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Mwonzora party's plot to delay polls revealed
THE Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T party has started pushing Parliament to ensure that pending by-elections are suspended indefinitely, claiming that the Covid-19 pandemic has made the playing field uneve...Published: 2 hrs ago | 345 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry elected as IOC full member
Loga stays onZDRAVKO Logarusic is staying on as Warriors coach for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers despite calls for his sacking.This is the decision of the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zi...Published: 2 hrs ago | 89 | by Michael Kariati
No to factional mudslinging…Discipline comrades discipline!
My 54 political toddler years which are founded 'On the Shoulders of Struggle' signify a journey of robust African revolutionary tutelage which has been vastly enabled by those national paternal and m...Published: 2 hrs ago | 16 | by Obert Moses Mpofu
Doctors, nurses banned from striking
DOCTORS and nurses working in public health institutions will no longer be allowed to go on strike for an uninterrupted period spanning more than three days under proposed changes to the Health Servic...Published: 2 hrs ago | 76 | by Staff reporter
ZACC guns for US$7bn assets illicitly siphoned out of the country
An estimated US$7 billion worth of assets were illicitly siphoned out of the country through corruption and money laundering and the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is now ratcheting up mea...Published: 2 hrs ago | 41 | by Staff reporter
Canada vs Zimbabwe: Two divergent paths of Covid-19 vaccination
When mother-of-three Amanda Wood heard that hundreds of coronavirus shots were available for teens, only one thing prevented her from racing to the vaccination site at a Toronto high school - her 13-y...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1330 | by AP
Zimbabwean criminals in UK must stop blaming government over deportations
Mavis Matapo is 17-year-old Zimbabwean living in the UK. She is so scared to go outside her parents' house alone. She shivers with fear each time she hears a male voice. Her life crumbled into pieces ...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:18hrs | 528 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
'Time to complete Tsvangira's democratic struggle,' says Chamisa's youths
YOUTHS from the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa say they are now prepared to finishing the legacy issue started by the late founding president Morgan Tsvangirai and complete the democratic struggle...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:16hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zanu-PF official calls for Mnangagwa impeachment
A FORMER senior Zanu-PF official in Mashonaland Central province has called for the impeachment of President Emmerson Mnangagwa for allegedly running down the economy, human rights violations and fail...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:35hrs | 7186 | by Staff reporter
Ministers and CIOs named in farm grab
CENTRAL Intelligence Organisation (CIO) deputy director-general Gatsha Mazithule la, Agriculture minister Anxious Masuka and Matabeleland North Minister of State Richard Moyo have been dragged to the ...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:06hrs | 1243 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe firms fret over Mozambique crisis
ZIMBABWE'S industries have warned that a deadly insurgency roiling neighbouring Mozambique has emerged as the greatest threat to power and fuel imports that could further hurt Harare's fragile economy...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:57hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Companies struggle to raise US$2 billion
ZIMBABWE'S manufacturing companies have struggled to raise about US$2 billion in fresh capital to drive production back to pre-crisis levels, industry data indicated this week, as executives warned th...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:53hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Pegasus spyware: No more privacy
IT is a well-known fact that countries spy on their citizens and also spy on other countries and their leaders.There is a new hacking software called Pegasus.This is a kind of spyware ...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:50hrs | 418 | by Mutisi
End to Zimbabwe power shortages in sight
ZIMBABWE'S drive to permanently end power shortages is well on course after completion of a new thermal power plant in Hwange that is expected to feed 50MW to the national grid by October this year. ...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 08:42hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Grey hair comes with wisdom
Mature age comes with wisdom, nephews and nieces but sometimes it comes alone. My progeny extension so far is to the power of six, two boys and four girls, grandpa's pride. The eldest a boy, second ye...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 19:17hrs | 1386 | by Tondo. Chinehasha.
