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30 000 expected at Youth Service launch in UMP
At least 30,000 youths are expected to attend the launch of the new Youth Service Zimbabwe (YSZ) by President Mnangagwa in Uzumba-Maramba-PFungwe, Mashonaland East province, today.The Youth Se...Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:28hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe receives 1 million cholera vaccines, none for Matebeleland
ZIMBABWE will this week take delivery of a consignment of close to one million cholera vaccines ahead of the commencement of a vaccination campaign targeted at other regions except Matebeleland which ...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Met Dept issues heavy rains alert
HEAVY rains are expected across much of the country for the next seven days from today to Wednesday next week, the Meteorological Services Department forecasts, as the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone ...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa accuses ZEC of primitive rigging
Zimbabwe's opposition CCC leader Nelson Chamisa accuses Zec of "primitive" rigging, saying it does not make sense that far-flung areas like Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe have adequate ballot paper yet Warren...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 21:43hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Sekeramayi slogan rattles Zanu-PF
FORMER Defence minister and Zanu-PF Council of Elders chairperson Sydney Sekeramayi has sent shivers down the spine of ruling party supporters after he denounced thieves, while chanting a slogan....Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:51hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu drumming up support for Mnangagwa
THE Zanu-PF campaign train rolls into Jambezi in Hwange district today where the party's Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Mpofu is expected to address multitudes of supporters.Jambezi fal...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Govt revises target from 220 000 to 1 million housing units by 2025
The government has revised from 220 000 to 1 million the target it had set to build housing units and related social amenities by 2025 following the tremendous progress that it has made across the cou...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Journalists target Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe
Uzumba is one of the most talked about constituencies in Zimbabwe's political history.Just like its neighbouring Maramba constituency, also known as Maramba-Pfungwe, Uzumba is popularly known ...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens murambatswina II?
Unplanned and chaotic urban settlements without proper sewers, water supply roads and social amenities and with building on land totally unsuitable for human habitation are a serious risk to public he...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:17hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF govt to build residential flats in Uzumba
THE government has plans to build residential flats in the Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe district in a bid to create small cities under a rural urbanisation programme.This was revealed by National Ho...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zupco leading local bus assembly revival
From being a shining beacon of mass public transport during the early years of independence, Zupco had in recent years mutated into a classic example of a failed State-owned entity.In 1993, it...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man nabbed for calling Mnangagwa weakling
AN Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe man has been arrested for purportedly undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa after he said he was a weakling lacking stamina to address the country's economic challenges....Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Headman bullies villagers over Zanu-PF meetings
A HEADMAN in Mtawatawa, Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe, has threatened to banish villagers from the area if they fail to attend Zanu-PF indoctrination meetings.Simbarashe Chingoma, Moses Jaji, Progres...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 07:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Corrupt VID officers warned
Reports that officers at the Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) have been conniving for years with driving schools to demand bribes for learner's and driver's licences show the need for firm action...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:39hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
25 Govt officials arrested in one week
Twenty-five Government officials have been arrested over the past week on allegations of criminal abuse of office, or fraud and stealing large quantities of bitumen meant for the rehabilitation of the...Published: 01 Mar 2022 at 05:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinese will cost Zanu-PF votes
The history of Zimbabwean elections would never be complete without a loud enough reference to one big patch on our map. This place they call Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP) in Mashonaland East province....Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:52hrs | 9 | by Tawanda Majoni
PTUZ demands data bundles for teachers
GOVERNMENT has been urged to avail free data bundles for teachers to enable them to conduct virtual lessons in the absence of face-to-face learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic that has caused havoc g...Published: 23 Jul 2021 at 09:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Illegal miners deface school in gold rush
A week before schools open, after a long Covid-19 induced sabbatical, pupils at Gwangwava Secondary School in Rushinga are returning to a school ravaged by illegal miners who left a trail of destructi...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 05:27hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Trainee nurses recruitment 'controversy' resurfaces
Activists in Matabeleland have once again lambasted the trainee nurses recruitment system following revelations that only two out of the 45 successful applicants for the Mpilo Central Hospital School ...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Easter Holiday accidents kill 24
The death toll of people who died during the Easter Holiday rose to 24 on Sunday night after 11 people perished on the spot in a fatal head-on collision at the 118km peg along Harare-Mutare highway in...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
DOP leader ditches 400 followers after Norton rally
THE leader of a newly formed political outfit, Democratic Opposition Party (DOP) Mr Harry Peter Wilson allegedly ditched more than 400 party supporters, leaving them stranded and hungry after addressi...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa invades Zanu-PF strongholds
MDC-T leader, Nelson Chamisa will this weekend invade Zanu-PF strongholds in Mashonaland Central and East provinces, as he ups the stakes ahead of the 2018 general elections.This will be Chami...Published: 21 Mar 2018 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF finding it difficult to handle Jah Prayzah
Music star Jah Prayzah has become a hot potato that politicians in the ruling Zanu-PF party are finding difficult to handle.It therefore did not come as a surprise that the album launch of his...Published: 21 Oct 2017 at 15:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Like the mighty Warriors: what's Zimbabwe's game plan?
