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BCC launches major effort to clear clogged sewer pipes
In response to growing public concern over frequent sewer blockages, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has launched an extensive programme aimed at clearing the city's clogged sewer pipes, which have lo...Published: 18 hrs ago | 261 | by Staff reporter
The Folly of Extending Presidential Terms: A Recipe for Disaster
The notion of extending President Mnangagwa's term has sparked a maelstrom of debate, with proponents arguing that it is essential for continuity and achieving the country's vision for the future. How...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 16:23hrs | 441 | by Etiwel Mutero
Zimbabwe Braces for HIV Resurgence as US Aid Evaporates
Rumbidzai, a sex worker from the bustling settlement of Epworth in Harare, has been taking antiretroviral drugs since 2017. For over two years, the mother of three has relied on mobile clinics that re...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:29hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Liverpool quadruple dream crambles after Plymouth Argyle shock
Plymouth Argyle produced a classic FA Cup giant-killing as the Championship's bottom club stunned Premier League leaders Liverpool at a raucous Home Park.Liverpool manager Arne Slot made 10 ch...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 17:25hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers pounce on bottle store
Three armed robbers allegedly pounced on a bottle store in Bulawayo and robbed $700 together with patrons' mobile phones.Two suspects have been arrested so far while the other is at large....Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 19:41hrs | 1208 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa regime is deceiving war veterans into a dangerous debt trap
The "schemes" keep coming! Yesterday, the Zimbabwean government unveiled yet another scheme ostensibly aimed at improving the livelihoods of veterans of the country's liberation struggle. ...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 20:26hrs | 708 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Church leader claims God wants Mnangagwa to rule until 2030
The leader of the Johanne the Fifth of Africa International Church, Archbishop Andyby Makururu, has declared that it is God's plan for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power beyond the end of...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:48hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's retail sector crisis worsens as shops continue closing
Zimbabwe's retail sector is facing an unprecedented crisis, with several major retailers and wholesalers forced to close branches amid a series of economic challenges. This Thursday, President Emmerso...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:57hrs | 2005 | by Staff reporter
Soldier in court for armed robbery
A 37-year-old soldier, Raymond Negomo Dzapasi, stationed at Inkomo Barracks, has appeared in court charged with armed robbery, alongside his accomplice, Joseph Makoni. The two men are accused of robbi...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:04hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
Teachers cut off as Chiredzi schools are marooned
As schools reopened last week on Tuesday, excitement and anticipation filled the air for students eager to begin the new term. However, for many schools in Chiredzi South Constituency, Masvingo provin...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:50hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa: 'We refused to be lured by trappings of power' - Why did you fail to implement even one token reform in 25 years?
The people of Zimbabwe have risked livelihoods, limbs and even their lives (over 500 were murdered by Zanu PF during the 2008 presidential run-off alone) to elect MDC/CCC leaders not power on the unde...Published: 19 Jan 2025 at 19:57hrs | 810 | by Wilbert Mukori
Parents feel financial strain as back-to-school costs soar
With the new school term set to begin next Tuesday, parents and guardians are grappling with rising costs for uniforms and stationery, turning the annual back-to-school preparations into a financial c...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:23hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scraps VAT on LPG, prices fall 10%
Zimbabwe's push for sustainable energy solutions has received a significant boost following the government's removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), a move that has led to a...Published: 10 Jan 2025 at 12:06hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
'I did not loot Mnangagwa's rice, ZBC is my witness,' ZANU-PF MP
Thousands from Mbare constituency are up in arms with their legislator, Martin Matinyanya who allegedly stole three tonnes of rice from President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Christmas donation meant to rescu...Published: 09 Jan 2025 at 16:08hrs | 2245 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Woman bashes niece with cooking stick
Plumtree-based woman Sifundo Hlatshayo is in trouble after she severely assisted her niece with a cooking stick over a police dispute.Hlatshayo was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts where...Published: 02 Jan 2025 at 15:19hrs | 1467 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZIFA Amateur Leagues seek voice at the Apex of local football
The amateur leagues under the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) have united to demand greater representation within the organization's executive committee. This move comes after the leagues agreed ...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 19:42hrs | 156 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chaos erupts at Beitbridge as travelers clash with Zimra officials
Beitbridge's Dulibadzimu Bus Terminus turned into a scene of chaos on Monday when travelers clashed with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials during an operation targeting smuggled goods. ...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:50hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF has destroyed Zimbabweans' ability to dream big
