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Man thrashed in a dispute over a flashlight
A man from Nsuza village in Matabeleland North province has been arrested for allegedly attacking a passerby with a log and stealing his belongings during a dispute over a flashlight.Nortan Nc...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:43hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wants Zimbabweans to 'embrace, defend the ZiG'
Sustainable economic development can only be achieved through the use of a local currency which will stimulate economic growth and guarantee stability, President Mnangagwa has said.This follow...Published: 12 Apr 2024 at 09:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cracks whip
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday cracked the whip on slackening ministers as he charged his troops to keep shoulders on the wheel towards the attainment of the nation's Vision and aspirations.He ...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets wheat exports as output rises
Zimbabwe is considering exporting surplus wheat to Mozambique from this year's anticipated harvest of 420 000 tonnes, well above the country's requirements of 360 000 tonnes a year.Last year, ...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Can Afrikaners save South Africa?
I AM not a South African, so I venture into their space with trepidation because I know how sensitive these things are. But I am an African and a keen observer of events that affect all of us who live...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Eddie Cross
Teen dies in mine shaft
A 19-YEAR-OLD man died after he fell into a 11-metre deep mine shaft where he inhaled hazardous gases.Matabeleland South acting provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Thandolwenko...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 10:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Power cuts to wipe out US$4bn'
ROLLING blackouts, which have deepened in the past few months, could cost the economy close to US$5 billion this year, industrialists told the Zimbabwe Independent.They said many companies had...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 18:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
4 000 new Zesa transformers to light up more areas
Another 4 000 transformers have been bought by ZETDC with 1 000 new service vehicles in the pipeline as Zesa and the Government accelerate the connection of more businesses and households to the...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 04:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zesa ordered to shut Kariba South till January
ZESA has been ordered to shut down Kariba South Power Station until January having exceeded its water ration with the little left in Lake Kariba above the power station intakes now reserved for Zambia...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Report exposes double standards in Zimbabwe's reform drive
THERE have been double standards in Zimbabwe's hyped reform programme, a report by the United States (US) has noted, raising concern over land expropriations and undertakings to protect property right...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
SA slay queen Inno Morolong tears into Zimbabwean prophet boyfriend
South African slay queen Inno Morolong has made a series of sensational allegations against her Zimbabwean prophet boyfriend, Tapiwa Munyuki.Morolong who appeared to have fallen out with her Z...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Factional fights tear Mnangagwa led party
DEEP-SEATED divisions and fierce jostling for posts are gnawing Zanu PF as two post-2017 coup factions reportedly aligned to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga engage in ...Published: 07 Jun 2022 at 06:32hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's US$3bn platinum deal all but collapses in a shambles
IT was noisily touted as a game changer for Zimbabwe's mining sector, and the economy; a centrepiece of government's ambitious yet unrealistic US$12 billion target for the industry by next year and ca...Published: 31 May 2022 at 07:38hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa showers praise on Bulawayo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is confident that Bulawayo will host a flawless Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) this week.In his weekly column in The Sunday Mail, the President clearly had his fo...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa retains current councillors
OPPOSITION leader Mr Nelson Chamisa has sparked public outcry after his party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), nominated persons with corruption charges hanging over their heads to be candida...Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 05:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rates hike standoff turns political
ZIMBABWE's retail industry came out guns blazing this week, slamming local authorities for undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ‘Zimbabwe is Open for Business' campaign after extensive rate hi...Published: 20 Aug 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe vaccination drive hits 2 million milestone
The 2 millionth Covid-19 vaccine dose was jabbed into an arm on Thursday afternoon as Zimbabwe's national vaccination programme accelerated even further and once the extra doses yesterday were counted...Published: 24 Jul 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
How to make your business stand out in a booming industry
Starting a business and becoming your own boss has always been a tempting prospect for people from all kinds of backgrounds, but it's also a decision that requires careful consideration. Before gettin...Published: 01 Jun 2021 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff writer
7 trunks full of cash stolen in Bulawayo
The sloppiness of a cash-in-transit security crew in Bulawayo yesterday resulted in armed robbers getting away with seven trunks full of cash which was due for banking.It could not be ascertai...Published: 28 May 2021 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Turning the tide of moral degeneration
Sometimes one struggles with the concept of "societal progress" and its meaning. It loosely refers to "an advancement of major conditions of societies and people's lives in a direction considered to b...Published: 13 May 2021 at 12:24hrs | 3 | by Mpumelelo Ncube
Checklist for an ideal wife
MARRIAGE is not a walk in the park. It's a triathlon. Running through the park, followed by biking up Mount Everest, then swimming across the Atlantic Ocean. But you agreed, "till death do us part." D...Published: 07 May 2021 at 11:15hrs | | by Nhlalwenhle Ncube Sithole
'Mnangagwa deserves 2023 re-election'
INFORMATION minister, Monica Mutsvangwa says President Emmerson Mnangagwa deserved to be reelected the country's leader in the 2023 for what she said was the incumbent's wise leadership in taming what...Published: 03 May 2021 at 17:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs resists female VP push
Zanu-PF is resisting calls to amend its constitution to re-introduce a woman as one of the party's vice presidents - as the race to replace former State vice president Kembo Mohadi heats up.Th...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 15:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 ways to easily improve your home
If you want to improve your living space, you have two options. One, buy a potted plant that brightens your living room for a couple of days and makes a negligible difference in your life. Two, employ...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 18:19hrs | 13 | by Staff writer
Mnangagwa feeling heat over VP choice
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa faces a difficult choice as he looks for suitable candidates to replace his former deputy, Kembo Mohadi, who resigned under pressure on Monday.This comes as it has...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 16:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mohadi citied wrong resignation law
