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'VFEX growth exceeds expectation'
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has lauded the rapid growth of the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), which witnessed the listing of the fifth counter, Nedbank Gr...Published: 16 hrs ago | 148 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo pressures Victoria Falls City Council to give prime land to gold baron
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo, who is entangled in Victoria Falls land scandals — with his ally mayor Somveli Dlamini currently out of jail on bail after he was arrested for a fraudulent land ...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:59hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
220 minors raped inside 9 months
AT LEAST 220 Zimbabwean minors were raped between January and September 2022, Women's Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni revealed yesterday as she expressed concern over a spike in child sexual abuse c...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:53hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Youth League targets 1,5m votes in Harare
The Zanu-PF Harare Province Youth League plans to mobilise people in a bid to secure 1,5 million votes as its contribution to the ruling party's target of drumming up 5 million for next year's harmoni...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:51hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Govt okays forex only school fees
THE Government will not stand in the way of schools that decide to charge fees exclusively in foreign currency as long as there is consensus among parents and guardians of learners, an official has sa...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 13:14hrs | 439 | by Staff Reporter
Ncube's 2023 budget will take 150 years to deliver upper middle income, forget Vision 2030. The maths do not lie!
The Zimbabwe economy has been in decline for the last 42 years, it shrunk staggering 50% in the period 2000 to 2008 alone fuelled by the hyperinflation, that soared to dizzying heights of 500 billion ...Published: 26 Nov 2022 at 21:28hrs | 673 | by Wilbert Mukori
Police bust Fake passport ring
Four home affairs officials in Tzaneen, Limpopo, have been arrested in connection with a fake passport ring.Provincial Hawks spokesperson Cpt Matimba Maluleke said SA citizens were allegedly r...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:18hrs | 1966 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man takes own life in Botswana, sick at tired at 'being broke and hungry'
Sick and tired of being broke and hungry, a 30-year-old man last week hanged himself from the ceiling of his rented accommodation in Ditladi village.The Zimbabwean native, believed to have bee...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:17hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Frank Buyanga attacked in SA prison
ZIMBABWEAN businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi, who was recently arrested in South Africa for potential extradition to Zimbabwe, has reportedly been attacked in a Johannesburg remand prison by other inma...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 1344 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's SONA raises dust
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged legislators to finalise laws relating to elections and the controversial Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) (Amendment) Bill, which has been criticised...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 05:00hrs | 2438 | by Staff reporter
Bogus 'police officer' robs woman of US$98K in a Ponzi scheme
A-RUWA man who impersonated a police officer and robbed her of US$98 000 in a botched Ponzi scheme was today arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi to answer to the charges.The susp...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for political tolerance
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday called for political tolerance among politicians aspiring to contest in the 2023 harmonised elections.The President also said parliamentarians should swiftly atte...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents in anti-council protest
BULAWAYO residents yesterday demonstrated against the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) outside the Large City Hall over poor service delivery and ever-rising water bills.The residents who were wavi...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
A paranoid government seeking to legislate 'patriotism' is a danger unto all citizens!
So, the government of Zimbabwe has finally decided to stubbornly proceed in enacting the controversial 'Patriotic Act'.Only this time s...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 16:44hrs | 495 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mzembi insists he is still a Zanu-PF member and promises 'surprises'
SELF-exiled former Cabinet minister, Walter Mzembi, says he legally and technically remains a member of Zanu-PF.The former G40 faction kingpin is among several former ruling party members, who...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 2244 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala's ruling on latest bail application set for today
JAILED Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament (MP), Job Sikhala will know his fate Wednesday when Harare Magistrate, Tafadzwa Miti is expected to hand down ruling on the lawmaker's ...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 1098 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police to train security guards
Private security guards will soon undergo basic formal levels of training by the police, as Government upgrades the industry following a recent rise in robberies through a review of the Private Invest...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 1298 | by Staff reporter
Duo arrested for attempting to disrupt Mnangagwa's motorcade
TWO men were today arraigned before Harare magistrate Caroline Matanga facing criminal nuisance charges after they were allegedly spotted attempting to throw stones at the Presidential motorcade....Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 17:18hrs | 2019 | by Staff reporter
'Govt to regulate omakorokoza'
GOVERNMENT has decided to formalise artisanal mining to regulate its activities and plug leakages costing the country millions of dollars in revenue, Mines minister Winston Chitando has indicated....Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Illegal diamond dealer robbed of US$10,000
ARMED robbers raided an illegal diamond buyer at Marange diamond fields last Friday and robbed him of US$10 000 and a vehicle at gunpoint after dangling pieces of diamonds to the unsuspecting diamond ...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:54hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
'SA mass deportation pile pressure on Zimbabwe'
THE scheduled mass deportation of Zimbabweans living in South Africa in June 2023 is anticipated to increase pressure on the infrastructure of this country, including the health care sector, experts s...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 18:33hrs | 1975 | by Staff reporter
It's time Redcliff Municipality was investigated for its questionable dealings!
