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Zimbabwe govt risks losing millions in undelivered goods
The Zimbabwean government faces the risk of losing millions of dollars after revelations that several ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) have yet to receive vehicles and other assets paid fo...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 09:04hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo city council struggles with ambulance shortage
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is facing a critical shortage of ambulances, significantly impacting its ability to provide emergency medical services. Chamber Secretary Sikhangele Zhou revealed that ...Published: 30 Mar 2025 at 15:35hrs | 1187 | by Staff reporter
Is Mnangagwa stalling real economic empowerment so that he can be thanked for handouts?
This morning, I watched a news report where the people of Goromonzi converged to receive one or two fire trucks which had been bought using so-called "Devolution Funds".My heart broke as sever...Published: 27 Dec 2024 at 17:40hrs | 871 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe pursues legal action over confiscated fire tenders in Lithuania
The Zimbabwean government is actively exploring all legal avenues, including international arbitration, to recover 17 fire tenders that were seized by Lithuania last year while being shipped from Bela...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:25hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Lithuania seizes shipment of fire trucks to Zimbabwe
Lithuania is holding onto 17 fire engines seized in 2021 while being shipped to Zimbabwe from neighbouring Belarus which is under European Union sanctions, officials said on Wednesday.Zimbabwe...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 19:03hrs | 2307 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Midlands allies exempt from Zanu-PF primaries
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's close allies in his Midlands home province have been exempted from being challenged by other party officials in Zanu-PF primary elections in a development that has stoke...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 11:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preside over Zimbabwe implosion
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed that the majority of his ministers were doing well - with three outstanding and two being a dismal failure - the reality on the ground is different: Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gambians prove capabilities of youthful leadership
Young people are driving development in West Africa and demonstrating capacity to lead and transform entire regions and cities.Youthful Mayor Talib Ahmed Bensouda of Kanifing Municipality is t...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 10:01hrs | 12 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Is July Moyo new face of corruption?
THE government has willfully violated the country's constitution by abusing devolution funds without the required legislation amid fears that the abuse of millions of dollars meant for other services ...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 19:10hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa-run councils will 'reject' July Moyo's fire trucks
The Citizens Coalition for Change which is the majority party in most urban councils says it is prepared to go to court to stop local government minister July Moyo forcing local authorities to buy fir...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 07:48hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Storm over govt fire tender deal
THE decision by government to acquire fire tenders from Belarus on behalf of local authorities at questionable prices has torched a storm, with observers pointing to possible corruption.In a c...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean firefighters join nurses in leaving the country for better pay abroad
Samuel Chikengezha, a 35-year-old fireman, sits on a sofa in his modest home, staring at the television set while he stresses over how he'll make ends meet this month.He has not yet paid schoo...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 14:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Beitbridge lacks disaster preparedness strategy'
BEITBRIDGE residents have rapped their municipality for lack of disaster preparedness following a series of fire incidents that the local authority failed to deal with.Their anger was triggere...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:47hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
BCC gets two water tenders donation
BULAWAYO City Council recently got a donation of two water fire tenders from Operation Florian Mission in Bulawayo which requested the local authority to fund the transportation of the equipment from ...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 10:22hrs | 6 | by Stephen Jakes
Ginimbi tragedy: Right class, Wrong lessons
For the past few days, social media has been awash with several theories of how and why Ginimbi and his friends died. There are several conspiracy theories and speculations being put across and it has...Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 12:23hrs | 32 | by Garikai Mananje
Bulawayo's fire brigade defies odds
Zimbabwe's widely respected fire brigade usually tackles house fires and traffic accidents, but it became a symbol of the regime during anti-government demonstrations that turned into violent looting ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:27hrs | 2 | by Ben Sheppard I AFP
Finally the one causing fires in Zimbabwe revealed. Where there is fire, there is politics
"Together, hand in hand, with our boxes of matches . . . we shall liberate this country."- Winnie Mandela, 1986As one stood surrounded by billowing smoke, In the shack industrial settlemen...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 21:06hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Fastjet inaugural flight lands in Bulawayo
Africa's airline for everyone, fastjet, received a traditional airline welcome with a fire truck salute yesterday morning when our first flight landed in the City of Kings. Fastjet now offers daily fl...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 16:22hrs | | by Agencies
Man fails to bed relative, opts to burn house
A MAN from Paddonhurst suburb in Bulawayo allegedly tried to burn a female relative in a house after she bravely fought him off when he tried to rape her.The incident occurred just after midni...Published: 15 May 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army gets delivery of new vehicles
Government last week received the second batch of vehicles - including all-terrain troop-carrying trucks, water cannons, buses and equipment, mostly used by the military and police - bought from an In...Published: 17 Oct 2015 at 17:30hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Patients trapped in hospital elevator for 30 minutes
FOURTEEN people, mostly patients, endured a hellish 30 minutes trapped in a Bulawayo hospital elevator yesterday.The elevator jammed following a power failure at Lancet House, a specialist pri...Published: 29 May 2015 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Mashudu Netsianda
Noah's flood hit Bulawayo
Unprecedented floods have swept Bulawayo, washing two vehicles off bridges and damaging property worth thousands of dollars.A thunderstorm accompanied by a heavy downpour lashed the city...Published: 31 Jan 2014 at 19:18hrs | 3 | by Mafu Sithabile
Massive fire breaks out at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Nairobi - A "massive" fire broke out at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Wednesday, an official said, shutting down one of east Africa's most important transport hubs and causing serio...Published: 07 Aug 2013 at 04:42hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Woman burned alive in sorcery case
A young mother accused of sorcery was stripped naked, doused with petrol and burned alive in front of a crowd including schoolchildren in Papua New Guinea, reports said.The woman, named by The...Published: 07 Feb 2013 at 13:10hrs | 1 | by Sapa-AFP
Naked man steals fire truck, speeds away killing a pedestrian
Port Royal - A naked man stole a fire truck at a South Carolina apartment complex and sped away, killing a pedestrian who was walking on a sidewalk, authorities said on Saturday.The fire engin...Published: 26 Feb 2012 at 13:45hrs | | by AP
Mujuru's death shrouded in suspicion
Harare - Testimony before an inquest into a Zimbabwean power broker's fiery death ended on Monday, leaving the last hours of General Solomon Mujuru's life shrouded in suspicion he was murdered by poli...Published: 06 Feb 2012 at 17:57hrs | | by AP
Farm inferno destroys Gono's warehouse
FIRE gutted a warehouse at Reserve of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono's poultry plot in Borrowdale, Harare, yesterday, destroying goods valued at over US$100 000.The warehouse - which housed ...Published: 29 Aug 2011 at 14:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
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