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Fraudulent clerk of court denied bail
A RUSAPE clerk of court facing allegations of tampering with court records had his freedom bid foiled last Thursday after his bail application was thrown out by Mutare magistrate Tendai Mahwe....Published: 4 hrs ago | 756 | by Staff reporter
192 Zimbabweans refused entry into South Africa
MORE than 107 000 people used Sadc's busiest port of entry and exit, Beitbridge Border Post between Sunday and Friday last week, a 1,6 percent increase from last year during the Easter holidays....Published: 21 hrs ago | 3498 | by Staff reporter
ZITF sold out
FOR the first time since the inception of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair 60 years ago, organisers have been forced to pitch tents to accommodate more exhibitors as the available space has been ...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:13hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Dutch coach linked with Dembare
PIETER DE JONGH, a Dutch mentor who has coached the Swaziland national team and AFC Leopards of Kenya is angling for the Dynamos job as speculation over Lloyd "MaBlanyo" Chigowe's future at the stutte...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:11hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must act on economic decay
EDITOR,Recently, I went to a supermarket to do my groceries for the month, I was shocked to realise that a 2kg mixed portion chicken is now ranging between $15 to $18, a 2-litre concentrate ju...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 17:03hrs | 2143 | by Concerned Citizen
Does Nelson Chamisa deserve an opportunity from Ndebeles?
Since Mr Nelson Chamisa's ascendency to the helm, that is, to the Presidency of the MDC-Alliance the MDC has assumed semblance of respectability. It is exuding some aura of respectability and attracti...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | 4936 | by Thulani Nkala
Mugabe commissioned gukurahundi genocide reports 'have been lost'
Reports of two government commissions of inquiry into post-independence massacres in Matabeleland and the Midlands "have been lost", the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) says it has...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 19:49hrs | 2474 | by ZimLive
VACANCY: Thomson Reuters Foundation is employing
Thomson Reuters Foundation in partnership with the Media Institute of Southern Africais looking for Zimbabwean journalists who are motivated to understand how their country could be losing money via i...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:51hrs | 3620 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF youths in solidarity march
Thousands of Zanu-PF youths from Harare Province yesterday marched from Zanu-PF Headquarters to the National Sports Stadium to mark the country's 39th Independence. Zanu-PF Youth League deputy...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
'MDC has no hand in sanctions'
The Daily News on Sunday Assistant Editor Maxwell Sibanda caught up with journalist, and human rights advocate Grace Kwinje who is the MDC Alliance's European Union representative based in Brussels. S...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 17:48hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
The new Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill is cruel like POSA
There have been reports in the State-owned press that the Government was planning to repeal the "toxic" Public Order and Security Act (POSA) and replace it with a new Maintenance of Peace and Order Bi...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 09:37hrs | 1557 | by Veritas
Fugitive murder suspect threatens witnesses
A HARARE murder suspect is on the run after fatally shooting his wife and brother-in-law at their Gletywin home last month following a protracted marital dispute.Petros Pomborokani (50), alias...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Clerk tampers with court records
A RUSAPE clerk of court appeared at the Mutare Magistrate Court yesterday facing allegations of tampering with courts records.Brit Zambara (35), who is employed by the Judicial Services Commis...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:11hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Reburial of the victims of Gukurahundi
We the children of Silobela welcome the news of the proposed reburial of the victims of Gukurahundi. We believe it is a noble idea for the government to do its duty that is long overdue. ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 11:01hrs | 850 | by Cde Godfrey Viki
Mwonzora & MDC Guptas' untimely political menopause
I suffered a psychological stroke upon receiving news of the defeat of Hon Mwonzora in his Sakubva home ground. The defeat of Hon Mwonzora in Manicaland should not be taken for granted. Politica...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 09:02hrs | 1940 | by Don Chigumba
Bulawayo residents reject new budget
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) will have to go back to the drawing board after stakeholders, including residents and vendors, rejected its plans to hike rates by a whopping 57 percent.This comes ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:24hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Police deploy for holiday
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)has deployed officers on all the country's major roads and residential areas to ensure that Independence Day and the Easter holidays are accident and crime-free. ...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 06:59hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Bingo around the world
