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Fortune Charumbir nominated as Pan-African Parliament presidential candidate again
The Pan-African Parliament Southern African caucus officially nominated Chiefs Council president, Fortune Charumbira, as their sole candidate to contest as president of the continental legislative bod...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 20:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Airfares for flights between Zimbabwe and SA dramatically shoot up
AIR fares for flights between Zimbabwe and South Africa - mainly the Harare-Johannesburg and Bulawayo-Johannesburg routes - have shot up dramatically during the festive season (Christmas and New Year ...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 17:26hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
CCC Parliamentarians barred for the next 4 sittings
Members of the Citizens Coalition For Change have been ejected from Parliament and barred for the next 4 sittings for unparliamentary behaviour, having caused disturbances during the swearing in cerem...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 16:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 5 election hurdles
AFTER days of political drama, anxiety and bated breath, President Emmerson Mnangagwa proclaimed the election date, setting the stage for a season of intrigue, joy and heartaches. Zimbabwe decides on ...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 19:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maswanhise set for Leicester City breakthrough
ENGLAND-BORN Warriors' prospect Tawanda Maswanhise is expected to graduate into the first team of relegated premier league side Leicester City after he scooped the developmental side player of the yea...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Econet technical challenges resolved
TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe on Wednesday said the technical challenges that affected its voice services have been resolved.Yesterday [Tuesday] Econet said it was "experienci...Published: 10 May 2023 at 16:20hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
BREAKING: Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Chokuda arrested over laptop scandal
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has announced that it has arrested Clerk of Parliament Kennedy Mugove Chokuda for Criminal Abuse of Duty as a Public Officer as defined in section 174 of the Cr...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 12:15hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe secures ODI series win against Netherlands
Half-centuries from Gary Ballance and Wessly Madhevere helped Zimbabwe defeat the Netherlands by seven wickets and win a World Cup Super League one-day international series 2-1 on Saturday.Aft...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 17:01hrs | | by AFP
Chamisa promises to turn Zimbabwe around in no time
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has promised to turn Zimbabwe around in no time....Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 01:12hrs | | by Moyo Royo
Raza meets Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has applauded Sikandar Raza after the national cricket team all-rounder was named in the International Cricket Council Team of the Year for Twenty20 Internationals as well as One D...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'We aim to win big!' insists Chamisa oblivious Zanu PF is rigging big, there is verified voters' roll, etc., etc.
"The world is flat or round not because you or me say it is flat/round. It is round because the mountain of supporting evidence say it is round," my Secondary School teacher used to say. Zimba...Published: 24 Jan 2023 at 17:04hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Chamisa confident of 2023 win
ZIMBABWE's main opposition party led by Nelson Chamisa, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) marked its first anniversary Tuesday.The party was formed on 24 January 2022 after a prolonged ...Published: 24 Jan 2023 at 16:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Charamba mocks Chamisa
PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba has blasted Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa for promising a ‘new great Zimbabwe' while opposition led councils have failed t...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pathisa Nyathi angry over CCC butchering of Ndebele language
Historian and cultural activist Founder of Amagugu International Heritage Centre Pathisa Nyathi is an angry man after hearing an MP4 CCC campaign audio that has gone viral on the internet. ...Published: 02 Jan 2023 at 15:21hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Job Sikhala denied bail..Magistrate says he is an unrepentant criminal
Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament (MP), Job Sikhala was denied bail again by a Harare magistrate in a case where he stands accused of inciting public violence and defeating the...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 18:12hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe election silly season upon us
DEFINITELY the election silly season is now upon Zimbabwe if reports that the Zimbabwe Republic Police in Bulawayo blocked a campaign concert meant to encourage people to register to vote are anything...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Beware of the folly of Trojan rulers!
