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ZANU-PF commits US$ 30,000 Presidential empowerment fund
ZANU-PF has reaffirmed its dedication to grassroots development and empowerment during a highly successful rally held yesterday at Sweet Home, Ward 13 in Insiza North Constituency. The ev...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 21:48hrs | 220 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe unveils Indigenous Higher Education System
The Government has officially launched DuraIsiphala263, a homegrown Higher Education Management Information System (HEMIS) designed to revolutionise data collection, analysis, and decision-making in Z...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:37hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Mohadi continue absconding Parliament
Deputy President of Senate, Michael Nyambuya, has expressed disappointment over the persistent absence of the country's two vice presidents and Cabinet ministers during crucial parliamentary Question-...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:38hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobile operators fail to implement data roll-over
The Government has criticized mobile network operators for failing to implement data roll-over, a feature that allows consumers to carry over unused data balances beyond their expiration period....Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:29hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tightens social media control amid internal dissent
The HeraldMobile operators fail to implement data roll-overThe Government has criticized mobile network operators for failing to implement data roll-over, a feature that allows consume...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:28hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
80% of Matebeleland South roads untrafficable
At least 80% of the road infrastructure in Matebeleland South has been severely damaged by heavy rains that have pounded Zimbabwe in recent weeks, a Zanu-PF lawmaker has claimed. The province has been...Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 18:50hrs | 1154 | by Staff reporter
Collapsed Majazi bridge sparks concerns in Bulilima District
The collapse of Majazi Bridge along the Plumtree-Bambadzi Road has sparked significant concern among residents and authorities. The bridge, located in Hingwe ward, is now completely impassable and det...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:16hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces cyber threats
Over the past three years, Zimbabwe has witnessed a significant increase in organized cybercrime, characterized by a rise in online scams, business email compromises, and investment fraud, including m...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 10:14hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Bulilima villagers flee homes in fear of elephant attacks
In Bulilima, Matabeleland South, villagers are fleeing their homes due to a surge of elephant invasions driven by drought conditions. The elephants, migrating from Botswana, have been seeking food and...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:53hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to launch nationwide ZimDigital phase 2
Government is set to launch ZimDigital Phase 2 next month, aiming to achieve comprehensive nationwide radio coverage and expand broadcasting services across Zimbabwe. The initiative, reported ...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 16:32hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Inadequate toilets leave Plumtree stinking
PLUMTREE residents have bemoaned inadequate ablution and sanitation facilities in the town centre especially at the vendors trading points, amid fears of possible outbreaks of waterborne diseases....Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 13:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dingumuzi Phuti election petition goes to Supreme Court
LOSING candidate for Bulilima Constituency in the August 23-24 harmonised elections, Ms Bekezela Maplanka of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the de...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:24hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC in another court blow
BULAWAYO High Court judge Justice Bongani Ndlovu has granted Zanu-PF Bulilima legislator Dingumuzi Phuti's application for rescission of a default judgment passed against him.A default judgmen...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 06:04hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Dingumuzi Phuti fights court reversal of election victory
Dingumuzi Phuti, the former Zanu-PF MP for Bulilima, filed an urgent court application weekend seeking rescission of judgement after his August 23 election win was nullified by the High Court on Thurs...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 07:32hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Kalanga festival returns after Covid-19 induced break
AFTER a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Luswingo Kalanga Cultural Festival is set to make a comeback next month. The festival, which celebrates the rich and diverse culture of the Ba...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:43hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF officials implicated in voter fraud allegations
Zanu-PF officials infiltrated the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) posed as polling officers and assisted voters in voting for the ruling party in the Bulilima constituency during the August electi...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 16:55hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Potraz moves to regulate omalayitsha
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has expanded its licensing categories to encompass cross-border transporters, commonly referred to as "omalayitsha," in a bi...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:47hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes more appointments
President Mnangagwa has appointed three additional deputy ministers to complement those appointed last week, as announced by Acting Chief Secretary to the President Dr. Martin Rushwaya in a statement....Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 07:54hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mangwe, Bulilima villagers go online
VILLAGERS in Mangwe and Bulilima districts are reaping immense benefits from infrastructural development spearheaded by the Second Republic's philosophy of leaving no place and no one behind.O...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 18:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Primaries: Remaining candidates announced
Zanu-PF has announced the final list of candidates who will represent the party in the forthcoming harmonised elections with 205 candidates cleared, and only five remaining to allow for reruns....Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:38hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries preliminary results out
RESULTS for the Zanu-PF primary elections are still trickling in, with a mixed bag of young Turks and the old guard sailing through.The results are however, still subject to confirmation by th...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 08:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Minister's aide bashed for accusing Zanu-PF official of being a former MDC member
