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More than half of households in Matebeleland using bush toilet
ZIMBABWEANS in Matebeleland North are still using the bush to relieve themselves, a 2019 Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVac) report has said.According to the report, Binga dis...Published: 14 hrs ago | 413 | by newzimbabwe
Man kills drunk, noisy mum
A 26-YEAR-OLD Buhera man has been arrested on charges of killing his drunken 55-year-old mother in cold blood for making noise after coming from a beer drinking bingeManicaland police spokespe...Published: 14 hrs ago | 937 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mum on Obert Mpofu investigation
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has gone quiet about setting up a commission to investigate corruption allegations against Obert Mpofu and senior Zanu-PF leaders. Weeks ago, the Zanu-PF youth lea...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 19:02hrs | 8555 | by Staff Reporter
Paltry salary increment angers farm workers
THE agriculture national employment council approved wage increase for farm workers of between ZW$195 and ZW$390 for varying grades, has infuriated unions who feel the adjustment was far below expecta...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:58hrs | 1079 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe corruption on the increase
ZIMBABWE is failing to exorcise the ghost of corruption as it has been ranked as one of the most corrupt countries on the continent, a survey has revealed.According to Afrobarometer and Transp...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 07:54hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
VACANCIES: Stanbic Bank 2019/2020 internship program
Stanbic Zimbabwe is pleased to launch the 2019/2020 Internship Program, Zim Techreview reports. We invite self-driven,...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 19:49hrs | 3144 | by Staff reporter
Bribes for passports as crisis worsens
Desperate Zimbabweans are parting with huge sums of money to pay bribes in order to obtain passports amid reports that applicants are being told to wait until 2022.The Registrar General's offi...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:44hrs | 1710 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa is my younger brother'
Today we round up our interview with pioneer freedom fighter and former Member of Parliament for Nkayi Constituency, John Maluzo Ndlovu. In the last few weeks, Ndlovu has spoken about how he j...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:40hrs | 3100 | by Staff reporter
The anointed one seeks first 3 points
HIGHLANDERS will be out to improve their conversion rate in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League when they take on defending champions, FC Platinum this afternoon at Barbourfields Stadium in what is...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:35hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Batoka power project clears ESIA hurdle
THE multi-million dollar Batoka power project has been certified not to pose adverse effects on human settlement along the Zambezi River, passing one of the pre-project commencement processes and sett...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:29hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
'Don't expect a picnic when army is deployed,' says Matemadanda
Zanu-PF national political commissar Victor Matemadanda has warned would-be protesters that the army will be readily deployed to quell any political unrest, saying if that happens; the use of maximum ...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 10:52hrs | 6699 | by Staff reporter
The calibre of councillors
THE Auditor-General's (AG) Local Authorities Report for 2018 makes for some serious, but disturbing reading.It reports the state of financial management of local authorities and shows the exte...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:18hrs | 441 | by Miriam Tose Majome
Bosso bullish ahead of Barbourfields blockbuster
HIGHLANDERS coach Mandla "Lulu" Mpofu believes their last two results, which saw them win against Dynamos before last week's draw away at Ngezi Platinum, have given them momentum ahead of their tough ...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 08:16hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must condemn the violent protest by MDC in the UK
The peace loving Zimbabweans must condemn the violence and destruction that has accompanied the visit of the minister of Foreign Affairs by the misguided elements of the opposition in the UK.V...Published: 13 Jul 2019 at 07:22hrs | 785 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Oh Ntuthuziyathunqa, my heritage, kindly refuse to die!'
