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Chiwenga to preside over triple burial tomorrow
Acting President Dr Constantino Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga will tomorrow preside over the burials of three departed National Heroes.Chiwenga, 64, was last week reported...Published: 20 hrs ago | 3856 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 patient sues government over burial restrictions
A COVID-19 patient has taken the government to court contesting recent burial restrictions as he claims they would violate his cultural beliefs in the event that he dies and is not buried at his rural...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1233 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 induced triple heroes burial set for tomorrow
Zimbabwe will tomorrow witness the interment of three national heroes on the same day, the first time this is happening, in what will also highlight the grim times the country is enduring because of t...Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 06:53hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi Ziyambi hospitalised, battling for his life in the ICU
Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affair, Ziyambi Ziyambi is currently battling for his life in the ICU of a Harare hospital amid a Covid-19 explosion that has paralysed President Emmerson ...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 12:30hrs | 9778 | by Staff reporter
SB Moyo burial set for Wednesday
Late national hero, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Lieutenant General Dr Sibusiso Busi Moyo (Retired), will be buried on Wednesday next week. Dr Moyo succumbed to Covid-19-re...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:19hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
UK, US, EU wants Mnangagwa to probe 2019 killings
THE United States (US) yesterday said Harare should investigate and bring to book the perpetrators of the January 2019 killings, where soldiers and the police allegedly shot and killed at least 23 peo...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 07:03hrs | 1735 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 claims ZANU-PF Mash Central youth chair
ZANU PF Mashonaland Central youth league chairperson Lens Ruwizhi Ferando has died.He was 39.Sources say he succumbed to ...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 20:29hrs | 4101 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Minister throws party in violation of lockdown
Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe allegedly hosted a party at his Dorking farm during the weekend.Apparently, over a hundred people attended the party and social distancing was not observe...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 08:23hrs | 8386 | by Anonymous Writer
Lockdown closures clear border mess
SANITY has returned to Beitbridge Border Post following the closure of the busy facility under fresh Covid-19 control measures by both South Africa and Zimbabwe.The high mobility across the bo...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Movement of corpses clarified
Bodies can be buried outside the city or town of death, and repatriation of Zimbabweans for burial will continue, but under strict health protocols, Government clarified yesterday. The new pro...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:37hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
Repatriation of Zimbabweans for burial to continue
The repatriation of Zimbabweans for burial in the country will continue under strict and safe health protocols to avoid contamination and the risk of new Covid-19 infections, a senior Government offic...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 16:00hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants reel from COVID-19
THE government has been hit hard by the lethal coronavirus, with more than 1 000 civil servants confirmed to have so far been infected by the disease - as Zimbabwe's total number of reported Covid-19 ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 905 | by Staff reporter
Border congestion cleared
The Government has cleared the congestion at the Beitbridge border post where travellers were experiencing long delays to leave or enter the country and also deployed more security personnel to deal w...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 1213 | by Staff reporter
Be responsible or face the law
AUTHORITIES have warned that they will take tough measures, including conducting door-to-door raids, if people continue to disregard coronavirus regulations meant to curb the spread of the killer viru...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 18:24hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Govt warns defiant businesses
GOVERNMENT has warned that it will revoke operating licences for bars, nightclubs, restaurants and other business entities caught violating COVID-19 lockdown protocols.Addressing a Press confe...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:34hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe orders ZRP to deal with windscreen smashing cops
HOME Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe has ordered the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to take stern action against police operatives who smash vehicle windscreens in attempts to arrest offending motori...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:21hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Lawyers not part of essential service providers
HUMAN rights lawyers have filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court seeking an order compelling government to declare them essential service providers to facilitate their ease passage at s...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:29hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
Thousands of Zimbabweans stranded at Beitbridge Border Post
THE situation at Beitbridge Border Post is fast degenerating into a humanitarian crisis, with thousands of South Africa-bound Zimbabweans stuck in the border town since Sunday as the Pretoria governme...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1661 | by Staff reporter
Over 275 border jumpers arrested
Police have arrested 275 border jumpers, including 23 minors after they allegedly attempted to cross into South Africa without valid travel documents at Beitbridge Border Post as the police services i...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:16hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Govt to introduce online passport application
GOVERNMENT is working towards introducing an online passport application service with the view to curbing corruption currently rocking the application process.This was said last week by Home A...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1767 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza gets own passport office
Chitungwiza now has its own passport office, the first district office opened yesterday by the Department of Civil Registry under the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage as an effort to dec...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:15hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Bribery and corruption spree at registry offices
Allegations of corruption and bribery have resurfaced at some of the country's registry offices with clients, especially those intending to collect their passports being forced to pay bribes to get tr...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1903 | by Staff reporter
Govt warns errant drivers
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it would descend heavily on road offenders to minimise loss of lives due to road traffic accidents during the festive season, and on those using unregistered and unroadworthy...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 06:59hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Goose or Gander: Govt bans Xmas parties
HOME AFFAIRS Minister Kazembe Kazembe has prohibited any form of partying during the 2020 festive season as Zimbabwe is not yet out of the Covid-19 pandemic risk.Information Minister Monica Mutsva...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 06:52hrs | 1116 | by Staff reporter
Police intensify border patrols
POLICE have stepped up patrols and checks along roads leading to and from the country's inland borders to fight rampant cases of smuggling.On Saturday, police in Beitbridge arrested three susp...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 11:47hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe engages SA over border commercial chaos
THE Government is formally engaging South Africa to speed up the clearance of both commercial and light vehicles at Beitbridge Border Post. Truckers are experiencing long delays before crossin...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 07:13hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
