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MDC violence leaves trail of destruction
VIOLENCE instigated by MDC-Alliance and its associates in the non-governmental sector left a trail of destruction in Harare, Bulawayo and other cities yesterday. They also used social media to threate...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 07:07hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents object to ZPC takeover of thermal power plant
BULAWAYO residents are objecting to attempts by the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) to take over the city council-owned owned thermal power station arguing this was against the spirit of devolution....Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 14:57hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
The Mash West servant principal Mliswa-Chikoka meets Kariba heads of public institutions
Kariba witnessed the coming of the Provincial State Minister on Friday where she met heads of public institutions, local authorities and other stakeholders for what she termed sincere, straightforward...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 14:54hrs | 352 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye
Dembare likely to retain only 3 players from the previous season
DYNAMOS are likely to retain three players from the previous season for the 2019 season as a number of players have been offloaded while others want out.Valentine Kadonzvo, Kudzanai Dhemere an...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 18:57hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Major events of 2018
As we say goodbye to 2018, the Daily News on Sunday reflects on some stories that grabbed newspaper headlines and dominated social media. Below are some of the highlights....Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:56hrs | 1050 | by Staff reporter
Education vote to spur rural school development
The $1,132 billion allocated to the Primary and Secondary Education ministry will bankroll teacher training in local languages, and fund rural education and development, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube ...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:52hrs | 485 | by Caroline Chiimba
Kariba tourists decline spurs Senate debate
Senators have called on central government to expeditiously provide financial resources for construction of a new airport in Kariba and upgrade its tourist facilities to international standards....Published: 05 Jan 2019 at 17:15hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
Caps United sign Bosso striker
Caps United have completed the signing of former Highlanders striker Gabriel Nyoni, who has been a free agent since December 31.Nyoni declined to extend his stay with Highlanders, opting for t...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:21hrs | 1502 | by Staff reporter
Kariba MP opens up to social media
The House of Assembly member for Kariba constituency, Honourable John Houghton, has joined the social media with a formation of WhatsApp group which is open to all citizens within the Kariba constitue...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 08:41hrs | 1884 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye
'Lake Kariba water levels rising'
Water levels in Lake Kariba are currently rising as expected during this time of the year, the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has said.In a statement, ZRA acting chief executive officer, Peter ...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:22hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
'Declare Kariba an economic zone to boost tourism'
MASHONALAND West Senator Sikelela Gumpo (Zanu PF) has called on government to declare Kariba a special economic zone, saying the town has the potential to earn foreign currency, as well as open up emp...Published: 01 Jan 2019 at 11:14hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe makes huge saving on energy
Zimbabwe's energy import bill has dropped to about $1,2 million monthly from at least $48 million as efforts to invest in local electricity generation to underpin the envisaged economic growth begin t...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:20hrs | 1300 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tourism sector grosses $1 billion
Considerable dividends have begun to accrue to Zimbabwe as Government and the private sector continue to ratchet up efforts to promote Zimbabwe as a safe destination. The tourism sector has since gros...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 10:04hrs | 1129 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe saves fortune on energy bill
Zimbabwe's energy import bill has dropped to about $1,2 million monthly from at least $48 million as efforts to invest in local electricity generation to underpin the envisaged economic growth begin t...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 09:35hrs | 246 | by Staff Reporter
ZPC to spend $500m on Hwange
The Zimbabwe Power Company intends to spend more than $500 million rehabilitating Hwange Power Station units 1 to 5 to guarantee reliability and extend its lifespan by between 15 to 20 years. The proj...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 09:33hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches diplomatic offensive
After taking over from former President Robert Mugabe in November last year, President Mnangagwa and his team needed to provide strong leadership and put the basic fundamentals in place for the countr...Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 20:34hrs | 439 | by Staffg reporter
Mukanya returns to Gweru
