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July Moyo steps in to resolve BCC, ZPC rift
GOVERNMENT has stepped in to resolve the dispute between the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and power utility Zesa Holdings over the ownership of the coal-fired Bulawayo Power Station.The BCC has...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | 1709 | by Staff reporter
China to impose sanctions on US firms
US companies involved in a potential arms sale worth US$2,2 billion to self-ruled Taiwan will face sanctions, China said, warning Washington "not to play with fire".Taiwan on Saturday defended...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 12:32hrs | 371 | by News Agencies
Major new changes coming for South African travellers
The Department of Home Affairs is introducing a number of changes that will make it easier for people to travel to and from South Africa.Presenting the Home Affairs budget vote on Wednesday (1...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 08:16hrs | 7820 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fears cholera outbreak
BULAWAYO residents are wary of a cholera or typhoid outbreak in the city after the local authority indefinitely shutdown water supplies to the entire city on Tuesday without notice.The indefin...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 07:31hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
US$645m traded on interbank market
About US$645 million has been traded on the interbank market since the platform was established in February this year, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Dr John Mangudya has said. "As at...Published: 09 Jul 2019 at 07:15hrs | 666 | by Staff reporter
Mamelodi Sundowns courts Young Warriors starlets
SOUTH African football giants Mamelodi Sundowns have invited Germany-based Warriors starlets Seth Patrick and Shama Bako for two-week trials beginning next week.The two players are in the juni...Published: 07 Jul 2019 at 21:16hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe - SA should re-introduce day passes'
BEITBRIDGE East legislator Albert Nguluvhe has appealed to the Zimbabwean and South African governments to re-introduce passes for villagers to visit relatives across either sides of the border....Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:12hrs | 1480 | by Staff reporter
Revisiting the Beitbridge-Harare highway
The state of the Beitbridge-Harare (A4) Highway is now a cause for concern as the number of human fatalities grows by each day due to deadly accidents in the narrow strip that links Zimbabwe and South...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 08:06hrs | 2099 | by Victor Bhoroma
World Bank upgrades Zimbabwe
THE World Bank has upgraded Zimbabwe to a lower middle income economy from low income ranking, a giant leap towards prosperity under the new dispensation led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. ...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 08:03hrs | 1005 | by Staff reporter
Toyota launches limited-edition Hilux Sport
Toyota has launched a limited-edition model Hilux boasting the 'GR' logo. The Hilux GR Sport is the second tier in its GR-product...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 21:03hrs | 3307 | by Staff reporter
General Electric comes to Zimbabwe
General Electric (GE) will dispatch a high-level team to Zimbabwe next month as the United States' industrial behemoth scouts for investment opportunities in the country.A three-man team from ...Published: 30 Jun 2019 at 09:31hrs | 3895 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa developing algorithmic surveillance system to spy on Zimbabweans
In a bid to attain political omnipresence and omniscience against unsuspecting citizens, the Zimbabwe government is reportedly working on a sophisticated algorithmic super surveillance system, said to...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 08:37hrs | 8321 | by Itai Mushekwe/Mary-Kate Kahari
International credit cards still valid in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has assured tourists that international credit cards are still usable in Zimbabwe following the new monetary regulations announced by Government through Statutory ...Published: 28 Jun 2019 at 06:15hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Smuggling: the new corruption frontier in Zimbabwe
As the Zimbabwean economy rapidly slides into hyperinflation induced recession, the levels of smuggling at the country's border posts has reached alarming levels. Cross border traders, foreign nationa...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 20:27hrs | 3700 | by Victor Bhoroma
Byo residents up in arms with Zesa
BULAWAYO residents are preparing for a bruising fight with ZESA Holdings over its plans to demolish the city's two iconic cooling towers at the council-owned thermal power station.Bulawayo's n...Published: 24 Jun 2019 at 08:34hrs | 1016 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo power station saga rages
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) has insisted that it plans to go ahead with the demolition of two cooling towers at the Bulawayo Power Station in spite of strong resistance from the c...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:19hrs | 3234 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets General Electric officials
President Mnangagwa yesterday met officials from US industrial giant, General Electric (GE), who have expressed a strong commitment to supply medical equipment for the country's major hospitals includ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:17hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets US Africa chief
