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Heavy rains, strong winds expected in Zimbabwe until Saturday
Localised heavy rains and strong winds are expected countrywide until Saturday, with Midlands, all Mashonaland provinces and Harare Metropolitan expected to have downpours exceeding 50mm.The l...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:24hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's promises of mega deals are yet to materialise
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa.Your Excellency, there could be no vainly venture than perversion. It cannot withstand scrutiny. It melts on the onset of cross-examination.As I ...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 14:52hrs | 8 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Record-breaking global migration - Unprecedented displacement spurs demand for people-focused solutions
On 14 June, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued his flagship annual report, Global Trends: Forced Displacement 2022. It states that by the end of 2022, the number of people displaced ...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 13:14hrs | 11 | by Lansana Gberie
Zimbabwe's political parties 'dump' peace pledge
POLITICAL parties have reportedly dumped the peace pledge as they continuously disregard it by using hate speech and resorting to political violence ahead of the August 23 harmonised elections, a repo...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:31hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has only one cancer machine
HEALTH ministry secretary Jasper Chimedza yesterday revealed that Zimbabwe has only one functional radiotherapy machine to service all the country's cancer patients.According to Global Cancer ...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Luthuli Dlamini invades producer's house
He is dramatic in real life!It seems we are far from getting enough of South Africa-based veteran actor Luthuli Dlamini's drama and chaos, as the Tshabalala-bred star is once again making head...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 18:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
$6 billion for new Zupco buses
Government will spend $6 billion to recapitalise Zupco next year in a development set to enhance service delivery and modernise the mass public transport system.Presenting the 2023 National Bu...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt to recruit 7 000 teachers
The GOVERNMENT will recruit an additional 7 000 teachers next year to enhance the delivery of quality education, with special focus on infant education.In the 2023 National Budget tabled in Pa...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rogue drivers menace on Zimbabwe roads
THE general behaviour of motorists on Zimbabwe's roads ranges from shocking to bizarre.It is now common to see motorists breezing through red traffic lights or overtaking in prohibited zones. ...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
'93% Zimbabweans have no health insurance'
ABOUT 93% of Zimbabweans have no access to health insurance due to high poverty levels in the country, while only 7% can afford private health services.This came out during a stakeholder engag...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa draws bumper crowd in maiden rally
TENS of thousands of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters braved the scorching heat of the afternoon Harare sun and a State-stirred hostile political atmosphere to throng the popular Zimbabw...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 19:39hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
More heavy downpours expected
FARMERS in the South of Matabeleland are steeling themselves for more heavy downpours of rain today. The flooding has hit Portuguese areas of the upper and lower Limpopo particularly hard. ...Published: 31 Jan 2022 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
The invention and revolutionary stand of the hubble space telescope
Space is huge. It is estimated to be more than 23 trillion light years diameter wise. For context of its sheer size, think of a single light year...Published: 01 Nov 2021 at 18:16hrs | 9 | by Staff writer
Amazing astronomical discoveries that changed our vision of space
Today, we might be living in a period that could eventually be called the beginning of space exploration era. One space company after another is working to make ...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 20:12hrs | 7 | by Staff writer
Stephen Chifunyise dies
VETERAN playwright and former permanent secretary in the Education ministry Stephen Chifunyise has died. Chifunyise, who at one time taught in the Theatre Arts Department of the University of ...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 17:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Increased earthquake activities in Kariba
RECEDING water levels in Lake Kariba have resulted in increased earthquake activity in its environs, with the latest being a 3,5 magnitude moderate quake that hit Kariba and surrounding areas last Fri...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa scores poorly on alcohol use
