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Slomo has no beef with Macheso
EXTRA Kwazvose frontman Francis "Franco Slomo" Dhaka (pictured) has refuted claims that he did not see eye to eye with his former boss Alick Macheso after many of his songs have been interpreted as ji...Published: 3 hrs ago | 1018 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt set to ferry fuel by road
GOVERNMENT is considering bringing in fuel by road after Cyclone Idai flattened Mozambique's port city of Beira linking the country's fuel pipeline.The port, which houses the control room whic...Published: 3 hrs ago | 817 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel crisis hurts business: Mudenda
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda on Friday said the resurfacing of fuel queues and electricity outages were symptomatic of challenges in the energy sector, which must be urgently resolve...Published: 3 hrs ago | 462 | by Staff reporter
Natpharm given 48hrs to get supplies
The State-appointed agent for the procurement, storage and distribution of medical supplies, the National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (Natpharm), has been given 48 hours to approach the local m...Published: 3 hrs ago | 170 | by Staff reporter
Natpharm given 48hrs to get supplies
The State-appointed agent for the procurement, storage and distribution of medical supplies, the National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (Natpharm), has been given 48 hours to approach the local m...Published: 3 hrs ago | 108 | by Staff reporter
Bosso still to get player's clearances
HIGHLANDERS are yet to secure clearance for four players that joined them from the South African and Zambian leagues. Unless the required clearances are obtained between today and Friday, Boss...Published: 3 hrs ago | 222 | by Staff reporter
MDC MP confronts 'poor quality' minister
MDC Chief Whip Prosper Mutseyami Thursday urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to fully consider knowledgeable ministers who are well equipped to represent him in different cabinet ministries.Th...Published: 3 hrs ago | 395 | by newzimbabwe.com
Volcano, floods scare in Bikita and Vumba
GOVERNMENT has moved to allay fears of a volcano eruption in Bikita, Masvingo and a dam wall collapse following earlier fears of the two disasters waiting to strike.There were social media rep...Published: 3 hrs ago | 583 | by newzimbabwe
Tax rebate for health staff
Government has gazetted a tax rebate to be enjoyed by health services staff under the health services loan scheme as the employer implements non-monetary incentives aimed at cushioning its employees. ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 227 | by Staff reporter
Minister storms out of YaFM launch, says cannot address 'empty chairs'
MIDLANDS Provincial Affairs Minister Larry Mavhima Friday left the regional launch of private radio station YA FM in Kwekwe in a huff saying he could not be found addressing "empty chairs".The...Published: 3 hrs ago | 322 | by newzimbabwe
Rocks from mountain crush huts in Zimbabwe
Thirty-year-old Chipo Dhliwayo was sleeping in her hut when the devastating Cyclone Idai landfall rolled huge boulders over whole villages in Zimbabwe's Chimanimani district in Manicaland province las...Published: 15 hrs ago | 8442 | by City Press
'Tax reforms to rescue debt-distressed Zimbabwe'
Taxation reforms and improvement in non-tax revenue will extricate Zimbabwe from the debt trap, a new report has shown.In its flagship report released Saturday, the Economic Commission for Afr...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1937 | by Staff reporter
Sofa not so good
The cyclone that devastated eastern Zimbabwe was predictable. What was also predictable was the failure of the government to prepare for it. Everyone knew it was coming but nothing was done about it a...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2806 | by ZimVigil
Open letter to President Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's admission that he is the one who authorised the deployment of soldiers to quell street protests on August 1, 2018 and in January this year was brave but leaves neutrals ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2523 | by Viniel Deredza
Rights Commission finalising probe into Zimbabwe army crackdown
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) will soon release a report detailing the brutal crackdown by the army in the second city, which left several injured, and maimed.The crackdown in th...Published: 15 hrs ago | 381 | by Staff reporter
Jabulani Sibanda to bounce back?
