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Fear and intimidation cloud Mabvuku-Tafara by-election campaign
Political tension has intensified in the Mabvuku-Tafara constituency ahead of Saturday's by-election, prompting opposition candidate Munyaradzi Kufahakutizwi to go into hiding.Kufahakutizwi, v...Published: 33 mins ago | 31 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF climbs down on suspensions
Zanu-PF Midlands province has climbed down and nullified all hearings, suspensions and prohibition orders issued to several members accused of de-campaigning the party's candidates ahead of the August...Published: 35 mins ago | 41 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga doles out freebies for votes
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday donated 10 000 day-old chicks, mealie-meal and bread as he canvassed for votes for the ruling Zanu-PF party's Beitbridge West candidate in the Saturday by...Published: 35 mins ago | 48 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa caps 2,996 graduands at Nust
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday capped 2 996 graduands at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust), among them, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswer...Published: 38 mins ago | 18 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South farmers start losing livestock to drought
Matebeleland South has reactivated the provincial livestock drought taskforce, acting provincial director of agricultural Rural Development and advisory services, Mr Mkhunjulelwa Ndlovu has said....Published: 40 mins ago | 10 | by Staff reporter
Palestinian Ambassador to Zimbabwe's mother killed in Israeli attack
PALESTINE Ambassador to Zimbabwe Dr Tamer Almassri's mother has been killed in Khan Younis city in the Gaza Strip following an attack by Israeli forces.The killing of Ambassador Almassri's mot...Published: 41 mins ago | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zimra opens window for improperly imported vehicles
A NARROW window has been opened by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) for the public, companies or any other entities with vehicles not properly cleared through the tax collector, to regularise th...Published: 41 mins ago | 30 | by Staff reporter
Prominent farmer dies in traffic accident
A PROMINENT Insiza and former national Seedco Farmer of the Year Mr Jonathan Silumbula Nsingo on Saturday tragically died in a road traffic accident just after Chalets leisure centre along the Bulaway...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1330 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa jets in for National University of Science and Technology (Nust) Graduation
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has landed at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo for the 29th National University of Science and Technology Graduation Ceremony.He was welcomed by B...Published: 20 hrs ago | 469 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa denies cutting water supplies to Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme
A spokesperson from the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa), Marjorie Munyonga, has refuted allegations that water supplies to the Silalatshani Irrigation Scheme in Insiza, Matabeleland South pr...Published: 21 hrs ago | 348 | by Staff Reporter
Ostallos Siziva to sue State
Ostallos Siziva, Deputy Spokesperson for the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has announced intentions to pursue legal action against the State after being acquitted of charges related to tearing ...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:08hrs | 1473 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe elephants die as water sources dry up
THE ongoing dry spell has taken a heavy toll on wildlife with reports that several animals have succumbed to dehydration as water holes have dried up.Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Aut...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:08hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi defends Zec despite ballot paper shortages
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has defended the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec ) for logistical boobs on election day particularly its failure to print enough ballot papers.Voting was ex...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:07hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
Ex-minister released from prison, suffers another blow
The Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial leadership has prohibited former Public Service minister Petronella Kagonye from carrying out party activities following her release from prison.Kagonye...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:06hrs | 1967 | by Staff reporter
Bosso fret over player contracts
HIGHLANDERS have started talks with at least six senior team players whose contracts lapse at the end of the month.Defender Mbongeni Ndlovu, Soccer Star of the Year finalist Andrew Mbeba, Andr...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:05hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
STUPID MOVE: Zimbabwe speeds up decommissioning of power stations
Plans to decommission small thermal power stations in Harare, Munyati and Bulawayo are being expedited, with efforts now aimed at driving more investment towards renewable energy sources in line with ...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:04hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
Siziva tears into Ncube's budget
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy spokesperson Gift "Ostallos" Siziva has called on Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister Mthuli Ncube to reverse his decision to tax...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:39hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo supply dams at 44,43%
