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Hwange Thermal Power Station back on grid after heavy rains
HEAVY rains which pounded Hwange at the weekend knocked out Hwange Thermal Power Station when the coal got wet but two 120 megawatt units were back up yesterday with a third expected to be on the grid...Published: 3 hrs ago | 450 | by Staff Reporter
Chiyangwa in Cosafa storm
COSAFA president Philip Chiyangwa is in the eye of a storm after it emerged that he and his executive members at the regional football governing body allegedly pocketed over R1,5 million in allowances...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 09:22hrs | 2803 | by Staf reporter
Zimbabwe economy to contract by 5.5% says UN
Zimbabwe's economy will register a negative growth of 5.5% and 2.5% in 2019 and 2020 respectively owing to foreign currency shortages, elevated public debt and uncontrolled inflation, a recent report ...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:54hrs | 1487 | by FinX
Hwange floods threaten power supplies
Zimbabwe could face increased load-shedding after critical coal mines that supply Hwange Thermal Power Station were flooded following heavy rains that pounded the area on Saturday. Hwange rece...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:13hrs | 889 | by Staff reporter
Modi woos Indian investors to Zimbabwe
THE Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi, has returned from a month-long working visit to India's state of Gujarat where he was engaged in a charm offensive which will see Indian investo...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:42hrs | 1208 | by Staff reporter
Telecel seeks tariffs review to stay afloat
ZIMBABWE's third-largest mobile telephone operator Telecel Zimbabwe has conceded that it is facing challenges and has been failing to meet some of its obligations due to inadequate funding.In ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:41hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
F1 racecourse construction begins in Zimbabwe
PRELIMINARY survey and construction works on a multi-million dollar investment comprising an international Formula One (F1) grade motor racing circuit course, which is expected to add more glamour in ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:37hrs | 909 | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls Telecel debt equity swap
TELECEL International (TI), a State-owned vehicle which owns 60 percent of Telecel Zimbabwe (TZ), is considering converting the US$90 million debt owed by the mobile network operator into equity, a mo...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:31hrs | 171 | by Staff rpeorter
Couple in $500,000 money-laundering scam
A BULAWAYO couple has appeared in court charged with theft and money-laundering involving $500 000. They allegedly committed the offence through their EcoCash agent line which they hired out to a busi...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:26hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
'Trump is a pierrot'
Iran's supreme leader lashed out at Western countries as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years, dismissing "American clowns" who he said pretend to support the Iranian nati...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:20hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces serious challenges
A bleak outlook characterised by growing expectations to end Zimbabwe's political impasse, a weakening currency, power and foreign currency shortages stare in the face of President Emmerson Mnangagwa'...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:58hrs | 11825 | by Staff reporter
ZACC closes in on fuel smugglers
Investigations and Special Reports Editor FORTY-TWO local fuel companies have been asked to explain their dealings as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), in conjunction with foreign law en...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:35hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Top tips for finding cheap cruise deals
There is a best deal available for you somewhere out there. It might be an amazing night cruise ranging from $200. And at some point it might be a luxury sailing with a 75 percent discount. Th...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 15:09hrs | 509 | by Staff Writer
'Telecel on the brink of collapse'
WORKERS at mobile network operator Telecel Zimbabwe have raised a red flag over the state of affairs at the company, saying it faces imminent collapse unless government urgently intervenes to rescue t...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1133 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions: EU, US and post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
THE United States of America (USA) has two forms of sanctions relevant to Zimbabwe. The first is imposed by Executive Order, with the President using powers under the International Emergency Economic ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:25hrs | 191 | by Derek Matyszak
Zimbabwe sanctions to remain
THE restrictive measures imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States will remain in place until President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration implemented the necessary political and economic reforms key ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:05hrs | 325 | by newzimbabwe
Chivayo renews fight to be represented by South African lawyer
