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Zanu-PF youths strategises ahead of elections
Zanu-PF Youth League Bulawayo is holding an inter-district meeting at Stanley Square as part of the party's efforts to drum up support for the party ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections. Zan...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Free eye treatment for Makokoba residents
Residents from Makokoba suburb with various ocular ailments had their eyesight restored free of charge during an eye camp organised by Zanu-PF National Assembly representative for Bulawayo South Raj M...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo meets over primary election results
Zanu-PF will hold an Ordinary Session of the Politburo in Harare today to take stock of the just ended primary elections held last weekend.Confirming the development last night, party spokespe...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:33hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Command centres submit Zanu-PF primary elections winners list
ZANU-PF provincial command centres have submitted the names of the winners of primary elections to the party's national elections directorate in Harare, which will officially announce the results....Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:46hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
Big surprises in Zanu-PF primaries
SOME ministers and veteran parliamentarians fell by the wayside in the Zanu-PF primary elections that were held over the weekend as the ruling party entrenches democracy and reenergises its base ahead...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF releases primary election candidates list
Zanu-PF Bulawayo province has released a full set of candidates set to battle for the House of Assemble and local authority tickets to in the harmonised elections.The primaries are set for Sat...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 19:45hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo for chiefs conference
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has arrived in Bulawayo ahead of tomorrow's official opening of the National Chiefs Conference.President, who was accompanied by officials from his office when he lan...Published: 14 Mar 2023 at 18:59hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cell verification meetings continue
Zanu-PF continued with its cell verification meetings yesterday, with officials congregating in Chinhoyi and Bulawayo, as the party moves to strengthen itself ahead of harmonised elections expected th...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 04:50hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
'I was told to stop supporting Mnangagwa'
WE today conclude our interview with Elphas Tshuma, a former guerilla who operated in Hurungwe in Mashonaland West Province and later on in Hwange in Matabeleland North. Tshuma, now a member of the ru...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:27hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF commandeers supporters to register en masse
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has reportedly been mobilising its supporters to get registered to vote in Harare and Bulawayo, with hundreds turning up daily at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) regis...Published: 19 Jan 2023 at 07:33hrs | 1633 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans commemorates Heroes Day
Zimbabweans from across the political divide, joined by Ministers, mayors and senior service officers, converged at venues across the country to commemorate Heroes Day and salute the fallen and living...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:19hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says puppets will never rule Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared that the opposition will never rule Zimbabwe because Zanu-PF was the sole custodian of the country's liberation history.Addressing hundreds of ruling ...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 07:43hrs | 3331 | by Staff reporter
Re-opening of vandalised shops restores 300 jobs
A TOTAL of 300 jobs have been restored in Bulawayo following the re-opening of seven out of 14 retail shops that were vandalised and looted by protesters in January 2019.These have been renova...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:40hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Packed programme as ZITF roars to life
THE 62nd edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) begins tomorrow with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta now unable to come for the official opening as earlier scheduled following the dea...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:50hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Ingwebu re-introduces 'Shake Shake' beer
BULAWAYO Municipal Commercial Undertaking's beverages manufacturing unit, Ingwebu Breweries, has re-introduced its "Shake It" opaque beer brand as the company augments its market share and operational...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:36hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
'NRZ, Dunlop resuscitation on cards'
THE re-industrialisation of Bulawayo's major companies such as the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) and Dunlop are at the top of the agenda of the newly elected Zanu-PF Bulawayo Provincial Secretar...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:55hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
BCC tackles dirt in the city
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has started cleaning up sanitary lanes in the city centre as it moves to reverse general decay in a bid to regain lost glory as the country's cleanest city.The sani...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:54hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP offers personal equipment to clear Bulawayo refuse
Zanu-PF Bulawayo South legislator and businessman Raj Modi has offered a Tipper and Front-End loader to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to clear piles of uncollected garbage which has become an eyesor...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 19:05hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF elections kick off in Bulawayo
ZANU-PF provincial elections in Bulawayo kicked off smoothly on Tuesday despite delays in the distribution of ballot papers to some polling stations in the metropolitan province.The ruling par...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 18:58hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa visits Angeline Masuku
President Mnangagwa yesterday paid a visit to veteran nationalist Angeline Masuku at her home in Warringham on the outskirts of Bulawayo where they discussed a range of issues.Masuku, a teache...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 07:16hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe angles for US$2,5t African market
Zimbabwe representatives from both the private and public sector took full advantage of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) that ended here today to showcase what the country has to offer, as the Afri...Published: 21 Nov 2021 at 08:15hrs | 71 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe, South Africa commit to improved trade ties
ZIMBABWE and South Africa are committed to improving trade and investor relations in order to boost bi-lateral trade and cooperation between the two economies. Nomalungelo Gina, the South Afri...Published: 19 Nov 2021 at 06:54hrs | 67 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF appeals for donations
THE Zanu-PF Bulawayo province is appealing for donations that will go towards the national and provincial annual people's conference which has been scheduled for October 26-31 this year.Both t...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 05:47hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa donates 50 000 masks to apostolic sect
President Mnangagwa yesterday donated a consignment of 50 000 face masks to members of the Johane Masowe weChishanu Apostolic sect in Bulawayo as part of the fight against Covid-19.The donatio...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Govt to expedite repairs at Mpilo hospital
GOVERNMENT will expedite the reconstruction of Mpilo Central Hospital doctors' residence in Bulawayo that was gutted by fire and the upgrade will meet contemporary designs that take into account disas...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:11hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo to open Arts Festival
