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Mnangagwa swears in Gut and NPRC commissioners
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday capped a busy day by swearing in six new commissioners to the Zimbabwe Peace and Reconciliation Commission (ZPRC) at the State House.The six commissioners, who ar...Published: 22 hrs ago | 154 | by Staff reporter
Privatization plans off rails
In November 2018, the Zimbabwean government set out a privatization plan to dispose completely and partially privatize over 23 state entities and parastatals (SEPs). According to the Auditor General R...Published: 07 May 2021 at 15:41hrs | 1031 | by Victor Bhoroma
Tharisa buys Great Dyke chrome asset in Zimbabwe expansion
THARISA, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed platinum and chrome producer, has acquired Salene Chrome Zimbabwe for US$3 million as part of its growth strategy in the country.Salene Chrome i...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:40hrs | 541 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe oil project takes shape
ZIMBABWE'S ambitions to produce oil and gas along the Zambezi basin in Muzarabani is taking shape with Australian Stock Exchange (ASE)-listed firm Invictus Energy set to commence a seismic programme i...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:33hrs | 975 | by Staff reporter
Honeymoon is over: Zacc warns bigwigs
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has submitted 32 dockets to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), nine of which are high-profile, as the dragnet closes in on senior government, poli...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:30hrs | 2095 | by Staff reporter
Govt identifies land for new Batoka City
THE GOVERNMENT has identified land where a new city will be built as part of the Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric project outside Victoria Falls, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Power Dev...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:27hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation to fall below 55%, says RBZ
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says it is targeting a slide in the annual inflation to below 55% by July this year, underpinned by its disinflationary strategy that has been credited for calming m...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:47hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
Schools not allowed to withhold exam results
Schools are forbidden from withholding examination results for students whose parents still owe fees and must instead take action against the parents to recover debts, Primary and Secondary Education ...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:08hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
NRZ working to modernise operations
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) chairman, Advocate Martin Dinha, says the company is working towards transforming its operations into a modern and world-class service that caters for both inter an...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:06hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe continues to endure crises of unimaginable proportions
Statement by Mr. Michael Sibangilizwe Nkomo, a Zimbabwean citizen and aspiring president of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) on the transport crisis in Zimba...Published: 05 May 2021 at 18:22hrs | 447 | by Mr. Michael Sibangilizwe Nkomo
Mnangagwa's govt to unleash soldiers on gold panners
GOVERNMENT has threatened to unleash "special security operations" on artisanal gold miners destroying public infrastructure such as railway lines in search of the yellow metal.This was announ...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:27hrs | 2100 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner breaks silence on Dinde project
CHINESE company Beifa Investments (Pvt) Ltd has broken its silence on the Dinde project in Hwange and absolved itself of wrongdoing after it was accused of pushing to displace villagers and desecratin...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:25hrs | 835 | by Staff reporter
Kazungula Bridge opening to boost Sadc trade
THE official opening of the Kazungula Bridge and One-Stop Border Post facilities next week Monday is expected to enhance Southern Africa's access to international markets through connectivity with maj...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:15hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
Bosso executive meets Tshinga Dube, Obert Mpofu
THE Highlanders executive led by chairman Johnfat Sibbanda has embarked on "a meet the stakeholders" initiative, with the first visit being made to long-time club benefactor Tshinga Dube and the rulin...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:14hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
Health facilities upgrade accelerated
Upgrading health and sanitation in Zimbabwe is being accelerated with the latest three developments being an agreement to install solar energy systems at 640 health facilities, create public-private p...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:10hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
We're not arresting school, company vehicles, says police
POLICE have said company and school-owned buses are allowed to operate freely across the country as they clarified misconceptions around the on-going blitz illegal kombi operations."In enforci...Published: 04 May 2021 at 19:48hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Commuters bear brunt of Zupco's shambolic transport system
