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Oppression of minorities has caused the split of Zimbabwe into two states
We are surprised that the President of Zimbabwe, Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa, has the guts to lie to the world with a straight face that his administration respects the rights of minorities in the fac...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1521 | by Israel Dube
Sable Chemicals trying to displace farmers in Mnangagwa's backyard
Leading fertilizer producer Sable Chemicals has come under-fire for reportedly trying to displace resettled farmers in Kwekwe's Sherwood Block to pave way for citrus and dairy farming projects....Published: 20 hrs ago | 631 | by Staff reporter
Mutinhiri in bitter farm dispute
FORMER Marondera East legislator Tracy Mutinhiri is embroiled in a bitter land dispute with a white commercial farmer Rijk Yates over the ownership of a farm in the district.Yates was contract...Published: 20 hrs ago | 2009 | by Staff reporter
Veterinary Services ropes in traditional leaders over dipping
THE Department of Veterinary Services has implored traditional leaders to assist in driving cattle dipping awareness campaigns in Hurungwe district to counter the growing threat of diseases....Published: 20 hrs ago | 222 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is nobody's little boy
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has revealed how the British made a major climbdown after he insisted that he could not sign the book of condolences for the late Queen Elizabeth II because Zimbabwe is under illeg...Published: 20 hrs ago | 339 | by Staff reporter
Reza takes over Malunga prosecution as farm battle rages
Deputy Prosecutor General Michael Reza left his station in Harare on Friday to personally take charge of the prosecution of rights lawyer Siphosami Malunga and two business partners who are charged wi...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:50hrs | 1484 | by Staff reporter
Why Zanu, Zanu-PF were successful in the 1970s, 80s and 90s
I was in a meeting recently when someone who is not a member of Zanu or Zanu-PF asked the question: Why was Zanu and Zanu-PF successful in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and not successful after 2001? ...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:48hrs | 571 | by Fay Chung
Zimbabwe satellite launch imminent
Zimbabwe's first satellite - ZimSat-1 - will reach the International Space Station (ISS) next month before its launch into orbit in November, marking the country's entry into space after a two-month d...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:09hrs | 286 | by Staff Reporter
African leaders call for end to Zimbabwe sanction
African leaders are using the ongoing United Nations General Assembly to push for an end to a two-decade-long Western embargo against Zimbabwe, arguing that the sanctions are hurting ordinary people a...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:15hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Epworth residents acquitted after by-elections campaign arrest
HARARE Magistrate Ruth Moyo on Thursday 22 September 2022 acquitted three residents of Epworth, who had been on trial answering to public violence charges after they were arrested during the run-up to...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:17hrs | 84 | by Staff Reporter
Musarara mourns Minister Kazembe's daughter
ZANU PF Mazowe District Coordinating Committee chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara has sent condolences to to Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe following the death of his daughter Charlene.Charl...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 15:32hrs | 2463 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mazowe
LSU procurement rocked by serious irregularities because of non qualified leadership
Lupane State University is one of the Universities that offer a Degree in Supply Chain Management, but its Procurement Management unit (PMU) is poorly managed as a non-procurement was assigned to over...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 12:17hrs | 961 | by Stephen Jake
'We're a friend to all, an enemy to none'
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE, HIS EXCELLENCY, DR E. D. MNANGAGWA, AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 77TH SESSION O...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:50hrs | 308 | by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
12 Matebeleland dams set for fisheries programme
MATEBELELAND fish farmers are set to benefit from the Government's fisheries programme after 12 dams from the region were targeted for the Presidential Fisheries Programme that will involve 50 000 far...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:48hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar shortage hits the country
ZIMBABWE has been hit by Zimdollar shortages, a situation that has resulted in long-winding queues resurfacing at banks throughout the country.Of late, banks have been disbursing less than $5 ...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 1186 | by Staff reporter
TelOne picks EOS Data for agric platform
TelOne, the State-owned telecommunications company, has picked EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA), a global provider of AI-powered satellite imagery analytics, to provide a platform that allows farmers to mon...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
3,000 hectares of wheat in Mat North
