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Congestion hits Beitbridge border post
THE Beitbridge border post is failing to cope with increased traffic made up of mainly haulage trucks shuttling between Zimbabwe and South Africa.This has resulted in intermittent traffic jams...Published: 21 hrs ago | 993 | by Staff reporter
ZW$ remains our best foot forward
At the rate at the Zimbabwe dollar (ZW$) is losing its intrinsic value, it may just be a matter of time before the country dollarizes, officially or non-officially.Those pushing for dollarizat...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:15hrs | 5604 | by Jameson Dapi
Africans have never enjoyed genuine freedom and prosperity, as yesteryear heroes now modern day demons
As the people of Africa, including those in the diaspora, commemorate the establishment of the then Organization of African Unity (OAU) on 25 May, one can not help feel a deep and heart-rending sense ...Published: 26 May 2020 at 09:29hrs | 520 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimdollar crashes
LONG suffering Zimbabweans will have to dig deeper into their pockets to survive, after prices of basic goods went up sharply again at the weekend - on the back of the collapsing Zim dollar.At...Published: 24 May 2020 at 16:50hrs | 10699 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's quarantined citizens stage demo
GROUP of returning Zimbabweans currently quarantined at Belvedere Teachers' College in Harare Saturday staged a demonstration against a government requirement for them to each pay a private medical fa...Published: 23 May 2020 at 19:40hrs | 2537 | by newzimbabwe
Laduma ladlula: lakhothama iqhawe lezwe.
Ibandla elidala le ZAPU lisungule inhlelo ezizathatha iviki eyodwa egcweleyo likhumbula owaye ngu Mongameli walo umuyi u Dr Dumiso Dabengwa owayesaziwa ngegama elithi"The Black Russian''loba ''DD'...Published: 23 May 2020 at 14:42hrs | 930 | by ZAPU
800 kombis impounded
HARARE City Council has impounded more than 800 commuter omnibuses in the past two weeks for flouting several by-laws since opening the Coventry Road holding bay. The commuter omnibuses are be...Published: 22 May 2020 at 06:25hrs | 1149 | by Staff reporter
Mopane Foundation is appealing for sponsors
Mopane Foundation is appealing for sponsors to assist with the Rural secondary school kids' move to Richmond, Bulawayo this second term.Mopane Foundation International (Charity number 1167272)...Published: 21 May 2020 at 20:06hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
Government still to approve online school fees
NO private school has been granted permission to charge fees for online lessons as virtual learning does not translate to the start of the second term, an education official has said. Governme...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:13hrs | 646 | by Staff reporter
Complete guide on how to stop spending above your means and what to do when it is too late
Let's agree that often we spend too much on many things and forget that money might come to an end. This is the moment when you might realize that there is a lot of time left before the next paycheck,...Published: 19 May 2020 at 18:46hrs | 797 | by Staff writer
Fresh trouble mounts for Chihuri
Secretary for Information Nick Mangwana says the National Prosecuting Authority is moving in to possess an estate left be the former Police Commissioner-General who is currently in exile. Post...Published: 19 May 2020 at 18:15hrs | 3995 | by Mandla Ndlovu
O and A Level June examinations ready
TIE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) yesterday told Parliament that examination papers and other logistics were ready with around 66 000 students expected to sit for 'O' and 'A' Level Jun...Published: 19 May 2020 at 07:38hrs | 2294 | by Staff reporter
ZIMSEC gives candidates reprieve
Candidates who failed to register for Ordinary and Advanced Levels for the November 2020 due to Covid-19 related challenges will get a reprieve after the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) ...Published: 18 May 2020 at 19:32hrs | 2087 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown diminishes Remittances, Worsens Elderly People's Poverty
Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights has reported that elderly people from various parts of Bulawayo are reeling in extreme hardships and poverty due to diminished remittances caused by the Covid19...Published: 18 May 2020 at 15:40hrs | 867 | by Stephen Jakes
Covid-19 economic stimuli is not alive to a SME driven economy
Zimbabweans cannot reasonably expect President Emmerson Mnangagwa government to handle the twin challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and the economy without making mistakes. However In times of crisis,...Published: 17 May 2020 at 15:07hrs | 234 | by Brian Sedze
New $10, $20 notes next week
New $10 and $20 banknotes are being introduced with the red $10 note circulating from Tuesday next week and the blue $20 note from the first week of June, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announ...Published: 16 May 2020 at 07:13hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
The Impact of COVID-19 on agriculture in Zimbabwe: Have we learnt anything from the pandemic?
