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64 Ethiopians found dead in container in Mozambique
MORE than 60 suspected undocumented migrants from Ethiopia were found dead on Tuesday in a cargo container in Mozambique's northwest Tete province, a hospital official said."A truck transporti...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:38hrs | 3386 | by AFP
Food hampers for COVID-19 medical staff
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) will donate 200 monthly hampers for a period of two months to medical personnel deployed by government to deal with coronavirus countrywide.In ...Published: 26 Mar 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1003 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Earthquake in Chipinge, Chimanimani
An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 was felt in Chipinge, Chimanimani and surrounding areas around 5am today.Chipinge District Meteorological officer, Ms Lydia Masengu said preliminary locat...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 16:57hrs | 2846 | by Staff reporter
Corona virus pandemic needs a regional approach
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe president Takavafira Zhou has said while individual countries are taking a raft of measures to contain the spread of the corona virus what is emerging clear is t...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 08:50hrs | 643 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe closes borders after COVID-19 death
ZIMBABWE yesterday closed its borders as government tightened measures to control the spread of coronavirus after the country recorded its first casualty from the pandemic, journalist Zororo Makamba, ...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:39hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
Controls hit cross border traders
Traffic at border posts was restricted yesterday as new rules by Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Zambia were being formulated and border officers were awaiting instructions. At Kariba and Chirundu, v...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:30hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Load-shedding to go by June, claims Zesa
LOAD-SHEDDING is expected to significantly ease within the next three months as the country is close to settling its debt with South Africa's Eskom - one of the country's major power suppliers - while...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:34hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Zesa cuts Eskom debt to US$4m
LOAD-SHEDDING is expected to significantly ease within the next three months as Zimbabwe is close to settling its debt with South Africa's Eskom - one of the country's major power suppliers - while pa...Published: 23 Mar 2020 at 05:27hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Perrence Shiri just resign, you are a sellout: period
Let me take this opportunity to advise you Perrence Shiri the Women's University educated graduate, that when it comes to law the devil is in the detail, its you who has gone rogue , anti revolutionar...Published: 22 Mar 2020 at 17:00hrs | 6017 | by Peter Moyo
'No going back on land reform, Zimdollar'
President Mnangagwa on Wednesday stressed that land reform was irreversible and the Government would not substitute the local currency - the Zimbabwe dollar - despite machinations to destabilise and d...Published: 20 Mar 2020 at 20:36hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
How coronavirus has hurt Zimbabwe's ailing economy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa finally declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a national disaster on Tuesday.On Monday, a day before Mnangagwa's declaration, the Health ministry revealed that a Uni...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:30hrs | 1289 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exports 50,000 tonnes of tobacco
Zimbabwe has exported close to 50 000 tonnes of tobacco to different parts of the world since the beginning of the year, latest data from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) shows. ...Published: 19 Mar 2020 at 06:14hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe registers US$52,8m trade surplus against South Africa
ZIMBABWE recorded a US$52,8 million trade surplus against South Africa, its major trading partner, after exporting goods worth US$218,4 million to the neighbouring country in the month of January 2020...Published: 18 Mar 2020 at 06:43hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe deploys more manpower to Beitbridge
THE Government will deploy more manpower to Beitbridge Border Post to intensify screening and surveillance to detect and manage cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) as positive cases continue to increase i...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 17:28hrs | 1075 | by Staff reporter
'We will never close Beitbridge border post'
Following the 62 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Africa, the country's President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday declared a national state of disaster on the southern African country....Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 15:28hrs | 3933 | by Daniel Itai in Pretoria South Africa
Zimbabwe's borders will stay open
The government is not contemplating closing Zimbabwe's borders for now, as the lethal coronavirus to spread and to create havoc around the world. This comes as many countries are taking d...Published: 16 Mar 2020 at 06:51hrs | 2250 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar chaos power producers
