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MPs push for formalisation of informal sector

MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have urged government to formalise Zimbabwe's vast informal sector, broaden the tax base and urgently review what they described as an unfair tax burden on the poor.The calls were made during debate on the 2025 …

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:40hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter

Founders High deputy head fined over dodgy bus hire deal

FOUNDERS High School deputy headmaster, Nkosana Mlibazi (47), has been fined US$200 after being convicted in a botched bus hire transaction that embarrassed him before colleagues and dragged him to court.Mlibazi, who initially faced two ch…

Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:39hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter

High Court throws out bid to halt UZ graduation ceremony

High Court Judge President Mary Zimba-Dube has dismissed an urgent application by the Association of University Teachers (AUT) seeking to stop the University of Zimbabwe's (UZ) 44th graduation ceremony scheduled for tomorrow, to be preside…

Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 20:37hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter

6 arrested over Mapanzure High protest

Tensions flared at Mapanzure High School in Masvingo province after a group of disgruntled parents staged a protest against the school head, demanding urgent intervention over what they described as poor management and lack of transparency…

Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:08hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter

Churchill High hostel fire displaces 54 pupils

Churchill High School is reeling from a devastating fire that gutted one of its junior hostels on Monday afternoon, leaving 54 boarding students counting heavy losses.The tragedy compounds an already difficult time for the school community…

Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:32hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's debt unsustainably high

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Zimbabwe's debt and external arrears remain unsustainably high, forcing the country to rely on its own resources to fund economic activities.This development follows Zimbabwe's prolonge…

Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 07:42hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter

Limpopo river flows still high

The flow rate of the Limpopo River, a crocodile-infested waterway that forms a natural border between South Africa and Zimbabwe, has stabilised at 754.216 cubic metres per second (mÂ³/s) as of midday today. Known at its source as the Croco…

Published: 23 Jan 2025 at 18:46hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter

High rainfall recorded across Zimbabwe

Farmers across Zimbabwe are breathing a sigh of relief after the Meteorological Services Department reported significant rainfall that has alleviated concerns about wilting crops. The recent downpour, which occurred on Monday and overnight…

Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:17hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter

Thekwane High School celebrates Centenary of excellence

Thekwane High School in Plumtree, Matabeleland South, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Established in 1924 by Reverend Herbert Carter, a Methodist Church Missionary, the school has a mission to mold righteous citizens throug…

Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:10hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter

Internet providers bemoan high taxation

ZIMBABWE'S internet access providers (IAPs) have raised concern about high taxes which they claim are impeding their ability to operate and forcing them to pass the costs to customers, Standardbusiness reported.The operators revealed this …

Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

St Faith High School Priest shows off punching skills

TEMPERS flared at St Faith's High School on Wednesday, with a priest from the Anglican Diocese of Manicaland showing his boxing skills as parents who escorted Form Five learners bulldozed their way into the school after the church had hire…

Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 08:56hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

JZ High School continues with 100% A-level pass rate

SITUATED in Gwanda District in the sprawling Matebeleland South Province, Jason Ziyaphapha (JZ) Moyo High School is not only named after a revolutionary luminary whose legacy cannot be bloated, but the school has also been a true represent…

Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:35hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

Mpopoma High pupils off to Mexico

MPOPOMA High school pupil Donald Mbondo left the country yesterday for Mexico where he will take part in the World Under 20 Chess Championships. The seasoned player managed to get his visa and Zimbabwe Chess Federation, through their secre…

Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 06:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

The mountain is high

Back in 1926, America witnessed the clash of two African-African American giants â€” then they were called Negroes â€” over the notion of Negro Art.Was Negro Art a separate creative tradition with distinct Afro-American canons, or just a s…

Published: 11 Mar 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by @Jamwanda2

Zimbabwe's high inflation forecast to plunge to 3%?

ZIMBABWE's month-on-month inflation rate is expected to fall to three percent by year-end while the annual rate is seen dropping below 100 percent on the back of monetary and fiscal interventions the Government is implementing.Official dat…

Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

High density areas to allow double storeys

THE Government will have a policy in place at the end of this year that allows development of double storey housing in the high density residential areas as part of efforts to narrow demand for low cost houses, a senior official has said.T…

Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Drill Hall storeroom gutted by fire

PROPERTY worth $600 000 was on Sunday destroyed by fire at the police's Drill Hall Licence Inspectorate Department.Bulawayo City Council chief fire officer Lynos Phiri yesterday told Southern Eye that the fire was caused by someone who dis…

Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

High Court says 'Billboard' saga to go for trial

The High Court of Harare has dismissed an application for review  by two businessmen who erected an illegal billboard in Borrowdale tarnishing  the image of a development company.Grant Russell and Mark Strathen who are represente…

Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

3 Thornhill High pupils test positive for Covid

THREE pupils at Thornhill High School in Gweru have tested Covid-19 positive.The outbreak follows another one at Anderson High School early this year.The latest three cases are asymptomatic.Some pupils and teachers are waiting for their re…

Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 18:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

Investor interest remains high, claims Mthuli Ncube

FINANCE and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube yesterday said foreign investor interest in Zimbabwe remained impressively high, as seen from the numerous multi-million dollar investment deals concluded in the mining secto…

Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 07:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Proceeds of thigh vending are detestable to the Most High

Prosperity gospel, what is wrong or right with it? God is the Creator of everything, why should the children of the Almighty wallow in poverty? Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were very rich, favours from our Father Who Art In Heaven, why should …

Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa

Coffin prices skyrocket

THE prices of coffins has gone up by more than 100 percent in recent months forcing dozens whose relatives are dying without funeral covers to turn to small entrepreneurs whose prices are still affordable and up for negotiation.The move co…

Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mpopoma High in Copa Coca-Cola Bulawayo clean sweep

MPOPOMA High School achieved a clean sweep at the Copa Coca-Cola football Bulawayo finals with their boys as well as girls teams being crowned provincial champions at Gifford last Friday, which earned them the right to represent Bulawayo a…

Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 08:16hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

Founders High pregnancy scandal: 3 teachers implicated

THREE male teachers at Founders High School in Bulawayo have been implicated in a scandal where six pupils are said to be pregnant.The revelation comes as the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has instituted an investigation over…

Published: 21 Jul 2017 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

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