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End to Zimbabwe power shortages in sight
ZIMBABWE'S drive to permanently end power shortages is well on course after completion of a new thermal power plant in Hwange that is expected to feed 50MW to the national grid by October this year. ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 623 | by Staff reporter
Construction of ZZEE plant in Hwange now complete
ZIMBABWE'S drive to permanently do away with power shortages is well on course with construction of a new thermal power plant that is expected to feed 50MW to the national grid before end of the year ...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 16:07hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Govt reduces workforce to 10%
GOVERNMENT has further decongested its workforce to 10 percent from 40 percent and temporarily closed some of its district offices in Hwange after staffers tested Covid-19 positive. In a circu...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:49hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Hwange expansion reaches major milestones
THE Hwange Thermal Power Station expansion project is now at 67,9 percent complete, with major milestones having been reached in the journey towards providing relief and self-sufficiency in power gene...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:39hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
'Team Number 2' faction emerges in Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has been rocked by the emergence of a shadowy new faction going by the moniker, Team Number 2, which was showcased at recent clandestine Women's League meeting in Bulawayo, the Zimbabwe Indepe...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:31hrs | 4048 | by Staff reporter
Inevitably Zimbabwe is next!
This is the painful truth we dread to talk about in Zimbabwe consideration the South African volatile situation. Realizing that the unrest taking place in South Africa are poverty induced, lock-down-i...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 17:27hrs | 4296 | by Nomazulu Thata
National hero Nkiwane gets befitting send-off
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Joyful Farm in Umguza District yesterday as people from all walks of life gathered at the farm to give the late national hero Abraham Dumezweni Nkiwane a befitting send-of...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:07hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says, 'go extra mile to uplift Zimbabwe'
AS the march towards Vision 2030 continues, loyal sons and daughters of the country must step up and advance national interests both among the country's diplomats and also in the security establ...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:05hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland North targets mass vaccination in hotspots
MATEBELELAND North province is planning to embark on mass vaccination of people in COVID-19 hotspot areas in order to curb the spread of the virus.This was said by the Provincial Affairs minis...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:42hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo rolls out jabs for all adults
BULAWAYO Province is today expected to start mass vaccination of all adults. The jabs will be accessed at all council clinics and hospitals across the city as the country received two million Sinovac ...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:37hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Pakistani gets 'Sibanda' surname, ID, passport in one day
IN a shocking revelation that has exposed deep rooted corruption at Lupane Provincial Registrar's Office, a Pakistan national was issued with a Zimbabwean National Identity Card bearing a common local...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:37hrs | 1093 | by Staff reporter
Race for December deadline at Gwayi-Shangani Dam
WORK on the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam in Hwange district, Matabeleland North has gathered pace with the contractors optimistic that they will meet the December 2021 deadline. The ...Published: 10 Jul 2021 at 10:55hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
36 vie for High Court judges vacancies
Thirty-six candidates, among them regional magistrates and lawyers are jostling to fill the nine vacant positions of judges of the High Court bench, according to the list of nominated candidates short...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:11hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Hwange 50MW power plant 98% complete
THE construction of a power plant by the Zimbabwe ZhongXin Electric Energy (ZZEE) in Hwange, Matabeleland North is 98 percent complete.Once operational, it is expected to produce 50MW under th...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 16:27hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
NGOs denounce renewed govt threats
ZIMBABWE human rights and advocacy groups have condemned as disturbing and criminal a threat by the government to ban non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from operating in Masvingo, a threat impleme...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 21:32hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions new Zesa vehicles and transformers
ZIMBABWE'S power utility Zesa is owed more than $1 billion in unpaid bills, affecting electricity distribution in the country, President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday.Speaking at the commission...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:30hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 stalls Tsholotsho Campfire projects