The ban on the use of foreign currency in local transactions and the rapid collapse of the re-introduced Zimbabwe dollar has left independent power producers (IPPs) facing viability problems and is st...Published: 15 Mar 2020 at 11:09hrs | 1607 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe yet to be approached over US$11bn railway project, says Matiza
Government is yet to be approached by United States company, Railnet International, which has indicated its willingness to construct a US$11 billion railway line running from Zambia's Copperbelt Provi...Published: 12 Mar 2020 at 06:51hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga up for smuggling
Outspoken Zimbabwean preacher Apostle Talent Chiwenga was arraigned before a Mutare Magistrate Nottbuglar Muchineri today facing smuggling charges.Muchineripi granted Chiwenga ZWL$400 bail to ...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 15:04hrs | 5838 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
'Mnangagwa is no longer in charge,' says Jonathan Moyo
Late president Robert Mugabe's exiled information minister Jonathan Moyo is convinced Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is on his way out.In a sit-down interview with Times Select, Moyo ...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 07:17hrs | 17845 | by Lenin Ndebele
US$11bn rail project for Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique
UNITED States-based Railnet International plans to invest an estimated US$11 billion in a modern railway line and high-speed trains linking Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. According to Reuter...Published: 10 Mar 2020 at 05:20hrs | 1227 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe used as route to kidnap foreigners in South Africa
Zimbabwe is one of the countries that are used by a syndicate of kidnapers to adduct wealthy people and hold them for ransom, a South African newspaper has reported. The paper said the syndica...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 11:09hrs | 3666 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zesa to load shedding by mid-year
ZESA has assured the nation that the prevailing load shedding will come to an end by mid-year as the country's power utility has embarked on ambitious programmes to address the situation. Due ...Published: 09 Mar 2020 at 05:31hrs | 4170 | by Staff reporter
Chinese woman dies of coronavirus in Zimbabwe
A woman who died on Friday after being flagged as a potential coronavirus patient was a Chinese national, the government admitted on Sunday after persistent questions from ZimLive.Health minis...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 19:05hrs | 5891 | by Staff reporter
Selous Scouts were led to Nyadzonya by sellout Nyati
WE continue our interview with Retired Major Wurayai Levis Masimbi pseudonym Simbi Dzewondo who on 9 August 1976 was one of the survivors of a callous raid by a column of 84 Rhodesian Selous Scouts le...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 08:24hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
ZITF bars exhibitors from COVID-19-affected countries
The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) hangs in the balance amid reports the ZITF Company will bar exhibitors from countries affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) from attending this year's trade e...Published: 08 Mar 2020 at 08:19hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Game over for Mnangagwa?
Spotlight Zimbabwe claims that it has received confirmation from military circles, that the ...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 18:21hrs | 23929 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's departure as Zimbabwe President finalised
Spotlight Zimbabwe claims that it has received confirmation from military circles, that the ...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 07:21hrs | 18295 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe importing more grain to avert hunger
Government is importing grain to ensure everyone has enough food until the next harvest following two years of drought as a result of climate change. This was said by President Mnangagwa while...Published: 07 Mar 2020 at 06:42hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
'Rains won't ensure improved harvests'
A FOOD security report by the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has ruled out improved harvests following the current wet spell it described as coming a little...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 12:37hrs | 1283 | by Staff reporter
Parly demands govt action on power crisis
PARLIAMENTARIANS have demanded that the Ministry of Energy and Power Development should urgently deal with the ongoing power crisis crippling business and domestic consumers.This comes as the ...Published: 06 Mar 2020 at 12:36hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
Flash floods to hit central Zimbabwe
Some areas in Zimbabwe are likely to see flash floods as heavy rains falling across parts of Southern Africa over the last six days escalate today, with some areas in central Zimbabwe expected to rece...Published: 04 Mar 2020 at 07:48hrs | 976 | by Staff reporter
Subsidised roller meal price to go up again
GOVERNMENT is set to increase the price of subsidised roller meal following last week's review of the maize producer price from $4 000 to $6 958 per tonne. The imminent increase in the price o...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 05:47hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF eyes win in Chimanimani