It is the 117th minute of an African Cup of Nations final at the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The match is tied 3-3. The Warriors are battling hard and creating chance after chance - wa...Published: 10 Aug 2017 at 11:32hrs | | by Tafi Mhaka
War vets accuse police, CIO
WAR veterans have accused the police of undoing peace education activities in communities ravaged by political violence ahead of elections expected next year.In a statement, Zimbabwe National ...Published: 27 Jul 2017 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets preach 'no-violence' ahead of 2018 election
WAR veterans have initiated a peace campaign aimed at assuring communities across the country that their members will not be involved in any politically-motivated violence in next year's elections....Published: 16 Jun 2017 at 08:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Villagers forced to contribute towards independence celebrations
Villagers in Mudzi District Mudzi North ward 10 are reportedly being forced to contribute some money towards the independence celebrations.THis was confirmed by Heal Zimbabwe Trust which said ...Published: 17 Apr 2017 at 07:27hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Human rights violations rocks parts of the country
Heal Zimbabwe Trust has reported that between 24 March and 07 April 2017, Heal Zimbabwe observed 27 cases of human rights violations from 10 Districts namely Buhera, Gokwe North, Gokwe South, Guruve, ...Published: 15 Apr 2017 at 05:39hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Kasukuwere to push for Mutodi ouster
There are claims that Zanu-PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere will be pushing for the expulsion of businessman Energy Mutodi from the party when the politburo meets on Wednesday.Acc...Published: 14 Mar 2017 at 18:18hrs | 1 | by Energy Mutodi Facebook Page
On Mugabe's lavish bash at a time of great suffering
President Robert Mugabe is soon to wine and dine with a potion of his supporters at a time the nation is reeling under myriad problems. Just like last year the lavish bash will be held at a ...Published: 27 Feb 2017 at 09:25hrs | | by Nqobizitha Dumakude Khumalo
On Mugabe's lavish bash at a time of great suffering for the nation
President Robert Mugabe is soon to wine and dine with a potion of his supporters at a time the nation is reeling under myriad problems. Just like last year the lavish bash will be held at a time...Published: 20 Feb 2017 at 19:32hrs | | by Nqobizitha Dumakude Khumalo
The victory of Donald Trump and implications for Zimbabwe
The Democratic Assembly for Restoration and Empowerment would like to congratulate Donald Trump for winning the United States of America Presidential race. The world got shocked considering that Hilla...Published: 09 Nov 2016 at 15:21hrs | 1 | by Clemence Tauya Nhliziyo 'Dhodha ReKanyi'
Villagers forced to participate in Zanu PF politics
Communities are reportedly increasingly getting worried about forced participation in political processes such as meetings and rallies by perceived and known Zanu PF members. Heal Zimbabwe Tru...Published: 17 Sep 2016 at 08:26hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Buyanga eyes Lafarge
FLAMBOYANT businessman, Frank Buyanga, is eyeing a 40 percent stake in cement manufacturer, Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe, a unit of Lafarge-Holcim, the world's largest building materials producer with oper...Published: 27 May 2016 at 08:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mphoko hits nail on the head
Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko put straight the long standing perceptual misconception that there is a deliberate policy of margnalising some parts of the country in terms of development. That the ...Published: 30 Dec 2015 at 11:58hrs | | by Suitable Kajau
Traditional healer survives on soft drinks, buns
The old woman has also not bathed using soap or any other detergent and neither is she a fan of lotion, petroleum jelly or any other moisturiser on her skin since she was young.Nhakiwa area in...Published: 09 May 2015 at 20:51hrs | | by Petros Zivengwa
Tempers flaring in Zanu-PF political hotbed of Mash East
Tempers are flaring in the Zanu-PF political hotbed of Mashonaland East amid growing calls for a total annihilation of those linked to deposed Vice-President Joice Mujuru.Newly appointed prov...Published: 09 Jan 2015 at 15:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Ray Kaukonde faked O-level certificate'
Addressing thousands of students at her Mazowe Children's Home on November 17, First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe said ousted Zanu-PF Mashonaland East chair and factional kingpin Ray Joseph Kaukonde had for...Published: 30 Nov 2014 at 13:06hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Spirit mediums wade into Zanu-PF succession battles
ZANU-PF power struggles have taken an intriguing turn after it emerged that "spirit mediums" have waded in the ruling party's succession battles.The development comes as traditional chiefs yes...Published: 10 Sep 2014 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Over 100 000 Uzumba people using bush as toilets
A ticking health time bomb looms in Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP) district, where over 120 000 people are still using the bush system, exposing themselves to various communicable diseases.Spea...Published: 20 Oct 2013 at 07:22hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Gono defends Sekeramayi
Central Bank governor Gideon Gono yesterday rubbished reports that State Security minister, Sydney Sekeramayi had taken pot shots at him about the missing gold coins and shortage of change.Se...Published: 03 Apr 2013 at 11:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
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