Whilst the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak first hit the Wuhan province of China in November 2019, it soon spread to the rest of the world, and now it has affected over 4 million people, causing over ...Published: 14 May 2020 at 18:44hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
The Impact of COVID-19 on agriculture in Zimbabwe: Have we learnt anything from the pandemic?
Whilst the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak first hit the Wuhan province of China in November 2019, it soon spread to the rest of the world, and now it has affected over 4 million people, causing over ...Published: 14 May 2020 at 11:14hrs | 327 | by Peter Gambara
Victory for vendors as court orders Chinhoyi council to repair damaged vending stalls
HIGH Court Judge Justice Jacob Manzunzu on Monday ordered Chinhoyi Municipality to stop demolishing vending stalls and repair a shade which was damaged by its employees as they pulled down structures ...Published: 14 May 2020 at 10:23hrs | 704 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa's Vic Falls councillors boycott meeting
VICTORIA Falls councillors yesterday boycotted a meeting which had been called to discuss among other things, crafting a supplementary budget and waiver of some rates to cushion ratepayers in the wake...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:28hrs | 1413 | by Staff reporter
Govt threatens to deregister ‘extortionist' private schools
PRIMARY and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema has threatened to deregister private schools demanding "extortionist" fees for e-learning programmes, taking advantage of the current lockdown....Published: 11 May 2020 at 08:20hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Cassava unveils Sasai TeamTalk with free calls on Sundays
Cassava Fintech International (CFI), a subsidiary of Econet Global, today released an enhanced voice and video conferencing service that allows up to 20 people on one call.The service, branded...Published: 10 May 2020 at 19:47hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
Online lessons fees illegal, says Govt
SCHOOLS must not charge extra money for conducting online lessons or increase their fees for Term Two without seeking approval from the Government and those that will ignore the directive risk being d...Published: 10 May 2020 at 07:31hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube sets new rules for mobile money services
MOBILE money and fund transmission service providers will not be allowed to review transaction charges without approval of the Reserve Bank Zimbabwe (RBZ). With the mobile money interoperability now i...Published: 08 May 2020 at 00:28hrs | 6382 | by Staff reporter
School charges US$2,5k for online lessons
ARUNDEL School in Harare is demanding fees of up to US$2 500 (or alternatively $139 975) for online classes drawing the ire of parents. The announcement came after Government last week warned ...Published: 07 May 2020 at 11:18hrs | 1481 | by Staff reporter
Man found with 32 IDs and 70 court papers for property sales
A BULAWAYO man suspected to be part of a syndicate that is fraudulently selling people's houses was found with 32 national identity cards which he is suspected to have been using to illegally process ...Published: 07 May 2020 at 00:35hrs | 3244 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube explains stimulus package
THE foreign currency earning sectors of manufacturing, tourism and mining will receive just $4,52 billion, the shorter end of the $18 billion stimulus package despite the impact of COVID-19 being more...Published: 06 May 2020 at 08:04hrs | 1874 | by Staff reporter
MultiChoice Zimbabwe hikes US$ prices
MultiChoice Zimbabwe has announced price increases for its DStv packages as of June 1.The DStv Lite package will increase from US$7 to US$8 while the Access package will increase from US$11 to...Published: 04 May 2020 at 17:50hrs | 4637 | by Staff reporter
Nguluvhe details Manama wartime recruitment
IN January 1977, the ring of a bell, usually alerting pupils at Manama High School in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South, of the time to go to the dining hall for supper, signalled a new chapter for ...Published: 04 May 2020 at 07:48hrs | 1497 | by Staff reporter
Teachers press for US dollar salaries
TEACHERS continue to press for wages denominated in United States dollars or its equivalence in local currency despite government's current pre-occupation with the COVID-19 pandemic. Progressi...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:44hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
Elite schools demand second term fees
SOME private-elite schools in Harare are demanding that parents pay second term fees even if schools remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The schools have also pegged their fees in Unite...Published: 02 May 2020 at 07:42hrs | 845 | by Staff reporter
Small millers stop politics...people want mealie meal!
