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Econet answers church's prayers
Econet Life, a subsidiary of EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited (formerly Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe), has partnered the Zimbabwe Christian Ministers Association (ZCMA) to provide an assortment of insur...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 07:52hrs | 2676 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa surrounded by dodgy characters
ALMOST four years after getting into power, riding on the narrative of removing criminals that had surrounded the then president Robert Mugabe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's circle of associates and ...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:36hrs | 3404 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo grave diggers overwhelmed
GRAVE diggers at Bulawayo cemeteries are overwhelmed and the council has proposed that mourners do the back-filling of the graves while it recruits more staff.According to the latest council m...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:32hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Bosso must be run like a corporate brand
WHEN companies pour money in an organisation, they expect nothing but total corporate governance practice.They expect those they are sponsoring to run the organisation in a transparent manner ...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:02hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Bulawayo deputy mayor laid to rest
FORMER Bulawayo deputy mayor Alderman Amen Mpofu, who succumbed to a kidney ailment on Friday, was laid to rest at the Lady Stanley Cemetery in the city yesterday.Mpofu died at Mpilo Central H...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:49hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Bizzare incidents engulf Mugabe's village as boy hangs self at father's funeral
BIZARRE incident are playing out in the late former President Robert Mugabe's rural Zvimba area after an 18-year-old high school pupil committed suicide by hanging near his newly buried father's grave...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 19:31hrs | 1607 | by Staff reporter
Alderman Mpofu burial date set
FORMER Bulawayo deputy mayor Alderman Amen Mpofu, who succumbed to a kidney ailment on Friday, will be buried tomorrow at the Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo.Mpofu (67) died at Mpilo Central...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1398 | by Staff reporter
ZEC spot on in excluding MDC Alliance
Recently Zimbabweans woke up to a NewsDay story entitled "ZEC bias exposed." The article informed that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) had not invited the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance (MDC-...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:50hrs | 662 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Mnangagwa and dodgy Zanu-PF characters
WHEN Zanu-PF activist Marx Mupungu filed a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) application in June seeking to quash the High Court judgment by the three brave judges who had barred Chief Justice Malaba fr...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:21hrs | 1236 | by Staff reporter
EcoSure extends cover to millions, boosts national insurance penetration
HARARE - EcoSure, the micro-insurance product from Econet Life, has played a significant role in raising the country's insurance penetration by over 200%, from as low as 5% to over 16%.The inn...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 09:08hrs | 780 | by Agencies
Salaries for council nurses transferred to govt wage bill
GOVERNMENT has started to implement its decision to transfer health workers from the Chitungwiza and Harare municipalities' payrolls to the Salary Service Bureau, with 60 out of the 65 nurses in Chitu...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:50hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
Transfer of health workers starts
Cabinet received an update on the country's response to the Covid-19 outbreak, which was presented by the Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs, Honourable OCZ Muchinguri-Kashiri, as chairperso...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:37hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe remains saga sparks debate
The controversy surrounding the late former president Robert Mugabe's final resting place continues to haunt the country as the battle now shifts to the courts.When Mugabe died, it took nearly...Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 19:52hrs | 921 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF MP Donates fuel towards immunisation
Mazowe North legislator Campion Mugweni (ZANU PF) has donated 60 litres of fuel to Mvurwi hospital towards September immunization program.Mvurwi councillo...Published: 23 Sep 2021 at 07:20hrs | 549 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Sandra appointed Slice Pizzeria brand ambassador
BULAWAYO songbird and dancer Sandra "Sandy" Ndebele-Sibindi was on Sunday appointed brand ambassador fastfood outlet Slice Pizzeria as it opened a new branch, located at the corner of Joshua Nkomo Str...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa remembers Muzenda
On the 18th anniversary of the death of Vice President Simon Vengesai Muzenda yesterday, President Mnangagwa said the best that the country can do to honour him is to always remember the sacrifices th...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:11hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
All Zanu-PF provinces endorse Mnangagwa
