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Russia fires powerful intercontinental ballistic missile in attack on Ukraine
Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on Ukraine on Thursday, Kyiv's air force said, in the first known use in the war of such a powerful, nuclear-capable weapon with ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 901 | by Staff reporter
Paid an arm and leg for Hwange Unit 7 & 8 and yet they not generating - Chinese demanding head in a silver platter!
ZESA's explanation of reduced generation from Hwange Thermal Power Station especially due to repeated Units 7 and 8 did not make any sense at all. The two units costing US$ 1.4 billion were commission...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1097 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu-PF official ordered to vacate Borrowdale shebeen
Pardon Chibamu, a senior Zanu-PF official, has been ordered by the Mashonaland E Magistrates Court to immediately vacate a Borrowdale home that he allegedly seized from a widow and turned into a shebe...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 07:09hrs | 860 | by Staff reporter
Affinity to shut out truth don't want to hear is one cause we're a failed state
In 1975 lan Douglas Smith, Prime Minister Rhodesia said, "If blacks are to rule themselves people in towns will walk on sewage until they believe it's normal, all the gains from colonisation will varn...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 20:17hrs | 757 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mt Hampden residents face displacement for Zim Cyber City development
Thousands of residents in Turner Farm, Mt Hampden, are facing the looming threat of displacement as the government moves ahead with the development of the multi-billion-dollar Zim Cyber City project, ...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:16hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
Mushikashika kingpin 'Shutto' dies
Stewart Chiweshe, widely known as Shutto, a former nightclub bouncer and notorious figure behind an illegal taxi rank in Bulawayo, has tragically passed away in a car accident. The incident occurred o...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:08hrs | 2818 | by Staff reporter
Bank card fraud chaos in South Africa
In 2023, card-not-present (CNP) fraud accounted for over 68% of all card fraud committed in South Africa, costing citizens over R700 million.This is according to the South African Banking Risk...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 16:31hrs | 2226 | by Staff reporter
Zimra goes after influencers, tourism players
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has initiated a comprehensive campaign to assess the tax compliance of various tourism stakeholders, including social influencers, as part of efforts to ensure a...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 06:59hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
MPs demand answers on closed Bulawayo industries
Opposition members of Parliament have called on the government to provide clear timelines and concrete plans for the revival of Bulawayo's once-thriving industries, which have faced a steep decline in...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 07:01hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Retail outlets closes amid ZWG fluctuation
The recent spate of closures among prominent retail outlets in Zimbabwe has prompted Parliament to demand an explanation from Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube. The closures, attributed to the ongoing eco...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 08:25hrs | 7785 | by Staff reporter
The cancel culture is misogynistic. Mokoena must be silenced by Zanu PF!
The political culture of South Africa is not interchangeable with that of Zimbabwean political landscape. These two countries are different even in the processes of gaining their political independenc...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 22:51hrs | 878 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe power outages to ease as Hwange Unit 7 returns to operation
The Zimbabwean government has assured citizens that severe power outages affecting the country will ease this weekend as Hwange Unit 7, recently down for maintenance, is set to resume operation. The u...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:32hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi perpetrators are exposed and cited to clarify the 2017 coup!
That the General Chiwenga was cited in the genocide atrocities that took place especially in Matabeleland South is not a coincidence but well calculated. The Zanu PF conference was in Bulawayo, curiou...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 20:22hrs | 1281 | by Nomazulu Thata
Bulawayo uninspired by Zanu-PF 'love-fest'
ZANU-PF leaders, functionaries, and activists are set to begin arriving in Bulawayo today for the party's 21st National People's Conference, which kicks off tomorrow at the ZITF grounds and runs until...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 08:02hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Factional fighting in ZANU PF: Is Mnangagwa's quest for power putting Zimbabwe at risk?