JOC assesses border security
THE National Joint Operations Command (JOC) met in Beitbridge yesterday and committed to beefing up borderline security to control rampant smuggling of goods and irregular migration which peaks during...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 07:03hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
Security beefed up at border post
THE Government is beefing up security at Beitbridge border post to curb smuggling and other illegal activities which authorities believe could be costing the country over US$1 billion annually in unpa...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:49hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
GMAZ chairperson win in Zanu-PF DCC elections
ZANU-PF party chairperson Oppah Muchinguri yesterday announced the first batch of the district co-ordinating committee (DCC) election results, adding that there will be reruns in some parts of the cou...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 06:49hrs | 1615 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP in trouble for 'disrespecting Mnangagwa'
MAZOWE Central MP Sydney Chidamba faces disciplinary action for disrespecting President Emmerson Mnangagwa by walking out of a meeting that was preparing the Zanu-PF leader's visit to the legislator's...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:13hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
Mbuya Nehanda's family must not disturb honouring of our heroine
Flags in Zimbabwe must fly at half-mast, each giving a sorrowful wave in the winds and in remembrance of our fallen heroes. The rhythm of the wind sings to a sad tune which says long leave the legend ...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 23:59hrs | 1091 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa heads to Mazowe amidst DCC election rigging fears
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly heading to Mazowe in Mashonaland Central for the National Tree planting day. The national tree planting day coincidences with ZANU PF's much awaited DCC elec...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 11:06hrs | 2388 | by Mandla Ndlovu
One-stop border post to ease congestion at Beitbridge
CONGESTION and long delays have become perennial at Beitbridge due to its high economic activity as the nucleus of regional and international trade, and this requires South Africa and Zimbabwe to upgr...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:36hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP snubs President's preparatory meeting
Mazowe Central Member of Parliament Sydney Chidamba is under fire from provincial leadership after he snubbed a preparatory meeting of President Emerson Mnangagwa today.Chidamba who was once r...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 18:24hrs | 2089 | by Staff Reporter
Mutsvangwa defends flouting Covid-19 restrictions
INFORMATION Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has defended her decision to flout the national Covid-19 lockdown restrictions after hosting her 60th birthday party last Saturday evening where scores of guests...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:17hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa on the defensive over party that broke COVID-19 rules
INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday defended her hosting a birthday party with other ministers and senior government officials without observing COVID-19 social distancing protocols or we...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 07:07hrs | 2179 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe border posts reopen
The formal legal notice was gazetted yesterday reopening Zimbabwe's border posts today to private motorists and pedestrians, so long as those wishing to enter Zimbabwe have a certificate issued in the...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 06:50hrs | 1225 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ministers blasted over reckless no mask Covid-19 'superspreader' birthday party
Several ministers and guests gathered in Harare on Saturday to celebrate the 60th birthday of information minister Monica Mutsvangwa with no mask in sight.Zimbabweans reacted with anger after ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 08:47hrs | 5386 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa honours King Lobengula's commander
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has posthumously conferred National Hero status on revered military tactician, General Mtshana Khumalo ahead of the unveiling of a monument at the site where the commander won his ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:14hrs | 2506 | by Staff reporter
Motorists, pedestrians can cross border tomorrow
PREPARATIONS have been made for private motorists and pedestrians to use safely the land border posts from tomorrow with the deployment of more staff and equipment on course, and strict health safety ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:54hrs | 1342 | by Staff reporter
National Hero status for Gen Mtshana Khumalo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has posthumously conferred National Hero status on revered military tactician, General Mtshana Khumalo ahead of the unveiling of a monument at the site where the commander won his ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:52hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Borders reopen tomorrow
Preparations have been made for private motorists and pedestrians to safely use the land border posts from tomorrow with the deployment of more staff and equipment and strict health safety measures in...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA to open B/Bridge amid tight COVID-19 protocols
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it was going ahead with the reopening of the Beitbridge border post on December 1 as scheduled but with tight COVID-19 protocols in a bid to control the spread of the virus i...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:24hrs | 3146 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt petitioned over police harassment on taxis
MATABELELAND secessionist group Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has petitioned Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga over harassment of commuter omnibus o...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:13hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, South Aafrica strike border deal
Zimbabwe and South Africa are working flat out to harmonise management and health systems at Beitbridge Border Post so that more people can cross the Limpopo during the festive season without health r...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:11hrs | 1314 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe meets Motsoaledi ahead of the re-opening of Beitbridge border post
Home affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe met with his South African counterpart Aaron Motsoaledi in Beitbridge on Friday ahead of the re-opening of the border to normal traffic on December 1.The ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:15hrs | 1680 | by Staff reporter
Ministers of Home Affairs discuss the fate of Zimbabweans in South Africa
The South African Broadcasting Corporation has reported that Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and his Zimbabwean counterpart, Kazembe Kazembe are in a closed meeting at the offices of the Musina...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 13:52hrs | 4046 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe gold smugglers shipping over US$1,5bn a year
GOLD worth over US$1,5 billion is smuggled out of Zimbabwe every year, depriving the cashstrapped economy of crucial foreign-exchange revenues, according to research organisation International Crisis ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:25hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF gold wars turn nasty
A NASTY fight for mining rights has erupted over gold mining claims in Umfurudzi Game Park where violence is said to be the order of the day between machetewielding Zanu-PF youths from rival camps....Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:46hrs | 1398 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe Kazembe in trouble over G40 links
Tensions are running high in the ruling party Zanu-PF following the just ended DCC polls.War Veterans in Mashonaland Central where Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe is the chairman a...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 19:58hrs | 7925 | by Staff reporter
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