If anyone wants to understand the depths to which the ZANU-PF government has destroyed the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans, they only need to watch the state-controlled broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadca...Published: 30 Dec 2024 at 11:53hrs | 449 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Harare bustles with last-minute Christmas shoppers
Harare was a hive of activity yesterday as shoppers crowded the city's stores for last-minute Christmas purchases, while hundreds of travelers rushed to rural areas to reunite with their families ahea...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:38hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, Zimbabwe's detractors are actually in the corridors of power
In his speech marking "National Unity Day," President Emmerson Mnangagwa reiterated an oft-repeated claim that Zimbabwe was under attack from supposed detractors. He declared, "The numerous at...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 00:54hrs | 293 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
New cooking tools reduce wastage while improving taste
Are you aware of some staggering statistics concerning our food supply? According to the Shoprite 2024 survey, South African Food Security Index is at its lowest point in more than a decade. ...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 00:49hrs | 148 | by Emmanuel Koro
Woman shares heart-wrenching story behind kidnapping of newborn baby
A 39-year-old woman from Pumula South suburb in Bulawayo has opened up about the devastating circumstances that led her to kidnap a two-day-old baby from Mpilo Central Hospital in September 2023, an a...Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 10:39hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Another Mukuru Money Transfer agency robbed
Armed robbers fired a warning shot and made off with an undisclosed amount of money from a Mukuru Money Transfer agency at Kamunhu Shopping Centre in Mabvuku yesterday.The dramatic incident le...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 08:12hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
NRZ to auction scrap wagons and passenger coaches across Zimbabwe
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has announced plans to dispose of 422 scrap wagons and several decades-old passenger coaches, located in Bulawayo, Harare, and other sites across the country. T...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 06:33hrs | 1447 | by Staff reporter
Black South Africans urged not to reconcile with poverty
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has issued a scathing denunciation of South Africa's Day of Reconciliation, describing it as a deceptive attempt by the ruling elite to obscure the historical and...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 05:00hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's capital city plunged into darkness
Harare, the Zimbabwean capital city, usually a hub of activity even during late evening hours, was plunged into darkness last night due to a power outage. Even the State House, Zimbabwe House, and the...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 04:41hrs | 2674 | by Staff reporter
MK Party says 'day of reconciliation' is a colonial facade
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) has issued a scathing denunciation of South Africa's Day of Reconciliation, describing it as a deceptive attempt by the ruling elite to obscure the historical and...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 18:58hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa who once faced the death penalty now set to abolish it
Zimbabwe's Senate has approved a bill to abolish the death penalty, a key step in scrapping a law last used in the southern African nation nearly 20 years ago.Zimbabwe's Parliament said Thursd...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:44hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Punters challenge Mthuli Ncube's proposed tax on betting winnings
The Zimbabwe Punters Association (ZPA) has voiced strong opposition to the proposed 10% tax on sports betting winnings, arguing it would disproportionately affect low-income punters.The tax, i...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 12:42hrs | 1044 | by Staff reporter
UN forcing Mnangagwa to scrap PVO Bill
United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs on human rights have called on the Zimbabwean government to withdraw the controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, warning that its en...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:38hrs | 848 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp hackers unleash havoc in Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans are facing an alarming surge in cybercrime as WhatsApp scams target unsuspecting users, hijacking accounts and wreaking havoc across social groups. These sophisticated cybercriminals explo...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 14:57hrs | 3143 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls plunged into darkness
A powerful and sudden windstorm tore through Victoria Falls on Monday evening, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The unexpected weather event, described by witnesses as a dry whirlwind, stru...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 14:55hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
'Banks refuse to make salary payments on behalf of Zimbabwe govt'
A dramatic financial crisis has hit Zimbabwe's civil service as banks have reportedly withheld payments for thousands of public sector workers' salaries, citing the government's inability to meet its ...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 09:58hrs | 12995 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe farmers turn to maggots to survive drought
At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in southeastern Zimbabwe where drought wiped out the staple crop of corn.After m...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:28hrs | 1707 | by Staff reporter
MK Party uncovered 'shocking' evidence of vote rigging
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party said it had uncovered "shocking" evidence of vote rigging during the 2024 general elections.The party recently withdrew its vote rigging court case against the ...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 13:12hrs | 1182 | by Staff reporter
South African commentator downplays Zimbabwe's giant steel plant's capabilities?
