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Mnangagwa's govt outfoxes opposition on reforms
ELECTORAL stakeholders, including the opposition, have raised concern over the secrecy surrounding the Electoral Amendment Bill 2022 announced by government on Tuesday saying they were not consulted....Published: 18 hrs ago | 955 | by Staff reporter
5-year-olds in forced sex, labour
CHILDREN as young as five years old have been identified as victims of child labour and sexual exploitation due to Zimbabwe's deteriorating economic situation.A report by the United States (US...Published: 18 hrs ago | 655 | by Staff reporter
Police target street vending pickup trucks
Police in Bulawayo has launched an operation to remove all pickup trucks being used for street vending, which are disrupting the smooth flow of traffic. Bulawayo Metropolitan province police s...Published: 18 hrs ago | 313 | by Staff reporter
Government clears 180 000 passport backlog
GOVERNMENT has cleared the passport backlog which had reached close to 180 000 following the introduction of e-passports.President Mnangagwa launched the new secure electronic passport in Hara...Published: 05 Oct 2022 at 06:33hrs | 1390 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Police, BCC invade and clean up Bulawayo
Bulawayo police and the City of Bulawayo police enforcement unit launched an unprecedented joint operation to clean the City of Bulawayo through removing illegal vendors at the market place and ...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 12:36hrs | 1932 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Nelson Chamisa is just not serious
Slightly into the second week of last month, CCC's Nelson Chamisa said something that, by the end of the same month, he was already contradicting, practically.In the first instance, he was in ...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 19:56hrs | 3609 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mnangagwa legitimacy challenge struck off the roll
THE High Court has struck off the roll an application by Zanu-PF activist, Sybeth Musengezi who is challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy to lead both the ruling party and Zimbabwe....Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 19:49hrs | 1428 | by Staff reporter
Aaron Motsoaledi in scathing riposte at claims he's trying to help Zanu-PF win 2023 elections
SOUTH Africa's home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has scornfully dismissed speculation that his decision to extend permits for Zimbabwean immigrants was aimed at helping the ruling Zanu-PF party w...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 06:18hrs | 3512 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son-in-law captures Trevor Ncube's media group
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's son in-law Gerald Mlotshwa - a prominent lawyer married to the ruling Zanu-PF leader's daughter Farai - has now formally bought a significant equity stake at the private...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:19hrs | 8960 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Rwanda relations put to test again
ZIMBABWE'S diplomatic relations with Rwanda face a new test as it emerged a prominent Zanu-PF and anti-sanctions activist has launched a tirade against President Paul Kagame.Apart from denounc...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:12hrs | 2360 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala, Sithole innocent, claims Chamisa
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa says the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has launched a diplomatic offensive in the region and abroad to secure the release from remand prison of legislators Job S...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:14hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga launches medical strategy
THE Government of Zimbabwe has launched the National Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Strategy (NSOAS) for the period 2022 to 2025, becoming the fifth African nation and ninth in the world to have ...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:11hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa tables electoral reform demands ahead of 2023 polls
Zimbabwe opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa says there was urgent need to correct historical anomalies in order to end disputed election outcomes.The timing...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:18hrs | 1429 | by Staff reporter
CCC demands electoral reforms in blueprint
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) yesterday launched a seven-pillar electoral blueprint that includes the release of an audited voters roll ahead of the 2023 elections.Launching the blueprin...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:13hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
100 hectares for Figtree smart city
Bulilima Rural District Council has offered a 100-hectare farm for the development of Figtree into a smart city whose transformation will be anchored on digitisation and adoption of green energy....Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:07hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
'Sikhala a pawn to force CCC into Polad'
LAWYER Beatrice Mtetwa yesterday claimed that legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole were being persecuted to force the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party to join the Political ...Published: 29 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1723 | by Staff reporter
Parly implores Mnangagwa's son in-law to reinstates the suspended Zifa board
MEMBERS of Parliament have launched a fresh bid to pave for the lifting of the country's suspension by Fifa after imploring Sports minister Kirsty Coventry to ensure the Gerald Mlotshwa-led Sports and...Published: 29 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1123 | by Staff reporter
New students' body launched
TERTIARY students have partnered with an independent civic group to establish a new students' body, the National Students Council (NSU) to fight polarisation among learners at higher learning institut...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa goat scheme ready to take off
THE first 30 000 goats under the Presidential Goat Scheme, which seeks to boost breeding stock and increase numbers and quality, will be distributed to provinces over the next two months.The p...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 05:55hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Police hunt for murder suspect
POLICE have launched a manhunt for a 27-year-old man from Gwanda who allegedly fatally stabbed his neighbour in a misunderstanding during a beer binge.Police on Twitter confirmed the incident ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:50hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi defends Judiciary Amendment Bill
JUSTICE, legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has defended the Judiciary Amendment Bill in Parliament which seeks to provide for virtual court sittings in both civil and criminal p...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
e-passort centre relief for Beitbridge residents
THE new e-passport bio-enrolment centre in Beitbridge opened last month has brought relief to the Beitbridge community and thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa who used to incur costs trave...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:55hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Chase Skuza to launch new album
THE 'King of Kalanga' Rhumba music Chase Skuza has released a four-track album after a five year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Entitled ukuhlakanipha Yibuthutha (cleverness does not mean...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 18:52hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Sparks fly over judges 'capture'
A Constitutional Court judge has come out guns blazing against a litigant who accused the bench of being captured by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Justice Bharat Patel said Tichaona Mupasiri mu...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:47hrs | 1135 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to unleash vendors, touts in 2023
Zanu-PF Midlands Provincial vice chairperson Edson Chiherenge yesterday (September 14) during the party's inter-district meeting said all vendors and touts in the province belong to the ruling party a...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:43hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
