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Massive NRZ partnership coal deal takes off
Zimbabwe has actualised its railway partnership agreements with Botswana and Mozambique for the enhancement of regional trade among the three countries through the movement of coal from Botswana via Z...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:14hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
National project status speeds up steel plant
The granting of national project status to the $1 billion Manhize Steel plant near Mvuma will help speed up the setting of key infrastructure with the plant now expected to be operational as early as ...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
School teacher sentenced for voting 24 times in election where she was presiding officer
A Durban teacher who cast 24 votes at the voting station where she was a presiding electoral officer has been sentenced in the Umlazi Regional Court in KwaZulu-Natal.Nomusa Precious Gabuza, 37...Published: 14 Jun 2022 at 17:21hrs | 1224 | by Staff reporter
Ramapho$a Dollar Gate: The truth and the lie$
'Rumours are carried by haters, spread by fools and accepted by idiots' - Ziad K. Abdelnour.I am not in the habit of arguing with idiots because I know they will drag me to their level and bea...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 18:44hrs | 2228 | by Mzilikazi Wa Afrika
Harare ranks 4th expensive African city
HARARE has been ranked the fourth most expensive African city to live in out of 15 sampled cities, as authorities accuse businesses of conniving to push up the cost of living.This is according...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:09hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Harare top five on list of Africa's most expensive cities
ZIMBABWE'S capital Harare has been ranked fourth on the list of Africa's most expensive cities to live in.Top of the 15-city list was the Senegalese capital Dakar followed by Addis Ababa in Et...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 08:36hrs | 3303 | by Staff reporter
SRC endorses it's stooges
THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has lifted the suspension of Zifa board members Farai Jere, Barbra Chikosi and Sugar Chagonda while ratifying the return of Gift Banda to the executive commi...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors kicked out of Cosafa
ZIMBABWE are officially out of the 2022 COSAFA Cup to be staged in Durban next month.COSAFA has announced that only Zimbabwe will be missing due to their ongoing FIFA suspension.Initia...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 18:30hrs | 1215 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro Stadium refurb gathers momentum
HARARE City Council officials flew into South Africa this week on a stadium benchmarking tour as preparations for the refurbishment of Rufaro Stadium into a world-class facility gather momentum....Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:24hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to be barred from 2022 COSAFA Cup due to Mnangagwa's son in-law's interference
THE Warriors have been barred from participating at this year's COSAFA Cup following confirmation by the Southern regional football body that Zimbabwe will not be eligible due to its suspension from i...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:37hrs | 1964 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets another Dubai investors delegation
A three-member delegation from one of the largest marine terminal operators in the world, DP World owned by the government of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who are in Zimbabwe to set up log...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:32hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
SA business group unhappy with rise of Zimbabwean expats
THE appointment of Sitholizwe Mdlalose as chief executive of South Africa's telecoms giant Vodacom has triggered xenophobic reactions after the country's Black Business Council (BBC) demanded that loc...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:13hrs | 1670 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean athlete forced to forfeit R50 000 in prize money in South Africa
ATHLETICS coach Lisimati Phakamile says it's devastating that long-distance runner Isaac Mpofu was disqualified on an administrative matter rather than a technical issue in Sunday's Durban Internation...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:43hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chair jailed for carjacking
Zanu-PF Filabusi district chairperson Arthur Nhliziyo from Lobela village has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for hijacking at gunpoint two Zambia-registered haulage trucks carrying copper....Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:00hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans won't flee South Africa to return home
"WHEN you see a rat running into a fire, then you know that what it is running away from is hotter than the fire." - African proverb. Zimbabweans, who are in their millions in South Africa - som...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:41hrs | 1529 | by Staff reporter
'I have little sympathy for South Africans' Eddie Cross says
Leading economist and former Bulawayo South Member of Parliament Eddie Cross says hedoes not feel sorry for South Africans who are crying foreigners taking their jobs because they were not there when ...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 16:10hrs | 5454 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo Mayor mourns KZN flood victims
Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Madlala Mguni has sent his condolence message to the Mayor of Ethekwini Thomas Mxolisi Kaunda over the tragic floods that killed hundreds of people in KZN Province of South Afri...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 09:02hrs | 355 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean drivers fear being targeted by a xenophobic groups in SA
"I prayed for them to let me live because some who found themselves in similar circumstances, were reported dead," says Richard Mudhara, a Zimbabwean truck driver working in Johannesburg.He wa...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:35hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Julius Malema to help Zimbabwe truck drivers in South Africa
EFF leader Julius Malema has instructed the EFF KZN Provincial Chairperson Vusumuzi Khoza to attend to the plight of Zimbabwean truck drivers who have reached out to him seeking remedy which has remov...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 21:27hrs | 18981 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Sadc must condemn SA xenophobic attacks
WHEN will Southern African Development Community (Sadc) convene an extraordinary summit to discuss the events unfolding in South Africa.Each time Sadc leaders meet for their routine jamborees,...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:42hrs | 252 | by Mukunda Chitova
South Africa hospital denies Zimbabwean man access to dialysis machine
Journalist Zenzele Ndebele has reported that a relative of his has been denied access to a dialysis machine by a South African hospital after being told he is a foreigner. "I have a relative a...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 18:24hrs | 3317 | by Mandla Ndlovu
5 Zimbabweans confirmed dead in KZN floods
FIVE Zimbabweans are known to have been killed by floods that hit KwaZulu-Natal last week Nearly 450 people have been confirmed killed by the floods. The Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa yesterday s...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:06hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns SA flood victims
President Mnangagwa yesterday sent a message of condolence to South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa following the death of over 300 people due to floods that hit KwaZulu-Natal province.In a s...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:34hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
4 Zimbabweans die in KZN floods
Four Zimbabweans died while others are missing following the devastating floods that hit KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa this week, killing over 300 people.South African President Cyril Ramaphos...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:33hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
45 killed in KwaZulu-Natal floods
he KwaZulu-Natal Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) said the death toll due to heavy rains across the province had reached more than 45 by yesterday afternoon....Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:32hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Operation Dudula spreads
Fears abound that more Zimbabweans living in neighbouring South Africa are in danger as Operation Dudula has spread to Durban and other areas.Operation Dudula is a fast-rising anti-African imm...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:33hrs | 2414 | by Staff reporter
Airlink launches Harare-Durban direct flight
SOUTH Africa's Airlink has launched direct flights between Harare and Durban in a development that is expected to promote trade and tourism.Harare is Zimbabwe's capital and trade centre while ...Published: 06 Apr 2022 at 06:27hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Embassy mulls mobile consular exercise for SA-based Zimbabweans
ZIMBABWE's embassy staff in South Africa is set to conduct a mobile consular exercise in Durban, KwaZulu Natal (KZN)province from March 28 to 31 to give fellow countrymen in that country a chance to r...Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | 1420 | by Staf reporter
MPs fume over Dubai Expo poor show
MEMBERS of Parliament are keen on interrogating Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka and some members of the official government delegation over the Dubai Expo trip that saw parastatal bosses flocking ...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 17:15hrs | 1008 | by Staff reporter
Building of Africa's biggest steel plant begins
CONSTRUCTION of what will be Africa's biggest iron ore mine and a carbon steel plant in Manhize, Mvuma in Midlands Province, is on course as groundwork has been completed with electricity now connecte...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
Cassper Nyovest in town
SOUTH Africa award-winning musician Cassper Nyovest is in town for the Sunday Summer Boy Boys Party at the Khumalo Hockey Stadium this afternoon!And so are Naak Musiq and Amaroto who are also ...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:29hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
One year of free trading in Africa calls for celebration despite teething problems
Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General AfCFTA Secretariat, says significant progress expected in 2022.Free trading under the auspices of the African Continent...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 08:41hrs | 245 | by Kingsley Ighobor
115 more buses arrive at border
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company's (Zupco) batch of 115 new buses imported from China, has arrived at Beitbridge awaiting clearance.So far the Government has imported more than 1 00...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:23hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
Additional 115 Zupco buses on the way
