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Sell-outs: are they going to be exonerated if they contributed to the Mthwakazi-begging kitty?
There are three appeals in Mthwakazi region taking rounds: one was done by Comrade Ezra Tshisa Sibanda: he is appealing to the public to contribute to his crowdfunding, the money he is going to use to...Published: 4 hrs ago | 1211 | by Nomazulu Thata
'Know Zanu PF splashed $4 m on anti-sanction has nothing for covid-19 tests' - actually, know a hell lot more
"Did you know? Govt spent an unbudgeted $4 million on hapless anti-sanctions march but they won't spend any money on buying #Covid19 tests. They're putting lives at risk & creating a situation whe...Published: 4 hrs ago | 585 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabwe needs more than $130 million to avert a 'hunger catastrophe'
Zimbabwe is urgently in need of US$130m for an operation which could stretch up to August to prevent the country's most vulnerable people from plunging deeper into hunger because of the effects of Cov...Published: 6 hrs ago | 332 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe teachers need urgent salary review'
THE Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) president Takavafira Zhou says teachers have relapsed into incapacitation because the salary increment effected by government in February for civil s...Published: 14 hrs ago | 979 | by Staff reporter
Fuel price hike linked to exchange rate: Zera
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) says the latest fuel price increase has been caused by the recent adjustment in the forex exchange rate, which is now fixed at US$1:ZWL$25 on official p...Published: 14 hrs ago | 406 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as markets open
CHAOTIC scenes were witnessed at the market place in Bulawayo yesterday as it was teeming with people, mostly vendors who jostled to buy fresh produce. It took police and soldiers to maintain ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 292 | by Staff reporter
Social distancing worry for Mbare Musika
Zimbabwe's largest fresh produce market, Mbare Musika, officially reopened yesterday, but with social distancing and washing of hands not being observed. Such measures were, however, in ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 135 | by Staff reporter
Mutare farmers to be compensated
Farmers whose produce was destroyed by Mutare city's health department at the Sakubva vegetable market last week will be compensated. Three tonnes of vegetables were confiscated from more than...Published: 14 hrs ago | 302 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe brought army Commanders to a Cabinet meeting to confront G40
In 2017, President Robert Mugabe invited military Generals led by General Constantino Chiwenga to come and defend the controversial Command Agriculture project that gobbled about Three billion United ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 5062 | by Mandla Ndlovu
COVID-19 lockdown exposes vile depths of Zimbabwe govt cruelty and incompetence
As Zimbabwe continues in its lockdown, as a measure to limit the devastating impact of the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - that has affected over a million, and killed tens of thousands globall...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 15:06hrs | 491 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
WATCH: Zimbabweans risk Coronavirus...flood Mbare market
It was business as usual on Tuesday at Mbare Musika as hordes of farmers flocked to the market to sell their wares after President Emmerson Mnangagwa gave green light for the market to be opened. ...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 14:06hrs | 1577 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Coronavirus live news: Boris Johnson in intensive care as Japan declares state of emergency
Zimbabwe's health minister has warned people against selling unregistered Covid-19 self-test kits.Obadiah Moyo told the state-owned Herald newspaper that all test kits have to be evaluated by ...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 11:13hrs | 1779 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa eases coronavirus lockdown to allow diaspora remittances flow
Zimbabwe will allow citizens to access remittances from the diaspora and permit farmers to take their produce to the market, easing a three-week coronavirus lockdown that analysts fear could push the ...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 08:16hrs | 589 | by Reuters
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF grabs subsidised mealie-meal
Zanu-PF Chiredzi West legislator Farai Musikavanhu (Zanu-PF) allegedly grabbed 13,4 tonnes of the subsidised roller meal from OK Triangle, while his Makoni Central counterpart David Tekeshe (MDC Allia...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 08:04hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Vendors plead for chance to clear perishables
MRS Miriam Ncube's vending stall at Kombayi Fresh Produce Market in Gweru was often busy, bringing together up to 10 customers at one go to buy produce that includes tomatoes and potatoes while sharin...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 07:43hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown break-ins worry cops
POLICE in Matabeleland South Province have raised concern over cases of unlawful entry and theft from business premises which have become rampant during the prevailing lockdown resulting in loss of go...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 07:42hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Goat sellers exempted from 21-day lockdown
GOAT traders in Bulawayo have been exempted from going on lockdown after being deemed an essential service while vegetable vendors may soon return, albeit under health officials' supervision. ...Published: 07 Apr 2020 at 07:41hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: TB Joshua links coronavirus to 'error in advanced technology'
Nigerian Pastor TB Joshua has waded again into the controversies surrounding the dramatic spread of COVID-19 and the extreme measures implemented by leaders worldwide to contain it....Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 17:41hrs | 2466 | by Gareth Watson
Police controlling selling of mealie-meal
Police in Chikanga, Mutare have been called to control the selling of mealie-meal at TM Chikanga.Mealie-meal is now a scarce commodity in Zimbabwe and people are scrambling for it where ever i...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 17:06hrs | 817 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
People are running out of basics during lockdown - MP Chikwinya
Kwekwe MDC legislator Settlement Chikwinya has lamented that people in his constituency are running out of basic food during the lockdown period."Took a drive around the constituency late afte...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 09:08hrs | 541 | by Stephen Jakes
Assassination attempt on Mwonzora?