BULAWAYO supply dams are currently at 44,43% with the total volume of all dams at 184 208 617 cubic metres while the drawable volumes are at 167 623 509 cubic metres (m³), underlining the crisis the ...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:39hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rescues Wadyajena
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally and former Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, has survived another Zanu PF chop after party spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, lifted suspensi...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:24hrs | 1180 | by Staff Reporter
Godwin Matanga's aide dies
Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga's aide, Chief Superintendent Cavin Tachiona died on Saturday at Mkushi Camp, formerly Morris Depot after a long illness.Chief Supt Tachiona was burie...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 20:20hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Coltart engages Cincinnati, Cologne for twinning opportunity with Bulawayo
BULAWAYO Mayor David Coltart has unveiled initiatives aimed at fostering partnerships with the American town Cincinnati and Germany's Cologne, as part of several developments. These plans include a me...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:39hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Divisions rock Zimta
Divisions are threatening the survival of the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (ZIMTA), with some members coming out openly denouncing the executive, whose tenure in office they claim to have expired a ...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:14hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces severe backlash over SADC statement
In a recent turn of events, the beleaguered leader of the CCC (Citizens' Coalition for Change), Nelson Chamisa, found himself in hot water as his own supporters on the social media platform X criticis...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 18:58hrs | 2343 | by Dereck Goto
Chiwenga dangles more developmental projects to lure votes in Cowdray Park
In a bid to garner support for the ruling Zanu-PF party in the upcoming December 9 by-elections, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has promised a slew of developmental projects for Cowdray Park resi...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 17:20hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Zec gets US$20m allocation
TREASURY has allocated the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) ZW$116 600 000 000 (US$20 137 979) in the 2024 National Budget, which analysts say is likely to be whittled down by the controversial rec...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 15:39hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Extortionate passport fees spark outrage in Zimbabwe
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has proposed a sharp hike in passport fees despite concerns over the lack of transparency on how the proceeds are spent.Critics say while access to a passport is ...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 15:06hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe authorities target sexagenarian in post-election retributive exercise
ZIMBABWEAN authorities are intensifying a retributive exercise in which they are targeting some perceived opposition political party supporters by arresting and prosecuting them for allegedly committi...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 11:05hrs | 556 | by Stephen Jakes
Domestic violence incident lands Bulawayo man in court
A 30-YEAR-OLD man from Hopelyn in Bulawayo has appeared in court facing a charge of domestic violence.Arther Dube was not asked to plead when he appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Maxwell Ncu...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 09:52hrs | 558 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe showbiz awards rigged?
HOLLYWOOD actor Denzel Washington once said, "man gives an award, God gives the reward", which suggests the thought of the validity and relevance of awards ceremonies and the worth of the gongs....Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 07:36hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Shock as Bulawayo's notorious drug dealer goes into hiding
Notorious Bulawayo drug dealer, Charles George Wilson who gained notoriety after an investigation into his convictions revealed possible corruption at the Tredgold Magistrates Courts has gone into hid...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 06:50hrs | 1367 | by Simba Jemwa
Zimbabwe lithium mines given March 2024 deadline
Lithium mining companies have been given a deadline of March 31, 2024, to submit beneficiation plans as the Government seeks to tap into substantial mineral revenues that can be generated from the ben...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 05:28hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt teachers face deregistration
Corrupt teachers will be deregistered among a raft of reforms introduced to bring sanity to the education sector, an official from the Primary and Secondary Education ministry has said.Speakin...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 04:47hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
'By-elections manna from Heaven for Zanu-PF,' says Chiwenga
VICE-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga yesterday said Zanu-PF will capitalise on the confusion within the opposition ranks to clinch a resounding victory in the by-elections slated for this weekend....Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 04:46hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC borrows poor language from Nerves Mumba
