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Zimbabwe hospitals overwhelmed
MEDICAL practitioners have urged government to consider establishing makeshift health centres for COVID-19 admissions as the country's health institutions are inundated with severe cases needing hospi...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:26hrs | 3991 | by Staff reporter
Health Services Act very oppressive, says doctors
MEDICAL doctors yesterday blasted the newly-gazetted amendments to the Health Services Act saying the proposed law was very oppressive as it contained stringent measures that bar them from engaging in...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:19hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
Zapu postpones congress, again
THE opposition Zapu has further postponed its elective congress to October this year because of the COVID-19-induced lockdowns and the need for all their delegates to be fully vaccinated before the el...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:16hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Zapu orders members to vaccinate ahead of October congress
Zapu has ordered all its members wishing to participate in the upcoming elective congress in October to be vaccinated against Covid-19.The move is part of efforts to make sure that congress de...Published: 26 Jul 2021 at 19:28hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Bosso chairman in passionate plea for financial assistance
HIGHLANDERS chairman, Johnfat Sibanda has endorsed the appeal to members, supporters as well as well-wishers to assist the club so as to meet its financial obligations.Bosso are racing against...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:05hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Doctors, nurses banned from striking
DOCTORS and nurses working in public health institutions will no longer be allowed to go on strike for an uninterrupted period spanning more than three days under proposed changes to the Health Servic...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:00hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Fears, drama as 14 Zimbabweans return home
AT least 36 Zimbabweans, who stayed behind in the United Kingdom, raised fears of persecution by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government, citing human rights violations in Zimbabwe.Only 14 o...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:33hrs | 3185 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to strike off ghost pensioners
GOVERNMENT yesterday said it was embarking on a biometric life certificate verification exercise of its pensioners to strengthen the pension management system and avoid payment of "ghost pensioners"....Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:29hrs | 1327 | by Staff reporter
'Villagers displaced by diamond mines should fight for their rights'
A legal expert with Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has urged communities in resource rich areas where they are sometimes displaced from, to actively defend their basic rights. Speaking duri...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 11:17hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Teachers reject 'measly' pay hike
TEACHERS have rejected the 45% to 50% salary increment that government has offered them, saying it was inadequate as it will result in the lowest-paid teacher earning $28 600 against a poverty datum l...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 08:02hrs | 1445 | by Staff reporter
Benjani gets his UEFA A badge
FORMER Warriors skipper Benjani Mwaruwari says he wants to chart a new career path in coaching after completing his UEFA A coaching licence. The 42yearold did his course in Belfast, Ireland, rec...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1460 | by Staff reporter
Goodwood Festival: A recap of 2020's Sussex Stakes Day
The prestigious Goodwood Festival is on the horizon, and with England recently lifting the majority of their coronavirus pandemic restrictions, the five-day meeting will be one of the first major hors...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 18:01hrs | 201 | by Staff writer
Spain court dismisses fresh fraud case against Messi
A Spanish court on Friday dismissed a new complaint filed in 2020 against Barcelona's Lionel Messi by a man who accuses the Argentine footballer of fraud, embezzlement and money laundering.Fed...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:05hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Loga's contract review date set
ZIFA'S technical development committee has asked Warriors' coach Zdravko Logarusic to submit his report following the team's dismal performance in the Cosafa Cup in South Africa.The six-time C...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:43hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora vote remains a pipe dream ahead of 2023 polls
While citizens of some Southern African countries such as South Africa, Mozambique and Malawi enjoy the right to vote in national elections while domiciled in other countries, for millions of Zimbabwe...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 13:32hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
SA unrest further dampens transporters operations
CROSS-border transporters in Zimbabwe say the sector, which has been subdued due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has been dealt another blow as a result of violence and looting in South Africa that is affec...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 09:04hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
UK to deport 150 Zimbabweans