IN 2017, Simon Khaya Moyo, the then ZANU-PF spokesperson, described Emmerson Mnangagwa as "dishonest," "divisive," and "deceptive" when the ruling party dismissed him. Today, these descriptors...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 17:22hrs | 1076 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zera shuts down 73 unlicensed fuel stations
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has taken decisive action against unlicensed fuel stations, shutting down more than 70 facilities suspected of selling petroleum products from unauthori...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:19hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Setback for Ramaphosa as another major retailer in South Africa closes its doors
Jumia Technologies, the Africa-focused e-commerce retailer that operates popular online retailer Zando, says it will be exiting the South African business by the end of the year to sharpen its focus o...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:31hrs | 9582 | by Staff reporter
Why video chat is better than the classic dating app
Many of you might remember when people went on blind dates or speed dating, or when friends or colleagues invited each other to meetings to introduce/bring together a potential couple. Sometimes, it w...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 16:54hrs | 349 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo to shut down water supply for maintenance work
The City of Bulawayo has announced a citywide water shutdown scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, 2024, to facilitate maintenance work by the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) at the Criterio...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 08:29hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF leader in fuel tender scam
A Zanu-PF District Coordinating Committee (DCC) member in Zaka is under fire for allegedly failing to deliver 9,000 liters of fuel paid for by the Zaka Rural District Council (RDC) over the past three...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 16:41hrs | 3277 | by Staff reporter
'I've no plan, I'm now poor,' says ZANU-PF Councillor
Jostinah Ndondo, a ZANU-PF councillor for ward 18 in Insiza has failed to comprehend losing over one hundred and fifty-four cattle this year, describing the incident as greatest climatic betrayal in t...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 20:30hrs | 1344 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Bulawayo water crisis deepens
Bulawayo residents are grappling with a severe water crisis as the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) announced the extension of the water-shedding schedule from 120 hours to 130 hours per week, effective to...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:42hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Dairibord has no plans to exit Zimbabwe
Dairibord Holdings has firmly dismissed recent online reports suggesting that the company is planning to shut down its operations in Zimbabwe and relocate to South Africa. The group has reaffirmed its...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:36hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders Parliament to finalise PVO Bill
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed the 10th Parliament to expedite the finalization of the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Bill, a move critics argue will significantly restrict the opera...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:57hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Used clothes take Zimbabwe by storm
Kimberley Dube takes great care with her appearance. She always looks sharp and fashionable in smart-looking jeans, t-shirts, sweatpants, tops, and designer sneakers."I love jeans - can't get ...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 11:24hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa no different from Ian Smith'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's governance has come under fire for being increasingly repressive, drawing parallels to the oppressive regimes of late former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and apart...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:54hrs | 1085 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's government: The biggest threat to its own currency
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) recent decision to devalue the Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG) by 50% has left the nation reeling. Overnight, the currency's value plummeted from 14 to 23.4 against ...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 15:25hrs | 3363 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Military wedding sets Bulawayo alight
The sight of Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) personnel marching through the streets of Bulawayo yesterday stirred memories of the Covid-19 era when their presence dominated the city's landscape. However,...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:18hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Units 7 and 8 set for scheduled maintenance
The Hwange Power Station's Units 7 and 8 will undergo scheduled maintenance during the upcoming festive season, a period when national power demand is traditionally lower due to the annual industry sh...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:17hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Cosatu slams Ramaphosa's 'sellout' GNU government
Long serving ANC alliance partner the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in KwaZulu-Natal has broken ranks, saying the once-ruling party was teetering on the brink of total collapse due t...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 08:52hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Steve Hanke celebrates the demise of Zimbabwe's ZiG
US-based economist and currency expert Steve Hanke has issued a stark warning about Zimbabwe's economic situation, claiming that the country's inflation rate has reached a staggering 880% per year, de...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 08:28hrs | 21494 | by Staff reporter
China mining firms partner with Zimbabwe on lithium mine
Chinese miners Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. and Tsingshan Holding Group Co. are defying low lithium prices to develop a deposit of the battery metal with a Zimbabwean state company.The two firms...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:56hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rescues indigenous churches through education
