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Mliswa quits active politics, unveils tourism project
FORMER Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa (Independent) has turned his focus to tourism and hospitality business after failing to retain his parliamentary seat during the August 23 and 24 harmon...Published: 12 hrs ago | 557 | by Staff reporter
Fictitious allegations against Sengezo Tshabangu
Below is a press statement released by the lawyers of the CCC interim secretary general, Sengezo Tshabangu:Press Statement05 November 2023...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1942 | by Staff reporter
Govt, stakeholders urged to accelerate water and sanitation programmes
GOVERNMENT and stakeholders have been implored to accelerate change in tackling the worsening sanitation crisis in the country to arrest the outbreak of cholera and other waterborne diseases.T...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 16:17hrs | 64 | by Stephen Jakes
Ex-minister released from prison, suffers another blow
The Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial leadership has prohibited former Public Service minister Petronella Kagonye from carrying out party activities following her release from prison.Kagonye...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:06hrs | 2054 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans stampede for passports ahead of new shock fees kicking in from January
Hundreds of people have besieged passport offices at Makombe Building in Harare to try and secure the travel documents ahead of hiked fees announced in the 2024 national budget, which take effect begi...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:25hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa fired Roy Bhila
ZIMBABWE'S deputy Industry and Commerce minister Roy Bhila was fired last week over corrupt issues involving cement import licences - money-spinning permits - and the secret charging of "facilitation ...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 19:29hrs | 1803 | by Staff reporter
Mthulisi Mathuthu completes his PhD studies
Zimbabwean media journalist Mthulisi Mathuthu who worked for the Zimbabwe Independent and the now defunct Mirror Group of newspapers, among other key local publications, has completed his PhD studies,...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 18:55hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter
NPA declines to prosecute a counter-report filed by Bezbets
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has declined to prosecute a counter-report filed by gaming company Bezbets against a punter who won a US$5 200 bet last month.The betting company...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 15:12hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Shock as David Coltart fingered in hefty bribe over Egodini Mall
In a shocking turn of events, the recently elected Mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart, once hailed as a champion of development and an anti-corruption crusader, is now facing damning allegations of brib...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 09:03hrs | 4156 | by Siphamandla Sibanda
Corrupt teachers face deregistration
Corrupt teachers will be deregistered among a raft of reforms introduced to bring sanity to the education sector, an official from the Primary and Secondary Education ministry has said.Speakin...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 04:47hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa loyalist threatens councillors
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Masvingo City Councillors are under fire from the party and were threatened for failing to attend the ward 2 by-election campaign launch last weekend by the par...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 19:03hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
'Nothing amiss in Chinamora scenario'
THE move to have retired High Court Judge Justice Webster Chinamora remain in office to clear all reserved judgments on his desk is above the law and in line with Section 186 (7) of the Constitution, ...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 11:44hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders staffer up for fraud
HIGHLANDERS Football Club's financial officer Sihlalisiwe Mnkandla is up for investigation after being accused of fraud.Mnkandla is set to appear for a disciplinary hearing on December 5, in w...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:34hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Woman murdered for her 'millions'
A 39-year-old Bulawayo woman was jailed for 25 years on Friday over the murder of Thulisile Dube, who vanished after a night out with friends before being found dead in an abandoned car in August last...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 11:01hrs | 1663 | by Staff reporter
Zim man sues govt, local authority over cholera outbreak
A ZIMBABWEAN man has sued the government and a local authority over their failure to contain the outbreak of the deadly cholera disease, which has claimed the lives of more than 150 people in the trou...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 17:41hrs | 183 | by Stephen Jakes
CCC MPs push for hefty salaries...multiple vehicles
Amid growing concerns over legislative priorities, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Parliamentary Caucus Secretary, Farai Chinobva, has made controversial remarks suggesting that CCC legisl...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 13:35hrs | 1481 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Settle voters roll dispute outside court, says Judge
ELECTORAL Court judge Justice Esther Muremba on Wednesday directed the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to find common ground on a dispute ove...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 04:56hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Hackers raid Hwange Electricity Supply Company's bank account
