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Marked decline in SA returnees
THE South African government's relaxation of Covid19 restrictions to Level 1 has seen a reduction in Zimbabwean nationals seeking to be repatriated home, Zimbabwe's chief envoy to South Africa, Ambass...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:14hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Russian plan to dig biggest Zimbabwe platinum mine advances
A project that aims to develop Zimbabwe's biggest platinum mine has cleared a significant hurdle, with the African Export-Import Bank completing a due diligence study allowing it to proceed with a $50...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 19:04hrs | 1181 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide survivor loses court bid to stop exhumations
BULAWAYO High Court judge, Justice Martin Makonese Friday dismissed with costs a case involving a Gukurahundi survivor, Charles Thomas, Zapu and Ibhetshu Likazulu who were seeking an interdict barring...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:32hrs | 1264 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean boy comes tops in international contest
NINE_YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean boy Jayden Wang, based in Bulawayo has come out tops in an international competition known as the IXL Study in the Sun.The contest, which ran for three months from Jun...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:06hrs | 996 | by Staff reporter
Matiza grilled over vehicle plates shortages
TRANSPORT minister Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday said government ordered a clampdown on vehicles without number plates after witnessing a spike in accidents involving unregistered vehicles.Resp...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:37hrs | 3361 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF vice chair steps down
Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial vice chair Ailess Baloyi has relinquished his post in the ruling party after his appointment as the new chief executive for Chiredzi Rural District Council, since senior ex...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1694 | by Staff reporter
Parly defends clampdown on machete gangs
CHAIRPERSON of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines, Edmond Mkaratigwa has defended the recent deployment of security forces on rowdy machete gangs which he described as "vampires" disturbin...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 07:08hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Professorships must be earned
Professor Jonathan Jansen thinks that South Africa is suffering from some kind of professor fraud. It is about the way in which people are running about in South Africa calling themselves "professors"...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 08:02hrs | 593 | by Ken Mufuka
10 Zimbabwean students win Chevening Scholarships
TEN bright students from Zimbabwe will be travelling to the United Kingdom (UK) next month (October) to further their studies. Probably the last time such a large contingent of students from o...Published: 19 Sep 2020 at 06:13hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa, Biti: Zimbabwe's biggest producers of hot air
PATRICK Chinamasa and Tendai Biti this week once again confirmed their positions as two of the country's biggest producers of hot air. While Chinamasa moaned of urban voters, Biti talked down on rural...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1960 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe does not have whistle-blowing legislation
Zimbabwe does not have a stand-alone law that sets out guidelines for persons who report incidents of corruption and misconduct, a new report has said. In its report, Platform to Protect Whistle-blowe...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 08:52hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
Circumcision a racist experiment on black boys, says Study
CRITICAL appraisal has dismissed World Health Organisation ( WHO)-recommended campaigns to circumcise millions of African boys and men to reduce HIV transmission as mere systemic racism and "neo-colon...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:25hrs | 2754 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 may become a seasonal virus
COVID-19 may eventually become a seasonal illness like the flu, but only when the population achieves herd immunity, meaning a sufficient number of people are immune to prevent constant spread, a new ...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:13hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Nurses, doctors warn Mnangagwa's govt
HEALTH experts have warned the government against fully relaxing coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions as positive cases continue to rise. As at September ii Zimbabwe had registered 7 479 confirmed case...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 20:05hrs | 5914 | by Staff reporter
Meet the CIO Boss who specialises in chemical weapons and nuclear energy
In January this year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed a new Co-Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Organisation, Dr Gatsha Mazithulela. While the DDG has been silent since...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 11:47hrs | 14828 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Leeroy Gopal speaks on acting career
SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Zimbabwean actor Lerroy Gopal has disclosed that he had two breakthroughs in his career and learning from his mistakes made him a better actor.The renowned actor, who is now...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 07:44hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo rules out taping into CBD aquifer
BULAWAYO City Council has ruled out chances of drawing water from an aquifer underneath the central business district (CBD) citing technicalities as the process involves destroying some buildings....Published: 10 Sep 2020 at 06:56hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Corruption busting whistle-blower app launched
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has, in partnership with various stakeholders including Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ), launched an online whistle-blower platform to encourag...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 20:05hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promises funds for Bulawayo
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has promised to release funds for Bulawayo to address its perennial water challenges.According to the latest Bulawayo City Council minutes, Mnangagwa wants an end ...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 20:10hrs | 2332 | by Staff reporter
Striking doctors, nurses receive threatening calls
Striking doctors and nurses have allegedly been receiving threats from anonymous people, trying to force them to return to work.Health workers, including nurses, downed tools three months ago ...Published: 06 Sep 2020 at 09:06hrs | 3803 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new COVID-19 infections level off, recoveries rise
AUTHORITIES are considering lifting the current coronavirus curfew as the country records increasingly fewer infections and more recoveries from the lethal disease, the Daily News reports.Howe...Published: 04 Sep 2020 at 18:26hrs | 1787 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean whizkid (14) enrols at Malawi medical school
TAIDA Mapara, a 14-year-old student from a Harare-based private college, Hilbright Science College, has enrolled for medical studies at the Malawi Medical School after scoring 15 points in the June 20...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 06:18hrs | 2935 | by Staff reporter
Legislation changes are a boon to the online gaming industry in the US
In May 2018, the United States Supreme Court ruled against the Professional and Amateur Sports...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 18:56hrs | 452 | by Staff writer
Zanu-PF comedians
In March this year the governing party appointed a young man into the position of Director of Information. Tafadzwa Mugwadi, a holder of a BSc in Political Science and a MSc in Finance in Internationa...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 14:32hrs | 1799 | by Patrick Gabavu
'Khami Dam sewage water good for drinking'
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has said tests have certified that Khami Dam water meets acceptable standards for drinking and is also considering a new aquifer which can supply the city with about 40 meg...Published: 27 Aug 2020 at 07:26hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa shocked why residents continue voting 'corrupt' MDC Councillors
ZANU-PF acting spokesperson, Patrick Chinamasa is at pains to understand why urban voters continue to vote for corrupt councillors in the opposition who neglect in providing adequate service delivery ...Published: 26 Aug 2020 at 07:22hrs | 2557 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe takes notes from China SEZs model
Government has engaged Chinese experts to train officials and the private sector on designing, planning and implementation of Special Economic Zones (SEZs).The online training workshop, which ...Published: 25 Aug 2020 at 10:28hrs | 1301 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe church leaders, hiding behind Bible, to defend regime brutality and corruption have sold souls to devil
I have always asserted that the Holy Bible is the most perverted book in the history of mankind, as it has found itself at the mercy of all manner of scandalous individuals - from abusive husbands, an...Published: 21 Aug 2020 at 09:19hrs | 1810 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
EMA shuts Lafarge Cement plant
SWISS-BASED cement maker Lafarge Holcim local unit, Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe was last week ordered to cease operations at its Harare plant by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) on charges of dis...Published: 17 Aug 2020 at 21:33hrs | 930 | by Staff reporter
How to search for an email database
First of all, let's establish that one of your biggest assets, as a company, is having a strong email database to work with. It's a critical aspect that stays on your mind the whole time and there is ...Published: 17 Aug 2020 at 19:51hrs | 911 | by Staff writer
Council director in $10m Zinara funds storm
BUREAUCRATIC bungling could cost Harare City Council dearly after works director Isiah Zvenyika Chawatama reportedly failed to utilise $10 million disbursed by the Zimbabwe Road Administration (Zinara...Published: 17 Aug 2020 at 07:34hrs | 926 | by Staff reporter
Thokozani Khuphe - kambe uthembeni mtaka mama?