Businessman Wicknell Chivayo has approached the High Court seeking authority to be represented by a top South African lawyer, Zacharius Francois Joubert.This is the second time he has approach...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:53hrs | 356 | by ZimLive
Why animal poaching needs to stop & how you can help stop it
Animal poaching continues to be a major issue in the conservation of many animal species. Despite efforts to stop poaching, it continues to persist. Many people do not realize the extent of the proble...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 14:09hrs | 596 | by Staff Writer
Skyz Metro bans 'yesteryear star' rapper Calvin
Bulawayo based radio station Skyz Metro has banned City rapper Calvin's music from their airwaves vowing not to work with him in any way until he develops his "mental stability."The decision b...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 12:32hrs | 2756 | by Staff Reporter
Free 7 PDF Converters in 2020
Finding a free PDF converter in 2020 is as daunting a task as it was last year… and the year before! Although there are several free, free-trial, and free-forever-trial versions of PDF converters bo...Published: 14 Jan 2020 at 11:22hrs | 810 | by Staff Writer
Judiciary system must be transparent, says Chief Justice Malaba
THE judiciary system should act in a transparent and accountable manner in the execution of its judicial functions, chief justice Luke Malaba has said.Chief Justice Malaba said this when he pr...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 18:50hrs | 1393 | by Staff Reporter
Veterans and military-affiliated students are among the most accomplished University of Chicago alumni
The University of Chicago is well known for having a range of study programs for veterans and military-affiliated students. Taking into account the diverse set of skills military veterans possess, the...Published: 13 Jan 2020 at 12:09hrs | 877 | by Staff Writer
Defence ministry bosses charged with fraud
TWO senior employees at Defence House appeared before a Harare magistrate yesterday charged with fraud after they allegedly raised fake invoices valued at $306 135 claiming they were for cleaning serv...Published: 10 Jan 2020 at 09:51hrs | 4573 | by Staff Reporter
Cimas Launches Information Campaign
CIMAS Medical Aid Society on Thursday has launched an information campaign, dubbed "Secure With Us", to correct misconceptions about medical aid societies and increase awareness of the services it off...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 15:23hrs | 1110 | by Edward Makuzva
Zimbabwe has no intentions of attacking America and refutes social media rumours
The information circulating in some foreign media outlets and in some Twitts masquerading as cde Victor Matemadanda's twitter handle that Zimbabwe may be forced to intervene in the middle ...Published: 09 Jan 2020 at 15:10hrs | 9562 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Bulawayo needs US$700 million to fix roads
Bulawayo needs US$700 million to fix its road network which is currently in a poor state, Mayor Solomon Mguni has said. "Ladies and gentlemen, the city has a total road network of 2 389KM with...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 20:52hrs | 1623 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean economy simplified
Issues concerning the economy are vital for any given country's revolutionary and evolutionary path since they are at the core of all movements. Most importantly an economic policy justifies the trans...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 13:10hrs | 1291 | by Terence Simbi
Nhaka Foundation begins charity at home in Zimbabwe
In this interview, Patrick Makokoro, the Founder and Chief Eexecutive Officer of Nhaka Foundation, discusses the organisation's efforts at supporting education and health care in rural regions in Zimb...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 07:21hrs | 506 | by Kester Kenn Klomegah
NCBFZ Response to BAZ Public Consultation Notice
On the 21st of December 2019, the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) issued a Public Consultation Notice wherein it proposed to revise the broadcasting frequency allotment plan in order to accom...Published: 03 Jan 2020 at 18:21hrs | 818 | by Agencies
Currency stability tops RBZ priorities -
Reducing inflation and maintaining a stable exchange rate are the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s top priorities in the new year to bolster President Mnangagwa's drive to increase production, grow th...Published: 03 Jan 2020 at 00:28hrs | 3701 | by Staff Reporter
Delta sales fall 48%
Zimbabwe's Delta Corporation, the country's largest drinks maker, reported a 48% fall in half-year lager sales compared with the same period last year after output and distribution were hit by shortag...Published: 02 Jan 2020 at 16:05hrs | 2684 | by Staff Reporter
SA firm repairing aged sewer system in Bulawayo
SOUTH African firm is repairing aged sewage pipes in Bulawayo after it was recently granted a tender by the city.The firm Cesor Trading Private Limited is replacing old pipes in Pumula, ...Published: 02 Jan 2020 at 09:51hrs | 2497 | by Stephen Jakes
2020: Time to draw a line on Mnangagwa's military regime
The level of deterioration and stinking poverty stalking ordinary citizens in ghettos and countryside due to misgovernance, corruption and maladministration by Emmerson Mnangagwa's military regime is ...Published: 01 Jan 2020 at 08:40hrs | 8051 | by Stephen Sarkozy Chuma
