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UK truck seller responds after angry client blocks Bulawayo home with trailers
A UK-BASED truck supplier has responded after any angry client blockaded his Bulawayo home with articulated trailers and recorded a video warning people against dealing with the company.The vi...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2442 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenger further detained
Zanu-PF activist Sybeth Musengezi, who challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ascendency to power, was yesterday further remanded in custody after the State requested postponement to today....Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:37hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter
Zesa unit surpasses output target
Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) surpassed its first quarter power supply target of 1 885,30GWh by 18,55 percent on account of improved generation from its power stations.In a power generation upd...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:08hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says he is on course to upstage Mnangagwa
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he is on course to upstage President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling Zanu-PF in next year's elections as he dismis...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:17hrs | 3123 | by Staff reporter
Activist sues Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and police commissioner general Godwin Matanga have been dragged to the High Court after police impounded a vehicle belonging to human rights defender Melania Chiponda....Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:16hrs | 1724 | by Staff reporter
Linda Masarira writes letter to Mnangagwa
LEAD President Linda Tsungirirai Masarira has written an open letter to President Emmerson Mnangagwa urging his government to fix the transport challenges that havecaused mayhem in the City of Harare....Published: 05 May 2022 at 12:21hrs | 7035 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo mayor says there is significant progress at the Egodini Mall project
BULAWAYO mayor Solomon Mguni yesterday said there was significant progress at the Egodini Mall project, with the first phase already completed."There is a difference from what we saw last time...Published: 04 May 2022 at 07:01hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's anti-corruption crusade fizzles out deplorably
HIGH-PROFILE corruption cases from as far back as 2017 are yet to be finalised, almost five years after President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised to decisively tackle graft.The development also de...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:08hrs | 1055 | by Staff reporter
Green Machine breaks down again
CAPS United 0 - 2 Cranborne BulletsGIANTS CAPS United nearly failed to fulfil their home fixture against Cranborne Bullets after their disgruntled players had made a no-show at the National ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 07:53hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
The death of the Zimbabwe dollar! Where do we go from here?
I am writing from Dubai in the Middle East. One of the admirable qualities of Muslim society is their harsh treatment of malefactors. I was surprised to find that children leave their bicycles outside...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:19hrs | 434 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Bulawayo's student accommodation complex to be complete by August
THE Bulawayo student accommodation being constructed by the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe near the National University of Science and Technology will be completed and commissioned in Aug...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:16hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Red flag over murky govt vehicle deals
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says it will not investigate various cases in which the government, local authorities and parastatals have been prejudiced through the non-delivery of mo...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:25hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Retailers dump Zimdollar
RETAILERS in Harare have dumped the Zimbabwe dollar and are demanding payment in United States dollars for a number of basic goods such as cooking oil and dairy products.Some large wholesalers...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:05hrs | 2247 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga slams price madness
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said the resurgent price madness being experienced in the market is unjustified given the prevailing stable economic fundamentals and the supportive fiscal a...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:56hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Moyo divides opposition parties
MDC has come out guns blazing defending Local Government minister July Moyo's directive to stop elections of new mayors and committee chairpersons.This comes after the Citizens Coalition for C...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 14:03hrs | 1868 | by Staff reporter
Census in bumpy ride
THE past seven days of the 2022 national population and housing census have been bumpy for some Zimbabwe Statistical Agency (ZimStat) enumerators who have been reportedly threatened and mugged in the ...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:48hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
'$338 million for Bulawayo roads not enough'
BULAWAYO councillors are concerned that the $338 million government allocation for road rehabilitation in the city was not enough.The councillors say Bulawayo roads have become deplorabl...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:26hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on course to eradicate malaria
ZIMBABWE is on course to win the fight against malaria, after a 70% drop in new cases, officials have said.Health ministry social behaviour communications officer Fortunate Manjoro said Zimbab...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:43hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Jabulani Sibanda warns corrupt Government officials
THE day of reckoning is nigh for corrupt Government officials, Zanu-PF chairman for Bulawayo Metropolitan Province and former Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association chairman Jabulani Si...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:34hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
Census in jeopardy
THE national 2022 population and housing census which begins tomorrow faces a rocky start after reports emerged that the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStats) failed to pay allowances to enum...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:09hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Egodini developer changes tune
A South African engineering firm that was awarded a tender to turn the Egodini bus terminus into a mall, has scoffed at criticism over its failure to complete the project on time, saying the delays do...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:16hrs | 1567 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele, Shona Highway Code to be rolled out
Prospective driver's licence holders could soon be allowed to take their provisional licence tests in languages they are more familiar with as government takes steps to finalise the translation of the...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:16hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
ZBC employees should learn that a dog used to hunt down other animals is always given leftovers!
