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Two die, eight seriously injured in separate accidents
TWO people died and eight others are hospitalized in separate road traffic accidents on Wednesday in Mashonaland Central province....Published: 6 mins ago | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe among 7 African governments using Israeli cyber-espionage tools
As internet penetration and smartphone usage increases across Africa, digital spaces have become increasingly important in organising opposition movements. In response, several governments have at tim...Published: 2 hrs ago | 269 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe in demo demanding Matanga's resignation
MDC Alliance Harare West MP Joanna Mamombe and scores of party youths Thursday staged a flash demonstration outside the Harare Magistrates' Courts demanding the release of activist Makomborero Haruziv...Published: 3 hrs ago | 1005 | by Staff reporter
Cops nab 11 armed robbers
POLICE in Harare have arrested 11 suspected armed robbers after foiling a major heist at Maruta Shopping Centre in Hatfield along the Harare-Chitungwiza Road in the early hours of Thursday.Nat...Published: 3 hrs ago | 665 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean family seeks Ramaphosa's intervention
A Zimbabwean family has written to the president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa asking for his intervention after one of their family members mysteriously disappeared.Billard Taviria went mi...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1488 | by Shelton Muchena/ Simbarashe Sithole
Minister blames poor grade 7 results on sanctions, covid-19, etc.; all except real cause, Zanu PF
Zimbabwe's Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Cain Mathema, blamed sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries, corona virus and striking teachers for this year's poor Grade 7 ex...Published: 5 hrs ago | 240 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa's fresh headache
Cash-strapped government is struggling to raise US$1.75bn to compensate former commercial white farmers who lost their farms under the land reform programme amid revelations a bid to raise funding fro...Published: 6 hrs ago | 2670 | by Staff reporter
Liquidity squeeze hits Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's central bank is in the market mopping up excess liquidity using savings bonds as a deliberate action to regulate the quantity of money in circulation in addition to dealing with an exacerba...Published: 6 hrs ago | 964 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's exchange rates band to narrow
The gap between the official and parallel market exchange rates is expected to narrow further from the current 20% by the end of the year owing to the containment of reserve money, good agriculture se...Published: 6 hrs ago | 728 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya in shock claims
Zimbabwe's central bank governor, John Mangudya, this week claimed the southern African country does not need "anyone's money" to extricate itself from its economic woes.The country, which is ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1881 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda, Chadzamira jumps the vacationing queue
Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira and Zanu-PF national political commissar Victor Matemadanda today headlined a group of senior Government and ruling party officials to receive the ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1476 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers declare groceries as fertilizer , three trucks busted
Security officials working with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) anti-smuggling unit in Beitbridge have intercepted three commercial trucks which were transporting an assortment of groceries whi...Published: 6 hrs ago | 590 | by Staff reporter
Chombo bail ruling tomorrow
FORMER Cabinet Minister Ignatius Morgan Chombo, accused of illegally parcelling pieces of land in Harare and Zvimba Rural District Council during his tenure of office as Local Government Minister betw...Published: 6 hrs ago | 142 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation drops 1.98%
ZIMBABWE'S month-on-month inflation for February decreased by 1,98 percentage points to 3,45 percent from 5,43 percent recorded in January, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) said....Published: 6 hrs ago | 164 | by Staff reporter
UK-based Warriors named in provisional squad
ZIFA has included United Kingdom-based players in the Warriors' provisional squad for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers against Botswana and Zambia next month.The Warriors technical...Published: 6 hrs ago | 296 | by Staff reporter
Government repeals mining fees hike
GOVERNMENT has reverted to old mining and registration fees after the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) engaged the authorities to review the recent increases.Last week, the Ministry of Mines a...Published: 6 hrs ago | 131 | by Staff reporter
Rehabilitation of Beira-Zimbabwe railroad underway
The Mozambique Ports and Railway Company (CFM) on Wednesday started to replace tracks on the railway line connecting the port city of Beira to Machipanda, on the border with landlocked&nbs...Published: 6 hrs ago | 138 | by Staff reporter
Man sues Kazembe, police
