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Matebeleland has critical shortage of rehab centres
A critical shortage of drug rehabilitation centers in Matebeleland South and Matabeleland North has left residents with limited options for addressing escalating drug and substance abuse, according to...Published: 21 hrs ago | 267 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean Nationals are a target of international cyber criminals
As more and more Zimbabweans embrace the digital economy, the rise of cybercrime has become a significant concern for its citizens. With increasing internet penetration, more individuals are engaging ...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 12:19hrs | 282 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
MPs back Mthuli Ncube's sports betting tax proposal
Parliamentarians have approved Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's proposal to introduce a 10% tax on gross winnings from sports betting, marking a significant step in the growing Zimbabwean sports bettin...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:46hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe clamps down on smuggling, counterfeit products
Authorities in Zimbabwe are intensifying efforts to combat the smuggling of consumer goods into the country and the proliferation of counterfeit and substandard products in the market to safeguard pub...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:43hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
'Counterfeits, financial instability imperil manufacturing sector'
Zimbabwean consumers are grappling with increasing difficulties, including the proliferation of counterfeit goods and financial instability, as the country's manufacturing sector struggles to grow. Pa...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:39hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Secret perks for council bigwigs
Top officials at Harare City Council have been accused of covering up excessive salaries and benefits amid allegations of gross financial irregularities and poor service delivery. The accusations were...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 06:44hrs | 892 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF corruption and mismanagement have turned Air Zimbabwe into an international embarrassment
This once-proud national airline, which began its journey in 1980 with a modern fleet inherited from Air Rhodesia, is now a global laughingstock, a shadow of its former self. At independence, ...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 23:21hrs | 1299 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Environmental crisis looms at Vumbachikwe... amid concern over management's non compliance
ENVIRONMENTAL crisis is reportedly looming at Vumbachikwe mine in Gwanda after the management set up an allegedly substandard elution processing facilities wrapped around by a sail above ground surfac...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 15:58hrs | 438 | by Stephen Jakes
It's time real patriotic Zimbabweans stood up against the destruction of their country
It never rains but pours for the people of Zimbabwe.This month, the Zimbabwean government failed to pay its civil servants their full salaries-a disgraceful development that underscores the de...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 15:12hrs | 161 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe steps up fight against smuggled goods
The Zimbabwean Government has intensified efforts to combat the smuggling and trade of counterfeit products that threaten public health and undermine the economy, Industry and Commerce Minister Mangal...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:38hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Smuggled, counterfeits goods flood Zimbabwe's market
Illegally imported goods, ranging from soft drinks to baby formula, are flooding Zimbabwe's markets, threatening public health and the economy, a recent market surveillance by the Consumer Protection ...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 10:05hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions US$18,5m Bulawayo students' complex
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially commissioned the state-of-the-art Bulawayo Students Accommodation City Complex, a landmark project in Matsheumhlope suburb valued at US$18.5 million. ...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 14:22hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Public hospitals now death traps, says residents
Residents in Bulawayo have expressed growing frustration with the deteriorating state of service delivery at government hospitals, citing long delays, misdiagnoses, and a rising wave of corrupt practi...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:57hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police officers soaked as rains destroy tents
Scores of police officers in Chipinge, Manicaland, were left stranded this week after torrential rains destroyed their makeshift tent bases, leaving them without shelter or a place to operate from. Th...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:03hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Substandard solar installations fuel infernos
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has identified substandard solar panel products and improper installations as the leading causes of fatal electrical accidents in the country, which hav...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 06:57hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo taxi association demands repeal of route-sharing policy
The United Bulawayo Taxi Association, representing a coalition of kombi (minibus) owners from various public transport groups, has submitted a petition to the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) demanding the...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:36hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Innscor booted out of Profeeds
Innscor Africa Limited has been ordered to divest from Profeeds after the Supreme Court ruled that the merger of Profeeds and National Foods created a near monopoly in the stockfeed industry.S...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 13:11hrs | 2523 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt gets thumbs up for DBOT for roadworks
Economists have asserted that adopting the Design, Build, Operate, and Transfer (DBOT) model for road infrastructure development in Zimbabwe is crucial to curbing corruption and ensuring quality workm...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:46hrs | 6155 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt orders contractor to redo road
The government has condemned the substandard rehabilitation of Lorraine Drive in Harare and has directed the contractor, Fossil Contracting, to redo the project.In a statement released on Wedn...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:09hrs | 1223 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to withhold payment for shoddy road repairs
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has announced that the government will withhold payment from construction companies that deliver substandard work on road repair projects...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 09:21hrs | 3843 | by Staff reporter
Zera urges motorists to sue contaminated fuel retailers
Motorists whose vehicles were damaged by contaminated fuel from blacklisted service stations may have legal grounds for compensation, according to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera)....Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 14:40hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Kombi crash injures 4
Four people were injured on Monday when a commuter omnibus traveling from Heights to Nyamhunga in Kariba veered off the road, struck an electric pole, and overturned, landing on its roof. The vehicle ...Published: 03 Sep 2024 at 15:43hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Liquefied petroleum gas use rises 14-fold
The consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Zimbabwe has surged nearly 14-fold since 2012, rising from around five million kilograms per year to the current 70 million kilograms. This dramatic...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:16hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Zera sues 13 dealers over fuel contamination
Thirteen out of 155 fuel samples collected from retail sites across Zimbabwe were found to be contaminated or adulterated, falling below acceptable quality standards, according to a report by the Zimb...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:05hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Service station in trouble for selling poor quality petrol
