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Cop among 7 arrested for Marondera robbery murder
A police officer is among six people arrested for the robbery murder of a Marondera businessman on September 23.Lukas Chimoka, 62, was shot dead after armed gunmen stormed his home at around 2...Published: 1 hr ago | 165 | by Staff reporter
'Toxicity' and 'hater' terms now used by those who don't want to hear the truth!
I have been there! It is only that we did not have such terms as 'toxicity' and 'hater' in my day - but, I have used or thought along those exact lines before.In my youth, I had a fair...Published: 11 hrs ago | 711 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Butchers and ordinary Zimbabweans count costs from 16-hour ZESA daily power cuts
The transmission and distribution arm of power utility ZESA this week announced new power cuts, blaming generation problems and curtailed imports.Ordinary Zimbabweans and small and medium ente...Published: 15 hrs ago | 974 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's sanctions a smokescreen
LAST week, the United States updated targeted sanctions against Zimbabwean individuals and entities responsible for committing grave human rights abuses, undermining democracy, or contributing to corr...Published: 15 hrs ago | 170 | by Michelle Gavin
Chief Justice Malaba to commission Lupane Magistrates' Courts
ALL is set for the commissioning of the completed Lupane Magistrates' Courts complex by Chief Justice Luke Malaba this Friday.Construction of the complex started a few years ago and it is one ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 227 | by Staff reporter
$9bn gold coins sold as individuals join rush
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says gold coins worth $9 billion have been sold since July this year, with individuals taking a significant chunk of the bullion, while the Monetary Policy Committee...Published: 15 hrs ago | 267 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa goat scheme ready to take off
THE first 30 000 goats under the Presidential Goat Scheme, which seeks to boost breeding stock and increase numbers and quality, will be distributed to provinces over the next two months.The p...Published: 15 hrs ago | 140 | by Staff reporter
The importance of parastatals
WHEN State-managed institutions work well they are often not recognised or rewarded and are taken for granted. When they fail, everyone suffers the consequences.At independence in 1980, 40% of...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | 124 | by Eddie Cross
Grade 7 exams start
GRADE seven Zimsec examinations started smoothly yesterday without any hiccups being reported.A survey by The Herald around Harare established that teachers ignored calls for industrial action...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Zimra rolls out self-service kiosks
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has started rolling out self service facilities (Kiosk) for clients in a move to enhance efficiency in tax remittance as well as improve collections, especially ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
All Zimbabwe qualified health professionals recruited
ALL qualified health professionals seeking employment in the public sector have been hired, giving that group a zero unemployment rate as the Health Services Board (HSB) acts to upgrade the public hea...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:48hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa poll poser as survey reveals 2023 stronghold voter apathy
Zimbabwe's main opposition will have to dig deeper to pull victory in the 2023 elections after results of a recent Afrobarometer survey have shown less enthusiasm to vote among youths and voters...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 20:24hrs | 3447 | by Staff reporter
Why do Zimbabweans keep electing individuals who clearly lack leadership qualities?
What do we look for when we elect a leader? Is it their fearless stand against an incumbent oppressive government - whereby, they boldly confront injustice, and ready to die for the greater go...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 09:24hrs | 978 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa refused to sign Queen Elizabeth III's book of condolences until....
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has claimed that he refused to go to the British embassy in Harare to sign the book of condolences following the death of Queen Elizabeth 11 earlier this month.Acc...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 5034 | by Staff reporter
What sort of leaders do Zimbabweans need?
What do we look for when we elect a leader?Is it their fearless stand against an incumbent oppressive government — whereby they boldly confront injustice, and are ready to die for the greate...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 151 | by Tendai Mbofana
Cyber scams on the rise in Zimbabwe
CYBER scams are on the rise in Zimbabwe with experts saying people must be vigilant as hackers can steal identities so that they commit crimes.Lately, hackers have been on the loose in Zimbabw...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is nobody's little boy
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has revealed how the British made a major climbdown after he insisted that he could not sign the book of condolences for the late Queen Elizabeth II because Zimbabwe is under illeg...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa assigns Reconciliation Act to Justice Ministry
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has assigned the administration of the National Peace and Reconciliation Act to Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, who needs to give the required su...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Why Zanu, Zanu-PF were successful in the 1970s, 80s and 90s
I was in a meeting recently when someone who is not a member of Zanu or Zanu-PF asked the question: Why was Zanu and Zanu-PF successful in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and not successful after 2001? ...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:48hrs | 588 | by Fay Chung
Child killed by mysterious being
A Bulawayo family claims that their six-year-old son died after being hit with a brick on the head by an invisible being, which the child claimed to be a small boy that he could only see.The i...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:44hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Are African leaders incredibly daft or deliberately pretending unaware why Zimbabweans are truly suffering?
The past week has been eventful as far as calls for 'sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe should be removed', by various, mostly southern African leaders.Firstly, it was the South African President C...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 07:39hrs | 1634 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chiri faces Parly grilling
LEGISLATORS have demanded that Auditor-General (AG) Mildred Chiri be summoned to Parliament to explain why allocated funds in some ministries and government entities for 2021 have not been accounted f...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:13hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banishes death penalty
IT'S been 6 273 days since Zimbabwe hanged a condemned person. For the gruesome murder of Themba Nkiwane, the High Court sentenced Never Masina Mandlenkosi to death in 2002 and he was executed...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:13hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
LSU procurement rocked by serious irregularities because of non qualified leadership
Lupane State University is one of the Universities that offer a Degree in Supply Chain Management, but its Procurement Management unit (PMU) is poorly managed as a non-procurement was assigned to over...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 12:17hrs | 998 | by Stephen Jake
ZEC's delimitation: An analysis of which provinces may gain or lose seats in the next parliament
The new census numbers were released in July, and they show a Zimbabwe continuing its modest population shift from the rural and to urban, a trend that will shape parliament for the next decade. The o...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 11:32hrs | 1007 | by Farai Chirimumimba
The harder the Zimbabwe regime pushes citizens into believing economy improving the more unbelievable they sound!