TSHOLOTSHO Rural District Council acting chief executive Nkululeko Sibanda yesterday said the Communal Areas Management Programme for Indigenous Resources (Campfire) programme in the district has been...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 14:58hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces prolonged power outages
ZIMBABWE faces prolonged power outages after a surge from South African electricity imports overloaded its network and caused generating plants to fail, Energy minister Zhemu Soda said.The sur...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 06:55hrs | 2819 | by Staff Reporter
Ministry spearheads tick-borne diseases vaccine production
THE Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Fisheries will spearhead a programme for the local production of vaccines for tick-borne diseases to reduce the import bill and to boost production of liv...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 06:47hrs | 1210 | by Staff Reporter
Health authorities tighten border control
Health control measures have been tightened at ports of entry to minimise chances of a person infected with Covid-19 entering Zimbabwe without being tested or quarantined. Tourists and busines...Published: 28 Jun 2021 at 07:03hrs | 1916 | by Staff Reporter
Popular Vic Falls cab driver dies on birthday
A TAXI driver died on the spot on his 30th birthday on Friday while his two cousins were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in veered off the road before overturning.Emmanuel Thunywa,...Published: 27 Jun 2021 at 21:59hrs | 2974 | by Staff Writer
New President for Mine Workers - Nomboka
HARARE: In the latest breaking news, Nomboka Javangwe Kurebwa has scooped the NMWUZ - National Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe's hottest seat to become Acting President, this reporter can reveal....Published: 27 Jun 2021 at 10:47hrs | 687 | by Maxwell Teedzai
Vic Falls town clerk reinstated
A COMMISSION of inquiry set by Victoria Falls City Council to investigate allegations of corruption levelled against suspended Town Clerk Ronnie Dube has exonerated him, paving way for his reinstateme...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 07:25hrs | 685 | by Staff Reporter
Victoria Falls town clerk under probe
A GOVERNMENT probe team has opened investigations on suspended Victoria Falls town clerk Ronnie Dube, who faces charges of gross incompetence.However, mayor Somveli Dlamini argued that the all...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 11:03hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Byo makes emergency roads rehabilitation inroads
Roadworks in Bulawayo under the Government-funded US$400 million Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2) recently launched by President Mnangagwa, have gathered pace with significant progres...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 09:41hrs | 1217 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo under lockdown
Bulawayo has effectively been put under lockdown after Cabinet yesterday approved that three districts that are Covid-19 hotspots be placed under localised lockdown, with security details being deploy...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 08:18hrs | 2137 | by Staff reporter
ZACC detective in trouble over top prosecutor's case
A ZIMBABWE Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) detective recently touched a raw nerve which led to his transfer after he recommended the trial of principal prosecutor, Chris Mutangadura, on criminal abu...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 07:36hrs | 800 | by Staff Reporter
Schools opening deferred as COVID-19 cases surge
CABINET yesterday deferred the opening of schools for the second term by two weeks after the country recorded a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections in recent weeks.The infection rate surged ...Published: 23 Jun 2021 at 07:29hrs | 896 | by Staff Reporter
Mapeza wants to create a monster out of FC Platinum
NORMAN MAPEZA is dreaming big once again.He is looking into the future as he attempts to revitalise FC Platinum and turn them into a monster that can dominate domestic football "for years to c...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:18hrs | 1372 | by Staff reporter
Inhlokomo rolls up its sleeves
Inhlokomo YeSizwe sika Mthwakazi is rolling up its sleeves and getting hands on by setting regional structures on the ground. After taking a momentary and deliberate pause to give space for the Phuthe...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 09:55hrs | 1334 | by IYS
Nakamba tourney postponed
ASTON Villa midfielder Marvellous Nakamba says all systems that had been put in place for his foundation's Under-17 football tournament will remain in place until it's safe to hold the competition....Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:22hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Rise in Kariba Dam levels to boost power generation
WATER levels at Kariba Dam have risen by 1,94 metres to 482,82m, further consolidating Zimbabwe's potential to generate more electricity at Kariba Power Station, the country's biggest hydro-power plan...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:13hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has enough water for two years
ZIMBABWE National Water Authority (Zinwa) chief executive officer Engineer Taurai Maurukira has said the country has enough water to last for two farming seasons following rains that fell during the l...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:13hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Man kills lover's husband
A TSHOLOTSHO man who fatally stabbed his lover's husband has been sentenced to six years in jail for culpable homicide.Nkosikhona Ngwenya (20) of Vala Line in Tsholotsho stabbed Blonde Ncube w...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 17:46hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
