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Cyclone Chido to bring heavy storms across Zimbabwe
Tropical Cyclone Chido is expected to make landfall in Zimbabwe today, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has announced. While the cyclone has weakened after moving west-southwestward over l...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 10:35hrs | 3975 | by Staff reporter
Hailstorm hits Bulawayo as Cyclone Chido looms
Bulawayo was battered by a fierce hailstorm yesterday evening, with strong winds, lightning, and balls of ice carpeting the streets and open spaces. The storm, which lasted approximately 20 minutes be...Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:15hrs | 1666 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe braces for Cyclone Chido's impact
Tropical Cyclone Chido is expected to reach Zimbabwe tomorrow afternoon, bringing strong winds and heavy rains, with authorities on high alert to mitigate potential damage and loss of life.For...Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:13hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
As the curtain comes down
Zimbabwe is a sun-drenched country in Southern Africa, some fifteen to twenty degrees South of the Equator. It's Central Plateau and Eastern Highlands are high, full of botanical flowers, trees, rocks...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 19:46hrs | 297 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa opens SADC meeting
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officially open the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Committee of Ministers Responsible for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) meeting in Victoria Falls...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:56hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed 20 years for brutal murder of wife
A Mt Darwin man, Wellington Gwashure, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the vicious murder of his wife, Eustina Mutiwekuziva, following a domestic dispute that stemmed from his infidelity....Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:40hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Botswana man tries to bribe SARS official with R104,000
A Botswana national, Mompoloki Okocha Boitshoko, appeared in the Mmabatho Magistrates' Court after allegedly bribing a South African Revenue Service (SARS) official.It is alleged that a trap w...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 19:46hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Livestock farmers bemoan delayed rains
Livestock farmers across Beitbridge district are voicing their concerns over the delayed start of the rainy season, which has disrupted grazing patterns and severely affected the health of their lives...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 11:35hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum's title hopes crushed
Dynamos 2 - 0 FC PlatinumWith rivals Simba Bhora securing a nine-point lead just a day earlier, FC Platinum entered the game under pressure to close the gap. However, Dynamos exploited that urgenc...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:32hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe born Themba Gorimbo secures fourth-straight UFC win
Zimbabwe born former EFC Welterweight champion and current UFC Welterweight athlete Themba Gorimbo (14-4-0) secured another victory in one of the toughest divisions in the most popular and elite MMA p...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 13:56hrs | 1162 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa vows to remove barriers to modernisation
Zimbabwe is ready to embrace modern technology to accelerate its modernisation and industrialisation agenda, and the government will remove any obstacles that hinder this objective, President Mnangagw...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:24hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
CAPS United stun Dynamos in dramatic derby comeback
Dynamos 1 - 2 CAPS UnitedCAPS United ended a five-year wait for Harare derby glory with a dramatic late comeback, defeating rivals Dynamos 2-1 in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League showdown at...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:53hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Ntabazinduna poised to become a smart city
The Umguza Rural District Council (RDC) is transforming the Ntabazinduna area into a smart city, with the industrial corridor along the Ntabazinduna Road turn-off from the Bulawayo-Harare Road already...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:30hrs | 1090 | by Staff reporter
Shock as judges from Matebeleland continue to be overlooked
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has named Justice Munamato Mutevedzi - appointed to the bench only in 2021 - as the most senior judge in Bulawayo, astounding many lawyers.Mutevedzi is replacing Just...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 10:28hrs | 2422 | by Staff reporter
TelOne frustrates Dembare
TelOne 0 - 0 DynamosDynamos coach Lloyd "MaBlanyo" Chigowe expressed frustration over TelOne's tactics after his team was held to a goalless draw in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at B...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 07:50hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Dembare switches off ZPC Kariba
Dynamos 3 - 0 ZPC KaribaDonald Mudadi was the standout performer as Dynamos kicked off their Chibuku Super Cup title defense with a convincing 3-1 win over ZPC Kariba at Rufaro Stadium. The midfie...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 07:03hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Fading Harare dwarfs falter against Bulawayo Chiefs
