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Pupil writes exams from quarantine centre
A 16-YEAR-OLD pupil from a high school on the outskirts of Bulawayo is writing his Ordinary Level June examinations under quarantine in Bulawayo after returning from Botswana recently. The tee...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 08:09hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 scuttles Joshua Nkomo gatherings
FOR the first time in 20 years, there will be no public events to celebrate the life of Father Zimbabwe, the late Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Every year on Ju...Published: 01 Jul 2020 at 07:13hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Introduction - Reform Agenda Part 1 of 3
1. What is the Reform Agenda?The Reform Agenda is a politically conscious organisation that seeks to inform and influence political and civic outcom...Published: 30 Jun 2020 at 07:24hrs | 376 | by Robert Sigauke
ZAPU President Isaac Mabuka speaks
Q1: Thank you Mr. Mabuka for your time. Please introduce yourself to the people. Who is Mabuka?A: I am Isaac Mabuka. I was born in 1953 on 26 April in Gwanda South. I did my primary education ...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 13:15hrs | 3160 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Minister pleads with citizens not to shun own currency
ZIMBABWEANS have been urged to shun economic saboteurs who want to reverse the gains of the liberation struggle that National Hero Stanley Nleya and his colleagues bitterly fought to achieve. ...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1310 | by Staff reporter
Bindura women laments poor water sanitation
Young Women in Bindura under the banner of Institute for Young Women's Development (IYWD) last week bemoaned poor water sanitation in their area....Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 13:13hrs | 320 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mthuli Ncube tours Beitbridge Border post
Beitbridge Border Post was described as a very important Border Post that requires Government support.This was revealed by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Nc...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 21:09hrs | 2339 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU needs Shona president
Zapu is at crossroads as they seek to replace the late Dr Dumiso Dabengwa. Zapu has two big challenges on its hands. They need to rebrand big time if they are to survive until the next election and be...Published: 20 Jun 2020 at 20:39hrs | 2245 | by Juliet Gumede
Joshua Nkomo's costly heroism
I first suffered the consequences of being a critical analyst and a questioner of orthodox opinion at my early secondary school. In one incident, I totally lost the kind favour of my Bible Knowledge t...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 18:06hrs | 2837 | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana
Beitbridge appeals for development funding
BEITBRIDGE district is endowed with many investment opportunities whose potential can be fully unlocked if Treasury avails more funding for devolution. It is understood that so far, Beitbridge has rec...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 06:36hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Mayor Solomon Mguni; Minister Judith Ncube visit Luveve for a fact finding mission
City of Bulawayo Mayor His Worship Solomon Madlala Mguni and the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Judith Ncube led a delegation that visited Luveve township on Tuesday morning t...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 13:51hrs | 984 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa launches more public transport buses
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says the government to availing ZUPCO buses to all areas, amid revelations that suppliers from Belarus have been engaged to supply buses suitable for rural terrains. Presi...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 19:49hrs | 4898 | by Staff reporter
Huge diamonds, gold deposits in Masvingo
Huge diamond and gold deposits have been discovered in Mwenezi and Chiredzi in a massive boost for the country's economy as the resources are expected to help the Government meet its target of transfo...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 07:02hrs | 2099 | by Staff reporter
Fuel shortages hamper city roads projects
FUEL shortages have crippled Bulawayo City Council's roads rehabilitation projects with work suspended last year.The local authority is set to receive $20 700 000 under the inter-governmental ...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 07:57hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Illegal panners 'destroy' Boterekwa Road
A SECTION of the famous Boterekwa Road in Shurugwi caved in on Friday after illegal gold panners allegedly dug a series of tunnels under it over the years. The damage threatens motorists trave...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 07:53hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala to lead rolling mass demonstrations against Mnangagwa
AS POLITICAL tensions in the country continue to escalate, combative MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Job "Wiwa" Sikhala has renewed his threat to lead rolling mass demonstrations against President Emm...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 16:45hrs | 5327 | by Staff reporter
Centralised COVID-19 Responses Hindering service Delivery in local authorities