Cassava reports first set of half year results post demerger from Econet
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Listed entity Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe Limited (CSZL), which has business interests in mobile money, digital banking, insurtech a...Published: 31 Dec 2019 at 13:38hrs | 1245 | by Agencies
Shake-up looms at Zesa
Zesa Holdings has been set tough performance standards and goals in both energy supply and administrative efficiency, with the Government taking an active role in monitoring progress. This was...Published: 31 Dec 2019 at 09:57hrs | 5003 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo Mayor urges people to register to vote
Bulawayo mayor Solomon Mguni has challenge people in Bulawayo and Matabeleland to register to vote in a bid to avoid reduction of constituencies during th...Published: 30 Dec 2019 at 18:42hrs | 3495 | by Stephen Jakes
Dormant African Graduates need the Joshua Maponga Balm
If you have worked very hard to attain your Degree, and you can't get the job you dreamt for, you need to buy a balm called Pastor Joshua Maponga. Pastor Maponga himself is confussed and does not real...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 18:02hrs | 1277 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Road traffic accidents drop 35%
TWO people died while two were injured in 66 separate road accidents that occurred on Friday, marking a 35 percent reduction of road traffic accidents this year compared to the same period last year, ...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 08:23hrs | 879 | by Staff Reporter
Plans on course for early cloud-seeding
GOVERNMENT is weighing the option of introducing early cloud-seeding to aid rainfall if the current dry weather patterns persist. Most parts of the country are experiencing a dry spell that has ...Published: 29 Dec 2019 at 07:36hrs | 1212 | by Staff Reporter
3 killed in Gweru-Kwekwe highway accident
THREE people died on spot in a fatal head-on collision when a Toyota D4D rammed into a Delta beverages haulage truck at the Redcliff fly-over along the Gweru-Kwekwe highway this morning.The ac...Published: 28 Dec 2019 at 16:34hrs | 3640 | by Staff Reporter
Ginimbi to host carnival all-white boat party
This year's Victoria Falls Carnival which kicks off tomorrow is promising to be an exciting one, not necessarily because of the artistes, but the side activities which have been lined up. With...Published: 28 Dec 2019 at 10:17hrs | 5882 | by Staff Reporter
General Tongogara's ZANU PF died in 2017
Is this the country that Tongogara, Chitepo, JZ Moyo, Silundika and other gallant sons and daughters gave up their lives for?Is this version of ZANU PF the same liberation movement that Tongog...Published: 28 Dec 2019 at 07:38hrs | 12748 | by Dr Utete
Man attends grade 1 at 39
A 45-year-old inmate has attained all his academic qualifications while serving a nine-year jail term for rape.Charles Zifa started his grade one level at the age of 39 following his imprisonm...Published: 26 Dec 2019 at 10:22hrs | 6189 | by Staff Reporter
Mzembi regains lost mojo as political vacuum beckons
"Zimbabweans cry for a new visionary as Mzembi regains his lost mojo"The word mojo is derived from a native African language and relates to a source of vigor, energy, admiration potency. It is...Published: 25 Dec 2019 at 10:50hrs | 5546 | by Alois Ndaramo
GMB Corruption and mismanagement exposed
The GMB has been in chaos and turmoil since the days of the Kumbirai Kangai GMB scandal in 1997. GMB has been used as a tool for personal enrichment and has been weaponised as a tool for corruption in...Published: 25 Dec 2019 at 08:55hrs | 3818 | by Nicholas Ncube
'Cop bosses deal in drugs'
TWO female police detectives based in Bulawayo have approached the High Court challenging their superiors' decision to move them to other stations. The two cops, only identified as Detective S...Published: 24 Dec 2019 at 06:08hrs | 847 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans not depositing cash back into banking system'
THE Bankers' Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) says demand for cash remains higher than supply as many clients do not deposit their funds back into the system despite continued withdrawals. Long w...Published: 24 Dec 2019 at 06:03hrs | 657 | by Staff reporter
'Conflicted people stifling anti-graft fight in Zimbabwe'
African Parliamentarians Network against Corruption (APNAC) Zimbabwe chapter chairperson Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga (pictured below) says institutions responsible for fighting corruption in the c...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:51hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe runs out of mealie meal
ZIMBABWE's current mealie meal shortages have been blamed on the Industry and Commerce ministry which failed to register over 60 millers for maize subsidy, with millers withholding their stocks to avo...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 15:46hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Its flawed macro-economic governance systems, Stupid!
PUBLIC Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson, Honourable Tendai Biti is not only an accomplished lawyer but has also authored a book with Greg Mills and former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo. ...Published: 23 Dec 2019 at 14:44hrs | 272 | by Jameson Dapi
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