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Kazembe focuses on graveyards, as National Heroes Acre nears full
Zimbabwe's national shrine (National Heroes Acre) is facing acute burial slots insufficiency and the government is rolling out extension programme to ensure more space is availed for heroes and heroin...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 12:28hrs | 569 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Dexter Nduna graduates with law degree from UZ
Former Zanu-PF Chegutu West Member of Parliament (MP), Dexter Nduna, graduated this Friday with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Zimbabwe (UZ). However, his achievement was clouded by ...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:31hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
UZ churns out first Education 5.0 graduates
President Mnangagwa, in his capacity as Chancellor of all State universities, presided over a landmark event at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) yesterday, capping a record 6,778 graduates. This cohort...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:06hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Urgent action needed to resuscitate NRZ
The Government has been urged to accelerate the revival of the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) to enhance its role in providing crucial logistical solutions essential for the country’s developme...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:19hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere ghost haunts Zanu-PF
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has cracked the whip on errant Zanu-PF top officials whom he either suspended or expelled from the party accusing them of backing former political commissar Sa...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ passenger train service to be revived
PLANS are underway to capacitate the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) that will result in the revival of abandoned passenger services to ease the pressure on the country's major highways, Vice- Pre...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:05hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
US$115m loan for NRZ imminent
The National Railways of Zimbabwe is on the verge of finalizing a loan agreement of US$115 million with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). Out of this amount, $81 million will be allocated ...Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ adopts strategy to reboot operations
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has announced a new inward-looking strategy aimed at enhancing its operations and efficiency. This initiative seeks to leverage domestic solutions to a...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 05:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Car-smuggling syndicate arrested
A syndicate of suspected fraudsters who allegedly smuggled high end vehicles into the country and evade paying toll gates has been nabbed, with five of the suspects appearing in court this Tuesday....Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 09:28hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints Mike Madiro as new NRZ Chair
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed another key Zanu-PF factional political crony, Mike Madiro, as the new National Railways of Zimbabwe chairman, putting him into the state feeding trough to e...Published: 28 Sep 2023 at 09:09hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes more key govt appointments
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Virginia Mabhiza, former Secretary for Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs, to the position of Attorney-General. The announcement of this appointment w...Published: 28 Sep 2023 at 06:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints first female Attorney General
President Mnangagwa has officially appointed the nation's inaugural female Attorney-General, Mrs. Virginia Mabhiza, effective from November 1.Additionally, the President has made three other k...Published: 28 Sep 2023 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
2 Mutsvangwas, 6 women and 3 Mnangagwas
With former television personality Tatenda Mavetera thrown into the mix, one needs very little imagination to describe Zimbabwe's Cabinet that was sworn into office early this week following a sham el...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 22:09hrs | 5 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Zimbabwe's new Members of Parliament sworn-in
Members of Parliament for the 10th Parliament took their oaths of office yesterday and committed themselves to work towards the fulfilment of Vision 2030 enunciated by President Mnangagwa to make Zimb...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF takes early poll lead
RESULTS of this year's harmonised elections started trickling in yesterday with Zanu-PF taking an early lead in National Assembly polls.The results that were announced by the Zimbabwe Electora...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Manicaland visit divides Zanu-PF
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit to Manicaland province on Wednesday for a campaign rally left the ruling party divided with party bigwigs clashing over the venue.Former Finance minister P...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Defence Forces 'a vital cog in growth drive'
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces are a vital cog in the ongoing national socio-economic modernisation and development of the country and Government will continue to capacitate its service personnel through...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:38hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa honours wife with govt award
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pampered his wife Auxillia by awarding her philanthropic work with a Jairos Jiri Humanitarian Gold Award.The honouring of Auxillia's Angel of Hope Foundation c...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:50hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa honours outstanding citizens, organisation
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday gazetted honours and awards in different categories for various individuals and an organisation, the First Lady's Angel of Hope Foundation, in recognition of the roles th...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:47hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Faz destabilises Chamisa's CCC
SHADOWY Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)-linked Zanu-PF group Forever Associates of Zimbabwe (Faz), which took over the running of elections from the military in order to boost the prospects of...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 19:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chipinge gears for Zanu-PF manifesto launch
Zanu-PF Manicaland province says it is geared to host President Emmerson Mnangagwa this week when the ruling party launches its 2023 election manifesto in Chipinge district.Mnangagwa is set to...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
House crumbles in Kwekwe
A Kwekwe family escaped death by a whisker after their flat at Globe and Phoenix compound caved in due to illegal mining underneath the compound.Family spokesperson, Ms Kimberly Rusike, said t...Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ward primaries re-runs tomorrow
Zanu-PF will hold primary election re-runs for local authorities in at least 27 wards tomorrow after a number of incidents in the initial polls. The re-runs will complete the party's sele...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa allies' defeat inconsequential'
THE recent humiliating defeats suffered by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's allies in Zanu-PF primary elections would not have a bearing on his re-election bid, analysts have noted.A number of M...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi rival withdraws from poll re-run
