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Mliswa blasts July Moyo for Harare's worsening water problems
INDEPENDENT Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has teared into Minister of Local Government, July Moyo for plunging Harare into debilitating water shortages.Most areas in the capital experienced w...Published: 8 hrs ago | 948 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says said Mnangagwa is Zanu-PF's sole candidate in the 2023 election
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has said President Mnangagwa is Zanu-PF's sole candidate in the 2023 Presidential election.VP Chiwenga was addressing multitudes of Zion Christian Church me...Published: 8 hrs ago | 172 | by Staff reporter
Businessman locks horns with top judges
A Harare businessman has accused deputy chief justice Elizabeth Gwaunza of abuse of office in a case where he lost a property worth over US$230 000.Tendai Mashamhanda, who is fighting to regai...Published: 19 hrs ago | 641 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners loot Zimbabwe's emeralds
WELL-CONNECTED foreign syndicates are looting Zimbabwe's emeralds using local proxies and taking advantage of corrupt systems to plunder and smuggle various other types of little-known precious stones...Published: 19 hrs ago | 566 | by Staff reporter
Technical glitch forces parking fees into manager's EcoCash
TENDY Three Investments, which is running a parking system in Bulawayo, was forced to channel money that was being collected by marshals into the personal mobile account of its managing director, Mr B...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:26hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
22 women raped per day in Zimbabwe
AT least 22 women are raped daily in Zimbabwe with an average of one rape taking place per 75 minutes translating to an average of 646 women being violated each month, according to the Zimbabwe Gender...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:25hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo faces 72 hours of water shedding
BULAWAYO residents could soon be faced with a 72-hour water shedding regime as the water situation in the city continues to deteriorate, with vandalism of both electricity instalments and pipes on ser...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:25hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Town house stand for Bulawayo Town Clerk
BULAWAYO Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube has been awarded a 2.4 hectare town house stand in the city as part of his conditions of service. Last year, the Local Government Board endorsed the Bu...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:21hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa drills boreholes for Binga Chiefs
THE Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme in Matabeleland North Province is progressing well with three having been drilled at three chiefs' areas, an official has said.President Mnangagwa in ...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:20hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gives out free poultry for 3 million households
AT least three million households will benefit from the revamped Presidential Rural Poultry Scheme that will see beneficiaries receiving 10 indigenous poultry chicks each as part of a targeted empower...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:15hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Top Zimbabwe judges in the eye of a storm
A Harare businessman has written a letter of complaint to Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi raising allegations of criminal abuse of office, conflict of interest and ob...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:05hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa setting CCC up for another potential storm
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) could be setting itself up for another potential storm following its resolution to open up its candidate selection pool to both active party politicians and charism...Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 17:19hrs | 6177 | by Staff reporter
CCC seeks SADC, AU help to restore poll reforms in Zimbabwe
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is hopeful SADC and AU will finally exercise their influence on Zimbabwe to bring about much-needed electoral reforms that would usher in credible elections in its ...Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 17:19hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC activists dismiss video evidence against them
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) activists Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri have dismissed video evidence from State witness Detective Chief Inspector Richard Muvhuro as "a story of ghosts" which...Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 934 | by Staff reporter
Can ED tell Zimbabweans where to find this elusive 'independence' we are supposed to be enjoying and 'jealously guarding'!
I honestly feel like screaming and banging my head against the wall, each time I hear those in the country's ruling elitist privileged clique make noise about some 'independence' that we, the people o...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:57hrs | 1237 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Cde Mutsvangwa, do birds and trees sexually violate each other?
I never desire to wade into these sexual indiscretion scandals, or sexual abuse accusations, which have hounded well-known Zimbabwean leaders of late - both from the ruling and opposition formations -...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:41hrs | 1443 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Inside three swing provinces that will decide entry to State House in 2023 polls
The 2023 general election may see the highest turnout in decades, though it comes at the same time as vast uncertainty about the independent auditability of the voters roll and electoral systems, ball...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:29hrs | 1701 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Mai TT, A full blown ZANU PF sideshow political project
Despite intense infighting that characterizes Zanu PF, the fact remains that ZANU PF is determined to win the next election at any cost. For them, there is just too much at stake and they cannot affor...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:27hrs | 1516 | by Knowledge Hakata
Shot in arm for BCC
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has approved well-wisher's offer to instal solar systems at some of the council's facilities to ensure smooth running of operations during power outages.According t...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
Gweru hikes parking fees
GWERU City Council has increased parking fees from $400 to $450 per hour with effect from August 1.The last fee increase was in May this year."This notice serves to inform the motoring...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally says Zimbabwe heading for another disputed election
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party is now in the final stages of drafting a pre-election position on reforms which must be implemented before next year's general election....Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 22:34hrs | 3188 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa flags barren Zanu-PF leadership
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has dismissed government's 2022 Mid-Term budget statement as a blatant certification to citizen poverty adding the fiscal blueprint was reflec...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 22:32hrs | 1919 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors want parking system contract revised
Bulawayo councillors on Wednesday hit out at the "unfair" parking system which was imposed on the city's residents, with one warning fellow councillors that they were underestimating the depth of publ...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 22:32hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Earthquake hits Kariba
AN earthquake of a 4,3 magnitude hit Kariba on Tuesday evening at 2202hours.Preliminary reports show that the earthquake occurred at latitude of 16.87S and longitude of 28.486E.The Met...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:47hrs | 2224 | by Staff reporter
Harare street-lighting project takes off
