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Bigwigs in messy sugar tender storm
A group of transporters linked to Zanu PF bigwigs have allegedly threatened sugar-producing giant Tongaat Hullet with unspecified action if it fails to award them tenders. In May, the sugar producer f...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:24hrs | 1692 | by Staff reporter
Kembo Mohadi embarks on Zanu-PF national tour
AT a time the government has banned public gatherings to stem a surge in Covid-19 infections at a time Zimbabwe is battling the third wave, Zanu-PF second secretary Kembo Mohadi has begun a countrywid...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 11:16hrs | 1479 | by Staff reporter
White farmer 'invades' land
A land reform programme beneficiary in Marondera has accused a white farmer of invading his land and has appealed to authorities to resolve the matter. The affected farmer, Mr Livison Manjengw...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:40hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF provincial chairperson dies
ZANU-PF Matabeleland South provincial chairperson Rabelani Choeni has died.He was 71. Choeni died at his rural home in Malusungani in Beitbridge District on Friday due to Covid-19 related comp...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:00hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi rallies Mashonaland East leadership
Zanu-PF Vice President and Second Secretary Kembo Mohadi has challenged the Mashonaland East provincial executive to engage in sustainable projects which will contribute to the attainment of Vision 20...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:00hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Clock ticks for rogue NGOs
MACHINATIONS by the country's detractors to derail the country's development either clothed as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or blunt opposition forces that do not wish the country any good mu...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 09:20hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo vaccination centres overwhelmed
COVID-19 vaccination centres in Bulawayo are overwhelmed as scores of residents continue to flock to local clinics to get inoculated under the ongoing mass vaccination programme which started on Monda...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:25hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
National hero Nkiwane gets befitting send-off
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Joyful Farm in Umguza District yesterday as people from all walks of life gathered at the farm to give the late national hero Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane a befitting send-of...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:07hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo rolls out jabs for all adults
BULAWAYO Province is today expected to start mass vaccination of all adults. The jabs will be accessed at all council clinics and hospitals across the city as the country received two million Sinovac ...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:37hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam construction on course
ALL major infrastructure projects being undertaken by the Government will be completed to ensure they improve people's livelihoods, a Cabinet Minister has said.Finance and Economic Development...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:33hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Race for December deadline at Gwayi-Shangani Dam
WORK on the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam in Hwange district, Matabeleland North has gathered pace with the contractors optimistic that they will meet the December 2021 deadline. The ...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:55hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Inconsistent funding hampering Gwayi-Shangani dam completion
Inconsistent funding of the Gwayi-Shangani dam in Matabeleland North is hampering its completion, a ZINWA official has said.The project which was awarded to China International Water and Elect...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 19:16hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Minister sucked into 'Malunga' farm grab
Matebeleland North Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Richard Moyo has been sucked into OSISA director Siphosami Malunga's Nyamandlovu farm grab saga.About three weeks ago...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 18:49hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe NGOs to defy Mnangagwa govt directives
NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisations (NGOs) operating in Harare yesterday hit back at Harare Metropolitan provincial development coordinator (PDC) Tafadzwa Muguti saying he had no mandate to order them to r...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:17hrs | 1304 | by Staff reporter
ARDA gets motorbikes
Government continues with its drive to capacitate the Agriculture Rural Development Authority (ARDA), after it handed over a first batch of motorcycles to them in a bid to revive at least 450 small sc...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 15:37hrs | 385 | by Panashe Marasha
Govt takeover of council clinics draws fire
MATEBELELAND civic society organisations have condemned government's decision to take over council-run health facilities, saying it was against the provisions of devolution of power.This was a...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 11:07hrs | 1309 | by Staff reporter
Mass vaccination for Bulawayo vendors
BULAWAYO will today embark on a mass vaccination exercise targeting the informal sector which will see 15 000 people from hotspot areas being inoculated in the next 10 days.The province is tar...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:28hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Accounts documents burnt at Kwekwe
A storeroom containing accounting records for Kwekwe city was on Sunday night gutted by fire, a day before the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works appointed a commission of inquiry into issu...Published: 06 Jul 2021 at 10:27hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Binga villagers cry foul over hospital
For specialist health services, villagers in Siabuwa, Binga North in Matabeleland North province are forced to travel 250km to St Luke's hospital in Lupane.And in extreme circumstances, they a...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:15hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Poor network leaves Mangwe isolated
"To access internet connectivity for my Zoom meetings, I have to climb a mountain and use my Botswana mobile number," says Gilbert Masuku as he explains the network challenges in Mangwe."Alter...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:13hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to rename city streets after heroes, heroines
BULAWAYO city fathers have said they will hold public consultations on the need to rename some streets after the country's heroes and heroines in the spirit of devolution.This follows a High C...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 10:21hrs | 1087 | by Staff reporter
City fathers to rename Bulawayo streets after heroes, heroines
BULAWAYO city fathers have said they will hold public consultations on the need to rename some streets after the country's heroes and heroines in the spirit of devolution.This follows a High C...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1786 | by Staff Reporter
Government is in the process of taking over all council health facilities
Government is in the process of taking over all health facilities owned by local authorities as part of a grand plan to ensure standardised service delivery as envisaged by the National Development St...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 19:16hrs | 1686 | by Staff reporter
New school to open in Zanu-PF held constituency in Bulawayo
VULINDLELA Primary School in Cowdray Park suburb is set to open next term with 650 learners already enrolled at the school.The school which is being constructed by the Bulawayo City Council (B...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 15:48hrs | 1423 | by Staff reporter
Govt onslaught on NGOs starts
GOVERNMENT has made the first move in its clampdown on nongovernmental organisations (NGOs), with the Harare metropolitan provincial development co-ordinator (PDC) Tafadzwa Muguti ordering civic organ...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 14:53hrs | 315 | by Staff reportr
Bureaucracy delays Chirumanzu steel project