ZANU PF Bulawayo province is deeply divided over firebrand former war veterans' leader Jabulani Sibanda, pictured, who is being tipped to take over the province's chairmanship.The province was...Published: 15 hrs ago | 3080 | by Staff reporter
Potraz board okays tariff increases
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) board is said to have agreed in principle to a tariff adjustment by the country's mobile network operators (MNOs).Th...Published: 15 hrs ago | 866 | by Staff reporter
Horror Cyclone destruction trail unravels
THE human toll of Cyclone Idai which hit parts of Manicaland and Masvingo recently has exceeded official estimates with the scale of the tragedy imprinting deep emotional scars on those directly affec...Published: 15 hrs ago | 426 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe debt should be audited
ZIMBABWE should not rush to pay its external debts until an official audit has been done to ascertain the validity of the arrears, a local pressure group has said.The southern African country ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 997 | by John Kachembere
Mnangagwa's days numbered
A special delegation of senior military officials reportedly told Chinese generals that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's political reign will expire in 2020, and that he was going to be an interim caret...Published: 20 hrs ago | 10329 | by Staff repo
Zimbabwean company donates laptops to needy SA varsity students
Zororo-Phumulani brand ambassador, charismatic Zimbabwean football legend Peter Ndlovu, said plans were afoot to make the awards ceremony bigger, reaching more needy students.Economically disa...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1276 | by African News Agency (ANA)
Robbing the poor in the name of patriotism
The post-Robert Mugabe administration led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa fancies itself a new dispensation. That is a useless fantasy, of course. Things are as old in the "new" administration as they...Published: 20 hrs ago | 295 | by Tawanda Majoni
'Using Air Zimbabwe will pose logistical problems for Mnangagwa'
Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet responsible for presidential communications, George Charamba (GC), has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa will continue to use hired private jets for...Published: 20 hrs ago | 604 | by Staff reporter
Fake Zacc officials jailed
Five bogus Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officials, who moved around farms in Marondera extorting farmers before kidnapping and robbing a fuel dealer, have been sentenced to an effective ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 236 | by Staff reporter
War veterans, minister clash
War veterans in Mashonaland Central province are leading a campaign against the provincial minister Monica Mavhunga, accusing her of a litany of misdeeds that are reportedly affecting Zanu-PF's relati...Published: 20 hrs ago | 502 | by Staff reporter
SA-based Zimbabwean pastor contributes to Cyclone Idai
SOUTH Africa-based Zimbabwean pastor, Chenjerai Kangausaru, who is in the country to donate goods to Cyclone Idai victims, has urged Zimbabweans and Africa as a whole to unite in love for the continen...Published: 20 hrs ago | 259 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe adopts new male circumcision strategy
GOVERNMENT has launched a new Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) Strategy which will be in force until 2021.The new strategy replaces the Accelerated Strategic Costed Operational Plan ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 879 | by Staff reporter
Unpredictable PSL season beckons
IT'S only a week before the start of the new Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) season and champions FC Platinum will begin their title defence in Harare against Harare City in a mouth-watering ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 149 | by Staff reporter
ILO in bid to mend Mnangagwa govt, ZCTU rift
THE International Labour Organisation (ILO) has stepped in to try and ease tensions between government and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) in the wake of a recent crackdown on leaders of ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 306 | by newzimbabwe
Mtukudzi's daughter plays down Daisy rift
CRACKS in the late superstar Oliver Mtukudzi's family appear to be widening over his music legacy, with his daughter Selmor seemingly on the receiving end of planned attacks.Although she refus...Published: 20 hrs ago | 677 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rallies national team
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has become the latest high-profile figure to rally behind the senior men's national football side in its quest to qualify for this year's African Nations Cup (Afco...Published: 20 hrs ago | 652 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean women abused in the United Kingdom
SHE arrived in London from Zimbabwe last year to join her husband, she married in Harare. Makanaka was thrilled at the prospect of a new life in the UK.But soon after she moved in with...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 06:27hrs | 7317 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Bulawayo dam levels remain critical
BULAWAYO'S water situation is likely to further worsen with dam levels still remaining critical at a time when Meteorological Services Department is not focusing any major rains in the coming weeks....Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 06:17hrs | 2561 | by Staff Reporter
