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King 98 set to spoil lucky fans
Hip Hop star King 98 is set to spoil winners with a holiday in Kariba.The musician today released a song "I Bet" with a video.He said as a token to fans, they have launched an I ...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 08:26hrs | 171 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Fire Hydrants can save lives and property
Latest disasters Ginimbi, Kariba accidents and the burning down of Chirundu block of flat in Belvedere have all been caused by fire outbreaks. From our simple analysis of why Zimbabweans are losing th...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 08:26hrs | 520 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe tables ambitious 100% broadband plan
ZIMBABWE has tabled an ambitious plan to have 100% high speed broadband coverage in all areas where people live, work, travel and learn.This plan is contained in a consultative paper, the Zimb...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:08hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border traders to collect Covid-19 certificates at border
Cross-border traders who usually spend days travelling by road, will be tested for Covid-19 in their respective areas and then collect results from a doctor in the border area they will be using, to e...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:42hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
4 die in Kariba road accident, 3 burnt in mangled Mercedes C200
At least four people died and three others were seriously injured in a head on collision involving a BMW X5 and a Mercedes Benz C200 about 2km from Kariba Airport this afternoon.The horrific a...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 20:51hrs | 2048 | by Staff reporter
Theft, vandalism heighten blackouts in Bulawayo, says Zesa
THE incessant power outages being experienced in parts of Bulawayo and the wider southern region are a result of rampant vandalism and theft of electricity infrastructure, the power utility, Zesa, has...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:38hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe imports 600MW to cover power supply gap
THE country is importing up to 600MW of electricity from regional producers so as to cover the supply gap, which is created by subdued energy generation capacity mainly by ageing thermal power station...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 23:28hrs | 915 | by Staff Reporter
Kariba generation capacity increases
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has increased water allocation for electricity generation at Kariba Power station to 30 billion cubic meters following a favourable outlook for the 2020/21 rain seaso...Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 06:57hrs | 2152 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos best signing of the Season: Yvone Mangunda
The club management is as good as its own mouth-piece. The impact of a good marketing should not be understated for the success of a club hinges on how it is presented outside. A good marketing manage...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 09:46hrs | 3472 | by Energy Mavaza
Zimbabwe minister takes up #JohnVul'gate challenge
THE South African John Vuligate challenge has taken Zimbabwe by storm, with a local minister joining in the frenzy.Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka mesmerised g...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | 1898 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube scraps VAT on all tourism products, services
THE Government has scrapped Value Added Tax (VAT) on the tourism industry as it moves to drum up support for the recently launched domestic tourism campaign meant to encourage locals to visit tourist ...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 08:24hrs | 2806 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe industry calls for tougher taxes on Chinese imports
ZIMBABWE'S industries have scaled up their campaign for tougher action to protect manufacturing companies against Chinese plastic imports, even as earlier calls to ban fabric shipments from Beijing fl...Published: 30 Oct 2020 at 06:40hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Air Force joins plane crash search mission
The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) has joined the search for a missing Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) employee who was on a plane that crashed in Chewore Safari Area in Mbire...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:23hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
1 killed, 2 injured in plane crash
A Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) plane, which went missing in the Zambezi Valley on Friday afternoon, was found crashed in Chewore Safari Area in Mbire on Sunday afternoon...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:04hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Govt food aid diverted to Zanu-PF DCC election campaigns
SOME Zanu-PF MPs vying to be chairpersons in the party's district coordinating committees (DCCs) are reported to be diverting government food aid meant for vulnerable families and selectively donating...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 08:06hrs | 1897 | by Staff reporter
Unite to achieve brighter future, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said the country is on a new path towards prosperity calling for unity of purpose among Zimbabweans as a brighter future depends on every individual. President Mn...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:19hrs | 332 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa slammed over false promises
