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Mugabes left official residences in 'terrible state'
Former president Robert Mugabe and his family left the official presidential residences in a terrible state, with leaking roofs, broken flush handles and unkempt tennis courts, a private newspaper rep...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 09:50hrs | 3193 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo State House under major renovations
THE government is currently renovating both Harare and Bulawayo State Houses, which had been neglected by the former First Family since ex-President Robert Mugabe and former First Lady Grace took resi...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:27hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Soldier in court over Mugabe laptops
A SENIOR member of the Presidential Guard allegedly broke into Zimbabwe House early this month and stole over 119 computers and accessories belonging to former President Robert Mugabe.Corporal...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 07:22hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
100s rush to Egodini fake jobs call
SCORES of Bulawayo residents yesterday thronged the Small City Hall in the city in response to fake social media messages that promised them jobs under the ambitious $60 million Egodini Mall project....Published: 14 Apr 2018 at 12:04hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
BCC to open ambulance training school
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC)'s plans to open an ambulance training school next year are at an advanced stage after they received part of the essential training centre equipment from a United Kingdo...Published: 08 Apr 2018 at 09:27hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's new dispensation brought positive change in Zimbabwe'
MARONDERA mayor Anthony Makwindi on Wednesday said President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rise to power has restored confidence in the business community in Zimbabwe seen by the expansion of companies such as...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 08:52hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Jah Prayzah coming to Bulawayo
MUSICIAN, Jah Prayzah, who has, from last year, been longing to travel to Bulawayo for a performance, will finally make that trip next month.While his long time music promoters - 2 Kings Enter...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:17hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Terracotta sets up contact centre for Egodini project
SOUTH African civil engineering firm, Terracotta, says it is setting up a contact centre, where residents can access information on vacancies and sub-contracting opportunities at the proposed Egodini ...Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 06:32hrs | 603 | by Staff reportyer
ZPC 'boycotts' season opener
The opening day of the 2018 Castle Lager Premiership was marred by confusion yesterday after ZPC Kariba refused to travel to Harare for their match against reigning champions FC Platinum which was sch...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 09:17hrs | 1832 | by Staff reporter
2018 PSL fixtures out
The much awaited 2018 Castle Premier League fixtures have been released.Reigning league champions FC Platinum kick start action away as they date ZPC Kariba while fellow platinum miners Ngezi ...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 20:09hrs | 1590 | by Staff reporter
Modalities for anti-graft courts set
Government is ready to roll out anti-corruption courts, with 25 cases already lined up for trial.Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told The Sunday Mail that est...Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 17:37hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs find base in Luveve
FOLLOWING the condemnation of Ross Camp ground in Bulawayo which was earmarked for use by Bulawayo Chiefs in the 2018 Premier Soccer League season by the First Instance Body (FIB) led by the Zifa exec...Published: 23 Feb 2018 at 05:50hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Zuma's demise
They say when the people have spoken there is nothing that one can relatively do. Even the incumbent president of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa reiterated this fact as he is very much fond of saying the...Published: 16 Feb 2018 at 11:32hrs | 4205 | by Daniel Itai
Security concerns over Mnangagwa
SECURITY concerns have been raised over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's house in the Hellensvale section of Borrowdale suburb in Harare amid fears that the residence is not well-secured, Zimbabwe Indep...Published: 26 Jan 2018 at 08:03hrs | 12999 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa earned $72,000 from Zifa deal
In A potential breach of good corporate governance practices, Zifa's latest audited financial results show that the flamboyant president of the country's supreme football governing body, Philip Chiyan...Published: 08 Jan 2018 at 11:51hrs | 2097 | by Staff reporter
Violent wind destroys school in Chinhoyi
Violent wind yesterday destroyed a hostel block at Sinoia Primary School in Chinhoyi.The wind blew off the metal roofing sheets to the school's boys' hostels, causing damages estimated at over...Published: 02 Jan 2018 at 13:56hrs | 814 | by Staff Reporter
Oskido plays Santa Claus
