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Zimbabwean minister, foreigners in messy fight over mine
MINES and Mining Development minister Winston Chitando has been entangled at the centre of a vicious fight with international investors over vast lithium claims in Mutoko, Mashonaland East.Alt...Published: 11 hrs ago | 811 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police move to raid Tetrad Bank directors
THE Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Asset Forfeiture Unit has obtained a warrant of search and seizure against Tetrad Investment Bank (TIB) management and directors in a case of fraud and mone...Published: 11 hrs ago | 612 | by Staff reporter
‘Startups with diverse founders up-skilled on how to attract investors’
A Venture capital workshop was organized by the US Embassy in partnership with Eight2Five Innovation Hub. The hub has consistently moved towards supportin...Published: 12 hrs ago | 34 | by Simbarashe Sithole
How high-level corruption at ZESA plunged Zimbabwe into darkness!
The reason Zimbabwe is suffering by daily 20-hour electricity cuts is not necessarily due to antiquated equipment, neither can it ever be a so-called 'growing economy' - but, had everything to do with...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1346 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF piles pressure on Zec
Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial chairperson Daniel Garwe has castigated the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) for a skewed delimitation exercise.Addressing party supporters at a mobilisa...Published: 23 hrs ago | 636 | by Staff reporter
Beware of fake livestock vaccines, govt warns
THE Department of Veterinary Services has warned farmers not to buy livestock vaccines from unlicensed dealers, saying most of their products were fake.The department's chief director, Josphat...Published: 23 hrs ago | 120 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: Massive wealth looted by Cottco bosses revealed
The Prosecutor General has gone tough on corruption accused COTTCO marketing and business development manager Maxmore Njani and sought an order to go on a massive repossession of the grand loot held b...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 11:09hrs | 3518 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chipo Mutasa steps down as TelOne boss
TelOne managing director Chipo Mutasa is set to step down from her post at the end of this month after steering the ship for a decade.Mutasa leaves TelOne after completing her two five-year te...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:43hrs | 2071 | by Staff reporter
High Court allows seizure of Cottco boss' property worth millions of USD
THE High Court has granted the Prosecutor General approval to seize property worth tens of millions of US dollars' worth allegedly owned by Cotton Company of Zimbabwe's (COTTCO) corruption-accused bos...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:12hrs | 2162 | by Staff reporter
Vuzu parties encourage bad behaviour
POLICE detective, Sergeant Netty Kundizeza today said Vuzu parties must be outlawed as they encourage drug and sex abuse amongst the youth.Speaking during belated commemorations of World Menta...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
'70% of Zimbabweans have no access to clean water'
ABOUT 70,3% of Zimbabweans have no access to clean water, prompting such development partners as ActionAid to drill solar-powered boreholes in some parts of the country, government has revealed....Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
15 Chikurubi inmates graduate as foresters
FIXED telecommunications company, TelOne has helped 15 Chikurubi inmates acquire agricultural skills, which it hopes will assist them re-integrate into society after being released from prison....Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Scramble for Form 1 places
Government has said there are adequate Form One places to absorb all pupils that wrote the Grade Seven public examinations this year.The announcement comes as parents and guardians have starte...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF sets rules, guidelines for affiliate organisations
ORGANISATIONS affiliated to Zanu-PF must be guided by the revolutionary party's values and ethos, the party's Secretary for the Commissariat, Mike Bimha, has said.Speaking after a meeting that...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:05hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Karo Mining's US$4,2bn Zimbabwe platinum project takes off
The Karo Mining Holdings (KMH), a Zimbabwean platinum group metal (PGMs) miner undertaking a US$4,2 billion project in Mhondoro, has commenced operations with the first ore expected in the processing ...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:04hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Dutch investor seeks Mnangagwa's intervention over US$8m botched venture with Zimbabwe partner
Director of Dutch-based investor Euro LPG BV Omar Abdallah, has sought the intervention of President Emmerson Mnangagwa after the Sheriff failed to act on a High Court order overturning a controversia...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:22hrs | 1254 | by Staff reporter
Double life sentence for Zimbabwean prophet who raped women and then tied them to trees
A 50-year-old Zimbabwean ‘priest', who used his position of trust to lure women to secluded spots where he raped them and then tied them to a tree, has been removed from society.The North We...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:10hrs | 835 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe expected to pocket 60% of proceeds from Muzarabani oil and gas