It is with utter dismay, sadness and inexplicable shock, to native Bulawayans and Matabelelanders in general, to hear through the grapevine, of the proposed monstrous intentions of the culturally inse...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 10:12hrs | 1198 | by Nhlanhla Moses
ZANU PF factions revealed
The Zimbabwe African Nationalists Union (Patriotic Front) ZANU PF is an interesting political and liberation movement which is currently the reigning and undisputed champion of Zimbabwean politics...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 10:10hrs | 16561 | by Nicholas Ncube
Mugabe coup announcer paints rosy picture of Zimbabwe media
FOREIGN Affairs minister Sibusiso Moyo yesterday said the government is keen on improving the media sector, claiming journalists' working environment has improved under the administration of President...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:14hrs | 1483 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu, Jacob Mudenda emerge as Mnangagwa's new targets for purging
AFTER weeding out his new rivals - who brought him to power - in the security sector, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has now shifted the purges to Zanu-PF, targeting the ruling party's heavyweights seen...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:58hrs | 12608 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa is a master of empty promises'
MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa has earned himself several sobriquets, all deriving from his knack for lying with a straight face.The youthful opposition leader has become a habitual liar and a mas...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:34hrs | 4180 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in silent judicial revolution
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is a man on a mission — changing the judicial landscape as much and as quickly as he can. The changes are coming at an alarming pace, but Zimbabweans are too preoccupied...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1391 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Matebeleland South has highest child starvation rates
ONLY 36 percent of nursing mothers from Gwanda district adhere to exclusive breastfeeding for their new born babies amid reports that Matebeleland South province has the country's highest starvation r...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:20hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Some parts of Bulawayo to recieve water today
The City of Bulawayo advises that as of this morning (Wednesday, 10 July 2019), levels at the City's treated water reservoirs continue to rise. This has enabled areas such as Emganwini, Nketa, Nguboye...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 17:22hrs | 1142 | by BCC
Mthuli Ncube to hire new communications officer
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said they will be hiring a communications person to help them explain government policies to the general populace. On Monday, Ncube told guests at the Daily News ...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:24hrs | 4125 | by Staff reporter
'We don't eat Nationalism' says Mthwakazi President
So many people in Zimbabwe particularly shonas and some of our Ndebele speaking people do not really understand or comprehend with what is meant by the term "Nationalism". To Shonas, nationalism means...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1166 | by Mqondisi Moyo
Matebeleland South teachers call for strike
EMBATTLED teachers in Insiza district, Matebeleland South, have called on their union, the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe, to urgently organise a strike over their deteriorating working ...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1190 | by Staff reporter
The limits of mass protest in a dictatorship
HONG KONG is not Beijing. And July 1, 2019, is not June 4, 1989. First of all, in 1989, the violence in China came almost entirely from the side of the government; the weeks of demonstrations in Beiji...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:04hrs | 358 | by Ian Buruma
Gukurahundi survivors trauma interventions start
CIVIL society organisations have started working on psycho-social interventions and support systems to assist Gukurahundi survivors deal with the trauma associated with their past experiences when the...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 07:46hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Tax scam costs Govt billions
Some players in the garment-making sector are allegedly skimming the Government of billions of dollars in potential tax revenue and suffocating downstream textile industries by abusing a special cloth...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 07:34hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
US blocks Cyclone Idai aid
The Japanese religious movement, Soka Gakkai Foundation is failing to forward its US$10 000-00 donation to Cyclone Idai victims, citing the unilateral sanctions on Zimbabwe by the United States, Harar...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 09:56hrs | 2606 | by Gondai Kamumango
Drilling to begin next year in Muzarabani
ONE Gas Resources, the exploration partner of Invictus Energy Ltd in Zimbabwe's Muzarabani district, expects drilling to begin in the second half of next year, targeting an estimated 1.3 billion barre...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:22hrs | 886 | by Bloomberg
Desperation and panic grips Bulawayo residents
DESPERATION and panic have hit Bulawayo as most suburbs have gone without water for eight days following major refurbishment works at the city's reservoirs with residents accusing council of poor plan...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:20hrs | 1342 | by Staff reporter
How Chinamasa sabotaged Tsholotsho stadium
Former Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa sabotaged the construction of Tsholotsho stadium because it was fronted by the then legislator Professor Jonathan Moyo. Professor Moyo made the revela...Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 17:02hrs | 5304 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Olinda courts Deborah Frazer