Harare Resident Trust director Precious Shumba has said when the State fails to devolve its powers to the citizenry local government structures, the citizens lose their interest in what the government...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 13:19hrs | 248 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC reaches breaking point
THE MDC's latest ructions have now reached a point of no return, after the party's interim leadership expelled Nelson Chamisa from the movement - in a development that could have far-reaching implicat...Published: 04 Jun 2020 at 17:54hrs | 1188 | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Chamisa escalate mindless wars
IN A surprising development at the weekend, the interim leader of the MDC - Thokozani Khupe - paid a visit to the rural home of the main opposition party's late founding father, Morgan Tsvangirai, as ...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 15:56hrs | 1504 | by Staff reporter
'MDC squabbles benefitting Zanu-PF'
FORMER Speaker of Parliament and MDC national chairperson Lovemore Moyo was at some point a powerful figure in the main opposition party. He later threw in the towel and decided to form his own politi...Published: 31 May 2020 at 23:57hrs | 2992 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 positive woman gives birth in Zimbabwe
FOR the first time in Zimbabwe, a Covid-19 positive woman has given birth. The baby was delivered through caesarean section at Gweru Provincial Hospital yesterday. The woman was quarantined at...Published: 29 May 2020 at 07:43hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
An introduction to Radical Economic Structural Transformation (REST)
"We have been caught in a spider's web of lies about our history, our potential and our future as a country since 1980. The only way we can extricate ourselves from it is to first change our belief sy...Published: 28 May 2020 at 14:47hrs | 1004 | by Vince Musewe
Khupe vows to take over Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House after coronavirus lockdown
INTERIM MDC president Thokozani Khupe, pictured, has upped the ante in the war for the control of the country's main opposition - vowing yesterday that she will eject her rivals from the party's iconi...Published: 26 May 2020 at 20:20hrs | 3306 | by Staff reporter
Lovemore Moyo warns brawling MDC officials
THE former Speaker of Parliament and MDC national chairperson, Lovemore Moyo, has warned brawling MDC officials that they risked losing their relevance unless they urgently heal their rift.Spe...Published: 24 May 2020 at 16:49hrs | 8919 | by Staff reporter
Lovemore Moyo snubs Welshman's 30 pieces of silver?
FORMER MDC-T national chairperson, Lovemore Moyo has distanced himself from the fierce battles raging over the control of the main MDC party pitting Nelson Chamisa's MDC Alliance on one hand as well a...Published: 24 May 2020 at 09:09hrs | 4124 | by Staff reporter
Lovemore Moyo fuels Chamisa, Khupe fight intrigue
MOVES to rally MDC veterans behind Nelson Chamisa in the fight for the control of Zimbabwe's mainstream opposition party have taken a new dimension with reports that former party chairman Lovemore Moy...Published: 24 May 2020 at 08:59hrs | 3504 | by Staff reporter
Dumiso Dabengwa - Tribute from a civic and personal perspective
The first time I had a close engagement with the late iconic hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa was when he was Minister of Home Affairs and I was President of the Junior Association of Christian Communica...Published: 22 May 2020 at 11:34hrs | 624 | by Dumisani Nkomo
Absolom Sikhosana to be buried in Harare this Wednesday
THE late national hero, Absolom Sikhosana will be buried this at the national heroes acre in Harare this Wednesday.A representative of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, William C...Published: 18 May 2020 at 21:26hrs | 3486 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Absolom Sikhosana dies aged 71
Zanu-PF Politburo member and ex-party secretary for the youth league Absolom Sikhosana has died aged 71 at a Bulawayo hospital.His death was confirmed by Bulawayo Provincial Affairs and Devolu...Published: 16 May 2020 at 09:10hrs | 6909 | by Staff reporter
Overcrowding worries at isolation centres
HEALTH officials have been urged to speed up Covid-19 testing of returnees so they can be discharged to avoid crowding at quarantine centres. This comes as the quarantine centre at Mosi-oa-Tun...Published: 13 May 2020 at 07:26hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to take back non-productive farms, says Minister
Government will not to back down on plans to repossess idle land from non-productive farmers, especially beneficiaries of land reform. Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Deputy M...Published: 13 May 2020 at 07:20hrs | 857 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF recommends hero status for Tavaruva
The Zanu PF leadership here has recommended that the late prominent Masvingo bus operator Tanda ‘Mhunga' Tavaruva be accorded provincialliberation war hero status in recognition of the sterling ...Published: 12 May 2020 at 17:10hrs | 3742 | by Staff reporter
Wanted fugitives among returnees
Several alleged criminals who crossed Zimbabwe's borders into Botswana and South Africa to escape prosecution are hidden among the returnees quarantined in centres across the country. Police y...Published: 11 May 2020 at 08:09hrs | 909 | by Staff reporter
More returnees released from quarantine
NINETEEN more Zimbabweans were released from the Mosi-oa-Tunya High School Covid-19 quarantine centre yesterday bringing to 34 the number of discharged people. The Social Welfare Department wh...Published: 07 May 2020 at 00:34hrs | 646 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco deliveries increase, prices firm
