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Earthquakes shake Kariba area in Zimbabwe
A series of earthquakes struck the Kariba area earlier this week, causing widespread concern among residents but, fortunately, no reports of significant damage or casualties. The Zambezi River Authori...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:49hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
Harare building collapse victim named
A woman killed during the collapse of part of a building in Harare on Saturday has been named as Yolanda Hodzi of Norton.Hodzi and dozens of people had taken cover from rain on the sidewalk of...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 11:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Today's defenders are sissies'
DOUGLAS Mloyi and Henry Jones, two former Highlanders defenders believe today's defenders are too soft.Mloyi and Jones played alongside each other in 1981 and 1982. They were part of a defence...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 06:00hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Dembare fans at Soweto
DYNAMOS FC are ready to descend on Bulawayo for their titanic Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash with FC Platinum at Barbourfields Stadium on Saturday.It will be the Zimbabwe soccer gian...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt withholds nurses' key documents
THOUSANDS of healthcare workers who paid US$300 for verification letters needed to secure jobs outside the country have still not received the documentation as government tries to stem a damaging brai...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe nurses bemoan 'slave wages'
NURSES have complained of being denied access to loans because of poor salaries, saying without being paid in United States dollars, it will be difficult for them to remain in the country.Acco...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:04hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man takes on lion in survival battle
Just as Tachivei Machona Nebiri reached the crest of a steep ascent along the Charara Road in Kariba, he saw four lions, a female and three cubs, steal into a nearby thicket.Nebiri was taken a...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 23:07hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'I was told to stop supporting Mnangagwa'
WE today conclude our interview with Elphas Tshuma, a former guerilla who operated in Hurungwe in Mashonaland West Province and later on in Hwange in Matabeleland North. Tshuma, now a member of the ru...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition calls for postponement of 2023 Presidential elections
THE opposition People's Unity Party has called for the delay of 2023 elections, saying voting has not yielded the much needed change over recent years.The party said instead, leaders in the co...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:11hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenged to control Zanu-PF members
OPPOSITION People's Unity Party (PUP) has challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to rein in and control errant members within the ruling party who are threatening to unleash violence in his nam...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Dembare legends elect Kamba, Chidzambwa
FORMER Dynamos players on Saturday elected legends Ernest Kamba and Sunday Chidzambwa to drive the Premiership football club's Board of Trustees. Kamba, who is one of the surviving senior form...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dembare legends gang up against Marriot
FORMER Dynamos players have vowed to take on the current chairman of the board Bernard Marriot head-on as they meet in Harare today to deliberate on the structures that the club should take.Ap...Published: 12 Mar 2022 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Freddy speaks of woman defecating in church
GOODNESS and Mercy Ministries leader, Prophet Tapiwa Freddy has defended the video circulating on social media where an elderly woman is filmed relieving herself before the congregation.Prophe...Published: 28 Oct 2021 at 19:40hrs | 27 | by Staff Reporter
Harare woman defecates in church
A Harare woman defecated in church after Prophet Tapiwa Freddy prayed for her.In a video that has set social media ablaze, Prophet Freddy is seen praying for a woman until she poops out a demo...Published: 28 Oct 2021 at 19:35hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Man feared dead after croc attack
A 33-YEAR-OLD man is feared dead after he was attacked by a crocodile at the Lake Harvest harbour in the resort town of Kariba.Witnesses yesterday said the victim, Bernard Nyabadza, was fishin...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Brisk business for umtshiphela/ harurwa vendors
SCORES of villagers in Bikita district in Masvingo province are making brisk business from selling edible insects - commonly known as harurwa/ umtshiphela (Encosternum delegorguei) – along the Masvi...Published: 22 May 2021 at 19:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Somewhere, along the line, we lost the magicians
WHEN we mourn the dearth of quality players, standards and coaching methods, we are perennially accused of being too obsessed with the past. The ''Know-it-all" brigade of nostalgic, and disgruntled fo...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Phillip Zulu
Where have all the dribbling wizards gone?
