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Kidnappers targeting learners, women
Police have intensified investigations into a case in which two pupils aged 11 and 12 were kidnapped in separate incidents in Harare and Chinhoyi, while a woman was kidnapped by unknown suspects in Dz...Published: 20 hrs ago | 100 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa blames Mnangagwa for soaring prices
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa has blamed President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube for Zimbabwe's runaway inflation that has seen prices of basics g...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:56hrs | 888 | by Staff reporter
Mealie-meal shortage hits Zimbabwe?
ILLICIT deals involving some unscrupulous suppliers and traders have been blamed for creating artificial shortages of mealie-meal in formal shops while the commodity is being diverted to the streets a...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:42hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's maize harvest impressive'
Zimbabwe is food secure having already maize stocks that will last for the next 5,5 months with the bulk of the summer harvest still being gathered and delivered while wheat stocks will last until the...Published: 31 May 2023 at 06:58hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar not going anywhere
THE Treasury has assured the market of continued usage of the local currency and that deliberate steps are being taken to strengthen its value so as to restore consumer purchasing power and buttress t...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Massive price hikes throw the Zimbabwe economy into turmoil
THE Zimbabwean government is having sleepless nights over price hikes, which have continued unabated, plunging low-income earners into immense poverty, a snap survey by The NewsHawks.Commodity...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:54hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe toothpaste maker faces closure
The country's only toothpaste maker - Merken- is in danger of going out of business following the government's decision to allow the unfettered entry of the products it manufactures into the country, ...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:07hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Forex speculators to face disciplinary action
THE market should expect significant restoration of stability in the pricing of basic goods in response to comprehensive Government measures while disciplinary action will be swiftly meted against bus...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Zimgold unfazed by SA imports
ONE of Zimbabwe's leading cooking oil producers, Zimgold Oil Industries said this week it was not worried about prospects of stiffer competition after government's decision to lift restrictions on the...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:42hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hosts Nyusi at Sherwood farm
President Mnangagwa and his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi are at Pricabe farm, Sherwood in Kwekwe where are they touring the farm. The farm, which is owned by President Mnangagwa has sev...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:38hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Let's support our school children by paying their school fees
Here I was walking lackadaisically towards our forlorn and miserable Chinehasha Shopping Centre on Friday. The much-remembered and never to be forgotten 2023. Ahh isn't it the same year of the g...Published: 18 May 2023 at 21:05hrs | 332 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Hungry man caught harvesting school maize
A 25-YEAR- OLD hungry Mazowe man was arrested after he was caught stealing maize cobs at a school field last week.Dinsidale Nyats...Published: 16 May 2023 at 11:00hrs | 1167 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe industry frets over suspension of import duty
CAPTAINS of industry in Zimbabwe are sweating over the recent suspension of import duty and import value-added tax (VAT) on 10 basic groceries saying this was tantamount to exporting jobs and killing ...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:01hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
If Mnangagwa had a shop how much would he sell a loaf of bread?
It is really sickening whenever I hear senior government and ruling ZANU PF party officials always choosing to fault business every time prices of basic commodities shoot up. Over this past we...Published: 15 May 2023 at 11:19hrs | 802 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe to convert coal to fertiliser
A Zimbabwean government-owned entity, Verify Engineering, is preparing to use locally available coal to develop ammonia-based fertilisers as the country ramps up agricultural productivity."We ...Published: 14 May 2023 at 12:42hrs | 889 | by Takudzwa Changadeya
List of duty-free goods released
Import duty and import VAT was suspended yesterday on 10 basic goods: maize meal, rice, milk, flour, salt, cooking oil, petroleum jelly, toothpaste, bath soap and washing powder.The suspension...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:25hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Poisoned meal lands family of 12 in hospital
A family of 12 from Village Two in Umguza District, Matebeleland North province, is lucky to be alive after eating poisoned isitshwala/sadza on Tuesday evening.The family members who were rush...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Maize trading liberalised in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) will begin trading maize on the commodities market after the Government liberalised the trading in the strategic grain.ZMX contends the development would...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:01hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
GMAZ blasts informal sector
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has blasted the informal sector which is flooded with their products at the expense of the formal sector.In a statement, GMAZ chairperson Dr Tafadz...Published: 10 May 2023 at 09:30hrs | 717 | by Simbarashe Sithole
2 minors die in scotch cart mishaps
Two children died in Gokwe and Zvishavane respectively in two separate incidents involving ox-drawn carts.Midlands Police Spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incidents saying...Published: 09 May 2023 at 19:19hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Zesa dedicates 120MW for winter wheat farming
With planting of the 2023 winter wheat already underway in some parts of the country, the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has pledged to provide uninterrupted electricity to farmers to al...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:02hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans dump Zimdollar'
A MAJORITY of citizens have dumped the Zimbabwean dollar with 97% of transactions for basic commodities being conducted in United States dollars, a World Bank official said yesterday.World Ban...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son in-law demands US$500,000 divorce settlement
THE late former President Robert Gabriel Mugabe's son-in-law Simbarashe Mutsahuni Chikore has lifted the lid on how the family benefited from State largesse as he listed the family's riches in the cou...Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:13hrs | 1865 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans grain exports
DESPITE the growing prospects of a bumper harvest in the 2022/23 cropping season, the country is yet to start exporting grain, as efforts to promote food and nutrition security at both household and n...Published: 02 May 2023 at 09:04hrs | 1114 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans will wake up after elections…well, hopefully!
