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Multitudes march in South Africa demanding Ramaphosa's exit
Thousands of protesters marched through South Africa's cities on Monday, calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign over the lack of jobs and electricity, as security forces guarded malls and stre...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:47hrs | 1190 | by Staff reporter
Fake driver's licence syndicate on the prowl
A syndicate of fake driver's licence fraudsters claiming to be working for and with Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) officials are on the prowl and are using digital platforms to dupe people of mon...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 06:21hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Tropical storm Freddy weakens
TROPICAL storm Freddy has weakened into low pressure zone in southern parts of Mozambique and only isolated heavy rainfall is expected in the country today, with most parts expected to enjoy mostly su...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 09:11hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Freddy delayed by 12 hours
CYCLONE Freddy has been delayed by 12 hours but will be landing in Chipinge later this evening 24 February with even more strength as its speed would have increased from 110km/h to 120km/h, the Meteor...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:01hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Schools shut as Cyclone Freddy approaches Zimbabwe
As the fringes of Tropical Storm Freddy reached Chipinge and Chimanimani yesterday, adding to the already heavy rain and lightning that earlier in the week struck and killed one person, Zimbabwe went ...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:01hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe issues floods alert as heavy weekend rains expected
The good rains continue but the Meteorological Services Department has warned of localised heavy rains in excess of 50mm and flash flooding in areas with saturated soils, on wetlands, on impervious gr...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 04:55hrs | 766 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says days numbered for name-droppers
NAME-droppers, the corrupt and malcontents who pursue narrow selfish interests at the expense of broad-based development, will face the full wrath of the law, with Government departments on high alert...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:51hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
BCC confiscates 2 232kg of condemned meat
THE Bulawayo City Council's (BCC) department of health services has raided various grocery shops in the city, confiscating and destroying condemned meat weighing over 2 200kg.Council minutes s...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 19:13hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt allays new COVID-19 variant fears
Government has allayed fears around the recent discovery of a new COVID-19 variant XBB.1.5 in neighbouring South Africa (SA) saying it had necessary measures and safeguards in place to control the var...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 06:59hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster dies after tree fell on car
Bare Primary School Head was yesterday crashed to death by a tree that fell on the car in which she was sitting while preparing to leave for a funeral.She was in the company of a fellow teache...Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 18:20hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
1 dead as heavy rains leave trail of destruction in Gwanda
A man died while homes and school infrastructure were destroyed when heavy rains accompanied by strong winds pounded Gwanda district Wednesday night leaving a trail of destruction in the area....Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 18:07hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Govt channels US$800,000 towards floods
LOCAL Government Minister July Moyo says government has channelled US$800 000 worth of fuel to the Airforce of Zimbabwe for flood disaster management activities."We have capacitated the Airfor...Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 17:05hrs | 268 | by Staff Reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak hits Harare
Harare recorded over 1 100 cases of diarrhoea between October 24 and November 20, with the authorities citing the city's failure to provide clean running water, collect refuse and attend to burst sewe...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:52hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Rogue drivers menace on Zimbabwe roads
THE general behaviour of motorists on Zimbabwe's roads ranges from shocking to bizarre.It is now common to see motorists breezing through red traffic lights or overtaking in prohibited zones. ...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:06hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec under fire over leaks
With reportedly several leaks of Zimsec public examination papers this year, although only the Mathematics 1 O'Level paper has been confirmed, many in the education sector see the main fault with the ...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Fake maize seed hits market
FARMERS have been urged to be on high alert for fake maize seed in circulation.This has resulted in the police and SeedCo launching a campaign to warn farmers against seed scammers.See...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec O Level Maths exam paper leaked
The O Level Mathematics paper 1 that pupils sat for today was leaked, the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has confirmed.In a statement, Zimsec said it had engaged the Ministry of...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 19:09hrs | 1399 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ready to fight measles, monkey pox
GOVERNMENT says it is ready to fight the measles outbreak which has claimed at least 157 lives countrywide, as well as monkey pox which has affected different countries in the world.The countr...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:34hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on alert for measles outbreak
Cabinet received an update on the Country‘s Response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and a report on the procurement and roll-out of vaccines, as presented by the Chairman of the National Covid-19 Inter-M...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Police called in to defuse pupils gang violence
POLICE in Bulawayo were yesterday called to escort some pupils to prevent gang fights that characterise closing day at some schools.Learners at Sobukazi High in Mzilikazi and Msitheli in Mpopo...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo diarrhoea cases increase
BULAWAYO has recorded an increase in the number of diarrhoea cases, a cause for concern considering the havoc wrecked by the disease previously.Diarrhoea is defined as the passage of three or ...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:00hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe still free from monkeypox, says govt
Zimbabwe has not recorded any case of monkeypox, authorities said Tuesday.Monkeypox has been reported in 19 endemic and non-endemic countries within and outside Africa.As of 26th May 2...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 09:10hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on high alert as Covid-19 fifth wave sweeps SA
The rise in the number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in the last week is not an indication that Zimbabwe has entered a fifth wave of infection but is largely just the breakers from the increase in ca...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:32hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe security forces placed on high alert over planned protests
ZIMBABWE's service chiefs have placed a well-oiled state machinery on high alert, ready to viciously thwart any protests following indications of an impending uprising.Multiple official and se...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:23hrs | 3465 | by Staff reporter
Panic as America army opens military office in Zambia
Political analysts have raised alarm over the announcement by the United States of America Embassy in Zambia that the infamous United States Africa Command is opening an office in Zambia. On M...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 11:17hrs | 18374 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police to crackdown on crime during holidays