Government, folly of mankind?Barbara W Tuchman is a prolific writer on politics as read through history. I enjoy her take on her subject.But she is American, western, itself an importa...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 18:07hrs | 1 | by on Saturday
DJ Tira engages Mnangagwa on #FactZimRocks concept
ZIMBABWE President Emmerson Mnangagwa last month met with South African creative, DJ Tira at the State House where they deliberated on activities to boost tourism in the country.The wheel spin...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 18:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe toe-selling 'joke' misses the mark in Nigeria
An apparent social media ruse in Zimbabwe about people selling their toes for large amounts of money is being taken more seriously elsewhere in Africa.The unfounded story that suggests Zimbabw...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Money heist at CSC pension fund
THE Cold Storage Company (CSC)'s pension fund has been rocked by a scandal involving some former top executives, who are allegedly implicated in the spiriting away of millions of United States dollars...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 12:11hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zera announces LPG price increase
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced an upward review on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).Retail price for LPG has been set at US$2.07 up from, US$2.03 and ZWL$268.11 up ...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
CID launches manhunt for suspect
Police have roped in the International Police Organisations (Interpol) with a view to track down one of Zimbabwe's most wanted armed robbery suspects, Conwell Junior Kasambarare (26), believed to be p...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 05:23hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Robbers escape after police shootout
A gang of armed robbery suspects is believed to have sped off with gunshot wounds in Bulawayo following a shootout with police, as a crack team was set up to track down one of Zimbabwe's most wanted a...Published: 04 Nov 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Manhunt for Zimbabwe most wanted robber
One of Zimbabwe's most wanted armed robbery suspects, Conwell Junior Kasambarare (26) believed to be part of Musa Taj Abdul's gang, and is facing a plethora of robbery and housebreaking charges has ju...Published: 30 Oct 2021 at 13:53hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
Delay in stands allocation riles Bulawayo residents
MORE than 60 beneficiaries of a housing scheme in Emganwini thronged Nketa Housing Office in Bulawayo on Thursday last week demanding answers from the local authority on the continued delay in availin...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Catholic nuns seize control of US$2m Covid-19 project
CATHOLIC Church nuns, through Sisters of the Little Company of Mary (LCM), owners of St. Anne's Hospital in Harare, have acrimoniously seized control of the refurbished health facility's Covid-19 cent...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 08:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police shoot most wanted robber
A SUSPECTED notorious armed robber, who is part of a gang led by Musa Taj Abdul, is nursing wounds at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in Harare after being shot by police while attempting to flee....Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:32hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
2 Bulawayo lawyers shortlisted for NPRC
TWO BULAWAYO lawyers are among 30 candidates shortlisted for the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) interviews to be conducted on 16 April in Harare. In terms of Sections 237 ...Published: 07 Apr 2021 at 06:48hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bring back the reed basket
Some of our African identity paraphernalia, artifacts, customs and traditions continue to vanish right under our noses. Time gnawing at them slowly as we all pretend not to notice, do not forget its s...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 18:10hrs | 8 | by Tondo Murisa
Open Letter to the acting Harare City Council Mayor in the wake of the demolition of houses in Budiriro
Alarmed with the insensitive, heartless and callous decision by the MDC Alliance led Harare City Council to demolish houses in Budiriro during the rainy season;Aware that the uncouth decision ...Published: 10 Dec 2020 at 15:08hrs | | by Tendai Chirau
WATCH: Thokozani Khupe takes oath of office as MP
MDC-T Acting President Thokozani Khupe has defied a court application that sought to bar her from being sworn her as a Member of Parliament and leader of the opposition. She was sworn in on We...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 18:01hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe model fares well in global pageant
Local model Pauline Marere was chosen among the top 10 out of 56 models from across the world at the Miss Heritage Global in Accra, Ghana, last month.The outgoing Miss Africa Continent was rep...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 15:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Explosive 'Rogue Unit' exposée nails Pravin Gordhan
The Sunday Times reported that former SA Revenue Services (SARS) employee, Keletso Bizoski Manyike, told the publication that he was never a member of the so-called SARS "rogue unit". He was a witness...Published: 18 Jul 2019 at 11:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena Parly committee bunks GMAZ hearing
