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War vets stage demo over bonus delays
THERE was commotion at the Peoples Own Savings Bank (POSB) in Masvingo Thursday when war veterans and government pensioners staged a demonstration over delays to pay them their 13th cheque in hard cur...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1047 | by Staff reporter
No US$ bonus for nurses
HEALTH professionals have expressed disgruntlement after some of them allegedly received their bonuses in local currency while other civil servants were struggling to access their 13th cheques at loca...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1612 | by Staff reporter
Zec bemoans paltry budgetary allocation
GOVERNMENT has failed to adequately fund the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to conduct electoral activities, including pending March 2022 by-elections.The was revealed by Zec deputy elect...Published: 4 hrs ago | 83 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's mustn't greenwash his govt's crimes
SINCE becoming President in November 2017, President Emmerson Mnangagwa repeatedly paid lip service to calls for democratic reform, did little to further human rights and democratic freedoms in the co...Published: 5 hrs ago | 93 | by Tafi Mhaka
Mnangagwa to launch another expo
Chancellor of all State universities, President Mnangagwa is expected to officially launch the Varsity Film Expo taking place at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) on Monday....Published: 5 hrs ago | 66 | by Staff reporter
Pupils shun teen vaccination programme
BULAWAYO health officials say some pupils are resisting to be vaccinated in the ongoing vaccination programme targeting teenagers aged 16 and 17, a challenge blamed on parents and guardians' vaccinati...Published: 5 hrs ago | 69 | by Staff reporter
Covid cases spike
COVID-19 cases have started rising again with latest statistics indicating over 700 new infections on Wednesday up from only nine cases in the last 10-day reporting cycle.On Tuesday, 399 new c...Published: 5 hrs ago | 119 | by Staff reporter
'Returning citizens were providing fake Covid-19 certificates,' claims Mangwana
RECENTLY announced quarantine measures in the wake of a new Covid-19 variant by President Mnangagwa are meant to protect the lives of Zimbabweans and ensure that the country does not witness grim deat...Published: 5 hrs ago | 222 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe to buy new planes next year
TREASURY will support flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, to recapitalise through acquisition of new planes and expand its routes in 2022 under the airline's six-year strategic turn-around plan.The pl...Published: 5 hrs ago | 125 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA take battle to Administrative Court
ZIFA have approached the Administrative Court to formally challenge the decision by the Sports and Recreation Commission to suspend the association's executive committee. The Notice of Appeal ...Published: 5 hrs ago | 28 | by Staff reporter
ZEC warms up to by-elections
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is pushing for additional funding to the $11 billion it was allocated in the 2022 national Budget as the election management body has started making preparation...Published: 5 hrs ago | 38 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zesa bosses implicated in illegal debt collection deal
ZESA Holdings Group financial controller, Mr Tafireyi Chikwenhere, yesterday told the court that three top executives at the power utility allowed a local law firm to perform debt collection services ...Published: 5 hrs ago | 89 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa suffers yet another diplomatic blow
THE United States government has poured cold water on President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured)'s claim that he held a crucial meeting with President Joe Biden last month to discuss ways of removing san...Published: 5 hrs ago | 202 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's quarantine order 'distressed' Zimbabwe's tourism council
The Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe says it is "distressed and disappointed" by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to impose mandatory quarantine for everyone arriving in the country except ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 674 | by Staff reporter
Dry weekend for Harare
Residents in Harare should brace for dry taps this coming weekend as the local authority said it will be doing routine maintenance and also connect a line to Hopley suburbs.In a statement toda...Published: 18 hrs ago | 139 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe drifts into 2023 election mode
NO date has been set for the 2023 elections, but Zimbabwe is already getting into election mode, with evident electioneering and voter registration awareness campaigns by political parties and various...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 07:02hrs | 1302 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Midlands factions renew jostling for posts
THE battle for the political control of the Midlands pitting rivals State Security minister Owen Mudha Ncube and incumbent Daniel Mackenzie Ncube has continued despite the two front-runners dropping o...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 07:01hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's quest to re-join the Commonwealth is set to hit a snag
ZIMBABWE'S quest to re-join the Commonwealth is set to hit a snag, following revelations during a debate in the British House of Lords this week that the United Kingdom is far from supporting the coun...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 07:01hrs | 1464 | by Staff reporter
Corruption allegations rock ZOU
THE Zimbabwe Open University (Zou)'s Department of Peace, Leadership and Conflict Resolution is rocked by serious allegations of corruption involving foreign students paying tuition fees in foreign cu...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 07:00hrs | 2163 | by Staff reporter
The Hypocrisy Of Mnangagwa
SINCE becoming the president of Zimbabwe in November 2017, despite repeatedly paying lip service to calls for democratic reform, Emmerson Mnangagwa did little to further human rights and democratic fr...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1046 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 cases rise to 712
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 infections spiked on Wednesday, on the same day as the country began restricting entry to all travellers.The 712 new infections reported by the health ministry were the hig...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:36hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar falls by 69%
Zimbabwe's local currency has fallen by nearly 70% since the beginning of the year on the parallel market, compared to about 30% on the official market, data from a leading advisory firm showed on Tue...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:36hrs | 3250 | by Staff reporter
Schools hit by COVID-19 outbreak
A NUMBER of private boarding schools have closed down and sent students home after an alarming increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases at the learning institutions.According to situational report...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:35hrs | 1116 | by Staff reporter
Dembare in fresh financial woes
A WAR is brewing in the Dynamos camp between management and players, with reports suggesting that the footballers were not happy with their bosses' reluctance to pay winning bonuses for the matches th...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:34hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Chaos at Chief Chiweshe's traditional court
TEN members of the same family from Chiweshe yesterday appeared at the Bindura Magistrates Court facing charges of threatening to assault a local chief over a civil matter he presided over at his trad...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:34hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa finally announces by-elections dates
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday finally announced that the long-awaited by-elections to fill 133 vacant local government and parliamentary seats would be held in March next year.Mnangag...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:34hrs | 1458 | by Staff reporter