IN A WHAT COMES ACROSS AS A POOR CASE OF BORROWING poor language from Nerves Mumba's controversial Sadc Electoral Observation Mission on Zimbabwe's 2023 harmonised general election, Nelson Chamisa's C...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 18:23hrs | 388 | by Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's 2023 poll figures not adding up
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has been accused of inflating the number of voters while announcing results of the disputed August elections.This came out from a study that was conduct...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:41hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans are already overtaxed'
AMERICAN financial literacy website, Investopedia defines 'wealth tax' as a tax based on the market value of assets owned by a taxpayer.A wealth tax is typically put on a 'high-net-worth' indi...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:37hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Cholera is wreaking havoc in Harare's poor suburbs
TWO men struggle to push a rusty wheelchair over quarry stones into one of the tents at a clinic in Kuwadzana phase 4, one of Harare's densely populated suburbs.In the wheelchair is an elderly...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:35hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Growing water scarcity in Zimbabwe a huge threat
FRESH water related ecosystems include wetlands, rivers, aquifers, and lakes that sustain biodiversity and life (UN Environment 2018).Although they cover less than 1% of the earth's surface, t...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:29hrs | 105 | by Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers Association
Zimbabweans petition Pan African Parly over Zim crisis
ZIMBABWEANS in South Africa under the Sadc Citizens Democratic Society have petitioned the Pan African Parliament (PAP) compelling it to assist in resolving the country's political and economic crisis...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 11:45hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
'Nothing amiss in Chinamora scenario'
THE move to have retired High Court Judge Justice Webster Chinamora remain in office to clear all reserved judgments on his desk is above the law and in line with Section 186 (7) of the Constitution, ...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 11:44hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans unhappy at hike in passport fees
A raft of new taxes and increases announced as part of Zimbabwe's 2024 budget by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has been widely condemned.The increase in passport fees to $200 (£160), up from ...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:42hrs | 1411 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean gardener accused of killing SA boss and son refuses legal counsel
THE Zimbabwean man who is being accused of murdering his employer and her nine-year-old son in cold blood in Johannesburg, South Africa last week has refused to get a lawyer.Instead, he has op...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:41hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Big Bhawa gets facelift
THE township of Makokoba which sits just next to Bulawayo's Central Business District was once a hodgepodge of culture, diversity and the creative arts.And smack in the middle of Makokoba, it ...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:34hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
No major power cuts during festive season
HWANGE Thermal Power Station's Unit 7 was reconnected to the grid on Wednesday, adding an additional 300 megawatts (MW), while Unit 8 will be taken off the grid this week for routine maintenance....Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 10:33hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ally takes control of ailing Tongaat Hulett
A CONSORTIUM led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally Robert Gumede has taken control of financially troubled South Africa-headquartered sugar producer Tongaat Hulett.Tongaat Hulett, an agri...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 14:37hrs | 1736 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe poised for record platinum haul
THE World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) says Zimbabwe is on track to ramping up output of the white metal to an all-time high of 502 kilo ounces (koz) following massive investment by one of the c...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 14:37hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Woman murdered for her 'millions'
A 39-year-old Bulawayo woman was jailed for 25 years on Friday over the murder of Thulisile Dube, who vanished after a night out with friends before being found dead in an abandoned car in August last...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 11:01hrs | 1663 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube makes Zimbabwean passport most expensive in the region
A raft of new taxes and increases announced as part of Zimbabwe's 2024 budget by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has been widely condemned.The increase in passport fees to $200 (£160), up from ...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 11:01hrs | 959 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans welcome another ZEP permit's life line
ZIMBABWEANS working and living in South Africa on the strength of a special three years' permit have welcomed its extension by the host government for another two years.South Africa's Home Aff...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 18:25hrs | 976 | by Staff reporter
Settle voters roll dispute outside court, says Judge
ELECTORAL Court judge Justice Esther Muremba on Wednesday directed the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to find common ground on a dispute ove...Published: 01 Dec 2023 at 04:56hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
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