IT'S 5:10pm and Harare's Market Square bus terminus is teeming with commuters desperate to get home before dark, but there are no Zupco buses.Two young men exchange blows as they both wrestle ...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:27hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Telecoms want more forex
Telecommunication companies are facing a shortage of foreign currency that has made it difficult for them to acquire equipment and upgrade their networks to improve service delivery. The perma...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:18hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Gugulethu Moyo is accuses Jewish museum of racism and sexism
Zimbabwean lawyer Gugulethu Moyo has abruptly resigned from her job as executive director of the Jewish History Museum/Holocaust History Center in Tucson, Arizona, in the United States, citing racism ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:33hrs | 2220 | by Staff reporter
2008 terror leader dies
ZAKA residents say they are not sorry about the recent death of a Zimbabwe National Army colonel, Christopher Rufu Mayoyo, who led a murderous terror campaign against opposition supporters in the dist...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:32hrs | 5655 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa cuts off government departments over unpaid bills
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has disconnected water supplies to several government departments, local authorities and growth points as it seeks to recover ZW$2.1 billion in unpaid bil...Published: 03 May 2021 at 07:31hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
Zera culls fuel suppliers
ZIMBABWE Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has effectively shut the door on numerous companies that have been shipping fuel into the country after licensing a measly 34 companies from a record 130 en...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1484 | by Staff reporter
Zimra to auction smugglers' vehicles
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has resolved to sell impounded vehicles used to transport smuggled goods in and out of the country as the entity escalates its fight against corruption.I...Published: 02 May 2021 at 18:32hrs | 1806 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza plots blitz against illegal car parks
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality says it will conduct a joint operation with the police to rid the town of illegal car parks mushrooming in the dormitory town as well as unregistered car sales and brick-mould...Published: 01 May 2021 at 08:44hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Zesa seeks new tariff
Zesa is in the process of applying for a new tariff in a bid to boost its operations, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) chief executive officer Mr Eddington Mazambani has said.Mr Maz...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 18:42hrs | 961 | by Staff reporter
Shava demands US$100,000 to assume ministerial duty
NEWLY-APPOINTED Foreign Affairs and International Trade minister Frederick Shava refused to assume duty for over a month after taking oath of office, demanding payment of about US$100 000 he was owed ...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 07:28hrs | 10191 | by Staff reporter
BCC bosses divert 3 000 litres diesel
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) senior executives allegedly helped themselves to 3 000 litres of diesel originally allocated for refuse collection, road maintenance and other crucial services, it has emer...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | 1783 | by Staff reporter
Govt shuts down errant NGO
Zimbabwean authorities have ordered a non-governmental organisation to shut shop, resurfacing fears that the state is targeting NGOs it believes are pushing a political agenda.Connect, a famil...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:46hrs | 1378 | by Staff reporter
Top cop threatens to shoot messenger of court
A TOP police officer stationed in Beitbridge town has landed himself in soup after he allegedly threatened to shoot a messenger of court on two occasions for attemptingto serve him with a court or...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:44hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic equips Sally Mugabe Hospital
STANBIC Bank has donated equipment worth US$37 000 to Sally Mugabe Central Hospital's maternity wing.The bank also availed $2 million towards refurbishment of the wing.This initiative ...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:24hrs | 229 | by Staff writer
Huge boost for construction sector
The construction industry in Zimbabwe will be revolutionised following the commissioning by President Mnangagwa yesterday of Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe's dry mortar mix plant, dramatically expanding the ...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:15hrs | 208 | by Staff writer
54 buses intercepted with smuggled goods
FIFTY-FOUR buses transporting smuggled goods worth over US$20 million have been intercepted since the beginning of March.As a result of the smuggling, the country has been losing millions of d...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 16:58hrs | 1781 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean secrets leaked to a high profile sexivist
Zimbabwe has once again woken up to some Twitter messages sent by the ever attention seeking Susa Mutami. It is important to understand who Susan Mutami is. She is if you remember the official mistres...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 07:04hrs | 7379 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Stanbic resuscitates Sally Mugabe Hospital maternity theatre
Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank has purchased equipment to resuscitate operating procedures in theatre number 1 at the maternity wing, and also refurbished its recovery room at Sa...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 10:16hrs | 534 | by Agencies
'Midlands prisons overcrowded'
PRISONS in Midlands province have been experiencing overcrowding due to COVID19-induced trial backlogs.This was disclosed by the police officer commanding Midlands province, Senior Assistant C...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:15hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
CBZ threatens job cuts
FINANCIAL services giant CBZ Holdings Limited has resolved to slash its workforce in response to rapid sector changes that have been precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic and fresh inroads made by dig...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:13hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter
Funeral parade for copter crash victims
A funeral parade to honour two pilots and a technician who died in a helicopter crash in Goromonzi last week will be held by the Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) on Friday. The pilots are Wing Comm...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 07:57hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
How my pistol sold me out: Tshinga Dube
AS we continue to commemorate our Independence Day, we revisit an article published earlier in this section in which our Assistant Editor Mkhululi Sibanda (MS) spoke to one of the pioneer guerillas, R...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 6129 | by Staff reporter
Board of inquiry for helicopter crash
GOVERNMENT has set up a board of inquiry to investigate the cause of Friday's helicopter crash which killed two Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilots and a flight technician in Goromonzi, Mashonaland Eas...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:18hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
Air Force of Zimbabwe mourns the death of helicopter accident victims
The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) is in mourning after the horrific accident that claimed the lives of two pilots and an aircraft technician.The pilots who perished are Wing Commander Thomas Tin...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Three new TV stations risk losing licences
Three new television stations risk losing their licences after failing to pay licensing fees to the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) by the deadline of January 21. Last year the Govern...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 19:41hrs | 969 | by Staff reporter
Jere's lawyer sick, trial postponed
THE trial of businessman Farai Jere, his company Helcraw Electrical and two Zesa engineers Leonard Chisina and Freeman Kuziva Chikonzo on fraud charges involving US$3,5 million emanating from a smart ...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
SMM loses mining claims
SMM Holdings administrator Afaras Gwaradzimba allegedly sold land under the company's mining leases, with the land set to be converted into residential stands. SMM, formerly owned by businessm...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:20hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Cops turn down US$9 000 bribe
Police in Nyazura, Manicaland, on Wednesday exhibited a high degree of professionalism when they resisted a US$9 000 bribe dangled by members of a smuggling syndicate. They arrested six ...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | 1175 | by Staff reporter
TelOne lays off 184 digitally-handicapped workers
State-owned telecommunications company, TelOne, has retrenched more than 180 workers whose qualifications it says did not meet the standard for its evolution into the digital world.In a statem...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:20hrs | 1374 | by Staff reporter
Airlink appoints new country manager for Zimbabwe
Airlink, the independent Southern African regional airline, has appointed airline industry veteran, Willem "Wimpie" Janse van Vuuren, as its new Country Manager for Zimbabwe and Namibia.Mr van...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:04hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Biti's pessimism over RBZ forex auction defied by listed companies
LISTED companies reporting their latest financials have effectively defied claims made by former finance minister, Tendai Biti the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe foreign exchange auction system was a rigged...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 06:59hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo urges police to engage army to deal with pirate taxis
LOCAL Government Minister, July Moyo has urged police to enlist the services of the army in operations meant to get rid of private transport operators who are plying various routes in cities and towns...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 06:56hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
Sexually transmitted leadership will not take us anywhere
My previous article regarding the nomination of Sibangilizwe Nkomo to contest the Zapu presidential candidacy could have come across as too emotional for some people to appreciate my perspective....Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 06:55hrs | 549 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zanu-PF wades into Hwange coal mining saga
CHINESE firm, BEIFA Investment (Pvt) Limited has petitioned the ruling Zanu-PF party to rein in its shadow MP Reed Dube after he allegedly visited the disputed coal mine project in Dinde, Hwange, in a...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:28hrs | 756 | by Staff reporter
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