Bulawayo Chiefs 1 - 1 DynamosIn a recent Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match, Dynamos faced heightened security measures around their team bus as frustrated fans gathered after a disappointin...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 06:49hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife of 49 years over petty dispute
Kasina Kawocha (61) from Chinhoyi has been sentenced to six years in prison for the culpable homicide of his wife, Spejina, following a dispute. He will serve four years, with two years suspended on g...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:11hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Frostbite hits Beitbridge, destroys crops
Several farmers in Beitbridge have lost their irrigated crops to an unprecedented frostbite, which has not been seen in years. The region, along with parts of Matabeleland South and northern South Afr...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:37hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Bosso bosses over Dembare
Dynamos 0 - 2 HighlandersIn a Castle Lager Premiership match at Rufaro, Highlanders defeated Dynamos with a decisive 2-0 victory, courtesy of goals from McKinnon Mushore and Godfrey Makaruse. The ...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 07:50hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Johanne Marange church gathers amid cholera fears
Thousands of Johanne Marange Apostolic Church members have gathered at the Mafararikwa Shrine in Marange, Manicaland province, for their annual Passover, despite concerns over the country's cholera ou...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:58hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Boost for ZSE as govt suspends tax on stocks
Government has implemented significant tax reductions and suspensions aimed at revitalizing trading activity on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE). The 40% capital gains tax (CGT) on stocks sol...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Honouring Africa's top football talents
In my opinion, no continent has produced the range of footballing talent that Africa has, especially over the last 20 years. If you remember watching football back in the mid-noughties, Africa...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 14:26hrs | 90 | by Sports Reporter
Mnangagwa cancels Marange 'thank you rally'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has cancelled his first thank you rally that was scheduled for St Noah College in Bocha, Manicaland province on Saturday.NewsDay is reliably informed that the rall...Published: 28 Mar 2024 at 06:25hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
UNDP implementing 21 new irrigation schemes to minimize El Nino effects
March 25th, Harare, Zimbabwe - Benefiting over 2,180 households in rural Zimbabwe, UNDP is partnering with the Ministry of Agriculture to implement 'Building Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Agricultu...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 08:47hrs | 75 | by Agencies
Who is protecting Henrieta Rushwaya?
Zimbabwe is in a state of disaster where the leaders are caught in a web of corruption, putting the young people and the next generation into a hopeless future of wallowing in abject poverty wit...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:21hrs | 12 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa's US re-engagement failure complete
ONE of the biggest ambitions that President Emmerson Mnangagwa haboured when he took over power following a military coup in 2017 was to re-engage the United States and end its embargo on Harare....Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 19:45hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Three pupils run over and killed as Toyota Fortuner veers off the road
THREE pupils were on Tuesday afternoon run over and killed by a Toyota Fortuner that had veered off the road while they were crossing.The accident, according to a statement by Police Assistant...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 15:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
US spies busted, deported
FOUR United States nationals contracted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) reportedly sneaked into the country last month without notifying the authorities as per protoc...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
US calls for 'new-look' at Zimbabwe
The United States government says it stands ready for a "constructive relationship" with Zimbabwe adding the latest developments presented an opportunity for businesses to explore possible opportuniti...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 07:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF gate-crashes US's sanctions Press briefing
Zanu-PF yesterday accused the United States of shutting the door for engagement after its members were barred from gate-crashing a Press conference where US embassy officials were explaining the new s...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Herd boy commits suicide amid stock theft allegations
Police in Matabeleland North Province are probing a troubling case involving a herd boy who purportedly consumed a dipping chemical in an apparent suicide attempt following his implication in a recent...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 11:41hrs | 18 | by Peter Matuka
Dembare move to avert player crisis
FACED with a possible player exodus, particularly at a time when they are on the brink of returning to continental football, Harare giants Dynamos have moved swiftly and paid outstanding signing-on fe...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:50hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cholera outbreak jolts UN
