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A critical review of Zimbabwe’s health sector today
This morning I woke up to a headline in the Herald reporting a visit by the First Lady to a Mbare based traditional midwife celebrating the achievements by the midwife. And juxtapose that to the situa...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 13:02hrs | 623 | by Dr Togarepi Mawoyo
John Tallach wins POTRAZ letter competition
JOHN Tallach High School pupils have won the first and third prizes in the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) Matabeleland North provincial letter writing competit...Published: 18 Nov 2019 at 06:32hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
RBZ investigates banks over new currency
The Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services has announced that government through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is investigating allegations of abuse of newly released bank notes. ...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 08:02hrs | 4940 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Exam cheats given community service sentences
FIVE Form Six pupils at Gebhuza Secondary School in Hwange arrested for sharing a leaked Economics Paper 3 question paper have been each sentenced to 12 months in jail, but will all have to perform 35...Published: 13 Nov 2019 at 06:32hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans angered by $300 bank withdrawal limits
Zimbabweans finally got access to new low-denomination currency on Tuesday that authorities hope will end chronic cash shortages, but banks maintained an existing weekly withdrawal limit of $300 (US$2...Published: 12 Nov 2019 at 18:08hrs | 4006 | by Staff reporter
Mimosa shelves US$70m Zimbabwe refinery plant
Platinum Group of Metals (PGM) producer, Mimosa Mining Company, has shelved plans to build a US$70 million refinery plant at the Zvishavane premises for local beneficiation of the minerals after feasi...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:24hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
Practise what you preach
We preach from the scriptures but very often find our practices to be in conflict with our gospels. I am not a saint either. Politicians campaign with assurances to bring "heaven" to our country, yet ...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:51hrs | 174 | by Prosper Tingini
Zanu PF accused of meddling in Buse SRC polls
Zanu PF has been fingered in the chaos over the Bindura University of Science Education (Buse) students representative committee (SRC) elections which have been postponed indefinitely.The elec...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 10:10hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
How Masisi outsmarted the Khamas
Mokgweetsi Masisi's decisive victory in the recent Botswana elections over a coalition backed by his former boss, Ian Khama, is the culmination of an astonishing 10-year political career. Morp...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 04:55hrs | 1178 | by Barry Morton
How not to give up on healthy lifestyle at college
When you're in college, it's easy to let your healthy regimen fall by the wayside. You have a lot on your plate, often too much to stop to think what you're doing to your health and your body. College...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 10:21hrs | 1016 | by Staff Writer
Is Chamisa a dictator in the making?
Dictators are not born but created by 'we the people' due to political, economic, and social conditions obtaining in a country. In dire economic and political situations, 'we the people' are desperate...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 22:09hrs | 2588 | by Lovemore Sibanda Ph.D.
Zimbabwe oil project attracts more investors
AUSTRALIA-Stock Exchange-listed miner, Invictus Energy, says it has received "strong" interest from exploration and production companies as well as private equity investors seeking to partner it in it...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 1101 | by Staff reporter
US$14m funding for Chivayo's Gwanda solar project
The 100 megawatt (MW) Gwanda solar project has received fresh impetus after a local infrastructure fund, African Transmission Corporation (ATC) Holdings, agreed to extend US$14 million to finance the ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:37hrs | 3077 | by Staff reporter
Walter Mzembi 'A deferred potential Presidential aspirant'
Global Institute of Policy Analysis and Research - A local Think Tank predicts Walter Mzembi as one of the key front runners and potential deferred presidential aspirant in the near future.Wel...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 08:20hrs | 3793 | by T Muzambhindo
Gwanda girl's dream to be a pilot takes off
A quick glance into her small room at the students' residency before the interview, which came only an hour before her first experience in the air as a pilot, revealed there was panic and disquiet at ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1775 | by Staff reporter
Luswingo gears for monument site status
The government is in the process of declaring the Luswingo heritage site in Bulilima, Matabelaland South, a monument following intense lobbying by the local community.Located in Tokwana villag...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:50hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
We cannot change destiny
Destiny is the power which foreordains. It is a predetermined course of events culminating in a set divine decree of fate. God declares beforehand things that are meant to happen, whether good or bad....Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:50hrs | 198 | by Prosper Tingini
Mnangagwa caps record GZU graduates
President Mnangagwa yesterday conferred degrees to 4 936 graduates at Great Zimbabwe University (GZU)'s 13th graduation ceremony held at the institution's main campus.The graduates were drawn ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:34hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Bosso players motivate pupils
FORMER Gifford High School pupils and now Highlanders players, Bukhosi Sibanda and Munyaradzi Chitambwe, were the toast of the day after giving motivational speeches at the school as part of an initia...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 17:56hrs | 1079 | by Staff reporter
No need for Press briefing from Government Ministers, Set a Development agenda !!!