Construction of ZZEE plant in Hwange now complete
ZIMBABWE'S drive to permanently do away with power shortages is well on course with construction of a new thermal power plant that is expected to feed 50MW to the national grid before end of the year ...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 16:07hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean business tycoon says Ivermectin saved his life
West Properties chairman Ken Sharpe on Friday donated US$50,000 to government for the purchase of Ivermectin, saying he and his wife only escaped death thanks to the drug after they contracted the Cov...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 09:43hrs | 3206 | by Staff reporter
Letter to the people of Zimbabwe
Pamusoroi Dzimbabwe.Allow me on behalf of my president, the NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT, and the nation of Zimbabwe, to convey our deepest of sympathies and apology, to the Ndebele nation, and a...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 09:36hrs | 772 | by Julius Machingura
Zimbabweans jump off 2nd floor at UK deportation centre
Hours before UK's first mass deportation flight to Zimbabwe for many years two Zimbabweans reportedly threw themselves from a second-floor at Colnbrook immigration removal centre in that country....Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:32hrs | 6538 | by Staff Reporter
BCC sets up mobile vaccination team
BULAWAYO City Council has set up a mobile team to service areas that have no clinics in an effort to reach out to all eligible for vaccination.BCC health services director Edwin Sibanda told S...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:12hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Forex pricing SI haunts Mnangagwa's govt
ZIMBABWE'S Senate yesterday said the controversial statutory instrument (SI) promulgated in May spelling out restrictions on trade in foreign currency had turned businesses into "saboteurs" after the ...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:59hrs | 1194 | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to reintroduce executive mayors, urban councils
GOVERNMENT has been urged to consider reintroducing executive mayors to effectively deal with errant senior council officials who refuse to take orders because the mayors lack executive influence in r...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:54hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Benjani gets his UEFA A badge
FORMER Warriors skipper Benjani Mwaruwari says he wants to chart a new career path in coaching after completing his UEFA A coaching licence. The 42yearold did his course in Belfast, Ireland, rec...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1277 | by Staff reporter
Econet steps up its sustainability drive, joins the United Nations Global Compact initiative
HARARE - Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has taken a major step in demonstrating its commitment to sustainable development by becoming a participant to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world' la...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 21:23hrs | 501 | by Agencies
Zanu-PF denies plan to ban women from wearing mini-skirts
Zimbabwe's governing Zanu-PF party on Monday denied social media reports that it was planning legislation to ban the wearing of mini-skirts by women in public, calling the reports "fake news."...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 16:31hrs | 905 | by Staff reporter
EFF urges Zimbabweans not to use contraceptives
THE Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Zimbabwe has discouraged Zimbabweans not to use contraceptives, saying the country needs more people to fully harness its abundance as well as underutilised resourc...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 16:23hrs | 2247 | by Staff reporter
Govt reduces workforce to 10%
GOVERNMENT has further decongested its workforce to 10 percent from 40 percent and temporarily closed some of its district offices in Hwange after staffers tested Covid-19 positive. In a circu...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:49hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
No, Mr Biti, you are not a jack of all trades
A week ago, the local mainstream and social media were abuzz with news of MDC Alliance (MDCA) faction co-vice president, Tendai Biti's rantings against the International Monetary Fund (IMF's) report o...Published: 21 Jul 2021 at 07:47hrs | 987 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Maisha Health Fund launches convenient, phone-based medical aid registration via USSD
Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe's health insurance unit, Maisha Health Fund, has launched an innovative and convenient way to register for medical aid cover through the mobile phone. The service, wh...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 17:33hrs | 209 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa in army boss appointment clash with Chiwenga
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga are on a new collision course over the appointment of the next Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander, with retired Lieutenant-Gene...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 11:17hrs | 9511 | by Staff reporter
Zimra executives in US$585m tax evasion corruption scam
CORRUPTION skeletons involving a series of multi-billion-dollar tax evasion scandals are tumbling out of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) cupboard amid a new corruption scam involving Chinese di...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 11:17hrs | 2625 | by Staff reporter
What I learnt from Bruno
(Warning: The following article may change your life)One day I went on a trip with my uncle, who held his vicious dog by a leash. On the way, Bruno was in a no nonsense mood, hyperactive and l...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 10:30hrs | 441 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
What I learnt on the way to the river