HIGHLY-RATED gospel songbird Olinda Marowa and one of South Africa's top artistes Deborah Fraser are currently working together on a new track, Mweya Mutsvene, which is set to be recorded this week....Published: 08 Jul 2019 at 08:00hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's curse of voodoo economics
I was attending a pre-conference of Christian pastors in Masvingo at the urgent invitation of Prophetess Elizabeth Chademana.I had been charged by the saints in Greenwood District of the Unite...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:30hrs | 338 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Bosso hold Ngezi
Ngezi Platinum Stars 1 - 1 HighlandersNgezi Platinum Stars coach Erol Akbay continued with his blame game after his side failed to beat a 10-man Highlanders in a Castle Lager Premiership tie at Ba...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:04hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Answers still needed for Warriors horror show
THE horror show in Egypt as we succumbed to a 4-0 thumping to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at AFCON on Sunday night sums up the mediocrity in the ranks of Zimbabwean football. We wer...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 17:11hrs | 1023 | by Phillip Zulu
Chamisa barred from Chikurubi Maximum Prison
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa Friday brought panic among Chikurubi Maximum Prison officers who first blocked him before seeking permission to allow him into the high security compound.The oppositi...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:30hrs | 3844 | by newzimbabwe
Chamisa says Zimbabwe prisons in sorry state
MDC activists jailed for the murder of police inspector Petros Mutedza in Glen View in 2011, together with other inmates, are living in squalid and overcrowded conditions at the Chikurubi Maximum Secu...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:06hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa descends on Zimbabwe prisons
Today President Nelson Chamisa visited MDC members who are incarcerated for political reasons. He was accompanied by the party Deputy Spokesperson Luke Tamborinyoka, Secretary for Public Service and S...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 14:57hrs | 5603 | by Maureen Kademaunga
Zimbabwe citizens missing in action
IN his 1957 ANC presidential address, chief Albert Luthuli once remarked: The length of the term of slavery depends largely on the oppressed themselves and not on the oppressor."Although his r...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:07hrs | 605 | by Levison Bhebhe
'I am coming for you' Mnangagwa fires warning shot
President Emmerson has fired warning shots at shop owners accusing them of increasing the prices of commodities in their shops. In a video that ahs gone viral on social media, the President is...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 14:00hrs | 17849 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ndiweni praises Mnangagwa? Setting the record straight
Outspoken traditional leader, Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni - who has in recent months courted the ire of Zanu-PF apparatchiks with his stinging criticism of the government - has praised President Em...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:55hrs | 5920 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and his shona speaking chiefs must blame Gukurahundi not Ndebele chiefs
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT PRESS STATEMENT01 JULY 2019As chiefs we are deeply disappointed by statements by some that Chiefs from the Midlands province were invited to a meeting with the Pres...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:42hrs | 1707 | by Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni
Mnangagwa thanks Zimbabweans for ignoring stay away calls
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday thanked Zimbabweans for ignoring calls by the opposition to stay away from work saying demonstrations were not in the best interest of the country and urged unity, as it ...Published: 02 Jul 2019 at 08:14hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stops issuing passports?
Zimbabwe's passport-issuing service has ground to a halt, officials said Monday, leaving many citizens trapped in the country as its economic crisis worsens.Applicants for new or renewed passp...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 19:04hrs | 12322 | by AFP
Police speak on Magaya rape allegations
Zimbabwe Republic Police has reacted to allegations doing rounds that Prophet Walter Magaya raped a minor and impregnated her. A video of the parents talking about the matter went viral on soc...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 16:32hrs | 4847 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Deafening silence from ZANU PF Youth League over Auditor General’s report
The Auditor General has done a very good job exposing the rot , corruption and pure theft that exists in some state owned enterprises. The Auditor General and her team have done a very good job and we...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 09:20hrs | 4187 | by Nicholas Ncube
Chiefs urge Mnangagwa to urgently address rising cost of living
CHIEFS in the Midlands and Matabeleland regions have called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently address the rising cost of living, including sharp increases in food insecurity.Mnangagw...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 08:04hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Kariba Dam left with 4 metres before switching off
Zambian media have reported that water level in Kariba Dam is left with about 4 metres before reaching the minimum height level for hydro-power generation.Zambia and Zimbabwe use the dam for e...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 18:37hrs | 11049 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Why Zanu-PF youths are targeting heavy weights
Zanu-PF youths threw the cat among the pigeons recently when they released a list of alleged corrupt people that included senior ruling party officials such as Obert Mpofu and Prisca Mupfumira....Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:20hrs | 6206 | by Staff reporter
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