HUMAN rights groups have expressed grave concerns over Home Office plans to deport 150 people to Zimbabwe next week, warning that their lives would be in danger.The flight, scheduled for July ...Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 08:58hrs | 1934 | by Staff reporter
Rapist kills own father, aunt
Police have launched a manhunt for a man who allegedly killed his father and aunt before raping a woman and committing a spate of robberies around Kadoma.Evans Chikore (29) of Village 1 Luwana...Published: 15 Jul 2021 at 07:02hrs | 1276 | by Staff Reporter
Boy (13) stabs dad for ditching mum
A KWEKWE man is battling for life in hospital after his 13-year-old stepson stabbed him on the chest for ending his relationship with the boy's mother. Absolom Muzanharo was rushed to Gweru Pr...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:38hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe can do more than just receiving covid-19 vaccines donations - Mhondoro-Ngezi SMP
In a recent telephone conversation with this reporter, the Shadow-Member of Parliament (SMP) for Mhondoro-Ngezi Constituency situate in Mashonaland West Province has commended the Government of Zimbab...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 09:09hrs | 626 | by Maxwell Teedzai
13 Zimbabwean footballers feature on Fifa21
ZIMBABWEAN footballers have always loved the Fifa video game, using the game to relax while in camp or ahead of big ties.They would ordinarily use players from everywhere else in the world EXC...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:24hrs | 1300 | by Staff reporter
Bosso negotiate with players' landlords
THE Highlanders executive committee says problems emanating from its failure to pay player salaries and outstanding signing-on fees are not peculiar to Bosso, as other sporting institutions also find ...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 12:12hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Three changes in Warriors starting lineup to face Malawi
ZIMBABWE Warriors coach, Zdravko Logarusic has made three changes from the team that started against Mozambique for the country's second match at the Cosafa Cup when they face Malawi at the Isaac Wolf...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 10:47hrs | 910 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Bosso players stage sit-in
HIGHLANDERS players stormed the club's Robert Mugabe Way offices yesterday morning and forced a meeting with club chairman Johnfat Sibanda over delayed June salaries and signing-on fees. Bosso players...Published: 08 Jul 2021 at 11:12hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Ariel credits hard work, discipline
HIGHLANDERS goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda has attributed his success and consistency at the club to hard work and discipline.Sibanda is the longest serving member of Highlanders with a playing care...Published: 07 Jul 2021 at 20:39hrs | 887 | by Staff reporter
Warriors off to Cosafa
CHICKEN INN left-back Xolani Ndlovu is one of three players that have been placed on stand by for the Warriors' Cosafa Cup in South Africa.The other two players on standby are Dynamos' forward...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 16:28hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Eswathini burns an attack on Africanism
The events in eSwatini formally Swaziland is indeed knee shaking. There is an onslaught to the only remaining absolute monarchy in the world. The events reminds me of Lybia. Sea is must look across to...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 11:46hrs | 1853 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Ask why Dumiso Dabengwa crushed ZimRights Gukurahundi investigations while Minister of Home Affairs!
While accusations are still hot on Obert Gutu, can we revisit our past and see where things went wrong for the victims of Gukurahundi in Matabeleland and Midlands. I maintain that what Gutu uttered wa...Published: 05 Jul 2021 at 06:13hrs | 2956 | by Nomazulu Thata
Nakamba builds lavish castle in Bulawayo
ZIMBABWEAN midfield maestro Marvelous Nakamba is making the most of his career in the lucrative English Premier League after it emerged that he is constructing a multimillion dollar castle in Bulawayo...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:41hrs | 11619 | by Staff reporter
Fabisch out of Cosafa Cup
GERMANY-BASED Warriors teenage star Jonah Fabisch will have to wait a little longer to make his debut for Zimbabwe after he was ruled out of the Cosafa Cup, which gets underway in Port Elizabeth, Sout...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 14:22hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
Darikwa gets praises
WIGAN Athletic boss Leam Richardson heaped praise on Warriors defender Tendayi Darikwa after the right back penned a two-year deal following his loan spell at the club in the second half of last seaso...Published: 02 Jul 2021 at 19:48hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Yadah cruise past Green Machine
Yadah 2 - 1 CAPS UnitedCAPS United coach Darlington Dodo aimed his ire at the quality of match officials after Yadah's controversial match winning penalty at the National Sports Stadium yesterday....Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 14:56hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Nurses join teachers burn payslips in protest
DISGRUNTLED nurses working at public hospitals have joined hands with teachers to register their displeasure over poor working conditions in a campaign dubbed "Burn The Fraud".The virtual "Bur...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 07:14hrs | 5362 | by Staff Reporter
Warriors in first training session, getting ready for COSAFA
