrs | | by Bloomberg
Chamisa banks on NGOs
Six Western nationals have been working with local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) led by Crisis Coalition in Zimbabwe (CCiZ) to fight what they claim is "a crisis of legitimacy" following Presi...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 22:07hrs | | by Staf reporter
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