Pressure on Chinese miner to abort plans to mine in Hwange Nat Park
PRESSURE is mounting on Chinese mining company Afrochine Smelting (Private) Limited to abort plans to conduct coal mining activities near Sinamatela National Park in Hwange.Local residents hav...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Man axes father over food, 'roasts' his head
A LAZY Inyathi man fatally axed his elderly father in a dispute over food and threw his body into a fire in a kitchen hut resulting in the deceased's head getting roasted.Raighton Nkomo (29) o...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1618 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls girl (12) dies 'after typhoid jab'
A Grade Seven pupil (12) at Nyongolo Primary School outside Hwange died after her body started swelling and her family suspects she reacted to the new typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) she received rece...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:24hrs | 1072 | by Staff reporter
Cheap electricity no longer guaranteed
ELECTRICITY tariffs will continue to be reviewed in line with inflation and exchange rate movements until they reflect the cost of production, a Cabinet Minister has said.Last month, Zesa effe...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:55hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, DeMbare face off in Nakamba Tourney group
HIGHLANDERS and Dynamos have been drawn in the same group in the Marvelous Nakamba Foundation (MNF) inaugural Under-17 tournament to be staged in Bulawayo next week.The two sides are in Pool A...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 07:51hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions: The unfair comparison between Zimbabwe and Rhodesia
MANY Zimbabweans often bring up the comparison between Rhodesian and Zimbabwean sanctions to drive the narrative that Rhodesia had more stringent sanctions that they managed better than Zimbabwe is ma...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:35hrs | 622 | by Rutendo Bereza Matinyarare
More High Courts to be opened
There are plans to establish High Courts in seven of the 10 provinces by 2025 as part of a deliberate effort to decentralise the justice delivery system and ensure cases are speedily concluded, Justic...Published: 10 Jun 2021 at 06:17hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Euro scouts for Nakamba tourney
EUROPEAN scouts are expected to grace the inaugural Marvelous Nakamba Under-17 football tournament.It will be staged from June 18 to 19 in Bulawayo at White City and Luveve.The Marvelo...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 07:10hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
Manoeuvring for new High Court Judge President starts
THREE senior Harare High Court judges - Justices Garainesu Mawadze, Martin Makonese and Mary Zimba-Dube - are fancying their chances of replacing Justice George Chiweshe as Judge President following t...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 18:33hrs | 1488 | by Staff reporter
DRC ambassador in RBZ forex allocation scandal
IN a development that could set tongues wagging, the Reserve of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has named Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ambassador to Zimbabwe Mawampanga Mwana Nanga (pictured) as one of the top b...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 18:32hrs | 1449 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over Chinese mine in Hwange
HWANGE residents under the Greater Whange Residents Trust (GWRT) are opposed to plans by a Chinese coal mining company, Afrochine Smelting to mine at Deka Safari because of the area's closeness to Sin...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:57hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa left shell shocked by ED's achievements
The policies and programs of Zimbabwean government under ZANU PF wield enormous influence on National development progress and the ultimate goal towards 2030 vision. Despite the little manoeuvring spa...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 18:16hrs | 3448 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
NRZ, Zesa feud escalates
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has denied ownership of Hwange properties whose power supplies were recently cut off by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) o...Published: 05 Jun 2021 at 09:25hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Stakeholders tackle poor pass rate in Matabeleland North
POOR pass rates in Matabeleland North schools took centre stage at an ongoing workshop where stakeholders are crafting a Provincial Economic Development Plan, amid concerns that the province's main ch...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:09hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Hanging Tree evokes Mnangagwa death escape
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday reflected on the brutality of the settler regime, which punished sons and daughters of the land seeking freedom with all forms of cruelty including hanging, a sentence he...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:08hrs | 2076 | by Staff reporter
We have enough cement stocks, claims PPC
PPC Zimbabwe says it has enough cement stocks to meet local demand and that it was actively involved in ensuring the market's stability by fighting artificial cement shortages."Artificial shor...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:04hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
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