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Zimbabwe records sharp rise in malaria cases

Zimbabwe has reported a dramatic surge in malaria cases, ranking among the countries with the steepest increases in Southern Africa this year, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).By July 2025, th…

Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:53hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's refugee population to rise to 18,000 by year-end

Zimbabwe's refugee population is projected to reach 18,000 by December 2025, driven by the country's continued political stability and peaceful environment, government officials have revealed.Speaking ahead of World Refugee Day, which will…

Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:17hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter

Cosmetic surgery on the rise in Zimbabwe

Once perceived as a luxury reserved for the wealthy elite, cosmetic surgery is steadily gaining ground in Zimbabweâ€”evolving from a pursuit of aesthetic enhancement into a broader path toward physical relief, emotional healing, and societ…

Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 12:37hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter

Govt warns schools against manipulating exchange rates

As Zimbabwean schools prepare to open for the first term this Tuesday, the Government has issued a stern warning to schools engaging in fraudulent foreign exchange practices. Reports have surfaced of schools coercing parents to pay fees in…

Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 11:58hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter

Billionaire Ramaphosa gets a pay rise

Parliament on Tuesday approved a salary increase for President Cyril Ramaphosa despite opposition from his ardent critics, the EFF and MK Party.This after ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli tabled a draft motion in response to the recommendati…

Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 07:25hrs | 1293 | by Staff reporter

Bosso on the rise

Highlanders 1 - 0 Simba BhoraHighlanders moved to second spot on the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League table after they subdued a resilient Simba Bhora in a league match at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday.Melikhaya Ncube headed in six min…

Published: 30 Mar 2024 at 13:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Cholera cases continue to rise

CHOLERA cases are continuing to rise in the country with 770 new cases and 16 suspected cholera deaths in the past three days countrywide.Statistics released by the Ministry of Health and Child Care show that 60 districts have reported cas…

Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:41hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe dams water levels rise

The national dam level average has risen to 74. 8 percent, a 0. 89 percent improvement since December 13, 2023, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) said on Tuesday. In a statement, ZINWA corporate communications and marketing man…

Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 12:48hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

Cholera cases rise in Zimbabwe

The number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe continues to rise, with over 5,000 reported cases and 120 suspected deaths, despite the government's efforts to control the outbreak.According to the latest situational report from the Ministry of He…

Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:51hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Rise of fake degree phenomenon

IN Zimbabwe, there has been a growing distasteful trend of people who have forged their qualifications, especially certificates, diplomas, bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees.With an unemployment rate of 94%, more and more Zimbabweans…

Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 19:29hrs | 3 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi

Zimbabwe dam levels rise to 87%

ZIMBABWE will be able to put more crops under irrigation, while water challenges faced in some urban areas will be considerably minimised this year as major dams now hold 87 percent of their capacity.This is a significant increase from the…

Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mudzuri's rise and fall

FROM a shining opposition political star, Engineer Elias Mudzuri - Harare's former first resident â€” has seen his lustre fade into oblivion over the years.The ex-mayor's recent suspension from the Movement for Democratic Change led by Dou…

Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimra is now owed over $33 billion as defaults rise

THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has reported a 283,65% increase in debt to $33,25 billion in 2021 owing mostly to exporting firms indicating that the current tax regime remains too high for companies.The increase is from a 2020 comp…

Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 10:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Bosso will rise again, says new coach

WE are here to awaken a sleeping giant!These were the first remarks made by the new Highlanders coach Baltermar Brito and his assistant Antonio Joao Martins Leao Torres when they touched down at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airpo…

Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Our country is being mortgaged

THE biggest story last week was that the world's largest private metal trader and second-largest oil dealer, Trafigura Group shall be paid US$225,6 million by nickel and gold-mining subsidiaries of State-run Kuvimba Mining House for fuel b…

Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Dam levels start to rise

DAM levels in the southern region have started rising following incessant rains that have been experienced in the past weeks.In a statement, Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) corporate communications and marketing manager, Mrs Marj…

Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:55hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

PPC projects 126% earnings rise

SOUTH African headquartered cement maker PPC says its earnings per share (EPS) for the six months ended September 30, 2021 is expected to be between US$0,63 cents and US$0,68 cents, an increase of between 110% and 126% on a comparable peri…

Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 08:00hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe shall rise again

EMMERSON Mnangagwa, in his message during Zimbabwe's 38th Independence celebrations,  months after the coup that removed long-serving leader Robert Mugabe and a few months before his election as President Zimbabwe was on the verge of …

Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 08:54hrs | 3 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa

Lockdown infidelity on the rise

CHEATING in the times of a crisis like the current Covid-19 pandemic is not simple.As a consequence, everything is now online-work, entertainment and believe it or not even adultery.A cursory look at sites offering relationship and dating …

Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 06:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Civil servants pay increase

The civil servants pay increase to be effected in April this year is one hell of a joke. What is wrong with these people's reasoning capacity. This is a toddler's game they playing here. How can you cheat your mind like this and play aroun…

Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 21:57hrs | 1 | by Clement Moyo

Hospital fees skyrocket

ZIMBABWE has been plunged into yet another health crisis as hospital fees have sharply risen, well beyond the affordability of most citizens, with most private health institutions now demanding payment in United States dollars or the paral…

Published: 08 Feb 2019 at 08:49hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter

Forex traders on the increase

Illegal money changers pose while exchanging a new Zimbabwe bond note (L) and U.S. dollar notes in the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, November 28, 2016. REUTERS/Philimon BulawayoAN increasing number of Zimbabweans are taking their chances to tr…

Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe is rising

In this progressive (baby footsteps at most) moment of rebuilding and rebranding our nation, we find ourselves in even more deepening crisis. Some of those looming up include shortage of cement, continued cash shortages, uncontrollable ris…

Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:24hrs | | by Dr. Takesure Tazvishaya

Cold War aided Mugabe's rise

Kissinger needed a win. And he thought he could ring up a cheap one in Angola where three independence movements were vying for power in the wake of Portugal's decision to decolonize. Kissinger masterminded a covert operation, including a …

Published: 30 Nov 2017 at 05:49hrs | 106 | by Professor Nancy Mitchell

The rise of the street preacher

STREET preaching -mostly done by men, is a form of evangelism that has taken Zimbabwe's urban business districts by storm.Oblivious of the moving public, apparently unconcerned whether or not people listen to them or ignore them, street pr…

Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Emmanuel Kafe

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Zanu-PF top brass trapped with cash, cars

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ZANU-PF official jailed for stealing

Maswerasei blasts Chamisa

Hwange Power Station's older units to undergo major rehab

Principal arrested for indecent assault of students

Zimra employees accused of US$6.3 million fraud

Ruwa aims for town status

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Church commits to partnering govt in anti-drugs, substances abuse

Ex-Bosso CEO found guilty of US$2,000 fraud

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The Zimbabwe Government is Not Learning from Past Mistakes

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