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Contracts row delays Chibuku Cup fixtures
The announcement of Chibuku Super Cup fixtures to kick-start the much-awaited 2021 football season has been delayed by the ongoing disputes over player contracts, which has seen a number of clubs fail...Published: 4 hrs ago | 175 | by Staff reporter
Vision 2030 on course, says President
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the country's vision of achieving an upper middle-income economy by 2030 is on course and the private sector should continue to complement Government efforts to revive the...Published: 6 hrs ago | 163 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa very weak in fighting corruption
The recent appointment of controversial Delish Nguwaya at AAG is a very sad development in the history of fighting corruption. Even those who thought President Emmerson Mnangagwa was serious in fighti...Published: 6 hrs ago | 324 | by Leonard Koni
Captured Malaba is but an appendage to deadly Zanu PF dictatorship - to end it, demand free elections
If you see a log drifting in glass-still waters then it bespeaks of the strong undercurrents or worse, it is a sinister crocodile stalking. Or, as one would say in Shona, "Ukaona vakuru vachipopotedza...Published: 6 hrs ago | 557 | by Wilbert Mukori
Ekusileni Hospital opening postponed again
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday failed to officially open Ekusileni Medical Centre, with Bulawayo Metropolitan Affairs minister Judith Ncube saying the institution was still undergoing refurbis...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:46hrs | 857 | by Staff rpeorter
New dispensation delivers health care to Bulawayo
THE new dispensation has undertaken a number of projects and introduced some measures that have improved the quality of health care services in Bulawayo. Top of the list is Ekusileni Medical C...Published: 14 May 2021 at 07:12hrs | 747 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa jets off to Uganda
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose government continues to keep land borders shut, has left the country again for Uganda where he is set to witness the swearing-in of the East African country Preside...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:47hrs | 1825 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa embroiled in ugly wrangle over school
THOUSANDS of pupils at Southlea Park, a community primary school in Harare South, face a bleak future after a controversial decision by a dodgy consortium to turn the learning centre in the low-income...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:18hrs | 4348 | by Staff reporter
Construction at Nust to resume this year
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) in Bulawayo will this year commence construction work after Government reached an agreement with previous contractors to terminate their contra...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:11hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Ekusileni Hospital finally re-opens
AFTER numerous attempts and false starts, Ekusileni Hospital in Bulawayo will finally open its doors to the public on Friday.Another Bulawayo Hospital, Thorngrove Infectious Diseases is also s...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:11hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa signs Constitutional Amendment No 2 Bill into law
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed the controversial Constitutional Amendment No 2 Bill into law, which gives effect to 27 changes to the Constitution and giving him unfettered powers over the Ju...Published: 08 May 2021 at 08:12hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rights groups, opposition stage online protest against Constitutional amendments
ZIMBABWEAN opposition and rights groups have held an online protest against proposed constitutional amendments that would allow the president to handpick top judges. Thousands of people viewed t...Published: 07 May 2021 at 19:12hrs | 775 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's breakneck inflation rate slows
ZIMBABWE'S breakneck inflation rate is slowing and that's prompting signs of normalcy in the local stock market.In the southern African nation's topsy-turvy markets, stocks have proved a haven...Published: 06 May 2021 at 19:25hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
National Sports Stadium gets greenlight
THERE was relief within the domestic football family after the Warriors were given the greenlight to host Bafana Bafana, in their 2022 World Cup qualifier, at the National Sports Stadium, next month.&...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:12hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge-Harare road rehab gets rave reviews
President Mnangagwa has been roundly praised as a pragmatic and visionary leader owing to an array of achievements scored by the Second Republic, including the ongoing rehabilitation of the Harare-Bei...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:15hrs | 1819 | by Staff reporter
Workers, pensioners feel the pinch
WORKERS under the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) banner yesterday decried living standards in the country, which they described as "unbearable and terrible", and worse than life during the t...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:21hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