Another 115 buses for the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) have been cleared at the Durban Port en route to Beitbridge.The Golden Dragon buses were imported by the Government from Chi...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:31hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Regional bus accident update: 3 dead, 70 injured
Three people were killed and 70 others injured after a Regional Premium Clas bus they were travelling in rolled on the N1 highway in the Matoks area, approximately 40km outside Polokwane in Limpopo on...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 06:11hrs | 2795 | by Staff reporter
Top South African sangoma invades Bulawayo
Controversial South African traditional healer Dr. Khehlelezi, (real name is Bhongolethu Mzozo) will be in Bulawayo on the 9th of January for a miracle service which will be held at BAC leisure ...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 12:09hrs | 4543 | by Mandla Ndlovu
115 Zupco buses arrive
THE Zimbabwe United Passengers Company (zupco) will take delivery of 115 buses in a few days' time, with the new fleet expected to be allocated to all 10 provinces and ease transport challenges in the...Published: 02 Jan 2022 at 09:08hrs | 2112 | by Staff reporter
'Efficient public transport system crucial'
The ongoing modernisation of the economy and increase in productivity requires an efficient public transport system as enunciated in the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1).This was said by...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:00hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reaches out to diaspora
President Mnangagwa has said Zimbabweans living abroad are always welcome back home to play their part in building a prosperous country.Speaking at the memorial service of the late Lt General ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:54hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
Dangote still interested in investing in Zimbabwe
AFRICA'S richest person Aliko Dangote is still interested in investing in Zimbabwe and had planned to meet Zimbabwe authorities at the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) recently held in Durban, South Af...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:53hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reshuffles China game plan
ZIMBABWE is to deploy additional manpower to China to give impetus to Harare's two-decade marketing campaign to attract Beijing's travellers to local market, Tourism minister Mangaliso Ndhlovu t...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:11hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Sable Chemicals to double production to 200 000t
ZIMBABWE'S sole ammonium nitrate production outfit, Sable Chemical Industries says it will double production to 200 000 tonnes a year by 2023 after getting a US$11 million boost from a regional lender...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:17hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
90 Zupco buses arrive
The latest batch of 90 Golden Dragon buses has arrived in Harare and will be commissioned into the Zupco fleet this week to keep up the momentum of expanding the public transport system.This b...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga mourns Munatsi
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has described as shocking and disheartening, the death of senior banker Mr Douglas Munatsi in an inferno at his luxury apartment in the early hours of Monday....Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:33hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Qatar flies passengers back to Harare
Passengers who boarded a Qatar Airways flight in Harare over the weekend, became some of the first to be affected by the unilateral ban on travellers from Southern Africa imposed mainly by European co...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 05:31hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
US$4 billion mystery in Afreximbank, Zimbabwe deals
SHARP differences emerged between Zimbabwean authorities and the Africa Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Friday over the value of loans extended by the regional lender to Harare.During a ...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 08:02hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Marc Holtzman: His axis with Mnangagwa and CBZ Bank
ON Monday last week - 15 November - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa travelled with a delegation of senior government officials and top business executives to the Intra-African Trade Fair in Du...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 16:54hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scores big at SA trade fair
Zimbabwe scored a huge success at the just ended Intra Africa Trade Fair (IATF) held in Durban, South Africa as the country was able to showcase its endowments to regional markets and beyond.T...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 05:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe angles for US$2,5t African market
Zimbabwe representatives from both the private and public sector took full advantage of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) that ended here today to showcase what the country has to offer, as the Afri...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:15hrs | 47 | by Staff Reporter
Zupco creates 7 000 jobs
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has created more than 7 000 jobs since the beginning of its revival programme in January 2019, with more drivers and conductors set to be employed as the ...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:10hrs | 58 | by Staff Reporter
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