A HARARE man has filed a High Court application seeking an order compelling the police to investigate an alleged abduction and shooting incident he endured at the hands of suspected cops earlier this ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 134 | by Staff reporter
Benefits of legalizing online gambling in Zimbabwe
You need to know that physical gambling in Zimbabwe is legal. Any possible form is completely legal and there is no issues of any kind. Online gambling activities are a bit harder to explain. They are...Published: 8 hrs ago | 129 | by Staff Writer
'It is not from the benevolence of corrupt and vote-rigging politicians we expect our dinner' to paraphrase A Smith
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest (profit). We address ourselves not to their humanit...Published: 9 hrs ago | 283 | by Wilbert Mukori
Blessing Chebundo praises Matemadanda for the hard work
The newest member of ZANU PF cde Blessing Chebundo praised the ZANU PF NATIONAL POLITICAL COMMISSAR cde Victor Matemadanda for the hard work he did in bringing Chebundo over to ZANU PF. ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 932 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Nyikayaramba Zvechokwadi
The Editor, To the youth of Zimbabwe, please read carefully:SB Moyo, Nyikayaramba, Mnangagwa, Muchinguri, Chiwenga; all the so-called comrades joined the war between the ages of 15 and...Published: 9 hrs ago | 1648 | by Sam Wezhira
Which ZANU-PF are they joining - Mliswa
Outspoken Norton Legislator, Temba Mliswa, has said ZANU PF is no longer the same as the one he once knew and those crossing floors to join it should answer which ZANU PF they are joining."I n...Published: 9 hrs ago | 3568 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gwanda fisherman runs into dead body instead of good catch
A 19-year-old fisherman from Gwanda literally became a fisher of man when he cast his rod into Sengezane river hoping to reel in a good catch only to discover a dead body floating in the water....Published: 15 hrs ago | 3094 | by Staff reporter
Charamba rubbishes mandatory inoculation report
PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba has rubbished a report in today's local newspaper alleging that Zimbabwe could consider mandatory inoculation against COVID-19 following resistance from some ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1873 | by Staff reporter
Window closing for UK-based Warriors
THE window appears to be closing for the Warriors to secure their United Kingdom-based stars for the Afcon qualifiers next month. Zimbabwe will take on Botswana and Zambia in two matches which will de...Published: 16 hrs ago | 913 | by Staff reporter
3 banks to extend credit facilities to farmers
THE agriculture commodities exchange - the Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) - to be introduced soon, has courted three banks willing to extend credit to farmers as more progress is made towards the ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1431 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and the politics of water in Matebeleland
Today, His Excellency President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa marches back to history and affirmatively posts his legacy to posterity by officiating at the Gwayi-Shangani water pipeline groundbreaking c...Published: 16 hrs ago | 905 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Bulawayo tops Grade 7 results
BULAWAYO province produced the best results in the 2020 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Grade Seven examinations with the country's pass rate having been adversely affected by Covid-19 p...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1376 | by Staff reporter
Habitual thief rearrested
Police have rearrested a habitual car thief on allegations of breaking into a parked vehicle in Bulawayo and stealing a cellphone, just a few days after he was released from prison. The latest...Published: 16 hrs ago | 735 | by Staff reporter
Top cop wants ZACC officer arrested
A senior police officer Chief Superintendent Joseph Josphat Matipforo has filed a report alleging that Zimbabwe Anti Corruption (ZACC) investigator Eric Chacha is obstructing the course of justice and...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1292 | by Staff reporter
MDC, Zanu-PF MPs get Chinese vaccine jab
RESTLESS MPs, who have been clamouring to get vaccinated against the Covid-19 pandemic, finally got inoculated Wednesday at the Parliament Building in Harare.Most of the MPs who were vaccinate...Published: 16 hrs ago | 844 | by Staff reporter
Chombo remanded in custody
Former Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo, arrested on Tuesday on charges of illegally parcelling out land in Harare and Zvimba, will hear today whether his application for bail is successful a...Published: 16 hrs ago | 663 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches Data Centre
The new National Data Centre commissioned yesterday by President Mnangagwa will anchor all e-government programmes and will allow co-ordinated planning and monitoring of results. The President...Published: 16 hrs ago | 352 | by Staff reporter
Chebundo, Timveous raptures Chamisa's MDC
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance secretary-general Charlton Hwende said former party official, Lilian Timveous decided to dump the Nelson Chamisa-led party and join Zanu-PF to keep in her possession a parliame...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1601 | by Staff reporter
