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Zimbabwe's Water Crisis: Boreholes will cause more harm than good
This morning, as I watched a news report on the ongoing so-called ‘Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme', my heart was troubled. Just how sustainable is the drilling of boreholes all over t...Published: 23 Sep 2024 at 18:29hrs | 2370 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Frostbite hits Beitbridge, destroys crops
Several farmers in Beitbridge have lost their irrigated crops to an unprecedented frostbite, which has not been seen in years. The region, along with parts of Matabeleland South and northern South Afr...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:37hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Severe cold front forecast to sweep across Zimbabwe
Yesterday, parts of Matabeleland South, Masvingo Province, and Manicaland in southeast Zimbabwe experienced cold temperatures. The cold and cloudy conditions, driven by south-easterly winds, a...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 12:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to be hit by a cold spell from today until Wednesday
Starting today, Zimbabwe is set to experience a cold spell lasting until Wednesday, with temperatures dropping as low as three degrees Celsius in the morning. The Meteorological Services Department (M...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 09:54hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to embark on thank you rallies across the country
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will soon embark on thank you rallies across the country in a calculated move to lay the groundwork for a third term bid in 2028, ruling party insiders have alleged....Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere mocks Mnangagwa
Saviour Kasukuwere, the exiled former Cabinet Minister, has derided President Emmerson Mnangagwa for what he perceives as the ongoing isolation of the Zimbabwean leader from the international communit...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Non-Aligned Movement is a big sham!
Is there anyone who is genuinely unbiased and neutral in their views or stances on particular issues?We can even move on to the political landscape.Who can claim to be totally impartia...Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 19:35hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's internet costs surge
When a sharp hike in Zimbabwe's internet costs drove Joyce Kapvumfuti's small catering enterprise offline for a week, orders for her wedding cakes, business lunches and frosted cupcakes collapsed....Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:52hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is of 'strategic importance to the United States'
THE United States plans to come to the party and challenge China's strong influence in Zimbabwe by developing a roadmap to help transform the country into a regional growth hub.An analysis car...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:35hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Airfares for flights between Zimbabwe and SA dramatically shoot up
AIR fares for flights between Zimbabwe and South Africa - mainly the Harare-Johannesburg and Bulawayo-Johannesburg routes - have shot up dramatically during the festive season (Christmas and New Year ...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 17:26hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth readmission a must for Zimbabwe
WE reported yesterday that Britain is pushing for Zimbabwe's readmission to the Commonwealth.President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been pushing for Zimbabwe's readmission to the club of nations und...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:20hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
UK targets Zimbabwe energy sector
The United Kingdom is actively seeking to enhance trade relations with Zimbabwe and make substantial investments in the country's expansive renewable energy sector. Mr. Andrew Mitchell, the UK's Minis...Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-Zambia relations deteriorate
ZIMBABWE'S relations with Zambia have become frosty since the Sadc observer mission led by the neighbouring country's former vice-president Nevers Mumba revealed gross irregularities in the country's ...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 21:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US court rejects Zimbabwe's bid to evade US$440m payment
A FEDERAL judge in the United States (US) recently tossed a bid by the Zimbabwe government to escape payment of some US$440.3 million compensation awarded to a European family over Harare's controvers...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Landlord vs lodger: The battle continues
"LANDLORD fatally stabbed by lodger over rent!" screamed a newspaper headline.In 2021, Prayer Banda (22) of Mbizo 18 in Kwekwe, was fatally stabbed by his lodger Victor Moyo (24), following a ...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:19hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Cold weather expected today, tomorrow
COLD, windy and cloudy conditions are expected today (Thursday) and tomorrow in Masvingo, Matebeleland South, Bulawayo Metropolitan, Midlands, Manicaland, Harare Metropolitan, southern areas of Mashon...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa missed photoshoot with King Charles III
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was not part of the heads of State and government who had a photo opportunity with King Charles III because Zimbabwe is not a Commonwealth member, Zanu-PF spokesperson Chr...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa engaged junior British officials
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa is meeting junior British government officials like Andrew Mitchell, minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, his Rwandan counterpart P...Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, it's great to be loved by the Brits, isn't it!
I can not help finding it thoroughly amusing how the ZANU PF regime is always so excited over the supposedly 'warming relationship' between Harare and London.We witnessed this with the embarra...Published: 08 May 2023 at 15:41hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's UK visit fails to thaw relations
President Emmerson Mnangagwa did not meet any high-level official of the United Kingdom administration when he visited London for the coronation of King Charles III.In contrast, the likes of R...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa jets into London
President Mnangagwa left Harare for London last night, and will tomorrow join world leaders, celebrities and more than 2 000 guests for the coronation of King Charles III, the monarch of the United Ki...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK invite surprised Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said he was still surprised how he got an invite to attend the coronation of King Charles III, which will take place in London, the United Kingdom, at the weeken...Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK MPs fail to cancel Mnangagwa invite?
