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Kariba Dam collapse claims rubbished
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has dismissed social media rumors that the Kariba Dam wall is weak and on the verge of collapse. The ZRA, jointly managed by Zambia and Zimbabwe, oversees the river f...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:38hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Kariba rehab delays worry funders
The funders of the Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Programme (KDRP) have expressed concern over the project's prolonged timeline, which has extended into its seventh year, far exceeding the originally proje...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 06:08hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
CCC MP says ZBC license fees should be scrapped
Prince Dubeko Sibanda, the Binga North legislator representing the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has called for the abolishment of Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) license fees. Sibanda ...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 20:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kariba Dam rehabilitation project is now 67% complete
Rehabilitation of the Kariba Dam wall is progressing well and work is 67 percent complete, the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), a bi-national organization that manages the dam on behalf of the governmen...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 15:55hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Swedish govt must prevent anti-Qur'an gatherings, apologise to Muslims
THE recent move by the Swedish court to issue permission to anti-Islam extremists to desecrate the Holy Qur'an outside the main mosque in the capital city of Stockholm on the day of Eid al-Adha, under...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:07hrs | 2 | by Cultural Centre of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Zimbabwe
Muslim nations denounce Quran burning in Sweden
Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE and other Middle Eastern nations on Thursday condemned the burning of the Quran by an Iraqi living in Sweden, warning such acts "inflame" the feelings of Muslims around t...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 16:40hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Foreign funded electoral watchdog denies reports that it received US$10 million
Foreign funded electoral watchdog Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) has denied reports that it received US$10 million from Western countries to train election agents for political parties....Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Blocked funds choke NMB
NMBZ Holdings Limited (NMB) registered US$13,4 million debt because of blocked funds with the central bank which it owes to various line of credit providers, it has been revealed.NMB's financi...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions affect ordinary people
IN a week's time, we will have the Anti-Sanctions Day again.In August 2019, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) declared October 25 as the Anti-Sanctions Day in solidarity with t...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 08:59hrs | 3 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Debunking the 'targeted sanctions' myth
A CROSS-SECTION of the country's population still believes the political falsehood meant to deodorise sanctions as targeted at certain individuals and specific corporations.The happenings on t...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:33hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Citizens are collateral damage in sanctions matrix
SEVENTY TWO-year-old Sihle Jani* wriggles and whimpers in pain in a dim-lit kitchen hut where a cloud of smoke belches out in no particular order through the grass thatch giving evidence of life at a ...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:29hrs | 1 | by Vincent Gono
Zimbabwe remains unitary state
ZIMBABWE is maturing as a democracy and in politics as evidenced by the devolution drive spearheaded by the Second Republic, but will however remain a Unitary State in the wake of the provincial and l...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Is it time for Africa to teach Europe what democracy and passive racism are?
Picture it. The aftermath of a national election, where senior international observer from a leading European country declares of the election process he has just witnessed: "In all the many election ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:26hrs | 2 | by Anonymous
Zimbabwe ready for polls, says Mudenda
Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda has briefed the 43rd Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum on the Zimbabwe's preparedness for harmonised elections scheduled ...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
French firm to rehabilitate the Kariba plunge pool and flood gates
A French company - Razel BEC - has been granted a $300 million contract to rehabilitate the Kariba plunge pool and flood gates in order to stop the dam's wall from collapsing.The project -...Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 14:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
$294 million secured for Kariba dam rehabilitation
The Kariba Dam rehabilitation project is set to get on a roll following the signing of the US$294 million contract agreement between Zimbabwe, Zambia and development partners.The signing o...Published: 14 Feb 2017 at 18:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
How to export to Sweden seminar set for Bulawayo
ZimTrade, in collaboration with Open Trade Gate Sweden (OTGS) and the Embassy of Sweden in Zimbabwe, will host a seminar on 'How to Export to Sweden' on 15 February 2017 at the Holiday Inn, Bulawayo....Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 21:12hrs | | by Dillon Kamutenga
NMB Bank receives $15 million line of credit for SMEs
Development financial institutions FMO of the Netherlands and Swedfund of Sweden have agreed to together provide NMB Bank with a $15 million line of credit for lending to small and medium enterpri...Published: 27 Sep 2016 at 12:36hrs | | by Agencies
Khupe plot to oust Tsvangirai exposed
A FACTION aligned to MDC-T vice-president Ms Thokozani Khupe allegedly plotted to oust party leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai by trying to "steal" his medical files and present them to the opposition's fin...Published: 07 Aug 2016 at 10:49hrs | | by Lungile Tshuma and Rumbidzai Mbewe
Zimbabwe, Sweden seal $24M health sector deal
Zimbabwe and Sweden have signed a US$24 million facility in Harare to support the country’s health sector through the Health Development Fund.The agreement will see the country receiving the...Published: 28 Jun 2016 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Donors pledge of $248M to least developed countries fund
The U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesperson has issued a statement on the Joint Statement on Donors' Pledge of $248M USD to Least Developed Countries Fund to Support Climate Change Adaptat...Published: 04 Dec 2015 at 05:55hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe, Zambia secure urgent repairs of giant Kariba Dam
Urgent repairs to avert the collapse of the gigantic, power-generating Kariba Dam between Zimbabwe and Zambia will begin this year after the two neighbours signed $294 million in deals with internatio...Published: 19 Sep 2015 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Julian Assange sex assault inquiry to be dropped
Swedish prosecutors will drop their investigation into sexual assault allegations against Julian Assange on Thursday because of the statutes of limitation, the BBC has learned.The Wikileaks fo...Published: 12 Aug 2015 at 19:54hrs | | by BBC
Zimbabwe eyes Swedish market
Zimbabwe is mulling plans to start exporting its products to the multi-billion Swedish market to raise more foreign currency to boost the economy. ZimTrade together with the Swedish Embass...Published: 07 Aug 2015 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Threat of a catastrophic flood hangs over the Zambezi
ENGINEERS have started on a R3.3bn rescue marathon to prevent the "catastrophic failure" of the Kariba Dam. According to a World Bank special report on the beleaguered structure - one of the biggest m...Published: 17 Feb 2015 at 09:23hrs | 1 | by Tom Nevin
Zimbabwe asks France to help mend rift with Britain
Zimbabwe has asked France to help the troubled southern African nation mend relations with former colonial ruler Britain.Christopher Mutsvangwa, Zimbabwe's deputy Foreign Affairs minister, ask...Published: 24 Mar 2014 at 17:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
SIDA signs US$15,2 million grant with UNICEF Zimbabwe
The Swedish Government International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) has signed a US$15,2 million grant with UNICEF Zimbabwe that will improve the lives of many women and children in the country...Published: 05 Sep 2012 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
The Pirate Bay, co-founder arrested
Phnom Penh - A co-founder of top Swedish filesharing site The Pirate Bay, who is on an international wanted list, has been arrested in the Cambodian capital at Stockholm's request, police said on Sund...Published: 02 Sep 2012 at 12:46hrs | | by Sapa
Sweden's $60 million Zimbabwe elections offer receives mixed reactions
Sweden's $60 millio...Published: 22 Jul 2011 at 04:17hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul
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