ALL Zanu-PF provinces have endorsed President Mnangagwa as the ruling party's presidential candidate in 2023 elections in a major show of confidence in his leadership following the advent of the New D...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 07:08hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's contested legacy far from settled
TWO years after the death of former president Robert Mugabe, there remains no consensus regarding his legacy, with conflicting perceptions of the liberator-turned-despot dominating debate whenever his...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:40hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
First lady's rural home leads in ZANU PF vote mobilization
The first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's rural home Mazowe district is leading ZANU PF's vote mobilization in Mashonaland Central province in the on-going party restricting exercise under the District Coor...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 16:48hrs | 888 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Drama as cops fight in uniform at funeral
There was drama in Kanyemba on Tuesday when two police officers who are boyfriend and girlfriend fought in uniform and tore their uniforms in an infidelit...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 06:08hrs | 4115 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ex-cop took out 16 policies on boyfriend
THE former police officer accused of murdering six of her relatives testified on Thursday that she had taken out 16 policies on her boyfriend amounting to more than R400 000. Nomia Rosemary Nd...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 19:49hrs | 1009 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe exhumation fight rages
Lawyers representing the family of the late former President Robert Mugabe have filed an appeal against a ruling by a magistrate that they could not challenge an order issued by a traditional chief to...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:06hrs | 3464 | by Staff reporter
Ndolwane headlines royal fam funerals anniversary
SOUTH AFRICAN-BASED Zimbabwean artiste Martin Ndolwane will headline a list of performers set to entertain guests at Royal Family Funerals' second anniversary set for September 25 at Hillbrow Theatre ...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 06:01hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
ZAA UK celebrates in 10th Anniversary in style
Zimbabwe Achievers Awards (ZAA) commemorated their 10th Anniversary in a colorful celebration of Zimbabwean excellence at a fully packed Mayfair Hotel in London on Saturday night.The ZororoPhu...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 12:47hrs | 643 | by Agencies
No vaccination, no work for civil servants
All civil servants must now be vaccinated against Covid-19 before being allowed to report for duty after being given time to get their jabs, while churches are now permitted to move from 100 people at...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:41hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
War vets endorse Mnangagwa for 2023
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has endorsed President Mnangagwa as Zanu-PF's candidate for the 2023 presidential elections. The war veterans, who met in Beatrice on...Published: 11 Sep 2021 at 12:14hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Everyone has potential of becoming Covid-19 super-spreaders
HEALTH experts have said everyone has the potential of becoming super-spreaders of Covid 19 because due to the economic situation in the country people are forced to go from one place to another in or...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 13:04hrs | 463 | by Stephen Jakes
Chiefs clash at funeral
The long standing feud between Chiefs Council president Chief Fortune Charumbira and newly installed Chief Nemamwa recently escalated at a funeral when representatives from the two chieftaincies nearl...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 18:18hrs | 3220 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in trouble
A FACTION of the MDC led by Mr Douglas Mwonzora says it will take legal action against Mr Nelson Chamisa if he clings on to the name MDC-Alliance. It is understood that Mr Mwonzora, who is the country...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 06:09hrs | 6248 | by Staff reporter
State ordered to bring burial order in Sikhala trial
THE State was yesterday ordered to bring a burial order to court during the trial of MDC Alliance vice-chairman Job Sikhala on September 15 to prove that one of the witnesses who failed to testify was...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1813 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF campaign in full swing'
Zanu-PF candidates eyeing vacant local government and parliamentary seats have reportedly scaled up campaigns, canvassing for votes in door-to-door exercises, doling out freebies in their constituenci...Published: 08 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
More sports codes to resume next week
SPORTS and Recreation Commission (SRC) chairman Gerald Mlotshwa has said more sports codes will be given permission to resume next week, raising hopes that football, which has been suspended for the l...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:13hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official warns council against terrorising vendors
Zanu-PF Mazowe district co-ordinating committee chairperson Tafadzwa Musarara has blasted Mvurwi police and the local council for harassing vendors.Musarara was speaking at a funeral of a Zanu...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 06:43hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
Schools reopening under consideration
