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Gweru council digs in on workers’ demands
GWERU City Council has refused to give in to demands by its workers that their salaries be pegged above the poverty datum line.Recently, workers went on strike after giving their employer a 14...Published: 10 hrs ago | 60 | by Staff reporter
Warriors bank on Fifa
AFTER missing eight European-based players for the last Afcon qualifiers due to stringent Covid-19 travel restrictions, the Warriors are confident of having their stars for next month's World Cup qual...Published: 07 May 2021 at 06:27hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Mhango tips Bosso for success
HIGHLANDERS midfielder, Winston Mhango, believes the Bulawayo giants will be among the top clubs competing for honours this year. Bosso have been reinforcing their team ahead of the scheduled ...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:20hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Chitungwiza workers give strike notice
THE Chitungwiza Municipal Workers Union (CMWU) has given the council until May 16 to address their poor working conditions or face a crippling strike.In a letter, addressed to acting town cler...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:19hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Bosso in line for windfall in anticipated Prince Dube move
HIGHLANDERS could be in line for a windfall should Tanzanian side Azam decide to sell red-hot striker Prince Dube in the next transfer window. When Dube joined Azam from Highlanders, the Bulaw...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:20hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
Dembare pardon Muzadzi
GIFT MUZADZI has been forgiven by Dynamos for alleged insubordination and is likely to retain his post as goalkeepers' coach.The former DeMbare goal-minder appeared before the club's disciplin...Published: 02 May 2021 at 08:51hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Fresh salary increment for civil servants
GOVERNMENT will table a fresh salary increment offer for civil servants before the end of this month, making good on its promise to further review public sector earnings and follow up on last month's ...Published: 02 May 2021 at 08:06hrs | 1094 | by Staff Reporter
For an African man, sex is power to shut up a woman's mouth
An activist is a person who campaigns for social change. Someone who's actively involved in a protest or a political or social cause can be called an activist. Forms of activism range from mandate bui...Published: 02 May 2021 at 07:30hrs | 1128 | by Nomazulu Thata
Prince Dube gets improved contract
ZIMBABWE international forward, Prince Dube, has been handed an improved contract by Azam FC, to try and keep him at the Tanzanian club. The free-scoring forward has transformed himself as the...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:33hrs | 737 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU boss slams 'sell-out' MDC-T MPs supporting Mnangagwa bill
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says opposition MDC-T legislators who last week voted in support of Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 2 were sell-outs.The proposed law seeks to...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 06:31hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
'Jealous' man strikes ex-wife with machete
A MACHETE-wielding, jealous, Kanyemba man stormed his ex-wife's house and attempted to kill her by striking her several times on the head on Wednesday.The furious Meeting Joko stormed at Tapiw...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 17:32hrs | 1484 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gweru workers call off strike
GWERU City Council workers have returned to work almost a week after they downed tools to press for better working conditions.Zimbabwe Urban Council Workers Union national general-secretary Ku...Published: 29 Apr 2021 at 06:26hrs | 749 | by Staff writer
Prince Dube powers Azam to big win over Yanga
The Zimbabwe international scored his 12th league goal of the season, the decisive goal in Azam's 1-0 win over Yanga on Sunday.Mgadafi, as the former Bosso striker is fondly-known locally, sco...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 12:47hrs | 1152 | by Staff reporter
Government enforces 'no work, no pay' policy
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has directed school authorities to submit names of teachers who have not been reporting for duty since the reopening of schools last month as Gove...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:02hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Govt enforces 'no work, no pay' policy
PRIMARY and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has directed school authorities to submit names of teachers who have not been reporting for duty since the reopening of schools last month as Gove...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1239 | by Staff Reporter
Killer potholes in Bulawayo
MOTORISTS in Bulawayo have called for urgent action on pothole-riddled roads that continue to cause fatal accidents in the city. Motorists approaching potholes are sometimes forced to swerve i...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 06:32hrs | 1440 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's govt caves in on salaries
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has bowed to pressure and agreed to consider another adjustment on civil servants' salaries after teachers threatened a full-blown strike last week as their e...Published: 26 Apr 2021 at 06:40hrs | 7933 | by Staff reporter