A service station in Burnside, Bulawayo, was taken to court for selling substandard petrol. Sydney Singende, 31, representing Flo Burnside Service Station, pleaded guilty before Bulawayo magis...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 14:51hrs | 1007 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors, nurses milking patients through syndicates
The Medical Laboratory and Clinical Scientists Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe is taking stern action against laboratory professionals who are collaborating with health workers in public institution...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 11:25hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
Hexco fails to pay examiners
Over 300 lecturers from polytechnics, vocational training colleges, and independent colleges affiliated with the Higher Education Examination Council (Hexco) are protesting over unpaid dues. These lec...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:39hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Govt acts against expired, underweight food products
Government has taken decisive action to address the proliferation of expired and counterfeit food products in Zimbabwe, particularly in tuckshops across central business districts. Health and ...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 09:13hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt warns road contractors over shoddy work
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona announced that contractors delivering substandard roadwork will not be paid until they reconstruct or rehabilitate the roads to the Gover...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 07:06hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's nursing school shut down
The government has shut down a nursing school established by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga in Chikomba district, Mashonaland East province, due to disruptions from Zanu-PF factional conflicts....Published: 20 May 2024 at 07:55hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Poor workmanship in government contracts is due to corruption
Zimbabwe's Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Tapiwa Mhona, whilst answering questions in Parliament recently, expressed concern over shoddy work by those contracted to construct...Published: 17 May 2024 at 13:49hrs | 11 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Benylin paediatric syrup banned
THE Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has banned the sale of Benylin Paediatric Syrup, which is manufactured by Johnson and Johnson in South Africa, after authorities in Nigeria found tox...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Revised Starlink Policy for Sustainable Growth - A dedication to Eng. Chemist Siziba
Honorable Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, all protocols observed, please receive a request from a group of ...Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 07:04hrs | 50 | by Robert Ndlovu
Potholes develop at Egodini terminus
THE recently-opened and hyped Egodini terminus' tarmac has seen potholes emerging, exposing poor workmanship by the contractor. Residents have since raised alarm on the deteriorating infr...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 16:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to clampdown on imported vehicles
Government has begun mandatory inspections of all imported second-hand vehicles as part of broader assessments to curb the importation of substandard goods into the country.The scope of the ch...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinara tightens screws on road contractors
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has tightened its screws on companies contracted by the government to rehabilitate national roads after some companies were blamed for substandard wo...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 15:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Belarusian tractor 'embarrasses' Mnangagwa
A tractor imported from Belarus failed to start at Mushagashe Youth Vocational Training Centre during the Robert Mugabe National Youth Day commemorations on Wednesday with President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 15:09hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mr Mnangagwa where are the ZUPCO buses purchased in 2019?
The Citizens Coalition for Change raises critical questions surrounding the fate of ZUPCO buses reportedly bought and commissioned by Mr. Mnangagwa in 2019, as citizens grapple with transport challeng...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
New boarding school for Tsholotsho
TSHOLOTSHO district in Matebeleland North is set to have a third boarding school following the setting up of Royal Avenues High School in Simanje Village, Ward 15 under Chief Gampu area.The pr...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:40hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fails to pay road contractors
SOME construction companies have been forced to abandon road rehabilitation works along the Beitbridge to Harare and Beitbridge to Bulawayo roads over outstanding payments owed by the government....Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:01hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fails to pay road contractors
SOME construction companies have been forced to abandon road rehabilitation works along the Beitbridge to Harare and Beitbridge to Bulawayo roads over outstanding payments owed by the government....Published: 01 Jan 2024 at 10:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans' appetite for imports remains high
Zimbabweans still prefer imported goods despite increased production by local producers because most of the products are substandard, it has emerged.For years, the local market has been domina...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 12:56hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to Minister Barbara Rwodzi
Dear Minister Rwodzi and esteemed CEO of the Zimbabwe Tourism Association,I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I write to you today with a deep concern regarding the e...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 05:57hrs | 7 | by Aldrin Ncube
Shock as David Coltart fingered in hefty bribe over Egodini Mall
In a shocking turn of events, the recently elected Mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart, once hailed as a champion of development and an anti-corruption crusader, is now facing damning allegations of brib...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 09:03hrs | 10 | by Siphamandla Sibanda
Grain millers condemn Zimbabwe's improperly bred wheat variety
An investigation has been launched into concerns raised by local grain millers over the quality of wheat reportedly produced from an improperly bred variety, it has been learnt.Alarmed by the ...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 19:01hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe experiencing tyrannical peace
A recent report has unveiled that a significant portion of Zimbabweans find themselves ensnared in a state of what can be described as "tyrannical peace" – a facade of non-violent order upheld throu...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tells those unhappy with his cabinet to appoint their own when they become president
He reappointed some underperforming ministers from his previous cabinet and also appointed his son and nephew to high-ranking positions.Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced a ...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 19:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Trouble at 49 on Cork as Harare City investigates
The City of Harare has unearthed massive structural and environmental irregularities which are in breach of City by-laws at 49 on Cork in Avondale Harare.The posh neighbourhood of Avondale has...Published: 13 May 2023 at 11:03hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwean 'mbingas' flashy lifestyles reflect a corrupt economy
So, another so-called mbinga (wealthy person) in Zimbabwe has been active once again, on social media flaunting his latest acquisitions.This time around, he bought himself the latest Maybach B...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Tendai Mbofana
Sub-standard stadia a Zimbabwe challenge
Football action gets underway this weekend in the country with the Premier Soccer League action programme kicking off. We are aware that teams have been preparing for the league programme and th...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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