Yesterday, during a relative's burial, I had a wonderful opportunity to mix and mingle with friends, family, neighbors and people from all walks of life. In these interactions - especially wit...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 07:00hrs | 621 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe govt to revise 2023 GDP growth upwards
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday said Zimbabwe's gross domestic product (GDP) growth prediction of 3,8% was understated because of improved agricultural performance.The government expec...Published: 27 Apr 2023 at 06:30hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Minister's trial date set
Harare regional magistrate Mr Taurai Manuwere has set May 17 as the trial date for former Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development Douglas Karoro and Grain Marketing Boar...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 19:23hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
No photos please, Auxillia security tells villagers
VILLAGES hoping to capture on their phone cameras a lifetime moment with First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa were left disappointed after her security aides barred them from taking pictures at a function in...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:35hrs | 961 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy could grow 6% this year
Zimbabwe's economy could grow 6 percent this year, better than a previous forecast for 3.8 percent growth, thanks to a strong performance by agriculture and easing power shortages, Finance Minister Mt...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 09:11hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
Man killed over maize plants, onions and sugarcane
A 79-year-old man was killed in Mvurwi on Friday after he was accused of uprooting some maize plants, onions and sugarcane from the assailant's garden.Police have since arrested Francisca Muto...Published: 24 Apr 2023 at 20:26hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe maize peaks 2.3 million Metric Tonnes
Zimbabwe's annual cereal produce is expected to rise significantly this year with the maize staple seen peaking to 2,3 million Metric Tonnes (MT), a 58 percent increase from last year's yield....Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 16:42hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's capital Harare among bottom 10 worst liveable cities
A leading research firm has ranked Harare among the bottom 10 worst liveable cities based on the Global Liveability Index, reflecting the country's socio-economic crisis which has caused dilapidation ...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:44hrs | 4510 | by Staff reporter
'I'm working for investor-friendly environment" insist Mnangagwa. Watch again Al Jazeera Gold Mafia. I rest my case!
The spirit is willing, but the intellect is weak! "Zimbabwe is open for business!" is the most enduring thing President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ever said since taking over from the late Robert ...Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 18:43hrs | 895 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa' govt says no one will starve
GOVERNMENT has said it will provide enough food to all Zimbabweans in need amid heightening concerns that drought might revisit the country. Responding to questions in Parliament last we...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:52hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Villagers lose crops to buffaloes, elands
VILLAGERS in Hurungwe's Nyamakate area have lost substantial amounts of their maize crop to buffaloes and eland that have invaded the community.The affected villagers are under Chief Chundu in...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:27hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plans to exponentially increase rice production
ZIMBABWE plans to exponentially increase rice production through the assistance of Japan, which has undertaken to facilitate the adoption of hybrid varieties that increase yields.Japan Interna...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 12:10hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Chief Makope steals 40 cattle
Chief Makope of Mazowe district in Mashonaland Central is facing arrest after he allegedly abused his office and stole 40 cattle from a Mvurwi farmer.Born Godwin Zambara, the 63-year-old chief...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 10:44hrs | 847 | by Simbarashe Sithole
2 cops steal US$158,000 from suspect
TWO police officers appeared before a Harare magistrate on Wednesday facing criminal abuse of office charges after they allegedly stole US$158 000 from a suspect.Addmore Musiza (34) and Tafara...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:13hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Police detectives share US$160,000 theft loot
Two Criminal Investigation Department (CID) police officers have landed in the dock on allegations of sharing US$160,000 they had recovered while investigating a theft case.The two, Addmore Mu...Published: 05 Apr 2023 at 18:20hrs | 1599 | by Staff reporter
Zinara, DDF and devolution to fund rehabilitation of roads
GOVERNMENT will soon start injecting more funds towards road rehabilitation as the rainy season that had stalled works is coming to an end.Most of the country's roads are in a bad state and ha...Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:25hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
2 farmers arrested over mbanje
POLICE in Macheke, Mashonaland East province, have arrested two neighbouring farmers who allegedly cultivated more than 100 marijuana plants in their maize fields.Kudakwashe Jarasi (37) and Su...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:45hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans returning from SA battling to make ends meet
The Zimbabwean government says it has put in place a range of measures to help Zimbabweans returning from South Africa. But many say they are battling to make ends meet.Faced with the expiry o...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:48hrs | 1141 | by Staff reporter
I left Zimbabwe to live in South Africa. I want to go back. This is why it's hard
Many South Africans wonder why so many of us Zimbabweans came to be settled in their country, and wonder why we do not simply return to our homeland.This is my story - about my rural homestead...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:57hrs | 1594 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches resource mobilisation exercise
President Mnangagwa has today launched a resource mobilisation exercise towards victims of Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Malawi which claimed more than 500 lives with thousands injured and a trail of des...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:46hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hands over mealie meal donation to Malawi
GOVERNMENT yesterday handed over its donation of 300 tonnes of mealie meal to Malawi to assist the country in coping with the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy, which hit parts of Southern Africa early this...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 09:58hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Lions cause havoc in Matebeleland North
A pride of lions is reportedly causing havoc in parts of Lupane, Matebeleland North, where herds of cattle belonging to different farmers have been killed.Children have not been to school as v...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 08:41hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe parliament built on private land
IN January we published a story saying part of the land on which Zimbabwe's new US$140 million Parliament and the planned US$60 billion ultra-modern Cyber City in Mt Hampden on the outskirts of the ca...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:06hrs | 1899 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preside over Zimbabwe implosion
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed that the majority of his ministers were doing well - with three outstanding and two being a dismal failure - the reality on the ground is different: Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:05hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has failed the youths, through Mutoriro and Kambwa
As far as Zimbabwe is concerned things are not appealing ranging from economic, social to political discourse. The government of Zimbabwe is supposed to start now to lay out robust and effective mecha...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 09:11hrs | 183 | by General Franco
2 prisoners escape, rob shop owner
TWO prisoners who were serving three-year sentences for unlawful entry escaped from Gokwe Prison on Saturday evening before robbing a shop owner at Gwehava business centre.One of the escapees ...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 07:44hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
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