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Kembo Mohadi's replacement as Vice-President of Zimbabwe found?
After the unceremonious resignation of the vice president Kembo Mohadi from the office of the vice president, it has become incumbent to discuss the esteemed office of the Vice President. Cde Kembo Mo...Published: 13 hrs ago | 3555 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Gweru to maintain water cuts
WATER-SHEDDING is set to continue in Gweru despite the city receiving incessant heavy-rains that have seen most of its supply dams spilling.This was revealed last week by Gweru mayor Josiah Ma...Published: 23 hrs ago | 231 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba out of AFCON qualifiers
MARVELOUS NAKAMBA has become the first Warriors player to be barred by his club, from the remaining two 2021 AFCON qualifiers against Botswana and Zambia, later this month. The influential mid...Published: 23 hrs ago | 515 | by Staff reporter
Magwegwe High faces water crisis
MAGWEGWE High School in Bulawayo is facing serious water problems amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Parliament was told last Thursday.The issue was revealed by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee ...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:03hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Mobile internet and data usage surges
MOBILE internet and data usage went up by about 43 percent in Zimbabwe due to the outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic last year.The pandemic also pushed up internet usage worldwide by up ...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 17:35hrs | 764 | by Staff reporter
Social media falsehoods on Minister Mutsvangwa shocking
Social media was abuzz and awash with photographs of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Senator Monica Mutsvangwa with her late brother Mr Daniel Parirenyatwa.They were ...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 16:25hrs | 2263 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mutsvangwas: Is Monica cheating on Chris?
Once again Social Media was abuzz and awash with photographs of honourable senator Monica Mutsvangwa with a man the social media could not identify. They then made innuendos that the man could have be...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 10:44hrs | 2787 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe govt treasury surplus exceeds $6bn
Public finances have been in perfect health for a good period now, amid revelations that Treasury has maintained surpluses in excess of $6 billion on its accounts at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 10:30hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and the deconstruction of the anecdote of Matabeleland marginalisation
History is replete with many memories of pre and post-independence pains endured by our people. Against this backdrop, even with the Lancaster Conference right up to the Unity Accord of 1987 the natio...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 08:44hrs | 196 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Covid-19 exposes Zimbabwe education sector
Last year, Zimbabwe recorded the lowest Grade Seven public examination pass rate in five years.At 37,11 percent, the national pass rate was down from the 46,9 percent recorded the previous yea...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 07:16hrs | 284 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe records 0 Covid-19 deaths
ZIMBABWE has recorded 0 Covid-19 deaths and 14 new cases in the last 24 hours with statistics showing a downward trend in the impact of the global pandemic.Of the new cases, 8 were recorded in...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 19:55hrs | 1466 | by Staff reporter
President ED Mnangagwa - A lucky Daka-boy?
In the aftermath of the 2017 military coup, emerged a darker force to take over the peaceful nation of Zimbabwe. A man with something of the night was suddenly thrust into the forefront of Zimbabwean ...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 10:39hrs | 3175 | by Nobukhosi Moyo
Private media torments minister Mutsvangwa with falsehoods
Once again Social Media was abuzz and awash with photographs of honourable senetor Monica Mutsvangwa with a man the social media could not identify. They then made innuendos that the man could have be...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 09:37hrs | 1263 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Doctors give thumbs up to vaccination
Zimbabwean doctors, who are part of the frontline workers inoculated with their first doses of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine say it is safe and encouraged others to get the jab. Speaking to r...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 08:26hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches Data Centre
The new National Data Centre commissioned yesterday by President Mnangagwa will anchor all e-government programmes and will allow co-ordinated planning and monitoring of results. The President...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:20hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Amplats warns Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S decision to compel exporters to surrender more of their foreign currency earnings may leave miners unable to fund operations, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), one of the country's biggest...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:45hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora says all land barons are from Zanu-PF
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora, who has recalled dozens of rival MDC Alliance councilors over the past several months alleging involvement in corrupt land deals, now says all land barons are from Zanu-...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 16:53hrs | 1202 | by Staff reporter