Chimurenga music maestro Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo will perform a special make-up gig on Monday night at Gweru's Midlands Hotel as part of his Peace Tour and the musician still has fond memories of the...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 09:33hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
Red Cross reaches out to hungry Binga villagers
The Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS), with support from the Danish Red Cross, British Red Cross and Finnish Red Cross, is rolling out a $530 000 cash transfer programme to assist disadvantaged villag...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 09:25hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
The Municipality of Kariba titivates its strategic plan
The Municipality of Kariba has always remained number one in its approach of engaging its stakeholders and clientele this time by successfully reviewing its strategic plan which mainly focused on the ...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 22:11hrs | 702 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye, Patsaka - Nyaminyami CR Correspondent
'Zanu-PF has no agenda for a GNU'
Zanu-PF President and First Secretary Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the the ruling party's 17th National People's Conference at Umzingwane High School...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:35hrs | 171 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Government pins development on infrastructure
Government's policy reforms which also encompasses infrastructure development is key to modernising and boosting productivity in all the productive sectors, as well as facilitating delivery of social ...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 14:37hrs | 444 | by Rudo Saungweme
Thomas Mapfumo jets in tomorrow
Chimurenga music guru Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo is expected in the country tomorrow ahead of his much hyped "Peace Tour" starting this Friday in Gweru.Organisers told the Daily News that all is...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 09:46hrs | 2731 | by Staff reporter
'Resolve forex repatriation bottlenecks'
ZIMBABWE should institute urgent measures to eliminate bottlenecks choking repatriation of foreign currency by foreign companies if Harare is serious about attracting significant Foreign Direct Invest...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 06:54hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seeks funds to improve power infrastructure
Zimbabwe requires $1,2 billion to finance new power projects and repair ageing infrastructure, a report by the African Development Bank (AfDB) has shown.Several of the country's thermal power ...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:30hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Young Warriors coach confident
NATIONAL Under-20 team coach, Bekithemba "Super" Ndlovu is confident his charges will put up a better showing at the Mopani Copper Mines Cosafa Youth Championships in Zambia to make it past the group ...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 07:37hrs | 690 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa launches Mugabe's Parliament building project
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially launched the construction of the new 650-seater Parliament Building in Mt Hampden, nearly 20 kilometres outside Harare, that is expected to be complet...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 08:04hrs | 1225 | by Staff reporter
The untold horror stories of the July 30 Zimbabwe elections
Forty-three-year-old Givemore Madziva Kanyurira looked dejected when he recalled his "worst experiences" ahead of the July 30, 2018 harmonised elections that exposed Zanu-PF's coercion and intimidatio...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 12:58hrs | 1231 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe power generation to improve
WORK on the much anticipated $5,2 billion Batoka Gorge Hydro Electricity project will soon commence after President Mnangagwa met officials from the main contractors, General Electric and Power China ...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:35hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
US, China firms back Batoka project
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will next week meet representatives of major multinationals General Electric and PowerChina in a milestone indaba that will set the tone for construction of the massive Ba...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:04hrs | 975 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to set up battery manufacturing factories
Minister July Moyo says Zimbabwe is going to set up battery manufacturing factories in the Midlands Province as part of lithium beneficiation efforts, ...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 16:14hrs | 3040 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Chiefs survive chop despite loss to Bosso
Bulawayo Chiefs 2-3 Highlanders NEWMAN Sianchali's goal at the stroke of fulltime completed Highlanders' second half comeback, leaving Bulawayo Chiefs players dejected after blowing a 2-0 first ha...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 05:42hrs | 1632 | by Staff reporter
Detectives arrested with 4 tonnes of fertiliser
TWO police officers stationed at Binga Criminal Investigations Department were recently arrested at Cross Dete in Matabeleland North after they were found in possession of nearly four tonnes of fertil...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 05:54hrs | 1322 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe surpasses power target in Q3
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) says power generation in the third quarter of the year remained stable, with 2 521,27 Giga Watts hour (GWh) being sent out.ZPC surpassed its production target ...Published: 11 Nov 2018 at 09:21hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Child-eater crocodile shot dead