Rights groups urge govt to 'take education seriously'
BULAWAYO-BASED human rights groups have urged government to resolve the ongoing industrial action by teachers.Their statements come at a time when learning at most Bulawayo schools was disrupt...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:19hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Cult family shuns hospitals
DEATH in a family is heart-numbing and if there is anything that can be done to prevent it the majority will choose to do that. However, this is not the case for an Apostolic sect family in Gwambe in ...Published: 03 May 2021 at 06:16hrs | 1920 | by Staff reporter
Cut the crap, Cde Kazembe Kazembe
HOME Affairs minister, Kazembe Kazembe, must be watching quite a load of blurred James Bond comic strips under this partial lockdown.This dude drew out a limping stunt last week. In the wee ho...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:41hrs | 946 | by Tawanda Majoni
No major changes in Warriors squad
WARRIORS coach Zdravko Logarusic is believed to have opted for familiar faces save for Luton town defender Brendan Galloway ahead of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Ethiopia nex...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:28hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa sets Cosafa Cup participation fee at US$19 000
ZIFA will have to fork out US$18 950 before the end of this month for the Warriors to participate in this year's edition of the Council for Southern Africa Football Association (Cosafa) Cup following ...Published: 02 May 2021 at 09:19hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Workers have kept us going, says Mnangagwa
THE nascent economic rebound being witnessed in Zimbabwe, characterised by increasing industrial capacity utilisation and a stable macro-economic environment, is a product of the country's dedicated a...Published: 02 May 2021 at 07:55hrs | 289 | by Staff Reporter
Ndebele Mayor is dismally failing Bulawayo: Why is the Bulawayo Residence Association mum about BCC discrepancies?
Without the former deputy mayor of Bulawayo Tinashe Karambani, the senior executives in the City Council are failing to eradicate corruption in the city. The BCC is once again in the headlines today f...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 19:35hrs | 1953 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa govt summoned before ILO Committee again
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's "unrepentant" government is among 40 world countries which will stand before International Labour Organisation's (ILO) Committee on the Application of Standards (CAS) fo...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 08:36hrs | 2694 | by Staff reporter
How blockchain is transforming Zimbabwe's economy
Zimbabwe is perhaps the first example that comes to anyone's mind when they think of failed states or economies. The country has been regularly making global headlines for the wrong reasons, with its ...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 18:33hrs | 1953 | by Staff writer
Family basket shoots to $28 300/month
THE monthly cost of living for a family of five has shot to $28 362 from $26 560 in March, data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) indicated yesterday. Price increases have continu...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 06:15hrs | 1335 | by Staff reporter
Security - Why it Matters for Due Diligence - use a data room
After the stock market crashed in 1929, a new law was formed. The Securities Act of 1933 sought to help investors make more inf...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 05:53hrs | 162 | by Staff writer
Caps United boss Jere trial continues
THE trial of Caps United boss Farai Jere and his company Helcraw Electrical on fraud charges involving a US$3,5 million smart meters supply deal continued yesterday with the cross-examination of forme...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:11hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
In Europe desperation of some male-Africans is horrendous and pathetic
Seek first the advice from Prophet Makandiwa, make a pilgrimage to Nigeria and seek audience with TB Joshua immediately; With prayers you will win the 2019 EU parliamentary elections; said the young N...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 17:24hrs | 3262 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa's govt exposes its true nature
GOVERNMENT exposes its true nature with each passing moment and not only do they make bold, dumb, illegal and reckless statements, but they do it with so much lack of thought and blind confidence....Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 08:04hrs | 900 | by Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe
Prison break at Chikurubi, Mamombe escapes prison?
In the past week there has been a serious talk about how Johanna Mamombe who is in a remand prison was treated. The issue was bordering on the video clip ...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 06:06hrs | 5355 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
National Youth Service (Zimbabwe) a disservice!
