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Silobela villagers face health time bomb
Gweru residents are dumping garbage in Gweru River, threatening livelihoods of communities downstream in Silobela and Lower Gweru who depend on the water source.A survey carried out by Souther...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 07:46hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC threatens demos again
THE MDC led by Nelson Chamisa says it is gravely concerned about the deepening economic situation in tghe country, threatening unspecified but "robust action".In a statement following a seven ...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 12:11hrs | 1257 | by newzimbabwe
Newcastle disease outbreak hits Bulilima district
A NEWCASTLE disease outbreak has hit Bulilima district, Matabeleland South province, leaving villagers counting heavy losses of their chickens.The epicentre of the disease was reported to be v...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 08:03hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Botswana shoots Zimbabwe stray cattle
OVER 100 cattle from Ward 19 in Gwanda near Mlambapeli Border Post have been shot in Botswana in the past three weeks after they strayed into the neighbouring country. In an interview Matabele...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:56hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Why nepotism at Harare Town House must end
The allegations that City of Harare councillors could be setting up their relatives for jobs in various departments, leaving a trail of similar names in the municipality's employment books, is worryin...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:48hrs | 109 | by Tanaka Mahanya
Mohadi tells councils to overhaul water, reticulation systems
VICE PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi has urged municipalities to overhaul their water and sewer reticulation systems in line with their growing populations. Speaking in an interview yesterday after a c...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 06:48hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
Harare allays Dzivarasekwa cholera reports
Harare City Council's health services director, Prosper Chonzi has allayed fears of a cholera outbreak in Dzivarasekwa saying the watery diarrhoea experienced by many residents in the area was caused ...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 08:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa honours promise to give Grace Blue Roof' - didn't even honour povo's right to life
The shameless arrogance, hypocrisy and indifference of President Mnangagwa and the Zanu PF ruling elite is breath taking."President Emmerson Mnangagwa will honour his promise and transfer the ...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 08:55hrs | 1236 | by Nomusa Garikai
Council failures rooted in legislative deficits
ZIMBABWE is burning while the central government dithers. For the second time in less than a decade residents in urban areas are feeling the effects of murky local government administration as Preside...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 08:25hrs | | by Cliff Chiduku
Mugabe missing from his fortified grave?
Even in death comrade Mugabe was heavily protected. His body came as the most valuable dead body on earth. All this because of the fear of Juju. Juju "magic" may seem strange, mythical and oth...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 15:29hrs | 30543 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Smelly' project chokes Gweru city engineers
Gweru City Council (GCC) has embarked on an investigation to fish out the local authority's rogue employees who were involved in corrupt activities in the illegal development of a vast residential sub...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 13:35hrs | 1008 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dragged to court
A water rights advocacy organisation the Community Water Alliance Trust (CWAT) has dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the High Court seeking the court to grant an order to force him declare the ...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 15:53hrs | 6729 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Gweru in typhoid scare
TYPHOID outbreak fears have hit the City of Gweru after tens of residents from the densely populated suburb of Senga were hospitalised over the weekend showing symptoms of the waterborne disease....Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 09:09hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Harare's $135m Zimra debt cancelled, will other cities get same favour?
