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'We take umbrage at Timveous mischief' - strange, MDC leaders sold out big time during GNU and didn't even notice it
The trouble with people who are shallow, thick and slow is they have the propensity to make mountains out of mole-hills and thus waste not only their time and energy but that of everyone else involved...Published: 8 hrs ago | 576 | by Nomusa Garikai
Form two pupil goes missing
Tawanda Anesuishe Muzira a form two pupil at Nyazura Adventist Mission went missing on the 19th of February 2021. He was last seen in Warren Park wearing a blue T-shirt, black trousers and a pair of s...Published: 8 hrs ago | 1264 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Rains to ease off
Rains are expected to ease off countrywide from Monday to Sunday with sunny breaks by today with warmer conditions and sunshine expected from tomorrow, the Meteorological Services Department has said....Published: 9 hrs ago | 1309 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi's resignation a sign of great leadership
The resignation of Former Vice President Kembo Mohadi yesterday is just but a sign of great leadership.His willing resignation is hope that it is a good lesson to other ZANU PF leaders, ...Published: 11 hrs ago | 944 | by Shelton Muchena
Some of the biggest and most shocking scandals in boxing history
There will be one dispute or another about nearly everything in the film business. This makes it even more exciting and entertaining and draws even greater fans. Therefore, to achieve relevance and ma...Published: 12 hrs ago | 354 | by Staff Writer
Kembo Mohadi's replacement as Vice-President of Zimbabwe found?
After the unceremonious resignation of the vice president Kembo Mohadi from the office of the vice president, it has become incumbent to discuss the esteemed office of the Vice President. Cde Kembo Mo...Published: 13 hrs ago | 3517 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Policymakers urged to offer growth incentives for digital infrastructure development
POLICYMAKERS have been called upon to frame policies that help increase investment in resilient digital infrastructure. This comes as the COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated the country's need fo...Published: 13 hrs ago | 86 | by Agencies
We need a New Thinking Approach as a nation
Few days ago, the Former MDC Alliance Senator, Lillian Timveous, and Blessing Chebundo, were being paraded at State House, and when I saw images circulating on internet, I said to myself, what value d...Published: 15 hrs ago | 575 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Corruption in Zimbabwe fueled by ZANU PF's 'tichingotonga' mentality of a leadership that believes will never leave power
After waking up early in the morning to chop firewood for cooking, in the middle of a low-density suburb - as there has not been any electricity supply in our area for the past two days - there is not...Published: 15 hrs ago | 541 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Imbiber defies curfew order dies
A drunk Mvurwi man who defied the curfew and went for a beer binge on Saturday slipped while walking on a dam wall and drowned.Shakeman Malungwe (28) drowned around 01:00hours while walking in...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1245 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Mutoriro' (methamphetamine) claims a life
Tatenda Kasinyore (28) from Mutapa suburb in Gweru died yesterday after he was detained from Mutapa police station for disorderly conduct three hours earlier on influence of mutoriro.Assistant...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1867 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Cleric calls for home-grown COVID-19 vaccine
APOSTOLIC Christian Council of Zimbabwe (ACCZ) leader Johannes Ndanga has called on government to capacitate local researchers to develop a home-grown COVID-19 vaccine to cut the country's import bill...Published: 22 hrs ago | 557 | by Staff reporter
Timveous, Chebundo sold the struggle for personal gain
IT has come to our attention that former MDC Alliance national executive committee members Lilian Timveous and Blessing Chebundo have resigned from the party and joined the ruling party Zanu-PF....Published: 22 hrs ago | 992 | by MDC Alliance Harare
Quicker route to wealth for black Africans
AFRICANS are currently receiving education that orients them towards employment rather than real wealth creation.Most value chains for our daily consumables as black people in Africa are contr...Published: 22 hrs ago | 834 | by Dumisani Nduku
Zimbabweans celebrated a wrong move
WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa assumed power in 2017, he promised to change the political landscape in Zimbabwe through implementing good policies, listening to the people and respecting human righ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 938 | by Leonard Koni
Collapsing Zimbabwe infrastructure reflects national decay
YESTERDAY, we carried on our front page a picture of Mwaradzi Bridge in Headlands along the MayoChikore Road in Manicaland province which was swept away by rains at the weekend.The Standard, h...Published: 23 hrs ago | 479 | by Staff reporter
Caps boss blasts PSL, Zifa