WHERE have all the magicians who used to specialise in the fine art of dribbling gone? This was something, which kept haunting me, as I watched the CAF Confederation Cup play-off's first leg tie betwe...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:55hrs | 3 | by Charles Mabika
3 candidates withdraw from Zanu-PF DCC elections
Three candidates who were contesting for positions in the upcoming Zanu-PF District Coordination Committee (DCC) elections have pulled out at the 11th hour due to what some party insiders believe is a...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bars Civil servants from party posts
THE Zanu PF politburo has barred civil servants from contesting in the party's district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections, saying it was illegal for them to stand for political office.Th...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:33hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Nurses deny violating lockdown regulations
THE 11 nurses arrested for contravening national lockdown regulations after they allegedly gathered at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in Harare to protest over poor salaries and working conditions have...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soaring fuel prices and stagnant wages squeeze Zimbabweans
A kilometre-long queue of some 200 commuter buses winds its way around a block of the central business district in Harare, terminating at the forecourt of a petrol station.Its 11:42am and an i...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 17:35hrs | | by Al Jazeera
The loved opposition
I hope I can be brief enough to be witty but concise enough to be understood and effectual. I know the natural instinct for people when they see someone questioning the political party that they suppo...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Jason Huntley
Mnangagwa thanks Zimbabweans for ignoring stay away calls
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday thanked Zimbabweans for ignoring calls by the opposition to stay away from work saying demonstrations were not in the best interest of the country and urged unity, as it ...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's fuel price hike backfires badly
Zimbabweans have reacted with anger and frustration to last week's announcement of a fuel price hike by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.In a televised address last Saturday, Mnangagwa said prices...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 07:41hrs | 2 | by Africa News
Court stops Chimanimani farmers eviction
THE High Court has stopped the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) from evicting Chimanimani families, who were facing imminent displacement from their banana farms.The...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's health time bomb
ZIMBABWE'S hospitals lack basic equipment such as thermometers and painkillers while the working conditions for nurses are deteriorating, Parliament heard on Friday.The rot in the health secto...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 08:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activists cause havoc in Gokwe
Villagers in Gokwe South are complaining over alleged intimidation, harassment and threats of violence by Zanu-PF activists and traditional leaders in the area ahead of next month's general elections....Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 14:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's Turning Point
COMRADE Elison Mupamawonde (born 1950 in Bikita), whose Chimurenga was Soft Magarasadza last week spoke about how ZIPRA out-gunned Rhodesian forces at Chirundu during the liberation struggle and how t...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidates list
THE ruling Zanu-PF yesterday released the full list of its candidates who have been given the green light to battle it out in the primary elections, with some party bigwigs and businessmen from Bulawa...Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Musician 'Sharara' dedicates album to Mnangagwa
LITTLE known Odzi-based musician, Steven Sharara, has released a five-track album, Zorai Butter, which he has dedicated to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Mutare North legislator Batsirayi Pemhenayi ...Published: 24 Feb 2018 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Jilted man kills ex-lover with machete
A JILTED gold panner from Shurugwi allegedly fatally struck his live in girlfriend with a machete on the forehead outside a bar after accusing her of ditching him.Police arrested Tafadzwa Maza...Published: 06 Nov 2017 at 05:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kariba Lions Clubs renewed its leadership
This Sunday, the 8th saw 21 Karoi Lions Club members descending down to the gorge to revitalize the Kariba Lions Club which falls in the same zone with Chinhoyi as well. The Lions Club International's...Published: 09 Oct 2017 at 22:55hrs | 2 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye
100% hike in Zimbabwe airport tax
Government has gazetted the sharp hike in departure fees for air travellers using national carrier Air Zimbabwe.Statutory Instrument ( SI) 115/2017 gazetted last week legalises the doubling of...Published: 08 Oct 2017 at 04:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should stop watering dead plants
