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Ivy Kombo, husband trial postponed
The trial of gospel musician Ivy Kombo and her husband Admire Kasi, who are being charged for fraudulently acquiring fake certificates to practice law in Zimbabwe, has been postponed.This was ...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:11hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
What Zimbabwe's health care workers are doing to get UK jobs
When Kundai graduated with a master's degree from a local university, she did not imagine staying unemployed for five years. Even more unexpected was the fact that her path to forging a career as a he...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:10hrs | 1974 | by Evidence Chenjerai
Professor Ncube readies Zimbabwe's budget
AS Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, readies to present the 2024 National Budget tomorrow, expectations are high that it will consolidate prevail...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:08hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa still squandering massive goodwill
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's promises to break with the past and chart a new path for Zimbabwe after the ouster of long-time leader Robert Mugabe are ringing hollow as the southern African nation fu...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 09:18hrs | 1381 | by Staff reporter
UZ students turn to High Court
EIGHT students at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) have approached the High Court seeking an order to declare that their banning from contesting in Student Representative Council (SRC) elections by the...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:29hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
TelOne learning centre to offer degrees
TELONE Centre for Learning has deferred its 2023 graduation ceremony as it prepares to transform into a university.In a statement yesterday, TelOne spokesperson Melody Harry said the learning ...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:28hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
TelOne Training Centre postpones graduation
TelOne Centre for Learning has postponed its 2023 graduation ceremony, with at least 600 students now expected to graduate next year.The postponement has been necessitated by the on-going rest...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:15hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa main beneficiary of 'Gold Mafia' deals
INVESTIGATIVE journalists who worked on Qatar-based global news network Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary say whistleblowers and an accountant for one of Africa's most notorious gold dealers confirm...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 15:43hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Gold mafia paid Mnangagwa
Investigative journalists who worked on Qatar-based global news network Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary say whistleblowers and an accountant for one of Africa's most notorious gold dealers confirm...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 13:41hrs | 1360 | by Staff reporter
Luxury apartments named after Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday broke ground at the US$100 million Millennium Park development in Borrowdale West signaling the construction of the premium luxury 86-unit block of apartments na...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 05:51hrs | 4509 | by Staff reporter
University of Exeter graduate receives £270k for Zimbabwe farming project
A UNIVERSITY of Exeter graduate has secured more than £270,000 of funding for a regenerative agriculture project in Africa.Hugo Winkfield, who graduated in biological sciences from the univer...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 04:51hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Ivy Kombo and Admire Kasi's legal woes continue
Ivy Kombo has been in the public eye for many years. She has embraced difficult experiences, problems and scandals as well as other trials and tribulations Zimbabwe's female musicians face. With her g...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:43hrs | 1074 | by Fred Zindi
UZ taken to court over plot to hijack polls
Eight University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students have taken the institute of higher learning to court challenging its decision to ‘hijack' upcoming elections to select student leaders.The election...Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:25hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa surrounded himself with advisers who are no wiser than himself
CCC under the influence of Chamisa refused to have a constitution for CCC under the pretext that this was "strategic ambiguity " to side football Zanu-PF. This actually turned out to be a cowardly act...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 09:12hrs | 696 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa told to resolve Gukurahundi genocide issue
ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) chairperson Trevor Ncube this week said President Emmerson Mnangagwa should move swiftly and resolve the Gukurahundi issue as part of nation buildng.Gukurahundi is o...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:46hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Judge's sudden resignation opens a Pandora's box
FORMER High Court judge Webster Chinamora allegedly left a huge backlog of reserved judgments, with Delta Corporation continuing to haunt him despite his recent resignation, the Zimbabwe Independent r...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:46hrs | 1771 | by Staff reporter
Sandra Ndebele graduates
MUSICIAN and entertainer Sandra Ndebele on Friday graduated with a First Class Bachelor of Science Music Business, Musicology and Technology Honours Degree at Midlands State University (MSU).P...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:44hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa caps record 8 000 at MSU
President Mnangagwa caps musician Sandra Ndebele who graduated with a first class Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Music Business, Musicology and Technology at Midlands State University yesterday...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:42hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Professor Bhebe burial set for Saturday