Hwange Electricity Supply Company was defrauded of ZWL$2 billion by two men who allegedly hacked the company's account and diverted money to their personal account.This emerged in court yester...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 04:55hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Tshabangu emissaries in crunch 'interparty' talks
There have been at least two formal meetings between Nelson Chamisa and Sengezo Tshabangu "parties", on 15 November 2023 and 16 November 2023, both in Bulawayo.The meeting on 15 November was a...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 20:37hrs | 2641 | by Jonathan Moyo
Doctors accused of diverting attention to private business
MEDICAL doctors across the country have been accused of diverting their attention to their private businesses at the expense of the tax payers who fund the salaries they get while working in gov...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 15:05hrs | 600 | by Stephen Jakes
Neville Mutsvangwa delivers inspiring speech at Founders Awards Gala
In a powerful address at the prestigious Founders Awards Gala, Neville Mutsvangwa, Chairman of Mumba Money Africa, urged young people across Africa to come together and work towards enhancing intra-Af...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 11:16hrs | 1943 | by Mandla Ndlovu
US$11m LP gas depot complete
GAS supplies are now more assured with the operationalisation of the first phase of the US$11 million liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage and handling facility with a holding capacity of 650 tonnes ...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 06:51hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Government spends lavishly on Leader of Opposition in Parliament
Leader of the opposition in Parliament, Amos Chibaya is living large as he is drawing huge perks from Government. He has become the envy of all within the CCC. His conditions of service, as the leader...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 14:59hrs | 5956 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Starlink is illegal in South Africa
South Africa's Telecommunications industry regulator Icasa has warned that using or providing access to SpaceX's Starlink services in South Africa is illegal.The Independent Communications Aut...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 12:20hrs | 2087 | by Staff reporter
Zuma gets 12-year prison sentence
The Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court has sentenced Mdumiseni Zuma to 12 years' imprisonment for instigating the July 2021 civil unrest following the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma.Th...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 11:27hrs | 2916 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt judges flout JSC code of conduct
THREE Constitutional Court judges have come under the spotlight after they failed to comply with the Judicial Service Commission code of ethics which requires them to deliver a judgement reserved with...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 10:45hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean singer crowned best gospel artiste in Mzansi
BULAWAYO-BASED gospel musician Canaan Nyathi was crowned the best gospel artiste at a colourful Crown Gospel Awards ceremony held in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, on Sunday.The Crown Go...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:11hrs | 1376 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 2023 Soccer Stars selected
CASTLE Lager Premier Soccer League champions Ngezi Platinum Stars have underlined their sweet season by providing three players in the 2023 Soccer Stars of the Year calendar. The 11 soccer sta...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:06hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Farmers should now start planting
Farmers continuing to receive rains in their areas should now start planting, while those that have not received rains should first consult Agritex officers before embarking on any major activity, Gov...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:05hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt plotting to lock me up'
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change candidate for Mabvuku in the forthcoming by-elections, Fabion Munyaradzi Kufahakutizwi, says he has exposed a plot by Zanu-PF candidate Pedzai Sakupwanya and the state m...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 14:31hrs | 4610 | by Staff reporter
Faz spearheads Zanu-PF by-elections campaign
FOREVER Associates Zimbabwe (Faz), a shadowy organisation linked to the country's spy agency, has retraced its footsteps back into the political arena, this time campaigning for ruling party candidate...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 14:30hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to testify against ex-wife on December 7
Vice-President Constantino is expected at the Harare Magistrates Court to testify in the ongoing trial of his ex-wife Marry Mubaiwa's attempted murder case.Prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti told t...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:24hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Tick-borne diseases hit Matebeleland North
Matebeleland North has been hit by an outbreak of tick-borne diseases with veterinary authorities saying 276 cattle succumbed to the diseases from 525 cases recorded in the province since January....Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:19hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politics is no game for naive thinkers
They say hope is for people who cannot see the truth! There are those hopeful one day Zanu-PF will stop governing Zimbabwe, yet the truth is speaking against their hope.In a candid conversatio...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:17hrs | 199 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
