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'ZEC ready for by-elections'
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission((ZEC) is committed and ready to hold by-elections but is only waiting for a nod from the Health and Child Care Ministry which suspended public gatherings as part of e...Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 18:21hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Econet's new 4G MIFI 'KaMbudzi' phone set to boost mobile Internet penetration in Zim
HARARE - Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe's largest mobile network operator, last week unveiled an affordable 4G enabled smartphone that is set to increase mobile internet adoption across the country....Published: 09 Jun 2021 at 16:52hrs | 816 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa to launch labour migration policy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is tomorrow expected to officially launch the country's labour migration and disability policies, whose development was funded by the International Organisation for Migrat...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:49hrs | 3826 | by Staff reporter
Ecocash fraudsters on the prowl
ECOCASH has reported that some of its clients have lost money to criminals who illegally withdraw money from accounts without customers' consent.The mobile money agent dismissed claims that it...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:35hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
'State firms' crisis can be averted'
ZIMBABWE'S rundown state enterprises can bounce back without being transferred to private hands, a new report indicated last week, discounting the long –held view that privatisation presented the be...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:00hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over Chinese mine in Hwange
HWANGE residents under the Greater Whange Residents Trust (GWRT) are opposed to plans by a Chinese coal mining company, Afrochine Smelting to mine at Deka Safari because of the area's closeness to Sin...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 09:57hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean scientist sets up private research institute in home country on return from Germany
A Zimbabwean scientist has set up a research institute as a way of turning to science to find solutions to the country's healthcare challenges.Brighton Samatanga, 36, a molecular biophysicist ...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 07:27hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
US$ remains legal tender, says Mangudya
THE United States dollar remains legal tender in the country and the newly gazetted regulations requiring businesses accessing foreign currency through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign excha...Published: 30 May 2021 at 08:29hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Cops, prosecutors in acquittals storm
Corruption syndicates comprising police officers, prosecutors and magistrates are reportedly soliciting bribes from suspects before organising acquittals through sloppy investigations and prosecution....Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:37hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Suspended South African President to brief country on Covid-19 third wave 'soon'
"There will be a family meeting soon," acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has announced at a post-Cabinet briefing as the number of Covid-19 infections and the death toll continue ...Published: 27 May 2021 at 21:49hrs | 3180 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe urged to align electoral laws to AU charters
ZIMBABWE has been urged to update its electoral laws to strengthen dispute-resolution processes and ensure they are in tandem with the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG)....Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:16hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Govt bails out Harare with refuse trucks
Refuse collection is set to improve in Harare as Government has intervened and released funds required for the delivery of 15 refuse trucks that has been stuck in South Africa for the past five years ...Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:13hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
'Constitutional amendments thwart Mnangagwa's foreign engagements efforts'
THE recent constitutional amendments could result in foreign governments which were willing to strengthen economic and political ties with Zimbabwe backtracking from their pledges, Musa Kika, executiv...Published: 24 May 2021 at 06:50hrs | 2147 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt should make up its mind - are sanctions a 'curse' or 'blessing' for country, or are they even real?