Government has written off $135 million owed to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) by Harare City Council as part of measures to capacitate the local authority to deal with the current water crisi...Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold panners invade mine
ABOUT 3 000 illegal gold panners have reportedly invaded a mining claim at Lonely Gold Mine in Inyathi, Bubi district, in Matabeleland North province after news spread that 3kgs of the mineral worth a...Published: 26 Sep 2019 at 08:04hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC summons Harare City Council leadership
The MDC leadership led by the Secretary General Chalton Hwende and Local Government Secretary, Eng. Elias Mudzuri today held a crisis meeting with the acting Mayor of Harare and a team of his councilo...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 13:28hrs | 1378 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Harare shuts down its main water works
Harare shut its main water works on Monday citing shortages of foreign currency to import treatment chemicals, the deputy mayor said, potentially leaving the city dry and raising the risk of water bor...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 08:56hrs | 459 | by Reuters
Rampant price increases must end, says Mnangagwa
I ADDRESS you this evening on three issues which have been exercising the mind of the Government. These are: (1) the ongoing industrial action by our medical staff; (2) the below-par water supply situ...Published: 22 Sep 2019 at 10:28hrs | 1032 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Harare diarrhoea cases soar
Cases of diarrhoea in Harare have risen to alarming levels, with Dzivaresekwa recording over 360 cases as of yesterday. The outbreak started two weeks ago when residents drank untreated water. ...Published: 20 Sep 2019 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare gets financial lifeline, what about Bulawayo Prpf Mthuli Ncube
The Zimbabwe government on Thursday released 37.4 million Zimbabwe dollars (about 3.1 million U.S. dollars) to the City of Harare as a short-term intervention to help it improve service delivery whils...Published: 19 Sep 2019 at 18:05hrs | 2671 | by Staff reporter
Gweru sued over shoot-to-kill policy on stray dogs
THE Gweru City Council has been dragged to court by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) over the local authority's decision to shoot stray dogs and donkeys, a senior council of...Published: 17 Sep 2019 at 11:02hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's legacy: Diarrhoea outbreak hits Harare
A diarrhoea outbreak has hit some Harare suburbs, with hundreds of residents being treated at various clinics after drinking contaminated borehole water, Harare City Council's Health Services director...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZACC urged to investigate local authorities
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has been urged to investigate local authorities that diverted public funds from their coffers.Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt Development (ZIMCODD), a...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZCTU members trial in false start
THE trial of 20 Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) activists who were arrested in Mutare in October last year failed to commence yesterday following the death of one of the accused persons, Tens...Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA xenophobia targets Zimbabweans
Fresh violence by seemingly deranged South African mobs is now targeting Zimbabweans - following the recent death of a former president Robert Mugabe, who is accused of triggering a mass exodus to the...Published: 10 Sep 2019 at 07:26hrs | 2889 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's son wins Glen View South by election
FORMER Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's son Vincent won the right to represent Glen View South in the National Assembly after beating Zanu-PF candidate Offard Muchuwe by close to 2000 votes in Satur...Published: 09 Sep 2019 at 07:32hrs | 1785 | by newzimbabwe
Mohadi leads clean-up campaign in Glen View
Vice-President Kembo Mohadi has called on Zimbabweans to promote sustainable waste management practices and initiatives in a bid to keep a clean environment. Speaking at the National Environme...Published: 07 Sep 2019 at 09:54hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe: A leader loved and hated in equal measure by Zimbabweans
Longtime Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has died. He was 95.Loved and hated in almost equal measure by Zimbabweans, the former teacher was best known for leading Zimbabwe to independence, ...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 08:38hrs | 540 | by Compiled by Alet Janse van Rensburg
Cash shortages choking tourism
ZIMBABWE Independent deputy editor Faith Zaba (FZ) last week attended the 2019 Africa Tourism Leadership Forum and awards at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC) whose theme was "Stimulati...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF drills 15 boreholes in Glen View ahead of the by-election
Zanu-PF has moved in to drill 15 boreholes in Glen View south constituency which has been hit by critical water shortages as result of negligence by the MDC led local authority.Located in Glen...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 12:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
70% of Zimbabwe's dip-tanks malfunctional
AUDITOR-GENERAL Mildred Chiri has revealed that 70,77% of the country's cattle dip-tanks are dilapidated and need rehabilitation if livestock diseases are to be effectively curbed.Chiri reveal...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Xenophobia death toll rises to five
SOUTH African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has warned his compatriots that the violence they are meting out to fellow Africans can be dealt out to them when they visit other countries. Five peo...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Blood of foreigners flow in South African streets as locals swim in joy
