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New series aims to revive travel interest in South Africa
Johannesburg - A new travel film series, Travelling Again will take a close up look at South Africa's tourism attractions and how travel has been reshaped by the Covid-19 pandemic.A production...Published: 10 hrs ago | 236 | by Agencies
Key pieces to Zimbabwe's $12 billion mining industry
In October 2019, the Zimbabwean government tabled an ambitious policy document that aims to turn the mining sector in the country into a US$12 billion industry by 2023. Achieving that export target wi...Published: 13 hrs ago | 915 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Mnangagwa appointed chief barred from Chivero Chieftainship
HIGH Court judge, Justice Siyabona Musithu has barred Cornelius Chivesani Chengera from assuming Chivero chieftainship.This follows a successful application by one Tendai Chitinhe who is invol...Published: 16 hrs ago | 3300 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Khupe killing the MDC brand
The usual band of political analysts say that MDC may have reached the end of its road and both Thokozani Khupe and Nelson Chamisa have to take responsibility for allowing the once formidable party to...Published: 18 hrs ago | 2885 | by Staff reporter
Schools reopen today
SCHOOLS reopen today under a new normal which requires both teachers and learners to strictly adhere to Covid-19 prevention regulations as directed by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education S...Published: 19 hrs ago | 664 | by Pardon Muzavazi
'Crisis' in Zimbabwe: A neighbour's perspective
From as far back as May, several individuals and organisations from Zimbabwe, the region and beyond have been pushing the baseless and politically-mischievous narrative that Zimbabwe is mired in a cri...Published: 19 hrs ago | 818 | by Pardon Muzavazi
Urgent Funding Appeal for Bulawayo Boreholes Drilling Project
The 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) hereby makes an urgent public funding appeal via Gofun...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 19:26hrs | 726 | by 1893 Bayethe Board of Directors
Progress against virus brings complacency in parts of Zimbabwe
With Zimbabwe's coronavirus infections on the decline, schools are reopening, along with churches, bars, restaurants, airports and tourist attractions. Strict lockdowns designed to curb the disease ar...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 18:36hrs | 596 | by Farai Mutsaka I Associated Press
Dembare targets Bosso striker
DYNAMOS are pursuing striker Tinashe Makanda following the expiry of his contract at Highlanders.H-Metro heard DeMbare coach Tonderai Ndiraya has tasked the executive to land the marksman's si...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 17:50hrs | 1349 | by Staff reporter
Leopard scare in Filabusi
VILLAGERS at Filabusi in Insiza district of Matabeleland South have expressed fears over a leopard and its puppies terrorising their area.Village head in Ndwangu area Godfrey Makhulumo Ndlovu ...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:20hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Residents boil sewer water to drink
CLOSE to 15 years since it was established, residents in Mbundane in Umguza District, adjacent to Mganwini (Bulawayo) still have no water connected to their households with residents forced to illegal...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:17hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle number plate delays rile motorists
DELAYS in the issuance of vehicle number plates have raised disgruntlement among affected motorists in Bulawayo who are accusing the police of harassing them yet the Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) is ...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:16hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Water rationing hours to be reduced
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) is now working 24 hours a day on the Epping Forest Borehole Project in Nyamandlovu, a move meant to ease water problems in Bulawayo by end of next month....Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:15hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
More elephant deaths recorded in Victoria Falls
TWO more elephants were found dead in Victoria Falls last Friday, bringing to 27 the number of jumbo deaths in Zimbabwe in the last two months.The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Author...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:14hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Salary top-up for civil servants
GOVERNMENT will this week pay civil servants an additional Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) allowance, while salary negotiations continue.Civil servants are expected to start receiving the add...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:12hrs | 1594 | by Staff reporter
Govt recruits 6 000 teachers
Government has scrapped Second Term school fees, while 6 000 teachers are being recruited ahead of the phased reopening of schools starting tomorrow.This comes amid reports that a crash progra...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:12hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
'Show us what was looted by G40,' says Kasukuwere
FORMER ZanuPF national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere has demanded answers from his erstwhile colleagues who accuse him and other ruling party's G40 faction members of looting state resources, to reveal...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:11hrs | 1735 | by newzimbabwe
