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'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: 42 mins ago | 61 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Why ordinary Zimbabweans not particularly thrilled, or may actually be terrified, over possible gas and oil discovery!
The advent of the 'metaverse', or most specifically social media, has created an alternative reality for most people - which, oftentimes, is far divorced from the real physical world that we live in....Published: 43 mins ago | 86 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fuel abuse rocks Zimbabwe municipalities
SEVERAL local authorities are failing to account for thousands of litres of fuel allocated and disbursed for specific projects in an exposé that confirms how corruption is now rife within councils....Published: 5 hrs ago | 652 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe linked wonderkid named among 'best talents' in the Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers youngster Leon Chiwome has been named as one of the brightest young talents in the Premier League.Each year The Guardian compiles a list of youngsters from each Premier...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1014 | by Staff reporter
'Drop Dangarembga charges,' says Americans
UNITED States-based rights group PEN America has called on Zimbabwean authorities to drop charges against world acclaimed writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga.The Harare-based writer will k...Published: 5 hrs ago | 499 | by Staff reporter
New students' body launched
TERTIARY students have partnered with an independent civic group to establish a new students' body, the National Students Council (NSU) to fight polarisation among learners at higher learning institut...Published: 5 hrs ago | 201 | by Staff reporter
Mr President, Zimbabwe has never known respite from terror
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as we count down to the 2023 harmonised elections, it is my fervent supplication that you replicate the Madiba blueprint. Despite the massive...Published: 5 hrs ago | 177 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
No to politisation of operating spaces
THE Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (Viset) is disturbed by the reports of politicisation of operating spaces on a piece of land adjacent to the traffic lights at Malvern and...Published: 5 hrs ago | 93 | by Viset
Zesa doubles power charges
NATIONAL power utility, Zesa Holdings almost doubled power tariffs on Monday as it battles to offset a drop in imports from South Africa and internal problems at its power plants.Tariffs for o...Published: 5 hrs ago | 412 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe speaker of Parliament addresses Russia's State Duma
The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Zimbabwe Jacob Mudenda addressed members of the State Duma at the plenary session yesterday.Earlier, the Chairman of the State Duma Vyac...Published: 5 hrs ago | 246 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, FC Platinum clash
THE country's best two teams - FC Platinum and Highlanders - in the second-half of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season face off at the weekend in an all-to-play-for encounter at Barbourfield...Published: 5 hrs ago | 139 | by Staff reporter
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: 5 hrs ago | 112 | 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: 5 hrs ago | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe strikes gold in US
President Mnangagwa returned home triumphantly from the United States (US) yesterday where he received the backing of dozens of African countries for the unconditional removal of illegal sanctions imp...Published: 5 hrs ago | 265 | 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: 5 hrs ago | 91 | by Staff reporter
Entire Zimbabwe goes dark
ZESA says entire country went dark at 10.26AM today after "an abrupt system disturbance on the Alaska-Warren high voltage transmission powerlines linking Kariba and Harare." While this now res...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2482 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's hands fidgeting repeatedly after reports of failing health
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga was at the Robert Mugabe International Airport in Harare Tuesday to welcome President Emmerson Mnangagwa after social media claims that the Zanu-PF number two was s...Published: 16 hrs ago | 3656 | by Staff reporter
Prominent lawyer arrested for forgery and money laundering
PROMINENT Harare lawyer, Norman Mugiya has been arrested for allegedly forging a will of a deceased person and money laundering.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson, Assistant ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1423 | by Staff reporter
Anti-sanctions crusade at UNGA excites Mnangagwa
THE just-ended United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) turned into an anti-sanctions crusade with several African leaders singing from the same hymn book condemning the embargo against Zimbabwe, much t...Published: 16 hrs ago | 381 | by Staff reporter
SADC must utilize Mzembi to transform regional tourism
The SADC region is endowed with several tourist attractions, wonderful fauna and flora and the region has a tranquil environment with a warm and welcoming people.The region has not fully utili...Published: 19 hrs ago | 405 | by Nicholas Ncube
Top Harare manager shoots man in the head during bar row
A top City of Harare manager shot a man in the head in a drunken bar row, a court heard on Monday.Service manager Leonard Dahwa, 54, was denied bail by Harare magistrate Taurai Manuwere after ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 07:56hrs | 2890 | by Staff reporter
CCC, MDC-T and Zanu-PF youths unite for peace; condemn political violence
YOUTHS from main political parties in Zimbabwe came together in Bulawayo Saturday to condemn political violence ahead of next year presidential elections.Speaking at a peace-building meeting o...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 1916 | by Staff reporter
Crisis Coalition urges NGOs to contest PVO Bill
CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has called on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to scale up the struggle for democracy as the Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) bill nears enactment into law...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans flee Limpopo, after 3 are burnt beyond recognition
Zim government has sent a consular team to Limpopo to investigate and help repatriate the deadThe Zimbabwean government has expressed its dismay after three of its nationals were burnt beyond ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 2021 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa plots succession roadmap
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has reportedly ordered his Zanu-PF party to fast-track internal constitutional amendments to enable him to plot the succession roadmap in consultation with the...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 4485 | by Staff reporter
Zinara tightens screws on unlicensed vehicles
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) says it will bar all vehicles without valid licence discs from passing through tollgates.In a statement, Zinara said this would be implemente...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
Vote Zanu-PF, chief tells villagers
Chief Andrew Bvute of Mberengwa, Midlands has ordered his subjects to vote for the ruling Zanu-PF party in next year's polls.The Mberengwa chief said this last week during commemorations of th...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 428 | 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 | 123 | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwe inflation tumbles to 3,5%?