For a long time I had foolishly believed the yarn that poor service delivery, or the total lack of, in our small town of Redcliff was due to the non-payment of bills by residents. I was - afte...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 09:45hrs | 1036 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'It's foolish participating in rigged elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy' admitted Biti in 2015 - of course, has known this al
"Look, you can't keep on participating in flawed electoral processes that serve to give big benefits to dictators such as Robert Mugabe. Mugabe has perfected the art of winning elections. So it will b...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 09:42hrs | 478 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
NPA challenge cancellation of Buyanga's arrest warrant
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has applied to the High Court challenging the cancellation of a warrant of arrest for controversial businessperson Frank Sadiq Buyanga by Harare provincial mag...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Esidakeni Farm court application challenged
LANDS, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Minister Anxious Masuka is challenging a court application by Zephaniah Dhlamini and his business partners Siphosami Malunga, Charles Moyo an...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Free land for setting up medical parks in Zimbabwe
Free suitable land must be identified for Zimbabweans wishing to set up medical parks, including those in the diaspora, President Mnangagwa has directed, as the country's medical training facilities n...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:54hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo entangled in Vic Falls corruption scandals
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo (pictured), who is entangled in Victoria Falls land scandals — with his ally mayor Somveli Dlamini currently out of jail on bail after he was arrested for a fraud...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:43hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
Belarus spreads Zimbabwe footprint
BELARUS has increased its footprint in Zimbabwe after cabinet this week announced that it was concluding a framework to award the Eastern European country a tender to construct a 100-megawatt photovol...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:42hrs | 1043 | by Staff reporter
Why Jonathan Moyo apologised to Zanu-PF
Exiled former ministers Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao last week wrote a joint letter apologising to Zanu-PF members for supporting President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rival Nelson Chamisa in the 2018 el...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:41hrs | 2317 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo probes Chitungwiza councillors
Local Government minister July Moyo has appointed a four-member tribunal to look into allegations of misconduct against six suspended Chitungwiza Municipality Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) counc...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:40hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
4 000 health workers leave Zimbabwe
MORE than 4 000 health workers left Zimbabwe since the beginning of last year, but many fell victim to dubious recruiting agencies taking advantage of the aggressive scouting for health workers by ric...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:35hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC ordered to vacate Chinhoyi property
A MAGISTRATE has ruled that Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa is in illegal occupation of a Chinhoyi property and should vacate to pave way for the Movement for Democratic Cha...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:41hrs | 2519 | by Staff reporter
Electricity blackout stops Sikhala's bail bid
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Job Sikhala has been remanded further in custody after his bail hearing failed to start due to power outages that affected court processes.Sikhal...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:40hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
'ZEC to fix voter 'mis-posting' in delimitation aftermath'
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says it will correct anomalies whereby some voters, by virtue of residential addresses, are categorised as belonging to wrong local council wards.Common...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:35hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Storm brews over Zupco top post
ACTING Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) chief executive officer Evaristo Mudangwa's prospects of being appointed substantive CEO is under threat following indications that the state-owned fir...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:34hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Govt gets tough on illegal structures
HARARE City Council has distanced itself from an ongoing operation targeting illegal structures, and accused government of being "heartless."Government last week announced a 45-day crackdown a...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:33hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Kereke up for domestic violence
CYBER Security boss Credo Peacemaker Kereke (48) appeared at the Harare magistrates court yesterday charged with two counts of domestic violence and intimidation.The case however, was postpone...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:32hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Plastic carrier bag ban postponed
THE Zimbabwe Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has indefinitely postponed a ban on plastic carrier bag use, which was initially scheduled for December 31 this year.In a letter to the Confe...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:31hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Drama marks bail ruling for witness against Ken Sharpe
Bail ruling for former chief Harare City Council housing inspector Roy Nyabvure was abandoned for 30 minutes after a court official whispered something to...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 18:59hrs | 822 | by Paul Ndou
Chamisa endorsed Zim's Commonwealth readmission regardless 2023 elections are being rigged - his 'Easy Street' down payment
The important thing is Chamisa has endorsed Zimbabwe's readmission into the Commonwealth before the 2023 elections, in his usual long winded and confused way.Chamisa and his CCC team met the C...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 12:46hrs | 1584 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa 'mutilates' Zanu-PF constitution
Zanu-PF president and first secretary Emmerson Mnangagwa has mutilated the party constitution introducing sweeping changes, ostensibly, to remove some provisions that hounded his firm grip to power....Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:44hrs | 2917 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe coal reserves sold for a song
LOKALIZE Investments, a company reportedly linked to businessman Billy Rautenbach, was allocated coal reserves by the government in the western areas of resource-rich Hwange through a transaction tant...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:42hrs | 1663 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF fields candidate tainted with corruption
FORMER Gweru City Council acting chamber secretary Gibson Chingwadza, who was fired from the local authority for multiple counts of corruption cases involving US$300 000, has been fielded by Zanu PF t...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:33hrs | 1316 | by Staff reporter
Foreign-funded NGOs give conditional backing for Zimbabwe's Commonwealth bid
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (ZHRNGO Forum), a union of 22 rights organisations whose relationship with government have been shaky for over a decade, has expressed its support for re-admission ...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:23hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter
89 kicked off Hurungwe game ranch
IN a move likely to restore order and respect for property rights at Ruwanzi Game Ranch in Hurungwe, a Karoi magistrate has ordered the eviction of 89 illegal settlers from the property....Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:14hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
ZACC hit by resignations
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has been losing highly skilled workers trained in investigating cases of corruption, especially cyber crimes, making it harder to track down and deal with sophi...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Biti spills more beans
HARARE East legislator, Tendai Biti has accused Augur Investments of fraudulently acquiring a national project status for the construction of the Airport Road, a move he said prejudiced the country of...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 18:45hrs | 3080 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe can't be re-admitted into Commonwealth without strict accountability mechanisms!
I always say Zimbabwe can be a most strange place to be - if only we lived in peace and prosperity, with our fundamental rights being respected as sacrosanct.When then President Robert Gabriel...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 08:56hrs | 446 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Headmaster, deputy in exam fraud rap
A HEADMASTER at Thokozani Secondary School in Insiza district in Matabeleland South, Gainmore Muzezewa allegedly wrote a Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary level English examinatio...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hikes court fees, further pegs services in US dollars
Zimbabwe has increased fees and further introduced US dollar payments for all services obtained within the country's courts, something that continues to put access to justice beyond the reach of the p...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 19:40hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
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