'Operation no to accident victims theft'
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) blitz at Lundi Business Centre in Mwenezi led to the recovery of 7 000 litres of diesel and other goods including 550 kg of fertilizers, grocery items like...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:42hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe satellite launch imminent
Zimbabwe's first satellite - ZimSat-1 - will reach the International Space Station (ISS) next month before its launch into orbit in November, marking the country's entry into space after a two-month d...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:09hrs | 361 | by Staff Reporter
Fear grips undocumented foreign workers in South Africa
Zimbabwean domestic migrant worker Precious clocked in late for work, launched into her duties for a white South African family as if nothing happened, yet hours earlier she had been arrested for bein...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:38hrs | 1621 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank raids banks, firms
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Exchange Control Division has raided and penalised top banks and firms for violating exchange control regulations with some companies failing to account for United State...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:25hrs | 1491 | by Staff reporter
US$100m Govt bond to hit market by December
THE Government will launch the US$100 million bond on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) by the end of this year to mobilise more resources for critical public infrastructural development projec...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Trump warns of World War III
The Ukraine conflict could end in a world war, but would not be happening if he were in power, the former US president claimsThe conflict in Ukraine could spiral into World War III, former US ...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 18:45hrs | 8770 | by Staff reporter
TelOne picks EOS Data for agric platform
TelOne, the State-owned telecommunications company, has picked EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA), a global provider of AI-powered satellite imagery analytics, to provide a platform that allows farmers to mon...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police target briefcase companies
POLICE in Bulawayo have launched a campaign to encourage businesses to operate within the law by registering their enterprises after noting that many people are being swindled by briefcase companies....Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
100 pirate taxis impounded in clampdown
POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday impounded more than 100 pirate taxis and two buses for violating the traffic regulations and using undesignated areas in the city centre as pick-up and drop-off points...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa taken to ConCourt over judicial capture
FRIENDS of Shabani Mashava Mines Trust member Tichaona Mupasiri has filed a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) application alleging President Emmerson Mnangagwa has captured the Judiciary.Mupasir...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 5768 | by Staff reporter
Figtree positions for place among smart cities
THE transformation of Figtree settlement into a smart city has started taking shape with technical teams working with Bulilima Rural District Council as Government moves to fully implement the smart c...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Mtshabezi greenbelt transforms rural agriculture
AN 87-year-old dream turned into reality following Government's bold move to transform Mtshabezi Irrigation Scheme in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South, into a greenbelt in line with the Second Repu...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Drunk man (21) axes niece to death
POLICE in Kadoma have launched a manhunt for a 21-year-old man, who returned from a beer drinking spree, and killed his brother's daughter, accusing her family of casting bad omens on him.The ...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 19:36hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenger's case rattles Zanu-PF
SENIOR Zanu-PF officials are reportedly on a witch-hunt to find out which of its members are allegedly backing Zanu-PF youth member Sybeth Musengezi, who is challenging the ascendancy of President Emm...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:07hrs | 5407 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold coins to be afforded by all
THE Government is planning to introduce smaller gold coins denominations amid revelations that at least Z$8 billion worth of the coins have been bought by locals since they were launched by the Reserv...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:53hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
US$13bn mining deal sealed
The Government and two Chinese investors - Eagle Canyon International Group Limited and Pacific Goal Investment - yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding that immediately paves the way for the ...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:40hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Econet unveils international airtime transfer service
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has launched an international airtime transfer service that allows Zimbabweans living in South Africa to buy airtime for their family and friends back home.The innovat...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 21:32hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Motorist nearly kills 2 traffic cops in Harare
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched a dragnet for the owner of a Toyota Wish registration number AFT 4573 who dumped his car after he nearly ran over two police officers who were on de-con...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 06:25hrs | 1827 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt officials in Dubai to study modern systems of Statecraft
THE Chief Secretary in the Office of President and Cabinet, Misheck Sibanda is leading a delegation of top government officials to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where they are understudying modern g...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Ceiling collapse injures two patients at Parirenyatwa Hospital
Two Parirenyatwa Hospital patients were Tuesday treated for injuries sustained during a freak ceiling collapse incident in one of the referral hospital's wards.In a statement confirming the mi...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 725 | by Staff reporter
11 armed robbers arrested
POLICE have arrested 11 suspected armed robbers linked to a spate of robberies committed between April 2021 and this month in and around Karoi, Mashonaland West province .Police spokespe...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
BCC acts on garbage collection backlog
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) yesterday launched a massive clean-up campaign dubbed "Big Spring-Cleaning Week" in the city centre and pledged to rope in community tractors for refuse collection as heaps...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 05:52hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Rhinos frustrate Dembare
Black Rhinos 1 - 1 DynamosDYNAMOS' Castle Lager Premiership football title aspirations suffered a huge blow yesterday after they were held to a draw by Black Rhinos at Vengere yesterday afte...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Aggression won't build Brand Zimbabwe
FOR the umpteenth time, Zimbabwe this week launched Brand Zimbabwe, bringing into sharp focus why the country is endlessly rebranding, having last done so only four years back when it unveiled the "Zi...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:43hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
UK has new PM, 8th since 1980, Truss too will be booted out if she fail - Zim on 2nd, both way, way past 'use-by date'
The British people have a new Prime Minister, the 8th one since 1980! Liz Truss 2022 - present ...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 10:11hrs | 2302 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
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