JUSTICE and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi is likely to represent Zanu-PF in Zvimba West after his rival pulled out from a scheduled primary election re-run.A re-run was schedu...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa saves humiliated Zanu-PF allies
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa ignored recommendations by a Zanu-PF special ad-hoc committee charged with dealing with the party's primary election disputes to save allies who suffered humiliating defea...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 11:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries show a 'generational shift'
SITTING Zanu-PF legislators paid the price for "ditching" their constituencies as they went on to lose primary elections held a fortnight ago.Zanu-PF this week announced successful candidates ...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 08:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Primaries: Remaining candidates announced
Zanu-PF has announced the final list of candidates who will represent the party in the forthcoming harmonised elections with 205 candidates cleared, and only five remaining to allow for reruns....Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Changing political face in Manicaland
Zanu-PF Manicaland province has dumped its old guard and other party heavyweights after they were thumped in primary elections held last week, with 17 out 22 sitting legislators falling by the wayside...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo meets over primary election results
Zanu-PF will hold an Ordinary Session of the Politburo in Harare today to take stock of the just ended primary elections held last weekend.Confirming the development last night, party spokespe...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Die cast in Zanu-PF primaries
THE stage has been set in what promises to be a tough contest in the much-awaited Zanu-PF primary elections to choose the candidates that will represent the ruling party in the forthcoming harmonised ...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Letter to the President of Zimbabwe
His Excellency The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, I just do not understand why our Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner General (CG) is not ticketing traffic violators on Zimbabwe's roa...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 09:37hrs | 12 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Govt accelerates construction of dams, irrigation schemes
Government is accelerating construction of dams and development of modern irrigation schemes to climate-proof agriculture under a comprehensive plan geared to guarantee food self-sufficiency, Presiden...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 10:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF stalwarts and ex-ministers troop back
Zanu-PF stalwarts and ex-ministers in the current administration and late former President Robert Mugabe's government are plotting a political comeback after they were cleared by the politburo to cont...Published: 08 Oct 2022 at 21:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiefs openly back Zanu-PF candidate
TWO traditional leaders in Buhera, Manicaland province, are openly campaigning for an aspiring Zanu-PF candidate ahead of the 2023 elections.Chiefs Chitsunge and Chimombe have openly backed Ph...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Former Zanu-PF bigwigs eye return
THREE former Zanu-PF Members of Parliament (MPs) from Hurungwe district are eyeing central committee positions in the ruling party ahead of elections slated for this weekend.They include forme...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as Mbudzi roundabout closes for construction
As motorists adjust to the closure of Mbudzi roundabout while the huge and complex Mbudzi Interchange is built over the next 18 months, the diversion of traffic into roads in Hopely and Waterfalls was...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woes mount for suspended Zanu-PF DCC chairperson
IT never rains but pours for suspended Zanu-PF Buhera district coordination committee (DCC) chairperson Cosmore Chimombe who is also now being accused of abusing the Presidential inputs scheme....Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Factional tremors rock Zanu-PF
THE weekend suspension of Zanu-PF Manicaland youth leader Pedzisai Mudende over forgery and corruption charges has shaken the province currently rocked by factional fights.Mudende, who is Zanu...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official suspended over violence
Zanu-PF has reportedly suspended Buhera district co-ordinating committee (DCC) chairperson Cosmore Chimombe over intra-party violence that rocked the district two weeks ago.The violence report...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa blows top over factionalism
INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services minister Monica Mutsvangwa has reportedly threatened to deal with Manicaland members who leaked information on internal party fights to the Press...Published: 26 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Munangangwa's campaign team off to false start in Buhera
President Mnangagwa's campaign for the watershed harmonised plebiscite slated for next year got off to a false start in Buhera owing to some suspicious elements leading the team, this publication lear...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 11:48hrs | 1 | by Edson Mapani
Mnangagwa wants Zimbabweans to promote peace
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has rallied the nation to cherish peace and unite to develop the country.He said Zimbabweans need to take a leaf from the unity shown by the Johanne Marange Apostolic Churc...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinara fails to pay road contractors
GOVERNMENT has failed to pay contractors under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP) for the past five months, slowing down the road rehabilitation initiatives.Government launched...Published: 22 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pomona model to be replicated in other cities
THE Pomona dumpsite waste to energy plant model in Harare should be replicated in other cities as it will bring a lot of value to Zimbabwe especially in terms of good health as cities will be cleaner ...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba lives another day
A DEMONSTRATION meant to pressure the ruling Zanu-PF party to act on Buhera South Member of Parliament Joseph Chinotimba flopped yesterday.The protest, which had been planned to take place at ...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brilliant architecture refreshes Zimbabwe's Beitbridge border
A REFRESHING atmosphere greets a discerning traveller upon arrival at the new look Beitbridge Border Post, a world class facility whose upgrading under the Second Republic, has reached the final stage...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dangles trinkets to chiefs
LOCAL Government deputy minister Mariam Chombo has disclosed that government is planning to splash on traditional leaders to cushion them against economic turbulences.Chombo, who said she was ...Published: 14 May 2022 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinara mulls e-tollgates
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) says it is making headway on plans to establish an e-tolling system to reduce operating costs from toll fees collection processes.According t...Published: 06 May 2022 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trevor Ncube's dalliances with Mnangagwa run much deeper
This article on the mysterious and controversial relations between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and local publisher Trevor Ncube is a summary based on an extract from...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:22hrs | 6 | by Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
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