Mushekwi scores brace for Chinese side Zhejiang Greentown
FORMER Warriors striker Nyasha Mushekwi got off to a flying start to the new China League One season, firing a well-struck brace as he inspired Zhejiang Greentown to a dominant 4-0 win over Zibo....Published: 26 Apr 2021 at 06:29hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Gweru City Council employees down tools
GWERU City Council workers have embarked on a strike after salary negotiations between their representatives and their employer collapsed.The two parties had been locked in negotiations since ...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:30hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube gunning for Golden Boot in Tanzania
HIS debut season at Azam might have been punctuated by injuries yet Zimbabwean striker, Prince Dube is gunning for the Golden Boot in the Vodacom Tanzania Mainland Premier League.With seven ma...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:22hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Gift Muzadzi set for Dembare hearing
DYNAMOS have managed to tie down influential skipper Partson Jaure but uncertainty still shrouds the club's technical department with goalkeepers' coach Gift Muzadzi now set to appear before a discipl...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 07:19hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Govt, teachers standoff deepens
TEACHERS have threatened to go on strike to force government to re-verse its no-work no-salary policy against its workers who are claiming incapacitation. Labour unions representing teachers s...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:15hrs | 1835 | by Staff reporter
The infamy of Mnangagwa's US$18m chopper toy
A parent's aptitude is determined by their priorities. As teachers and other civil servants table legitimate grievances regarding their grossly inadequate salaries and parlous living circumstances, Em...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1995 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
'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 | 382 | by Staff reporter
Bosso target at Chicken Inn
HIGHLANDERS have given up chasing the signature of striker Obriel Chirinda after learning that the player still has a running contract with city rivals Chicken Inn.Bosso are hunting for a stri...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 20:30hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
La Liga: Top 4 of the best current scorers
As the championships come to an end, it is appropriate to make a small assessment of the top scorers. Whether in Italy, England, France or Spain, some strikers are dominating the scoring rankings. We ...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 14:38hrs | 2294 | by Staff Writer
Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Way: Govt to challenge High Court ruling
GOVERNMENT has revealed plans to challenge last week's High Court ruling barring the Local Government ministry from renaming Bulawayo streets after President Emmerson Mnangagwa, among other heroes....Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1773 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt admits low teacher attendance rate
GOVERNMENT has admitted that teachers are not reporting for duty and the few that are going to work are not conducting lessons.In a post-Cabinet Press statement yesterday, government insisted ...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:23hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora faces Khupe rebellion
The National Assembly passed the controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 2 on Tuesday, giving President Emmerson Mnangagwa new sweeping powers to appoint judges without public scrutiny and ext...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:29hrs | 7109 | by Staff reporter
Bosso target another signing
HIGHLANDERS are in talks with FC Platinum for the services of goalkeeper Future Sibanda as they continue to beef up their squad ahead of next month's resumption of football.The Bulawayo giants...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:08hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders poised to break the bank for a striker
HIGHLANDERS should be prepared to splash "good" money to get a quality striker that will fit into the club's system. Bosso have been looking for a striker to fill the last registration slot and their ...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:02hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
50% of teachers in Bulawayo not attending school
ONLY 50 percent of teaching staff in Bulawayo Metropolitan province has not been attending school as of Friday last week, a senior ministry official has revealed.Speaking at the Bulawayo Metro...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:01hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Govt scraps nurses' night allowances
GOVERNMENT is headed for a showdown with health workers after it scrapped non-claimable night-duty allowances.This was announced by Health Services Board (HSB) executive director Ruth Kaseke l...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:25hrs | 1357 | by Staff reporter
No to govt bullying, says teachers
TEACHERS' representatives yesterday described government as a heartless employer and vowed that their members would not be coerced to teach, despite threats to withhold their benefits.Primary ...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:23hrs | 1387 | by Staff reporter
'41 years of Independence or 41 years of ZANU PF Oppression?'
