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Golden handshake for Zimbabwe's war veterans
GOVERNMENT has handsomely rewarded war veterans by availing mining concessions to them to ostensibly boost its chances of turning the mining sector into a US$12 billion industry.The developmen...Published: 16 hrs ago | 966 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe is ready to export medical oxygen'
Zimbabwe is well on its way to becoming one of the biggest exporters of medical oxygen in the region, President Mnangagwa said last week, referring to the increased production at the multi-million-dol...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Chaos as Henrietta Rushwaya flees angry mob
There was chaos at Sandawana mine as thousands of artisanal miners bayed for the blood of Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya after they failed to agree on working conditions...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 08:47hrs | 14409 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Kembo Mohadi biography launch shelved
The launch of Zanu-PF Second Secretary and Vice President Colonel (Retired) Kembo Mohadi's biography which was set for Friday at a Bulawayo hotel has been postponed by two weeks.His personal a...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:00hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Duo arrested for attempting to disrupt Mnangagwa's motorcade
TWO men were today arraigned before Harare magistrate Caroline Matanga facing criminal nuisance charges after they were allegedly spotted attempting to throw stones at the Presidential motorcade....Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 17:18hrs | 2071 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa donates tractors to farmers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has donated tractors to two farmers from Filabusi who granted 106 hectares of land to Gwanda State University (GSU) to enable the institution of higher learning to conduct agricult...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:52hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to deliver SONA from new Parliament Building
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) tomorrow while officially opening the last session of ninth Parliament ahead of the 2023 national polls.Analys...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:52hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son in-law not in a hurry to get Zimbabwe's FIFA suspension lifted
ZIMBABWE Football Association (ZIFA) and Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) have indicated that they are in no hurry to get the country's FIFA suspension lifted. Mlotshwa, who was presenti...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:24hrs | 1031 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa relives poisoning ordeal
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday relived his food poisoning experience at a Zanu-PF campaign rally in Gwanda in 2017 and how he was airlifted to Gweru and later South Africa for urgent medicatio...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:20hrs | 2439 | by Staff reporter
Lovemore Majaivana to cheer up the elderly
SEASONED artistes Albert Nyathi and United States-based Lovemore "Majaivana" Tshuma are set to bring smiles to the elderly in Highfields, Harare and Luveve, Bulawayo as part of their birthday celebrat...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 805 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe violence signals bloody 2023 poll
THE storming of an opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change Press conference at the Media Centre in Harare by suspected Zanu-PF youths is yet ominous sign that the 2023 general elections could be vio...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 19:43hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
7 robbers raid funeral parlour get away with $30, embalming liquid
SEVEN armed robbers wearing balaclavas who raided a funeral parlour in Bulawayo and found nothing in the safe vented their anger on the security guard who was manning the premises when they attacked a...Published: 12 Nov 2022 at 09:36hrs | 2059 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo celebrates 79 years as a city
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) on Sunday held its annual civic service, which was punctuated by dance and song as the local authority celebrated 79 years of the declaration of Bulawayo as a city....Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Fortune seekers descend on Mberengwa in Zimbabwe lithium rush
THE country's policies are once again in the spotlight after more than 5 000 artisanal miners and fortune seekers, including foreigners, mainly of Chinese origin, have descended on the former Sandawan...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:37hrs | 3977 | by Staff reporter
Woman loses arm in hyena attack
In the second such case to be recorded in Masvingo province this year, a 38-year-old woman from Gutu last Wednesday lost her left hand and big toe of the left leg after being attacked by a hyena....Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 1153 | by Staff reporter
Govt bars Chinese 'brick plant' deal
PLANS by a Chinese firm Ming Chang Sino-Africa Mining Investments to "ostensibly" set up a multi-million-dollar brick moulding plant in a Harare area known for a lucrative century-old gold treasure tr...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 20:37hrs | 1649 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF sharpening strategies for outright win
