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Zimbabwe govt warns over Covid-19 regulations violation
GOVERNMENT has warned that police will increase their operations following the flouting of Covid-19 regulations by unregistered private kombis plying the country's urban routes and members of the publ...Published: 12 May 2021 at 14:03hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Crisis Coalition blasts Mnangagwa's spin doctor
CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has vowed to continue with its pursuit for a democratic society in the wake of continued intimidation by some top government officials irked by the NGO grouping's w...Published: 12 May 2021 at 10:33hrs | 1544 | by Staff reporter
How can someone you elect or deploy into govt position be your 'chef' - there's urgent need for political literacy in Zimbabwe
In life, there are always those most perplexing things that never appear to make any sense, especially pertaining to our behaviour and thinking as human beings, such that, one probably requires intens...Published: 11 May 2021 at 22:38hrs | 492 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
4 local govt officials remanded in custody to today
FOUR top officials in the Local Government ministry were yesterday remanded in custody to today for bail hearing after they fraudulently dispossessed a housing co-operative of land and allocated it to...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:43hrs | 1225 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt rapped over rushing opening of Form 5 classes
PARENTS in Bulawayo have blasted government's rushed decision to commence Form 5 classes without taking into cognisance the short period that students were given to look for places.Last week, ...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:42hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt ready to open up airwaves'
INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday said government was ready to further open up the airwaves and ensure a democratic media which operated without fear of harassment.Mutsvangwa sa...Published: 11 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Lithium exploration in Fort Rixon excites Govt
LITHIUM exploration underway at Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South is set to heighten Government's measures of using the mining sector as leverage to reach its target of a US$12 billion economy in the ext...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:12hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt tramples on indigenous people's rights
THE lack of laws protecting indigenous people's rights in Zimbabwe is exposing rural communities to human rights abuses, it has been established, with the African Commission on Human and People's Righ...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:52hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
If Zimbabwe govt desires positive reportage then needs to act responsibly, as media not there to lie on their behalf
As a youth, one of the things that thoroughly infuriated me was when either my parents told other people, especially my relatives, when I had done something irresponsible and misbehaved, or when those...Published: 07 May 2021 at 10:11hrs | 232 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Govt identifies land for new Batoka City
THE GOVERNMENT has identified land where a new city will be built as part of the Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric project outside Victoria Falls, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Power Dev...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:27hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to unleash soldiers on gold panners
GOVERNMENT has threatened to unleash "special security operations" on artisanal gold miners destroying public infrastructure such as railway lines in search of the yellow metal.This was announ...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:27hrs | 2101 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to blame for 6,8% pass rate drop
TEACHERS unions yesterday blamed government for the 6,8% drop in the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) 2020 O-Level pass rate.The unions attributed poor budgetary allocations to th...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:18hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Government starts issuing birth certificates for children born during lockdown
GOVERNMENT has started issuing birth certificates to children who were born during the Covid-19-induced lockdown and had not been captured in the national registry following the suspension of the serv...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:21hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Rights groups urge govt to 'take education seriously'
BULAWAYO-BASED human rights groups have urged government to resolve the ongoing industrial action by teachers.Their statements come at a time when learning at most Bulawayo schools was disrupt...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:19hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Promote diverse media, Misa urges govt
GOVERNMENT has been urged to implement the Windhoek Declaration (1991) on promoting an independent and pluralistic media, as well as the 2013 Constitution which provides guidelines and guarantees to f...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:18hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter
Today is not a public holiday, says Govt
THE Government has dismissed social media speculation that today is a public holiday following Workers' Day which fell on Saturday. The message claims that since the public holiday fell on a w...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:18hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt caves in to market pressure
THE Zimbabwean government has caved in to market demands for valuation of the two suspended formally dually-traded securities, Old Mutual and PPC, to be valued according to the closing prices of the t...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 07:27hrs | 2894 | by Staff reporter
Govt shuts down errant NGO
Zimbabwean authorities have ordered a non-governmental organisation to shut shop, resurfacing fears that the state is targeting NGOs it believes are pushing a political agenda.Connect, a famil...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:46hrs | 1384 | by Staff reporter
NGOs mustn't be surprised when Govt cracks whip
I am not a regular imbiber but once in a while I go into a decent bar for an hour of two, just to catch up. And just last week, I popped into a hotel bar, seeking decency, social distance and a bit of...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:34hrs | 239 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Mnangagwa govt summoned before ILO Committee again
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's "unrepentant" government is among 40 world countries which will stand before International Labour Organisation's (ILO) Committee on the Application of Standards (CAS) fo...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 08:36hrs | 2694 | by Staff reporter
Govt on drive to promote marginalised languages
GOVERNMENT has embarked on a nationwide drive to promote previously marginalised indigenous languages.Primary and Secondary Education minister Cain Mathema yesterday told journalists at the la...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:25hrs | 345 | by Staff writer
'Mnangagwa's govt must admit Zupco failure'
GOVERNMENT should admit that its mass public transporter, Zupco, is failing to cope with demand, a consumer watchdog and commuters said in response to the transport shortages bedevilling Bulawayo. ...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1719 | by Staff writer
Govt digs in on truant teachers
GOVERNMENT vowed yesterday that it would not back down on its no-work, no-pay principle for teachers that are absconding duty, saying it was finalising recording names of all truant educators....Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 06:17hrs | 1643 | by Staff reporter
Teachers bitter over govt's mishandling of COVID-19 cases
TEACHERS' unions yesterday accused government of failing to come up with tangible mechanisms to curb the spread of COVID-19 in schools.This follows warnings by health experts that there was bo...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:11hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Government enforces 'no work, no pay' policy
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has directed school authorities to submit names of teachers who have not been reporting for duty since the reopening of schools last month as Gove...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:02hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Govt enforces 'no work, no pay' policy
