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Garbage truck catches fire
A fire tender extinguishes a Karoi Town Council refuse truck that caught fire in the Central business districtTHERE was drama in Karoi town's central business district when a Karoi Town Counci...Published: 5 hrs ago | 201 | by Staff reporter
Kidnappers targeting learners, women
Police have intensified investigations into a case in which two pupils aged 11 and 12 were kidnapped in separate incidents in Harare and Chinhoyi, while a woman was kidnapped by unknown suspects in Dz...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:37hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
'Dump Zimdollar'
ECONOMIC analysts have said Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's new measures introduced on Monday have very little chance of saving the Zimbabwe dollar from collapse.They instead advised Ncube to ...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube out of touch with reality
The Finance Minister Muthuli Ncube has forgetten what he was really appointed for and needs somemone to spell out his duties.The Finance Minister is now behaving more like a politician than a ...Published: 30 May 2023 at 09:36hrs | 1328 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe govt departments warned for dumping Zimdollar
Finance and Economic Development secretary George Guvamatanga has warned government departments to desist from giving preference to clients paying for services in US dollars as opposed to local curren...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:43hrs | 1820 | by Staff reporter
Tonderai Ndira's widow carries heavy heart
THE mere mention of the word "elections" has a chilling effect on Plaxedes Mutariswa Ndira.Memories of her late husband, Tonderai Ndira, who was a staunch MDC-T activist, immediately engulf he...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:58hrs | 1271 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa dumps Gladys Hlatshwayo
CCC leader, Nelson Chamisa has reportedly listed five women that he said must have automatic entry into the parliamentary race for Harare constituencies which he deems safe.According to the so...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:24hrs | 3314 | by Staff reporter
War against Bulawayo's litterbugs
A non-governmental organisation, Sisonke Working Together Trust Bulawayo together with the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) are waging a war against litterbugs to control pollution in the city....Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt fails to rig price hikes
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has frozen bank accounts of four major distributors of basic commodities as President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government scrambles to find solutions to soaring prices a...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:09hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
China new variant of COVID 19 could infect 65 million per week.
Zhong Nanshan, a top Chinese epidemiologist, said Monday that two new vaccines for the XBB omicron subvariants (including XBB. 1.9.1, XBB. 1.5, and XBB. 1.16) had received initial approval, accord...Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:27hrs | 712 | by Erick Matotoba
Chinese investigators arrest murder suspect in Zimbabwe
CHINESE detectives successfully investigated the murder of their two countrymen in Zimbabwe, leading to the arrest of a Chinese national.One of the accused, Chen Long (34) appeared before Hara...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:24hrs | 1200 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has no leader - plain and simple!
Can anyone surely wake up in the morning, take a bath, don his suit, put on his scarf, and look himself in the mirror with a satisfied smile, calling himself a leader - when the country he leads goes ...Published: 24 May 2023 at 09:41hrs | 1665 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Are Zimbabwe retailers dumping goods on the streets?
Vendors in the country's major cities and towns have literally invaded all strategic points, including verandas of big retail shops, selling a variety of goods including basic commodities in foreign c...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
ZACC probes council over US$57m software scam
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is now investigating the US$200 million that Harare City Council cannot account for to the Auditor-General and has also launched a specific investigation...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in panic mode
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pressed the panic button over galloping prices of basic commodity as he accused retailers of plotting his defeat ahead of the August elections. Retailers last ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 5134 | by Staff reporter
Several activities lined up for Bulawayo Day
A number of events have been planned in the city as Bulawayo commemorates the day it became a town in 1894 on June 1, to allow residents to engage and participate meaningfully in the city's cultural l...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:46hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs wants Zimbabwe to dump the Zimdollar
GOVERNMENT has defied opposition calls to abandon the local currency despite its spectacular free-fall and price spikes that have seen businesses abandoning it.In Parliament on Wednesday, oppo...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:45hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri trial deferred
Harare regional Magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje has deferred to June 23 the trial of CCC members Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbid who are accused of lying that they were kidnapped and dumped in rural...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:39hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Police Arrest Woman for Abandoning Newborn Baby
A 24-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday after she allegedly abandoned her newborn baby in an abandoned homestead.The woman, who has...Published: 14 May 2023 at 18:23hrs | 923 | by Simbarashe Sithole
BCC red-flags college over fliers
HERENTALS College in Bulawayo has come under scrutiny from the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) who claimed that the distribution of its flyers and other promotional materials was not only "annoying" but a...Published: 12 May 2023 at 05:59hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Mshika-shika robbers on the prowl
POLICE in Gweru have launched a manhunt for three suspects who are reportedly driving around in a silver Honda Fit vehicle targeting commuters and robbing them of cash, cellphones and other gadgets....Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:58hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa takes dig at Mwonzora
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa Monday launched an indirect criticism on MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora for allegedly forging unholy alliances with cunning foe Zanu-PF he said...Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:10hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
Inflation forces SMEs to dump Zimdollar
THE prevailing hyper-inflationary environment has affected Zimbabwe's highly informal economy, forcing the country's estimated 3,4 million micro, small and medium enterprises to peg their prices in Un...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:11hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Minister 'torments' NUST female student
The Minister of State responsible for Agricultural Colleges, Water Resources, and Irrigation Development, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Davis Marapira, has allegedly brought a National University of ...Published: 07 May 2023 at 08:12hrs | 2976 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans dump Zimdollar'
A MAJORITY of citizens have dumped the Zimbabwean dollar with 97% of transactions for basic commodities being conducted in United States dollars, a World Bank official said yesterday.World Ban...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe highway 'mysterious' bus demystified