An enraged Zanu-PF District Community Coordinator chairman for Bulilima allegedly beat up ICT deputy minister Dingumuzi Phuti's aide who had accused the former of having been a member of the oppositio...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 19:16hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF heavies battle for Bulilima seat
The merging of Bulilima East and Bulilima West constituencies following the delimitation process has pitted two Zanu-PF heavyweights in Matabeleland South against each other as they will battle it out...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 09:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hundreds turn up for national documentation blitz in Bulilima
HUNDREDS of villagers drawn from around Bulilima district went home all smiles after having acquired national documentation at a one-day blitz at Ndolwane village.The blitz was made fruitful t...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 22:48hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Zimura gets new board members
THE future looks bright in the music industry as youthful musicians have been voted into the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) board.A meeting was held here in Harare at Zimbabwe Show...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe expert eyes global telecoms post
Swiss-based Zimbabwean telecommunications expert Dr Cosmas Zavazava is eyeing the post of director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:16hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Schools e-learning facilities equipped
PRIMARY and Secondary schools in the Midlands Province have been equipped with computer laboratories, which are set to enhance the e-learning policy spearheaded by Government in line with the National...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Minister fumes over incessant power cuts
THE Deputy Minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT) Dingumuzi Phuti has lamented incessant power cuts in Bulilima in Matabeleland South.Speaking during the commissioning of a 4G ...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:06hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Equipment for NetOne expansion starts to arrive
Equipment has started arriving in the country for the third phase of NetOne's US$71 million mobile broadband expansion that will see construction of over 260 new base stations, with President Mnangagw...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 19:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
DJ Phuti bounces back
IN between serving the nation as Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technologies, Postal and Courier Services and Bulilima West legislator, Dingumuzi Phuti has been working on bouncing b...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:19hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga commissions NetOne Base Station
Nachulwe Base station in Binga has been commissioned by the country's Vice President Constantino Chiwenga giving credence to government's developmental th...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 15:41hrs | 3 | by Shelton Muchena in Binga
Improve mobile phone network connectivity, says Chiwenga
MOBILE phone operators have been called upon to play their part in ensuring network connectivity in the country so as to bring inclusivity to the previously marginalised communities.Speaking a...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 05:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mobile internet and data usage surges
MOBILE internet and data usage went up by about 43 percent in Zimbabwe due to the outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic last year.The pandemic also pushed up internet usage worldwide by up ...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 17:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Forex shortage stalls base station work
WORK on the Umzingwane mobile network base station has stalled due to shortages of foreign currency, Parliament was told last Wednesday.This was revealed in the National Assembly by Informatio...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 21:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
MDC, Zanu-PF MPs pay their condolences to Obedingwa Mguni
The death of Mangwe legislator Obedingwa Mguni (Zanu-PF) united Parliament yesterday as legislators from across the political divide took turns in the National Assembly to pay their condolences. ...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP arranged Macheso, Mangethe 'union'
BULILIMA West MP Dingumuzi Phuti was the brains behind the mega duet - Kumafaro - which featured the late songstress Beater Mangethe and sungura ace Alick Macheso.Credit also goes to Phuti, wh...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers wreak havoc in Plumtree
PLUMTREE villagers say they are being terrorised by gangs involved in the smuggling of goods from neighbouring Botswana who rob them of their valuables.The smugglers, who operate from illegal ...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
MP urges villagers to register to vote to save constituency
BULILIMA WEST legislator Dingumuzi Phuti (Zanu-PF) has urged people in his constituency to register as potential voters in order to reach the stipulated threshold of registered voters and remain a sta...Published: 22 May 2019 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulilima legislator thanks ZINWA surveyors for Mabhongane Dam visit
Bulilima West legislator, Dingumuzi Phuti, has yesterday, expressed his sincere gratitude to the Zimbabwe National Water Authorities (ZINWA) engineers who had visited his constituency on the 19t...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 14:32hrs | 2 | by Titshabona Ncube
Parliament summons ZBC board
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation has been summoned to appear before Parliament next week to explain corporate governance failure at the national broadcaster after it turned out that one of its to...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP dumped in restaurant
BULILIMA West legislator, Dingumuzi Phuti, says he was once dumped in a restaurant by his girlfriend.Better known as DJ Phuti in showbiz circles, the 38-year-old made history after being elect...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 17:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree town hit by artificial cement shortage
Former MDC legislator for Bulilima East Norman Mpofu has bemoaned that Plumtree town was recently plunged into artificial shortage of cement.This happened as there are escalating speculations ...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 09:30hrs | | by Stephen Jales
Did you see Guitars In Parliament today
SEVERAL musicians won parliamentary seats in this year's harmonised elections.Dingumuzi Phuti, Elias Musakwa, Energy Mutodi, Obedingwa Mguni and Joshua Sacco are some of the prominent musician...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 21:55hrs | 2 | by Erick Matotoba
Zanu-PF targets 35 000 for Gwanda youth rally
Zanu-PF is targeting to mobilise more than 35 000 people for the Matabeleland South Presidential Youth Interface Rally in Gwanda on Saturday.The rally, to be held at Phelandaba Stadium, become...Published: 10 Aug 2017 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
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