Reinstated Secretary-General of the opposition Movement for Democratic (MDC) party, Senator Douglas Mwonzora has reportedly been involved in a minor road accident along Lomagundi road.Reports ...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 08:47hrs | 5211 | by Staff reporter
Gold buyer ambushed and robbed
THREE men have been arrested after they allegedly robbed an illegal gold buyer of R27 000, $900 and 35 grammes of gold after ambushing and smashing all the windows of a taxi that he was travelling in....Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:59hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
South Africa Minister wants alcohol banned forever
South Africa's Minister of Police General Bheki Cele told South African media that he might want to indefinitely ban the sale of alcohol in the neighboring country. Cele is reported to h...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:58hrs | 49099 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe army called in to enforce lockdown
THE military has been roped in to complement police in enforcing the 21-day lockdown, a strategy that is being implemented by other countries throughout the world to contain the spread of Covid-19. ...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:56hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe petrol price up by $3 while World prices drop
The price of petrol has gone up by $3,07c to $21,77c while diesel is now $21,52 per litre. Before the price adjustment took effect from yesterday, diesel was retailing at $18,66 and petrol at $18,70. ...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:54hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Govt condemns Covid-19 rapid self-testing
Government has warned individuals, private organisations and pharmacies that are selling unapproved Covid-19 rapid test kits that do not comply with Ministry of Health and Child Care, and World Health...Published: 06 Apr 2020 at 07:54hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Thokozani Khupe says 'Supreme Court ruling a victory for democracy'
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court upheld a previous High Court judgment that declared Mr Nelson Chamisa an illegitimate leader of the MDC. The court ruled that Dr Thokozani Khupe was the legitimate acting...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 12:04hrs | 1659 | by Staff reporter
Trump warns 'there will be death' in a grim assessment of the days ahead
US President Donald Trump has warned Americans to prepare for the "toughest week" of the coronavirus pandemic yet, predicting a surge in deaths.At his daily briefing, Mr Trump said "there will...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 09:11hrs | 2353 | by BBC
Mnangagwa moves to diffuse tension
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa had to step in yesterday to ease rising tensions in the country over the ongoing national coronavirus lockdown - moving to allow vegetable traders to continue selling thei...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:58hrs | 9710 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's organising secretary taunts 'sell-out' Komichi, Mwonzora
MDC top politicians Morgen Komichi and Douglas Mwonzora face the unenviable task of redeeming themselves within the main opposition with party national organising secretary Amos Chibaya describing the...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:29hrs | 1666 | by Staff reporter
Victims count the cost of fake hand sanitisers
CROOKED traders are bilking consumers by selling fake hand sanitisers, raising fears cheated members of the public might be exposed to the coronavirus.The global outbreak of Covid-19 has led t...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:28hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
Bosso's COVID-19 hole
ORDINARILY the 2020 domestic Premiership football season would have been entering its third week, and today some of its stars would have been away with the Warriors in Yaounde, Cameroon, on what also ...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:27hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Army deployed to drive delinquents off Zimbabwe streets
GOVERNMENT Saturday deployed the army to help police enforce its 21-day national lockdown which was being violated by sections of the population in parts of Harare's high-density suburbs.The l...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:23hrs | 506 | by newzimbabwe
'Welshman Ncube deliberately setting up Chamisa for failure so that you take over from him in 2024'
MDC top politicians, Welshman Ncube and Douglas Mwonzora have had ugly exchanges on twitter with the latter accusing the party vice president of plotting a coup against disputed party leader Nelson Ch...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:21hrs | 1332 | by newzimbabwe
Thieves feast on lockdown
DARING thieves in Kwekwe have taken advantage of the 21-day lockdown and broken into shops where they have looted an assortment of goods.Police in the mining town confirmed that several shops ...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:17hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo suburbs to go for 8 months without water
AT least three suburbs in Bulawayo will go for a minimum of eight months without water as it has emerged that the city's supply dams only received inflows enough to last for a month during the just en...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:14hrs | 848 | by Staff reporter
Most Barbourfields upgrades complete
MOST of the renovation work at Barbourfields Stadium has been completed, with the City of Bulawayo having worked tirelessly to get the facility up to standard.Responding to questions from this...Published: 05 Apr 2020 at 08:13hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Mutare former town clerk in fraud storm
Former Mutare town clerk Obert Muzawazi was arrested last week on fraud charges after he reportedly duped desperate homeseekers by selling them non-existent stands.Muzawazi, who resigned in 20...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 14:26hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Letters of hope, Covid-19!
