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2 police officers killed driving across flooded river

Two police officers and their four-month-old daughter drowned after their vehicle was swept away as they attempted to cross the flooded Kana River which cuts across the road between Gomoza in Lupane and Kambe in Manoti, Gokwe.Two other pas…

Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 13:02hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Aspiring voters flood Zec centres

Politicians from across the divide led the mobilisation exercise, ferrying supporters to the mobile registration centres.ASPIRING voters congested the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) mobile biometric voter registration centres yesterda…

Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:16hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter

Schools to open despite flood alert

SCHOOLS will open for the 2023 first term tomorrow, with the exception of boarding schools in two provinces where the authorities have issued an adverse weather alert, prompted by downpours over the weekend in parts of the country.The heav…

Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:31hrs | 3 | 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 statement last night, President Mnangagwa said h…

Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:34hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa slowly morphing into a Mugabe

DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, it was typical of Zanu-PF banality that its 19th National Annual People's Conference, held in Bindura last week, rubber-stamped your candidacy. It was given on a silver platter that you we…

Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:36hrs | 20 | by Cyprian M Ndawana

Mapeza plots to spoil Bafana Bafana party

WARRIORS interim coach Norman Mapeza says his charges will be out to salvage some pride in the World Cup qualifying campaign when they take on neighbours South Africa in their penultimate Group H match at the FNB Stadium tomorrow night.Whe…

Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:36hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Govt re-launches Zupco freedom train in Bulawayo

GOVERNMENT has re-launched the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) commuter train in Bulawayo to provide affordable transport services to residents.This follows an outcry by residents over shortage of transport after the ban of priva…

Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

D-Day for top cop Makodza

POLICE Commissioner Erasmus Makodza should stand trial because he has a case to answer on allegations of criminal abuse of office, the State said yesterday.Makodza is being accused of influencing the awarding of a tender to his "girlfriend…

Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:34hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Commuter train back on track

The journey is not at breakneck speed because of numerous stops along the way before reaching the final destination.The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) on Monday evening officially launched the Zupco commuter train in Bulawayo that is …

Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:33hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Telecoms sector appeals for tax reduction

ZIMBABWE'S Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have appealed to the Government to reduce multiple taxes levied on the telecommunications industry to enhance operational viability and new investments.In a virtual address on Monday, during a Pos…

Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Bill set to scuttle MDC Alliance election plans

THE recently gazetted Private Voluntary Organisation Amendment Bill has sent the Western-funded MDC-Alliance into panic mode and is set to scuttle the United States' plans to bankroll the opposition ahead of the 2023 elections.Last week th…

Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean man gets R20 000 bail for smuggling

The trial of a 52 year-old Zimbabwean man who was recently arrested with R30 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in South Africa has been set for January 17 next year at the Polokwane Magistrate Court in Limpopo Province.Alec Muthanguro, …

Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Young Women for ED spreads wings to Mashonaland Central

Mashonaland Central Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Monica Mavhunga has congratulated Young Women for Economic Development for launching the provincial chapter and encouraged them to be patriotic, ethical and honest…

Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

'Mnangagwa to proclaim election dates'

PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will proclaim the dates for by-elections for the National Assembly and local authorities to fill vacancies left following the expulsion and death of some members, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has said.There are 2…

Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:30hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Hwange fault puts pressure on grid

A technical fault at Hwange Power Station has cut power supplies, hence the heavy load-shedding, with Zambia and South Africa also facing load-shedding and so unable to export.In a statement yesterday, Zesa Holdings said work was in progre…

Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mapeza in youth brigade pledge

WARRIORS interim coach, Norman Mapeza, has hinted he could give youngsters, Bill Antonio and Jonah Fabisch, a run in the 2022 World Cup qualifier against Bafana Bafana, tomorrow night. Antonio is an 18-year-old forward, in his debut season…

Published: 10 Nov 2021 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter

Madlela, Skhosi headed to Vic Falls

LOVERS of rhumba music will have to diarise the 27th of this month as Madlela Skhobokhobo and Skhosana Buhlungu will be headed to the resort city of Victoria Falls for a show. The Comfort Pub and Grill will host the event in what will be M…

Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 19:08hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Smuggled cigarettes from Zimbabwe flood South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA's tax watchdog, the Tax Justice SA has lambasted authorities in the neighbouring country for failing to curb the smuggling of cigarettes and other counterfeit products, amid findings that most illicit cancerettes in the market…

Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 17:23hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Binga latest flood victims left alone, says MP

BINGA South legislator Joel Gabbuza (MDC Alliance) has slammed government for its failure to assist flood victims in Binga amid revelations that the affected communities are in desperate need of assistance.The floods hit Binga last Sunday …

Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 07:04hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Substandard vehicles, goods flood Zimbabwe

SMUGGLED inferior goods, including second hand clothes and imported used defective vehicles, have flooded Zimbabwe to the detriment of the local industry, according to a recent report by AuditorGeneral Mildred Chiri.In a report tabled in P…

Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 21:18hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Lifeline for flood victims as Chinese govt donates $8 000

HARARE - ABOUT 4 000 families displaced by flash floods in the Tokwe-Mukosi flood basin in Masvingo last year were yesterday presented with an $8 000 cash donation from the Chinese government.The money was handed over to Zimbabwe Red Cross…

Published: 17 Nov 2014 at 06:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Bus nearly swept off bridge - WhatsApp update Pictures

Ajay Motorways at the Mbakwe bridge.

Published: 04 Mar 2014 at 20:50hrs | 1 | by Citizen Journalist

Mozambique Flood alert levels on ORANGE!

Maputo - Flood alert levels are on orange in parts of Mozambique as disaster management services mobilise to respond to flooding potentially as bad as the catastrophe in 2000.Heavy downpours are steadily swelling the Southern African count…

Published: 21 Jan 2011 at 19:49hrs | | by Byo24NEWS

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