Every human being on this planet has faced, is facing, and will face, challenges in this lifetime - some easily resolved, whilst others seemingly unsurmountable - however, what defines a "victor", or ...Published: 20 May 2021 at 10:08hrs | 1342 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MDC Alliance worker resists eviction from party house
An MDC Alliance provincial security officer for Matabeleland North has challenged a decision by provincial secretary-general Dalumuzi Khumalo to evict him from a party property in Hwange to pave way f...Published: 20 May 2021 at 06:41hrs | 795 | by Staff reporter
Malawi burns AstraZeneca doses donated by South Africa
Malawi has burned nearly 20,000 doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccines, defying calls not to do so from the World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.M...Published: 19 May 2021 at 18:31hrs | 2292 | by Staff reporter
Malaba saga: Govt appeals to wrong court, claims MDC activists
GOVERNMENT has reportedly erroneously filed an appeal against the declaratur by the High Court in former Chief Justice Luke Malaba's case to the Supreme Court instead of the Constitutional Court (ConC...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:55hrs | 5727 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife over text message
POLICE in Manicaland have launched a manhunt for a Rusape man who allegedly murdered his wife after stumbling upon a love text message in her mobile phone.Manicaland police spokesperson, Inspe...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:51hrs | 2292 | by Staff reporter
Sacu completes 1 case in 3 years
THE Special Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu) has completed only one graft case since its inception in 2018, amid concerns over rise in high-profile corruption cases.According to a Sacu dashboard up...Published: 18 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's son in $600,000 dispute with bank
ONE of Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa's sons is embroiled in a dispute with Nedbank over "fraudulent" transactions where he allegedly lost over $617 700.Neville Mutsvangwa, through his...Published: 16 May 2021 at 09:58hrs | 3072 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records no Covid-19 vaccine side effects
Zimbabwe has not recorded severe side effects of Covid-19 vaccines since mass inoculation began nearly four months ago.More than 571 000 people had received their first dose of the vaccine by ...Published: 16 May 2021 at 08:07hrs | 547 | by Staff Reporter
Chiyangwa appoints Delish Nguwaya
Affirmative Action Group (AAG) founding president Dr Phillip Chiyangwa has appointed Mr Delish Nguwaya as a consulting advisor responsible for security to the organisation's presidium. The appointment...Published: 13 May 2021 at 18:07hrs | 1859 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sets conditions for cannabis production
GOVERNMENT yesterday announced guidelines for the production and processing of medicinal cannabis.The southern African nation's laws only allow for cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and sc...Published: 13 May 2021 at 06:54hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
PSL coaches ready to rumble
FOR the country's flagship sport - football - the coronavirus-induced break has been a journey in the wilderness.And for Premiership coaches it is now 16 months without sitting in the dugout....Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:01hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
President Mnangagwa makes history as Chief Justice Malaba is saved by the bell
The present Constitution of Zimbabwe became fully operational on the 22nd August, 2013, having been assented to on the 22nd May, 2013, by the President as the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 2...Published: 09 May 2021 at 00:31hrs | 2217 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe should now embrace racial minorities
It is now forty one years since Zimbabwe secured its independence from the white minority oppressive regime. Forty one years is a life time and the only minorities left in Zimbabwe are true Zimbabwean...Published: 05 May 2021 at 18:25hrs | 632 | by Engineer Jacob kudzayi Mutisi
Parly under pressure to pass PFM Bill
LOCAL civil society groups are lobbying Parliament to pass the Public Finance Management Bill which will force public and constitutional bodies to implement recommendations arising from Auditor-Genera...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:17hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora could be digging his own grave
Douglas Mwonzora's support for controversial amendments to the constitution is a mistake that could destroy his political career because the changes to the supreme law are not popular among the electo...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:36hrs | 2513 | by Staff reporter
CSOs condemn constitutional amendments
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) have accused MPs of abandoning the interests of people who voted them into power by supporting constitutional changes aimed at consolidating power in the office of t...Published: 01 May 2021 at 08:42hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu says amendments meant to correct flaws in Zimbabwe's supreme law
Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu says Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 2 is not about President Emmerson Mnangagwa's succession or sidelining his party and government lieutenants....Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 07:25hrs | 845 | by Staff reporter
A call to all Mthwakazi organisations to have unity of purpose
As I extend my greetings to you all, please note that I write to you as a citizen of Mthwakazi, whose identity, values, beliefs are Mthwakazian and whose allegiance is to Mthwakazi. What a journ...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 20:31hrs | 1384 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Zimbabwean secrets leaked to a high profile sexivist
Zimbabwe has once again woken up to some Twitter messages sent by the ever attention seeking Susa Mutami. It is important to understand who Susan Mutami is. She is if you remember the official mistres...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 07:04hrs | 7462 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Teachers bitter over govt's mishandling of COVID-19 cases
TEACHERS' unions yesterday accused government of failing to come up with tangible mechanisms to curb the spread of COVID-19 in schools.This follows warnings by health experts that there was bo...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:11hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Over 200,000 Zimbabwe migrant workers return after Covid-19 job losses
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned of a "deeper crisis" on Tuesday after more than 200,000 Zimbabweans working in other countries were forced to return home by the Covid-19 pand...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | 2542 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records drop in diarrhoea cases
BULAWAYO has recorded a sharp decrease in diarrhoea cases from 600 in 2020 to 175 in 2021 with city fathers attributing the decline to improved access to potable water following the easing of water-sh...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Idolisation of champions of corruption
We are just two days away from celebrating Zimbabwe's independence from the shackles of colonialism. For some painful years, we have been trying to decide how best we can fight the cancerous worm of c...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 08:00hrs | 263 | by Sharon Hofisi
Mnangagwa's proposed Patriotic Bill: Whither Zimbabwe at 41?