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa leaves the country today to attend the coronation of King Charles III at a ceremony set to be attended by other world leaders, royals and celebrities in London, the United Kingdom....Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers earn ZW$39 636 (US$33)
THE impoverishment of professionals by the government has reached heart-rending levels, but those who dare complain are often victimised, leaving public sector workers feeling helpless in the face of ...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 11:34hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko family feud plays out on social media
THE family of former Vice-President Mr Phelekezela Mphoko has been thrown in turmoil following claims by his son, Siqokoqela, that Mrs Laurinda Mphoko is not his biological mother. The issue h...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's hospitality bowls over Durham Cricket stars
ENGLISH County Cricket Championship side Durham Cricket have only been in the country for a few days on their ongoing 18-day pre-season tour, but they already cannot wait to return after being bowled ...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's name mired in underworld gold activities
FROM the Macmillan family and their gold-smuggling activities to the Kwekwe underworld mining adventures and Henrietta Rushwaya's sensational arrest three years ago, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's nam...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 14:00hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Bleak future for Zimbabwe's returning citizens
ZIMBABWEANS expected to return from South Africa in four months' time after the expiry of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs) face a bleak future as the government has failed to put in place socia...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 15:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why SA is destination of choice for asylum seekers
CURIOUSLY but not surprisingly, post-apartheid South Africa has turned out to be one of the preferred destinations for political exiles.The country has played host to many prominent political ...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:10hrs | | by Dr Sizo Nkala
Jailed Sikhala and Sithole curiously mum on CCC 'solidarity'
INCARCERATED opposition legislators, Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole have paid homage to fellow legislators, who were fighting for their release.The pair was, however, suspiciously silent on m...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Broad reforms key for Mnangagwa ahead of US-Africa summit
ZIMBABWE'S invitation to attend the US-Africa summit in December can only reap through country a diplomatic dividend if President Emmerson Mnangagwa implements broad reforms to deepen democracy and pr...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 20:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anti-sanctions crusade at UNGA excites Mnangagwa
THE just-ended United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) turned into an anti-sanctions crusade with several African leaders singing from the same hymn book condemning the embargo against Zimbabwe, much t...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 19:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police impunity laid bare
POLICE deputy commissioner Stephen Mutamba was added to the list of individuals reeling under the United States (US) sanctions in a move that bolstered the long-held view that the Zimbabwe Republic Po...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:26hrs | | 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 | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwean political party will not mourn Queen Elizabeth II
LINDA Masarira led fringe political party Labour Economist and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) say it does not feel compelled to mourn the death of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II over what it described a...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 19:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe -SA frosty relations hit new low
RELATIONS between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa continue to deteriorate amid growing anger in the neighbouring country over the immigration crisis at a...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 15:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA friction laid bare as tensions rise
SIMMERING tensions between Zimbabwe and South Africa this week exploded after an outburst by a top provincial health official in the neighbouring country who took swipe at President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 19:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Wadyajena is a liability to Zanu-PF", say villagers
It never rains, but pours for embattled Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator, Justice Wadyajena, whose constituents now accuse him of not only turning his back on the electorate, but of being a liability to th...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'bumps' into Grace Mugabe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Wednesday met former first lady Grace Mugabe in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), three years after their last known interaction at late predecessor Robert Mugabe's ...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 18:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - SA relations turn frosty in the wake of an immigration crisis
POST-2000, millions of Zimbabweans have migrated to the United Kingdom, Australia or the United States, but estimated millions more have trooped to South Africa in search of greener pastures and safet...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mayor, councillors fume over US$20 monthly allowance
HARARE councillors are seething with anger, describing Local Government minister July Moyo (pictured) as inconsiderate and heartless in failing to review the paltry monthly allowances given to city fa...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 18:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fresh test for Zimbabwe's re-engagement efforts as the US hosts crucial Africa meeting
DESPITE spending millions of taxpayer dollars on a public relations stunt and expending energy on an international re-engagement exercise, Zimbabwe continues wallowing in isolation amid reports that t...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 17:50hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Australian police open probe into Mnangagwa over rape complaint
Australian police on Tuesday said they would work with international bodies to investigate rape allegations against Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa.Mnangagwa, 79, was accused of sexual...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 20:45hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo unleashes another jibe aimed at Nelson Chamisa
EXILED former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo has unleashed another jibe aimed at the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa, in what could signify a waning relationship between t...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 19:15hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Cry, the beloved country Zimbabwe
THE average salary of a Zimbabwean teacher is now only able to buy just 20 loaves of bread. But the majority of the teachers' take home can no longer even buy half a dozen loaves given that many of th...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean-born mayor Chikoto feted in UK
Newly-elected United Kingdom's Corby Town mayor, Zimbabwean-born Mr Tafadzwa Chikoto, wrote another piece of history yesterday when he was hoisted during the town's Corby Poll Fair marking the Queen's...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:52hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Severe cold spell to hit Zimbabwe
THE Meteorological Services Department has warned of a cold front which is expected to move across Zimbabwe from today up to Saturday, with Bulawayo set to record a low of 6 degrees Celsius today....Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:32hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa Davos trip a useless exercise
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's trip to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum (WEF) presents a platform to re-engage with the international community but that opportunity looks lost due to th...Published: 27 May 2022 at 20:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rwanda, Zimbabwe relations in spotlight
PARLIAMENT has summoned Foreign Affairs minister Frederick Shava to explain why Zimbabwe brought in, harboured and buried one of the world's most wanted genocidaires, Protais Mpiranya, the last of the...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to leave NGOs alone
CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) chairperson Peter Mutasa has told President Emmerson Mnangagwa to appreciate the work done by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Zimbabwe.Mutasa was r...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
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