Zimbabwe's re-engagement with the West went a gear up yesterday when President Mnangagwa had a historic meeting with United States assistant secretary (Bureau of African Affairs) at the US State Depar...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:54hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
Drivers' licence scam unearthed
The Vehicle Inspection Department (VID), which conducts driver training among other duties, has been taken over by criminal gangs that are fleecing the public and Government through pocketing various ...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:38hrs | 2825 | by Staff reporter
Winter of discontent for Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government faces a winter of discontent from restive public sector workers with teachers and health workers giving notice of imminent strikes.Mnangagwa's broke g...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:29hrs | 2437 | by ZimLive
Passport shortage leaves Zimbabweans stranded
With Zimbabwe's economy in shambles and political tensions rising, leaving the country seems the best option for many who are desperate for jobs. But those dreams often end at the passport office, whi...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:26hrs | 718 | by AP
Regulations around Online Gambling in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is well-known not only for its safaris, reserves, parks, d...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 19:21hrs | 1530 | by Staff Writer
Zimbabwe's economic crunch hits passports
With Zimbabwe's economy in shambles and political tensions rising, leaving the country seems the best option for many who are desperate for jobs. But those dreams often end at the passport office, whi...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 10:45hrs | 7578 | by Farai Mutsaka, The Associated Press
Mnangagwa prosecutor bunks Harare City bosses trial
The trial of former City of Harare commission chairpersons Sekesai Makwavarara, Michael Mahachi and former town clerk Tendai Mahachi, who are facing charges of awarding Augur Investment Company a cont...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 19:19hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Rainbow Tourism Group trading update
The company delivered a strong performance in 2018 achieving revenues of $34.3 million which was 27% above the prior year despite an increasingly challenging economic climate. This performance w...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:00hrs | 309 | by Rainbow Tourism Group
Use of bicycles and decongestion of the CBD
Recently the new Minister of Energy suggested that the use of bicycles could alleviate the fuel shortage in the country. But the fact is that the use of bicycles is another venture of going-back-to-th...Published: 11 Jun 2019 at 09:22hrs | 1200 | by Eng Bernard Musarurwa
Bulawayo - Tsholotsho Road upgrade gets additional funds
THE Government has allocated an additional RTGS$6 million towards the upgrading of the Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road under the Road Development Programme, a Cabinet Minister has said. Speaking in P...Published: 10 Jun 2019 at 07:15hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
'Political rivalry shouldn't translate into animosity'
Indo-Zimbabwe relations are largely timeless as trade between the two countries can be traced to the pre-colonial era. Last year, Indian Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu visited Zimbabwe and pledged...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 08:08hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
ZPC awaits tender process to start work on Bulawayo Power Station
THE Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) is awaiting the conclusion of the tender process to kick start the upgrading and repowering of the Bulawayo Thermal Power Station, the station's power plant manager, E...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:28hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
The latest slots online in 2019
Read our latest article to find out more about some of the best slots online in 2019. For those of ...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 19:00hrs | 884 | by Staff writer
Dubai firm to buy Meikles Hotel
Meikles Limited is set to dispose of its iconic Meikles Hotel in capital Harare for US$20 million to Dubai-based Albwardy Investments, NewsDay has established.The deal, which has been on the c...Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 07:59hrs | 1510 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A timeline of an almost failed state
I. Stone Age; hunter-gatherer San (Twa) presence (20,000–15,000 BC) of modern homo sapiens.II. Iron Age; Niger-Congo Bantu pastoral migrations (2000–1500 BC).III. Ophir; alleged "p...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 10:01hrs | 2747 | by Sonny Jermain
Quality of life for the people of Bulawayo must improve
In 1894, the City of Bulawayo was born. A few men and women with a vision to see a great Metropolitan City gathered at Maxim Hotel, declaring the little settlement that it was then, a town. 12...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:10hrs | 283 | by Christopher Dube
Makokoba revamp latest
THE Government will soon inject millions of dollars for the redevelopment of Makokoba and other suburbs in Bulawayo, as it works on the implementation of the devolution process. Local Governme...Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:48hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Achieving self-sufficiency in electricity generation in Zimbabwe
