Search / Sons
Mnangagwa's ministers blasted over reckless no mask Covid-19 'superspreader' birthday party
Several ministers and guests gathered in Harare on Saturday to celebrate the 60th birthday of information minister Monica Mutsvangwa with no mask in sight.Zimbabweans reacted with anger after ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 3960 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe witchdoctor's daughter declined refugee status in New Zealand
The daughter of a Zimbabwean witchdoctor has been declined refugee status in New Zealand, despite her fears she'll be forced to take his place in the tribe if she returns home.The woman said i...Published: 12 hrs ago | 7683 | by Staff reporter
Ministry orders Girls College students to go for COVID-19 tests
THE HEALTH ministry has ordered 21 students from Girls College in Bulawayo, who attended a dinner party last week, to undergo COVID-19 tests.The school was closed last week after a COVID-19 ca...Published: 15 hrs ago | 618 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak hits Harare Central Prison
A DIARRHOEA outbreak has hit Harare Central Prison, which houses an estimated 100 inmates at a time holding cells have no running water. Clean water has reportedly been scarce at the prison, a...Published: 15 hrs ago | 279 | by Staff reporter
Met Dept warns of countrywide flooding
FLASH FLOODS are expected countrywide this week as the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of thunderstorms and heavy rains. The department advised resumption of insecticide sp...Published: 15 hrs ago | 990 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube targets US$1bn from Cannabis Levy
THE Government will next year introduce a Cannabis Levy as it angles to tap into the envisaged boom in the production of the crop in the country following the decision to legalise and commercialise it...Published: 15 hrs ago | 200 | by Staff reporter
Justify firing workers: High Court rules
Employers terminating a permanent employee's contract can only do so under one of four circumstances set out in the Labour Amendment Act, the High Court has ruled, rejecting an argument put forward by...Published: 15 hrs ago | 655 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF emerges biggest winner in major scandal
THE ruling Zanu-PF, which thrives on a chokehold grip on airwaves to win elections by hook or crook, has emerged as the biggest winner in the controversial awarding of six new free-to-air licences to ...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 19:28hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
CIO owns abductions car rental company
ZIMBABWE's hospitality giant, Impala Car Rental, which has a big footprint in the tourism sector, and is implicated in the abduction and torture of severely traumatised journalism student Tawanda Much...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 19:27hrs | 1883 | by Staff reporter
Gweru school records 20 Covid-19 cases
THERE seems to be no end in sight to the increasing cases of Covid-19 at local learning institutions after Anderson High School in Gweru recorded 20 new positive cases.Ever since schools reope...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 15:59hrs | 962 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean mines now 'death traps'
AN investigation by the auditor general Mildred Chiri revealed that a number of mining operations across the country do not adhere to occupational health and safety regulations, exposing miners to dan...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 07:07hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Every Zimbabwean deserves secure land rights
IN 2019, Zimbabwe embarked on a long-awaited land policymaking process.The Land Policy's emphasis on gender sensitivity echoes global recognition and acknowledgement of the strategic importanc...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 07:05hrs | 262 | by Gaynor G Paradza
NetOne acting boss quits
NETONE acting chief executive Chipo Jaisson stepped down this week after leading the country's second largest mobile telecommunications company for nine months.In an internal circular to emplo...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:16hrs | 6505 | by Staff reporter
Car sex goes horribly wrong
A MAN who was caught indulging in sex in a car with his girlfriend almost died after three unknown men who were armed with a knife and a knobkerrie stabbed him several times all over the body and left...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:12hrs | 2025 | by Staff reporter
Why it is wrong to draw parallels between Trump and Mugabe
On November 6, after a speech by Donald Trump in which he baselessly claimed the 2020US presidential election was fraudulent, ABC journalist Leigh Sales criticised what she saw as an outgoing ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 08:47hrs | 1903 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube piles more misery on Zimbabweans
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday dampened the hopes for a merry Christmas for the majority Zimbabweans after he reviewed the tax-free threshold to $10 000, about half the cost of a monthly bask...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:28hrs | 3845 | by Staff reporter
Police raise red flag over beer binges killings
POLICE have expressed concern over escalation of murder cases emanating from disputes at beer outlets.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed cases of murder ...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:21hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Girls College closed over Covid-19 case