ZIMBABWE's cholera death toll and confirmed cases have jumped beyond the anticipated threshold, the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned.In a statement dat...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:30hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Doctors accused of diverting attention to private business
MEDICAL doctors across the country have been accused of diverting their attention to their private businesses at the expense of the tax payers who fund the salaries they get while working in gov...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 15:05hrs | 8 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe police systems are crumbling
I don't know about these days, but one of the most shaming things back in the days was when a learner was sent back home because he or she didn't have a uniform.It was shaming on the learner a...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:43hrs | 13 | by Tawanda Majoni
CCC activists' judgment set for January
Judgment in the case involving Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy national spokesperson Gift Siziba and four others has been set for January 9 next year.Siziba, who is the former Tshab...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC recalls: Hope is a finite resource
HOW is one Sengezo Tshabangu's recalls of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Members of Parliament a dress-rehearsal for politics of manipulation and inconsistence in Zimbabwe?For students of...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 19:44hrs | | by Sharon Hofisi
CCC activists' trial deferred
THE trial of five Bulawayo Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists and two party legislators accused of defacing campaign posters ahead of the August elections has been deferred to December 5....Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Southerton robbery suspect shot dead
On Saturday, law enforcement officers fatally shot one of the individuals implicated in last week's armed robbery in Southerton, following an exchange of gunfire in Chitungwiza's Unit A neighborhood....Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:46hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Andy Muridzo back in court
Harare-based Afro-fusion artist Kudzai Andrew Ngwenya, widely known as Andy Muridzo, and his ex-wife Chido Manyange, also known as Mai Keketso, appeared in the Harare Civil Court on a matter concernin...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:48hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Dembare stumble
Manica Diamonds 1 - 0 Dynamos Dynamos' hopes of achieving a league and cup double were dealt a significant blow as they fell to Manica Diamonds in a rescheduled Castle Lager Premier Soccer League ...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:45hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Dembare switch off Kariba
In a hard-fought Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Nyamhunga, Shadreck Nyahwa netted the decisive goal as Dynamos narrowly defeated ZPC Kariba 1-0.Nyahwa's crucial strike occurred in...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC MPs, activists' trial deferred
The trial of six Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists and two party legislators from Bulawayo, who are accused of criminal insult and defacing campaign posters, has been postponed. The trial ...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why SADC is happy with the Mumba Report
Franz Kafka's worldFranz Kafka's art rests and runs on the bizarre and overawing grotesquery. Yet it is that de-familiarised, out-of-size world which he so ably colours which becomes the vehic...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:36hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
Bulawayo Business Network commends Ministry of Industry for inclusive consultations
In a concerted effort to elevate Zimbabwe to an upper-middle-income economy by 2030, the new administration led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has embarked on a journey of economic transformation. Th...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 18:01hrs | | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Bulawayo Business Network commends Ministry of Industry for inclusive consultations
In a concerted effort to elevate Zimbabwe to an upper-middle-income economy by 2030, the new administration led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has embarked on a journey of economic transformation. Th...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 18:01hrs | 5 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Dembare edge CAPS United to win Harare Derby
Dynamos edged CAPS United to win the final instalment of the Harare Derby on Sunday.The result saw the Glamour Boys complete a double over their city rivals.Nyasha Chintuli scored the ...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 18:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls residents say 'NO'
VICTORIA Falls residents yesterday disrupted the process to elect a new mayor for the resort city accusing the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Mr Nelson Chamisa of dictatorial tendencies an...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dembare suffers at the hands of Chiefs
Bulawayo Chiefs 2-1 DynamosDynamos FC suffered their first defeat at Barbourfields Stadium this season, losing 2-1 to Bulawayo Chiefs FC in a Castle Lager Premiership match.DeMbare coach G...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
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