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has directed school authorities to submit names of teachers who have not been reporting for duty since the reopening of schools last month as Gove...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1239 | by Staff Reporter
Govt must support sports activities during this time of Covid-19
The outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic last year in 2020 across the world has negatively affected the resumption of many sports activities and Zimbabwe has not been spared.It seems Covid19 is...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 06:18hrs | 95 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa's govt caves in on salaries
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has bowed to pressure and agreed to consider another adjustment on civil servants' salaries after teachers threatened a full-blown strike last week as their e...Published: 26 Apr 2021 at 06:40hrs | 7946 | by Staff reporter
Govt defends disputed Dinde mining project
GOVERNMENT has defended the disputed Chinese coal mining project in Dinde, Hwange district, Matabeleland North province, and threatened to arrest villagers blocking the project.Zanu-PF Dinde a...Published: 26 Apr 2021 at 06:33hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt exposes its true nature
GOVERNMENT exposes its true nature with each passing moment and not only do they make bold, dumb, illegal and reckless statements, but they do it with so much lack of thought and blind confidence....Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 08:04hrs | 900 | by Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe
Bulawayo identifies roads for Govt funded repairs
A total of 43 roads in Bulawayo have been identified to be rehabilitated under the Government's Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP) at a cost of $872 million.Early this month, Pres...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:27hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Govt, teachers standoff deepens
TEACHERS have threatened to go on strike to force government to re-verse its no-work no-salary policy against its workers who are claiming incapacitation. Labour unions representing teachers s...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:15hrs | 1846 | by Staff reporter
National database for all farmers created
A comprehensive national database for all farmers, which will form the foundation of an enhanced Agriculture Information Management System (AIMS), is being set up by the Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries,...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:05hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Teachers to challenge no work, no pay policy
THE impasse between teachers and government over salaries has escalated, with the educators' representatives resolving to engage lawyers to challenge the no-work, n-pay policy threatened by government...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:33hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Way: Govt to challenge High Court ruling
GOVERNMENT has revealed plans to challenge last week's High Court ruling barring the Local Government ministry from renaming Bulawayo streets after President Emmerson Mnangagwa, among other heroes....Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1790 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt admits low teacher attendance rate
GOVERNMENT has admitted that teachers are not reporting for duty and the few that are going to work are not conducting lessons.In a post-Cabinet Press statement yesterday, government insisted ...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:23hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF govt has failed democratic test'
GOVERNMENT was yesterday blasted for inheriting and maintaining colonial civic suppression tactics 41 years after independence.This came out during a virtual meeting conducted by SIVIO Institu...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Govt scraps nurses' night allowances
GOVERNMENT is headed for a showdown with health workers after it scrapped non-claimable night-duty allowances.This was announced by Health Services Board (HSB) executive director Ruth Kaseke l...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:25hrs | 1362 | by Staff reporter
No to govt bullying, says teachers
TEACHERS' representatives yesterday described government as a heartless employer and vowed that their members would not be coerced to teach, despite threats to withhold their benefits.Primary ...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:23hrs | 1390 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt to intensify Commonwealth readmission efforts
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it would re-intensify re-engagement efforts with the Commonwealth in order to ensure its readmission to the group of former British colonies.This was revealed by acti...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:22hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Govt floats Gwayi-Shangani tender
THE Government has floated a tender for the construction of the 260km Gwayi-Shangani Dam-Bulawayo pipeline, which marks the implementation of the Second Phase of the National Matabeleland Zambezi Wate...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:20hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
NRZ awaits govt relaxation of lockdown measures to resume commuter trains
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) says it is still waiting for government to announce further COVID-19 lockdown relaxation measures so that it can reintroduce its passenger train service....Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:23hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
We've long neglected war vets, says Mnangagwa's govt
GOVERNMENT has admitted that it has neglected its independence war fighters for too long, and now wants to correct the anomaly by prioritising their welfare to ensure they are well taken care of....Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:22hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Govt ups COVID-19 tests in schools
GOVERNMENT says it has intensified measures to contain the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in schools around the country by ensuring daily testing of all learners and teachers.In a statement yeste...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:20hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Govt must extend vaccination programme to artisanal miners
ARTISANAL miners are challenging the government to extend the Covid-19 vaccination programme to outlying areas where thousands of people make a living through gold panning.Several players in t...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:19hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Landmark ruling on vehicle plates
GOVERNMENT has been ordered to reimburse motorists who paid for new vehicle registration plates in foreign currency since July last year, but failed to get them.In a landmark ruling on Wednesd...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:52hrs | 900 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt targets 350 000 ha of irrigable land in next 3 years
Government has made plans to activate and operationalise 350 000 hectares of irrigable land in the next three years.Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka revealed this in Parliament while respon...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:49hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
'Govt not persecuting MDC activists'
GOVERNMENT is not persecuting or victimising political activists but applies the law indiscriminately with the legal system providing checks and balances, a Cabinet Minister said. Justice, Leg...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Govt unveils 2021 crop producer prices
GOVERNMENT has announced new producer prices for commercial crops for the 2021/22 marketing season.Sugar beans will be sold at $90 000 per metric tonne, groundnuts ($40 000), sunflower ($40 00...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:39hrs | 1696 | by Staff reporter
Govt, teachers should not play Russian roulette with children's lives
THE fact that things are not well in the education sector is a major concern to all of us as citizens of this country.It is a right that children should access excellent education provided by ...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 817 | by Chief Chiduku
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