GIRLS College in Bulawayo has indefinitely closed following a Covid-19 case which was detected after the school held a leavers' party for Upper Six students. This development comes at a time w...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:02hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Govt to centralise control of State firms
THE Government will adopt a centralised ownership model for State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to eliminate inconsistencies in governance and ministerial interferences, Finance and Economic Development Mi...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 06:54hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
2020 vehicle imports marginally surpass 2019 despite COVID-19 shutdown
Vehicle imports marginally increased to 40,052 units between January and October this year up from 40,016 units recorded during the same comparative period last year despite the advent of the Covid-19...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 09:52hrs | 2035 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe orders nightclubs shut as coronavirus cases spike again
The government vowed a new crackdown on bars and nightclubs on Tuesday to halt a spike in Covid-19 cases.Covid-19 regulations allow off-licence liquor outlets to open up to 6PM and restaurants...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:21hrs | 1078 | by Staff reporter
Zinara executives victimised for transferring Mugabe linked employees
Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) executives, Adam Zvandasara and Gilfern Moyo, yesterday told the court that they were being victimised for implementing board resolutions and policies th...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:11hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
Diego Maradona dies
ARGENTINE football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, his spokesman announced yesterday.Renowned along with Brazil's Pele as one of the greatest footballers of all time, the Arge...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 06:54hrs | 534 | by Staff Reporter
Man beats 1-yr-old stepson to death, secretly bury body in anthill
A LUPANE man allegedly whipped his 18-month-old stepson to death and connived with the boy's mother to conceal the death by secretly burying the body in an anthill.Saviours Ncube (22) and his ...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 06:44hrs | 605 | by Staff Reporter
Government reviews boarding hostels capacities
Government is reviewing the maximum carrying capacity of all boarding school hostels after 184 pupils at John Tallach School in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North, tested positive of the COVID-19 while ...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 06:00hrs | 1379 | by Staff reporter
Social impact report disclosure for Batoka Gorge electricity scheme begins
The Zambezi River Authority is embarking on the public disclosure of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report for the development of the billion-dollar Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme ...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 06:00hrs | 1089 | by Staff reporter
Chikurubi Prison boss admits to overcrowding
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) has admitted that there is overcrowding at Chikurubi Maximum Prison after lawyers yesterday visited the prison following an order by High Court ju...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:47hrs | 1324 | by Staff reporter
Rushwaya faces long wait for bail hearing
Henrietta Rushwaya has to wait a little longer for her application for bail to be heard at the High Court as the record of proceedings of the remand court is not yet ready. She is facing charg...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:40hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
Solving youth unemployment problem in Zimbabwe by leveraging digital economy
Zimbabwe is renowned the world over as a top tourist destination in southern Africa and one of the African countries with a vast natural resource endowment. Tourism and agriculture have been the count...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:24hrs | 180 | by Staff writer
'Massive diarrhoea outbreak at Chikurubi'
AN INMATE at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison (Chikurubi) has launched an urgent High Court application in which he wants authorities to deal with diarrhoea, hepatitis B and tuberculosis outbreaks at...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:40hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
NUST to conduct Gukurahundi DNA tests
GOVERNMENT is working on a law that will guide the process of exhumations of the remains of Gukurahundi victims in Matabeleland and the Midlands with the National University of Science and Technology ...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 21:38hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Hailstorm destroys schools in Zvishavane
PREPARATIONS for final examinations at Dambudzo Secondary and Lundi Primary schools in Zvishavane have been affected after a violent hailstorm destroyed infrastructure at the two learning institutions...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 16:43hrs | 1232 | by Staff Reporter
Ziyambi appeals for support to refurbish prisons
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has appealed to Treasury for support to set up more magistrates courts, as well as refurbish prisons which are currently in a deplorable state.In his presentat...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:38hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
We are not enemies of the State, says Majongwe
