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Zimbabwe Judge orders retraining for magistrate
The High Court reviewed and found that a Harare magistrate improperly convicted a reckless kombi driver, Munyaradzi Ronde, of a lesser offense of negligent driving, resulting in an inappropriate sente...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 06:32hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Scammed by Zimbabweans in the diaspora, job seekers lose fortunes
ARMED with a smartphone, a lone vigilante confronts an alleged scammer in Birmingham, United Kingdom clicks "record" on the device and demands that the woman pays back thousands of British pounds that...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:53hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
3 Zimbabwe army colonels promoted
Commander-in-Chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, President Mnangagwa yesterday promoted three Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Colonels Chrispen Nduku, Arnold Gumbo and Richard Mahoya to the rank of Bri...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:00hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
STUPID MOVE: Zimbabwe speeds up decommissioning of power stations
Plans to decommission small thermal power stations in Harare, Munyati and Bulawayo are being expedited, with efforts now aimed at driving more investment towards renewable energy sources in line with ...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa can't preach peace when his government is doing exactly the opposite!
It is well and good when the president of a country makes a habit of preaching peace and unity whenever and wherever the opportunity presents itself.Surely, what right-thinking citizen would b...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 21:55hrs | 9 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe signs nuclear energy cooperation agreements with Russia
The intergovernmental agreement between Russia and Zimbabwe - which follows a memorandum of understanding concluded in September 2021 - was signed by Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev and Zimb...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
83 000 households receive free poultry, goats
ABOUT 83 000 households countrywide have received at least 800 000 indigenous chicks and goats being distributed free of charge under the Presidential Poultry and Goat Pass-On Schemes, geared towards ...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:37hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi Community Parliament: Statement on Alleged Partisan Behaviour by Police
Nkayi Community Parliament is strongly opposed to the alleged partisan and illegal behaviour by police in Nkayi with regard to political party gatherings. Reference is being made to the aborted Mthwak...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 07:12hrs | | by Nhlanhla Moses Ncube
Nurses recruited from Zimbabwe are being caught in UK 'bonded labour' schemes
Zimbabwean care workers are being tricked into coming to the UK by unscrupulous middlemen who withhold up to half their wages and force them to live in squalor.The scam, which plays on the acu...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 08:20hrs | 1 | by Ray Mwareya
ZB rebrands
ZB Financial Holdings has embarked on a major rebranding exercise, which will see the group adopting a new model that will centralise operations within branches as it moves to be customer-centric and ...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ assets revalued to US$3 billion
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ)'s assets have been revalued at over US$3 billion, meaning the parastatal is not insolvent as previously alleged, a senior official said.Previously, the Stat...Published: 23 May 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Over 400 workers lose jobs to bank digitisation
AT least 321 bank workers were retrenched between 2020 and 2021 while a further 119 are set to be laid off this year as the sector embraces digital transformation, amid calls to retrain staff to take ...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 16:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions 115 more Zupco buses
The latest batch of 115 new Zupco buses were yesterday commissioned by President Mnangagwa, making it the eighth time such a commissioning has taken place since January 2019, as the Government continu...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'NRZ has been on perennial decline mode'
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) says COVID–19-induced hard lockdowns and competition from the road transportation system will see total freight volumes dropping to 2,1 million tonnes this ye...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers sent for re-training after demanding salary hike
ZIMBABWE National Army (ZNA) commander Lieutenant General David Sigauke has reportedly sent junior soldiers on forced re-training in Hwange as punishment for demanding a salary increase during an oste...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 05:58hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa caps 385 HIT graduates
President Mnangagwa yesterday capped 385 graduates at Harare Institute of Technology in different disciplines as the institution positions itself to become a national and global powerhouse in innovati...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:28hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
No Unvaccinated delegates at Zanu PF conference
Zanu PF has barred unvaccinated members to attend its annual conference scheduled for Bindura next month.Speaking at the Patty's Politi...Published: 22 Sep 2021 at 00:50hrs | | by Shelton Muchena
Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu declared national hero posthumously
THE Zanu-PF Politburo yesterday posthumously declared the late Cdes Rabelani Choeni, Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu, Elliot Ngwabi, Professor George Kahari and Professor Sheunesu Mpepereki as national heroes. Pr...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Govt recruits 700 retired nurses
GOVERNMENT has started recruiting retired nurses who are set to join the national Covid-19 vaccination programme, with around 700 former nurses expected to be drafted into the programme over the next ...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
NRZ lays off 300 workers, spokesman suspended
THE National Railway of Zimbabwe in June and July terminated contracts for close to 300 short term contract workers with fears that more might lose their jobs.In a letter signed by acting gene...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tops Grade 7 results
BULAWAYO province produced the best results in the 2020 Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Grade Seven examinations with the country's pass rate having been adversely affected by Covid-19 p...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A letter to Ms. Sehlule Ndlovu: Hillside Bulawayo
Dear Ms. Sehlule Ndlovu, I start my letter with the first sentence of the article written today regarding the fight you had with supposedly your husband Trust Moyo. If marriage is war, the bed...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 19:06hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
5 poachers gunned down
FIVE poachers were gunned down by Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) rangers in 10 incidents of armed confrontation in national parks this year amid an intensifying crackdown ...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 14:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
378 Zimbabwean women die during child birth
A TOTAL of 378 women died while giving birth in Zimbabwe since January this year which translates to a maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of about 127 per 100 000 births. Of these women, 66 died at home w...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Machete attacks resurface
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has raised concern over cases of violence involving machetes which have resurfaced in mining areas in Matabeleland South Province. The commissio...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa turns to Israelis as populace gets restive