The late national hero and renowned professor, Ngwabi Mulunge Bhebe will be laid to rest on Saturday, November 25, at the National Heroes Acre.This was revealed in an announcement by the Minis...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:36hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Lupane University locks out students over fees arrears
THERE was chaos at the Lupane State University (LSU) in Matebeleland North on Monday when authorities blocked several students from writing their end of semester examinations over unpaid fees....Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:34hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
UK-based Zimbabwean found guilty of murdering homeless barrister in UK
A Zimbabwean man is facing life behind bars for the horrific killing of a disabled barrister who was living rough on Canterbury's streets.Sobantu Sibanda, the son of a university lecturer and ...Published: 20 Nov 2023 at 22:34hrs | 3267 | by Staff reporter
President mourns MSU Vice Chancellor
The founding Vice Chancellor of Midlands State University (MSU) Professor Ngwabi Bhebhe passed on and President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared him a nati...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 16:08hrs | 1552 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Ngwabi Bhebhe declared national hero
Founding Midlands State University (MSU) Vice Chancellor Professor Ngwabi Bhebhe, who died yesterday, has been declared a national hero in recognition of his outstanding role as an academic, a great t...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges financial support for Gwanda varsity
President Mnangagwa who yesterday presided over the second graduation ceremony of Gwanda State University (GSU), one of the country's youngest universities, promised to provide more funding for the de...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sets up committee for Bulawayo water
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has approved the appointment of a 20-member Bulawayo Water Technical Committee to oversee the rapid improvement of water and sanitation services in the city over a 100-day period....Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Ngwabi Bhebe dies
Tributes are pouring in for the late Zimbabwean prominent academic Professor Ngwabi Mulunge Bhebe, the founding Vice-Chancellor and later professor emeritus of Midlands State University in Gweru, who ...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:17hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Dzino thinks Mnangagwa was a minor and peripheral player in the liberation struggle
Book Excerpt from: In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas & Solutions)By Professor Arthur G.O. MutambaraI later lose my autographed copy of Wilfred Mhanda's b...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:36hrs | 4156 | by Professor Arthur G.O. Mutambara
Chamisa's decision to participate in the 9 December by-elections is spot-on
POLITICAL analysts say the decision by the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa to participate in the 9 December by-elections is spot-on as it sends a message of defiance and wil...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 06:03hrs | 3564 | by Staff reporter
Nust acquitted of vandalising fence
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust), which was embroiled in a farm boundary fence dispute with ex-Zipra senior commander Thomas Ngwenya in Plumtree, Matabeleland South province, h...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:04hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Attack on CIO boss leaves behind emotion of bitterness
THE brutal attack on Zimbabwe's state security service, Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) co-deputy Director-General Gatsha Mazithulela in late August has left him and his colleagues enveloped i...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 21:24hrs | 1315 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe students flock to the US
A recent report has disclosed a significant trend as Zimbabwean students are increasingly opting to pursue higher education at United States tertiary institutions. According to the Institute of Intern...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 05:49hrs | 1356 | by Staff reporter
Eyebrows raised over Zanu-PF by-election candidate
Zanu-PF's prospective legislator for the Lobengula-Magwegwe constituency, Menziwa Dube, who is set to contest in the December 9 by-elections, was previously apprehended in Dubai for alleged involvemen...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:27hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
NUST taken to court over boundary dispute
The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) has found itself embroiled in a legal battle at the Plumtree Magistrates' Court over a boundary dispute.Representing NUST, Nanzelelo Nd...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 16:10hrs | 744 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Wildlife cave paintings - Namibia's strongest argument for International Hunting
In Namibia's centuries-old wildlife cave paintings messages lies the Southern African country's strongest argument for international hunting."We co-existed with wildlife and hunted it for meat...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 09:29hrs | 421 | by Emmanuel Koro
Zimbabwe army boss destined for higher office
ZIMBABWE Defence Forces (ZDF) commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda, who was recently appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa as an ex-officio member of the Zanu-PF politburo, is destined for hig...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 21:21hrs | 3223 | by Staff reporter
Nust, ex-Zpra commander embroiled in land dispute
A farm boundary dispute involving the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) and retired Colonel Thomas Ngwenya has led to NUST facing charges of malicious damage to property in Plumtree...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:53hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Maybe if there had been no social media, Zimbabwe would be free today!