CAPS United vice-president Nhamo Tutisani has savaged Zifa and the Premier Soccer League (PSL) leadership as mere event managers who lack strategies to turn around domestic football and make it compet...Published: 23 hrs ago | 365 | by Staff reporter
Man dies after police custody
A Mtapa Suburb man died in hospital yesterday morning after he was detained at a police station for disorderly conduct three hours earlier. Tatenda Kasinyore (28) popularly known as Nyale was ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1082 | by Staff reporter
Zimra fails to conduct rummage sales
THE Covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected operations at Beitbridge Border Post, with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) yesterday saying that it has run out of storage space at all its State wa...Published: 23 hrs ago | 246 | by Staff reporter
Border officials in huge turnout for Covid-19 vaccination
THERE was a huge turnout of essential service providers at the Beitbridge border post yesterday, mainly those working at the port of entry, to take up the Sinopharm jabs against Covid-19. Immi...Published: 23 hrs ago | 363 | by Staff reporter
Exemption letters no longer required
CITIZENS no longer need exemption letters for movement while intercity travel is now permissible with businesses including the informal sector allowed to operate up to 7PM after Government relaxed Lev...Published: 23 hrs ago | 917 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF concludes DCCs probe
Zanu-PF has completed the process of investigating concerns raised by some members in connection with District Co-ordinating Committee (DCC) elections conducted in November last year. A team l...Published: 23 hrs ago | 152 | by Staff reporter
9 guards turned robbers in custody
NINE security guards employed by Northern Deep Security, allegedly caught red-handed while robbing a truck driver near Maruta Shopping Centre along Seke Road in Harare after robbing a motorist earlier...Published: 23 hrs ago | 906 | by Staff reporter
Huawei partners NetOne
A Chinese multinational technology company Huawei has partnered NetOne to upgrade mobile network services aimed at improving efficiency in mobile broadband as the country focuses on new technology in ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 410 | by Staff reporter
Politburo meeting tomorrow
Zanu-PF will tomorrow hold its Politburo meeting at the party's headquarters. In a statement yesterday, the party's Secretary for Information and Publicity Simon Khaya Moyo urged members to be punctua...Published: 23 hrs ago | 488 | by Staff reporter
Vaccination goes to prisons
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) has launched the first phase of the vaccination programme where its workforce will receive the voluntary Sinopharm jabs. The developme...Published: 23 hrs ago | 207 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife donates hospital beds
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, through her Angel of Hope Foundation, has donated specialised beds to hospitals in Bulawayo, Midlands, Masvingo, Mashonaland East and Mashonaland Central provinces as sh...Published: 23 hrs ago | 97 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens up the economy
President Mnangagwa yesterday re-opened Zimbabwe's economy following almost two months of level four lockdown restrictions that brought most businesses to a standstill after a second and more intense ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 382 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa relaxes lockdown restrictions
President Emmerson Mnangagwa made a national address today as he was updating and informing on the partially lifted lockdown regulations.Curfew has been adjusted from 10pm to 5am in the mornin...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 15:55hrs | 5616 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Council worker found dead
Mvurwi Town Council employee, Gumburai Magunde was found dead on the road yesterday after allegedly consuming too much homemade illicit beer called Kachasu.He is believed to have fallen on the...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 12:45hrs | 4278 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Displacement of indigenous people from their ancestoral land proves Zimbabwe regime a continuation of colonialism
It has never been in doubt to most of us that, the 1980 government, that came into power in Zimbabwe, was nothing more than a British project, which had been created to hijack the genuine and gallant ...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 12:33hrs | 1531 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa to give MDC a a new name as MDC implodes
Zimbabweans owe Tsvangirai some gratitude for supporting maintaining democracy by holding the MDC together and provide the nation with a solid opposition. Ironically the MDC has transformed to be the ...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 09:45hrs | 12389 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
How to remain productive while working from home
Many people found themselves working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Working from the comfort of your home provides flexibility and control over your work schedule. But sometimes it ca...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 08:59hrs | 802 | by Staff Writer
Arrest of Young Activists meant to Silence Zimbabweans?