Today, Zimbabweans are being treated to yet another story of a "talking bus" that has been parked by the roadside along Harare-Nyamapanda Highway for over three years.Tales of "talking" buses ...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:33hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo adopts GIS to promote tourism growth
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has adopted the geographic information system (GIS) to enhance connection with local hotels and heritage sites as part of innovative strategies to promote the growth of...Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:08hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says workers are wheels of change
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday pleaded with the country's workforce to join in the fight for the removal of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government fo...Published: 02 May 2023 at 09:01hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Mystery over CCC activist Ali's body deepens
THE family of murdered Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali says it is failing to locate her body after State security agents seized it last year when it was found dumped in a...Published: 01 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 1668 | by Staff reporter
New milestones in road rehab
REHABILITATION of the Harare-Chirundu highway will begin in May, while over 39 000 kilometres of road network have been spruced up under the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP 2), as Gov...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 08:55hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Businesses ditch Zimdollar
GOVERNMENT yesterday threatened to unleash the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) on retailers refusing payment in the local currency or limiting the number of items consumers can buy in Zimdollar, whi...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:04hrs | 1237 | by Staff reporter
Harare goes after litterbugs
HARARE City Council (HCC) says it is intensifying enforcement of its anti-littering by-laws with culprits caught in the act being penalised.The central business district (CBD) has become an ey...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 06:59hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Couple stripped naked, robbed
A Bindura couple was stripped naked before being robbed by three unknown robbers in an unregistered taxi on Sunday.The couple (names wi...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 07:24hrs | 2351 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe price spikes spook consumers
A NEW wave of price hikes, triggered by the plummeting local currency on the parallel market, has thrown many consumers off balance.As of yesterday, the local currency was trading between $1 8...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:35hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Moreblessing Ali's killer further remanded in custody
PIUS Mukandi, alias Jamba, the Chitungwiza man who allegedly killed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) member Moreblessing Ali in cold blood last year, has been further remanded in custody pending Hi...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:34hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
All Zimbabweans must enjoy the fruits of independence
ZIMBABWEAN politicians involve musicians in their political activities when they are campaigning to be voted into public office.Musicians sing songs of praise and many a time, such songs exagg...Published: 24 Apr 2023 at 07:52hrs | 260 | by Clive Malunga
Headache for CCC Elections Directorate
Citizens Coalition for Change's (CCC) Election Directorate is faced with a mammoth task ahead of candidate selection for Chiredzi Central constituency where equally matching candidates were nominated ...Published: 22 Apr 2023 at 19:17hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
BCC struggling to control illegal dumping
The continued illegal dumping of litter in the Central Business District (CBD) despite various interventions by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has left councillors concerned as they seek more solutio...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 18:31hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Man dumps own baby at police station
A MABVUKU man was last week arraigned before magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing allegations of deliberately supplying false information to the police.Muchazepi Samunderu (31), who was remanded i...Published: 17 Apr 2023 at 06:19hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZPRA commander speaks on arrest ordeal
A former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) regional commander Andrew Ndlovu, says he was dumped in Harare with no food and transport following his arrest in Bulawayo over a property dispute....Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 08:37hrs | 962 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean minister sweats over idle platinum miner
INVESTORS in one of Zimbabwe's biggest platinum projects - Todal Mining - were this week said to have dumped the project, turning the heat on Mines minister Winston Chitando to cancel its licence....Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 19:47hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's 'Lady of Steel' vows to humiliate Ziyambi in Zvimba West poll re-run
THE remaining candidate challenging Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi in the upcoming Zanu-PF Zvimba West primary election re-run has vowed to hand him a humiliating defeat in the second round of votin...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:45hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
Harare City in US$51m ICT scam
The allegations of dubious conduct arise as the IT boss Mr Samson Madzokere with some top managers are already reeling in the eye of a storm amid allegations of spending US$20 000 per trip on numerous...Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:31hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe health experts fret over cholera resurgence
HEALTH experts have expressed concern over the resurgence in cholera cases, which they blame on poor sanitation and a lack of long-term planning for water supplies in urban areas.Community Wor...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:29hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries show a 'generational shift'
SITTING Zanu-PF legislators paid the price for "ditching" their constituencies as they went on to lose primary elections held a fortnight ago.Zanu-PF this week announced successful candidates ...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 08:21hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Zimra officer robbed, killed
BEITBRIDGE Police are investigating the death of a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) cashier whose body with multiple stab wounds was found dumped along the Beitbridge-Harare highway near a fast food...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:32hrs | 1579 | by Staff reporter
Changing political face in Manicaland
Zanu-PF Manicaland province has dumped its old guard and other party heavyweights after they were thumped in primary elections held last week, with 17 out 22 sitting legislators falling by the wayside...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 07:33hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
CCC candidates chicken out of the Cowdray Park race
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) aspiring candidates in Bulawayo are reportedly chickening out of Cowdray Park constituency after sensing a humiliating defeat at the hands of ZANU PF's Professor Mt...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 11:53hrs | 3399 | by Mandla Ndlovu
5 councillors in court over stands corruption
FIVE Harare City councillors, all members of the Finance and Development Committee, have been charged with illegally allocating commercial and industrial stands to themselves, at least seven other cou...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:32hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Mushikashika driver rapes client, dumps car on scene
A 32.year.old pirate taxi driver from Gokwe went into hiding after he picked up a client, and raped her before dumping the car at the scene. Midlands Provincial Police Spokesperson, Inspector ...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 16:52hrs | 883 | by Staff reporter
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