DIVISIONS rocked teachers unions recently over salary negotiations with government following a workers' strike which lasted for about two months. Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) ...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:36hrs | 1009 | by Staff reporter
Sheriff accused of dereliction of duty
THE Deputy Sheriff of Bulawayo Nathaniel Bhunu has been accused by the Anglican Province of Central Africa Church Diocese of Matabeleland of abandoning the eviction of illegal settlers at Cyrene Farm ...Published: 24 Nov 2020 at 04:35hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe Kazembe in trouble over G40 links
Tensions are running high in the ruling party Zanu-PF following the just ended DCC polls.War Veterans in Mashonaland Central where Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe is the chairman a...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 19:58hrs | 7829 | by Staff reporter
Trump, Chamisa birds of the same feather
Outgoing United States (US) president, Donald Trump and Zimbabwe's opposition MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa both refused to concede defeat, in their separate elections. The world is surprised by...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 14:38hrs | 809 | by Prosperity Mzila
Bushiri's extradition: A humbling experience for Mzansi
The extradition request for Shepherd Bushiri by South African authorities to the Malawian government early last week seems to be a sobering reminder for the greater good of cooperation within the regi...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 14:24hrs | 3974 | by Daphine Zulu
Rushwaya bail battle rages on
HENRIETTA Rushwaya has approached the High Court challenging the magistrates' court decision to deny her bail on charges of attempting to smuggle gold to Dubai after four gold bars weighing 6kg were f...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:56hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans live in fear of terror attacks from Mozambique
A POLITICAL science student from the University of Zimbabwe, Jethro Ngara, sees doom and gloom as his country dares to wade into Mozambique's war on terror.Ngara, 25, said he is too young to d...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:53hrs | 1670 | by Staff reporter
Tension remains high in Zanu-PF
POLITICAL temperatures remain high in Zanu-PF as party bigwigs jostle to lead the former liberation movement's provincial structures.The polls for the influential positions will take place soon af...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 19:04hrs | 2172 | by Staff reporter
Calls for new body to tackle Gukurahundi
ZIMBABWE needs an independent commission to effectively address the emotive Gukurahundi issue as the statutory National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) has proven to be a disaster, critics ...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:52hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillors in deadlock over posts
BULAWAYO councillors reportedly reached a deadlock over the position on chairperson of the Finance and Development Standing Committee, with a run-off now expected to be held in the next couple of week...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:41hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T Masvingo turns against Khupe, Mwonzora
The Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T Masvingo province has nominated Elias Mudzuri as their presidential candidate for the forthcoming extraordinary congress slatted for December despite there being an inter...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:28hrs | 7068 | by Staff reporter
Court to decide on Moana's burial date
Socialite and fitness trainer Michelle "Moana" Amuli's burial will not take place anytime soon until the High Court rules on the dispute between her parents over her burial. This comes after t...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:13hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's coming online gaming revolution
Recently seeing massive investments in its fiber infrastructure, Zimbabwe is poised to make major strides into the world of online gaming. Previously limited by slow speeds, costs, and connectivity, n...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 14:20hrs | 724 | by Staff Writer
'Chamisa betrayed Matutu in his greatest hour of need'
Former MDC Alliance member, Tongai Matutu, who recently crossed the floor and joined the ruling Zanu-PF party in a red carpet event presided over by President Mnangagwa and his two deputies at the Sta...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 11:45hrs | 7339 | by Staff reporter
'I will always support Chamisa,' says dismissed ZPCS officer
A former Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officer, John Mahlabera has vowed to continue supporting MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa despite losing his job over a tweet in which he p...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 11:44hrs | 4184 | by Staff reporter
Bushiris' arrest was illegal
The Lilongwe Magistrates Court in Malawi yesterday ruled that the arrest of Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, was illegal and ordered the pair be released from custody with no conditions.Ac...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:32hrs | 2149 | by Staff reporter
Cost of living spirals to $20 680
ZIMBABWE'S monthly cost of living rose by 4,4% to $18 750 in October, even as the Zimbabwe National Statistics agency (ZimStat) said the annual inflation rate dropped during the period.This fi...Published: 20 Nov 2020 at 06:21hrs | 1274 | by Staff reporter
Load More Stories
