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Buy Zimbabwe raises concerns over retail sector challenges
Buy Zimbabwe has raised concerns about the challenges facing the retail sector, stating that these obstacles are hindering efforts to promote locally-produced goods.Over the past few weeks, ma...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:17hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
'Only 30% of Zimbabwe teachers report for duty'
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has revealed that only 30% of the country's educators reported for duty as schools reopened for the first term on Tuesday. The low turnout is a...Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:07hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa misses Chapo inauguration
Zimbabwe's Defence Minister, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, is set to represent President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the inauguration of Mozambique's President-elect, Daniel Chapo, in Maputo today. The event un...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 12:08hrs | 1128 | by Staff reporter
SA in record-high grain exports to Zimbabwe
The Port of Durban is currently receiving a shipment of imported white maize, marking the first import of the grain since March 2017 when South Africa was grappling with a severe drought.The A...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:44hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
Magaya versus Zifa legal drama deferred
Legal drama unfolded yesterday as lawyers for Prophet Walter Magaya, disqualified ZIFA presidential aspirant and Yadah Stars president, argued for his inclusion on the final list of candidates for the...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 05:46hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe economy heads for a bloodbath'
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has issued a stark warning of a potential economic bloodbath if Zimbabwe does not liberalize its exchange rate and inject liquidity into the economy. His concerns c...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:16hrs | 905 | by Staff reporter
SA banks freeze Zep holders' accounts
South African banks have frozen the accounts of Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders, claiming it was a system error. However, the sudden account freezes have caused significant distress, with ZE...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:14hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Migrants, army face-off along South Africa-Zimbabwe border
EVERYDAY, Fadzai Musindo walks across the border between Zimbabwe and South Africa - sometimes via the official border post but usually by taking the more dangerous informal route.Streams of m...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:25hrs | 1304 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa intensifying efforts to extend his presidential term limit
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is intensifying efforts to extend his presidency beyond the constitutional two-term limit, with a strategy aimed at postponing Zimbabwe’s next elections from 2028 to 203...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 12:29hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi's path and impact
Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi is advancing westward toward northern Madagascar, with its center located approximately 817 km (508 miles) north-northeast of Antananarivo as of January 11.Forecast m...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 18:29hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
Support ZANU-PF at your own risk as it will eat even its own children
Can ZANU-PF ever be trusted? The heart-wrenching letter from the headmaster of Stoneridge Park Primary School in Harare South Constituency exposes an unsettling reality about Zimbabwe's ruling...Published: 07 Jan 2025 at 16:11hrs | 1224 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Tshabangu defies critics with fresh appointments
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) self-appointed secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu has announced new senior appointments within the fractured opposition party, asserting his authority amid ongoing...Published: 05 Jan 2025 at 14:38hrs | 2281 | by Staff reporter
Capitec closes accounts of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits holders
Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEP) holders in South Africa have found their Capitec bank accounts closed, leaving many in a state of uncertainty. The sudden move has sparked concerns within the Zimbab...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:27hrs | 7750 | by Staff reporter
Gweru's Go Beer bounces back after decade
Gweru City Council's beer concern, Go Beer, has reopened after a decade-long closure, bringing fresh hope to the local economy. The local authority confirmed that operations had resumed last week, wit...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:22hrs | 1334 | by Staff reporter
Zimra auctions off goods, 'seizes' them
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) at Beitbridge has seized a consignment of alcoholic beverages worth US$84,741.58—despite having previously sold it to a successful bidder at an auction just da...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:48hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over imminent Lower Gwelo evictions
