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Ex-Indian soldiers in murky deals
SUSPECTED former Indian army officers, who have been operating in Mozambique's troubled northern province of Cabo Delgado region, have reportedly settled in Zimbabwe, where they are allegedly operatin...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mbudzi interchange fund looted
Several directors at the Ministry of Transport have been quizzed by anti-graft investigators after whistle blowers leaked explosive details linking them to the pillage of a fund meant to compensate ow...Published: 14 Jan 2024 at 20:50hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appointments scandal
Transmedia Corporation's new board approved by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has integrity issues around its chairperson Phillipa Magnify Phillips-Sadza and Jonathan Gandari, comprising its credi...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 08:15hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tension grips Midlands
SIMMERING tension has absorbed the ruling Zanu-PF in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Midlands backyard, stoked by the party's provincial leadership's decision to block scheduled disciplinary hearings f...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 16:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rescues Wadyajena
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally and former Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, has survived another Zanu PF chop after party spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, lifted suspensi...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:24hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
US$11m LP gas depot complete
GAS supplies are now more assured with the operationalisation of the first phase of the US$11 million liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage and handling facility with a holding capacity of 650 tonnes ...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 06:51hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes more key govt appointments
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Virginia Mabhiza, former Secretary for Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs, to the position of Attorney-General. The announcement of this appointment w...Published: 28 Sep 2023 at 06:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa heads to Angola for Sadc summit
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to briefly leave the campaign trail to attend a Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) summit here that will be focusing on sustainable regional industralisation....Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:38hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
The war of liberation was not a stroll in the park
Seized by the prophetic words of the mystic and condemned Mbuya Nehanda, "My bones will rise again", young Jorum left home without telling anyone. School, parents and siblings did not matter anymore, ...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 19:26hrs | 11 | by Thomas Murisa
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF busses thousand to Cowdry park rally
UNPRECEDENTED scenes were witnessed yesterday as thousands of people from all walks of life swarmed an open space near Mkhithika Primary School in Cowdray Park suburb, Bulawayo where President Mnangag...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
He left without telling anyone
Seized by the prophetic words of the mystic and condemned Mbuya Nehanda, "My bones will rise again", young Jorum left home without telling anyone. School, parents and siblings did not matter anymore, ...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 18:18hrs | 13 | by Mutanda Wachingama
Zimbabwe govt scraps mandatory wearing of masks, Covid-19 vaccination certificate requirement
THE Zimbabwean government has scrapped the mandatory wearing of masks and now allows tourists to come into the country without any proof of vaccination or Covid-19 PRC tests.This comes after t...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Malawi on State visit
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived here yesterday for a three-day State visit at the invitation of his counterpart, President Lazarus Chakwera.He was welcomed at Kamuzu Banda International Airport by...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bosso prodigy told to muscle up
AUSTRIAN topflight football club SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz have told budding Highlanders Football Club's attacking midfielder Prince Ndlovu to muscle up and be strong, indicating that they might call h...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso's Ndhlovu in Austria trials
BUDDING Highlanders' attacking midfielder Prince Ndhlovu will spend two months in Austria, training with that country's top-flight football side SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz.Nozibelo Maphosa, the ...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's rigging tendencies exposed
Zanu-PF's rigging practices in elections were seriously exposed during internal primary polls to choose candidates who will represent the party in the coming watershed general plebiscite. The party ha...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 16:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Midlands allies exempt from Zanu-PF primaries
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's close allies in his Midlands home province have been exempted from being challenged by other party officials in Zanu-PF primary elections in a development that has stoke...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 11:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns old guard accused of blocking challengers in primaries
Zanu-PF political commissar, Mike Bimha, has warned aspiring primary elections candidates who are using underhanded activities that they risk being ejected from pollsThis comes as party member...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt delays payment to contractors
The delays in paying contractors is a result of the due diligence which the government has to carry out after some of them were charging extortionate prices, a cabinet Minister has said. Minis...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani contractors urged to consider locals
The Minister of State for Presidential Affairs in charge of implementation and monitoring of governmental programmes, Jorum Gumbo has urged the Gwayi-Shangani Dam contractors to engage local people in...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube elected as a Zanu-PF Central Committee member
Zanu-PF has released names of Central Committee elect members who sailed through in the just ended elections.Some party heavyweights who retained are Cdes Obert Mpofu, Mike Bimha, Christopher ...Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF knives out for Wadyajena
SENIOR Zanu-PF officials in the Midlands province are reportedly baying for Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice Mayor Wadyajena's blood and are seeking his expulsion from the ruling party for his alle...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt under fire over Matebeleland projects
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of marginalising Matebeleland region after a breakdown of programmes undertaken by his government since 2021 showed that the region has the least number o...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni says he is still the chief of Ntabazinduna
Dethroned Ntabazinduna chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni says he is still the traditional leader of his area despite moves by the government to strip him of his powers.Ndiweni, who is in ex...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
112 Cyclone Idai survivors resettled in Chimanimani
Resettled Cyclone Idai survivors have expressed gratitude to government for fulfulling its pledge to relocate them to safe zones after spending nearly three years in tents.Emily Giwa, who lost...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 13:35hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa to officiate at disability expo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to officiate at the 9th edition of the National Disability Expo in Gweru next week and running from Monday to Wednesday at Gweru Sports Club.During the expo, st...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Inconsistent funding hampering Gwayi-Shangani dam completion
