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Zimbabweans head to court to stop 'harassment' by SA banks and schools
The Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Holders Association (Zepha) heads to court next week seeking an urgent interdict to stop banks and schools in South Africa from harassing Zimbabweans who are under threat...Published: 1 hr ago | 251 | by Ciaran Ryan for Moneyweb SA
Kazembe, Matanga taken to court
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga and Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe have been sued over their arbitrary ban on a demonstration against the looting of diamonds in Marange and failure b...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:09hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
ZRP officer faces grim prospect of his pay being garnished for torturing civilian
A ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officer could soon have his monthly salary garnished to pay up ZW$400,000 damages to a Chitungwiza man, Ednock Dube, who he tortured for violating Covid-19 curfew regu...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:02hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
Chisora to use £2m Fury pay-day to keep kids in private school and away from his old dangerous neighbourhood
DEREK CHISORA will use his £2million Tyson Fury windfall to keep his daughters in private school and away from his old dangerous neighbourhood.The 38-year-old heavyweight moved to North Londo...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:02hrs | 918 | by Staff reporter
Parirenyatwa's doctors on-call doctors sleep in cars
DOCTORS based at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals have demanded a meeting over the deteriorating conditions at the hospital which they say are leading to patients dying from preventable illnesses....Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:00hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Bankers call for more taxes
BANKERS have urged Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to introduce sin-taxes to help grow the country's revenue base.In his presentation at a Parliament post-budget seminar on Monday, Bankers Assoc...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:59hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Girls outperform boys in Grade 7
Grade Seven examination results released by the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) yesterday produced a pass rate of 40,09 percent, marginally below the 41,13 percent of last year, but girl...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:54hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 results out
The grade seven results are out with a 40.09 percent pass rate. A decline from the previous year's pass rate which was 41.13 percent. The results will be accessible on the Zimbabwe Schools Exa...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 18:50hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual-backed tech hub trains start-ups on venture capital
Old Mutual Zimbabwe's corporate incubator and accelerator in Harare, Eight2Five Innovation Hub has collaborated with the US Embassy to bring a US Venture Capital expert, Dawn Batts to upskill local en...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 17:44hrs | 123 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa needs everybody's support and sacrifice
MANY factors can push a nation to embark on unstoppable demonstrations.Hunger is one of them. Closure of democratic space, if we read world history, can cause uprising and civil disobedience....Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 351 | by Isaac Mupinyuri
Mnangagwa must seize the chance to unite nation, now!
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, as I see it, it is apparent that Zimbabwe is bedevilled by deep-seated polarisation. Our body politic is fragmented through and through. Cons...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 168 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
'20 000 pupils fall pregnant in Zimbabwe'
CRISIS Coalition in Zimbabwe (CiZC) has expressed concern over increasing cases of pregnancies among schoolgirls as statistics indicate that 20 000 schoolgirls fell pregnant between September last yea...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube adds impetus to Nust projects
GOVERNMENT is placing special attention on construction works at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) as it is poised to be a bedrock of the country's industrialisation and mordeni...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Polytechnic bans short skirts, cleavage in new dress code
The Bulawayo Polytechnic has published a controversial new dress code which appears to target female students wearing skimpy or revealing clothing.Students will be barred from lecture rooms fo...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 20:11hrs | 2752 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube splurges cash on teachers, farmers
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday allocated the highest vote of ZW$631.3 billion to the education ministry in an attempt to appease restive teachers ahead of next year's general elections....Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 18:00hrs | 10361 | by Staff reporter
Man (21) charged with theft over picked wallet
A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Emakhandeni suburb in Bulawayo who picked up a wallet containing US$240 in a commuter omnibus and spent some of the money on clothes had an unexpected surprise when he was arres...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 13:57hrs | 633 | by Staff Reporter
All set for Old Mutual Schools Quiz grand finale
A nail-biting Old Mutual Schools Quiz finxale is in the offing after ten heavyweight schools won provincial spots to fight out in the national championship tourney to be held next month on 2 December ...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 13:47hrs | 227 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwean owners flee as SA authorities shut down illegal school
After successfully shutting down an illegal school in Ivory Park, Johannesburg, the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has vowed to intensify its Operation Vala programme to clamp down on bogus sch...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:27hrs | 3605 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's security officers to attend Zanu-PF's ideology school
THE country's security officers have reportedly been commandeered to attend Zanu-PF's Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology.NewsDay understands that about two weeks ago, district police commandin...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:22hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
Catholic music competitions
TWENTY-SIX Roman Catholic Church choirs drawn from parishes in Hwange Diocese competed in the Saint Cecilia annual music competitions at Marist Brothers Secondary School in Dete on Saturday.St...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activist 'terrorises' teachers
LABOUR unions have raised concern over the safety of teachers following an incident where Zanu-PF Gutu district co-ordinating committee (DCC) vice-chairperson Fabios Musara allegedly detained teachers...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | 1090 | by Staff reporter
Treasury allocates $1,5bn on sanitary wear to public schools
The Treasury has allocated $1,5 billion towards the procurement and distribution of sanitary wear to public schools.This is contained in Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube'...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube skating on thin ice
THE $4,5 trillion 2023 national budget presented by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday has set tongues wagging.Firstly, $4,5 trillion is way above the $3,9 trillion projected revenue fo...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP, councilor in near fist fight over adultery allegations
Outspoken Chiredzi North Member of Parliament, Roy Bhila recently blasted Chiredzi Town Council's Ward 2 councilor, Obert Ngwenya who is also Zanu-PF's District Coordinating Committee (DCC) Secretary ...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 15:00hrs | 1359 | by Staff reporter
'7 000 more teachers not enough'
TEACHERS' unions have scoffed at Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's move to fund recruitment of only 7 000 teachers against an estimated shortfall of 100 000 educators.In his 2023 national budget...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:54hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
220 minors raped inside 9 months
AT LEAST 220 Zimbabwean minors were raped between January and September 2022, Women's Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni revealed yesterday as she expressed concern over a spike in child sexual abuse c...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:53hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Govt to recruit 7 000 teachers
The GOVERNMENT will recruit an additional 7 000 teachers next year to enhance the delivery of quality education, with special focus on infant education.In the 2023 National Budget tabled in Pa...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:51hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Sandra Ndebele was sold to sexual suitors without her knowledge
WHILE she is now a seasoned performer, Sandra Ndebele still recalls a time when she was a young star caught in the glare of the limelight, with socialites taking advantage of her naivety to "sell her"...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:50hrs | 716 | by Staff reporter
Govt okays forex only school fees
THE Government will not stand in the way of schools that decide to charge fees exclusively in foreign currency as long as there is consensus among parents and guardians of learners, an official has sa...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 13:14hrs | 448 | by Staff Reporter
'Teach children how to spot signs of sexual abuse, says Chiwenga
Children must be taught signs of sexual abuse and assault and how to report any form of abuse immediately so the perpetrators can be caught and the children become safe, Acting President Constantino C...Published: 26 Nov 2022 at 12:24hrs | 709 | by Staff Reporter
How can Zimbabweans be helped when they don't want to help themselves?