As the Zimbabwean economy continues to take crumble. More and more young Zimbabweans are taking a stand against mal-governance and plunder of resources by politicians. Jail time is the price that all ...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 08:16hrs | 557 | by Prince Njagu
Mnangagwa's govt told to remove army from the streets
LEGAL and Parliamentary think-tank, Veritas has urged the government to desist from using the military to abuse country's citizens under the guise of Covid-19 management.Veritas said any use o...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:11hrs | 5705 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala, Thabitha Khumalo chucked out from MDC Whatsapp group
Hard on the heels of two senior MDC-Alliance members defecting to join Zanu-PF, rifts in Nelson Chamisa's opposition party are widening as more senior officials continue to be treated disdainfully by ...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:05hrs | 5482 | by Staff reporter
Minister orders JOC to probe maize theft
LANDS and Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka has ordered members of the Joint Operations Command (JOC) to work together with sugar company Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe to investigate theft of maize from f...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:05hrs | 1023 | by Staff reporter
Youths urged to venture into mining
UMZINGWANE legislator Levi Mayihlome has urged youths in the district to venture into gold mining instead of crying foul when outsiders seize opportunities.The district is rich in gold deposit...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:03hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Medium-scale commercial farming in Zimbabwe post-land reform programme: A new picture is emerging
WE have a new open access paper out in the Journal of Modern African Studies "Medium-scale commercial agriculture in Zimbabwe: The experience of A2 resettlement farms".Contrary to assertions t...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:02hrs | 646 | by Ian Scoones
Govt must revisit their anti-graft strategies
HE latest arrest of principal director in the epidemiology and disease control department in the Health and Child Care ministry, Portia Manangazira, brings the effectiveness and seriousness of the who...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 05:00hrs | 161 | by Nkosilathi Lesley Ngwenya
Mnangagwa urged to reopen economy
ZIMBABWEANS have urged the government to ease COVID-19 restrictions today and allow churches, businesses and informal traders to operate, arguing that the latest two-month lockdown had subjected many ...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:59hrs | 1935 | by Staff reporter
Prophet uses social media to diagnose
JUST a name and surname as well as a picture on WhatsApp is enough for Musawenkosi Vundla, a Victoria Falls-based prophet to "diagnose" and tell one's problem or misfortune. Vundla, who calls ...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:55hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
Spotify's Zimbabwe inclusion excites artistes
MUSIC streaming site Spotify is now available to Zimbabweans with local musicians excited about this development saying it will broaden their reach. Spotify last week announced that 85 countri...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:54hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Tshinga defends Bosso executive for meeting Mnangagwa
LONG-TIME Highlanders benefactor and member Tshinga Dube has called for cool heads to prevail to end an alarmist atmosphere at the club created by some people following the leadership's meeting with P...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:54hrs | 1500 | by Staff reporter
DDF in bridges, road rehab
The District Development Fund (DDF) in Mashonaland Central has started repairing bridges and 2 400km of roads after receiving $546,2 million from Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) and Gov...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:50hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Headlands bridge collapses
Mwarazi River bridge in Headlands was washed away by heavy rains on Friday cutting off farmers, mining companies and communities in Chendambuya, Mayo, Chikore and Chinyuke areas threatening economic a...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:50hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
More frontline workers vaccinated
Zimbabwe had vaccinated 3 138 frontline workers by 4pm yesterday, taking the total number of people vaccinated so far to 18 843. The vaccination programme started on a slow note amid indicatio...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:49hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Individuals with questionable assets face probe
THE net is closing in on individuals with questionable assets worth at least US$100 000 after the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) yesterday appealed for information to enable it to investig...Published: 01 Mar 2021 at 04:49hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
Mobile internet and data usage surges
MOBILE internet and data usage went up by about 43 percent in Zimbabwe due to the outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic last year.The pandemic also pushed up internet usage worldwide by up ...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 17:35hrs | 764 | by Staff reporter
Social media falsehoods on Minister Mutsvangwa shocking
Social media was abuzz and awash with photographs of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Senator Monica Mutsvangwa with her late brother Mr Daniel Parirenyatwa.They were ...Published: 28 Feb 2021 at 16:25hrs | 2263 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
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