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has come under fire from his supporters in Chiredzi for neglecting a former Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services officer fired for supporting him.Chami...Published: 22 Oct 2020 at 07:14hrs | 4000 | by Staff Reporter
Land deal eases government re-engagement efforts
FOREIGN Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo yesterday said the government's decision to compensate white former commercial farmers has eased the country's international engagement and re-engagement efforts...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 22:18hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Power output plunges 39%
ZIMBABWE'S power output plunged 39% during the seven months to July, as Harare and Lusaka moved to forestall a near catastrophe by applying limits on water outflows from Lake Kariba to bolster the res...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 06:18hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
4 killed in Kuwadzana plane crash
FOUR people were killed and three others seriously injured when a Kariba-bound private plane crashed and extensively damaged two houses in Kuwadzana 5 suburb in Harare yesterday morning.The fo...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:41hrs | 12233 | by Staff reporter
Govt readies for borders reopening
GOVERNMENT has deployed inspection teams to assess the situation at border posts ahead of the gradual reopening of ports of entry to passenger traffic.Cabinet last week resolved to send teams ...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:18hrs | 1621 | by Staff reporter
'Cross border buses after Xmas' Zimbabwe prepares to open more land borders
ZIMBABWE is set to re-open more land borders after a team of senior Government officials was dispatched to assess the state of affairs at the port of entries/exit ahead of the gradual opening....Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 08:30hrs | 6735 | by Staff Reporter
Era of power cuts is over, claims Magombo
The era of load-shedding in Zimbabwe is over and the current power outages being experienced in some areas are a result of faults and vandalism, a senior Government official has said. Permanen...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 06:33hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer accused of embezzling US$200 000
A Harare lawyer yesterday appeared in court for allegedly misappropriating trust funds amounting to US$200 000. Ryan Baglow (35) of Matizanadzo and Warhurts Legal Practitioners allegedly used two name...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:30hrs | 1014 | by Staff reorter
Managing fisheries sustainably at Lake Kariba
ACCORDING to the Commercial Fishing Industry - Global Market Outlook, the global commercial fishing industry market accounted for US$240,99 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $438,59 billion by ...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 08:48hrs | 177 | by Tinashe Farawo
Chinese companies ditch Zimbabwe projects
MAJOR Chinese insurance firms are refusing to underwrite critical infrastructure projects in Zimbabwe due to government's failure to pay commitment fees and other related costs, it has emerged....Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 10:19hrs | 8455 | by Staff reporter
A country in 'crisis' cannot guarantee access to land
The term "crisis" is the latest buzzword in Zimbabwe meriting the attention of scholarly researches to establish if it is being used in the proper context. Opposition political parties are in overdriv...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 06:52hrs | 172 | by Pardon Muzavazi
Zimbabwe struggles to pay for electricity imports, power cuts resurface
The resurfacing of power cuts across the country as the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) battles to meet national demand owing subdued production mainly at the Hwange...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 21:21hrs | 4068 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe borders still closed to general human traffic
Zimbabwe has only opened international airports to passenger traffic while land borders remain closed to human traffic for the time being. Only commercial traffic, diplomats and returning resi...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1551 | by Staff reporter
Cross-border traders want validity of Covid-19 test certificate extended
CROSS border traders have implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend the validity time frame of Covid-19 tests.Cross Border Traders Association of Zimbabwe president Killer Zivhu said tha...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 18:21hrs | 1914 | by Staff reporter
Prioritise locals over Chinese contractors for the benefit of Zim economy
Kenyan law professor Patrick Lumumba gets animated when he talks about China's rising influence on the African continent where governments get blinded by their fraternal ties with the Communist Party ...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 10:51hrs | 1144 | by Anthony Matutu
Exam classes in false start
CHAOS rocked most schools as they reopened for examination classes yesterday, with thousands of pupils turned away over lack of personal protective equipment, non-payment of fees, while in other insta...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:53hrs | 3033 | by Staff reporter
Dembare targets Bosso striker
DYNAMOS are pursuing striker Tinashe Makanda following the expiry of his contract at Highlanders.H-Metro heard DeMbare coach Tonderai Ndiraya has tasked the executive to land the marksman's si...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 17:50hrs | 1526 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa turns to Israelis as populace gets restive