Disgruntled villagers from Nsukunengi Village, located under Chief Bunina in the Midlands' Lower Gwelo area, are expressing growing fears of being evicted from their ancestral land to make way for a m...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:47hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's highways: A deadly gamble for travelers
Zimbabwe's highways, once celebrated as vital connectors across the nation, have turned into perilous traps, claiming thousands of lives over the past decade. A spate of bus accidents has sparked a na...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:32hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's appointment of new police chief sparks clansmen politics allegations
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent appointment of Stephen Mutamba as the new Police Commissioner-General, effective January 1, 2025, has ignited accusations of clansmen politics, deepening concerns...Published: 30 Dec 2024 at 19:22hrs | 1679 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabweans keep watching their money go up in smoke
It was 10 p.m. when a frantic pounding on Modester Nyangoni's door dragged her out of a deep sleep.That hot October day, she had been on her feet manning her stall at the largest market in Zim...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:24hrs | 3075 | by Staff reporter
BCC urged to leverage on its properties
Bulawayo residents have called on the local authority to leverage its numerous properties across the city to generate revenue, which could improve service delivery. Representatives from the Bulawayo U...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:22hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Honoring Bishop Kazembe: a true Revolutionary who held on to ZANU PF in darkest times
Great Republic of Zimbabwe - The story of (Cde) Bishop Lawrence Jasi Kazembe popularly know as Vakuru Vekare is one that has often been kept in the shadows, yet it is a story that needs to be told, fo...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 16:34hrs | 511 | by Maxwell Haitengeswinyika Teedzai
Freak accident kills 2
A tragic accident involving three buses on the Masvingo-Beitbridge Highway near Bubi claimed two lives and left two others seriously injured early Sunday morning.The incident, which occurred a...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:40hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Buhera villagers embark on tree planting drive
Enterprising villagers from Buhera Central Constituency in partnership with the Forest Commission recently conducted a successful three-day tree planting training workshop at Chief Nyashanu's homestea...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 20:57hrs | 128 | by Edson Mapani In Buhera
Drought halts operations at mopane worm processing plant
Operations at the Mbvelelo Mopani Worm Processing Plant in Matshiloni, Beitbridge District, have come to a standstill due to a significant shortage of mopane worms, a vital raw material for the facili...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:07hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Open Letter: Meikles Board of Directors
Board of Directors Meikles Limited Block 4 Tendeseka Park Renfrew Road & Samora Machael Eastlea South Harare Zimbabwe Dear remaining Members of the Board, I...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 12:32hrs | 398 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
The impact of duty-free incentives in the 2025 national budget
The 2025 National Budget is a forward-thinking approach to economic recovery and national development, introducing strategic duty-free incentives aimed at empowering local industries, stimulating econ...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 20:12hrs | 1042 | by Innocent Mujeri
Bosso to beef up squad
Highlanders Football Club, one of Zimbabwe's most iconic teams, has set its sights on reclaiming the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title after an 18-year drought. Club chairman Kenneth Mhlophe co...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 10:37hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
More trouble for Zimbabwe as Trump makes return
The incoming administration of Donald Trump in the United States has sparked significant interest across Africa, as analysts speculate on how his second presidency will affect the continent's security...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 12:34hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's GDP takes US$12bn knock
Zimbabwe's gross domestic product (GDP) has sharply fallen to US$35 billion in November, a staggering 25% decline from US$47 billion in April. The sharp contraction highlights the dire economic challe...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:35hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Minister Mthuli's Anaconda Choke on the Informal Sector Marks the End of Zanu PF Rule
Zimbabwe's Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, has taken drastic measures to clamp down on the informal sector, a move being described as an "anaconda chok...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 19:15hrs | 1791 | by Kindred Sibanda
Mphoko leaves family legacy of ruins?