I am breaching my own covenant I made never to critique Thokozani Khuphe in the public taking into consideration the trauma she had to endure at the funeral of Richard Morgen Tsvangirai funeral in Bhu...Published: 15 Aug 2020 at 17:28hrs | 5545 | by Nomazulu Thata
Dr Labode recovers from Covid-19
THE chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health, Dr Ruth Labode, who tested positive for Covid-19 early this month, has said the healing process for infected patients begins in the ...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 09:25hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Cancel African public debts, ethics committees of African scientists must be formed
The International Coalition Against the Coronavirus (ICAC) Africa has demanded the cancellation of African public debts and establishment of the ethics committees of African scientists before an...Published: 11 Aug 2020 at 07:19hrs | 142 | by Stephen Jakes
New campaign targets 'looters diaspora children'
SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Zimbabwean secessionist Mthwakazi Democratic Alliance leader Hloniphani Ncube has launched the #PunishZimLootersChildrenabroad to prod countries hostingZimbabwean top officials'...Published: 10 Aug 2020 at 12:01hrs | 2701 | by Staff reporter
Cannabis before sex can help men access a deeper level of intimacy, study finds
People who experience anxiety and shame during sex could find benefits in using cannabis in the bedroom, according to a new study.The small study, which was published May 28 in the journal Cul...Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 17:57hrs | 5033 | by Julia Naftulin , Business Insider US
Tagwirei business empire faces tough times
ZIMBABWEAN business tycoon Kudakwashe Regimond Tagwirei, accused of capturing the state for personal gain alongside with the Presidium, has been slapped with sanctions by the United States government,...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 09:11hrs | 7520 | by Staff reporter
NRZ finally cancels DIDG tender
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe has finally cancelled the US$400 million recapitalisation tender that had been awarded to the Diaspora Infrastructural Development Group (DIDG) in partnership with So...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1339 | by Staff reporter
A passport is a privilege in Zimbabwe
I goT my current passport in 2016, three years after the election that ended the government of National Unity. This was also the year the government introduced bond coins and bond notes, and foreign c...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 09:29hrs | 807 | by Kudzai Mubaiwa
Zimbabwe in top 10 best wildlife conservation destinations
ZIMBABWE is one of the 10 countries in the world with the best wildlife conservation methods, according to a research by Oxford University's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit in partnership with Pan...Published: 02 Aug 2020 at 08:54hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
'Mthwakazi nation, not mourning the Zimbabwean terrorist Perrence Shiri'
Today Zimbabwe happens to be grieving after the sudden death through the deadly Corona Virus, of the so-called "Black Jesus" of the 1980s. A self-proclaimed 'Jesus' figure during the 5th brigade opera...Published: 29 Jul 2020 at 19:57hrs | 2795 | by Velile D Moyo
Zesa boss Gata suspended for corruption
ZESA executive chairperson Sydney Gata has been suspended to pave way for investigations into his alleged corrupt activities.Gata was suspended yesterday after Energy minister Fortune Chasi wr...Published: 28 Jul 2020 at 09:35hrs | 1903 | by Staff reporter
US senator describes slavery as 'necessary evil'
A senator for the state of Arkansas has described slavery as a "necessary evil" on which the American nation was built.In a local newspaper interview, Republican Tom Cotton said he rejected th...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 17:08hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's lockdown is clumsy, weird
ONE thing that the "new dispensation" of President Emmerson Mnangagwa will always be remembered for with frustration and contempt is its clumsy articulation of policy.You would have thought th...Published: 26 Jul 2020 at 11:15hrs | 5396 | by Tawanda Majoni
Hopewell Chin'ono's bail judgment likely to be given on Saturday
Harare Magistrate Ngoni Nduna has adjourned the bail hearing of award-winning journalist Hopewell Chin'ono, who's accused of inciting public violence through Twitter. Magistrate Nduna said he ...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 10:49hrs | 3689 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mobocracy, 'dofocracy' and the myth of new dispensation
"WE spoke and acted as if, given the opportunity, we would quickly create utopias. Instead injustice, even tyranny is rampant." Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.Dofocracy/DomocracyIn Shona a dofo is...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 08:16hrs | 1437 | by Brian T Kagoro
'I'm not Benjani, but Mpenjani'
BENJANI Mwaruwari is one of the finest football exports to emerge from the local scene. And yet interestingly, Benjani is not even his original name.When he was born in the City of Bulawayo ba...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 08:07hrs | 4902 | by Staff reporter
How does technology change lives?
Living in the 21st century, technology impacts every area of our lives. From the electronic alarm clock or mobile phone that wakes us every morning, we are never far from pressing buttons - on microwa...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 16:15hrs | 201 | by Staff writer
Council insists on sewage contaminated Khami water
As debate on the use of Khami Dam water to ease water shortages in Bulawayo continues, the local authority has insisted there is no need for panic as the water posed no health riskto residents contrar...Published: 19 Jul 2020 at 09:25hrs | 1021 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to repatriate 200 students stranded in China
ABOUT 200 Zimbabwean students studying in China who have been stranded in that country following the Covid-19 induced lockdown are expected to be repatriated back home, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affa...Published: 18 Jul 2020 at 21:34hrs | 4044 | by Staff reporter
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