"Hope is a mystery that forsees the beauty and the victory of the future. It is hope that testifies in our hearts that our nation will overcome this deadly virus. Our blessed and beautiful nation has ...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 09:19hrs | 760 | by Eric Shikobela
Lockdown house parties worry cops
A Total of 875 people have been arrested countrywide on Day Five of the national lockdown for violating anti-Covid-19 regulations, at a time when police are raising concerns on "lockdown house parties...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:22hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
Sports betting catches a cold
GLOBAL suspension of sporting activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic has left multitudes of sports punters miserable and some in the red. Sports betting has over the years grown into a lucrative indu...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:19hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gazettes more essential services
The legal list of essential services was widened to allow farmers to prepare for the winter cropping season and harvest during the 21-day lockdown. Through Statutory Instrument 86 of 2020, Gov...Published: 04 Apr 2020 at 08:15hrs | 552 | by Staff reporter
Police do not have the power to ban alcohol - Mahere
MDC official and legal guru advocate Fadzayi Mahere has said the police do not have the constitutional or statutory power to ban anything but instead they must enforce the law."While the consu...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 23:08hrs | 2187 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Dr Khuphe versus Advocate Chamisa case, a close analysis
Although Dr Khuphe won the above case, it is somewhat not a sweet victory by any measure. Thus because in its ruling, the court instructed MDC T to hold an extra-ordinary Congress to vote for a ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 23:01hrs | 3970 | by Njabulo
BREAKING: Selling of beer unbanned...police issue strong warning
The Herald newspaper has reported that the Zimbabwe Republic Police have reversed the banning alcohol sales saying supermarkets and registered bottle stores can now continue selling beer on condition ...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 19:39hrs | 3445 | by Mandla Ndlovu
South Africa could be downgraded further, economists warn
The decision by ratings agency Moody's to downgrade South Africa's sovereign's credit rating to 'junk' may be the start of further downgrades in the coming months, say Nedbank economists."In o...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 16:27hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
MDC judgment sets tongues waging
Zimbabweans woke up from their coronavirus slumber to read an ambiguous judgment designed to discredit Nelson Chamisa's MDC-A presidency. The judgment, which was passed a few hours before April Fool's...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 14:28hrs | 1151 | by Sibanengi Dube
Africa needs an African contextual response to COVID-19
The Norwegian Church Aid Southern Africa Regional Advocacy official Moreblessings Chidaushe has said as more African countries are implementing lockdown measures in concerted efforts to contain COVID-...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 09:47hrs | 814 | by Stephen Jakes
Wilkins reopens after refurbishment
Zimbabwe's main COVID-19 isolation and treatment centre, Wilkins Hospital, will reopen its doors to the public at the weekend following a US$500 000 upgrade initiated by the Chinese business community...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:58hrs | 586 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF distributes mealie-meal at night
Chiredzi Zanu-PF supporters yesterday received subsidised mealie-meal under the cover of darkness following clashes with MDC supporters led by MDC MP (Proportional Representation), Mucharairwa Mugidho...Published: 03 Apr 2020 at 08:55hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
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