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PPC Zimbabwe to fast-track solar projects
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) Zimbabwe has announced plans to accelerate the construction of two solar power plants with a combined capacity of 30 megawatts (MW) in Colleen Bawn and Bulawayo. The ini...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 10:33hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Harnessing the Zimbabwe diaspora for economic, social development
ZIMBABWE'S diaspora, estimated to exceed five million people, constitutes about 30% of the country's population.This global community represents a powerful resource with the potential to trans...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 21:08hrs | 354 | by Constantine Chikosi
Gilbert Muponda withdraws ZIFA bid, endorses Magwizi
Aspiring Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presidential candidate Gilbert Muponda has announced his withdrawal from the race, endorsing Nqobile Magwizi for the top post.In a statement relea...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 17:19hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Zimplats advances Zimbabwe's value-addition drive
Zimplats, one of Zimbabwe's leading platinum group metals producers, is making significant progress toward enhancing value addition and beneficiation in the mining sector through the construction of a...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 06:58hrs | 1573 | by Staff reporter
Shock as Ekhaya Kip Keino Children's Home in Mat South refuses free borehole
A puzzling development in Makwe North, Matabeleland South Province, has left the community divided after Ekhaya Kip Keino Children's Home declined a free borehole offered by Lungisani Twominutes Ncube...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 15:30hrs | 2016 | by George Tshuma
'Mnangagwa's ED2030 a complete impossibility'
As Zimbabwe approaches the midpoint of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's second term, growing scepticism surrounds his Vision 2030 initiative and the increasingly controversial push to extend his preside...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 12:43hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's personality cult grows
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his loyalists have intensified efforts to create a political personality cult as part of a controversial campaign to extend his presidency beyond the constitutional tw...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 12:21hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean industry urged to brace for AfCFTA competition
Zimbabwe's local industry must be ready for competition from across the continent as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) comes into force, Industry and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu ...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:22hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume granted bail
Jacob Ngarivhume, the leader of the opposition party Transform Zimbabwe, was granted bail by the Harare High Court on Wednesday.He spent 82 days in pre-trial incarceration.Justice Emil...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 18:52hrs | 1152 | by Staff reporter
515 students graduate at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic
A total of 515 students graduated yesterday from Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, marking a significant milestone in the institution's efforts to contribute to Zimbabwe'...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:55hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume to appear in High Court for bail appeal hearing
Jacob Ngarivhume, the leader of the opposition party Transform Zimbabwe, is scheduled to appear in the High Court tomorrow for a bail appeal hearing. Ngarivhume, a prominent activist known for his fea...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 11:46hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to hand over 90 Isuzu Double Cab vehicles to chiefs
In a major step which the Zimbabwe government claims will strengthen local governance, President Emmerson Mnangagwa will officially hand over 90 Isuzu Double Cab vehicles to traditional chiefs this mo...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 09:32hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Air ambulances airlift 19 patients so far
In less than a month since its launch, the government's air ambulance service, operated by Russian company HeliDrive, has already airlifted 19 patients. These patients include victims of road accident...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 09:54hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
The abuse of power in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's government has been increasingly accused of using its legal machinery to silence dissenting voices and suppress freedom of speech.Activists and civil society organisations have been...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 10:02hrs | 266 | by Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Zanu-PF begins process for Mnangagwa to stay in office beyond 2028
ZANU-PF structures are pushing for constitutional amendments to allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his presidency beyond 2028, when his second and final term is set to end. The proposed chan...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 12:51hrs | 1352 | by Staff reporter
Warriors coach in touch with 25 foreign-based players
In 2003, Zimbabwe's national football team, the Warriors, secured a 3-1 victory over Seychelles in an Afcon qualifier at the National Sports Stadium, drawing a capacity crowd. This win, featuring goal...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:19hrs | 1176 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Ngarivhume denied bail
Jacob Ngarivhume, leader of Transform Zimbabwe, and his alleged accomplice Kelvin Gonde have been denied bail by Harare magistrate Farai Gwitima. They face charges of disorderly conduct and pa...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 11:52hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
'Ngarivhume stoned, injured two police officers'
The investigating officer in Jacob Ngarivhume's disorderly conduct case on Wednesday told a Harare court that the jailed politician was seen stoning two police officers in what led to his arrest....Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 12:41hrs | 771 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urged to ignore courts and immediately release activists?