As the daily number of new Covid-19 cases continues falling, the Government is considering reopening schools, especially as infections are concentrated in the 30 to 40 age group, so risks to school ch...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:47hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF MP steals the show at hwindi's funeral
Mazowe North legislator Campion Mugweni who has been missing in his constiuency previously finally showed up at a prominent tout (hwindi) funeral and rend...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 14:47hrs | 4851 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Africa is not as bad as is portrayed by media
I AM really concerned about the role of mass media in this century. Firstly, because there is so much of it, secondly, because it can easily distort perceptions and understanding of what is really goi...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | 814 | by Eddie Cross
London government of BoJo says no opposition party in Zimbabwe
It is with great shock and despair to hear about President Mnangagwa's trip to meet BoJo in London the coming days or weeks! Indeed, there are no permanent friends in politics but only permanent inter...Published: 19 Aug 2021 at 08:53hrs | 3945 | by Nomazulu Thata
Tsvangirai was convinced: Only a united opposition will defeat ZANU PF at the polls
Since its inception in 2013, ZUNDE has been unfailingly committed to building a free, democratic, peaceful and prosperous Zimbabwe characterised by good governance and the rule of law. Fundamental to ...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 12:13hrs | 1392 | by Denis Moyo Hunt
Burial space stolen in Bulawayo
Bulawayo City Council is investigating possible theft of reserved burial space at Athlone Cemetery after the family of a 103-year-old man had to endure the horror of finding human remains in his and t...Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:43hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter
Penchant for luxury in midst of abject poverty
Back in 2000 the BMW people in Harare, along Samora Machel Avenue invited a selection of business executives and motoring journalists to test-drive the first-generation BMW X5 luxury Sport Utility Veh...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:58hrs | 584 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Funeral parlours mix up bodies families fear identifying relatives because of Covid-19
The third wave of coronavirus has been unforgiving. There has been an explosion in infections and deaths since mid-June.In the 54 days from June 19 — when fatalities rose to double digits â€...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:30hrs | 154 | by Bishop L
Mnangagwa mourns Chitsiko
President Mnangagwa yesterday sent a message of condolence to the Chitsiko family following the death of long-time civil servant and former secretary for Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Wat...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:37hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe struggles with surge in Covid-19 burials?
A group of women sing hymns at the cemetery in Harare as undertakers, dressed in Covid-19 protective gear, gently lower a white casket into the grave."This world is not our home," they sing, a...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 07:45hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Schools to remain closed as lockdown is extended
The Level Four lockdown in place for six weeks to combat the third wave of Covid-19 infection has been extended by a further fortnight since infection rates, while falling significantly over the last ...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 06:35hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
Six people die in road accidents
Six people died while several others were seriously injured in two separate road accidents which occurred in Murewa and Macheke recently.In Murewa, three people died Saturday morning after the...Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 18:35hrs | 1140 | by Staff reporter
Deregistered nurse in court for operating illegal clinic
A KWEKWE man has been arraigned before the courts for operated an unregistered clinic, pretending to be a medical doctor and prescribing drugs which were deemed dangerous, while treating COVID-19 symp...Published: 09 Aug 2021 at 07:37hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's remains could still be exhumed
THE government is pressing ahead with the construction of a mausoleum for the late former president Robert Mugabe, an indication that his remains could still be exhumed.Close Mugabe family mem...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:39hrs | 4584 | by Staff reporter
Bus operators defiant
SOME bus operators in Bulawayo have resorted to playing cat and mouse with authorities as they remain defiant, smuggling travellers and goods into the country to and from South Africa despite the clos...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:21hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Apostolic sect sets condition for COVID-19 vaccines
MEMBERS of the apostolic sect have said they were ready to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but the government should bring the programme right at the shrines to speed up the process.Speaking o...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:14hrs | 1319 | by Staff reporter
Police warn against intercity travel
Police have from July 1 impounded 67 buses countrywide, while several people have been arrested on allegations of travelling without the required documents and violating the national lockdown measures...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 07:01hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
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