Chamisa's leadership lapses
The crisis in CCC has taken centre stage, prompting a critical examination of the leadership under Nelson Chamisa. The roots of this crisis can be traced to Chamisa's refusal to hold an electi...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:16hrs | 587 | by Grace Chekai
Cyril Ramaphosa won't act on rand-fixing banks
President Cyril Ramaphosa will not act against the banks over rand fixing, according to Unisa Professor Boitumelo Senokoane.Senokoane, who joins the popular narrative that the president's stro...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 16:35hrs | 520 | by Sifiso Mahlangu
Depleted local food produce constrains access to income ahead of 2024 season: FEWS NET
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) has reported that depleted own-produced food stocks, has constrained access to income, and high food prices will likely drive Crisis (IPC Phase 3) o...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 13:26hrs | 154 | by Stephen Jakes
Large number of households survive on negative strategies
About 31% of households in the cities and towns engage in negative livelihood coping strategies for survival, with indications that food expenditure share decreased from 55% to 37%. This...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 12:37hrs | 240 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu-PF's Dingumuzi Phuti fights court reversal of election victory
Dingumuzi Phuti, the former Zanu-PF MP for Bulilima, filed an urgent court application weekend seeking rescission of judgement after his August 23 election win was nullified by the High Court on Thurs...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 07:32hrs | 1177 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa wipes out political opponents
President Cyril Ramaphosa seems to have wiped out his political opponents by what many deem is the use of state organs to fight political battles. Arrests seem to have dampened the energy of the "RET ...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 05:10hrs | 3085 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs, moneybags throw full weight behind Chinhoyi Ward 2 by-election candidate
The Zanu-PF candidate poised for the Chinhoyi Ward 2 by-election has garnered significant support from influential figures within the party. Walter Mutevhani, the endorsed candidate, received unanimou...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 04:57hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police systems are crumbling
I don't know about these days, but one of the most shaming things back in the days was when a learner was sent back home because he or she didn't have a uniform.It was shaming on the learner a...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:43hrs | 931 | by Tawanda Majoni
Hwange 7 back on grid
Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit 7 will start feeding power into the national grid on Wednesday following completion of routine maintenance work on it.This will boost the country's power ge...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:23hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council blames human error for 'Barnabas' land ownership dispute
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is locked in a fraud allegation with a local war veteran, Jackson Barnabas Sibanda emanating from an error of omission involving a piece of land that the latter bought ...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:22hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo exposes Mahere's 'big fat lie'
EXPLAINER: Fingerprints of the MDC in the "Edited" CCC Constitution filed by Tshabangu in Chamisa's Interdict Court Case to halt Further Recalls not Fraud but Proof of MDC Paternity of Lawful CCC...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 18:06hrs | 2269 | by Jonathan Moyo
Council urges residents to open weep holes to prevent flash floods
Bulawayo City Council Chamber Secretary Sikhangele Zhou has appealed to residents to open weep holes in their precast perimeter walls to prevent flash floods during the upcoming rainy season.W...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 10:16hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa surrounded himself with advisers who are no wiser than himself
CCC under the influence of Chamisa refused to have a constitution for CCC under the pretext that this was "strategic ambiguity " to side football Zanu-PF. This actually turned out to be a cowardly act...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 09:12hrs | 702 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mthuli Ncube's budget dilemma
DON'T tell me what you value, show me your budget and I'll tell you what you value:" Joe Biden.Ordinarily, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube should have presented the ZWL$47,8 trillion 2024 nation...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:59hrs | 489 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Kamuzonda distances self from Tshabangu
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Masvingo West ward 2 candidate Roki Kamuzonda has distanced himself from the self-proclaimed interim party secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu who recalled a sizeab...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:49hrs | 1035 | by Staff reporter
The real risk of Chamisa's temporary solutions to permanent problems
THE political arena has had rich pickings for pundits in the past few days. On the one hand, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) circus of recalls of its elected members continues.It start...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:47hrs | 248 | by Ntando Dumani
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