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Matebeleland has critical shortage of rehab centres
A critical shortage of drug rehabilitation centers in Matebeleland South and Matabeleland North has left residents with limited options for addressing escalating drug and substance abuse, according to...Published: 12 hrs ago | 181 | by Staff reporter
The tragedy of King Lobhengula and Chaminuka Pasipamire fallout
Two political dynasties in the present-day Harare province and surrounding areas aligned themselves with the Ndebele in the mid to late 1800s. These were the Rwizi and Hwata dynasties. The relationshi...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 11:51hrs | 554 | by Mzala Tom
Smuggled, counterfeits goods flood Zimbabwe's market
Illegally imported goods, ranging from soft drinks to baby formula, are flooding Zimbabwe's markets, threatening public health and the economy, a recent market surveillance by the Consumer Protection ...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 10:05hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Domestic Tourism festive season campaign launched
Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Barbara Rwodzi has this Saturday in Mazoe launched Domestic Tourism festive season travel campaign targeting...Published: 17 Nov 2024 at 07:59hrs | 740 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Mhona benefits from Mbudzi interchange looting spree
Zimbabwe's Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Felix Mhona has allegedly benefited from Mbudzi interchange looting spree and temporarily managed to evade public scrutiny through pre...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 12:42hrs | 17123 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Councillors hail Chitepo school of ideology
Several councillors from Mashonaland West and Central have hailed the Hebert Chitepo School of Ideology as an inclusive and transformative programme with capacity to change community behaviour and att...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 22:30hrs | 812 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe faces influx of counterfeit goods
The Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has raised alarm over the rampant influx of counterfeit goods into Zimbabwe, revealing that the smuggling of these products is occurring on an industrial scale...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:13hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Currency crisis piles more misery on fragile Zimbabwe economy
Leading economists have raised concerns over the potential economic impact of the recent waves of price hikes and currency volatility, which threaten to further destabilize an already fragile economy....Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 13:12hrs | 3498 | by Staff reporter
United States sanctions on Zimbabwe: who is off the list, who is on?
The United States on Monday sanctioned Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 19:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube issues chilling warning over sugar tax-linked price hikes
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has issued a firm warning to traders engaging in unjustified price hikes on sugary beverages, arguing that the officially gazetted tax thresholds do not warrant such exce...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Man found with five lion heads in Zimbabwe
A MAN from Masvingo who was found in possession of five dried lion heads worth US$100 000, appeared in court yesterday charged with contravening the Parks and Wildlife Act.Prosecuting, Ms Berl...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:02hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
No cholera vacines for Matebeleland
The country has achieved 90 percent coverage of the cholera vaccine in hotspot areas as Zimbabwe is poised to remove cholera as a public health threat in the next few months on the back of a decline i...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 50 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Prices go 'haywire' during Zimbabwe festive season
A FRESH wave of price increases on basic goods and services has dampened the festive mood, stealing the cheer away from the majority of the country's citizens already struggling to make ends meet....Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shortages of goods in Zimbabwe under probe
Industry and Commerce Minister Dr. Sithembiso Nyoni has addressed the artificial shortage of some essential goods in Harare's formal market, with a focus on ensuring price stability. During an engagem...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
20 e-passport centres opened
With 20 e-passport centres already commissioned and with plans to ensure every district gets such a registry centre, that will offer all the other documentation that people need in the modern world, t...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:43hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for stealing $4 gold
It never rains but pours for a Chitungwiza man who is facing a jail term for stealing gold worth only $4.00.Yes, $4.00.Welcome Martin Banwa(40) of Unit D in Chitungwiza was this ...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 18:44hrs | 8 | by Desmond Nleya
'Establish animal husbandry centre in Bulawayo'
LIVESTOCK farmers from the Matebeleland region are facing challenges in accessing technical support to boost their production as there is no veterinary training-focused institution, which negatively a...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman's bid to nullify divorce flops
A High Court judge has dismissed an application by a Mazowe woman to nullify her divorce from her late ex-husband.Martha Nyathi, nee Nyarira, an ex-wife to the late Chemist Nyathi, was contest...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe price spikes spook consumers
A NEW wave of price hikes, triggered by the plummeting local currency on the parallel market, has thrown many consumers off balance.As of yesterday, the local currency was trading between $1 8...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maridadi seeks new markets for Zimbabwe products
As the manufacturing sector continues to increase production driven by favourable policies introduced by the Second Republic, Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Senegal James Maridadi has decided to help the fi...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar hits new low
Prices of nearly all basic goods skyrocketed this week as the Zimbabwe dollar plunged in value to a record low, leaving disposable incomes dwindled, Business Times can report.The jump in price...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 12:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
FULL LIST: Massive wealth looted by Cottco bosses revealed
The Prosecutor General has gone tough on corruption accused COTTCO marketing and business development manager Maxmore Njani and sought an order to go on a massive repossession of the grand loot held b...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 11:09hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
High Court allows seizure of Cottco boss' property worth millions of USD
THE High Court has granted the Prosecutor General approval to seize property worth tens of millions of US dollars' worth allegedly owned by Cotton Company of Zimbabwe's (COTTCO) corruption-accused bos...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prices soar ahead of Christmas
ZIMBABWEANS face yet another bleak festive season as prices of basic commodities, mostly foodstuffs, continue to rise with retailers citing the current power outages as the main driver of price increa...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel drop