FARMERS in Matabeleland North have increased their wheat hectarage from last year's 950 hectares to about 3 000 hectares as the province moves towards enhancing the country's food security and attainm...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena not going anywhere
Flamboyant Zanu-PF legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena has told opponents pushing for his ouster from a key Parliamentary committee that he is not going anywhere and will stay in post until 2030....Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 3929 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar shortage bites
THE government will today give an update on contracts it suspended last month pending a pricing review as pressure mounts for it to honour its obligations.Last month, as part of measures to sa...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 2815 | by Staff reporter
Dump this 99-year lease nonsense
ZIMBABWE'S land issue has cracked our heads for too long to a point that we are now unable to utilise the God-given natural resource for our own good.As we write, millions of Zimbabweans face ...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Net closes on notorious Midlands armed robbers
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested 11 suspected armed robbers who have been terrorising people in Midlands province.Midlands Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Maho...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:10hrs | 1976 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF-linked land baron up for fraud
Zanu-PF affiliated bogus land baron, Tafadzwa Kambarami, was over the weekend arrested on charges of fraud after he sold land belonging to party youths to an unsuspecting client.Kambarami (33)...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:09hrs | 1012 | by Staff reporter
Calls for Zimbabwe sanctions removal grows louder
ANTI-sanctions group, the Zimbabwe Disaster Action and Vitalisation of the Indigenous People Development (ZiDAVIPD) says Queen Elizabeth II's burial yesterday must present an opportunity for the forme...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe food inflation tops world, claims WB report
LATEST World Bank statistics indicate that Zimbabwe has the highest food inflation of 353%.Recently, Zimbabwe was ranked second to Lebanon, but it has since overtaken the Middle East country o...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt refreshes 99-year leases
FARMERS who benefited from the land reform programme will now acquire 99-year leases after government eased the process of acquiring the documents by introducing new securitised offer letters....Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 802 | by Staff reporter
Figtree positions for place among smart cities
THE transformation of Figtree settlement into a smart city has started taking shape with technical teams working with Bulilima Rural District Council as Government moves to fully implement the smart c...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Mtshabezi greenbelt transforms rural agriculture
AN 87-year-old dream turned into reality following Government's bold move to transform Mtshabezi Irrigation Scheme in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South, into a greenbelt in line with the Second Repu...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
UZ taken to court by students over fees
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) students have taken the institution and its vice-chancellor Paul Mapfumo to court challenging the recent increase in tuition fees.The university recently increased ...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 896 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe expects record 380 000 tonnes wheat harvest
FARMERS have started harvesting the winter wheat crop and for the first time since wheat growing started in 1966, Zimbabwe expects to reach self-sufficiency with a harvest of 380 000 tonnes.Sp...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Irrigation pipe thief bashed to death
Six Bindura men are in trouble after they bashed a suspected irrigation pipe thief to death.Takudzwa Mumba (22), Maphios Mu...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 17:17hrs | 787 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Job Sikhala's continued detention sparks protest
RESIDENTS of Chitungwiza Friday staged a flash demonstration demanding the release of incarcerated Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmaker Job Sikhala.The demonstration was held about 300...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:53hrs | 2170 | by Staff reporter
School heads roped in in presidential inputs distribution
GOVERNMENT says it has roped in school headmasters to help in the distribution of agricultural inputs under the Presidential Inputs Scheme to curb corruption.The programme is this year targeti...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:46hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
The politics of mourning Queen Elizabeth II
QUEEN Elizabeth II's death has touched different people differently considering Britain's colonial legacy of plunder and the monarch's indifference to those atrocities.However, in Zimbabwe the...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:43hrs | 399 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Chiyangwa wins farm dispute