LET'S give it to US President Donald Trump - if he thinks anyone is his team is excess baggage and is becoming a liability, he is very swift and ruthless in showing even his good friends the exit door...Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 08:53hrs | 1 | by Sunday Mail Editorial Comment
Kariba benefits on Telone Provide-A-Bin programme
Telone has finally headed for the Ultimate tourist destination Kariba to officially handover bins to the Municipality. Saturday the 22nd of July will see a cleanup campaign from Kariba Telone Exchange...Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 16:36hrs | 1 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye - Patsaka Correspondent
Capitalk off to flying start
CAPITALK 100.4FM is emerging as the station of choice with regards to production of candid discussions aimed at reflecting the Zimbabwean story.The country's first commercial Talk radio statio...Published: 18 Jun 2017 at 09:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF fight for Chiredzi West constituency heats up
CHIREDZI - Zanu PF fights for what can be described as the hottest seat in the country's south eastern sugar farming town of Chiredzi, has reached high levels, with accusations and counter accus...Published: 15 May 2017 at 09:54hrs | 1 | by Garikai Mafirakureva
Former Tongaat agric director enters political fray
Daggers are drawn in Zanu PF for the 2018 plebiscite.Dark horses are entering the race and in Chiredzi District, the most notable political newcomer seeking a seat in 2018 is former Tongaa...Published: 16 Feb 2017 at 05:23hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Boardroom coup at Dynamos
AGE-OLD Dynamos ownership wrangles came back to haunt the country's most successful football club after a rival faction made up of former players elected a new board to take over the running of th...Published: 11 Dec 2016 at 08:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
West powerless against Zanu-PF, says Mugabe
President Mugabe yesterday addressed a rally at Chipadze Stadium, Bindura, capital of Mashonaland Central province, during which he called for unity of purpose, patience in the wake of sanctions...Published: 09 Jul 2016 at 08:40hrs | 1 | by Robert Mugabe
Man kills mom for chicken slaughter, commits suicide
A MAN from Gutu allegedly fatally struck his mother with a pestle and then committed suicide following a dispute over her decision to slaughter a hen for his sister, police confirmed yesterday....Published: 18 Jun 2016 at 11:07hrs | 1 | by Walter Mswazie
Mugabe warns youths, war vets
PRESIDENT Mugabe has called on elements in the Zanu-PF's Youth League to respect their elders and desist from fighting senior party leaders.The President also told veterans of Zimbabwe's liber...Published: 15 May 2016 at 07:40hrs | | by George Maponga
Rampant corruption levels rile Mugabe
President Mugabe yesterday bemoaned rampant corruption in rural and urban councils countrywide, saying the vice had reached alarming levels which threatened the country's moral fabric. The President s...Published: 14 May 2016 at 09:21hrs | | by George Maponga
Bond notes trigger panic withdrawals
THE two month time lapse between the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's announcement and expected release of bond notes into the market is likely to create panic withdrawals among the banking public while com...Published: 08 May 2016 at 10:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Toddler sentenced to life in prison
AN EGYPTIAN toddler has been sentenced to life in prison by the country’s military court. This is despite the army stating the actual suspect is a 16-year-old teenager with the same name.The...Published: 25 Feb 2016 at 12:32hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Nurses protest over CEO's vehicle
Harare Central Hospital security guards yesterday assaulted several nurses who were demonstrating against chief executive officer Mrs Peggy Zvavamwe's purchasing of her service vehicle, ahead of the h...Published: 26 Jan 2016 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe Stock Market back to 2010 levels'
PERFORMANCE of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange has been equated to the 2010 levels with some stocks trading at the same prices as five years ago as the bourse continues on a free fall. According to market...Published: 27 Sep 2015 at 10:17hrs | 1 | by Roberta Katunga
Sadc special forces military exercise begins in Kariba
The SADC special forces training programme code-named 'Exercise Mahombekombe' begun in Kariba on Tuesday and will run until the 26th of next month.Eight regional member states' defence for...Published: 26 Aug 2015 at 15:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Hospital officials fingured in $700 000 fraud
The Ministry of Health and Child Care says heads will roll at Mnene Mission Hospital after officials were fingered in the abuse of a US$700 000 government fund.Health Minister Dr David Pariren...Published: 21 Feb 2015 at 14:28hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
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