AN 11-year-old boy from Binga was allegedly killed by a crocodile while fishing at Back Harbour in Lake Kariba, police have confirmed. The crocodile was shot dead by Zimparks rangers while it ...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:04hrs | 1386 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo billed for 7 Zimbabwe towns and cities
UNITED States-based Chimurenga music icon, Dr Thomas 'Mukanya' Mapfumo, will next month return to Zimbabwe for a Peace Tour where he will encourage the country's citizens to put their differences asid...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 05:01hrs | 1473 | by Staff reporter
Race to save Africa's iconic dam
WHEN a 60-year-old dam that stands 128 metres tall, 716 metres long and holds 181 billion cubic meters of water needs repairs, it is never a small job and it comes with a huge budget: US$294 million. ...Published: 08 Nov 2018 at 10:15hrs | 3147 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe local authorities failing to cope with population explosion'
MOST local authorities are failing to keep pace with the population explosion in urban centres, hence their failure to provide adequate services such as water and sewer reticulation, Auditor- General ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 06:28hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe charging foreigners in USD
Government has resorted to charging United States dollars for the payment for all goods and services paid by foreigners at selected Zimbabwe's Parks & Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) recr...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 07:29hrs | 1547 | by Staff reporter
Dembare survives relegation
Dynamos has survived relegation after Nichrut who are occupying the last slot fell to Herentals at Ascot Stadium this afternoon.Nichrut has 33 points and can only manage 39 points should they ...Published: 03 Nov 2018 at 17:15hrs | 5306 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance official jailed 20 years for rape
MDC-ALLIANCE district chairman for Kariba, Kainos Bhasera Mutatu, has been jailed 18 years for raping a 12-year-old girl on three occasions. Chinhoyi regional magistrate Amos Mbobo recently se...Published: 02 Nov 2018 at 09:32hrs | 2783 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi activist arrested for pointing at Mnangagwa portrait
A BULAWAYO court freed on bail a man detained for insulting the president while testifying before a commission probing the fatal shooting of six civilians during post-election protests in August, lawy...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 06:59hrs | 1565 | by AFP
Mnangagwa's crackdown on dissent stepped up
THE Police have stepped up their crackdown against perceived opponents of President Emmerson Mnangagwa after arresting and charging a Bulawayo man with undermining his authority.Wisdom Mkwanan...Published: 30 Oct 2018 at 05:27hrs | 1289 | by Staff reporter
Man bailed in Mnangagwa insult case
A Zimbabwean court freed on bail a man detained for insulting the president while testifying before a commission probing the fatal shooting of six civilians during post-election protests in August, la...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 19:45hrs | 1330 | by AFP
Mthuli Ncube mulls more one-stop border posts
GOVERNMENT will be setting up more one-stop border posts to ease the movement of people and goods across borders in a bid to generate more revenue. This was said by Finance and Economic Develo...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 08:30hrs | 2297 | by Staff reporter
Pambuka, Maziwisa's application for discharge dismissed
A HARARE magistrate yesterday dismissed an application for discharge filed by television personality Oscar Pambuka and former Highfield West legislator Psychology Maziwisa (Zanu-PF), who are facing ch...Published: 26 Oct 2018 at 07:03hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe restricts exports of basic commodities
Authorities at Kariba and Chirundu border posts have reduced the number of days on which Zimbabwean can cross to trade their wares in Zambia using passes. An agreement reached between border a...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 21:03hrs | 2445 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for claiming Mnangagwa rigged elections
A 28-year-old Kariba man is set to stand trial next week after he was arrested and charged for allegedly undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa's authority through comments the country's leader "rig...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 08:08hrs | 2913 | by newzimbabwe
D-Day for Pambuka, Maziwisa
Former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) news anchor Oscar Pambuka and former Zanu-PF Highfield West National Assembly representative Psychology Maziwisa have filed an application for discharge ...Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:31hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe draws down $199 million for Hwange project
Zimbabwe has drawn down $199 million for the expansion of the Hwange Thermal Power Station (HPS), as the country presses ahead with efforts to ramp up local electricity generation. The expansi...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:15hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
CAPS United drown in Kariba
ZPC Kariba 1 - 0 CAPS UnitedCaps United continued to sing the blues when they were humbled by ZPC Kariba at Nyamhunga Stadium yesterday.Four yellow cards, three injury-induced substitution...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:47hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
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