ZIMBABWE is expected to pocket a maximum 60% of proceeds from the Muzarabani gas and oil fields, if the discovery proves to be of commercial value, Australian investor Invictus Energy local representa...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 07:07hrs | 1692 | by Staff reporter
Power cuts worsen Harare water woes at treatment works stall
The current power outages being experienced in the country have worsened Harare's perennial water supply woes amid reports the crippling energy crisis has affected water treatment works at the iconic ...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:12hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe political violence exported to diaspora'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) interim leader for Sweden-Scandinavia branch has accused suspected Zanu-PF activists of allegedly torturing her 16-year-old son after he posted a video supporting o...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Violence driving away potential voters
POLITICAL violence is dissuading many Zimbabweans from registering to vote in general elections, a recent report by the Election Resource Centre (ERC) has shown.ERC said the number of new regi...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:04hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Staff exodus hits Zimbabwe's NPA, AG
NATIONAL Prosecution Authority (NPA) acting director-general Nelson Mutonziwa has revealed that his office has been hit by a massive exodus of sharp legal minds due to poor remuneration and conditions...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:03hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Sipho Malunga and partners continue to fight 'unjust' prosecution
The lawyer representing the three Kershelmar Farms (Private) Limited directors has moved to try and halt the trial in which the latter are being accused of illegally occupying Esidakeni Farm in Nyaman...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:01hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean-Australian actress co-stars as Will Smith's wife in slavery epic 'Emancipation'
Zimbabwean-Australian actress Charmaine Bingwa (37) who was born and raised in Perth starts as Will Smith's wife in slavery epic Emancipation which debuts in theatres on December 9.Speaking at...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:12hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
'Funding for Zimbabwe political parties insufficient'
THE Justice ministry has called on Treasury to increase funding for political parties under the Political Parties (Finance) Act as the country heads for the 2023 polls.The ministry, which hand...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:10hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Chariots of death' on Zimbabwe's roads
WHILE speaking at the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) in Bulawayo recently, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona revealed that 1 559 people were kille...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 289 | by Pamenus Tuso
Ramaphosa's stolen dollars linked to CIA?
South Africa and the world would have never known about President Cyril Ramaphosa's alleged illicit financial mess if the millions of US dollars had not been stolen from his Phala Phala farm.T...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:16hrs | 6256 | by Staff reporter
Fresh voters' roll headache for Zec
A local independent election watchdog has dragged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to the High Court seeking an order directing the electoral management body to release a soft copy of the voter...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:14hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Mnangangwa 'wants to inject fear'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has been accused of railroading proposed legislation to punish "unpatriotic citizens" in order to avoid scrutiny and accountability.Critics said the p...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:14hrs | 1650 | by Staff reporter
UZ exam paper leaks under probe
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has taken a keen interest in reports that rich and politically exposed persons are bribing their way to obtain law qualifications at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ)....Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:13hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Beyond Beijing's 'gift' to Zimbabwe
On November 23, 2022, the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa gave the state of the nation address at the new iconographic parliament building that was designed, funded, built and "donated" by C...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:12hrs | 197 | by Gorden Moyo
Sex work now the 'most mentioned source of income' in Harare
High unemployment and the increasing cost of living are fuelling a rise in sex work in Zimbabwe.It is now the most mentioned source of income in Harare, according to a survey by the Zimbabwe C...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:10hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
English language test dashes nurses' hopes of filling UK jobs
As a fluent English speaker, Indian-trained nurse Deepa was surprised to learn she had to sit a language test to practise in Britain, her home for many years. She was even more shocked when she failed...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:07hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Zambia collaborate to replenish Kapenta stocks
ZIMBABWE and Zambia are working together in a bid to regulate fishing rigs on the largest water body, Lake Kariba, to try and replenish Kapenta stocks.This comes as a measure to reduce over-fi...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:06hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Harare diarrhoea outbreak rages
