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Chiyangwa ally sparks verbal war against rival empowerment lobby group
A WAR of words has erupted between officials aligned to two rival indigenous empowerment lobby groupings, the Affirmative Action Group (AAG) and newly-launched Economic Empowerment Group (EEG)....Published: 11 hrs ago | 1299 | by Staff reporter
Ex-UK envoy roasted over Mnangagwa links
FORMER British ambassador to Zimbabwe, Catriona Laing has been roasted by the United Kingdom Parliament for giving London misleading reports that portrayed President Emmerson Mnangagwa as a "reformist...Published: 11 hrs ago | 3159 | by Staff reporter
Drill Hall storeroom gutted by fire
PROPERTY worth $600 000 was on Sunday destroyed by fire at the police's Drill Hall Licence Inspectorate Department.Bulawayo City Council chief fire officer Lynos Phiri yesterday told Southern ...Published: 11 hrs ago | 262 | by Staff reporter
Hope amid fear as relatives await fate of miners
FAMILY members of seven miners from Bucks Mine in Colleen Bawn sit around small fires and watch helplessly as rescue workers go in and out of the shaft where their relatives have been trapped undergro...Published: 11 hrs ago | 209 | by Staff reporter
Knives out for Minister Karoro
VILLAGERS in Mbire District, Mashonaland Central are breathing fire over Presidential inputs from which they were supposed to benefit but were allegedly swindled by their Member of Parliament Douglas ...Published: 16 May 2022 at 12:13hrs | 3208 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe Constitution must be amended
ZIMBABWE has been oscillating like a yoyo for three decades now without coming up with tangible solutions to strengthen the governance system. Our position is clear that we need a complete system over...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:24hrs | 393 | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira
Flats to reduce Bulawayo housing backlog
GROWING up in a residential flat as opposed to a stand-alone housing unit has largely been confined to a few western suburbs in Bulawayo.Several rented apartments owned by the local authority ...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Fire Mthuli and Mangudya
The Zimbabwean dollar is tumbling at a very fast rate and it will only respond to the market when there is a change of government. As long as we are going to have this current leadership nothing...Published: 15 May 2022 at 09:22hrs | 6846 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa ban added fuel to a fire
The government's on-going crackdown against financial institutions to stem the collapse of the Zimbabwe dollar will only worsen the economic crisis facing the country instead of solving it.Pre...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:13hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
'The Reserve Bank is not creating money'
The Sunday Mail Editor Victoria Ruzvidzo (VR) had a no-holds-barred interview with RBZ Governor Dr John Mangudya (JM) on the latest developments in the economy, among them suspension of bank lending, ...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:12hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loans suspension review this week
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will this week review the suspension of bank lending that was recently announced, as it moves to investigate contractors on allegations they have been fuelling the p...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:11hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Sigh of relief for commuters
THE upward review of hire fees for commuter omnibuses that are contracted under the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) franchise has helped ease transport challenges for the travelling public....Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's empire is collapsing like a castle built on sand
What you need to know:‘Gucci Grace' will, however, still live comfortably for the rest of her life even if the businesses that her husband left her collapse, as post-coup law ensures that sh...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:14hrs | 2977 | by Staff reporter
Ex-UK ambassador's Zanu-PF links exposed
THE United Kingdom lawmakers have exposed former British ambassador to Zimbabwe Catriona Laing over Zanu-PF links and misleading the government into believing President Emmerson Mnangagwa, then the la...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:13hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Economic crisis: Hallmark of Mnangagwa's dismal failure
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa made a desperate appeal to Zanu-PF youths as he asked his supporters to unmask those "sabotaging the economy", saying the debilitating economic malaise was artificial and ...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:08hrs | 88 | by Taurai Mangudhla
'PG sitting on 265 graft cases'
ACTING Deputy Prosecutor-General (PG) Michael Reza came under-fire yesterday for failing to prosecute 265 high-profile cases submitted by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) since 2020....Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:05hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested smuggling R3, 5 million vehicle into Zimbabwe
A 36-year-old man from Beitbridge has been arrested for trying to smuggle into the country a Mercedes Benz worth R3,5 million.Sicelo Ndlovu was busted by border authorities on Monday after he ...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:03hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Bosso bosses put money on Mandla