Cigarette cartels in Zimbabwe are a tax threat in SA
A recently released report on powerful cartels in Zimbabwe has exposed how cigarette companies are illegally infiltrating the South African market, while dodging the local taxman at the same time....Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:53hrs | 1510 | by Staff reporter
Mutare service charter to improve service delivery
Mutare City Council (MCC) service charter, still in draft form, is set to improve service delivery once completed.Mutare mayor Blessing Tandi told a virtual meeting hosted by Peace Building an...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 10:35hrs | 318 | by Bernard Chiketo
Mnangagwa's govt says youths to get more support
The Government is cognisant of the ever-changing global trends and will take full advantage of every opportunity to provide young people with opportunities for growth and participation in the broader ...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:41hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Government steps up efforts to complete Gwayi-Shangani Dam
MATABELELAND region is poised for economic growth as Government has stepped up efforts towards the completion of the massive Gwayi-Shangani Dam project before the end of next year.It is envisa...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 21:31hrs | 1110 | by Staff reporter
MDC Youth Assembly calls for dialogue and immediate release of all political prisoners
The MDC-T Youth Assembly joins the rest of the country in commemorating National Youth Day, which is celebrated on 21 February every year. This year's commemorations are taking place against the backd...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 09:40hrs | 1080 | by Yvonne Musarurwa
Hundreds of cattle die under new wave of January disease
A new wave of theileriosis also known as January disease is killing hundreds of cattle in Masvingo Province, leaving many farmers with nothing, a survey by The Mirror has shown.Provincia...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:20hrs | 1906 | by Staff reporter
Rains to drive Zimbabwe exports rebound
ZIMBABWE has been projected to narrow its trade balance in 2021 owing to better yields in the current agricultural season following a good rainfall season.According to a report by IH Securitie...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 07:05hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 pandemic grounds Zanu-PF
FINANCE and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube boycotted the Zanu-PF politburo on Wednesday, where the party's top brass spent hours discussing the dire state of the economy and how the ...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 19:05hrs | 1507 | by Staff reporter
Row over Ginimbi's Lamborghini
There is a growing row in sorting out the estate of late businessman and socialite Genius Kadungure with his family reluctant to surrender the top-of-the range Lamborgini vehicle bequeathed to someone...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 18:59hrs | 1565 | by Staff reporter
EMA warns artisanal miners
THE Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has pleaded with artisanal miners to rehabilitate land after engaging in mining activities to prevent ecological degradation.Matabeleland South EMA pr...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:56hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Zimpapers suspends editors over Soul-Jah Love tribute wishing presidium death
STATE-CONTROLLED publisher Zimpapers has summarily suspended sub-editors Washington Rungano Gwanzura and Tinashe Chuma for publishing a cheeky reader's comment wishing death on President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:09hrs | 1522 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF stuck in a cycle of old habits
WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa was installed as President of Zimbabwe in November 2017 following a military coup and his predecessor Robert Mugabe's enforced resignation, he boldly announced to the...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:18hrs | 501 | by Tendai Dumbutshena
Zimra system disruptions affect business
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) could have lost millions of dollars in the past two months following glitches in its information technology system which threatened to cripple financial transact...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:15hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar to weaken after lockdown
DESPITE enjoying some illusory stability owing to depressed demand for foreign currency due to Covid-19 lockdowns, which reduced business activity, the Zimbabwe dollar remains volatile with high risks...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 07:08hrs | 1368 | by Staff reporter
Kadewere surpasses Benjani
ZIMBABWE international forward Tino Kadewere has surpassed former Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari's explosive start in his debut season in France where he won rave reviews after joining from Swiss ...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:53hrs | 1514 | by Staff reporter
Cash withdrawal limits, lending rates go up
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has increased withdrawal limits to $2 000 from $1 000 and reviewed upwards the bank policy and private sector lending rates as part of comprehensive measures to stre...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 06:49hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rallies Zanu-PF
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called upon Zanu-PF structures to gear up for the fast-approaching 2023 national elections, which he said will provide the ruling party with the platform to wipe out t...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 14:58hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
Online casino business model: How does it work?