THE City of Harare has embarked on a smart street-lighting pilot project covering 35km of the capital city's major road network."The project covers Airport Road, Seke Road, Julius Nyerere Way,...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:45hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer sues council, TTI over parking fees
Bulawayo lawyer Bruce Israel Masamvu has sued the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) over its parking management, which has resulted in motorists forking out US$1 per hour.BCC contracted Tendy Three ...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:45hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
Radisson Group of Hotels seal Bulawayo deal
A NEW hotel is set to be constructed in Bulawayo after the local authority granted an international hotel group, Radisson Group of Hotels permission to build the hotel.Consultations have been ...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt suspends duty on bus imports
IN a move set to ease transport challenges and reduce fares, Government has, with immediate effect, suspended customs duty on the importation of up to 20 public service buses by authorised dealers....Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo borehole water not safe to drink
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has warned that borehole water in the city is not safe for consumption and has advised residents to boil it before drinking it as it is highly susceptible to contaminat...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 19:00hrs | 972 | by Staff reporter
BCC, TTI make close to US$40 000 from parking system
THE Bulawayo City Council has racked in U$$21 433, 71 and US$15 968 in parking and clamping fees in a five-month period from its deal with Tendy Three International (TTI).The BCC in partnershi...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 18:57hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa slams gold coins introduction in Zimbabwe
CITIZENS Coalition for Change leader, Nelson Chamisa, has slammed the introduction of gold coins, saying they are a conduit for corruption, and called for the country to return to exclusive use of the...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 18:53hrs | 5247 | by Staff reporter
Government connects 400 schools to the internet
GOVERNMENT has connected 400 schools to the internet in all the country's 10 provinces as part of an ongoing programme to accelerate the implementation of the national e-learning strategy.The ...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Rogue lawyers connive with bogus estate agents
SOME rogue lawyers in Bulawayo are reportedly conniving with bogus estate agents to defraud homeseekers as demand for housing surges.Police in Bulawayo recorded 32 fraud cases involving the sa...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF made 235 poll promises, keeps 13
Zanu-PF made 235 electoral promises in the run up to the 2018 polls, but only managed to keep only 13, less than a year to polls in 2023, a non-governmental organisation has claimed.Independen...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:48hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe tightening borders to curb smuggling
GOVERNMENT says it will tighten the country's borders to curb smuggling of minerals out of the country at a time when reports state that Zimbabwe is losing US$100 million worth of gold every month to ...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:47hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Brito defends 'weird' tactics
HIGHLANDERS coach Baltermar Brito has defended his decision to deploy some players out of position, arguing that he plays players in positions where they have potential to thrive and make the team bet...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:45hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash records modest growth in first quarter
ECOCASH Holdings Zimbabwe Limited recorded modest growth in the first quarter to May 31, 2022 supported mainly by the fintech business which remains the group's highest revenue contributor.In ...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants abusing vehicle import rebate
Some of the civil servants recently allowed to import vehicles duty-free are now abusing the privilege, importing vehicles for other people and charging a "fee" of between US$700 and US$1 500 dependin...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's main airport finally gets radar system from China
Zimbabwe's main airport is finally getting a radar system after taking delivery of equipment as part of a US$153 million upgrade.Air traffic controllers at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Internatio...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 19:07hrs | 1020 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's ANC wants spousal and relative's visas done away with
Spousal and relative's visas should be done away with because the system is being "abused by foreign nationals" to settle in SA, the ANC has said in an additional discussion document distributed to de...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 18:53hrs | 7393 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC seeks Parly recourse over bans
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) says it will approach Parliament when it resumes sitting on August 16 over "systematic banning" of its rallies through unfair use of the Maintenance ...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 1521 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks run out of gold coins
DEMAND for the new Zimbabwean gold coins has been overwhelming and banks have been inundated by their corporate and individual customers seeking a legal and sensible way of preserving value.Th...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 7116 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe infrastructure upgrades to boost revenue performance
GOVERNMENT expects the on-going infrastructural development projects, particularly the upgrading of major highways, to impact positively on revenue performance through improved transport and logistics...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:34hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents up in arms with councillors
BULAWAYO residents have come out guns blazing accusing local councillors of "rubber stamping" any decision made by the council management while ignoring genuine grievances from the people they represe...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:34hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Macheso is bigger than Ngwazi but .....
THE raging comparison of Sungura legend Alick Macheso and the emerging sungura star Mark Ngwazi reminds me of the late 1990s when a colleague brought Macheso's debut album, Magariro, to a party....Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 17:49hrs | 1462 | by Staff reporter
Dangers of Arab Spring in South Africa
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki recently launched a sharp critique of the governing African National Congress (ANC) for failure to address what it has labelled the triple challenge of pover...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:15hrs | 688 | by Sandy Africa
Bulawayo tightens water rationing
BULAWAYO residents will now go for two days a week without water supplies after the local authority from yesterday effected a 48-hour water shedding schedule. The local authority has further p...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:12hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Great Zimbabwe 5 megawatt Hydropower project on course
CONSTRUCTION of a five megawatt Great Zimbabwe Hydropower project at Mutirikwi Dam in Masvingo is set to be completed in July next year.The power project, which is in three phases with the fir...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:11hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
'War collaborators vital arm of Zanu-PF'
War collaborators are a key constituency of the ruling Zanu-PF and must not be sidelined from contesting for positions in the party structure.This was said by the ruling party's Secretary for ...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:11hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe developing a new US$60bn capita city
Plans to develop Zimbabwe's new capital city in Mt Hampden are gathering momentum, with a masterplan for the multi-billion-dollar ultra-modern development now complete.The US$60 billion metrop...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:10hrs | 16336 | by Staff reporter
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