The volume of flue-cured tobacco being delivered to the floors continues to increase as prices firm. By day three of the opening of the 2020 marketing season, farmers had sold 694 496 kilogrammes of t...Published: 06 May 2020 at 07:38hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Zimra employee tests negative for Covid-19
AN employee of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) in Bulawayo, who was in self-isolation pending her Covid-19 test results and allegedly violated regulations by travelling to Gweru with four other...Published: 04 May 2020 at 07:49hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge COVID-19 facility not yet equipped
THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA)-owned Beitbridge Hotel has not been equipped to handle COVID-19 cases a month after it was designated for such amid revelations over $30 million is requir...Published: 01 May 2020 at 08:24hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
The lost industrial glory of the city of Bulawayo
AFRICAN nationalism demands that the history of British colonialism must be condemned at every opportunity and I must be counted among those who lose no opportunity to condemn this phenomenal episode ...Published: 01 May 2020 at 07:53hrs | 873 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Mnangagwa mourns Minister Mavima's father
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday sent a condolence message to the family of Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Cde Larry Mavima following the death of his father, sekuru David Zizirayi Mavim...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 17:45hrs | 1883 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco fetches US$4/kg on opening day
The 2020 tobacco marketing season opened yesterday, amid calls for farmers to draw lessons from the lucrative and successful tobacco industry and apply their skills towards production of other crops t...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 07:07hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet proposes rent deferrals
CABINET has proposed that President Mnangagwa should consider promulgating Presidential Regulations to give relief to tenants and landlords during the lockdown period. The lockdown period began on Mar...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 07:44hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
'No evictions over rent delays'
Cabinet yesterday recommended Presidential Regulations imposing a moratorium on evictions of tenants delaying rent payments during the lockdown and staying legal action against their landlords delayin...Published: 29 Apr 2020 at 07:38hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 fears as gold rush erupts in Zimbabwe
Rich gold deposits have been discovered in Matabeleland South's Insiza district and hundreds of artisanal miners from many parts of the country are descending on the site sparking fears of a coronavir...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:34hrs | 4451 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF denying MDC elected councillors to do their mandate: Manyenyeni
Former MDC Harare Mayor Bernard Manyenyeni has revealed that Zanu PF government has for the past years been blocking the opposition elected councillors in the capital city to exercise their mandate of...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 08:00hrs | 618 | by Stephen Jakes
29 returnees quarantined in Victoria Falls
THE number of deportees quarantined at Mosi-oa-Tunya High School in Victoria Falls to curb the spread of Covid-19 had risen to 29 yesterday, up from eight last Friday while two more people were expect...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 07:43hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Constitutionalism not populism will take Zimbabwe forward
From the outset, let me make it abundantly clear that I am neither a member of Zanu-PF nor of any permutation of the MDC. If I say anything that you may not like, it is not because I belong to the oth...Published: 21 Apr 2020 at 07:54hrs | 424 | by Moses Chamboko
Mnangagwa to Zimbabweans not to despair
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told Zimbabweans not to despair in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.This comes as the country is witnessing swelling numbers of people who have contr...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 17:42hrs | 1517 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says we are our own liberators
THE various strategies being employed in the ongoing fight against the novel coronavirus will continue even after the pandemic has been contained in order to improve the country's readiness to deal wi...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:58hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Independence; Null and Void - MLF
While as Mthwakazi people together with the world battle the scourge of covid19 which is ravaging our communities mercelessly, we (on this 18 April 2020), feel a respite for at least being saved from ...Published: 19 Apr 2020 at 07:37hrs | 233 | by MLF
Mnangagwa's video address on the occasion of the 40th Independence Day commemorations
INDEPENDENCE Day speech by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, April 18, 2o209The First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa;Honourable Vic...Published: 18 Apr 2020 at 14:24hrs | 779 | by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
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