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Inside elections: Can the yellow wave shake-up Mashonaland East?
This is the first in a series of (inside elections) articles examining the politics and possible voting patterns of 2023's general election in expected swing/marginal National Assembly constituencies....Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:16hrs | 495 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Zimbabwe adjudged as flood prone
ZIMBABWE has been added to Google's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Flood Hub platform which provides early warnings to people living in regions exposed to risk of floods.This comes at a time whe...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:25hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidate gifts uniforms to disadvantaged girls
Zanu-PF Ward 2 candidate Bonginkosi Moyo has donated school uniforms worth over US$600 to more than 50 disadvantaged girls from Trenance Primary School in Bulawayo.Handing over the donation at...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:34hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil society approaches AU
A GROUPING of civil society organisations, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum), has taken the country's human rights fight to the African Union, predicting a bloody election due to the gov...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:28hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
13 distressed Zimbabwe firms rescued
Testifying to its commitment to tangible deliverables aimed at transforming the livelihoods of the people, the Second Republic, under the stewardship of President Mnangagwa, has resuscitated 13 previo...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:30hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt 'legalises' graft in new law
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under attack from anti-graft crusaders after signing a new law which critics say could lead to theft of public funds and lack of accountability.Government...Published: 10 May 2023 at 06:01hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
CIO takes over running of Zimbabwe elections from the military
ZIMBABWE'S Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) has secretly taken over the running of national elections — designed to manipulate the process in favour of the incumbent President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:10hrs | 1506 | by Staff reporter
Jailed Buyanga fights South African police
The fight between businessman Frank Buyanga and authorities in South Africa has escalated with the former accusing police in the neighbouring country of defaming him.Buyanga has been languishi...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:50hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga mourns Muzenda's son
Tongai Muzenda who died in a road accident on Wednesday, was "a pillar of the community, astute business executive and fine gentlemen who served his country with distinction", Vice President Dr Consta...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 08:55hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Ncube frets over runaway forex rate
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube this week threatened to hike Zimbabwe's policy rate beyond 200%, if companies continue to dabble into parallel market activities.The Treasury chief, who spoke dur...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 07:04hrs | 2090 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Tongai Muzenda
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has expressed shock and sadness at the death of former Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Deputy Minister and son to the late Vice President Simon Muzenda, Tongai, who passe...Published: 28 Apr 2023 at 06:56hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe conducts a cholera simulation exercise to improve readiness and response
KADOMA - To improve capacities for adequate prevention, readiness, early detection and timely response to cholera at community level, the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) conducted a cholera ...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 11:03hrs | 273 | by APO
Mnangagwa the Al Jazeera documentary protagonist
AS the narrative of Qatar-based international television news channel Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia investigative film on gold smuggling, money laundering and corruption unfolds and audiences navigate the s...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 14:21hrs | 3175 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa exposed
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been left exposed and politically vulnerable following ground-breaking revelations by Qatar-based international television network Al Jazeera's of gold...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 18:23hrs | 5161 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preside over Zimbabwe implosion
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed that the majority of his ministers were doing well - with three outstanding and two being a dismal failure - the reality on the ground is different: Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:05hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims that there is no place for incompetence
INEPTITUDE and poor performance in local authorities and State-owned enterprises are unacceptable and have no place in the Second Republic which will soon be implementing an Accelerator Model to quick...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:27hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
OyOs announces official release of the OyOs Online Stores and the OyOs Chatbot
OyOs hereby announces the official release of two top of the range IT related products onto the Zimbabwean digital space, OyOs Online Store and the OyOsBOt. OyOs standing for Own Your Online Store is ...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 22:28hrs | 391 | by Agencies
Dam levels break records
THE major interior dams currently hold 92 percent of their combined capacity with almost 65 percent now full as a result of the good rainy season.This ensures enough stored water for irrigatio...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 06:54hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa violates the Zimbabwe Constitution
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa almost certainly violated the delimitation process by not following constitutional requirements, while brazenly subverting the constitution at critical junctures, renderin...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 10:36hrs | 1548 | by Staff reporter
BCC embarks on water disconnection blitz
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is carrying out a water disconnection blitz in all suburbs over unpaid rates amounting to $30 billion.The local authority says it is struggling to meet its financia...Published: 13 Feb 2023 at 05:18hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Lets approach all crimes with the same zeal
While we are focusing on drug dealers and drug pushers, we should put in the same effort to stop the collaboration between criminals at our bus stops and the ZRP who look away while travellers are bei...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 21:13hrs | 332 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Air Force of Zimbabwe crash pilots named
The two Air Force of Zimbabwe pilots who perished in an air crash near Gweru last week Thursday have been named as Group Captain Ben Munyanduki and Wing Commander Daniel Manyenga.The two died ...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 21:32hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Air Force of Zimbabwe pilots
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday described the death of two Air Force of Zimbabwe senior pilots in a plane crash as unexpected, saying the nation had been robbed of experienced and committed officers....Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 04:59hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Teaching Jobs in UK: Eligibility criteria amended as application period opens
Zimbabwe was among the four source markets recently added to list countries targeted for teacher recruitment by the United Kingdom, including Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa.The opportunity fo...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:31hrs | 1681 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe maize harvest to hit three million tonnes?
