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Underfunding sinks Zimbabwe school projects
Government-funded school projects are progressing at a snail's pace, with many targets missed due to insufficient funding from Treasury, according to a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee report. The re...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:50hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council gets ultimatum
Harare City Council (HCC) is under mounting pressure from the government to submit a comprehensive master plan, with a stern ultimatum set by the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works. In a le...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 06:59hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Slow progress of Nust projects
THE Government has raised concern over the slow pace that the administration at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) in Bulawayo is taking in completing key development projects, s...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:43hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
US makes piecemeal adjustments to Zimbabwe sanctions
THE United States yesterday made piecemeal adjustments to its targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe signalling the success of the country's engagement and re-engagement drive under President Mnangagwa....Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fails to deliver on Gwayi-Shangani Dam, again
The government has yet again missed its December deadline to complete the Gwayi-Shangani dam project, which is expected to bring a long lasting solution to Bulawayo's water woes.President Emme...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:12hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Masaraure back in court for murder
HARARE magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday dismissed an application for refusal of further remand by Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe leader Obert Masaraure in a case in which he faces a m...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:13hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Biti's 3rd ConCourt application turned down
OPPOSITION politician Tendai Biti failed again yesterday to have points of law in his trial for verbal and threatening assault referred to the Constitutional Court, with Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai G...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:53hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Election: 13:30 CCC update
Good afternoon. In the past few hours, CCC presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa cast his vote at Kuwadzana primary school in Harare. Meanwhile, I gave an update to the press on voting irregul...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 16:30hrs | 14 | by Charles Kwaramba - CCC Presidential Chief Elections Agent
Will Zanu-PF reform under sanctions?
The US targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe are working in the sense that their effects have now reached a boiling point unlike the earlier days during the time they were imposed on the country the signs an...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 13:42hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Beitbridge dual carriageway complete
The upgrading of the 5km road linking the transformed Beitbridge Border Post to the Y-junction where the roads to Bulawayo and Harare split has been completed by the Government, with a dual carriagewa...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Aspiring voters flood Zec centres
Politicians from across the divide led the mobilisation exercise, ferrying supporters to the mobile registration centres.ASPIRING voters congested the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) mobil...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt goes all out to complete Lupane Hospital
WORK on Lupane Provincial Hospital, the first public referral health institution in Matabeleland North Province, has gained pace as the Government steps up efforts to meet the end of year deadline to ...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 23:45hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Push for return of Zapu properties intensifies
ZAPU and Zipra veterans are set to meet on January 28 to elect a substantive committee to spearhead engagement with government and other processes towards the return of their seized properties....Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The Madhuku option: Proverbial low hanging fruit?
THE out of court negotiations (herein termed the Madhuku Option) being mooted by NCA president, Polad member and prominent legal buff, Lovemore Madhuku, on the continued detention of CCC political pri...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 19:39hrs | | by Ted Noham
Zimbabwe yet to realise peace, says sponsored NGOs
CIVIC society organisations (CSOs) and religious groups yesterday said the country was yet to realise peace as human rights abuses and violence persists ahead of the 2023 polls.In statements t...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs 'blocking' parastatal reforms
CONCERTED efforts by Treasury to push for key parastatal reform and privatisation of the loss-making entities have been frustrated by some hawkish cabinet ministers and senior bureaucrats, who have fo...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:58hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe govt has failed us'
PARTICIPANTS at the ongoing Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Budget and Finance public hearings discussing the 2022 national budget have criticised government for failing to address Zimbabwe's eco...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lupane Govt complex complete
The new Elitsheni Government Complex in Lupane, capital of Matabeleland North province, is complete and Government departments have been allocated offices to pave way for relocation of civil servants ...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo reindustrialisation ongoing
The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) has licensed three companies under the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) initiative in Bulawayo but there are growing concerns implementation is movin...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge carriageway gets attention after years of neglect
THE upgrading of the road linking Beitbridge Border Post and major inland cities including Bulawayo and Harare is nearing completion with the contractor saying it will be open to traffic at the end of...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC needs complete overhaul
WE all want and wish to see our beloved Bulawayo move up, but as far as I can see our city fathers are only in it for the money not for the people.If you need proof of this just go to the reve...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:07hrs | | by Concerned Bulawayo resident
Kombis to return to Egodini month-end, says BCC
THE Bulawayo City Council has expressed optimism that commuter omnibuses, which were removed from Egodini terminus in 2018 to facilitate construction of a mall, will soon return to their former bays b...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Scores fail to acquire national IDs
SCORES of people hoping to acquire national identity cards during the current national mobile registration blitz are being frustrated by the snail's pace at which the exercise is going.The Civ...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lupane Provincial Hospital to be the largest, says Mnangagwa
LUPANE Provincial hospital in Matabeleland North Province is set to become the biggest hospital in the country upon its completion despite being constructed at a snail's pace.This was revealed...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ shelves plans to sell gold buying unit
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has indefinitely suspended plans to dispose of its controlling stake in the country's sole gold buyer, Fidelity Printers and Refinery, to new shareholders, a senior ...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:21hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