The re-establishment of the National Youth Service in Zimbabwe is uncalled for and an unnecessary disservice. It is totally against ubuntu and the rule of law. The youth militia, infamously known as t...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 09:24hrs | 915 | by Inhokomo Yesizwe SikaMthwakazi
'Health workers shunning public practice'
TRANSPARENCY International Zimbabwe (TI-Z) says workers are increasingly abandoning government health institutions for private practice, a move blamed for poor service delivery in hospitals.In...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:08hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's huge daily cash withdrawals exposed
FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe allegedly made multiple United States dollar cash withdrawals amounting to US$300 000 per day in 2019 from her CBZ Bank account at a time ordinary Zimbabweans were allow...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:31hrs | 12474 | by Staff reporter
BCC plans smart city houses
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is pursuing smart city housing opportunities that include development of low-cost accommodation for low-income earners and renewal of old suburbs.The local auth...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
CAF slap Zimbabweans with NSS fine
ZIFA have called on the local authorities to expedite the renovations at the National Sports Stadium after the association were slapped with a US$2 000 fine for the lack of bucket seats. ...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
Jere's lawyer sick, trial postponed
THE trial of businessman Farai Jere, his company Helcraw Electrical and two Zesa engineers Leonard Chisina and Freeman Kuziva Chikonzo on fraud charges involving US$3,5 million emanating from a smart ...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Why are so many countries legalizing cannabis?
For a long time, in countries all around the world, marijuana had a terrible reputation. People who used cannabis on a regular basis were known to be lazy, unhelpful stoners that didn't give anything ...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 20:43hrs | 860 | by Staff write
Grace Mugabe's PhD: Witness throws Mararike under the bus
A STATE witness in the trial of former University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice-chancellor Levi Nyagura who is accused of single-handedly awarding a PhD to former First Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday told the co...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:33hrs | 6387 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers turn to technology for survival
THE COVID-19-induced lockdown may have brought many businesses to their knees, but innovation has kept others going and commercial sex workers have not been left out in embracing technology to eke a l...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:26hrs | 3460 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora snubs 'disloyal' Masvingo mayor
DOUGLAS Mwonzora's MSC-T in Masvingo has humiliated city mayor Collins Maboke after sidelining him from a list of party politicians who now form the provincial executive.MDC-T accusing the cit...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:08hrs | 1800 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe a dumping ground for used cars?
LAST year in November, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube announced that imports of second-hand vehicles more than 10 years old were to be banned to contain the import bi...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:01hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
Sexually transmitted leadership will not take us anywhere
My previous article regarding the nomination of Sibangilizwe Nkomo to contest the Zapu presidential candidacy could have come across as too emotional for some people to appreciate my perspective....Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 06:55hrs | 553 | by Nomazulu Thata
Unresolved economic issues for 2021
The Zimbabwean economy has experienced a period of relative stability since October 2020, even though multiple reforms have to be implemented to attain sustained economic growth. To a larger extent th...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 09:05hrs | 644 | by Victor Bhoroma
BCC plans smart city housing programme
BULAWAYO City Council says it is pursuing an ambitious plan to develop low-cost houses for low-income earners through a smart city housing programme.The city's economic development officer Kho...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:22hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe poverty reaches alarming levels
ABOUT 1.5 million people living in Zimbabwe's urban centres plunged into alarming penury after their livelihoods were disrupted by the outbreak of Covid-19 and restrictions which were enforced to cont...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:18hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe battles to fix damaged roads
AUTHORITIES are escalating their bid to rehabilitate all damaged roads in the country after heavy rains pounded the region this past rain season.Speaking yesterday at the newly-constructed Kar...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 07:13hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Construction of Zimbabwe’s largest conference centre launched
The new conference centre being built with a hotel in Harare's Braeside will be the largest in Zimbabwe and is an example, says President Mnangagwa, of what Zimbabweans can achieve when they work unde...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 07:10hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's PHD authentic, says Nyagura
FORMER University of Zimbabwe (UZ) vice-chancellor Levi Nyagura has denied single-handedly awarding a Doctor of Philosophy Degree to former First Lady Grace Mugabe, insisting though that the degree wa...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:51hrs | 1060 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland South men take up women's domestic roles: Report
MOST men in Matabeleland South have assumed the role of fetching water for domestic use, a task usually regarded as feminine, a recent research has established.A Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessm...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:44hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
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