If one can not be angered by the animalistic sadistic killings of our people in South Africa then one has a heart of a stone. Please be angry with me as we moan the patriots who are slaughtered like a...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 22:34hrs | 6523 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Looting hits SA township in second day of violence
Police have been clashing with looters in South Africa's township of Alexandra in Johannesburg, a day after violence hit other parts of the city.Videos shared online show empty streets and roa...Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 13:51hrs | | by BBC
African governments issue warnings about South Africa violence
Following the outbreak of violence in South Africa, which has seen some foreign-owned businesses targeted, a number of other African countries have expressed their concern and issued warnings....Published: 03 Sep 2019 at 13:50hrs | | by BBC
Mnangagwa's end is nigh, says Chamisa
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday warned that President Emmerson Mnangagwa would soon go the same way as some of the world's worst dictators, who were elbowed out of power over gross huma...Published: 02 Sep 2019 at 08:00hrs | 3772 | by Staff reporter
Farmer co-operation important for disease control
A FARMER training session in Manicaland held recently revealed to me that our communities are almost the same with regards their approach to animal health matters.One area visited has endemic ...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:47hrs | | by Dumisani Nsingo
WATCH: TB Joshua fires back over controversial Sierra Leone testimony
After news was widely circulated that a Sierra Leonean government official was 'sacked' following her testimony at T.B. Joshua's church, the Nigerian cleric has responded by releasing a video of the l...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 12:30hrs | 10469 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Victoria Falls seeks load shedding exemption
VICTORIA FALLS councillors have called for the resort town to be exempted from Zesa load shedding - which has also affected water supplies - and left the tourism hub with no electricity.The to...Published: 29 Aug 2019 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni freedom bid hits snag
INCARCERATED Ntabazinduna Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni (54) was forced to spend another night in prison yesterday after the High Court in Bulawayo failed to entertain his application for bail ...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 07:45hrs | 2471 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police shoot down MDC-Alliance demo request
POLICE yesterday turned down the MDC Alliance Bulawayo province's intentions to hold demonstrations after the party failed to comply with the Public Order and Security Act (POSA) in its application. ...Published: 27 Aug 2019 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Glen View new battlefield for Chamisa, Mnangagwa
THE two main political parties, Zanu-PF and the MDC, have turned their rivalry to the Glen View South constituency by-election amid allegations of vote-buying, intimidation and financial warfare....Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa using borehole for votes campaign in Glen View?
Government has allocated $1 million for 15 boreholes to be sunk in Harare's Glen View, which faces chronic water shortages and has been at the epicentre of previous cholera outbreaks. This fol...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:07hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Gweru suspends corrupt workers
TWO Gweru City Council (GCC) employees have been suspended for allegedly illegally subcontracting themselves to provide services to private land developers. Town clerk, Ms Elizabeth Gwat...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Churches meet Chamisa over protests
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) on Wednesday met MDC leader Nelson Chamisa to discuss, among others, the party's planned protests after voicing concern over potential outbreak of violence....Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
UK presses Mnangagwa govt on political, economic reforms
THE United Kingdom (UK) has urged the government of Zimbabwe to deliver the promised fundamental political and economic reforms.Speaking during an announcement of a new UK Aid-supported £49 m...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 11:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak shuts Harare council offices
Harare City Council was yesterday forced to close its Remembrance, Mbare District and Harare Municipal Police offices in Mbare after at least 55 workers contracted diarrhoea when they drank water from...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 07:17hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Muchuwe eyes Glen View South seat
Zanu-PF candidate for Glen View South by-election Offard Muchuwe is confident of winning the seat as he has lined up empowerment projects meant to capacitate the people in the constituency. Th...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's grandstanding much ado about nothing
Chamisa's grandstanding much ado about nothingThe MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa seems to have perfected the art of making so much noise like a cricket when there is nothing proportional in terms ...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 14:40hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
Datlabs massive plant refurbishment nears completion
ONE of the country's leading pharmaceutical and personal care products manufacturers, Datlabs is on the verge of completing its US$4,5 million major factory refurbishment as it seeks to ramp up produc...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
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