BCC checks progress at Egodini Mall
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) officials will today tour Egodini Mall amid concerns that the project has taken too long to complete.The mall is being constructed by South African property develop...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:35hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, US square off over Zimbabwean affairs
GOVERNMENT yesterday told the United States to back off after Washington said the March 26 by-elections were a test case of Harare's commitment to implement sweeping reforms to guarantee free and fair...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
War vets stage demo over bonus delays
THERE was commotion at the Peoples Own Savings Bank (POSB) in Masvingo Thursday when war veterans and government pensioners staged a demonstration over delays to pay them their 13th cheque in hard cur...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:38hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's digital broadcasting 4 years behind schedule
The failure by the government to fund the country's digitisation project, which seeks to enhance migration from analog to digital broadcasting, has delayed the process with the project now four years ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:05hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
70% of $16 billion road rehabilitation funds lying idle in Zinara accounts
GOVERNMENT allocated $16 billion to the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) for rehabilitation of roads countrywide under the Emergency Roads Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP 2), but two thir...Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 20:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man jailed in SA over R10m abalone deal
A 36-year-old Zimbabwean man, Lawrence Muroma, and his Chinese accomplice, Qing Quen Feng (28) have been jailed for one year by a South African court for illegally dealing in the endangered abalone sh...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should ratify democracy laws
THE continued delay by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to ratify the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) despite signing it three years ago is as concerning ...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kezi mortuary down 10 years on
KEZI Clinic mortuary in Matobo District, Matabeleland South province, has not been functioning for over a decade despite financial and material donations made by locals based in the diaspora towards e...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi Ziyambi not in contempt of court but in contempt of state enemies?
The minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has touched an eye of the eagle by his comments after the pronouncement of the infamous Judgement from the darkest of the hour. The High Court i...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Bulawayo warms up to Covid-19 vaccination
BULAWAYO residents have warmed up to the Covid-19 vaccination drive amid revelations by health officials that as many as 2 000 people are coming forward on a daily basis for inoculation compared to on...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Simba, Bona's mansion: Monument to corruption
THE huge mansion that former president Robert Mugabe's daughter Bona and son-in-law Simba Mutsahuni have been struggling to complete since the longtime ruler was unceremoniously removed from power thr...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sewage flows inside houses in Glen View
Raw sewage is flowing inside houses and business premises in some parts of Glen View 3 in Harare, sending residents into panic mode amid fresh fears of water borne disease outbreaks. The area ...Published: 10 Apr 2021 at 04:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo needs water, not political rhetoric
BULAWAYO's perennial water crisis has hogged the limelight for far too long, especially towards an election, and it's time politicians stop politicking over the issue, but deliver the precious liquid....Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sets new Covid-19 mortality daily record with 70 deaths
Zimbabwe has set a new Covid-19 mortality daily record with 70 deaths reported on Monday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,075. Caseload now at 31,646.Zimbabwe breached wha...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 21:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe COVID-19 deaths breach 1,000
Zimbabwe has breached what President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday described as the "grim mark" of a thousand coronavirus deaths. The ministry of health says 31 people died from the resp...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 21:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
David Chapfika and the Jatropha years, a memoir
David Chapfika came along as a snappy dresser- shiny suits and foreign cologne were the hallmark.As a rookie reporter with New Ziana then, I had the opportunity to mix and mingle with the elit...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 21:25hrs | 8 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
One-stop border post could address Beitbridge chaos
Long delays recently resurfaced at Beitbridge Border Post, with travellers spending close to three days to access either South Africa or Zimbabwe. Among other factors, a bad work attitude amon...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chaos at Forbes Border Post
CHAOS continues to reign supreme at the Forbes Border Post as only haulage truckers with Covid-19 certificates are being allowed entry into either Zimbabwe or Mozambique, leading to long queues and de...Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinara sets aside $1,1bn for new tollgates
Government, through Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara), has set aside $1,1 billion towards the construction of standard tollgates across the country. Long queues, moving at a snail...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is Mnangagwa govt new dispensation?
WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa came into office through a military-assisted transition, he immediately called his government a Second Republic or New Dispensation.It is critical to have an ...Published: 05 Dec 2020 at 06:06hrs | | by PS
Chamisa's youths hit back at Mohadi
MDC Alliance youths have hit back at Vice-President Kembo Mohadi's claims that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has improved the lives of ordinary people since taking over power from the late former Presi...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Push for US$100m IDC'
ZIMBABWE's industrial sector has appealed for a lifeline of up to Us$100 million to recapitalise the state-run Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and bolster its capacity to bail out struggling ...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MDC bigwigs desperate for dialogue with Mnangagwa
MDC bigwigs say they are frustrated by the painfully slow progress towards the much talked about national dialogue — amid claims that authorities are blocking South African officials from returning ...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 18:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC frustrated by toxic politics
MDC bigwigs say they are frustrated by the painfully slow progress towards the much talked about national dialogue amid claims that Government are blocking South African officials from returning to th...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
10 Top Takeaways from the August 2020 Protein Challenge Webinar
The disruption precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic has driven the world virtual. Digital meetings and webinars (seminars on the web) are now the new normal.While there are now webinars fo...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 20:29hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
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