THE Zimbabwe senior men national football team, the Warriors conducted their first training session this Tuesday ahead of the COSAFA tournament which gets underway next week in South Africa.Ni...Published: 29 Jun 2021 at 18:06hrs | 660 | by Staff Reporter
Knowledge Musona joins Al-Tai of Saudi Arabia
Zimbabwe national football team captain, Knowledge Musona has joined Saudi Arabian football club Al-Tai from Belgian side Anderlecht.Musona's move ends speculation about his future with the 31...Published: 29 Jun 2021 at 13:41hrs | 1611 | by Staff Reporter
SA back on lockdown and Ramaphosa criticised for slow vaccine rollout - Zimbabweans duped into complacence
Pressure is mounting on SA's President Cyril Ramaphosa to contain the coronavirus pandemic as he places the country back on a strict level-4 lockdown, with restrictions including a ban on all alcohol ...Published: 28 Jun 2021 at 18:42hrs | 2674 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Man strikes wife with hoe after catching her with a boyfriend
A 40-year-old man from Guruve is on the run after fatally striking his wife with a hoe three times above the right eye after catching her red-handed with a boyfriend along Mukura River.Mashona...Published: 25 Jun 2021 at 17:03hrs | 1779 | by Staff reporter
'No salary increase for civil servants'
GOVERNMENT says it will not relent to civil servants' demands for salary increases, as this would cripple productive sectors of the economy and derail the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) sta...Published: 25 Jun 2021 at 07:44hrs | 2778 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's son confident of victory
SIBANGILIZWE Nkomo, the son of the late vice president Joshua Nkomo, is buoyed by his victory in a Zapu Matabeleland South provincial election to fill the vacant post of party president, saying this i...Published: 20 Jun 2021 at 07:29hrs | 1428 | by Staff reporter
Schools opening in doubt
TEACHERS yesterday said they might not be able to resume their duties when schools open for the second term this monthend if government fails to capacitate them.The teachers are also demanding...Published: 19 Jun 2021 at 14:58hrs | 1131 | by Staff reporter
Firms fingered in abusing forex auction fight back
COMPANIES which were this week accused by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) of abusing the funds obtained from the foreign currency auction market have strongly refuted the allegations and are seekin...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 13:03hrs | 1521 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba meets Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE international midfielder, Marvelous Nakamba, says he is honoured to have met President Mnangagwa, at State House, yesterday. The Aston Villa midfielder was in the company of former Nottingham...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:20hrs | 1705 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Mwonzora 'secret' meeting divides MDC-T?
THE opposition MDC-T has been plunged into chaos following a "secret" meeting between its leader Douglas Mwonzora and President Emmerson Mnangagwa, with some officials saying they were not comfortable...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:30hrs | 4069 | by Staff reporter
Musona linked to Chiefs
KNOWLEDGE Musona has been linked with a sensational return to Kaizer Chiefs, but this time around, we look at the reasons why it may very well happen!Former Kaizer Chiefs star Musona (30) is o...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:21hrs | 1603 | by Staff reporter
Earthquake strikes near Gweru
A SHALLOW magnitude 4.2 earthquake was reported around noon near Gweru, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe.According to South Africa's Council for Geoscience (CGS), the quake hit on Monday 14 June 20...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 17:48hrs | 2271 | by Staff reporter
Bosso class of 98 honours Maphepha
Bulawayo Mayor Solomon Mguni has described the legendary Ernest "Maphepha" Sibanda, who won Premier Soccer League titles as a manager and chairman of Highlanders an administrator par-excellence, whose...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:20hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
When clowns sup at State House, it's trouble, serious trouble!
Pretoria mornings are now cold. It is a geographical axiom winter is for chills.Increasingly here, the weather is biting and unrelenting like a witch's tit as assumed.Early morning jog...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 18:40hrs | 583 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Dynamos' David Mandigora dies
ZIMBABWEAN football has been robbed of one of the finest players of a generation following the death of national team and Dynamos legend David "Yogi" Mandigora.He was 64.The 1980 Socce...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 19:01hrs | 1458 | by Staff reporter
Zapu at crossroads
THE discord in Zapu continues to rage on with the opposition party's South Africa-based youth wing attacking the party leadership over alleged ineptitude and poor organisation ahead of its elective co...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 07:56hrs | 923 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga admits Zimbabwe health sector collapse
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga yesterday admitted that Zimbabwe's health sector was on its knees at a time when the country is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that a lot needed to be...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:22hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
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