It's something of a national treasure to the people of the United Kingdom, and while it may not originate from the European island, bingo is nevertheless a huge part of British culture. Plenty of othe...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 10:12hrs | 1864 | by Staff Writer
Shocking number of pupils rape recorded in Matebeleland North
SCHOOLS in Matebeleland North Province recorded shocking numbers of pupils who were raped and fell into child marriages while at least one was killed by another pupil.Available statistics show...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1135 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora initiative plans grand reunion
An international initiative to unite Zimbabweans who live in the diaspora in April 2020 has been launched, with preparations underway to bring a whole month of business, sports, arts, entertainment, f...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 14:17hrs | 2371 | by Staff reporter
A look at Zimbabwe's property market
Even though the Zimbabwean property market faces many challenges, it has always been characterised by a high demand and a corresponding low supply – ensuring that the market has always been very act...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 16:29hrs | 1885 | by Staff reporter
'Good evening General Peter Walls'
It was just after 8pm, and the night was still. A few crickets were chirping and stridulating, interchanging with hooting cars which were roaming the almost deserted streets of the then Salisbury indu...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:56hrs | 5350 | by Forward Nyanyiwa
Sudan, a history lesson for Zimbabwe - Not Yet at Uhuru
1969 Sudanese coup d'état 1971 Sudanese coup d'état 1977 Sudan Juba coup d'état attempt 1985 Sudanese coup d'état 1989 Sudanese coup d'état. &nb...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 15:02hrs | 2218 | by Jacob Ngarivhume
Mnangagwa's stance on Gukurahundi, farmers encouraging
WE ARE happy that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has agreed in principle to put to closure two of the country's most contentious issues; compensation to white former commercial farmers and,...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 16:17hrs | 763 | by Editorial - Daily News
No to Doctorate Factories
The recent clarification by our Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Professor Amon Murwira, that an earned doctorate (PhD or DPhil) is the minimum qualificati...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 19:27hrs | 1476 | by Enock JONATHAN
Sons and daughters of the soil
The former white commercial farmers will be receiving compensation for lost farms soon, or so it is said. This is happening when gratuities or tokens of appreciation for war collaborators are still a ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:37hrs | 147 | by Tondo
New online trends
VR and AR have been on the headlines for a while. Voice shopping is expected to be one of the biggest trends in 2019. Everything that looked trendy in 2018 will either continue to trend in 2019 or exi...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 14:21hrs | 566 | by Staff Writer
Zifa sticking to Umbro deal
ZIFA says it will meet Umbro this week to iron out outstanding contractual matters that led to the sportswear and football equipment supplier failing to deliver playing kit for the Warriors' last Afco...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:25hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa a Fisher of Men, of Mwonzora and Fissures of Men
The African National Congress went into the Mangaung congress in 2012 deeply wounded because of consistent corruption scandals by figures in the national leadership. Jacob Zuma's political stock had d...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 15:32hrs | 2864 | by Robert Sigauke
Dialogue preparing Zimbabwe for 2023
WHILE there have been some sections of society that have dismissed outright the on-going dialogue meetings between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and us (opposition party leaders) who participated in th...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 12:52hrs | 772 | by Harold Wilson
Stampede to endorse Chamisa
MDC members who are vying for different posts ahead of the party's congress are stampeding to endorse Nelson Chamisa after they put his picture on their campaigning posters mentioning him as the only ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 12:36hrs | 5943 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa a Fisher of Men, of Mwonzora and Fissures of Men
The African National Congress went into the Mangaung congress in 2012 deeply wounded because of consistent corruption scandals by figures in the national leadership. Jacob Zuma's political stock had d...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 12:11hrs | 681 | by Robert Sigauke
'A woman to become next Zimbabwe President'
A prominent Harare based clergyman Bishop CB Motondo of Grace Fellowship Ministries has repeated his prophecy which says Zimbabwe should brace itself for a female President. This prophecy was ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 08:45hrs | 10863 | by Mandla Ndlovu
How Mnangagwa won Zimbabwe's landmark elections
ON August 1, following the announcement of the parliamentary election results in Zimbabwe, which saw Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF winning a clear majority, opposition MDC Alliance supporters held a de...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:45hrs | 3481 | by Al Jazeera