Zimbabwe should immediately release over 100 pro-democracy activists arrested in the run-up to Saturday's SADC summit in Harare, the United Nations rights office said on Wednesday.The call cam...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 12:37hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF is not Zimbabwe
THE ruling party, Zanu-PF's youth league wants to force teachers and nurses to undergo indoctrination at its Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology so that "they do not sell out!"In the recent pas...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 14:00hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
'Ngarivhume was plotting protest'
A police detective testified in the Harare Magistrates Court that opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume is a serial offender who would likely lead protests during the upcoming SADC summit in Harare if gr...Published: 11 Aug 2024 at 18:42hrs | 1606 | by Staff reporter
SADC Summit derails Ngarivhume bail proceedings
In the case involving Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume and his alleged co-accused Kelvin Gonde, who are accused of disorderly conduct, the investigating officer, Victor Mukohwa, testified on...Published: 11 Aug 2024 at 18:39hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Calls grow louder for Mnangagwa to extend incumbency beyond 2028
Zanu-PF's Mashonaland West province has added momentum to the push for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his presidency beyond 2028. This call aligns with Mnangagwa's Vision 2030, which aims to t...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:27hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna outlines ambitious plan to transform Zimbabwe mining
Dexter Nduna, ZANU-PF's chairman for resource mobilisation and revenue generation, has outlined an ambitious plan to transform Zimbabwe's mining and agricultural sectors. Recently appointe...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:32hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police widen arrests
Police in Zimbabwe have intensified their crackdown on human rights activists and opposition politicians, arresting over 10 individuals nationwide ahead of the Southern African Development Commun...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:31hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans don't need to be paid by the US to reject oppression, Mr. Mnangagwa!
It never ceases to amaze!Can there be anything more demeaning than an entire nation being regarded as dimwits by its own leaders?What can be more insulting than your own government acc...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 17:17hrs | 883 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe to launch nationwide ZimDigital phase 2
Government is set to launch ZimDigital Phase 2 next month, aiming to achieve comprehensive nationwide radio coverage and expand broadcasting services across Zimbabwe. The initiative, reported ...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 16:32hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Manhize steel plant commences pig iron production
The Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) plant in Manhize, Midlands Province, marked a significant milestone on Wednesday with the blast furnace commencing pig iron production. This US$1.5 billion pr...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 10:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
China pledges more support for Zimbabwe
China has pledged to deepen its strategic partnership with Zimbabwe to help achieve targets under Zimbabwe's National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) and Vision 2030. These plans aim to transform Zimbab...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:32hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe politics is a rat race and the antagonists' trump cards are deception and betrayal
Zimbabwe's political system is not a caucus race but a rat race! Lewis Carroll in Alice in Wonderland explained what a caucus race is: "After swimming around in Alice's pool of tears...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:29hrs | 10 | by Wilbert Mukori
Why Mnangagwa could be seeking a third term
IN 1990 to 1991 when Fredrick Chiluba was hot on a campaign for multi-party democracy that finally ushered him in as Zambian president to replace founding nationalist Kenneth Kaunda, he was so emphati...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 10:42hrs | 1 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mnangagwa challenges youths to develop their country
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has challenged young people, both in Zimbabwe and abroad, to shoulder the burden of developing their country, emulating their forebears who liberated it and driving the development...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
300 tractors to speed up rural roads rehab
Rural roads are set for a major facelift in line with Vision 2030 after President Mnangagwa secured 300 Belarus tractors to boost the capacity of the Rural Infrastructural Development Agency (RIDA) to...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US diplomat outlines an ambitious vision for Zimbabwe
BOTTOM LINE- The US Embassy in Harare has identified the potential for Zimbabwe to become a growth hub for Southern Africa.- This is a curious conclusion to draw given the fact that Zi...Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 18:33hrs | 12 | by Michael Walsh