Zanu-PF has expressed confidence of retaining the Chimanimani East Ward 16 council seat in the March 14 by-election. The seat, which covers areas such as Gwindingwi, Silverstream, Duri, among ...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 05:46hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
177 immigration officials convicted of corruption
CORRUPTION at the country's border posts is said to be rampant with statistics presented to Parliament by the Immigration Department showing that 177 officers were convicted of graft last year....Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:10hrs | 1024 | by Staff reporter
Remains of 11 war veterans reburied
THE remains of 11 people suspected to be freedom fighters that were exhumed in Mutoko last week were on Saturday reburied at Kapondoro Heroes Acre in Mutoko East constituency.The remains were ...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:09hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
10,000 tonnes wheat headed for Zimbabwe
A TOTAL of 10 000 tonnes of wheat headed for Zimbabwe arrived in Maputo last Thursday with 1 770 tonnes of drought relief maize having been dispatched to Harare on the Beira route last week, as Govern...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:06hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Ex-PF-Zapu activist's remains reburied after over 4 decades
THE remains of former-PF-Zapu political activist, John Ndebele, who died more than four decades ago, were reburied yesterday at Denver Farm on the outskirts of Bulawayo. Ndebele died in Malawi...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 09:04hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
The pupil who survived the dreaded Selous Scouts raid
ON 9 August 1976 a column of 84 Rhodesian Selous Scouts led by Captain Rob Warracker attacked Nyadzonya Camp in Mozambique, a facility that was populated mainly by non-militants and massacred over 1 0...Published: 02 Mar 2020 at 08:50hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Government intensifies maize imports
GOVERNMENT is importing an average 120 tonnes of maize from South Africa through Beitbridge Border Post daily, as efforts intensify to ensure food security.The imports are part of a cocktail o...Published: 01 Mar 2020 at 12:44hrs | 1805 | by Staff Reporter
94% exhibition space taken at Trade Fair
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company has sold 94 percent of its exhibition space, as preparations for this year's edition of the trade showcase gather momentum, an official has said....Published: 01 Mar 2020 at 07:56hrs | 769 | by Staff Reporter
Preparing to better respond and recover from natural disasters
The state of disaster preparedness and climate resilience in southern Africa will come under the spotlight at a gathering taking place in Mutare, Zimbabwe, between 2 to 4 March 2020.This is re...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 09:59hrs | 252 | by Stephen Jakes
Workers resist retrenchment
Lowveld sugarcane-growing giant Tongaat Hulett Limited Zimbabwe workers are resisting the company's plans to lay off about 500 employees, arguing that it should retrench senior employees, who earn a l...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 07:11hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Masisi calls for Zimbabwe sanctions removal
Sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States and its Western allies are not only suffocating Harare's economy, but also regional development and should be unconditionally removed, Botswana Presi...Published: 29 Feb 2020 at 07:10hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors bemoan health sector decay
THE Zimbabwe Medical Association (Zima) Mashonaland provincial chairperson, Edward Chagonda yesterday said poverty among health personnel was worsening with some government doctors and nurses no longe...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 07:33hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces 300% surge in electricity tariffs
THE continuous low water levels on Zimbabwe's biggest dam, Kariba, could see a 300% spike in electricity costs, as the country battles crippling power cuts of up to 17 hours daily, the United Nations ...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 05:38hrs | 1237 | by Staff reporter
Botswana hails Zimbabwe's role in regional peace
BOTSWANA has applauded Zimbabwe's role in fostering peace and security within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) saying this is a critical ingredient for sustainable development within ...Published: 28 Feb 2020 at 05:35hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pays Eskom US$1m monthly
ENERGY and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi has said Zimbabwe is paying nearly US$1 million towards clearing its debt to South Africa's State power utility, Eskom, and expects improved power s...Published: 27 Feb 2020 at 05:45hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Mozambican President sends special envoy to Mnangagwa
Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi has sent a special envoy with a special message to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The envoy met Mnangagwa at his offices on Wednesday afternoon. ...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 14:58hrs | 3670 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank Executive Directors conduct consultative mission, tour project sites
HARARE - A seven-member delegation of Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) visited Zimbabwe on a week-long fact-finding mission where they held meetings with a number of ...Published: 26 Feb 2020 at 13:30hrs | 525 | by APO
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