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Jilted man kills lover with a hoe for ending relationship
A Harare man who murdered his girlfriend in cold blood after she ended their relationship has been jailed 15 years by High Court judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi.Tinashe Jamu of Glen Norah att...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
Colonialism was not an event, but a long-term project of global control
Queen Elizabeth II was finally laid to rest last week after 96 years of life and 70 years of service as the Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until she die...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 119 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Zimbabwe politicians giving police nightmares
POLICE yesterday accused politicians from across the divide of stoking violence, thus making it extremely difficult for the law enforcement agents to professionally discharge their duties.Nati...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:15hrs | 845 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banishes death penalty
IT'S been 6 273 days since Zimbabwe hanged a condemned person. For the gruesome murder of Themba Nkiwane, the High Court sentenced Never Masina Mandlenkosi to death in 2002 and he was executed...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:13hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
Fear grips undocumented foreign workers in South Africa
Zimbabwean domestic migrant worker Precious clocked in late for work, launched into her duties for a white South African family as if nothing happened, yet hours earlier she had been arrested for bein...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:38hrs | 1606 | by Staff reporter
Cartels bay for Mthuli Ncube's blood
PREDATORY cartels of "tenderpreneurs" preying on Zimbabwe's lax procurement systems, prejudicing government of millions of United States dollars, are baying for the blood of Finance minister Mthuli Nc...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:26hrs | 7623 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police impunity laid bare
POLICE deputy commissioner Stephen Mutamba was added to the list of individuals reeling under the United States (US) sanctions in a move that bolstered the long-held view that the Zimbabwe Republic Po...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 19:26hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti faces deregistration as a lawyer
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti faces deregistration as a lawyer after local businessman Tendai Mashamhanda reported allegations of misconduct against him to the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) and ...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 8371 | by Staff reporter
Arrested UZ student granted $10 000 bail
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe student Tsitsi Mutamba has been granted bail after spending four days in a police cell.She was arrested last Friday for allegedly sharing a message on a Whatsapp group, ...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 06:01hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
3,000 hectares of wheat in Mat North
FARMERS in Matabeleland North have increased their wheat hectarage from last year's 950 hectares to about 3 000 hectares as the province moves towards enhancing the country's food security and attainm...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar shortage bites
THE government will today give an update on contracts it suspended last month pending a pricing review as pressure mounts for it to honour its obligations.Last month, as part of measures to sa...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 2849 | by Staff reporter
SA loadshedding triggers Beitbridge border chaos
Continued loadshedding in South Africa with delays in delivering diesel for the South African back-up generator has seen commercial cargo piling up at Beitbridge Border Post with trucks stretching in ...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Public procurement loopholes enable looting of Covid-19 goods
THE absence of statutes aimed at managing the procurement of goods and services and their issuance in times of emergency in Zimbabwe led to the country not getting value for the funds it invested towa...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 20:02hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
UZ taken to court by students over fees
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) students have taken the institution and its vice-chancellor Paul Mapfumo to court challenging the recent increase in tuition fees.The university recently increased ...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 897 | by Staff reporter
Mystery buyer Zimbabwe of diamonds outed
THE Zimbabwean government has reportedly given preference to Belarusian diamond buyers to snap-up the gems under unclear circumstances.This comes at a time when the country's state-run mining ...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 19:36hrs | 923 | by Staff reporter
Minister defends UZ's 1000% fee hike
HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira has defended the hefty fee hike at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) saying local tertiary institutions‘ fees were too low.The UZ increased ...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:10hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Fresh calls to scrap Mthuli Ncube tax
ZIMBABWE'S 2% intermediated money transfer tax (IMMT) is the highest charge on electronic transactions across Africa and should be scrapped because it affects the poor more, non-governmental organisat...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:08hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea hits Gweru
The city of Gweru has reported increased cases of diarrhoea since the beginning of September, NewsDay has learnt.In a statement yesterday, council attributed the increase to climatic changes....Published: 15 Sep 2022 at 05:55hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Safeguard takes measures to help neighbourhoods stay safe
With the increase in burglaries and robberies throughout the country, particularly in Harare, Safeguard Security has embarked on a number of community-based services to help keep neighbourhoods safe. ...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 12:11hrs | 340 | by Agencies
University of Zimbabwe students stage protest against 1,000% fees hike
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) students Monday staged a flash demonstration over the latest round of tuition fees hike, and have vowed to boycott lectures until the new fees are reversed.The univ...Published: 13 Sep 2022 at 06:06hrs | 2086 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC admits journalist assault by party security
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has admitted its party security assaulted NewsHawks journalist Ruvimbo Muchenje when the scribe was making her way into Gadzema Grounds, venue for party leader Nels...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 19:05hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa death threat bishop walks free
A Zanu-PF member and cleric who threatened Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa with death is still a free man despite earlier claims by the police that they are investigating him...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 15:23hrs | 1369 | by Staff reporter
Should Africa mourn Elizabeth II? Of course, we must not allow ranting of tyrants define who we are!