I never revel in others people's misery and suffering - since, due to the same compassion that drives me to fearlessly stand up, and speak out for oppressed and unjustly-treated Zimbabweans - I simila...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 16:54hrs | 1700 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Beitbridge border chaos cleared
BORDER authorities at Beitbridge have cleared last week's congestion at the port of entry when South Africa had to temporarily close its side of the post and trucks experienced delays of between two a...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:26hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
ZBC CEO bans employees from using WhatsApp groups
WORKERS at the loss-making state broadcaster, ZBC, are up in arms against Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Adelaide Chikunguru over many grievances, which include salary increment and Covid-19 allowance ...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:19hrs | 1000 | by Staff reporter
Underfunding cripples ZHRC
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has claimed that an unstable local currency and rising inflation were crippling its operations.In a report presented to Parliament on Thursday, the ...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:30hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
'Zesa should reimburse clients'
Zesa clients who buy electricity cables or transformers are entitled to full compensation and the reimbursement is in the form of electricity units equivalent to the cost of equipment a client would h...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:21hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Zimra systems in shambles
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) systems are in a shambles, with companies and individuals being made to pay for the tax collector's inefficiency while the authority is also suffering huge finan...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:22hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border traders and FBC Bank enter into partnership
THE Cross-Border Traders Association (CBTA) and the FBC Bank have entered into a deal that will see the financial institution issuing MasterCards to infor...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 00:30hrs | 862 | by Staff Reporter
Vumbachikwe Gold Mine hit by mass exodus of workers
A TOTAL of 23 senior and junior managers plus 140 general workers have quit Vumbachikwe Gold Mine in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, within the past two months.According to an internal memo seen b...Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter
Magwegwe residents yank motorists from jaws of death
ACCIDENTS happen without notice and whenever they occur the police or any of the emergency rescue services will not be nearby.It is a fact that usually local residents are the first to attend ...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:46hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Biti assault case ruling set for Thursday
OPPOSITION politician Tendai Biti will know his fate this Thursday in a case where the Harare lawyer is accused of assaulting a Russian national.Harare magistrate Vongai Guuriro Muchuchuti con...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:29hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs implore govts to enforce anti-child marriages laws
SOUTHERN African chiefs have urged governments to implement laws to end child marriages as most countries in the region were taking long to approve legislation to deal with the scourge.This ca...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:20hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge road upgrade: 300km completed
The widening, rehabilitation and upgrading of the Harare-Beitbridge Highway is moving swiftly with more than 300km (just over a half) now open to traffic, a clear demonstration of how the Second Repub...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 07:14hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
By-election winners, losers must work jointly
Results for most of the by-elections for 28 National Assembly seats and 105 local authority seats, mostly in city councils and municipalities, will be announced today and only 133 candidates are going...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:28hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa unhappy with gas licensees
Delays by some investors in implementing projects for renewable or lower carbon energy are potentially hampering Zimbabwe's progress despite the investors being awarded special permits by the Governme...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:15hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Tuli-Manyange dam project takes shape
THE construction of Tuli Manyange Dam has commenced in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South, where preliminary works - to be completed by June this year - involving the building of saddle dams are unde...Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:20hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
'Beitbridge upgrade to end in November'
A CIVIL engineering company, Zimborders Consortium, yesterday said the upgrading of Beitbridge Border Post to a world-class commercial hub was way ahead of schedule.The border post is undergoi...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | 780 | by Staf reporter
'Solar farm project delays raise stink'
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC)has been accused of awarding tenders to incompetent companies following delays in the implementation of the solar farm project in the city.But the city fathers b...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | 476 | by Staf reporter
Matebeleland South residents demand completion of Gwanda courts
MATEBELELAND South residents have expressed concern over delays in the completion of the Gwanda Provincial Magistrates Court saying this had denied them easy access to justice.Matebeleland Sou...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:35hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe yet to discover real exchange rate'
Faced by persistent macro – economic instability from parallel market exchange rate volatility, Zimbabwe introduced the foreign currency auction system in June 2020.Authorities were convince...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:00hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Matobo villagers demand chief's installation
VILLAGERS in Matobo, Matabeleland South province have expressed concern over delays in the installation of a new chief to replace Chief Leonard Mathe who died seven years ago.The lack of a tra...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 07:39hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Russia-Ukraine war tremors rock Zimbabwe economy
TREMORS from the Russian invasion of Ukraine are spreading across the world as well as in Zimbabwe as record-high oil prices, excessive spending during forthcoming elections and disruptions of wheat s...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 18:14hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Zacc seeks prosecuting powers
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has requested amendments to the Anti-Corruption Act to give it prosecuting powers.Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi tabled the Zacc 2021 report in...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:43hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's annual inflation seen spiking to 105%
OLD Mutual has projected that Zimbabwe's inflation will close the year at 105%, way above what was anticipated by authorities.The central bank projected the country's annual inflation ra...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 06:10hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Park your cars, use Zupco if you can't afford fuel, says Soda Zhemu
THE government yesterday said Zimbabweans must use public transporter, Zupco to escape high fuel prices after announcing another hike and warning of weekly increases.Yesterday, the Zimbabwe En...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 06:10hrs | 847 | by Staff reporter
Police commissioner-general Matanga faces jail
POLICE Commissioner-General, Godwin Matanga, is facing a 90-day jail term for contempt of court after being sued by property developer, Eddies Pfugari Properties (Pfugari), for failing to provide poli...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:07hrs | 3531 | by Staff reporter
Fuel shortage haunts Zupco
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) yesterday warned commuters in Bulawayo to brace for public transport shortages due to a fuel shortage.In a statement yesterday, Zupco said it had ...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:04hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Politicians frustrate crucial mining reforms
A LEADING resources campaigner has claimed that Zimbabwe's elite are reluctant to push through amendments to the Mines Act, a 60-year-old legislation that has outlived its usefulness.The Zimba...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:01hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
ZSE inches closer to $2 trillion
MARKET capitalisation on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) inched closer to $2 trillion on Monday, after gaining 40% since the beginning of the year, according to official data.As of yesterday...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:01hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
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