Inconsistent funding of the Gwayi-Shangani dam in Matabeleland North is hampering its completion, a ZINWA official has said.The project which was awarded to China International Water and Elect...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 19:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
HRH Chief Ndiweni, 'MyRight2Vote' election campaign message is not a 'game changer' but disingenuous
(You remain my paramount chief of Ntabayezinduna until you resolve your family disputes with Bhudi Jorum.) Reading Bulawayo24 you are officially advising your royal constituency to register for vo...Published: 28 May 2021 at 08:37hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe dumps SA investor for Russia over nuclear deal
ZIMBABWE has dumped a US$6.5 billion nuclear energy deal with a South African investor, opting instead to do business with the Russian government, after the Office of the President and Cabinet frustra...Published: 20 May 2021 at 22:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
6 people, including the driver of a Toyota twin-cab swept away by floods
Six people, including the driver of a Toyota twin-cab they were travelling in, were swept away while attempting to cross a flooded Gweru River along the Gweru-Motobo Road yesterday morning. Th...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 20:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Rugeje, Makwarimba factions violent'
Zanu PF politburo member Jorum Gumbo, who was in charge of Masvingo District Coordinating Committee (DCC) elections held on December 05 - 06, has said a faction allegedly fronted by senior party membe...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 19:15hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF mum on DCC chaos
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has remained tight-lipped on the chaos that gripped the district co-ordinating committee (DCC) elections which are yet to be finalised despite voting having ended over a week ...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pupils barred from exam over US$3 sanitiser
KUWADZANA 3 High School pupils were last Friday barred from sitting for their Ordinary Level Mathematics examination paper after failing to pay US$3 demanded by the school authorities for hand sanitis...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
When a Nguni Kingship chases his own agenda to undo other Ndebele Kings
We have been saying it for a long time that the Nguni Kings are chasing their own agenda but will want to ride at the backs of the Ndebele populations so that they get recognition by Zanu Government. ...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 17:11hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa clears air on land, SA envoys
Taxpayers' funds will not be used to compensate white former commercial farmers for improvements made on farms, but the money will be sourced externally, President Mnangagwa has said.The Presi...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa admin ignoring root cause of rot
Poisonous snakes' teeth regenerate. It, therefore, doesn't work to remove the serpent's fangs and think you won't get snake bites anymore. The venom lies deep inside too.The Mnangagwa administ...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 14:18hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Majoni
Manica strike late to denies Bosso maximum points
Diamonds 1- 1 Highlanders MANICA Diamonds coach Luke Masomere was a relieved man after his team scored a last-gasp equaliser to share the spoils with a determined Highlanders at Vengere yesterday....Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders continue hunt for three points
HIGHLANDERS continue with their quest for the elusive three points when they face Manica Diamonds at Vengere Stadium in Rusape this afternoon.Bosso, under the tutelage of Mandla "Lulu" Mpofu a...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Internet woes a huge setback to devolution'
Local authorities here have described the lack of Internet connectivity as a major setback to the roll-out of the devolution agenda. Speaking at a recent devolution meeting, Vungu Rural Distri...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths dare old guard
The Zanu-PF youth league, which triggered a storm early this month when it listed several people as being corrupt, will soon release a list of multiple farm owners mostly bigwigs in the ruling party. ...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'shame list' brews huge storm
An international money laundering watchdog has put Zanu-PF bigwigs and prominent people on its radar after ruling party youths named them in a list of people that are allegedly driving the foreign cur...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 15:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF turns heat on Obert Mpofu
Zanu-PF is in the process of setting up provincial commission of inquiries to collect evidence against Obert Mpofu and other people accused by the youth league of corruption.Last week, the you...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 14:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's son fingered in ZANU PF corruption list
Professor Jonathan Moyo says the ZANU PF Youth Leaders were sent by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son Emmerson Jr to do a press conference that alleged Senior Party and Government officials are invol...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 14:15hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Scandal prone Zinara caught up in yet another murky deal fiasco
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) could have lost US$5,2 million in a murky deal which was supposed to see a 'controversial third party' earn a US$5 million kickback as a condition fo...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:53hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Election losers turn to campaign at Dr Dabengwa's funeral
The passing on of one of Zimbabwe's liberation war icons, Dr Dumiso Dabengwa on 23 May 2019, saw all people from all walks of life from far and near coming to pay their condolences in respect of the l...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 10:52hrs | 1 | by Elijah Chihota
Biti wants Zimbabwe to redollarise
THE crippling fuel and power shortages facing Zimbabwe are likely to get worse if government fails to deal with price distortions on the market, former Finance minister Tendai Biti has said.Sp...Published: 20 May 2019 at 16:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Felix Ndiweni seeking political asylum status
They are striking similarities between the rise of Nelson Chamisa to the helm of the MDC-T and the current on-going attempts by Felix Ndiweni to grab the Ndiweni Chieftainship of Ntabazinduna in Matab...Published: 16 May 2019 at 08:37hrs | | by ViewFromMatopos
MPs besiege Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube finally walked into parliament Tuesday, igniting celebrations from MPs who felt the elusive Treasury boss owed them a lot of explanation on the current economic tailspin ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 10:05hrs | 4 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa sacks Gumbo, NOIC boss
Amid a deepening electricity and fuel crisis, President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday reshuffled Energy and Power Development Minister Jorum Gumbo and appointed Zanu-PF's rising star Fortune Chasi, fo...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:19hrs | 9 | by ZimLive
BREAKING: Mnangagwa reshuffles cabinet
Reports from Harare indicate that President Emmerson Mnangagwa effected a mini cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday evening. Advocate Fortune Chasi has been appointed the new Minister for Energy...Published: 14 May 2019 at 19:07hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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