Textile giant retrenches 200 workers in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO textile and clothing giant, Archer Clothing Manufacturers has been forced to lay off 200 of its workers because of inadequate power supplies at its factory and dwindling local orders....Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 06:10hrs | 2061 | by Staff Reporter
The curse of Murowa diamonds
Dear Editor, We recently learnt through your informative publication the likelihood of Zimbabwe Diamonds being discussed and categorized as " conflict diamonds " during the forthcoming UN plen...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 05:58hrs | 1839 | by Deprived Murowa Ward Community
Mnangagwa is a listening President: Jenni Williams
THE Matabeleland region has over the years witnessed the sprouting of what has been termed "Gukurahundipreneurs" and secessionists whose objective was not to pursue the interests of the people but to ...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 22:28hrs | 5574 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe marriage age of consent raised
GIRLS under the age of 18 will no longer legally enter into marriages, while marrying off minors will become a criminal offence under a new law that will be introduced in Parliament soon.Inter...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 22:27hrs | 5117 | by Staff reporter
Government starts fuel bonuses
Government will now refund businesses for extra costs incurred in buying fuel at new prices that became effective on January 13, raising expectations that this might positively impact on prices, it ha...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 22:26hrs | 3124 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe begins regional power exports
ZIMBABWE has started exporting electricity to regional countries especially Namibia, buoyed by increased production at the Kariba Power Station which came into life in March last year.Presiden...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 22:25hrs | 1942 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's first black woman to get driver’s licence
JOANNA Sibanda's life has been one long series of firsts and she is not shy to tell anyone who cares to listen. When one visits her warm home, she speedily unearths a stash of certificates and...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 22:25hrs | 5180 | by Staff reporter
New UK border control measures will make life easier for traveling Zimbabweans
The UK government has announced new border control and visa measures to promote an open and competitive UK after Brexit takes place - whenever that may be.While the UK economy has enjoyed cont...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 21:59hrs | 2171 | by Staff Writer
Mwonzora checkmates Chamisa
MDC secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora has declared null and void any suspensions and expulsions made ahead of the party's May elective congress.This means the structures put in place at the 2...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 21:53hrs | 12311 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa moves to checkmate his rivals
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed more politburo members to oversee the restructuring of Harare and Bulawayo provinces in what serves to indicate the high stakes involved in the whole exercis...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 21:36hrs | 9995 | by Staff reporter
MDC hammers Mnangagwa over 'infantile and embarrassing love of flying'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared two days of mourning the victims of Cyclone Idai - and then left on a trip to Angola, his 28th foreign visit in the 15 months since he assumed power.The M...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 21:34hrs | 544 | by ZimLive
BCC insists on forex for stands
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has shattered the dreams of scores of locals wishing to own homes, telling them to "shut-up" if they cannot afford housing stands that have been priced in foreign curre...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 21:26hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
39 school kids feared dead
NEARLY 40 students from Dzingire Primary School in Chimanimani are feared dead as the country continue to count the cost of the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai.This comes as the death toll from...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 21:25hrs | 2025 | by Staff reporter
Zimra official mauled by dogs at Chinese factory
A ZIMBABWE Revenue Authority (Zimra) official was on Wednesday mauled by dogs at a Chinese-owned warehouse in Southerton during an operation to smoke out smuggling of goods into the country.Ac...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 21:23hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls residents ring-fences jobs
THE VICTORIA Falls community has warned investors to give qualified locals preference for jobs at their businesses, including at the new Sawanga Mall.The residents under the banner Victoria Fa...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 05:54hrs | 3528 | by Staff reporter
A dying (public) intellectualism in Zimbabwe
THE late Masipula Sithole taught me (and many others) how to perceive and think about our country, Zimbabwe's politics.Not only formally via the university lecture room, but also more signific...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 05:54hrs | 1526 | by Takura Zhangazha
Cyclone Idai deaths shoot to 259 in Zimbabwe
ABOUT 259 people have so far been confirmed dead and 217 unaccounted for, while over 16 000 households have been displaced by Cyclone Idai-induced floods that hit the eastern part of the country last ...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 05:53hrs | 5552 | by Staff reporter
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