I have repeatedly asserted: 'nyama inonaka inotaura yega' - tasty meat speaks for itself - in other words, a truly good thing seldom needs advertising, but its goodness does the marketing.Simi...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 11:14hrs | 454 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
IMF says gold coins missed chance to build Zimbabwe reserves
The gold coins that have been in circulation in Zimbabwe for almost three months are a missed chance to build the nation's gold reserves, according to the International Monetary Fund."The sale...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 4337 | by Staff reporter
'We're a friend to all, an enemy to none'
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE, HIS EXCELLENCY, DR E. D. MNANGAGWA, AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 77TH SESSION O...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:50hrs | 308 | by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
Kadewere advised against surgery
WARRIORS striker Tino Kadewere will no longer undergo surgery after the doctors athis parent club Olympique Lyon and Spanish club Real Mallorca recommended alternative treatment for his injured right ...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
TelOne picks EOS Data for agric platform
TelOne, the State-owned telecommunications company, has picked EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA), a global provider of AI-powered satellite imagery analytics, to provide a platform that allows farmers to mon...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
3,000 hectares of wheat in Mat North
FARMERS in Matabeleland North have increased their wheat hectarage from last year's 950 hectares to about 3 000 hectares as the province moves towards enhancing the country's food security and attainm...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
36 ex-Zupco staff sue for terminal benefits
Fired Zupco employees have sued the company for terminating their contracts before they expired and for unpaid salaries and terminal benefits.The 36 employees have since approached the Nationa...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC-T readies for ordinary congress
The MDC-T is conducting a restructuring exercise ahead of an ordinary congress before the end of the year.Key positions including that of the party presidency, currently occupied by Douglas Mw...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 20:15hrs | 1151 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's precision-strike aircraft given Shona name 'Mwari'
The Paramount Group has produced and sold the first military aircraft made in South Africa since the 1980s when state-owned arms maker Denel SOC Ltd. unveiled the Rooivalk, or red falcon, attack helic...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 19:42hrs | 1353 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar shortage bites
THE government will today give an update on contracts it suspended last month pending a pricing review as pressure mounts for it to honour its obligations.Last month, as part of measures to sa...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 2849 | by Staff reporter
Mr Mnangagwa, longevity is a treasure beyond measure
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, congratulations on your 80th birthday. Given that for many people, 40 years is a lifetime, you rank among the fortunate remnant who have live...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 394 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
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 | 385 | by Staff reporter
Warrant of arrest for Maphorisa and Kabza De Small
THE law has caught up with South African DJs Maphorisa and Kabza De Small after a warrant of arrest was issued against them in Bulawayo over non-appearance at the Victoria Falls Carnival.Themb...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 19:37hrs | 631 | by Staff reporter
Alena Douhan's assertions on Zimbabwe sanctions' social impact gravely flawed, laughable and unscientific
The generalization of matters greatly impacting our day-to-day lives has unfortunately become a most troubling common occurrence.What is even worse is that, these are largely based on hypothes...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 18:49hrs | 208 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's many challenges and problems are microcosm of our failure to reason
Man is a creature of reason; all humans are born with inert potential to think and reason.Some people have lost the ability to reason out of drunken stupor, laziness or some such reas...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 18:47hrs | 133 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu-PF govt to build residential flats in Uzumba
THE government has plans to build residential flats in the Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe district in a bid to create small cities under a rural urbanisation programme.This was revealed by National Ho...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa greenlights new university fees
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has bemoaned the low uptake of Government facilitated loans by students at the country's tertiary institutions amid reports that only 10 000 students have benefited so far despite ...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:53hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold coins to be afforded by all
THE Government is planning to introduce smaller gold coins denominations amid revelations that at least Z$8 billion worth of the coins have been bought by locals since they were launched by the Reserv...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:53hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Egodini project takes shape
SOUTH African based developer, Terracotta will this week start preparations for the laying of asphalt to the sides of Egodini Bus Terminus as they work towards the completion of Phase 1A of the rehabi...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:52hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
The dangers of a long colonialism
Walking the last mileBY the time you read this piece, Queen Elizabeth II, late sovereign of the United Kingdom and titular head of the pizza-like Commonwealth, will be two days away from her f...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:41hrs | 83 | by Jamwanda
Zimbabwe tennis ace Bhunu suspended for doping violation
VALERIA Bhunu, Zimbabwe's highest-ranked female tennis player, has been slapped with a lengthy ban by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after a banned substance, Mesterolone was found in an ou...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:13hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Traffic nightmare as kombi crews create 6th Avenue rank
DRIVING on Bulawayo's streets has become nightmarish as rowdy kombi crews violate road rules causing congestion.Roads such as 6th Avenue Extension and Herbert Chitepo streets from 5th Avenue t...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Rolling power blackouts hit Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has announced a nationwide load shedding regime, which began Monday and will last up until Friday.ZETDC, a subsidiary of ...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 21:29hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Mbudzi roundabout to be closed to traffic until 2024
The busy Mbudzi traffic interchange in Harare is set to be closed until 2024 to pave way for further construction work, the local government ministry announced Wednesday.The development, delay...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 06:12hrs | 3050 | by Staff reporter
Zesa explains increased load shedding
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) says the current increased load shedding is due to depressed generation capacity at its power stations.According to gener...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 17:44hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
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