ACCORDING to the permanent secretary in the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs ministry Virginia Mabhiza, as quoted in The Sunday Mail on October 4 2020, her ministry drafted principles of a "Pa...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:42hrs | 192 | by Jonathan N Moyo
Public Warning from EcoCash Against Fraud
"EcoCash is aware of reports of fraud, where unsuspecting EcoCash customers have lost money to criminals using false identities after they harvest custome...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 05:49hrs | 785 | by Agencies
'Schools can't afford COVID-19 test costs'
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has urged government to craft a supplementary budget to cushion schools throughout the country to ensure that they effectively implement COVID-...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:46hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records rise in malnutrition
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it has recorded a sharp increase in malnutrition cases in the past few months owing to a prolonged Covid-19-induced lockdown. This comes as at least2 0...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:34hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Monarchy: The cornerstone of African existence
PRINCE Phillip is no longer in our midst. Some dark cloud seems to envelope Britain. May his soul rest in peace. A couple of weeks back, Southern Africa seemed to stand still under a similar dark clou...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 06:55hrs | 319 | by Zii Masiye
'Political woes force Zimbabweans to migrate'
INTERNATIONAL Organisation of Migration Zimbabwe (IOM) chief of mission, Mario lito Malanca, has said Harare faces political problems and adverse weather patterns that are causing social and economic ...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:41hrs | 1277 | by Staff reporter
Zenzele Ndebele sues minister
BULAWAYO-BASED journalist Zenzele Ndebele has taken Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa and the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) to court for failing to abide by the Constitution and release to the ...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:50hrs | 1559 | by Staff reporter
2 Bulawayo lawyers shortlisted for NPRC
TWO BULAWAYO lawyers are among 30 candidates shortlisted for the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) interviews to be conducted on 16 April in Harare. In terms of Sections 237 ...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:48hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
The Birth of the Federal Republic of Mthwakazi Establishment of the Department of National Statistics
MLF President, The birth of Mthwakazi as a sovereign state is informed by the lens of history. As Mthwakazi Liberation Front (MLF), we have learnt from the grave errors of our history. As we c...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 11:50hrs | 1203 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Scores fall prey to fumigant scammers
SCORES of unsuspecting people are said to be falling prey to scammers who advertise that they can fumigate homes and businesses to prevent COVID-19, yet their products have not been tested by regulato...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:21hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Experts warn of third Covid-19 wave after Easter
HEALTH experts have warned of the possibility of an explosion in Covid-19 cases immediately after the Easter holidays if the public fail to comply with lockdown regulations. Easter holidays ar...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 07:00hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Violence won't save MDC-Alliance from mass defections
THE MDC-Alliance is reeling from mass defections and recalls by rival formations, further weakening the troubled movement at a time when it should be tightening its belt ahead of the 2023 elections. E...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 06:59hrs | 439 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Tight security over Easter
Security will be boosted during the forthcoming Easter holidays to ensure adherence to Covid-19 containment regulations, amid expectations of an increase in human traffic countrywide, Information, Pub...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 08:37hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Fears of third wave as complacency sets in
ZIMBABWE could slide into a third Covid-19 wave due to complacency and failure to observe standard safety regulations after the relaxation of lockdown rules, experts have warned as the re-opening of s...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 05:54hrs | 1545 | by Staff reporter
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