Wankie coal burn Dembare
Dynamos 1 - 2 Hwange DYNAMOS goal-minder Simba Chinani was the Fall Guy at Rufaro yesterday as the Harare giants threw away their lead to lose a Castle Lager Premiership football match they though...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:34hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
3 nabbed over fake passports
THREE Iraq nationals were last week arrested at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport for allegedly possessing fake passports. Derror Elim (29), Seerwan Khalid (29) and Deror Esav (4...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:30hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
75-year-old retraces colonial days, cycled from Buhera to Gweru in search of work
BORN in 1944, Naison Dhakwa Muganyi still looks fit and his memory is as sharp, telling jokes captured mainly from his early days as a youth working at BATA Shoe Company in Gweru, then Gwelo. ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 16:20hrs | 1828 | by Maxwell Sibanda
'Mnangagwa dialogue laying ground for 2023'
NCA leader Lovemore Madhuku has defended his participation in the dialogue led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, saying he is contributing to nation building and laying the groundwork for credible elec...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 09:03hrs | 1116 | by Staff reporter
Funding problems cripple ZimStat
THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) says it is in dire need of millions of dollars in financial support to fund its surveys and cover other operational costs, businessdigest has learnt....Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 08:50hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Winky D to receive award as ZimAchievers pay Tuku tribute
Celebrated Zimdancehall artist Wallace Chirumiko, popularly known as Winky D has been announced as the recipient of the inaugural Oliver Mtukudzi Zim-Based Musician of the Year Award at the ZororoPhum...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 11:25hrs | 3282 | by Staff reporter
Youth poverty and unemployment: Revisiting the January 14 violent protests
The violent disturbances that rocked Harare and other major cities in August 2018 and January 2019 saw an unprecedented numbers of youths participating. To ignore the reasons why these young people to...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 11:24hrs | 482 | by Brightface Mutema
How did Zimbabwe end up with such toxic debts?
What I witnessed last Saturday at Zimbabwe's biggest hospital, Parirenyatwa, got me thinking.In the casualty unit, there was no doctor attending to patients from 5.30pm to 9pm. I saw patients ...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 09:59hrs | 616 | by Editorial _ The Independent
Bosso not worried about Caps United duo
HIGHLANDERS coach Bekithemba "Super" Ndlovu says their former strikers Gabriel Nyoni and Newman Sianchali will not give them a headache when they clash with Caps United at Barbourfields Stadium on Sun...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:37hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man wins R12 million SA lotto
A Zimbabwean man has bagged the R12m South African national lottery jackpot, Ithuba said on Wednesday.The man, who has been in South Africa for the past 10 years, decided to try his luck for t...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 16:54hrs | 10114 | by TimesLive
More chaos visits MDC elections
CHAOS characterised the recently held MDC ward and district congresses in Midlands and Beitbridge where new structures were being elected ahead of the national crunch event set for May.Top par...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | 2283 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Mayor teams with bouncers to disrupt MDC Congress
Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Tinashe Kambarami is reported to have teamed up with ward 28 losing Councillor Collet Ndlovu to block some MDC Youths from accessing a Ward 16 Congress venue on Tuesd...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 12:08hrs | 3544 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF leaders to have mandatory ideological training
ZANU-PF will no longer tolerate leaders who use money and bribery to get leadership positions as everyone must pass through the Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology, the party's National Commissar, Enge...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:24hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe is not poor'
ZIMBABWE will not take the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) route as it still has economic indicators that do not qualify it into the grouping, an official in the Ministry of Finance and Economic ...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 23:46hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's mounting foreign trips expose him
I will not allow the raging debate and shaming of the chief ruler's penchant for frequent and extravagantly lavish travels without my pound of flesh. Not even that I am a Shylock, but the extr...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 13:44hrs | 3402 | by Makaita Noel Mutasa
Diaspora initiative, ZimThrive, launches ahead of April 2020
An international initiative to unite Zimbabweans who live in the diaspora in April 2020 has been announced, with preparations underway to bring a whole month of business, sports, arts, entertainment, ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 18:45hrs | 907 | by Angecies
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