Zimbabwe is poised to record its largest-ever maize harvest this year, with preliminary assessments indicating that production could hit three million tonnes.The previous record maize haul was...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:25hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Health experts concern over govt's lazy approach to new COVID-19 wave
HEALTH experts have expressed concern over the government's lackadaisical approach to the new COVID-19 wave which has seen a spike in infections and deaths.On Monday, World Health Organi...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 07:05hrs | 336 | by Staff Reporter
Harare backs Moscow
WINDS of a renewed Cold War between the United States and Russia - thunderously manifesting itself in Ukraine through iron and blood - swept across the southern African region this week as Russian For...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 19:07hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ranked among most corrupt countries, latest survey reveals
ZIMBABWE has been ranked among countries that have high corruption levels by an international transparency organisation.Transparency International ranked Zimbabwe on number 152 out of 180 coun...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:48hrs | 798 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets 40 tonnes of gold in 2023
Zimbabwe's gold mining sector is targeting to raise production to 40 tonnes this year, up from 35.38 tonnes last year, an official said Tuesday.Last year's output was a record high, spurred by...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:38hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Zinara to disburse $98bn to councils
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) says it is targeting to disburse $98 billion to local authorities across the country this year. Last year, Zinara disbursed $30, 6 billion to...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 05:46hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Zinara blasts councils over shoddy jobs
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has condemned local authorities over poor quality workmanship on some road rehabilitation projects across the country, and red-flagged overcommitting...Published: 23 Jan 2023 at 05:45hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dam levels still critically low
BULAWAYO's major supply dams have received insignificant inflows of water since the onset of the rainy season, raising fears of more water woes in the city.According to the latest update by th...Published: 20 Jan 2023 at 06:39hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
e-Gov drive goes up
The Ministry of Information, Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services through Potraz has donated 160 computers to the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare as the e-Govern...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 13:11hrs | 556 | by Staff Reporter
CCC preventing journalists from interviewing victims of brutality to expose perpetrators
While the Murehwa political violence case has been widely condemned by various voices - ironically including Zanu-PF - the opposition CCC is preventing journalists from interviewing victims of the bru...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 09:29hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's gold output reaches new record high
Zimbabwe's gold output reached a new record high of 35.38 tonnes in 2022, spurred by new mining projects, timely payments and incentives to miners.The output was 19.5 percent up from the previ...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:55hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says no unity without true dialogue
CIVIC society and opposition political parties yesterday decried Zimbabwe's highly-polarised society which they say have rendered Unity Day irrelevant.Zimbabwe yesterday celebrated the 35th an...Published: 25 Dec 2022 at 14:13hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe starts cloud seeding to augment rainfall
Zimbabwe has started cloud seeding in an effort to increase rainfall in the current summer season, an official said Friday.The country recently acquired the latest technology to aid in cloud s...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:15hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Botswana reiterates call for sanctions removal on Zimbabwe
Botswana has reiterated calls for the removal of Western-imposed illegal sanctions against Zimbabwe saying they are impeding the country's efforts of becoming a middle-income economy by 2030.B...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:29hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Liverpool starlet Mabaya misses Dubai camp due to injury
ENGLAND-BORN Zimbabwean starlet Isaac Mabaya has missed out on another opportunity to impress Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp after being ruled out of the Premier League giants' training camp in Dubai...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:58hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Delish Nguwaya scoops award for his Pomona waste project
THE Zimbabwe Integrated Traders Association (ZITA) on Wednesday honoured controversial businessman Delish Nguwaya with a special Innovative Business Award in recognition of his leading role in the Pom...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 05:14hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt failing Zec
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has admitted failing to run elections properly, but has laid the blame on poor funding by the State.In its latest report on the March 26 by-elections, Z...Published: 30 Nov 2022 at 05:07hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe edges closer to oil, gas discovery
Zimbabwe is inching closer to making a commercial discovery of oil and gas after Invictus Energy last week said results from initial evaluation of data from its Mukuyu-1 well site showed strong eviden...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:34hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Harare airport bird strike grounds Fastjet aircraft
A Fastjet aircraft was grounded recently after experiencing a bird strike upon landing at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport.The incident, according to a statement by the company'...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:44hrs | 1930 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa installed GSU Chancellor, caps first graduands
GWANDA State University (GSU)witnessed the installation of President Mnangagwa as its first Chancellor and the capping of 15 pioneer students at the institution's inaugural graduation ceremony yesterd...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:23hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani to miss completion deadline
CONSTRUCTION works at the gigantic Lake Gwayi-Shangani in Hwange District, Matabeleland North have resumed following the release of funds by Treasury.Lake Gwayi-Shangani, a major component of ...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | 1291 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ambassadors to sign performance-based contracts
ZIMBABWE'S ambassadors will from the beginning of next year sign performance- based contracts in line with Government's efforts to improve their role in attracting investments into the country, among ...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
'Biti baiting journalists with sensational but false claims'
A Harare Company West Properties Zimbabwe has exposed parliamentarian Tendai Biti's malicious attack against them after the legislator claimed that the company received 200 000 hectares of land from t...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 19:41hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Tough time ahead for 'zvakarongeka' Ncube
EARLY last year Finance and Economic Development minister, Mthuli Ncube made the infamous statement "zvakarongeka", loosely translating to "all is in order" as far as the country's financial reserves ...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:13hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
Kagame comes to Zimbabwe to bolster Zanu-PF's 2023 poll campaign
RWANDAN President Paul Kagame will be in Zimbabwe next week to launch a massive US$800 million rural electrification project which President Emmerson Mnangagwa sees as a game changer in his bid to sec...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:25hrs | 3518 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army concludes major exercise
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces yesterday concluded its major field training exercise in northern Mashonaland Central showing it was committed to ensure peace, stability and security in the country....Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:40hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
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