Youths urged to patch up potholes
AN organisation dealing with youths, Volunteer Troops for Sustainable Development, is rallying youths across the country to contribute to the development of their areas.The organisation said o...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1071 | by Staff reporter
'MDCs, Zanu-PF fuelling political tension
THE ruling Zanu-PF and opposition MDC parties have been accused of fanning violence through hate speech, thus entrenching fear in the electorate.This was revealed in a 2020 Hate Speech Report ...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:56hrs | 1498 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mulls mandatory COVID-19 vaccination
PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba says Zimbabwe could consider mandatory inoculation against COVID-19 following resistance from some sections of the population. Zimbabwe rolled out the...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:55hrs | 2299 | by Staff reporter
Japan gives Zimbabwe US$8,6 million
JAPAN has given Zimbabwe US$8,6 million in emergency funding to support vulnerable people who have been most affected by the humanitarian crisis in the country.In a statement yesterday, the As...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:53hrs | 1098 | by Staff reporter
Teachers hit back at Mathema
TEACHERS have challenged government to accept responsibility over the poor performance of Grade 7 pupils in the 2020 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council results released early this month, accusing Pr...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:53hrs | 2963 | by Staff reporter
RBZ warns against rejecting $5 notes
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has assured the transacting public that the $5 note was still legal tender, and warned businesses against rejecting the currency.In a statement on Tuesday, the cen...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:52hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
'Housing co-ops remitted money into Chombo personal bank account'
SEVERAL housing co-operatives around the country reportedly deposited cash into former Local Government minister Ignatius Chombo's personal bank account instead of remitting the money to the State, a ...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:51hrs | 1223 | by Staff reporter
Baboons wreak havoc at Matopo High School
A TROOP of monkeys and baboons has unleashed havoc at Matopo High School in Matabeleland South province, causing infrastructural damage that includes the breaking of windows and furniture, the Souther...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:48hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Gwanda Road now death trap
THE Bulawayo-Gwanda Highway, which connects Zimbabwe with her neighbours, has become a death trap for motorists as it has been littered with potholes.The Transport and Infrastructure Developme...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:47hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe makes another U-turn on mines
GOVERNMENT on Tuesday reverted to Zimbabwe dollar-denominated mining fees, only a week after Mines minister Winston Chitando made wide-ranging reviews based in United States dollars.Chitando's...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:46hrs | 1637 | by Staff reporter
Amplats warns Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S decision to compel exporters to surrender more of their foreign currency earnings may leave miners unable to fund operations, Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), one of the country's biggest...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:45hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Dreaming of Zimbabwe: Stories from the diaspora
NEARLY 24 years ago, Lance Guma came face to face with a gun. A man had followed him out of the main post office in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, before attempting to provoke him into an argument. L...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:45hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
Chipanga seeks Mnangagwa audience
Musician-cum preacher and politician Hosiah Chipanga has revived efforts to meet and have a conversation with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, saying that he has to deliver a message from God which will ...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:27hrs | 1745 | by Staff reporter
Mysterious death of inmate causes Covid-19 anxiety at Masvingo prison
A male inmate recently died under unclear circumstances in a prison cell at Masvingo Remand prison after spending some days battling an undisclosed illness, TellZim reported.TellZim News has i...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:25hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Teacher unions demand plan for opening of schools
Teachers' unions under the Federation of Zimbabwe Education Unions (FOZEU) have called upon government to plan and engage them ahead of the opening of schools for this year.FOZEU demands sever...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 21:25hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
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