KEMBO Mohadi cited a wrong section of the constitution while announcing his resignation as the country's Vice President, constitutional law Professor Lovemore Madhuku has said.Mohadi was hound...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 20:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sexgate claims VP Mohadi
VICE-PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi (71), who has been battling a series of sex scandals allegedly involving married women, his aides and students, yesterday resigned to "save government's image".In a...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi resigns to save image of the country
Vice President Kembo Mohadi yesterday resigned to save the image of the Government and allow him space to pursue legal remedies in the wake of allegations on social media that suggested immoral behavi...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
New UK sanction confirm 'Zanu PF has lost international goodwill' - must be smarter sanctions
There is a growing international consensus that the West, starting with the UK, has lost patience with the Zanu PF's contemptuous arrogance and disregard for human rights and common decency and is tur...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 09:58hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Four Tips to Circumnavigate the 'New' Workforce
The UN's Framework for the Immediate Socio-Economic Response to the COVID 19 Crisis warns that "The COVID-19 pandemic is far more than a health crisis; it is affecting societies and econ¬omies at the...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 12:30hrs | | by Hamilton Katsvairo
How to lead in the era of remote teams
What can leaders do to support teams working remotely at a time of much uncertainty? Techknow Africa Southern Africa Region Coordinator Hamilton Katsvairo shares concrete steps Managers and Organizati...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 17:23hrs | | by Hamilton Katsvairo
Man City would require a major turnaround to topple Liverpool
The last three seasons in the English Premier League have seen Manchester City and ...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 09:45hrs | | by Staff Writer
Panic strikes Zimbabwe schools
PANIC has gripped the country's education sector as schools and other learning institutions battle to deal with the lethal coronavirus, amid fears of a second wave of the pandemic, the Daily News repo...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Power output plunges 39%
ZIMBABWE'S power output plunged 39% during the seven months to July, as Harare and Lusaka moved to forestall a near catastrophe by applying limits on water outflows from Lake Kariba to bolster the res...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to set up social media teams
ZANU-PF is set to come up with provincial social media teams to defend the party and Government programmes on social media following campaigns by opposition elements fomenting violence while tarnishin...Published: 07 Sep 2020 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Tawanda Muchehiwa's gory story on how he was abducted by Ferret team
I often wake up in the middle of the night sweating profusely with a pulsating headache. At that moment, I can feel intense pain on the right side of my jaw. I never get back to sleep.I have t...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 09:49hrs | 15 | by Tawanda Muchehiwa
Zimbabwe inflation set to decline?
ZIMBABWE is likely to experience a decline of inflation as the year progresses towards mid-year owing to slackening demand on the market due to customers' limited buying power, economist Dr Gift Mugan...Published: 13 May 2019 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
PSMAS under probe
MR Tabani Mpofu - a renowned lawyer who leads the crack unit - confirmed the probe. He said: "We have received complaints of corruption allegations against PSMAS. We have referred the matter t...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 14:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa end of year address
END OF YEAR ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, E.D. MNANGAGWA My Fellow Zimbabweans, As the year draws to a close, I take this opportunity to thank you ...Published: 31 Dec 2018 at 18:23hrs | | by E D Mnangagwa
Mugabe goes into hibernation
Former president Robert Mugabe has retreated from his grand public life often characterised by first-class privileges of armed security escorts and helicopter jaunts across the country.Since h...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 12:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimplats, partners to fund base metal refinery
ZIMBABWE's largest platinum miner, Zimplats, has joined hands with other platinum mining firms to raise $134 million to finance establishment of the country's first base metal refinery under the value...Published: 03 Oct 2018 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cannot do it alone
Command Agriculture has put the country on the path of food self-sufficiency, increased rural incomes and better living standards.Agriculture's influence, as a sector which supplies 60 percent of ...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:50hrs | | by Munyaradzi Mlambo
Man tries to rape niece
An attempt to rape a niece by a Mvurwi man landed him in big trouble after he was remanded in custody by Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro on Friday.Descent Chiku (20) pleaded not gu...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Minister commissions new CMED vehicles
The Central Mechanical and Equipment Department (CMED) is undergoing a recapitalisation programme, which has seen it procure vehicles and road equipment worth millions of dollars in support of Governm...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Studying for the Grave'
Morris Mtisi's pen is unrelenting as the didactic nature of his first novel leaves the reader with more questions than answers as to why seemingly very bright female students at university are oblivio...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi and Prophet Bushiri
When the epic scene in which one of Zimbabwe's then senior Government ministers, Kembo Campbell Dugish Mohadi chanting "I receive" with his hands up in the sky to Prophet Shepherd Huxley Bushiri of th...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:31hrs | 1 | by Robert Mukondiwa
Young People abroad giving up on marrying partners from Zimbabwe - 'Women aren't women anymore men are something else'
Fewer Zimbabweans in the UK want to get married to people at homebthan ever, while the desire for marriage is rising among young women, according to the Zimbabwean Research Group in the UK.The...Published: 29 May 2018 at 21:51hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Enter the miracle herb
Medicinal cannabis is a therapy that has gained much national attention since Government announced its decriminalisation last week.Reservations have been made on safe administration, license f...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa should stop grandstanding
Let us say things as they are. Threats to boycott elections are a very stupid idea, especially in cases where one is singing the threat as part of some attention seeking tomfoolery. This is one of tho...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Nick Mangwana
Madam Mnangagwa hails China visit
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has described her engagements in China during the five-day State Visit to that country as fruitful and quite progressive.She accompanied President Mnangagwa on th...Published: 10 Apr 2018 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
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