There's more to life than money, and economists know it. As new assessments of global living standards proliferate, attempting to gauge how healthy, happy and successful humans are depending on where ...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 13:37hrs | | by Bloomberg
Elections in retrospect: Women's perspectives
Women's organisations have concurred over the need to promote constitutional literacy of women in Zimbabwe, lobby for more seats for women in parliament and in public offices as well as set up gender ...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 07:29hrs | | by UN Women
Zimbabwe: Human rights defenders at risk as elections approach
Preliminary findings of a field missionPARIS, France - Ahead of Zimbabwe's much anticipated general elections scheduled on July 30, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 19:20hrs | 1 | by FIDH
Removing the political teeth of tyrannism
REMOVING THE POLITICAL TEETH OF TYRANNISM: Who among Zimbabwe political opposition coalitions shares a clear governance vision?...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 10:49hrs | | by Andrew Manyevere
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15 places to travel to when you're studying Engineering
There are many different types of engineering degrees, ranging from electrical to biomedical. All the different types of engineering have one thing in common; they are all involved in working to make ...Published: 29 Jun 2017 at 16:56hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Pastor Evan Mawarire must be immediately and unconditionally released - Rights Defenders
PARIS, France - Arrested upon return to Zimbabwe, prominent anti-corruption and human rights defender Pastor Evan Mawarire must be immediately and unconditionally released, the Observatory for the Pro...Published: 03 Feb 2017 at 11:27hrs | | by APO
A Global Call to Push out unrepentant Fossil Fuels Industry
Boldness and sound advocacy is highly required for the ban of Fossil Fuels Industry in the implementation processes of averting the effects of Climate Change. The global movements on climate change ar...Published: 18 Sep 2016 at 07:52hrs | | by Mbizo Chirasha
Cold spell to continue, says Met office
Cold temperatures being experienced throughout the country will continue and members of the public should ensure they stay warm, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said.Incursion...Published: 13 Jul 2016 at 06:36hrs | | by Samantha Chigogo
We, the 'Useful Idiots'
Please Note: The term "useful idiots" applies to those individuals, including politicians, who are being derisively used by the Chinese for a cause they are reluctant to fully comprehend. Perh...Published: 22 Dec 2015 at 18:39hrs | | by Field Ruwe
Rebels seize largest army base in Syria
An umbrella group of opposition fighters have seized the largest army base in the southern province of Deraa - the birthplace of Syria's four-year uprising - after 24 hours of fighting, a rebel spokes...Published: 09 Jun 2015 at 14:55hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Are foreigners stealing jobs in South Africa?
International migrants are often accused of stealing jobs from locals in South Africa. But new data presents a far more nuanced picture of what it means to be a migrant trying to make a living in the ...Published: 20 Apr 2015 at 07:53hrs | | by Kate Wilkinson
Man thrown off building for being gay
A man has reportedly been blindfolded and thrown off a tower block in Syria for ‘being gay’ before being stoned to death after surviving the fall.New images have emerged appearing to show ...Published: 03 Feb 2015 at 13:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Men dig with bare hands, rescue toddler completely buried under rubble - Video
A toddler completely buried under rubble in Syria has been pulled out alive by rescuers who dug with their bare hands.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m_IgNakiXcThis video, posted on Y...Published: 31 Jan 2015 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Xenophobia on the rise in SA's Gauteng - survey
Johannesburg - Levels of xenophobia and intolerance of foreigners is increasing in Gauteng, a survey released on Thursday found."Thirty-five percent of all respondents said [we should] sen...Published: 14 Aug 2014 at 12:57hrs | 5 | by Sapa
Woman stoned to death for 'adultery'
Jihadists in the northern Syrian province of Raqa have accused a woman of adultery and stoned her to death, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday.It was the first "execution" ...Published: 20 Jul 2014 at 10:40hrs | | by AFP, KIRKUK
Syrian troops recapture strategic town, takes upper hand
Syrian troops recaptured the strategic town of Deir Attiyeh Thursday, less than a week after losing it, taking the advantage in its bid to crush rebels just north of Damascus.The seizure of De...Published: 28 Nov 2013 at 15:47hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Key Syrian rebel leader dies
BEIRUT - The leader of one of Syria's most prominent rebel units died early Monday of wounds sustained during a strike by government troops last week, his group said, dealing another blow to fighters...Published: 18 Nov 2013 at 13:52hrs | | by AP