THE 7th Zanu-PF National People's Congress, which opened in Harare yesterday, offers the party an opportunity to consolidate national unity, accelerate industrialisation and modernisation, and sharpen...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:09hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Respect former ZANU PF leaders on political sabbatical
Walter Mzembi is a renowned thinker, innovator and all-round nice guy who would add value to any political or corporate organization. It comes as no surprise that some within the ruling party ...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 19:01hrs | 3071 | by Nicholas Ncube
Zimbabwe confident of producing 6m carats next year
Zimbabwe is confident it will produce six million carats and generate US$1 billion from the diamond industry next year in line with set targets, Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando ...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:07hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
CCC candidate goes into hiding
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)' candidate, Augustine Gumede, in Ward 4 Insiza Rural District Council (RDC) by-election slated for Saturday has gone into hiding following Monday's political violen...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:23hrs | 2604 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF responds angrily to Matobo violence allegations
Zanu-PF Director of Information, Tafadzwa Mugwadi has fired salvo at Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) for blaming the ruling party over recent violence that rocked Matobo, describing the oppositio...Published: 19 Oct 2022 at 06:05hrs | 2766 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF behaving like murderers says CCC
A DEFIANT Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has vowed to forge ahead with preparations for next year's general elections despite a rise in related violent attacks on its members and supporters by ru...Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 06:16hrs | 1372 | by Staff reporter
17 appear in court over Mupedzanhamo violence
SEVENTEEN people yesterday appeared in court charged with public violence that rocked Mupedzanhamo market since Friday. The accused, who were represented by Brighton Sadowera appeared before H...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF to elect Ndebele President in the coming congress?
Should a Matabele, through a miracle, be elected as ZANU PF President in the coming congress, that man or woman would be very lucky to come out of Harare alive.You have heard how MDC aka CCC s...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 13:54hrs | 2385 | by Israel Dube
Mbare violence signals worse to come ahead of 2023 elections
VIOLENT clashes between marauding Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) and Zanu-PF youths at the weekend left a trail of destruction at vending sites near Mupedzanhamo Complex, one of the busiest area...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:11hrs | 1705 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police smoke out Mbare violence leaders
POLICE yesterday went door-to-door arresting Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and Zanu-PF suspects who have since Friday been causing mayhem at Mupedzanhamo flea market in Mbare, Harare — b...Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF member dies as mob burns Mupedzanhamo
A Zanu-PF member died following violent clashes that were triggered by alleged opposition CCC space barons at the popular Mupedzanhamo Market in Harare which was also partly burnt by the rioting mob....Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
135 years imprisonment for stealing cattle
FIVE cattle rustlers have been sentenced to a total of 135 years imprisonment for stealing five head of cattle from Irisvale in Umzingwane District.The cattle rustlers first stole three cattle...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:01hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
Gunmen open fire on Beitbridge bound bus
UNKNOWN gunmen on Saturday morning opened fire on a Beitbridge-bound Bridgestone Bus Service coach and shattered some of its windows but noone was seriously injured in the incident 10 kilometers shy o...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 19:00hrs | 2227 | by Staff reporter
Goblin terror after child's mystery death
RESIDENTS in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb are living in fear after a six-year-old boy died under mysterious circumstances following chilling revelations that he was allegedly attacked by an invisibl...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 06:16hrs | 1038 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe kicks off drilling first oil well
AUSTRALIA Stock Exchange (ASX)-listed energy explorer, Invictus Energy, kicked off drilling the first of two test wells at its Zimbabwe-based Cabora Bassa claims on Friday, marking an important step i...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1353 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans among four winners of 2022 Mandela social impact awards
THE Mandela Rhodes Foundation (MRF) has announced four of its award winners for its social impact award the Äänit Prize.The four winners – all of them young leaders – are focused on soci...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:45hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
'We're a friend to all, an enemy to none'
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE, HIS EXCELLENCY, DR E. D. MNANGAGWA, AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 77TH SESSION O...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:50hrs | 313 | by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
