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Bulawayo teen sentenced over fatal Luveve road crash

A 19-year-old Bulawayo man, Melusi Nkomo, has been sentenced to an additional 24 months in prison following a fatal road accident that claimed the life of a Zimpapers staff member earlier this month.Nkomo, of Nketa 6 suburb, pleaded guilty…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:55hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter

Dr Ndhlukula appointed Chancellor of Women's University

Renowned businesswoman and philanthropist Dr Divine Simbi Ndhlukula has been appointed Chancellor of the Women's University in Africa (WUA), a move celebrated as a milestone for women's education and leadership on the continent.In her acce…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:54hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa arrives in Rome ahead of Vatican meeting

President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in Rome, Italy, on Saturday morning ahead of a bilateral meeting with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican scheduled for today.The discussions are expected to focus on cooperation between the Vatica…

Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:53hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter

Police block Gukurahundi public meeting

Police in Bulawayo have barred Matabeleland-based political parties and civic groups from holding a public meeting to discuss the region's 1980s Gukurahundi massacres.The gathering, which was scheduled for Sunday at Stanley Square in Makok…

Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:49hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter

Guti's widow visits Mnangagwa

Apostle Dr Eunor Guti, leader of the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) Forward in Faith Ministries International, this afternoon paid a courtesy call on President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House, where she briefed the Head of Sta…

Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 14:40hrs | 1553 | by Staff reporter

Professor Mugano's meeting with RBZ Governor raises eyebrows

Outspoken economist and long-time government critic Professor Gift Mugano has surprised many after expressing praise for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and its team following a meeting with the central bank's leadership.Posting on his …

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 15:31hrs | 1827 | by Staff reporter

Police deny blocking MDC-T meeting

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have strongly denied reports that they blocked a meeting of MDC-T party members at the party's Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House headquarters. Instead, police said they were called in to restore order after…

Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:14hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa meets IMF delegation amid worsening economic crisis

President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday held a high-level meeting with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation currently in Zimbabwe for an Article IV Consultation, as the country grapples with deepening economic turmoil marked by a…

Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 10:10hrs | 980 | by Staff reporter

Chaos at Bulawayo council meeting over traditional attire dispute

Tensions flared and order broke down at Bulawayo City Council's 3,394th full council meeting on Wednesday after councillors clashed over a controversial dress code dispute, prompting one senior councillor to walk out in protest.The uproar …

Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 14:27hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga meets Iranian President

Vice President Dr. Constantino Chiwenga today held productive discussions with Iranian President Mosoud Pezeshkian on enhancing bilateral relations between Zimbabwe and Iran. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Iran-Africa Econo…

Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:34hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter

Crisis meeting over RTG alleged takeover plot

Directors and senior executives from the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) and Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) are set to meet today in an urgent bid to address a suspected plot to manipulate the hospitality giant's share price for a t…

Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 09:25hrs | 1669 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa meets selected editors

President Emmerson Mnangagwa today held an interactive meeting with editors from public and selected private media houses, discussing his administration's achievements and strategic vision for the country.The two-hour session, facilitated …

Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 12:42hrs | 1961 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe man in trouble for demanding a meeting with Mnangagwa

A 25-year-old man from Mhimha Close, Budiriro 2, appeared in court on Monday facing a charge of disorderly conduct after allegedly storming the New Parliament building in Mt Hampden last week, demanding a personal meeting with President Em…

Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 11:50hrs | 1561 | by Staff reporter

Councilors gobble US$1m to meet Mnangagwa

In a controversial move that has sparked public outcry, Zimbabwe's cash-strapped local authorities spent an estimated US$1 million to fund the travel and allowances of nearly 2,600 councilors who attended a meeting with President Emmerson …

Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 13:35hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF councilors snub residents meeting

Mvuma residents are up in arms against the district's councillors who snubbed a meeting that had been called for them to hear grievances from the small mining town.The meeting was arranged by Mvuma Residents and Ratepayers Association (MRR…

Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 13:51hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter

SADC meetings underway in Harare

Ahead of the 44th ordinary summit of heads of state scheduled for 17 and 18 August in Harare, Zimbabwe, Southern African Development Community (SADC) engagements proceeded without incident, despite growing international calls for the relea…

Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 08:02hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter

Sadc Summit meetings begin

ZIMBABWE is ready to collaborate with all Sadc member States and co-operating partners towards implementing the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISD) 2020 to 2030, a senior government official has said.In his acceptance spe…

Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:52hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's Defence Minister in Russia for BRICS meetings

Zimbabwe is prepared to join the BRICS group, which will facilitate freer trade with other nations, stated Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri at a BRICS meeting in Vladivostok, Russia. She emphasized BRICS' role in promoting a new e…

Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 06:50hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Coltart hails Bulawayo water crisis 'consensus' meeting

Bulawayo mayor David Coltart said there was now a "broad consensus" to solve the city's perennial water problems after a meeting with water minister Anxious Masuka on Wednesday.Coltart has been pushing the government to declare Bulawayo a …

Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 18:45hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter

CCC councillors chase stakeholders before boycotting same meeting

There was drama last week at Chiredzi Town Council Boardroom where the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors chased all stakeholders from a special full council meeting to elect a new town chairperson only to boycott the same mee…

Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 05:48hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Biti disowns Tshabangu dinner

Zimbabwean opposition veteran Tendai Biti says claims circulating on the social media saying he has had dinner with controversial activist Sengezo Tshabangu who is behind the ongoing CCC MPs, senators and councillors recalls recently at Mo…

Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 13:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa meets church leaders

President Mnangagwa has engaged with various indigenous and Pentecostal church leaders who extended their congratulations to him for his victory and that of the ruling Zanu-PF party in the recent August 23 harmonized elections.The church l…

Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 15:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF's crisis meeting betrays vote uncertainty

Zanu-PF held a stormy crisis meeting at the party's headquarters in Harare on Tuesday this week, the day before the nomination court sat, to plead with disgruntled members who lost in the primary elections to rally behind the party over fe…

Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 18:24hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF Politburo meets today

Zanu-PF will today convene a Politburo meeting at the party's headquarters in Harare. In a statement, Secretary for Information and Publicity and party spokesperson, Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa, urged members to be punctual. The Secr…

Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Men's Cave: Inkundla yamadoda meeting on the cards

LOCAL men are set to congregate at Derby Hotel in Bulawayo for a workshop that will shed light on what has been a nascent pandemic lately, mental health issues that men face.The discussion platform dubbed "Men's Cave: Inkundla yamadoda Wor…

Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Aspiring ZANU PF MP, councilor nearly trade blows

Aspiring Mazowe North ZANU PF Member of Parliament Tsungai Makumbe nearly traded blows with the losing candidate Campion Mugweni whom he defeated in the primary elections.Mugweni has since swallowed his pride and is now vying for a council…

Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 21:30hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter

Ambulance shortage hits Bulawayo council

BULAWAYO has been hit by an ambulance shortage, a move that could impact negatively on the city's health delivery services.This came out of a Bulawayo City Council (BCC) internal audit which revealed that the city is operating at 40 percen…

Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chaos at Bulawayo council meeting

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) full council meeting last Wednesday degenerated into chaos with two councillors eventually ejected from council chambers for improper dressing.The largely Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors have…

Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:35hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Chief Menyezwa family meets over leaked juju death plot

CHIEF Menyezwa of Lupane in Matabeleland North  has said a family meeting will be held over a leaked audio recording that was circulating on social media in which a relative was plotting to kill him using juju.The chief said some rela…

Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:08hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga meets Swiss president

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday met Swiss President Alain Berset to whom he delivered a message from President Mnangagwa, as well as discussing about strengthening of economic cooperation, with Swiss companies already ramping…

Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Bogus Zifa leadership to assemble in Harare today

THE football leadership in the country is expected to assemble in Harare today where they are expected to come up with a road map that will guide the association in the implementation of football reforms.ZIFA acting chief executive officer…

Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:01hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

ZCTU threatens to boycott meetings

THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has threatened to boycott the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) meetings next year, saying the body has failed to represent the interests of workers.In its 2022 end-of-year statement yesterday,…

Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Police break up 'political' prayer meeting... arrest 36 worshippers

POLICE yesterday stormed into a prayer meeting in Harare and arrested at-least 36 church members, claiming the gathering was political.They were arrested at the Dutch Reformed Church building in central Harare where they intended to launch…

Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe candidate for top UN body ready for elections

Former chairperson of the Anti-Domestic Violence Council, Mrs Eunice Njovana, is ramping up her preparations for next month's elections for a seat on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).M…

Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:28hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

'Davos meeting a major breakthrough'