'It will just add to surplus capacity in the region, and the only way to safeguard against the commodity trade is to start adding value to the steel product itself' – Charles Dednam, South African I...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 07:33hrs | 3468 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'pizza budget' proves economy on the verge of collapse
Zimbabwe's 'pizza budget,' presented two days ago by Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube as the 2025 National Budget Proposal, is a stark illustration of an economy on the verge of collapse. ...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 19:01hrs | 552 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Professor Welshman Ncube biting the hand that fed him?
HIGH COURT YET TO DECIDE WHICH IS THE LAWFUL CCC IN HCH 6872/23: ONE WHOSE MAIN DEPONENT IS JAMESON TIMBA OR ONE WHOSE ONLY DEPONENT IS SENGEZO TSHABANGU.Will the real or lawful CCC please sta...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 14:38hrs | 1100 | by Jonathan Moyo
ZiG spawns upheavals in insurance industry
Insurers have been scrambling to reassure policyholders as market jitters resurface in the wake of the introduction of Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) in April. With memories of the devastating currency shifts in...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 10:13hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Sadc extraordinary Summit unfolds in Zimbabwe
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has convened an extraordinary summit in Harare to address escalating political and security challenges in the region, with a focus on Mozambique, the ...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 13:49hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares Mbare inferno a disaster
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the devastating fire that ravaged the Mbare Traders Market a state of disaster, paving the way for urgent assistance and resources to support thousands of tra...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:56hrs | 1150 | by Staff reporter
Plundering of Zimbabwe's minerals stalling a just energy transition in fighting climate change
In his address at a High-Level Meeting on Resourcing the Energy Transition with Justice and Equity, held on the sidelines of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivere...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 12:37hrs | 173 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's second-largest city at risk of running dry by year-end
The taps in Zimbabwe's second-biggest city may run dry by the end of this year.Already, residents of Bulawayo have had to cope without piped water for at least five-and-a-half days a week and ...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:55hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man develops solar-powered three-wheeled vehicle
For many, dropping out of school is seen as a setback, a dead-end in a society where education is believed to be the key to a brighter future. However, for 31-year-old Charles Ncube of Luveve suburb, ...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:36hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
$24 million lost as vehicles evade licence and tollgate fees
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport and Infrastructural Development has revealed that the Zimbabwean government loses an estimated $24 million in potential revenue each year due to at l...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:32hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
MDC/CCC have 'fought in the trenches for change' said Mahere. Nonsense! Name one change they have brought in 24 years?
The sheer chutzpah and hypocrisy of Zimbabwe's opposition leaders stinks!"On the 1st of November, I spoke on the phone with Duma Boko to congratulate him on an outstanding victory in Botswana'...Published: 13 Nov 2024 at 21:58hrs | 872 | by Wilbert Mukori
BCC scrap support for NRZ public transport interchange plan
The Bulawayo City Council has rescinded its support for a planned public transport interchange on National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) land, which was intended to alleviate congestion in the central bu...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:05hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
Uproar in Ghana after president unveils his own statue
Ghana's outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo is facing a backlash on social media after he unveiled a statue of himself during a tour of the country's Western Region.The monument is intended to ...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:14hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to name street after Pathisa Nyathi
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has said the local authority will honour the late historian, poet, writer and cultural activist Pathisa Nyathi by naming a street after him.Speaking yesterday duri...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 07:12hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe City parking matter referred to High Court
Kwekwe City Council has distanced itself from an entity known as "Kwekwe City Parking," which has been collecting parking fees from motorists in the city's central business district, sparking controve...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 06:59hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
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