Gambling is a lucrative venture, and online casinos' introduction seems to have made it even better. To be a successful gambler, or casino operator, understanding the business model is the first step....Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 13:02hrs | 78 | by Staff Writer
Soul Jah Love, Dambudzo Marechera: Drawing parallels and their contribution to Zim Culture and Cultural Diplomacy
After an avalanches of tributes have already written on and about Soul Musaka aka Soul Jah Love the Zimdancehall maestro, whose untimely demise on 16 February 2021 gripped the nation with sorrow, ther...Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 11:56hrs | 1508 | by Taurai Mutoti
Health experts hail lockdown decision
HEALTH experts yesterday backed President Emmerson Mnangagwa's move to extend the lockdown by two weeks, saying it is still a necessary tool to flatten the Covid-19 curve.This comes after Mnan...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 19:51hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge council to repossess land
BEITBRIDGE Municipality says it is considering repossessing all undeveloped business stands around the Central Business District (CBD), where most people are holding on to prime land without any meani...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 15:04hrs | 706 | by Staff reporter
Informal traders hail lockdown relief
INFORMAL traders in Bulawayo yesterday celebrated the lifting of a ban on their business operations by the government, saying this was long overdue as the country was highly informalised and people ne...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:20hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar will maintain a 'fragile stability' this year report
ZIMBABWE's currency will maintain a "fragile stability" this year, continuing from the volatilities that haunted the domestic unit even after the introduction of theforeign currency auction system...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:11hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
4 die in Wedza road accident
FOUR people died on the spot, while others sustained serious injuries after a pirate taxi was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle near Wedza business centre on Monday night.Th...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 06:06hrs | 1260 | by Staff reporter
Man killed in Nkulumane hit and run accident
A Bulawayo man was found dead in Nkulumane suburb and police suspect that his life was claimed in a hit and run accident.The man has not yet been identified.Bulawayo provincial spokesp...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 17:52hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's latest lockdown extension keeps Zimbabwe travel ban in place
South Africa may have reopened its biggest land borders on Monday 15 January, but Zimbabwe's decision to extend its lockdown for another two weeks prohibits travel between the neighbouring countries t...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 11:06hrs | 2690 | by Staff reporter
How can a person qualify for the medical use of marijuana
The use of medical marijuana has been steadily growing in recent years as more and more research comes out in support of its use as an effective and safe alternative medicine to traditional over-the-c...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 20:01hrs | 821 | by Allen Brown
Closure of passport offices inconveniencing the diaspora
The closure of passport offices in the country as part of measures by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19 is inconveniencing Zimbabweans working outside the country who want to renew travel ...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 18:47hrs | 2559 | by Staff reporter
'We are united and peace loving people' said Mnangagwa - tyrant boot on our throat 'Shaisano!'
Zanu PF's ethos is that the party would rather destroy Zimbabwe, burn it down into ruins, than allow anyone else ruling the country! "Shaisano!" as one would say in Shona. 40 years of Zanu PF ...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 08:25hrs | 2206 | by Nomusa Garikai
'Don't open border with SA' Zimbabwe doctors fear impact of covid-19 variant
Zimbabwe Doctors for Human Rights (ZDHR) have advised the government not to open land borders with South Africa when it reviews the current lockdown.The end of the extended lockdown coincides ...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 08:03hrs | 1482 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's daily Covid-19 infection rate falls
By weekend the average daily infection rate for Covid-19 had fallen to around half the level of the start of the year and had dropped to actual numbers not seen since the middle of December. ...Published: 15 Feb 2021 at 06:47hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
Ground-breaking deal for Beitbridge border
South African lenders including Standard Bank Group and FirstRand have provided $130 million of loans for an upgrade of the Beitbridge border post.The financing for the Beitbridge border betwe...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 12:29hrs | 1026 | by Staff reporter
SACU fights to attain 2030 goals
Corruption kills more than CORONA virus. It affects the hear but of society and strikes in the heart of the nation. The new dispensation has ushered in several ways of fighting corruption. Corruption ...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 11:17hrs | 209 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
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