When I started writing these social justice articles way back in 1989, as a form three pupil, the world was a very different place.Those of us who had chosen this path - of speaking for the op...Published: 05 Nov 2023 at 13:23hrs | 389 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Resilience Behind Bars: A reflection on seven months in prison
It is seven months since magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka sentenced me to four years in prison for "calling for anti-corruption demonstrations". One year was suspended and am effectively serving three yea...Published: 04 Nov 2023 at 12:47hrs | 1735 | by Jacob Ngarivhume
CCC trio of Ngadziore, Chibaya and Chinobva wanted for forgery
Zimbabwe's presidential spokesperson, George Charamba, has revealed that Takudzwa Ngadziore, alongside Amos Chibaya and Farai Chinobva are on wanted list in respect of allegations of forging two signa...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 10:33hrs | 1541 | by Staff reporter
Dr Siphosami Malunga selected as a Yale University Global Justice Programme Fellow
Zimbabwean international human rights lawyer Dr Siphosami Malunga has been selected as a Yale University Global Justice Programme Fellow, joining distinguished Professor Thomas Pogge's trailblazing wo...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 09:27hrs | 975 | by Staff reporter
Fuel smuggler arrested
A Bulawayo man, Raytor Chibvongodze (42), from Queenspark suburb, has been arrested by Plumtree police for smuggling over 1,400 litres of fuel valued at US$2,280 from Botswana, confirmed Acting Matabe...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:41hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
51 Zimbabwe parastatals fail to submit financials
A total of fifty-one state-owned enterprises have failed to submit their financial statements for auditing to the Auditor-General, as required by law.The Acting Auditor-General, Mrs. Rhea Kuji...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:40hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Edgars sidelines Matebeleland executives
Two executive directors at the clothing maker and retailer Edgars Stores have tendered their resignations, effective today, as part of sweeping changes initiated by the new majority shareholder, Mauri...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:51hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
University, students
Great Zimbabwe University's auto billing system has come under criticism from students and parents who claim that the system is charging off-campus students for using the institution's accommodation f...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:50hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Brain drain hits Lupane University
Lupane State University (LSU) has faced significant staff turnover in the past two years due to the challenging economic environment, leading to a departure of professionals from the institution. This...Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:38hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Fire destroys University of Zimbabwe campus block
On Friday morning, a destructive fire erupted at the University of Zimbabwe's main campus, consuming a building that housed the physics department. Social media photos depicted the structure engulfed ...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 15:39hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe education system fast deteriorating
GERMAN Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission in Zimbabwe Michael Ott has said the quality of Zimbabwe's education system is fast deteriorating."I have been here for a year in the country, unfo...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 15:14hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
ZACC and Zimra net 19 000 civil servants in corruption probe
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC), in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), is conducting investigations into approximately 19,000 cases of corruption involving civil...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 14:37hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
8 exam cheats arrested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has reported that among the eight suspects apprehended for various fraudulent activities, including an attempt to take an exam on behalf of another candid...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:28hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Prof Amon Murwira off route
Last week's statement from Minister of Higher Education Amon Murwira leaves a trace of hopelessness within the the young graduates.It is a shame that those who are politically connected create...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 20:46hrs | 282 | by Leonard Koni
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