The death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has triggered an outpouring of public sympathy from all corners of the world. The public sympathy from Africa has not gone down well with some people....Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 11:04hrs | 1475 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa backs ranting Limpopo doctor, wants Zimbabweans chased away from SA hospitals?
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa has thrown full weight behind South Africa's Limpopo MEC for Health amid calls for the neighbouring nation to assist Zimbabwe in holding cr...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 06:09hrs | 2169 | by Staff reporter
CCC beats Zanu-PF in Matebeleland South
THE opposition Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC) defeated Zanu-PF in the two wards by-elections held at the weekend in Bulilima, Matebeleland South province.Bulilima held by-elections on Satu...Published: 05 Sep 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1682 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stun Australia in historic third ODI win
Zimbabwe stunned a nearly full-strength Australia by three wickets on Saturday to claim a historic victory in the third one-day international in Townsville.After leg-spinner Ryan Burl (5-10) p...Published: 03 Sep 2022 at 19:16hrs | 1775 | by AFP
Bulawayo deputy mayor saga takes new twist
OUTGOING Bulawayo Deputy Mayor, Mlandu Ncube, has approached the Bulawayo High Court seeking to block Tinashe Kambarami's reinstatement as the city deputy premier.Bulawayo High Court Judge, Ju...Published: 31 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 4019 | by Staff reporter
Virginity and the Johanne Marange religious customs
THE state has outlawed virginity testing as a human rights violation.However, it is surprising to note that Johanne Marange Apostolic Church (JMAC) still teaches and conducts mandatory virgini...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 19:54hrs | 1367 | by Matthew Mare
Harare family clashes with cops over arrest
A Harare man and his two nephews were over the weekend arrested on allegations of assaulting and apprehending two thieves they had caught stealing at their orchard/nursery in Braeside area, a move whi...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 20:58hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Chief fines witch hunters
CHIEF Nyangazonke of Kezi's traditional court last Friday fined two witch hunters — Lloyd Chimanya (32) and his assistant Sergeant Chidyodyo — three cows and four goats for illegally operating in ...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 06:31hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for shared African values
AFRICA's shared values and common challenges should not only bring the continent closer, but also help nurture the capacity to build a stable and conflict-free Africa that is needed to promote sustain...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 06:27hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Nurses recruited from Zimbabwe are being caught in UK 'bonded labour' schemes
Zimbabwean care workers are being tricked into coming to the UK by unscrupulous middlemen who withhold up to half their wages and force them to live in squalor.The scam, which plays on the acu...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 08:20hrs | 4406 | by Ray Mwareya
Above normal rainfall forecast
Most parts of Southern Africa are expected to have normal to above-normal rainfall in the coming summer cropping season, especially the southern and central areas, which include Zimbabwe.The l...Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 06:01hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
South Africa plans to end most special permits for foreigners
South Africa plans to end most special permits for foreigners as it revamps its immigration policies to manage an influx of economic migrants.The government announced that a special dispensati...Published: 26 Aug 2022 at 20:48hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
Lies have short legs, Cde Ziyambi
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi ZiyambiIN 1997, the first recognisable social media site, Six Degrees, came on stream, redefining the world of communication as ...Published: 25 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Limpopo Health MEC says Mnangagwa should save Zimbabweans
LIMPOPO provincial health minister, Phophi Ramathuba, has said there was nothing wrong with her expressing frustrations to a Zimbabwean woman who was scheduled for a surgery at a hospital in Bela Bela...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 21:23hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Bullet-proof vehicle fundraiser defends Chamisa