MORE than 59 illegal occupiers of a farm owned by businessman and politician Philip Chiyangwa have to vacate the land immediately after they lost their bid to remain in occupation of the farm without ...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:40hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Time ripe for Zimbabweans to restore its breadbasket status
I STRONGLY feel that the time is ripe to for us Zimbabweans to restore the country's breadbasket status and shun dependency completely.We have to develop the new farming skills to improve our ...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 131 | by Terrence Mwedzi
Ramaphosa praise singer appointed to panel to investigate criminal activity at Phala Phala farm
The EFF has slammed the appointment of President Cyril Ramaphosa's "praise singer" associate Professor Richard Calland to the independent panel set to investigate whether there is a prima face evidenc...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 22:15hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt pampering looters with tax breaks'
ZIMBABWE'S civic society organisations have raised fresh concerns over elevated plunder of the country's resources by multinationals, and are pushing to close loopholes.During a crucial confer...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
My accuser begged to join our farming project before cheating us: former ZNA captain
The former Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Captain Solomon Ndlovu who had been jailed six years for theft of vehicle belonging to a businessman Osfael Mazibuko has said his accuser had begged to join the...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 14:52hrs | 1017 | by Stephen Jakes
Suicidal woman dumps baby and sets house on fire
POLICE in Mashonaland Central have arrested a 22-year-old Bindura woman who attempted to kill herself by setting her bedroom hut ablaze after dumping her 1 year 1-month-old baby in a mining pit....Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 12:32hrs | 1096 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa vows to shake off basket case status
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is on course to regain the regional breadbasket status and his government remained committed to putting 350 000 hectares under irrigation.Writing in ...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 2742 | by Staff reporter
War vets feel economic heat
Zanu-PF's war veterans league has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to improve their welfare because they are suffering due to socio-economic challenges.War veterans' children were turned...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
11 armed robbers arrested
POLICE have arrested 11 suspected armed robbers linked to a spate of robberies committed between April 2021 and this month in and around Karoi, Mashonaland West province .Police spokespe...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
Unknown Brig-Gen Kaneta declared national hero
Brigadier General Charles Kaneta, who died on Saturday after collapsing at his farm in Nyanga, has been declared a national hero in honour of the immense contributions he made to his country before an...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
'Sikhala authored own tragedy'
CCC legislator Job Sikhala authored his own calamity when he was arrested on charges of incitement to commit public violence in flagrant disregard of a court order prohibiting him from conduct likely ...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
Mkoba Teachers' College starts producing liquid fertilisers
Mkoba Teachers' College (MTC) in Gweru, Midlands Province has started producing vegetable and fruit pickles, herbs and liquid fertilisers in line with Education 5.0 philosophy.The liquid ferti...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 05:52hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Suspected armed robbers arrested
SUSPECTED armed robbers that went on rampage in the farming town of Karoi since last year have been nabbed.They were arrested on Saturday.Although the information was still sketchy at ...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 1639 | by Staff reporter
Brigadier General Charles Kaneta dies
Brigadier General Charles Kaneta has died.He was 64.He collapsed and died while at his farm in Nyanga yesterday.Brig Gen Kaneta was the Director General Logistics at the Zimbab...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 19:20hrs | 1877 | by Staff reporter
ZimStat census sparks controversy
THE accurate number of Zimbabwean immigrants in the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia has exposed gross inaccuracies in the 2022 Population and Housing Census which has painted the size of the country...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 15:19hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Farmers in Umzingwane bemoan lack of agricultural products outlets
FARMERS in Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South Province, have bemoaned lack of agricultural products outlets close to them, stating that they were parting with a lot of money travelling to get agr...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 10:57hrs | 229 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa says no to tribalism, regionalism
Government will intensify direct support to farmers through various programmes during the 2022/2023 summer cropping season to stimulate enhanced grain production and guarantee national food self-suffi...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 10:12hrs | 2097 | by Staff Reporter
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