As Zimbabwe enters its third week of electricity blackouts under the national load shedding programme announced by the country's power utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA). The experi...Published: 27 May 2019 at 12:21hrs | 978 | by Victor Bhoroma
The life of Misheck Velaphi Ncube: Connecting the dots
ORBITUARYMisheck Velaphi Ncube was buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare on May 9, 2019, a well-deserved recognition from the ruling party and the state for his contribution to the libe...Published: 26 May 2019 at 13:49hrs | 263 | by Ernest Malandu, Vivian Siziba and Strike Mkandla
Binga airstrip set for $4m upgrade
The government through the District Development Fund (DDF) is set to embark on a $4 million upgrade of the Binga airstrip to improve accessibility of the destination in line with the current drive to ...Published: 22 May 2019 at 15:55hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Misheck Velaphi Ncube Obituary: Connecting the Dots
Misheck Velaphi Ncube was buried at Heroes Acre in Harare on 9 May 2019, a well-deserved recognition from the ruling party and the state for his contribution to the liberation and independence of Zimb...Published: 19 May 2019 at 20:59hrs | 1690 | by Iphithule Maphosa
Major Matabeleland roads under reconstruction
THE multi-million dollar road infrastructure development programme undertaken by the Government has moved a gear up with work on the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road and Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road now underway, amon...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:13hrs | 1639 | by Staff reporter
Chief Charumbira loses more land as Nemamwa chieftainship is restored
Chief Charumbira is set to lose more land to the Nemamwa clan following government's decision to upgrade the Nemamwa headmanship to a chieftainship, a move which will leave the former with only one wa...Published: 18 May 2019 at 10:29hrs | 1452 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa scarf and tie bought for US$4,500
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's scarf and tie were bought for US$4,500 during an impromptu auction on Thursday.Mnangagwa was officiating at the commissioning of a smelting plant at Unki Mine in...Published: 18 May 2019 at 10:21hrs | 1724 | by ZimLive
ZimTrade - PUM Nerthelands host the Zimbabwe Tanneries Workshop in Bulawayo
ZimTrade and PUM will hold the Zimbabwe tanneries workshop in Bulawayo from 20-21 May 2019. According to Ms Karen Mukwedeya from ZimTrade. "The workshop is aimed at bringing together local tan...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:42hrs | 267 | by Enos Denhere
CAF ban Zimbabwe's National Sports Stadium
THE Confederation of African Football have barred ZIFA from using the National Sports Stadium for the next two official home matches following the chaos that led to loss of life and injuries at the gi...Published: 18 May 2019 at 07:55hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Anglo American Platinum believes in Mnangagwa's vision
MULTINATIONAL mining group, Anglo American Platinum, has pledged continued support for Zimbabwe's economic development in partnership with Government as it believes in President Mnangagwa's vision of ...Published: 17 May 2019 at 06:19hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
How a pistol sold Tshinga Dube out
IN our last edition our Assistant Editor Mkhululi Sibanda (MS) spoke to one of the pioneer guerillas, Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube about the first operations. Retired Col Dube whose pseudo name was ca...Published: 05 May 2019 at 12:18hrs | 4231 | by Staff reporter
Econet data bundle price hike largely expected
The country's largest mobile network operator Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has adjusted its data bundle tariffs upwards in a move that was largely expected, following State-owned competitors NetOne ...Published: 01 May 2019 at 08:27hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
More China investments coming to Zimbabwe
I arrived in Harare last month and I have already had a deep impression of the beautiful scenery, pleasant climate and wonderful people of Zimbabwe.I am especially moved by the friendship that...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 07:29hrs | 755 | by Ambassador Guo Shaochun
Zimbabwean man advising governments and oil companies
Growing up in central Africa in the '50s and '60s gave Duncan Clarke an early appreciation of his surroundings and the wider environment – but very little indication of the significance the oil ind...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 06:03hrs | 3397 | by geoexpro
Just enjoying our Katuruturu as it is now Zituruturu
I always say things from my perspective, got to think and appreciate the only local team that has made Kariba proud by bringing us premier soccer league. The promotion of ZPC FC coincided well with th...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:55hrs | 2049 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye
Beitbridge on massive expansion drive
BEITBRIDGE Municipality, expected to reap a good chunk off spin-offs from the expansion of the Beitbridge Border Post, has already received ground-paving bricks worth thousands of dollars for use in t...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:27hrs | 848 | by Staff reporter
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