Zimbabwe Government Ministers have reduced themselves to journalists in a war room instead of adopting statesmanship rules. I watched yesterday press briefing and I was embarrassed. There is no need t...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 13:58hrs | 984 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
MSU student attempts to burn bus at accident scene
A MIDLANDS State University (MSU) student was this week spared jail time for smashing a Trip Trans bus' windows with burning logs in a fit of rage at an accident scene in Chipinge.Denford Semw...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:33hrs | 1073 | by Staff reporter
Fraudulent scholarships issued in Zimbabwe using the Graça Machel's credentials
The Graça Machel Trust has learnt with great disappointment of an alleged Graça Machel scholarship fund that has been run in Zimbabwe with letters signed by a Hopewell Chin'ono and dated 13 July 201...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:45hrs | 1595 | by Graça Machel Trust
NetOne, Bosso in anti-drugs campaign
NETONE and Highlanders held a joint anti-doping campaign at Gifford High School yesterday where young aspiring footballers were advised to abstain from drugs. The campaign was led by Highlande...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:15hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
15 pupils arrested over exam leak
Fifteen Form Six pupils at Gebhuza Secondary School in Hwange have been arrested after they shared an alleged leaked Economics Paper 3 question paper on Monday. The paper started circulating o...Published: 31 Oct 2019 at 07:14hrs | 1383 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu an anti sanctions hero?
Obert Mpofu is a man who makes headlines and probably the biggest political character and player in Matebeleland. In his capacity as Secretary for Administration in ZANU PF, Obert Mpofu is the m...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 08:32hrs | 10093 | by Nicholas Ncube
3 Bulawayo firms qualify for SEZs
THREE Bulawayo companies have qualified to operate under the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) model while 15 others have applied for consideration with their documents at different stages of the review p...Published: 28 Oct 2019 at 06:43hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Countries ponder laws against calling for sanctions
THE illegal sanctions imposed on the country by some Western countries from the turn of the new millennium have in no doubt impacted negatively on the economy and the livehoods of people, with estimat...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:53hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF forces university students to attend anti-sanctions demonstrations
The ZANU PF Government has issued a circular instructing every University to release 500 students per campus to attend the Anti-sanctions march scheduled for Friday. A circular to Bindura Univ...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 15:34hrs | 4357 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Rehabilitaton of irrigation schemes in Matabeleland South set to begin
Rehabilitation of two irrigation schemes under the small holder irrigation revitalisation programme in Matabeleland South is set to begin soon, with feasibility studies for nine other projects current...Published: 24 Oct 2019 at 14:33hrs | 617 | by Staff Reporter
Dialogue does not mean defeat
WHEN neither side can achieve the upper hand in a game of chess, it is only a matter of time before a stalemate is declared.In a protracted battle in which no one enjoys the upper hand, the qu...Published: 21 Oct 2019 at 07:40hrs | 822 | by Akinola Olojo
Mohadi sees-off Russia bound shona students
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has bade farewell to 47 students destined for university studies in Russia, under the Russia Bilateral Scholarships Programme.Addressing the students before their d...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:41hrs | 1871 | by Staff reporter
BCC inviting University Graduates for post graduate traineeship posts
Bulawayo City Council is inviting University Graduates for a post graduate traineeship in the under listed fieldsAuditingHRMOccupational Health and SafetyEconomicsGeneral Manag...Published: 19 Oct 2019 at 11:11hrs | 9386 | by BCC
RBZ's currency policy doomed to fail
THE latest move by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to manage the exchange rate yet again is another experiment doomed to fail as laws of supply and demand will prevail.Economists say Zimbab...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 05:28hrs | 1807 | by Staff reporter
Peace through jazz music - The trumpet is a 'cool' instrument to unite people
Each year, on 30 April, music lovers around the world celebrate International Jazz Day to "honour jazz and its enduring legacy, as well as its power to bring people together," says Audrey Azoulay, the...Published: 15 Oct 2019 at 18:26hrs | 2944 | by Frank Kuwonu
Why students skew more towards hiring online essay writers