Zimbabwe's liberation struggle hero and former Vice President, Phelekezela Report Mphoko, whose death in India has left the nation in mourning, returns home tomorrow to be laid to rest in a tragic fam...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 07:43hrs | 3642 | by Staff reporter
Water leak exacerbates Bulawayo's crisis
Bulawayo residents are enduring a challenging 170-hour water-shedding schedule as drought conditions worsened by El Niño continue to strain the city's water resources. With dam levels dwindling, resi...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:49hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
UN forcing Mnangagwa to scrap PVO Bill
United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs on human rights have called on the Zimbabwean government to withdraw the controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, warning that its en...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:38hrs | 848 | by Staff reporter
Sengezo Tshabangu warned
The Welshman Ncube-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) yesterday vehemently rejected the actions of self-proclaimed interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu, warning him that his authority with...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 07:01hrs | 3382 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors walk out of meeting chaired by deputy mayor
Bulawayo's Town Clerk, Mr. Christopher Dube, has issued a clarification regarding the election of a new Deputy Mayor, stating that city councillors do not have the authority to elect a new Deputy Mayo...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:56hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Travellers stranded as bus services halt in Beitbridge
Hundreds of travellers, including cross-border traders and shoppers, were left stranded in Beitbridge on Wednesday after bus operators suspended services in response to a government-led anti-smuggling...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:51hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council halts house demolitions
The Harare City Council has temporarily suspended its plan to demolish over 5,000 houses deemed to be illegally constructed on council land. This follows a directive from the Government mandating that...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:29hrs | 5862 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe juggles US$1bn TBs to avert crisis
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is restructuring repayment terms for Treasury Bonds (TBs) as it grapples with escalating debt obligations and the looming threat of default. With nearly US$74...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 18:06hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
SA firms envy Zimbabwe's Manhize plant impact
The neighbouring South Africa's steel industry is worrying and strategizing over the impact to their local industry brought in by Dinston Iron and Steel Company in Zimbabwe's Manhize area with experts...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 13:03hrs | 4970 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge route buses withdraw services
Hundreds of travelers, primarily cross-border traders and shoppers, were left stranded in Beitbridge on Wednesday as bus operators withdrew their services, fearing that their buses would be impounded ...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:38hrs | 7545 | by Staff reporter
Gift Banda arrested over fake O-level certificate
Former Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) vice-president and interim president Gift Banda was arrested yesterday on allegations of forging an Ordinary Level certificate. The 54-year-old businessman ...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:34hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
'Banks refuse to make salary payments on behalf of Zimbabwe govt'
A dramatic financial crisis has hit Zimbabwe's civil service as banks have reportedly withheld payments for thousands of public sector workers' salaries, citing the government's inability to meet its ...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 09:58hrs | 12984 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu says Mnangagwa, Chiwenga showed him love in 'my darkest hour'
Sengezo Tshabangu, Secretary General of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), recently revealed the unwavering support he received from both government leaders and Parliament during a serious illne...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:27hrs | 1294 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt faces lawsuit over delayed salaries
Government workers, including teachers, have turned to lawyers in an attempt to understand why they have not received the local currency component of their November pay and bonus, almost two weeks aft...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:23hrs | 1085 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe forex receipts jumps 17.9% to $10 billion in 2024
Zimbabwe recorded a remarkable 17.9% increase in foreign currency receipts in the first nine months of 2024, reaching US$10 billion compared to US$8.5 billion during the same period in 2023. This grow...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:17hrs | 91 | 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 | 534 | by Staff reporter
UK opposes Zimbabwe's readmission to club of British colonies
Zimbabwe's efforts to be readmitted to the Commonwealth have encountered a significant obstacle, as the United Kingdom's Labour government has indicated it will not support the move due to ongoing con...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 12:20hrs | 1261 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Raj Modi interested in Choppies acquisition
Local trading firm Pin Tail Trading, which operates the Sai Mart retail chain, has expressed interest in acquiring Choppies Enterprises Limited's Zimbabwe operations. The leading supermarket chain rec...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 08:54hrs | 3499 | by Staff reporter
South African commentator downplays Zimbabwe's giant steel plant's capabilities?
'It will just add to surplus capacity in the region, and the only way to safeguard against the commodity trade is to start adding value to the steel product itself' – Charles Dednam, South African I...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 07:33hrs | 3463 | by Staff reporter
Mupita's contract extended by MTN Group
MTN has announced an extension of Group CEO Ralph Mupita's contract until 31 August 2030. It was originally set to run until 30 September 2025.The company says the MTN Group board of directors...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 15:13hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
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