Mr Mnangagwa, longevity is a treasure beyond measure
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, congratulations on your 80th birthday. Given that for many people, 40 years is a lifetime, you rank among the fortunate remnant who have live...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 406 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
The death and burial of King Mzilikazi
KING Mzilikazi reigned until his death in September 1868.. At the time of his death he was estimated to be in his late 70s or early 80s. His death followed that of his senior and closest wife Queen Lo...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:55hrs | 569 | by Mzala Tom
Cop killer sentenced to 25 years in jail
TWENTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD Charles Chauluka who in 2019 killed a police officer stationed at Entumbane Police Station, Constable Eckson Mane, has been sentenced to 25 years.Bulawayo High Court judge...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:53hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Mystery buyer Zimbabwe of diamonds outed
THE Zimbabwean government has reportedly given preference to Belarusian diamond buyers to snap-up the gems under unclear circumstances.This comes at a time when the country's state-run mining ...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 19:36hrs | 952 | by Staff reporter
Scores injured as illegal miners storm village
Villagers in the Malungwane area of Umzingwane District are living in fear after they were attacked by suspected illegal gold miners armed with spears, machetes and axes on Wednesday afternoon, leavin...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's govt pampering looters with tax breaks'
ZIMBABWE'S civic society organisations have raised fresh concerns over elevated plunder of the country's resources by multinationals, and are pushing to close loopholes.During a crucial confer...Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa vows to shake off basket case status
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe is on course to regain the regional breadbasket status and his government remained committed to putting 350 000 hectares under irrigation.Writing in ...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 2750 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man beaten to death by angry SA mob
A Zimbabwean immigrant accused of raping a middle-aged woman from Matangari in Limpopo province was recently beaten to death by an angry crowd, it has emerged.The tragic incident occurred earl...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:18hrs | 4876 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa unveils new-look Beitbridge Border Post
President Mnangagwa yesterday commissioned the modernised Beitbridge Border Post and said all border posts would be upgraded to improve the quality of services in the transport sub-sector.He d...Published: 01 Sep 2022 at 06:30hrs | 1298 | by Staff reporter
Remembering gukurahundi genocide
The spirit of Mthwakazi insecurity and why the Mthwakazi prosecutor general must bring the perpetrators of these henious crimes to justice.Greetings to all!For forty-two years, the insecur...Published: 31 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 754 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Man stones friend to death
A man in Plumtree allegedly stoned his friend to death after an undisclosed misunderstanding on Thursday night.According to police sour...Published: 26 Aug 2022 at 22:03hrs | 811 | by Desmond Nleya
Mnangagwa moves to calm Zimbabwe investors
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa this week moved to calm market concerns over the obtaining business climate, as he gave fresh undertakings to iron out hurdles to investment under his "Zimbabwe is Open fo...Published: 26 Aug 2022 at 20:47hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says 'don't be left behind'
LOCAL investors should not be left behind Zimbabwe's economic drive, which is expected to put them at the forefront of the ongoing transformation, modernisation and industrialisation, President Emmers...Published: 26 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | 1557 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa motorcade attacked
A MOB of suspected supporters armed with machetes, stones and whips attacked Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters and journalists before barring party leader Nelson Chamisa from addres...Published: 26 Aug 2022 at 06:31hrs | 1172 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans must stop parroting foreign narratives
ZIMBABWEANS should believe in themselves despite the continued imposition of sanctions on the country and be inspired by the national interest to work harder to develop their own country rather than "...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:21hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Illegal miners threaten railway tracks
SMALL-scale chrome miners have invaded Mapanzure area in Zvishavane, Midlands Province, where they are conducting illegal mining activities along the Gweru-Zvishavane railway line, amid growing fears ...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:31hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans commemorates Heroes Day
Zimbabweans from across the political divide, joined by Ministers, mayors and senior service officers, converged at venues across the country to commemorate Heroes Day and salute the fallen and living...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:19hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
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