(Inspiration Reloaded)I just love stories about my childhood. Decades ago, when l was at primary school in Lupane, our soccer coach took us to the nearby river for some football practice ses...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 10:29hrs | 395 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Mnangagwa govt bought Israel made spy software?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration reportedly acquired the controversial mobile phone snooping equipment from Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, in 2019 for use by the Central Intellig...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 08:33hrs | 2021 | by Staff reporter
Mass UK deportations exposes MDC's double standards
The news which has gripped the Zimbabwean community in the UK about the chartered flights of loads of Zimbabwean criminals has shaken the community with mixed feelings. But the most surprising wailers...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 06:16hrs | 3252 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Are these deportations emotional or legal
Mavis Matapo is a seventeen year old Zimbabwean living in the UK. She is so scared to go outside her parents house alone. She shivers with fear each time she hears a male voice her life crumbled into ...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1410 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
South Africa, Get to the root cause of the nation's problem
Jacob Zuma did not cause the looting, rioting and violence in South Africa. These activities did not occur in a vacuum, general populous, community members or local communities would have tried more p...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 19:59hrs | 1386 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Africa welcomes a new Dictator
"The country's law enforcement agencies will track down, identify and act against those who lit the flame, and those who spread it," said the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa. By those words...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 13:38hrs | 8448 | by Sam Wezhira
The fight against COVID-19 is everyone's responsibility
The first Saturday of this month saw local author, film maker and anti-Government activist, Tsitsi Dangarembwa, getting her first COVID-19 vaccination jab at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. She did n...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 13:35hrs | 477 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zanu-PF party is a British project
The vice grip that the Zanu Pf party and government has on the Zimbabwean economic, social and political sphere since 1980 is suffocating. Close analysis on the background of this political party and ...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 12:00hrs | 2836 | by Muzi Hadebe
What I learnt from Bruno
(Warning: The following article may change your life) One day I went on a trip with my uncle, who held his vici...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 11:26hrs | 1458 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi akaGwiziMotivator
Ruling elite roving bandits, says Biti
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance vice president Tendai Biti yesterday described the ruling elite as "roving bandits" who are clinging to power to loot national resources without concern for the ordinary citize...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:48hrs | 1105 | by Staff reporter
BCC, residents clash over water bills
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is on a collision course with ratepayers amid revelations that it is sending estimated water bills as it does not have manpower to conduct physical meter readings.T...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:46hrs | 966 | by Staff reporter
White farmer 'takes over' indigenous farmers' land
INDIGENOUS A2 farmers outside Marondera are up in arms with a white farmer whom they accuse of encroaching onto their land saying he was repossessing it. Rodney Cormack, of Dombi Estates, lost a sizea...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:43hrs | 1537 | by Staff reporter
'Miniskirts, trousers ban rumour fake'
Zanu PF has distanced itself from messages circulating on social media platforms suggesting that it was lobbying for the banning of miniskirts and trousers for women. The fake messages were generated ...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:40hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
Hwange expansion reaches major milestones
THE Hwange Thermal Power Station expansion project is now at 67,9 percent complete, with major milestones having been reached in the journey towards providing relief and self-sufficiency in power gene...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 06:39hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Violent storms in South Africa will not stop: a chance for new Zimbabwe Republic
A new republic we are talking about is not renewing Zanu or does it mean placing our hope and aspirations on MDC-Alliance, currently the only viable opposition, as the hope for our future. In any misf...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 19:37hrs | 2818 | by Nomazulu Thata
6,000 residents live in the dark for 2 years
Over six thousand residents in Sakubva suburb of Mutare have been living in the dark after ZESA allegedly disconnected them due to a ZW$2 million legacy debt owed to the power utility by Mutare City C...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:47hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Displaced Chipinge families flee to Mozambique
SCORES of displaced Chisumbanje and Chinyamukwakwa villagers in Chipinge, are reported to have resettled in neighbouring Mozambique, after losing their ancestral land to Green Fuel Pvt Ltd.Bus...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:08hrs | 1450 | by Staff reporter
Fresh wave of protests loom in South Africa
SOUTH African authorities fear a new wave of uprisings as networks loyal to jailed former president Jacob Zuma seek to force his freedom.Investigators believe the unrest last week, which kille...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | 2562 | by Staff reporter
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