Econet has invested $1.2bn in Zim since inception
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has revealed that it has invested $1.2 billion in the Zimbabwean economy since the country's largest telecommunications company was started 15 years ago, with at least $1bill...Published: 01 Nov 2013 at 02:52hrs | | by Business reporter
Suicide vehicle bombing near Damascus kills 16 soldiers
Beirut - Syrian activists say a suicide vehicle bombing of an army checkpoint outside Damascus has killed 16 soldiers.The state news agency SANA confirmed a blast on Saturday in the suburb of ...Published: 19 Oct 2013 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Syrian activists claim at least 213 people died in 'poisonous gas' attack
Two Syrian pro-opposition groups are claiming that government forces carried out a "poisonous gas" attack near the capital Damascus, leaving at lea...Published: 21 Aug 2013 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff Reporter
NASA releases images of Earth taken from Saturn, Mercury
WASHINGTON - U.S. space agency NASA on Monday released color and black-and-white images of Earth taken by two of its interplanetary spacecraft last week that show our planet and its moon as "bright be...Published: 23 Jul 2013 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Xinhua
5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Greek island
Athens - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck just off the Greek island of Crete in the early hours of Monday morning, according to the Athens Observatory, but there were no immediate reports of casualti...Published: 17 Jun 2013 at 06:56hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Africa's mobile youths drive change, Cell phones reshape youth cultures
The sight of teenagers selling mushrooms using mobile phones is becoming a familiar one in rural Namibia. Namibia Polytechnic faculty member Maurice Nkusi, designer of a cell phone√¢‚Ǩ‚Ã...Published: 06 Jun 2013 at 13:16hrs | | by Jocelyne Sambira
Will T-Shirt politicians keep the religion?
I have since registered my long stretched discomfort at the continued abuse of youths by many political fronts in a scene I view as a humanitarian accidental discharge of authority by our superiors. I...Published: 02 May 2013 at 16:07hrs | | by Zisunko Ndlovu
Air raid - 18 civilians killed in Syria
Beirut - At least 18 civilians were killed, including two children and two women, in a Syrian air raid on a rebel-held town in the northwestern province of Idlib on Saturday, a monitoring group report...Published: 13 Apr 2013 at 17:12hrs | | by Staff Reporter
New moon orbiting Pluto discovered
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22 Syrians killed as opposition seeks UN action
Fierce clashes on Sunday killed at least 22 Syrians, mostly soldiers, as opponents of President Bashar al-Assad sought to up the pressure for UN action after the Arab League withdrew its observers....Published: 29 Jan 2012 at 09:36hrs | | by Moyo Roy
It'll be wet wet wet as La Nina grips Matabeleland, Midlands and Masvingo
MOST parts of the country received significant rains on Monday, bringing relief to farmers and cooling temperatures after a persistent heat wave.However, the Meteorological Services Depa...Published: 23 Nov 2011 at 12:00hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
7.2- magnitude quake hits southeast Turkey, 138 confirmed dead
At least 138 people have been killed and 350 others injured in southeast Turkey where a 7.2- magnitude quake struck Sunday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said early Monday.Erdo...Published: 23 Oct 2011 at 21:24hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Astronomers discover nearest pair of supermassive black holes
Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory discovered the first pair of supermassive black holes in a spiral galaxy similar to the Milky Way, NASA announced Wednesday.Approximately 160...Published: 01 Sep 2011 at 09:54hrs | | by Moyo Roy
Syrian forces kill 19, in a campaign to crush street protests
Amman - Syrian forces killed at least 19 people in raids near the Lebanon border and in the country's Sunni tribal heartland, activists said, pursuing a military campaign to crush street protests aga...Published: 12 Aug 2011 at 06:33hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Earthquake hits Zimbabwe
AN earthquake measuring 4,5 on the Richter scale rocked the lower Save Valley in Mozambique at lunchtime yesterday and was felt in eastern Zimbabwe.According to the United States Geological ...Published: 07 Jul 2011 at 08:28hrs | | by Mafu Sithabile
Mapping cosmic rays in the Southern Hemisphere
South Pole - Researchers waiting for the completion of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory have been mapping cosmic rays in the Southern Hemisphere. They discovere...Published: 03 May 2011 at 06:39hrs | | by Moyo Roy
NASA rocket's falls into ocean
A rocket carrying an Earth-observation satellite plummeted into the Pacific Ocean after a failed launch attempt Friday, the second-straight blow to NASA's weakened environmental monitoring program....Published: 04 Mar 2011 at 23:33hrs | | by Byo24NEWS
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