'Zimbabwe has a leadership crisis'
ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) chairman Trevor Ncube says Zimbabwe has a leadership crisis with the people who are supposed to drive and make a huge impact on the economy having abdicated responsibility....Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani, Kunzvi dam works expedited
The construction of major dams such as the Kunzvi and Gwayi-Shangani to augment supplies to Harare and Bulawayo is being expedited.Most suburbs in the cities have been facing water challenges ...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:54hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Ngarivhume's appeal postponed
Justice Benjamin Chikowore has postponed Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume's appeal against public violence conviction to 14 November 2023.It is now over six months since Ngarivhume w...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 20:58hrs | | by Muridzo F
Bulawayo Business Network commends Ministry of Industry for inclusive consultations
In a concerted effort to elevate Zimbabwe to an upper-middle-income economy by 2030, the new administration led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa has embarked on a journey of economic transformation. Th...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 18:01hrs | 5 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Strategic Ambiguity, so near but so far
Addressing thousands of change champions on his last political rally at the Freedom Square, Chamisa highlighted to the CCC supporters that it was impossible for President Mnangagwa to rig the August 2...Published: 29 Sep 2023 at 11:55hrs | | by Knowledge Hakata
Zimbabwean churches ask Zanu-PF, CCC to 'move on'
Since the general elections on August 23rd, Zimbabwe has remained in a state of tension, with a crackdown on opposition figures pushing the country closer to the brink.Now, the Zimbabwe Counci...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 19:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
'CCC abandons Sikhala?'
THE opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has not deserted its incarcerated member Job Sikhala, but the party is avoiding attracting the ire of its opponents, Harare mayor Jacob Mafume has sa...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:34hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to free political prisoners, reform Judiciary
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says he will free all political prisoners and the Judiciary from State capture, as part of his key deliverables in 100 days once el...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 06:45hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean candidates solicit church votes ahead of Zimbabwe elections
Zimbabwe's major political parties are turning to religion in a bid to secure votes in the general elections next month.Zanu-PF and the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are attending church...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bitumen World starts work on Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road
CONSTRUCTION giant, Bitumen World (Private) Limited, has deployed three well-equipped teams to undertake intense road maintenance and rehabilitation works along the dilapidated Bulawayo-Victoria Falls...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:45hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC and Zanu-PF fail to unveil manifestos
Two of Zimbabwe's foremost political leaders launched presidential campaigns at the weekend, calling on compatriots to buy into their vision for the southern African country, however, now produce...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 13:50hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe may begin power exports'
AS the power crisis eased in the past month, Ministry of Energy and Power Development permanent secretary Gloria Magombo (GM) says the country should start power exports next year. Indications of this...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 10:02hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
No more need for load shedding, says Zesa
IN a huge breakthrough for the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa the power utility, Zesa, says the country no longer needs a load-shedding schedule as it is now able to produce enough electri...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thousands benefit from Hwange 7 & 8 spin-offs
THE US$1,5 billion Hwange Thermal Power Station Unit 7 and 8 expansion project in Matebeleland North province has generated immense economic and social spin-offs amid reports that 50 000 people and in...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 06:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Nust construction projects on course
MASSIVE progress has been recorded at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust), where the institution's Technovation Centre is now 88 percent complete.The construction of facto...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:36hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume's Transform Zimbabwe rallies behind Chamisa
Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) has pledged to rally behind the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in the general elections after its leader Jacob Ngarivhume was imprisoned early this year.In a state...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
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