ORGANISERS of the GoFundMe campaign to buy an armoured vehicle for opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa have distanced him and the party from the initiative, saying it ...Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 06:31hrs | 2252 | by Staff reporter
Witch hunters trigger crisis meeting
CHIEF Bekezela Sibanda Sibasa of Filabusi last week called a crisis meeting with villagers, human rights watchdogs and the police to discuss witch hunters (tsikamutandas) who he said were wreaking hav...Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 06:30hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
Kenyan elections: A lesson to Zimbabwe opposition parties
On August 9, Kenyans came out in their numbers to elect a man who will lead their country for the next five years.Dr William Ruto was on August 15 declared as the President-elect by the countr...Published: 23 Aug 2022 at 06:25hrs | 506 | by Mukachana Hanyani
Zesa pays US$6,4m for power deal
ZIMBABWE has secured a five-year deal to import 100 megawatts of electricity a day from Zambia after paying US$6, 4 million upfront to Zesco, Zambia's power utility, Energy and Power Development minis...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:11hrs | 384 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala, Sithole treated like hardcore criminals
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) members of Parliament Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole who are incarcerated on charges of inciting public violence are being treated like hardcore criminals and the...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 10:05hrs | 754 | by Staff reporter
ZimRights national director says Zimbabwe heading towards bloodbath
ZIMBABWE is faced with a multifaceted economic, political and social crisis. Observers say the challenges bedevilling the country will likely get worse ahead of the 2023 general elections as rival pol...Published: 20 Aug 2022 at 17:03hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
State closes case in Mamombe, Chimbiri 'fake' abduction
The state has closed its case in a matter in which Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Joana Mamombe and her party comrade Cecilia Chimbiri are being tried for allegedly lying about their a...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 18:49hrs | 1000 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora claims he is brewing a shocker for Zimbabwe
MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora has said his party is brewing a shocker for the nation ahead of the crucial harmonised elections pencilled for next year.This is despite his party having fared...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 18:09hrs | 1087 | by Staff reporter
Pipe burst plunges Makokoba into water crisis
RESIDENTS in eight suburbs in Bulawayo have been plunged into a new water crisis following a pipe burst, which resulted in a big section of Masotsha Ndlovu Road near Amakhosi Cultural Centre caving in...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
School, parents clash over US$ fees
PARENTS and guardians of pupils at Nyamuzuwe High School have threatened to stage a protest against school authorities who they accuse of demanding United States dollars exclusively for fees, in contr...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:48hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF condemns US provocative stance against China
Zanu-PF has thrown its weight behind the People's Republic of China in the face of provocation by the United States which has trampled on previous agreements by disregarding the One China princi...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Stress-related suicide cases triple in Bulawayo
THE number of people attempting suicide has almost tripled in Bulawayo since last year with concerns that residents are failing to cope with stress, which drives them to the edge leading to suicide....Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Dangers of Arab Spring in South Africa
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki recently launched a sharp critique of the governing African National Congress (ANC) for failure to address what it has labelled the triple challenge of pover...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:15hrs | 760 | by Sandy Africa
Mnangagwa steps in
Zimbabwe's power supply situation is set to ease significantly in the coming weeks, with President Mnangagwa scheduled to travel to Zambia and Mozambique ...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 07:19hrs | 9432 | by Staff Reporter
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