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived in Bulawayo yesterday ahead of the official opening of the Bulawayo Arts Festival (Baf) and the launch of the Heritage Corridor in the city.The President will tour ...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 06:59hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Vision 2030 on course, says President
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the country's vision of achieving an upper middle-income economy by 2030 is on course and the private sector should continue to complement Government efforts to revive the...Published: 16 May 2021 at 07:57hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Minister flouts COVID-19 safety regulations
INDUSTRY and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza has come under fire for allegedly flouting COVID-19 safety regulations following a meeting she held last week with an Indian delegation.Pictures of ...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:34hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Raj Modi in nasty fall-out with business partner
BULAWAYO businessman Dharmesh Bhikha has filed an urgent chamber application at the Bulawayo High Court interdicting Tilus Supermarkets Judicial Manager Philip Ndlovu from disposing of the business's ...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:26hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Streak resigns from his rebranded academy
THE Heath Streak Academy has been renamed Zimbabwe Youth Cricket Academy. This follows the resignation of the founder, Streak, the former national team skipper and coach, from the Trust's operations....Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 07:11hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Looting scandal sucks in deputy minister
INDUSTRY and Commerce deputy minister and Bulawayo South legislator Raj Modi has been caught in an equipment stripping scandal after he allegedly received materials looted by the judicial manager of a...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 08:01hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
'Sanctions won't stop economic turnaround'
THE continued imposition of illegal sanctions will not stop Zimbabwe's economic transformation as the country is building robust internal capacities to create wealth and expand job opportunities for i...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 04:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gold dealer missing for 3 months turns up in Tanzanian jail
Just after 6.30AM on October 27 last year, Lyle Smith's rented BMW, with the driver's door open, was found idling in the driveway of his Khumalo home in Bulawayo.There was no trace of the 26-y...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 19:23hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Security forces move in to refurbish buildings
BUSINESS enterprises that were destroyed during violent protests in January 2019 are set to reopen after Government availed affordable loans to business owners, with security forces already on the gro...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
2019 protests: Affected businesses qualify for loans
BUSINESSES destroyed during protests in January 2019 qualify for affordable Government loans and now a team from the security forces is on the ground reconstructing destroyed and damaged buildings. ...Published: 29 Jan 2021 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga wary of Covid-19 second wave threat
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday warned of the possibility of the country being hit by a second wave of Covid-19, saying ignorance, denial and wishful thinking could lead to more death...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:23hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Minister back at work after six months lockdown
INDUSTRY and Commerce Deputy Minister Raj Modi who was held in Australia for six months as a result of Covid-19 travel restrictions, is back in the country. Deputy Minister Modi returned to th...Published: 06 Oct 2020 at 06:50hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Democracy and philanthropism in governance and five of Africa's most rare men in politics
Democracy is a system of governance in which the people choose their leaders by voting for them in elections. ... Philanthropy is free-giving of help or money to those in need. Governance is control o...Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 22:34hrs | 888 | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Indian gold merchant invests in Zimbabwe sector
AN Indian businessman and gold buyer has channelled an initial US$500 000 into the gold sector in Zimbabwe and plans to pour in millions of dollars in further investment in the mining industry. ...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:35hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Indian company seeks Bulawayo partnership to produce medicines locally
AN Indian pharmaceutical company, Centurion Healthcare Private Limited, is seeking to partner a company in Bulawayo to produce medicine locally in a development set to create employment.Speaki...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Power blackouts force Zimbabwe firms to shut down
Zimbabwe's economy could grind to a halt if power outages gripping the nation persist as production plunges, exports decline, companies lay off staff and disposable incomes shrink, after it emerged th...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Modi given standing ovation at dogs-attacked woman's church
THE Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi, was on Sunday given a standing ovation when he attended a church service at Abundant Life Revival Mission International Church where Ms Cherish ...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:46hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water woes to last another 2 weeks
BULAWAYO water woes will persist for at least two more weeks as council battles to complete rehabilitation works. Most parts of the city have gone for 10 days without running tap water. The Bu...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ministers lead Makokoba clean up
Bulawayo Provincial Affairs Minister Judith Ncube was joined by her counterpart Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi and the Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Raj Modi in cleanin...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 09:50hrs | 1137 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe trade deficit hits $32,15bn
ZIMBABWE has, since 2009, accumulated a trade deficit of $32,15 billion, a development that has left the country battling with persistent foreign currency shortages, a government official has said....Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni invites ZANU PF Minister for a meal
Ntabazinduna Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has extended a hand of invitation to Deputy Minister of Industry Rajesh Kumar Indukant Modi for a meal of Inhloko at the sacred Ntabazinduna mou...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 10:59hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Dog-mauled woman learns to walk again
THE Bulawayo woman who was mauled by her landlord's dogs in West Somerton, Bulawayo in March is learning to walk again, after responding positively to treatment in India. In a video posted by ...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman eaten by dogs learns to walk again
THE Bulawayo woman who was mauled by her landlord's dogs in West Somerton, Bulawayo in March is learning to walk again, after responding positively to treatment in India. In a video posted by ...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 08:18hrs | 209 | by Staff Reporter
Embarrassing Zanu-PF Bulawayo election results nullified
Cephas Ncube has been named Zanu-PF chairperson in a restructuring election where all other results were nullified because "the result threatened elders in the party."The province held electio...Published: 19 May 2019 at 19:50hrs | 3500 | by Methusi Ncube
Woman eaten by dogs alive flies out to India on Friday
Cherish Muchegwa the woman who was mauled by dogs in March is flying out on Friday to get her treatment in India.Giving an update on the journey Bulawayo South MP Raj Modi said, "Muchegwa is n...Published: 09 May 2019 at 14:56hrs | 2365 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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