HIGHLANDERS' management has backed under-fire coach Mandla Mpofu and still have faith that he can still turnaround their fortunes starting with Sunday's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash with f...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:02hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho RDC to acquire a fire tender
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council (RDC) is planning to use devolution funds to purchase a fire services vehicle after going without it for several years.Chief executive officer Nkululeko Siban...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
SADC tackles xenophobia in SA
SADC has engaged the South African government to ensure the protection of African citizens domiciled in that country against xenophobic attacks.After paying a courtesy call on President Mnanga...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
One dies, four injured in Zupco freak accident
One person reportedly died while four others were injured when a commuter omnibus they were travelling on crashed on a Nissan Sunny at an intersection along the Bulawayo-Harare Road opposite Parklands...Published: 11 May 2022 at 19:20hrs | 1558 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean teen model claims UN crown
INDIA-BASED Zimbabwean teenage model Christine Retsepile Moyo was at the weekend crowned Miss Teen Zimbabwe United Nations World in New Delhi, India.Speaking to NewsDay Life & Style from h...Published: 11 May 2022 at 11:25hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'paranoid' measures roundly condemned
VARIOUS stakeholders and experts roundly condemned economic stabilisation measures introduced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to "stop economic hitmen" from sabotaging his under-fire administration....Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:16hrs | 1560 | by Staff reporter
Zesa unit surpasses output target
Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) surpassed its first quarter power supply target of 1 885,30GWh by 18,55 percent on account of improved generation from its power stations.In a power generation upd...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:08hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Fake prophet's goblin plan backfires
A fake prophet from Hopely, Harare's plan to plant a monitor lizard in Glendale Mashonaland Central province purporting it to be a goblin hit the brick wall after residents denounced his motive....Published: 10 May 2022 at 16:53hrs | 1326 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Pachedu's shutdown suffers monumental flop?
EFFORTS by political and civil society activists to bring Zimbabwe to a standstill Monday flopped dismally after the majority of people went on their normal daily routines.Harare was a beehive...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:49hrs | 1053 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border Post project on course
The Zimborders Consortium which is working in partnership with the Government to transform the Beitbridge Border Post yesterday said the project is on course and it will be concluded within the set ti...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:44hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Unmask the faceless sponsored detractors
Zimbabweans and the business community yesterday ignored the so called shutdown which faceless individuals under the banner Pachedu were pushing for through social media.The police force on Su...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:42hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
'Killer' soldier granted bail
A SERVING Air Force of Zimbabwe member Christopher Tafadzwa Charuma, who is facing armed robbery, murder and attempted murder charges has been granted $30 000 bail by the Supreme Court.Charuma...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:08hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Draw derails Dembare
Dynamos 1 - 1 Bulawayo CityTONDERAI Ndiraya was left to bemoan a missed opportunity after the league leaders squandered numerous chances, including a penalty to share spoils with basement side Bul...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:06hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Kombis back on the road
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has buckled under pressure and has revoked the ban on private public transporters.This comes after his decision to have Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) a...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:06hrs | 1899 | by Staff reporter
Murky Zupco deal backfires
GOVERNMENT'S army-backed populist decision to re-establish Zupco's public transport monopoly, while banning commuter omnibuses has spectacularly backfired, leading to a severe crisis that has seen tho...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:05hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
Police guarantee public security
LAW enforcement agents will thwart any illegal protests called for today by proponents of illegal regime change under the banner Pachedu, an oppositional civil body.The faceless individuals ha...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:05hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Naughty judges irk Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed concern over rampant misbehaviour, warning he will not hesitate to remove the naughty ones from office.He was addressing delegates at the launch of t...Published: 07 May 2022 at 19:55hrs | 1632 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe airport security screener 'stole US$2 million'