GOVERNMENT says it will soon deal with bureaucratic bungling that has slowed down implementation of the Chirumanzu carbon steel project being undertaken by a Chinese investor so that it becomes operat...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 17:04hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi a priority for the whole nation
AFTER attaining full independence in April 1980, Zimbabwe embarked on a journey of nation building but along the way, conflict was unavoidable in the young nation. Factors including tribalism,...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 06:42hrs | 727 | by Staff Reporter
Lands minister distances self from Malunga farm seizure
LANDS and Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has distanced himself from the seizure of a farm belonging to prominent human rights lawyer Siphosami Malunga and his business partners, with his juniors ...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 15:26hrs | 3045 | by Staff reporter
The greatest threat to ZANU-PF revealed
The conceptualization of factionalism in political parties takes a different view if we consider its importance in a democratic environment. Following an ugly encounter with the ugly face of factional...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 14:44hrs | 5247 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Vic Falls town clerk reinstated
A COMMISSION of inquiry set by Victoria Falls City Council to investigate allegations of corruption levelled against suspended Town Clerk Ronnie Dube has exonerated him, paving way for his reinstateme...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 07:25hrs | 685 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe reaps rewards from 2nd Republic initiatives
The country has already started reaping rewards from the progressive initiatives by the Second Republic to move the country forward. Last year, Government moved closer to achieving its optimal agricul...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 12:50hrs | 974 | by Derick Tsimba
'Intercity travel pushes up Covid-19 infections in Bulawayo'
INTERCITY travel could be pushing up Covid-19 infections in Bulawayo which saw the Government imposing a lockdown on the province, an official said yesterday.Following a spike in Covid-19 case...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 08:19hrs | 1233 | by Staff Reporter
Chaos as demolitions rock Harare
POLICE yesterday barricaded roads leading into Harare's oldest and most populous suburb of Mbare to pave way for demolitions of informal business structures in an operation sanctioned by President Emm...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:26hrs | 1671 | by Staff reporter
US dangles millions to CSOs
The United States' State Department, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has dangled US$105 million to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Zimbabwe, which they sa...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 19:09hrs | 1116 | by Innocent Mujeri
War veterans' registration and vetting begins in Mashonaland West
MASHONALAND West province will from tomorrow start the registration and subsequent verification of war veterans' league members ahead of impending economic empowerment projects.The district of...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 17:15hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Moyo in fresh bid to unite Matebeland-based parties
OPPOSITION United Movement for Devolution (UMD) led by former Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo is seeking to enter into a political pact with Matebeleland-based opposition parties in a bid to "recl...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:25hrs | 2879 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South could lose constituencies
TRADITIONAL leaders in Matebeleland South Province have called on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to decentralise the voter registration exercise to rural areas in order to protect the provinc...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:13hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
Damaged Matabeleland North roads rehab under way
THE rehabilitation of major roads is under way in Matabeleland North Province and the Government is providing the resources for the work so as to ensure smooth transportation and facilitation of inves...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:20hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa donates 50 000 masks to apostolic sect
President Mnangagwa yesterday donated a consignment of 50 000 face masks to members of the Johane Masowe weChishanu Apostolic sect in Bulawayo as part of the fight against Covid-19.The donatio...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:16hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
US$1,5m biscuit plant for Bulawayo
A food manufacturing company, Flynote Investments, has announced that it has invested more than US$1,5 million in setting up a state-of-the-art biscuit making plant in Bulawayo as it moves to compleme...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:57hrs | 1129 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF moves to put structures in place
Zanu-PF wants its provincial structures to work tirelessly with the lower structures to ensure a resounding victory in the 2023 harmonised elections through putting in place proper structures from cel...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:31hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Devolution helplessly biting the dust at Nkayi registry offices
Despite the unambiguous provisions of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013, devolution sadly remains a pipedream in the generality of the country. For purposes of particularity, t...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 07:52hrs | 1568 | by Nhlanhla Moses
Plea to finish Matebeleland South development projects
Zanu-PF Matebeleland South Province wants Government departments to finish outstanding development projects.The initiative is meant to enhance development within the province as the country su...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:19hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF urges urgent completion of projects
ZANU-PF Matabeleland South Province has engaged Government departments in order to speed up completion of outstanding development projects.The initiative is meant to enhance development within...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:37hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Shun donor dependency: Govt
GOVERNMENT has urged citizens to shun donor dependency saying over-reliance on donors had led to infiltration by the country's detractors.Women Affairs, Community and Small and Medium Enterpri...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:04hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Non-productive farmers told to surrender land
Government is prepared to repossess land from farmers who are not fully utilising it and allocate it to deserving ones as it moves to strengthen the agricultural recovery plan ahead of Vision 2030....Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:00hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
If Mbuya Nehanda is a Heroine, why is Comrade Thenjwe Lesabe not one?
Some corrections at national level must be done because what is happening in Zimbabwe does not add up to full total. There are discrepancies openly done to provoke tribalism. Who does Nehanda represen...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 21:48hrs | 1749 | by Nomazulu Thata
NRZ acquires US$1,5m vehicles
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has acquired a fleet of 57 vehicles at a cost of US$ 1,5 million meant to transform the operational landscape of the organisation.The vehicles, 12 eight...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:52hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
NRZ loses equipment worth US$168,000
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has lost equipment worth US$167 785 in a year while the value of those recovered stands at US$79 946 with 322 criminals arrested out of 124 cases that were deal...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:52hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants belong to Zanu-PF, says Minister
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Development Clemence Chiduwa recently declared that all government workers belonged to the ruling Zanu-PF party and they are under obligation to support the par...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:14hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
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