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has announced a slight adjustment on fuel price at a time when the Government continues with the downward review of fuel prices coupled with positive ma...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 19:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lager beer production seen up 11%
DELTA Beverages says its lager beer portfolio is performing ahead of prior year, with a target to produce more than two million hectolitres this year, up 11% compared to prior year.Last year, ...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Insane' opposition parties banned in Gokwe
IN a veiled attack on the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), Gokwe's Chief Njelele has dismissed as 'insane' opposition supporters agitating for the ouster of President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the fo...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe fails to combat human trafficking'
ZIMBABWE has been ranked lowly for failing to fully meet the minimum elimination of human trafficking standards, despite making concerted efforts to do so.Last week, the United States released...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$ salary demands grow louder in Zimbabwe
DEMANDS for United States dollar (US$) salaries have increased across all sectors of the economy as a number of employees struggle to buy basic commodities now being charged in the greenback.M...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean doctor at centre of Grace Mugabe farm 'gift' charged with medical misconduct; risks being struck off by tribunal
A doctor at the centre of a 2016 farm seizure row in Zimbabwe is appearing before the UK Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) over allegations of mistreating patients.The tribunal, un...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean Exemption Permits holders' choice: Restart in a broken country or live undocumented in SA
THREE Zimbabweans who held Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs), which the South African government has now scrapped, share their anxiety and anguish as they face deportation, uprooting their lives and...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Retailers dump Zimdollar
RETAILERS in Harare have dumped the Zimbabwe dollar and are demanding payment in United States dollars for a number of basic goods such as cooking oil and dairy products.Some large wholesalers...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Schweppes selling mostly in Zimdollars'
Beverages maker, Schweppes Zimbabwe, says the bulk of its domestic market sales are being conducted in local currency while US dollars constitute only a small portion.Chief executive Mr Charle...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndumiso Gumede laid to rest
HUNDREDS of people converged at Ndumiso Gumede's rural home in Inyathi Village, Bubi District in Matabeleland North, to pay their last respects to the late decorated football administrator.The...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:52hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Urban home-seekers invade rural area land
The rising cost of land in urban centres such as Harare has pushed desperate home seekers to invade adjacent rural areas, which are now experiencing increasing pressure on demand for social services....Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:00hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Forex black market chokes residents
Bulawayo residents have said parallel market rates are chocking them as they cannot afford to pay rentals or make ends meet.Parallel market rates have shot up to about $180 for US$1 in the str...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Temba Mliswa takes ZANU PF leader heads on
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has accused Zanu PF Mashonaland West youth chairman, Vengai Musengi, of fomenting divisions in the party, excelling only in the use of violence, taking over pe...Published: 20 Sep 2021 at 13:09hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Delta, Varun share beverages market
DELTA Corporation's market share in the non-alcoholic beverages market is facing serious threat from PepsiCo's Varun Beverages which has taken on an aggressive market penetration strategy, Morgan &...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Factional kingpin unmasked
UNDER siege Zanu PF Mashonaland Central chairperson Kazembe Kazembe, whose influential position in the party is hanging by a thread has extensively extend...Published: 28 Jul 2021 at 21:31hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe Covid-19 deaths rise
Over 2000 people have succumbed to Covid-19 in Zimbabwe at a time the country is battling the third wave. The Covid -19 deaths now stand at 2 274. According to statistics released by the Minis...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe records 59 Covid -19 deaths
Zimbabwe recorded 59 new Covid -19 deaths to bring the total deaths to 2 185 since the start of the pandemic. According to the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC), the country recorded 6...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa drives Buy Zimbabwe campaign
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was awarded the Buy Zimbabwe Champion of the Decade Award for utmost dedication to the cause of promoting the production and consumption of local products at the organisat...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mbuya Nehanda is a Zimbabwean heroine - Archivist
The erection of Mbuya Nehanda statue in Harare had created a lot of debate in Zimbabwe. Some people are of the view that the gesture was long overdue whil...Published: 30 May 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Etiwel Mutero
'Nehanda not a national heroine'
A LOCAL historian has said government erected Mbuya Nehanda's statue for political expediency, distorting history since the heroine of the first war of resistance against colonial rule was not a natio...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:50hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Erecting statues more important and should be applauded
Zimbabweans received the unveiling of the great statue of Mbuya Nehanda the first ever recorded Woman army commander after Deborah of the bible. Many were elated and praised His Excellence the p...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:29hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Luxury car purchases rile Gweru residents
MRS Naome Mashoko is a resident of Mkoba 6 suburb in Gweru and for the past two weeks, she has been forced to walk a long distance to fetch water from a borehole at Mkoba Six Shopping Centre. ...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pfumvudza, bond notes: Mnangagwa's saviour
THE gigantic lake TugwiMukosi is spilling. This is a rare phenomenon for a water body so big to spill less than four years after commissioning.It holds a promise that is too big to hide or ign...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:55hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Proudly made in Zimbabwe
The advent of globalization has demonstrated that each country has expertise in a certain trade and there are commodities that resonate with certain countries more than others. It is often argued that...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 00:25hrs | 2 | by Victor Bhoroma
WATCH: Wetland victims regret
A NUMBER of families in Budiriro Extension on Sunday had a sleepless night following rains that left their houses flooded.Houses built on wetland were flooded and residents failed to cross a s...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 20:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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