Today is Christmas Day and Santa Claus is Kalawa Jazmee supremo Oskido as he dishes out gifts in the form of his new album 50 Degrees at his annual All White Party at The Vista in Bulawayo.Ove...Published: 25 Dec 2017 at 07:08hrs | 602 | by Staff Reporter
Fire guts Castle Arms Hotel
Four families who resided at Castle Arms Hotel in Bulawayo are counting losses after the lodging was razed down by fire.All they now own are their names, which sadly have no documentation to p...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 09:07hrs | 2277 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa renovates Mugabe's former house
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is yet to move into the residential side of State House as it is undergoing renovations, a top government official has said.Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamb...Published: 06 Dec 2017 at 05:59hrs | 24256 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo joints jostle to host Oskido
BULAWAYO nightspots are rumoured to be jostling to host Kalawa Jazmee supremo Oskido's annual All White Party that is held in the city on Christmas Day every year.This year's All White Party h...Published: 02 Dec 2017 at 06:33hrs | 1138 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe ally blasts Indian business community
MINISTER of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs Mandi Chimene has read the riot act to the Indian business community in Mutare for failing to take part in developmental projects in the city. She w...Published: 27 Oct 2017 at 06:42hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe buys $4m plot
FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe, who has gone full throttle in expanding her real estate portfolio, has bought a US$4,2 million plot that was earmarked for a housing development project in the plush Helensval...Published: 13 Oct 2017 at 18:01hrs | 3815 | by Staff reporter
Kariba Lions Clubs renewed its leadership
This Sunday, the 8th saw 21 Karoi Lions Club members descending down to the gorge to revitalize the Kariba Lions Club which falls in the same zone with Chinhoyi as well. The Lions Club International's...Published: 09 Oct 2017 at 22:55hrs | 95 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye
Council divided over ownership of flats
CRACKS have emerged within council over the transfer of ownership of flats in the Iminyela and Mabuthweni suburbs to sitting tenants who have been occupying the properties for more than 30 years....Published: 04 Oct 2017 at 14:27hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP sued for aborting lease agreement
A MUTARE businessman Kudzanai Chizondo is claiming $11 000 from Zanu-PF Chipinge South legislator Enock Porusingazi for allegedly aborting negotiations over a lease agreement for a fuel service statio...Published: 30 Sep 2017 at 06:51hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Macheso returns to Boksburg
SUNGURA and dancehall lovers in Johannesburg will have a choice of entertainment venues to be with two high profiles gigs headlining the weekend entertainment "menu".Alick Macheso and his full...Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 20:17hrs | 1559 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa 'dirty' deals exposed, illegaly sells Zifa property
THE cash-strapped Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) is at risk of being stripped of its few remaining assets by the football body's president, Philip Chiyangwa and his associates, amid revelations ...Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 08:35hrs | 2769 | by Staff reporter
Nando's bounces back from building collapse
BULAWAYO fast food outlet, Nando's, which abruptly closed shop in February this year after its veranda roof collapsed on customers and passersby – killing one – re-opened yesterday.Before ...Published: 20 Sep 2017 at 06:42hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
Government to takeover Hope Fountain Mission Farm
Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development Dr Obert Mpofu has said the government will acquire Hope Fountain Mission Farm and gazette it for resettlement, a declaration that was received wi...Published: 16 Sep 2017 at 19:19hrs | 2686 | by Bakidzanani Dube
Grace Mugabe's SA mansion under the spotlight
QUESTIONS are being raised over the source of funds used by First Lady Grace Mugabe to buy a R45 million (US$3,5 million) mansion in South Africa amid indications that taxpayers' money could have been...Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 17:49hrs | 2637 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe sons charged $60 000 repair bill
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe's sons Robert Junior and Bellarmine Chatunga - notorious for a wild partying lifestyle - have been hit with a R780 000 (US$60 000) bill after leaving a trail of destruction at ...Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 17:35hrs | 1775 | by Staff reporter
Dembare, Bosso gate charges hiked
Dynamos have set the stage for Sunday's blockbuster Castle Lager Premiership battle against bitter rivals Highlanders at Rufaro Stadium by hiking gate charges.The cheapest ticket will cost $5 ...Published: 07 Sep 2017 at 14:49hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
BF, Luveve shutdown cause chaos
THE closure of Barbourfields and Luveve stadiums for renovations ahead of the Cosafa Women's Championship could cause further disarray in the already congested Premier Soccer League (PSL) programme....Published: 01 Sep 2017 at 06:47hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Duriro Bar re-opens for business