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's edgy administration, battling to contain a restive populace amid a worsening economic crisis, has engaged the Israeli government for possible deployment of security expe...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
US media has become the true opposition
LISTEN ye men of Dzimbahwe, even those foolish MaShurugwi, to these wise words.Over the last 30 years, the power of the media has grown out of all proportion to its intended purpose, which was...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 08:59hrs | 10 | by Ken Mufuka
PSC revamps civil service training
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has begun integrating all Government employee training institutions into an overarching academy, as the employer seeks to equip the workforce with modern skills....Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Economic isolation is hindering Zimbabwe's transformation
Since the election of a new government for Zimbabwe one year ago, the administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in which I serve, has begun reforming our land policies, changing laws, and commen...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:20hrs | | by Foreign Policy
Zanu-PF rolls out Mangwe by-election campaign
ZANU-PF has invaded Mangwe constituency, where it has deployed all manner of political arsenal to retain the seat left vacant following the death of deputy chief whip Obedingwa Mguni in April....Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Econet group launches virtual learning academy
Econet Wireless has launched the Econet Group Innoversity, a virtual learning academy designed to develop critical skills in the digital age."Today I am excited to launch the Econet Innoversit...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa summons Trump's Ambassador over sanctions
GOVERNMENT yesterday summoned the United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols over the placement on sanctions of Zimbabwe's Ambassador-designate to Tanzania, Anselem Sanyatwe and his wife, Ms C...Published: 03 Aug 2019 at 09:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe takes offence at US posturing
GOVERNMENT has criticised the placement on sanctions of Zimbabwe's Ambassador-designate to Tanzania, Anselem Sanyatwe, and his wife Ms Chido Machona, by the United States on allegations that the forme...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's reform agenda - One year on
It is one year since the election of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the helm of the State. This marks an important milestone for a new administration which has made reform a key priority, seeking to ...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:14hrs | | by Lt-Gen (Rtd) Sibusiso B. Moyo
ZRP transformation buries ghost of Aug 1
The transformation over the past year of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), which is part of President Mnangagwa's reform agenda, is burying the ghost of post-election violence that rocked the countr...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 09:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers to be deployed in police uniform?
Human Rights Watch Southern Africa Director Dewa Mavhinga has sensationally claimed that the state is retraining some details from the Zimbabwe National Army who will soon be deployment in army unifor...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 08:38hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Matanga tells cops to be diligent
ZIMBABWE Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has urged police officers who are attending the rebranding exercise to be diligent, engaging and understanding in executing their duties because the...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa prepares for ruthless demos crackdown
AFTER subjecting more than a thousand regular police officers to paramilitary training, purchasing an assortment of weapons, including AK assault rifles and sniper rifles, government has moved to acqu...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police buy 4 000 AKs, sniper rifles
POLICE have acquired an assortment of weapons - including 3 343 AK-47 assault rifles and about 600 sniper rifles - as they prepare to quell looming street protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZRP to change name
THE Attorney-General's Office is in the process of drafting a Bill to reform the Zimbabwe Republic Police whose name will change to the Zimbabwe Police Service in line with its rebranding thrust, as r...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police reforms shape up
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga yesterday said police officers are expected to be disciplined and perform their duties with integrity following their retraining. The Zimbabwe Republic Polic...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa buys new weapons
ZIMBABWE's state security forces have acquired new equipment and weapons, including water cannons, teargas canisters and guns, to prepare to combat looming street protests due to the collapsing econom...Published: 31 May 2019 at 08:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
No more excuses in fighting graft
PROSECUTOR-GENERAL Kumbirai Hodzi yesterday said the public no longer tolerated excuses in the fight against the scourge of corruption which is contributing to the economic woes facing the country....Published: 25 May 2019 at 15:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
How to choose the right specialty in university and not spoil the life
When you're getting ready to go to university, it's vital for you to choose the right specialty if you want to make sure that you don't spoil the life that you've been dreaming of. After all, the prof...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 16:36hrs | | by Staff Writer
Zimbabwe police officers undergo retraining
Police have started re-training junior officers to equip them with the latest policing trends after being exposed by the recent anti-government protests that rocked the country where their crowd contr...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zim Government lacks consistency on Policy and economic projects
Succession politics is a major stumbling block to the success story and progressive ideas in Zimbabwe. It is not about Mnangagwa, Chamisa or Mugabe, but it is about the future of this country. Governm...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 21:38hrs | 4 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Government and parents complicity is creating a class of useless graduates
Government and parents are delinquently complicity in allowing our young people to pursue tertiary level qualifications that offer no value to either the country or to the graduate. The pursuit of aca...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 10:06hrs | | by Brian Sedze
Beggar-thy-neighbour protectionist policy is decadent
Reports that the Zimbabwean government wants to liberalize fuel imports is a very significant development that will go a long way towards solving the country's artificial fuel shortages once and for a...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 11:06hrs | 7 | by Colls Ndlovu
Minister assures police of Government support
THE Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Ambassador Cain Mathema yesterday said Government will continuously support police with modern equipment and funds to carry out their duties effectiv...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 09:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The perils of trade protectionism
The recently gazetted import tariffs imposed by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority on almost all major food items and non-food items — trade protectionism - is a dangerous drift towards the dreaded begg...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 11:36hrs | | by Colls Ndlovu Financial Analyst
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