Through her Angel of Hope Foundation in partnership with Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) and enrolment support from Council for Churches in Africa (CCA), Z...Published: 24 Sep 2024 at 23:11hrs | 1120 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Bulawayo
15 years jail for trying to rape mother
A 22-year-old man from Beitbridge has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to rape his stepmother under the guise of asking for washing powder. The man, whose identity is being withheld...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:09hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa golf tourney tees off
President Emmerson Mnangagwa made history yesterday by inaugurating the first-ever Presidential Golf Day at Royal Harare Golf Club, marking the first time a Head of State has visited the club in its 1...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:08hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Chinese investors elbow out local chrome miners
An investigation has revealed that the Zimbabwe Mining and Alloy Smelting Company (Zimasco) has replaced around 150 small-scale chrome miners with Chinese investors, raising concerns about discriminat...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 07:27hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt shuts down 368 illegal colleges, VTCs
The government has shut down 368 technical and vocational training centres across the country for operating without the necessary documentation, in line with the Manpower Planning and Development Act ...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:00hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter
A city at risk of collapsing: The cost of the search for gold in Zimbabwe
DOROTHY Moyo says a prayer every time she walks, runs, or drives around her neighbourhood in central Zimbabwe - afraid that the earth will give away from beneath her feet, dragging her underground....Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:21hrs | 1882 | by Staff reporter
Kariba dam faces shutdown
Zimbabwe is facing increased load-shedding due to critically low water levels at Kariba Dam, a consequence of the El Niño-induced drought affecting the southern Africa region. The country received be...Published: 03 Sep 2024 at 15:43hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
As Zimbabwe's rail system collapses, vice thrives in the trains left behind
INSIDE the abandoned trains of Zimbabwe's once-proud railway system, sex workers try to catch the attention of passing men, while drug dealers sell codeine-laced cough syrup and homeless families sear...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:22hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
SA demonstrators shut down Musina
South African demonstrators have defied warnings from the South African Police Services (SAPS) and proceeded with a planned shutdown of Musina, including blocking the major highway leading to Zimbabwe...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:09hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Harare is a man-made disaster
Residents' associations are warning of a potential humanitarian crisis following the decommissioning of the Prince Edward Water Treatment Plant in Chitungwiza due to critically low water levels. ...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:08hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwean-born comedian makes Simon Cowell and Americans cry from LAUGHTER!
Comedian Learnmore Jonasi, a 31-year-old Pittsburgh resident born in Zimbabwe, is having a moment this summer on NBC's "America's Got Talent," making it into the Top 44 with his next appearance tonigh...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 16:41hrs | 1706 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water situation deteriorates
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has scheduled a public meeting to provide an update on the city's water situation. The meeting will take place at the Large City Hall on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, at 1...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 15:56hrs | 862 | by Staff reporter
Zesco warns of potential Kariba Power Station shutdown
ZESCO has warned of a critical power supply shortage as water levels approach the minimum operating threshold, with the Kariba North Bank Power Station at risk of shutdown by 14 September 2024. The co...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 10:51hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Zesa explains power shortages
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) Executive Chairman Sydney Gata has reported a significant power shortfall of 540 megawatts (MW) due to increased demand during the winter season. A...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 12:54hrs | 844 | by Staff reporter
Telegram app founder arrested at French airport
PAVEL Durov, billionaire co-founder and chief executive of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1 TV said, citing an unnamed source....Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 08:09hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Villagers stranded after govt shuts down clinic
Mahwau Clinic in Chief Chirundu's area, Mashonaland West province, remains closed two years after it was built by Kariba REDD+, leaving around 3,000 villagers without nearby healthcare. The go...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 11:47hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean migrants flee Dudula raids in Soweto
A STREET trader ran into her house and locked herself inside and watched in trauma while a group of people wearing Operation Dudula T-shirts ransacked her vegetable stall.For about 30 minutes,...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 11:44hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors coach shuts outs agents
Newly appointed Zimbabwe Warriors coach Michael Nees has emphasized his commitment to selecting players based solely on merit, rejecting any influence from local football cartels or agents. Du...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 06:38hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
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