Duriro Bar trading as Kays Nightshift bar which was set ablaze recently by yet unidentified thugs in an apparent malicious arson attack a few weeks ago reopened for full and normal business operations...Published: 18 Aug 2017 at 15:06hrs | 708 | by Alfred Towo
Grace buys R45 million house in Joburg
Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe has bought a R45 million mansion in the affluent Sandhurst suburb of Joburg.The news come against the backdrop of a national outrage over allegations she assaul...Published: 17 Aug 2017 at 09:12hrs | 9174 | by Staff Reporter
Barbourfields Stadium faces closure, Luveve shut down
BARBOURFIELDS Stadium might be closed for minor renovations for next month's Cosafa Women's Championship, a move likely to derail the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League programme.Luveve Stadiu...Published: 17 Aug 2017 at 06:50hrs | 1386 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo construction cries foul
Once again the Bulawayo construction industry has been left on its knees with its works been delivered to outsiders and its people wanting for an opportunity.The truth of the matter that f...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 13:58hrs | 936 | by Annonymous
Anglican Church dragged to court
A BULAWAYO-based construction company has taken the Anglican Church to court for failing to settle a debt of more than $320 000.The debt allegedly arose when the company renovated the church's...Published: 04 Aug 2017 at 09:22hrs | 138 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe Women's Bank to open by September
WOMEN Affairs, Gender and Community Development Minister Nyasha Chikwinya has said the much awaited Women's Bank will open for business by September this year.Mooted some years ago, the bank h...Published: 17 Jul 2017 at 06:35hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Cont Mhlanga's wife carries the dream
VETERAN arts administrator and founder of Amakhosi Cultural Centre Continueloving Mhlanga might have moved to build his new empire away from the madding crowd, down deep in Lupane rural, but his dream...Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 12:57hrs | 1652 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean prisoners walked out of Botswana prison
EIGHTEEN prisoners, 15 of them Zimbabweans escaped a jail in Botswana in January by literally walking through a hole on one of the fences while armed prison guards were watching, it has been establish...Published: 25 Jun 2017 at 12:24hrs | 1243 | by Staff reporter
Pasi doesn’t need immunity
FORMER Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) commissioner-general Gershem Pasi (pictured), locked in a bruising legal battle with his employer of 16 years, resigned last week. Pasi was suspended last yea...Published: 02 Jun 2017 at 07:11hrs | 948 | by Faith Zaba
Woman hires hit man to kill lover's wife
A woman tried to hire a hitman to kill her lover's wife, a court has heard.Judith Makwara appeared before Harare regional magistrate Temba Kuwanda yesterday facing allegations of conspiracy to...Published: 26 May 2017 at 14:13hrs | 2640 | by Staff reporter
PSL cancel live SuperSport weekend broadcast
THE unavailability of the National Sports Stadium has forced the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League to cancel live broadcast of this weekend's matches in Harare.The league's official broadcast...Published: 28 Apr 2017 at 07:07hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
Are elections really necessary and important?
I stand to differ when Zimbabwe is held to ransom with few individuals who are obsessed with power. The dimensions in the current state of affairs of this country do not require an election but rather...Published: 25 Apr 2017 at 19:36hrs | 272 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Shoddy work at Montrose Studios irks Charamba
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services Mr George Charamba says he is not pleased with the progress of infrastructural development at Montrose S...Published: 19 Apr 2017 at 15:31hrs | 1262 | by Staff reporter
Minister grilled over filthy police cells
HOME Affairs deputy minister Obedingwa Mguni recently admitted that most holding cells at police stations were in a sorry state and told Parliament that the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) had ...Published: 19 Apr 2017 at 06:30hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro stadium will be ready in April
HARARE City's acting town clerk Josephine Ncube yesterday said council was working on renovating Rufaro and they are expecting to start erecting bucket seats and introducing Wi-Fi at the stadium. ...Published: 22 Mar 2017 at 05:32hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya abandon Chibuku Stadium
Yadah FC has abandoned the idea of using Chibuku Stadium for the 2017 premiership season following delays in the acquisition of a long term lease.Premiership debutants Yadah FC have shelve...Published: 12 Mar 2017 at 16:28hrs | 1209 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean businessman teams up with SA govt to help family left homeless after fire
A Zimbabwean businessman Jackson Mukahanana, based in South Africa, who owns Chihwa Tours and Chapani construction has teamed up with the government and Builders Warehouse to help restore a hous...Published: 22 Feb 2017 at 11:17hrs | 2360 | by Staff Reporter
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