ZIMBABWE'S re-engagement drive will shift into top gear this week when President Mnangagwa joins hundreds of world leaders and heads of multinational corporations in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum (WEF).The President, who…

Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:28hrs | | by Staff reporter

Loga calls crisis indaba today

THE Warriors technical team are set to hold an emergency meeting today to deal with the crisis in their camp after eight players were barred from their opening 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Zimbabwe will play South Africa, next Friday, before…

Published: 28 Aug 2021 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Drama as Kwekwe Zanu-PF councillor in full council meeting

THERE were exhilarating dramatic scenes at Kwekwe City Council Tuesday when the only Zanu-PF Kwekwe Councillor, Maclean Nyamucherera, openly wept during a full council discussion on the allocation of vending stalls.Nyamucherera brought bus…

Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 07:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF supporters disrupt Mutare council meeting

ZANU-PF supporters reportedly disrupted a Pungwe Breweries meeting in Mutare last week in what is believed to be politically-motivated move.It is alleged that Zanu-PF activists, who included Occasion Chimwendo, Wellington Moyo and Kenneth …

Published: 26 Jan 2021 at 07:12hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa in Botswana for Troika meeting

President Mnangagwa arrived here this morning where he is attending an extraordinary SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation Heads of State Summit to discuss emerging peace and security situations in the region.The Preside…

Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:01hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's meeting disaster in Japan

The Local Solutions Council would like to register its outrage at the prima facie evidence of inadequate preparation by President Mnangagwa and his delegation at the 7th TICAD meeting being held from the 28th of August to 30 August 2019.At…

Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 23:53hrs | 10 | by Darlington Nyambiya

MDC-T statement on the meeting of POLAD

The Political Actors Dialogue commonly known as POLAD sat on Friday the 2nd of August 2019 to deliberate on the challenges the country is facing, especially the "economy". The meeting was attended by HE President Dr Khupe, The VP, Adv Gutu…

Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 22:35hrs | 7 | by Khaliphani Phugeni

Mnangagwa-Trump meeting being organised

As government intensifies its re-engagement process with the West, plans are afoot to have President Mnangagwa meet with the US President Donald Trump.During a Foreign Affairs Portfolio Committee hearing on Monday, Foreign Affairs Minister…

Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 08:46hrs | | by newzimbabwe

'5 minutes with Mnangagwa'

MEETING Zimbabwe or any country's Head of State does not happen every day. In fact, for a large majority of Zimbabwe's estimated 16-and-a-half million citizens, it will probably not happen in their lifetime. So when 15-year-old Bulawayo's …

Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:07hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to meet youths

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is tomorrow set to meet with Zanu-PF youths in an interactive session that will bring the party's eight provinces together.Zanu-PF's secretary for youth Lewis Matutu, said Mnangagwa will be their guest of honou…

Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 13:21hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Employers to meet Labour minister

EMPLOYERS Confederation of Zimbabwe (Emcoz) will this month hold a crucial meeting with Labour minister Sekai Nzenza over the state of the economy.The meeting comes at a time the economy is experiencing a sharp decline, characterised by a …

Published: 07 Feb 2019 at 07:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

ANC solidarity with Zanu-PF laudable

Zanu-PF and the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa are among Africa's few revolutionary parties that still remain in power. The ANC was founded on January 8,1912 and is Africa's oldest political party. It became South Africa's…

Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 07:43hrs | 4 | by Editorial - The Herald

Chiwenga, doctors in crunch meeting

FEAR gripped government yesterday forcing discussions with striking junior doctors as well as consultants and senior health practitioners, who on Friday issued a 48-hour-ultimatum, NewsDay can reveal.The ultimatum expired last night.It als…

Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:08hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

Doctors, govt in crunch meeting

Ministry of Health and Child Care will hold crunch talks with striking doctors tomorrow as it bids to end their industrial action which has crippled services across the country's public hospitals.Tomorrow's meeting will also bring together…

Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt holds shortages, prices crises meeting

INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Mangaliso Ndlovu yesterday held a crisis meeting with various government departments, including Treasury and the central bank, as well as captains of industry and commerce to address the current shortages of …

Published: 20 Oct 2018 at 08:25hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo scientist in Nobel Laureate Meeting

A BULAWAYO-born scientist based in South Africa recently participated in the 68th Nobel Laureate Meeting which was held in Lindau, Germany.The meeting, which is held every year, allows some of the most promising scientists from across the …

Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

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