Harare City Council is producing about a quarter of the residents' daily potable water requirements, with the authorities last week sanctioning a rationing regime amid a diarrhoea outbreak in the capi...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:03hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's mandatory 15-year jail terms for rapists
Those convicted of rape or aggravated indecent assault will soon face minimum mandatory 15-year jail terms under proposed amendments to the criminal code set to be enacted to arrest the rising number ...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:02hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Musona crowned PSL king
And last night, Walter Musona capped a memorable season with FC Platinum after he was crowned Soccer Star of the Year at a glittering ceremony held at the Newlands Country Club in Harare last night....Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:11hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife gets an honorary doctorate degree from Russia
RUSSIAN State University for the Humanities yesterday conferred an honorary doctorate degree in Philosophy (Honoris Causa) on First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa in recognition of her philanthropic work ...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 19:34hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
High Court sheriff under spotlight
THERE is a new twist to the saga involving Netherlands Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) equipment manufacturing giant Euro LPG BV, which lost millions of United States dollars to a consortium of local busin...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 19:32hrs | 452 | by Staff rteporter
Concerns over Zimdollar depreciation
CHARTERED accountants have expressed concern over the loss of value of the Zimbabwe dollar which is proving a challenge when putting together financial statements.They fear this could lead to ...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 04:58hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Buyanga appeals reinstatement of arrest warrant
The appeal against a decision by a High Court judge not to recuse himself from the application by the National Prosecuting Authority for a review of cancellation of Frank Buyanga Sadiqi's Zimbabwean w...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 04:56hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe documentary selected for Climate Story Lab ZA
The 2023 Climate Story Lab ZA is excited to announce that nine creative projects from five African countries have been selected to participate in the Lab. The 4-day residential lab brings together cli...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 12:36hrs | 316 | by Agencies
Kazembe, Matanga taken to court
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe have been sued over their arbitrary ban on a demonstration against the looting of diamonds in Marange and failure b...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:09hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
No violence during by-elections, political parties
POLITICAL parties say they will not tolerate violence during the Manicaland by-election scheduled for December 17.The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has already printed 2750 ballot papers...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:01hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Parirenyatwa's doctors on-call doctors sleep in cars
DOCTORS based at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals have demanded a meeting over the deteriorating conditions at the hospital which they say are leading to patients dying from preventable illnesses....Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:00hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Girls outperform boys in Grade 7
Grade Seven examination results released by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) yesterday produced a pass rate of 40,09 percent, marginally below the 41,13 percent of last year, but girl...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:54hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual-backed tech hub trains start-ups on venture capital
Old Mutual Zimbabwe's corporate incubator and accelerator in Harare, Eight2Five Innovation Hub has collaborated with the US Embassy to bring a US Venture Capital expert, Dawn Batts to upskill local en...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 17:44hrs | 170 | by Simbarashe Sithole
SA High Court delays Zimbabwe exemption permit case to next April
The Helen Suzman Foundation's (HSF) challenge of home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi's decision to terminate the Zimbabwe exemption permit (ZEP), which was set down for Monday, will now be heard in...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
US$1,5m biscuit plant opens in Bulawayo
AGRO-PROCESSING factory, Flynote Investments Private Limited, has channelled more than US$1,5 million towards the establishment of new biscuit and stockfeed manufacturing units.Flynote Investm...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
Tribalistic govt overlooks Prof Solwayo Ngwenya for Mpilo Hospital's top job
Professor Solwayo Ngwenya has reportedly been overlooked for the Mpilo Central Hospital substantive chief executive officer job with the former United Bulawayo Hospital (UBH) acting chief executive of...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 19:47hrs | 2797 | by Staff reporter
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