Chamisa, Khupe wrangling hits rock bottom
THE suicidal bloodletting consuming the main opposition MDC is now stomping towards its funereal end, with the party's interim leadership led by Thokozani Khupe now planning to recall about 38 more le...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 19:01hrs | 7808 | by Staff reporter
Relief for Zimbabwe cross-border traders
CROSS-BORDER traders across the country are set for a major relief following the unveiling of a cheaper coronavirus (Covid-19) testing facility, in a development that will be cost effective.Th...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 18:57hrs | 1244 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa requests Zimbabweans to pray for Joana Mamombe
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has urged Zimbabweans to pray for jailed MDC MP Joana Mamombe and other political prisoners who are languishing in prison. In a Twitter post on Saturda...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 11:06hrs | 4072 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Gweru residents push for home ownership
GWERU residents living in Mtapa high-density suburb recently confronted council demanding transfer of ownership of the houses which they occupied during the colonial era.Mtapa sections 3 and 7 hav...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:32hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
Who is to blame for Zimbabwe's land reform disaster?
0N August 31, the government of Zimbabwe announced that foreign white farmers settled in the country who lost land between 2000 and 2001 under the late former President Robert Mugabe's controversial l...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:29hrs | 368 | by Tafi Mhaka
Guard forgets firearm in toilet
WHAT a relief!A seemingly absent-minded security guard with a local security company who was deployed at a bank landed himself in trouble when he allegedly forgot his service firearm in the to...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:22hrs | 824 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa blasts ZACC, SACU
NORTON MP Temba Mliswa Wednesday urged Parliament to act on a land scandal in Aspindale, Harare involving businessman Billy Rautenbach and the state as the anti-corruption bodies were failing to prote...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:17hrs | 1657 | by Staff reporter
Dembare being run like a tuckshop
FORMER Dynamos forward, Simon Chuma, says the Glamour Boys are now being run like a tuckshop and have lost their way terribly. Chuma, who celebrated his 50th birthday last week, said playing f...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:16hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Fashion and fabric: African history told through printed wax clothing
A mainstay of African fashion, "ankara," "wax hollandais "or "kitenge" fabric holds up a mirror to history In most West and Central African main market...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:12hrs | 107 | by Franck Kuwonu
Zimbabwe records 27 new Covid-19 cases
TWENTY-SEVEN new Covid-19 cases were recorded on Thursday while 36 people recovered from the virus as the cumulative figure rose to 7752.Bulawayo had the highest number of new infections after...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 19:53hrs | 1281 | by Staff reporter
Open letter over illegal immigrant Indians in Zimbabwe
The borehole drilling industry is a lucrative industry that has the capacity to transform Zimbabwe's agricultural sector.It is unfortunate that illegal Indians are running this industry and ta...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 16:44hrs | 3969 | by John Mbizvo
Bulawayo Town Clerk: A man on a mission
Bulawayo City Town Clerk Christopher Dube has demonstrated that he is a man amongst men. The Town Clerk bravely thwarted attempts to illegally kick him out of office and equally thwarted a robbery att...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 11:15hrs | 3021 | by Nicholas Ncube
Morgan Tsvangirai must be turning in his grave
Morgan Tsvangirai, the late icon of Zimbabwe's tenuous democratic struggle, is a man I knew so well, having served as his spokesperson and trusted lieutenant for almost a decade until his untime...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 09:34hrs | 6439 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Mafume saved by the court
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume got a reprieve after the High Court granted him and other councillors from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) an order barring their recall that could have seen him leave of...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:01hrs | 1117 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa turns to Israelis as populace gets restive
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's edgy administration, battling to contain a restive populace amid a worsening economic crisis, has engaged the Israeli government for possible deployment of security expe...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:58hrs | 5222 | by Staff reporter
'Abducted' Zimbabwe doctor free of poisoning: Tests
A RANGE of blood and urine specimens extracted from Peter Magombeyi, the former Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) president, who was allegedly abducted by state security last year showed no...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:56hrs | 1205 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar moving towards stability?