Economist questions govt use of IMF money
A LEADING economist, Gift Mugano has questioned government's plans to disburse substantial amounts drawn from the nearly US$1 billion special drawing rights (SDR) from the International Monetary Fund ...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:33hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean Airport runs dry for 3 weeks
KARIBA Airport has gone for nearly three weeks without water, forcing travellers and employees to relieve themselves in nearby bushes.Kariba Airport is located in northern Zimbabwe close to Ka...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:32hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Gweru not ready for lockdown
GWERU residents said they were not prepared for prolonged COVID-19 lockdowns that could restrict movement and disrupt business operations.On Tuesday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced new...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:32hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo firm commits to re-industrialisation
THE availing of lines of credit to the automobile repair industry is the sure way to facilitate retooling so the sector becomes a key enabler in Government efforts to modernise and stabilise the econo...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:30hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to preside over monthly clean-up in Bulawayo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will tomorrow preside over this month's main clean up exercise in Bulawayo, as Government intensifies efforts to build sustainable environmental management and waste disposal syste...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:29hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants withdraw forex bonuses
CIVIL servants were smiling all the way to the bank yesterday as they started receiving their bonuses in foreign currency.They are receiving up to a maximum of US$700 and civil service pension...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:29hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
Another diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO has recorded a fourth diarrhoea outbreak since last year with 157 cases having been reported so far in the high-density suburb of Tshabalala Extension.The last outbreak in the city wa...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:29hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge border modernisation to improve efficiency
The efficiency challenges that had become a perennial headache at the Beitbridge Border Post are gradually being addressed through the ongoing US$300 million modernisation works carried out by the Sec...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:28hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa slams West over unscientific Covid-19 restrictions
President Mnangagwa has raised alarm over the unjustified treatment of a number of SADC member states by some Western countries and their intrusive nature in the domestic affairs of sovereign states....Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:26hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
SA consumers face higher prices in 2022
Various product prices are rising rapidly across the globe as the world opens after months of lockdown. As a result, food prices have been in the headlines, and SA is no exception.As a case in...Published: 02 Dec 2021 at 05:25hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
399 new Covid cases, 1 death reported yesterday
ONE person succumbed to Covid-19 while 399 new cases were recorded in the country yesterday.All the new cases are local transmissions.The seven-day rolling average for new cases rose t...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 17:22hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Zifa takes SRC to court
THE suspended Zifa board has come out in full support of the ongoing dialogue between the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) and Fifa to resolve their tiff, but forged ahead with its plans to appr...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 12:12hrs | 879 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans react to Mnangagwa's new Covid-19 restrictions
Zimbabwe's latest Covid-19 have been met with condemnation, as citizens have questioned the logic behind asking travellers to quarantine for 14 days even if they produce a negative PCR result....Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 11:48hrs | 3787 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa alleges assassination attempts by Zanu-PF
ZIMBABWE'S opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance, believes that the country's ruling Zanu-PF has decided to assassinate MDC-A leader Nelson Chamisa because all its other effort...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 10:04hrs | 1644 | by Staff reporter
Govt imposes mandatory quarantine
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday imposed mandatory quarantine for returning citizens and foreigners entering the country and tightened lockdown measures amid concern over the new COVID-19 Omicro...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:39hrs | 1474 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo
TSHABALALA Extension in Bulawayo has been hit by diarrhoea, with over 500 families affected after they allegedly drank contaminated water.Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is struggling to provide p...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:38hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Govt, teachers' rift widens
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday accused the United Kingdom (UK) embassy of funding trade unions, including teachers to rebel against the government in pursuance of a regime change agenda....Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:38hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
Construction of Hwange Teachers' College set for next year
CONSTRUCTION of Hwange Teachers' College, which will be the first training institution for teachers in Matabeleland North province, is set to begin early next year.This was revealed by Matabel...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:37hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Man fraudulently acquires 'dead' SA-based businessman's farm
A BULAWAYO man allegedly faked the death of a South Africa-based businessman and fraudulently took ownership of his farm in Umguza District, Matabeleland North, through a court order.Zephaniah...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:37hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
Council recruits more traffic cops
Harare City Council has certified 166 new municipal police officers to boost traffic management in the CBD and assist in reducing congestion during peak hours.Speaking at the certification of ...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:36hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Judge declares Drax, NatPharm deal valid
THE cancellation of the 2019 contract between Drax Consult SALG and NatPharm for the supply of medicines and related sundries was improper, the High Court ruled yesterday, since the tender had been ap...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:33hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
US$1m fraud trial hits snag
The trial of builder George Katsimberis, who is facing allegations of defrauding a local land developer of close to US$1 million has hit another setback after his new lawyers requested for transcripts...Published: 01 Dec 2021 at 05:33hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to maintain must-visit international hunting destination status
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic's disruptive waves that continue to result in international travel bans, the Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe (SOAZ) plans to mount a 2022 vigorous campaign, in o...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 21:37hrs | 510 | by Emmanuel Koro
Stanbic Bank rolls out one of the largest banking loyalty programmes in Zimbabwe
30 November 2021, Harare - Stanbic Bank has announced the launch of one of the largest banking loyalty programmes in the country to date.The PlusRewards programme, which will be launched today...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 21:26hrs | 658 | by Agencies
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