ZIMBABWE'S month-on-month inflation rate has drastically dropped to 3,5 percent in September, shedding 8,9 percentage points on the August rate of 12,4 percent as price stability persists across the m...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:52hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Drawsolona!
THERE are two things that have let down Highlanders in the 2021/ 2022 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign — poor conversion rate and drawing matches that they should have won.A poor ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:51hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
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 | 287 | by Staff reporter
US stands firm over sanctions on Zimbabwe
The US will not remove sanctions placed on Zimbabwean entities and people, despite the issue being raised by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his visit with US President Joe Biden.US Ambassado...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 20:25hrs | 1263 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa finally proves 'sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe' a big fat lie!
I have always asserted to my friends that, as much as state media is an insufferable drag to read or watch - due to the pathetic and disgraceful substandard work - but, most of the Zimbabwe regime's l...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 09:31hrs | 4077 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Oppression of minorities has caused the split of Zimbabwe into two states
We are surprised that the President of Zimbabwe, Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa, has the guts to lie to the world with a straight face that his administration respects the rights of minorities in the fac...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 09:27hrs | 1693 | by Israel Dube
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 | 5001 | by Staff reporter
Afrobarometer survey points to Zimbabwe youth voter apathy
A NEW Afrobarometer survey shows that young Zimbabweans are less likely to register to vote in the general elections expected next year compared to older people.The survey noted that 68% of Zi...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls bond for diasporans
GOVERNMENT is set to introduce a diaspora bond for Zimbabweans overseas as it seeks to raise investment levels in the country.This was revealed by the Finance and Economic Development minister...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Gokwe wish realised
DEEP down in Nenyunka area in Gokwe North district under Chief Nenyunka, some 90km north-west of Gokwe town, President Mnangagwa undoubtedly left an indelible mark in the hearts of the people from thi...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 972 | by Staff reporter
Lupane State University campus radio goes on air
LUPANE State University (LSU)'s campus radio station is now on air and broadcasting from its base in the Matabeleland North provincial capital with the institution set to receive the outstanding studi...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:55hrs | 183 | 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 | 360 | by Staff reporter
Dembare title push suffers a major blow
Dynamos 0 - 1 Ngezi Platinum Stars THE frustrations in the Dynamos family degenerated to another level yesterday after the Harare giants saw their chances of fighting for this year's Castle ...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | 169 | 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
Chase Skuza to launch new album
THE 'King of Kalanga' Rhumba music Chase Skuza has released a four-track album after a five year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Entitled ukuhlakanipha Yibuthutha (cleverness does not mean...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 18:52hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Globetrotting Mnangagwa walking in Mugabe's footsteps
IN June 2017, the late former president Robert Mugabe attracted an angry backlash following his trip to a United Nations (UN) conference in Mexico on oceans even though the country is a landlocked sta...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:49hrs | 1144 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa backers hound church leaders
A group of pastors, who claim to be spearheading President Emmerson Mnangagwa's 2023 re-election campaign, are accused of ambushing church leaders across the country as they seek to recruit them to th...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:48hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF must revisit its ruinous stance on NGOs
Zanu-PF has been in overdrive with its attacks of civil society organisations with party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa being the latest top ranking official to launch an unprovoked tirade....Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:48hrs | 269 | by Evans Mathanda
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
Zinara and VID deal raises eyebrows
The country's roads administrator, Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) assigned the Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) to collect transit and overload fees without a contract, a new report...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:47hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
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