There is a popular Chinese adage - 'it's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness'.Indeed, as the people of Zimbabwe, we have endure unbelievable untold suffering, oppression and po...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 13:22hrs | 966 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mthuli Ncube raises VAT, restores duty on basics
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube unveiled his 2023 budget on Thursday, raising value added tax (VAT) in a move the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) described as "an attack on working p...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:21hrs | 10382 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants get lion's share
SALARIES for civil servants are set to go up markedly after the Government allocated the biggest chunk of the 2023 National Budget towards the public sector wage bill to cushion workers from the negat...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Hailstorm destruction at Bulawayo schools
A HAILSTORM hit two schools in Bulawayo on Tuesday, blowing off roofs and uprooting trees.The destruction at Fusi Primary School in Gwabalanda suburb and Mzilikazi Primary School in Mzilikazi ...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Meteorological Dept issues floods warning
THE Meteorological Services Department has warned of increased risk of floods in river basins, wetlands and low-lying areas such as Muzarabani and Mbire in Mashonaland Central with the Department of C...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Gold buyer robbed of US$350 000
A REGISTERED gold buyer from Bulawayo lost US$350 000 in cash to two armed robbers who told him they were selling 50g of gold before pulling out a firearm and ransacking his house.National pol...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says parents also face jail
VIOLATORS of children's rights and parents will soon face criminal charges as government introduces stiffer penalties to curb sexual offences that have seen children as young as nine years old b...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | 1260 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe pilot appointed Mangwe headman
HIGHFLYING Air Zimbabwe pilot Captain Simon Thalon Moyo has been appointed as Godzi headman under Chief Tjanguluba in Mangwe District, Matabeleland South Province.The pilot has flown President...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga talks tough against child abusers
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, currently squabbling with his ex-wife over custody of the couple's minor children, has ironically issued a warning against child rights abusers amid frightening ca...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 17:49hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
What makes anyone believe blacks can't 'brainwash' whites?
It is always so extremely disturbing watching how much self-decrepitation and self-hate there is amongst us as black people - a sickening trait more prominent here in our own Zimbabwe.Why do w...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 16:55hrs | 568 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZIMSEC battles to plug question paper leakages
Zimbabwe's school examinations system is under siege from cheats who are getting access to question papers prior to the date of writing, prompting authorities to rope in the police to fight the scourg...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Illegal diamond dealer robbed of US$10,000
ARMED robbers raided an illegal diamond buyer at Marange diamond fields last Friday and robbed him of US$10 000 and a vehicle at gunpoint after dangling pieces of diamonds to the unsuspecting diamond ...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:54hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa donates tractors to farmers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has donated tractors to two farmers from Filabusi who granted 106 hectares of land to Gwanda State University (GSU) to enable the institution of higher learning to conduct agricult...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:52hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's San community gets inaugural chief
MATABELELAND North leaders have lauded the Second Republic for appointing Mr Christopher Dube as the first substantive Chief Goledema for the San community in Tsholotsho District.He was offici...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:52hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt mulls allowing automatic cars for driving tests
GOVERNMENT is contemplating allowing the use of automatic cars for Vehicles Inspectorate Department (VID) road tests following an increase of the importation of used non manual Japanese vehicles....Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 05:02hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Men pay hooker US$20 for sex, then demand the money back
A 24-year old Bikita woman Friday succumbed to injuries after she was allegedly attacked by two men whom she had offered sex at a charge of US$20.It is said the two men paid for the deal and a...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 05:01hrs | 1906 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree pilot defies racial attitudes to pursue dream
FORTY years and still counting years of flying different aircraft types, heads of States, the late Prince Philip; husband to the late Queen Elizabeth II, and roles spanning basic flying, advanced flyi...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
Godolude steadily establishing fan base in Botswana
WHILE most rhumba musicians have made South Africa their second home, Mandlenkosi "Godolude" Mpofu has gone a different route and is steadily establishing a new market in Botswana where he recently la...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Free land for setting up medical parks in Zimbabwe
Free suitable land must be identified for Zimbabweans wishing to set up medical parks, including those in the diaspora, President Mnangagwa has directed, as the country's medical training facilities n...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:54hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Spooks assault Chamisa's activist
A MEMBER of the opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) in Zaka, Tafara Chimwaradze, was on Monday briefly abducted and assaulted by known Central Intelligence Organisation operatives while at...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:43hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
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