POLICE Commissioner General Godwin Matanga has said the ZRP has deployed enough officers to ensure crime free Easter and Independence holidays.In a statement on the 2022 Easter and Independenc...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 20:32hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Police to ensure peaceful polling in by-elections
GOVERNMENT has announced that police will be on high alert to ensure peace prevails countrywide during tomorrow's by-elections.Sixteen political parties are contesting for 28 National Assembly...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 05:59hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says 'they want us dead'
THE opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) says its leadership is in danger, with the party leader Nelson Chamisa saying several attempts have been made on their lives. In the recent ...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 17:17hrs | 2557 | by Staff reporter
Hyena invades school
VILLAGERS in Murewa, Mashonaland East province, are living in fear after a rabid hyena killed one person, attacked two others and invaded a local boarding school on two occasions.The dismember...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:44hrs | 1541 | by Staff reporter
Military tightens screws on rogue soldiers
SECURITY has been heightened in army barracks across the country in the wake of a spate of robberies involving soldiers as the military descends on "rogue" elements, amid reports that the assets...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:40hrs | 889 | by Staff reporter
6 more cyclones forecast to hit Zimbabwe
At least six more tropical cyclones that will develop in the south-west Indian Ocean this season are expected to reach Zimbabwe during the current rainy season, although there are no predictions of th...Published: 10 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | 883 | by Staff reporter
Umzingwane dam only 9% full
BULAWAYO's most critical supply dam, Umzingwane water level is still very low raising the possibility of continued water shedding in the city.Two weeks ago, council said if the dam does not ri...Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 05:28hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains sweep away bridge, damage houses
A bridge was swept away while a number of houses collapsed and roads damaged mainly in Manicaland due to heavy rains caused by the overland Tropical Depression Ana.Muchira Bridge in Chimaniman...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 04:34hrs | 893 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Ana hits Zimbabwe
THE country's Department of Civil Protection (DCP) has set up 394 evacuation centres in Manicaland province to deal with the impact of Cyclone Ana, amid reports that parts of Mutasa and Chimanimani di...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 04:47hrs | 2694 | by Staff reporter
Tugwi-Mukosi spills for second time
Zimbabwe's largest interior dam Tugwi-Mukosi, spilled for the second time since its commissioning, sparking fears of flooding downstream.The Department of Civil Protection (DCP) in Chiredzi is...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:29hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya improves in key global central bankers ranking table
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya has improved in the authoritative global central bankers performance indicators and ranking list by American magazine Global Finance as he graduated wit...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 15:02hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
Floods wreak havoc as downpours persist
The persistent rains falling countrywide have seen the usual seasonal flooding in some areas and blocked drains in urban areas.The rainy season started late, but since New Year rain has been f...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:17hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Tension in Mnangagwa backyard
TENSION has gripped President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province of the Midlands, with security reportedly on high alert ahead of Zanu-PF provincial elections that were moved to this weekend following...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:17hrs | 5326 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains destroy 300 homes
More than 300 homes have been destroyed by heavy rains experienced in most parts of the country since the beginning of the rainy season, latest figures show.Most of the destruction was caused ...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Omicron variant detected at Lupane state university
Lupane State University and Inyathi High School in Matabeleland North province have recorded six and 13 COVID-19 cases, respectively, prompting authorities to be on high alert as the country braces fo...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 13:14hrs | 57 | by Desmond Nleya
COVID-19 strikes at LSU, Inyathi High
LUPANE State University (LSU) and Inyathi High School in Matabeleland North province have recorded six and 13 COVID-19 cases, respectively, prompting authorities to be on high alert as the country bra...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:31hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Tight screening at borders for new Covid-19 variant
Border testing and movement controls in place for many months are being tightly enforced for travellers crossing into Zimbabwe, especially on the southern and western borders, in the wake of the disco...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 05:29hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
New Covid-19 variant: Zimbabwe to decide on injiva
THE Government has said it is monitoring the new Covid-19 variant that has been detected in South Africa and Botswana with a view of coming up with a way of controlling the spread of the virus ahead o...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:53hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga ready for new COVID-19 variant
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday urged citizens not to panic in the wake of the new deadly COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529, detected in neighbouring South Africa and Botswana, saying governme...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 08:05hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on High Alert for new Covid-19 variant
LEAD scientists in the country are looking out for any traces of the Covid-19 variant which has been detected in South Africa and Botswana.The new Covid-19 variant which has become a major sou...Published: 26 Nov 2021 at 20:34hrs | 28 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF exposes thousands to Covid-19
THOUSANDS of Zanu-PF supporters yesterday thronged the National Heroes Acre in Harare to witness the burial of national hero and Zanu-PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo in defiance of COVID-19 protocols...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:59hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Chair mobilising supporters to block Chamisa's visit
A LEAKED message allegedly issued by the Zanu-PF Victoria Falls District Coordinating Committee (DCC) chairperson instructs party supporters to frustrate MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's expected ...Published: 11 Nov 2021 at 06:18hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records increase in rape cases by Illegal transport operators
POLICE in Bulawayo are on the hunt for illegal transport operators who have been committing various crimes including rape.Illegal transport operators have become a menace in the city of Bulawa...Published: 27 Oct 2021 at 20:10hrs | 19 | by Staff Reporter
Perks to stem doctors, nurses brain drain
A range of non-monetary incentives such as accommodation, transport and vehicle loans for health workers added to their package is seen as a way of retaining health staff and moderating the brain drai...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:08hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Anti-brain drain committee set up
GOVERNMENT has set up a committee to arrest the brain drain in the health sector as the Second Republic continues to pursue bilateral agreements with other countries for health professionals within th...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
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