THE Tafadzwa Musarara-chaired Grain Millers' Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) yesterday turned up in Parliament to be grilled by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands and Agriculture on issues ...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: George Charamba defends army killings
Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba says the state was under threat and its existence undermined by the protestors on 14 January hence it was justified to act the way it did.Said C...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 12:54hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Internet shutdown is unconstitutional,' says Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe's mobile phone networks and internet were partially shut down, with one industry source saying the systems had been jammed and many users were complaining of severely limited access.J...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 21:01hrs | 8 | by Ndou Paul
Civil servants' demand for higher salaries not sustainable
The demand by civil servants to be paid $1 733 per month is not sustainable as government is trying to cut back expenditure. Though justified in demanding for an increase in light of high prices of ba...Published: 11 Jan 2019 at 16:27hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
Bulawayo's dams hold 30 months water supply
Bulawayo City Council whose supply dams are 60 percent full says the water is enough to last the city 30 months. According to the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) statistics on dam le...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife over cow
POLICE in Chivhu have launched a manhunt for a man who allegedly killed his wife after accusing her of failing to chase away a cow that was drinking water near their garden.Simbarashe Zishiri ...Published: 23 Oct 2018 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso ECD win #VisitZimbabwe curtain raiser
Dynamos 1-1 Highlanders(Highlanders won 3-2 after penalty shootouts)HIGHLANDERS' coach Madinda Ndlovu emerged from yesterday's #VisitZimbabwe curtain raiser to the World Class Legends and ...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cold play frontman spotted in Zimbabwe
Chris Martin was reportedly in Victoria Falls on 15 April 2018.The Coldplay frontman was spotted in Vict Falls with a fan.Martin's mother is from Zimbabwe and he often spent time in th...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 12:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Transform Zimbabwe congress kicks off
TRANSFORM Zimbabwe (TZ)'s inaugural elective congress kicks off in Harare today, where the opposition party is expected to launch its policy document ahead of this year's general elections.TZ,...Published: 23 Mar 2018 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
The inside story on Britain's shifting attitude towards Zimbabwe
The arrival of the Zimbabwean Finance Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, in London signals a new chapter for Zimbabwe's relations with its former colonial master.Britain's Foreign Minister, the some...Published: 27 Feb 2018 at 15:53hrs | 2 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Inconsistent Bosso wins
Highlanders 2-0 Black RhinosSECOND half goals by defender Peter Muduhwa and midfielder King Nadolo inspired inconsistent Highlanders to a Castle Lager Premiership victory over army side Black ...Published: 30 Oct 2017 at 04:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe universities hit by cyber attacks, bitcoins ransom demanded
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) and the Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) allegedly suffered cyber attacks yesterday with the hackers demanding more than $6 billion to rest...Published: 22 Jun 2017 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
LIVE: Mugabe meets Zanu-PF youths in Mutare
PRESIDENT Mugabe this afternoon addresses thousands of Zanu-PF supporters at Sakubva Stadium in Mutare during the second leg of the Presidential Youth Interface Rallies launched in Mashonaland East pr...Published: 16 Jun 2017 at 10:16hrs | | by online
Is this not taking advertising a bit too far?
Is this not taking advertising a bit too far?Hello @econetzimbabwe ...Published: 31 May 2017 at 09:14hrs | | by twitter
Mugabe remains a jet-setter
Zimbabwe's 93-year-old leader might be slowing down, but his busy foreign travels have led the opposition to call him the "non-resident president".President Robert Mugabe has visited Singa...Published: 23 Mar 2017 at 09:59hrs | | by Agencies
Did Nikuv hack Zimbabwe's elections? A credible article
In the past three years, a new slang word has come to be popular in the Zimbabwean capital. I've heard it in professional settings and at parties. It's a conjugation of the word nikuv, to say that you...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 11:02hrs | | by Yael Even Or
WATCH: Lion rescue mission nearly goes terribly wrong in Zimbabwe
Kariba - Wildlife vets were trying to take a snare off a lion in western Zimbabwe but the rescue mission nearly went terribly wrong.Darted in thick bush right next to a house in Nyamunga t...Published: 11 Feb 2017 at 11:18hrs | | by Staf reporter
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