As Zimbabwe celebrates 41 years of independence from British colonial rule on April 18, many Zimbabweans look back and question were everything went wrong. The once promising and flourishing Southern ...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 08:14hrs | 760 | by Prince Njagu
Striking teachers will lose benefits
Teachers going on strike or conducting extra lessons will be fired or at the very least face suspension of pay after activation of systems to track the malpractices. President Mnangagwa is on ...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:11hrs | 657 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos beat Highlanders to clinch Independence Cup
Dynamos 2 - 0 HighlandersDynamos clinched the 2021 Independence Cup trophy after beating Highlanders 2-0 on Sunday afternoon.The match, which marked the return of domestic football in the ...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 18:40hrs | 1925 | by Staff reporter
Scottish-born, New Zealand-bred rugby star relishing Zimbabwe Sables dance
HE was born in Glasgow in Scotland to Zimbabwean parents, grew up in New Zealand, where he honed his rugby skills at the famed Waikato Rugby Academy, had stints in his native country with the PRO14 si...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 09:14hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
Zapu explodes ahead of congress
ZAPU secretary-general Strike Mnkandla is battling attempts to oust him from the post by the party's northern province as infighting dogs the opposition party ahead of its elective congress.Za...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 09:08hrs | 982 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secretly deploys key special forces to Mozambique
FOLLOWING a recent military siege on the northern Mozambican town of Palma by Islamist insurgents, killing dozens, including a Zimbabwean, while leaving a trail of bloodshed and destruction in its wak...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:28hrs | 5210 | by Staff reporter
GMAZ calls for Ministry of labour's intervention over threatened strike
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) and United federation for food and Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe are meeting the minister of Public Service labour and Social Welfare Paul Mavima to...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 13:10hrs | 981 | by Paul Ndou
Govt, teachers should not play Russian roulette with children's lives
THE fact that things are not well in the education sector is a major concern to all of us as citizens of this country.It is a right that children should access excellent education provided by ...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 816 | by Chief Chiduku
General strike is the only way out, says ZCTU
WORKERS under the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) banner have declared that a crippling general strike was the only way out of the current salary crisis as government was not keen on addressi...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:28hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Josta returns to Bosso
THE 2019 Premier Soccer League Soccer Star of the Year Joel Ngodzo completed his return to Highlanders yesterday, with the Bulawayo giants unveiling the midfielder alongside six other signings. ...Published: 15 Apr 2021 at 07:23hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Dembare ship in turbulent waters
HARARE giants Dynamos' preparations for the 2021 season were yesterday thrown into disarray following the shock suspension of goalkeepers' coach Gift Muzadzi while goalkeeper Simb...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 21:05hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
Bosso get boost in time for Uhuru Cup
HIGHLANDERS' preparations for the 41st Independence Cup match against fierce rivals Dynamos received a major boost following the arrival of rock-solid defender Peter Muduhwa following an unsuccessful ...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:23hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Muduhwa back at Bosso
HIGHLANDERS defender Peter Muduhwa is back in country following a brief unsuccessful stint with Tanzania giants Simba SC.Muduhwa immediately got down to business, undergoing Covid-19 and medic...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:17hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants to work only Monday and Tuesday
The government will try to restart salary negotiations with public sector workers, a minister said on Sunday as tens of thousands of civil servants gave notice to work two-day weeks.Public sec...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 08:01hrs | 6171 | by Staff reporter
New faces at first Bosso field training
FORMER Bulawayo City FC players Toto Banda and Crispen Ncube were among news faces at Bosso's first field training session at White City Stadium on Monday morning. Banda and Ncube are yet to s...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 06:26hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean film on land reform receives multiple global awards
A movie based on Zimbabwe's land reform programme called Harmony Valley has left some audiences around the world in tears and picked several international film awards.Set in the year 2000, the...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 18:35hrs | 1071 | by Staff reporter
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