It was the perfect crime. Almost.Roselyn Dunga, a 31-year-old woman working as a security screener at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport was close to the end of her shift sometime...Published: 07 May 2022 at 19:54hrs | 2397 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tells Judges to behave
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday expressed anger over the conduct of some judges after three of them were dismissed from work while another is under investigation for misconduct.Mnangagw...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:21hrs | 1752 | by Staff reporter
US-Zambia military pact rattles Zimbabwe
THE establishment of a specialised United States security office in Zambia has unsettled authorities in Zimbabwe following heated debate across the political divide on the possible intentions of the A...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:27hrs | 997 | by Staff reporter
Botswana rejects Iant Khama's 'outrageous' claims of assassination plot
The Botswana government has dismissed as "outrageous" claims by former President Ian Khama that his family is under siege and that there is a plot to assassinate him.Khama, who left Botswana i...Published: 05 May 2022 at 20:57hrs | 884 | by Staff reporter
3 Zimbabweans jailed 32 years for Limpopo armed robberies
Three Beitbridge men from Makaphile village, who are part of a syndicate that has been robbing border jumpers, smugglers, and ordinary motorists in Beitbridge East, have each been imprisoned for an ef...Published: 05 May 2022 at 18:42hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Mandela's grandson arrested over drugs and unlicensed gun
News coming from neighbouring indicate that former president Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mbuso Mandela, has been arrested for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and suspected drugs after pol...Published: 05 May 2022 at 18:02hrs | 1021 | by Mandla Ndlovu
9 arrested for stealing 66 cattle
POLICE in Beatrice, Mashonaland East province, have arrested nine suspected cattle rustlers over possession of 66 stolen beasts.The cattle were stolen from different farms in, and around the B...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:18hrs | 1201 | by Staff reporter
Police block CCC door-to-door campaign
CHITUNGWIZA police yesterday blocked a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) campaign in Zengeza West ahead of the Saturday by-election.The event was stopped at the eleventh hour after police fi...Published: 03 May 2022 at 06:50hrs | 1273 | by Staff reporter
State of a Zimbabwean worker lamentable
AS the world celebrated Workers Day yesterday, my heart bled with sorrow about the current conditions of the majority of workers in Zimbabwe.One of the reasons that led to the liberation strug...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:01hrs | 75 | by Linda T Masarira
Doctors want share in medical facilities
Medical practitioners are lobbying the government to give doctors 51% shareholding at medical facilities in order to allow fair practice in the medical sector.This came to light after there wa...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:24hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Fireworks expected at BF
ONE thing that any spectator is almost always guaranteed whenever these two Bulawayo rivals meet is goals.The last five league meetings between Chicken Inn and Highlanders have produced 18 goa...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:09hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Shopping mall craze grips Zimbabwe
THERE is no doubt that locals are innovative.However, novel ideas and trends often progressively lead to a bandwagon, where everyone wants to get in on the action.Once someone starts a...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:08hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
Robbers strip 60 bus passengers naked
Two suspected robbers who ransacked CAG Travelling Tours Bus on its way to Chirundu from Harare and stripped 60 passengers naked were arrested in Harare yesterday.Morazhi Chapola (30) and Edso...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 17:59hrs | 3628 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa son in-law's move, an exercise in futility
THE much-hyped Zifa extraordinary general meeting (EGM) was held in Harare last Saturday with assembly members voting for the dismissal of the Felton Kamambo-led board.The same resolution also...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:22hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Econet extends 5G coverage to Bulawayo
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country's largest mobile network operator, yesterday extended its national 5G network to the southern region, by launching the service in Bulawayo.The new network...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 16:20hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa demands report on death of Banker Doug Munatsi
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has demanded the report of the investigation that probed the death of Banker Douglas Munatsi who died in November 2021 in a mysterious fire that gutted his apa...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 15:26hrs | 968 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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