It is common among students that they don't like their academic activities, especially in written form. They dislike writing assignments and term papers. Why does this happen?When students sta...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 13:37hrs | 612 | by Staff Writer
Construction of amacimbi plant nears completion
WORK on the country's first state-of-the-art mopani worm (amacimbi) processing plant in Beitbridge is nearing completion, a Cabinet Minister has said.In a telephone interview with Sunday News ...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 06:57hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's killer soldiers facing the gun
In a surprise development, a close confidante of President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the long-awaited prosecution of soldiers who killed innocent civilians in August last year will begin next year. ...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 06:52hrs | 7189 | by Staff reporter
US-based player dreams of playing for Zimbabwe Warriors
UNITED States-based striker Onwell Moyo who left Bantu Leopards at the beginning of the year to join Illinois Central College says he has adapted well and has his sights on playing for the Zimbabwe na...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:08hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
Nurses recruitment sparks uproar as only shonas get positions at Mpilo
DISGRUNTLED Bulawayo residents have criticised the selection process of 24 student nurses at Mpilo Central Hospital after 20 were selected from outside Matabeleland. The 24 reportedly started th...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 06:59hrs | 1498 | by Staff reporter
Medical Marijuana: Taking The Market By Storm
Pot, Weed, Blunt, Joint, MJ, Ganja, Hemp, or only Marijuana. A plant that was proven to inhibit medicinal properties that can cure different illnesses and ...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 06:23hrs | 725 | by Staff Writer
Dandemutande CEO donates stationery to Mawabeni Secondary
A BUSINESSMAN has donated stationery and goods worth more than $27 000 to Mawabeni Secondary School in Umzingwane district, Matabeleland South province. Speaking at the school's prize giving c...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 05:52hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe broadcasters urged to embrace global standards
THE Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services has called upon radio training institutions to embrace global standards to maintain a competitive edge in the broadcasting sector. ...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 06:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Sextortion in Zimbabwe
Catherine Mazorodze was overworked and tired when she quit her job as a farmworker in Zimbabwe's Manicaland province.No job meant she was also homeless, along with her grandmother with whom sh...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 07:35hrs | 859 | by Staff reporter
Problems at Lupane University need mature and professional approaches
Dear Editor, Thank you for the information on the challenges and happenings at the university. Following the stories and the videos, it is clear that action is needed to find a solution to the...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 06:36hrs | 743 | by Concerned Citizen
Recruitment freeze cripples tertiary institutions
GOVERNMENT'S recruitment freeze has seen most departments, among them the higher education institutions, operating with skeleton staff, making it difficult for them to deliver expected outcomes, an of...Published: 30 Sep 2019 at 16:57hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda university takes shape
Parlimentarians have applauded progress in the construction of Gwanda State University (GSU) despite limited resources available to the institution.GSU, whose main campus is being developed at...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:31hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
MDC @20: The journey continues
TWENTY years after it was formed amid high hopes, the opposition MDC's pathway to power remains hazy amid concerns it lacks the gravitas to mount a formidable challenge to dislodge Zanu-PF from power....Published: 27 Sep 2019 at 07:41hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
39 solar power projects get nod
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has processed 39 solar power projects that have capacity to generate up 1 151,87MW, as the country moves towards renewable energy to contain shortages. ...Published: 26 Sep 2019 at 06:59hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwe economic puzzle
The Zimbabwe economic turmoil it seems is giving many economist a hard time, especially the others I personally consider the leading thinkers on the land and abroad. After a coup that toppled Mu...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 19:18hrs | 869 | by Tashinga Kamusupai
7 ways how healthy food and lifestyle can lead to better sleep
Sleep, especially in a latex mattress, has turned out to be broadly perceived as an extremely significan...Published: 23 Sep 2019 at 13:31hrs | 335 | by Staff Reporter
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