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's edgy administration, battling to contain a restive populace amid a worsening economic crisis, has engaged the Israeli government for possible deployment of security expe...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:58hrs | 5424 | by Staff reporter
Thambolenyoka was hurt to leave military life
WE continue our interview with Tennyson Mlobi Khutshwekhaya Ndlovu who during the post-independence conflict operated as a dissident and was known as Thambolenyoka. However, during the war of liberati...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:34hrs | 4979 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt promises 200 000 new houses by 2023
At least 200 000 new houses will be constructed by 2023, while apartments that are unfit for human habitation will be rebuilt and informal settlements revamped as part of a raft of measures to overhau...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:40hrs | 247 | by Staff Reporter
ZimThrive announces new dates for 2021
The organisers of ZimThrive have announced that the event will now take place in December 2021.In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the month-long event, which was initially set for April ...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 10:25hrs | 695 | by Agencies
BREAKING: Mnangagwa clears ZESA's Dr Gata to go back to work
Executive Chairman of ZESA holdings Dr. Sydney Gata has been re-instated to his position as Exercutive Chairman.The matter was communicated by the government on Tuesday afternoon. Secr...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 13:04hrs | 5999 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Speaker laments voter apathy
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday decried voter apathy, saying legislators should look deeply into the issue to find out why only 35% of the voting population actually participa...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:24hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
Voters don't understand our role, says MPs
LEGISLATORS yesterday said they often ended up performing duties which were not theirs just to win votes as the bulk of the electorate was ignorant of the roles played by the President, Members of Par...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:22hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe may be sitting on more oil and gas deposits
ZIMBABWE may be sitting on more oil and gas deposits than initially projected. The country has five other basins capable of hosting hydrocarbons such as oil and gas, in addition to the Zambezi V...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:04hrs | 1157 | by Staff reporter
The Truth about Jesus on Believers and Church of Today
Jesus came to earth to forgive our sins, break down those barriers and restore the peace and unity that Adam and Eve lost in the Garden of Eden. He made Himself of no reputation. He laid aside the glo...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 07:51hrs | 362 | by Enos Denhere Freelance Journalist and Pastor
'Zimbabwe will have 5 000 MW capacity (2.5X present) by 2023' boasted Mnangagwa - buying time to rig 2023 elections
President Mnangagwa, his Minister of Finance, Professor Mthuli Ncube, and other Zanu PF leaders have promised economic recovery pegged at the country attaining middle income status by 2030, "Vision 20...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 07:46hrs | 414 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zesa's daily power cuts worsen
ZESA through its ZETDC subsidiary announced the implementation of load shedding schedules lasting nearly 10 hours a day. Load curtailment will be exercised during the morning peak (0500hrs to ...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 11:44hrs | 3607 | by Staff reporter
Coordinated attacks as weapons to destabilise Mnangagwa's gov't
The West is very proud of its relationship with Africa and has invested heavily in ensuring that its economic interests on the continent are not threatened, undermined or dislodged. The rise of China ...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 06:01hrs | 1054 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 triggers load shedding
LOAD shedding being experienced in the country is set to continue as experts who are meant to fix technical problems at some of the country's power generating stations are failing to travel due to res...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:30hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Chasi excelled as Energy Minister, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has inadvertently admitted he fired a competent minister, Fortune Chasi, who ensured the country had uninterrupted power supplies during his tenure.Chasi was relie...Published: 30 Aug 2020 at 08:25hrs | 2796 | by Staff reporter
Hwange expansion behind schedule
WORK on the Hwange Power Station expansion to add two units with combined output of 600 megawatts, has reached 48 percent completion, but has fallen behind the second quarter target of 57 percent due ...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 07:24hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Zesa explains power outages
ZESA HOLDINGS has said power outages being experienced in different parts of the country are due to a technical fault at Kariba and Hwange Power station. Power supply had vastly improved since...Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 10:26hrs | 3503 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reaches into Mugabe's tool box
FROM a university student who was thrown into remand prison on suspicion that she passed a snide remark about President Emmerson Mnangagwa's poor performance, to police officers venting their anger on...Published: 23 Aug 2020 at 11:20hrs | 3445 | by Moses Matenga
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