Goal 2 of the Sustainable Development Goals speaks to the need to End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Goal 2 seeks sustainable solutions to en...Published: 01 May 2020 at 09:06hrs | 1117 | by Mxiolisi Mathonsi
FULL TEXT: Dominican Convent to teach pupils online?
A letter purportedly written by Domican Convent has been widely circulated on social media informing parents and guardians that online classes will commence on 18 May 2020 – 21 July 2020.Acc...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 13:06hrs | 956 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Domestic football calendar could switch by default
THE suggestion by the FIFA medical chief to shelve professional football activities for, at least another four more months, could take domestic football into the August to May European calendar by def...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 07:04hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
RBZ reviews forex priority list
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says financial institutions should prioritise foreign currency allocation to productive sectors of the economy as a key response to the coronavirus pandemic. ...Published: 30 Apr 2020 at 07:03hrs | 640 | by Staff reporter
Informal traders and residents team up to stop demolitions
SEVERAL informal traders and residents have filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking an order to stop local and central government fr...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 15:00hrs | 1465 | by Stephen Jakes
Nkayi villagers on brink of starvation due to bad road network
Nkayi villagers in Matabeleland North province are threatened with starvation as the department of social welfare is failing to deliver maize to the district due to the bad state of Bulawayo-Nkayi roa...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 10:40hrs | 1328 | by Staff reporter
800 plus vehicles impounded for violating Covid-19 regulation
A TOTAL of 14 774 people were arrested countrywide for violating Covid-19 orders since the beginning of the lockdown period on March 31. Statistics obtained from the Police General Headquarter...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 23:39hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
5 best ways to use personal loan to finance your 2020 travel goals
Travelling is one of the great ways to relieve the stress from studies, work, and other pressures of everyday life. But, saving up for a trip can take months or years - especially when you have rent, ...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 11:21hrs | 369 | by Staff writer
Govt reviews mining fees
Government has gazetted new mining fees that basically take into account the inflation rate since the last review of fees. The Mining (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 are contained in S...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 09:39hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Hard times for taxi operators
HUNDREDS of taxi operators in Victoria Falls have been thrown out of business, hoping for a return only when the tourism industry regains its feet. The tourism industry ground to a halt becaus...Published: 27 Apr 2020 at 09:38hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown puts pregnant Zimbabwe women at risk
Pregnant women in marginalised communities are struggling to access prenatal care due to the current lockdown, it has emerged.Zimbabwe commenced a 21-day lockdown on March 30 and extended it b...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:31hrs | 458 | by Nokuthaba Dlamini
Health workers shun COVID-19 testing
THE Ministry of Health and Child Care in Midlands has expressed concern over the reluctance by frontline workers to get tested for coronavirus despite the risky nature of their work.The provin...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:11hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
ZSE donates levies to Govt
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) Limited will donate all levies collected from trades in the last week of this month to Government towards the fight against the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19)....Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:11hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Bosso splash $380,000 on grounds
HIGHLANDERS have paid the full amount for restoration of its clubhouse training grounds, splashing $380 000 into the project that has been stalled by the global Covid-19 pandemic.Bosso embarke...Published: 26 Apr 2020 at 12:06hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
COVID19 initiative donates to Bulawayo vendors
Bulawayo vendors and informal traders breathed a sigh of relief after I Am4Byo Against COVID19 initiative made a timely intervention to donate food hampers to deal with the dire food shortage situatio...Published: 25 Apr 2020 at 11:06hrs | 881 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Social distancing a mere formality for Mbare flats
ZIMBABWE does not have time.The government has to do many things in the shortest possible time - before the effects of the rampaging Covid-19 epidemic become insurmountable.From setting up...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 08:53hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Audit exposes massive scam at National Microbiology Reference Laboratory
AN explosive internal audit into the Ministry of Health and Child Care has lifted the lid on poor financial controls and gross corporate governance failures at the National Microbiology Reference Labo...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 08:38hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Why we interrupted Solomon Mujuru: Ex-fighter speaks out
There is an Associated Press Television News (APTN) video clip played repeatedly by the national broadcaster, ZBC TV, during Independence and Heroes Day commemorations.What captures the imagin...Published: 24 Apr 2020 at 07:43hrs | 2280 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans ask to be repatriated from SA
A group of Zimbabwean nationals living in South Africa want to be repatriated. They say they are battling to make ends meet during the lockdown. Archive Photo: Brent Meersman"The last decent m...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 11:08hrs | 1915 | by GroundUP
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