THE interbank market entered the 14th week of trading this week and results from the auction show that the Zimbabwean dollar (Zimdollar) firmed by 0,27% against the Us dollar in the week under review....Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:55hrs | 1006 | by Respect Gwenzi
Tsikamutandas wreak havoc in Bulilima San community
SELF-PROCLAIMED witch-hunters, commonly known as tsikamutandas, have flooded the San community in Makhulela Village, Bulilima where they claim to be "cleansing the area". Notorious for preying...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:52hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi District Council withdraws order to suspend CEO
NKAYI Rural District Council (RDC) has withdrawn its application at the High Court in which it sought an order interdicting its suspended chief executive officer Mr Zimbabwe Ndlovu from accessing coun...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:51hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Mafume reinstated as Harare Mayor
HARARE Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume will remain in office after the High Court granted a provisional order reinstating him at Town House until the matter is finalised in due course. Through h...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:49hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland police expresses concern over increasing murder cases
Police in Mashonaland Central have urged locals to respect the sanctity of human life following a couple of murders recorded last week.Two murder incidents recorded Mashonaland Central, in a s...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 21:01hrs | 948 | by Staff Reporter
Matiza grilled over vehicle plates shortages
TRANSPORT minister Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday said government ordered a clampdown on vehicles without number plates after witnessing a spike in accidents involving unregistered vehicles.Resp...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:37hrs | 3362 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dams were decommissioned owing to low water levels
THE Bulawayo City Council said it decommissioned its three supply dams due to dwindling water levels, contrary to reports that it was because of siltation.Early this year, council decommission...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:32hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo's recall letter causes confusion in Bulawayo council
THE MDC Alliance says recalled Bulawayo Ward 24 councillor, Arnold Batirai Dube will not vacate office until the Minister of Local Government July Moyo clarifies whom he wrote recalling him in his let...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 05:32hrs | 3233 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hails Ramaphosa
President Mnangagwa, who is scheduled to address the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) today, has thanked South African counterpart President Cyril Ramaphosa for using the Ass...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 05:30hrs | 1023 | by Staff reporter
Equatorial Guinea delegation meets Mnangagwa
Equatorial Guinea Foreign Affairs Minister Mr Simeon Oyono today paid a courtesy call on President Mnangagwa at State House to deliver a special message from President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo....Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 22:24hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Schools to reopen in 3 phases
GOVERNMENT has announced a three-phased plan for the reopening of schools, with the last group ECD, grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and forms 1 and 2 resuming classes on November 9 after an almost six-month-long...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:07hrs | 3330 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents hail Zacc probe
BULAWAYO residents have hailed the move by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) to investigate reports of alleged land scams involving city fathers, saying this would help bring sanity at th...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:03hrs | 3114 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will soon be making its own number plates
Zimbabwe will soon be making its own number plates that follow international standards and common Sadc guidelines and will cost motorists just over US$45, significantly less than the US$80 that import...Published: 23 Sep 2020 at 06:01hrs | 2232 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar gains against the US dollar
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe held its weekly foreign currency auction today, which saw the local currency maintain its appreciation trend against the US dollar after it gained 0.26% to 81.4965 from 81...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 18:42hrs | 7053 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa meet clerics
THERE is renewed hope that the much-needed and much-talked about national dialogue could happen soon, after top clerics met with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa sep...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 18:38hrs | 5669 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga pledges to improve the working conditions of health workers
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga who is also the country's Health Minister has pledged to improve the working conditions of public sector health workers.This comes as the Health Apex Counci...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 18:38hrs | 1750 | by Staff reporter
Another Covid-19 death recorded in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE has recorded one more Covid-19 related death and 23 new cases in the last 24-hour cycle, bringing the total number of cases to 7 706.The total number of deaths stands at 226 while the...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 18:36hrs | 1671 | by Staff reporter
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