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Police escalate fight against vendors
POLICE yesterday reinforced their security, with some police details getting onto the streets armed with AK-47 rifles, as the law enforcement agency upped its effort to evict defiant vendors from Hara...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 09:28hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commits 1% of GDP to research
GOVERNMENT has committed 1% of gross domestic product (GDP) towards research and development (R&D) across all sectors of the economy, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.R&D supports...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Gumbura hires Madhuku to challenge delayed trial
Jailed church leader Robert Martin Gumbura and his nine accomplices, who are accused of masterminding a failed jailbreak at Chikurubi Maximum Prison in 2015, have enlisted the services of constitution...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 1106 | by Staff reporter
BCC urged to be vigilant to prevent cholera outbreak
RESIDENTS' associations and political parties have hailed the Bulawayo City Council for maintaining a high level of health standards which has kept communicable disease outbreaks at bay, but urged the...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Kariba on high Cholera alert
The Kariba District disaster preparedness team held an emergency meeting this Monday at the District Administrator's boardroom where all heads of departments and other critical players on service deli...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 10:14hrs | 807 | by John T Chirinda
'US dollar to anchor Zimbabwe economic recovery'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has reassured the nation that the United States dollar will remain the bedrock of Government plans for accelerated reforms to address the multiplicity of challenges besetting the e...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 1877 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa on real economic test
Barely in less than month since the president has Emmerson Mnangagwa assumed the office, a number of striking developments have taken place. In his November inaugural speech last year, the focus was o...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 11:12hrs | 3257 | by Sithabile Mafu
Victoria Falls sets up cholera treatment centre
THE resort town of Victoria Falls has set up a cholera treatment centre to quarantine suspected victims after the waterborne disease recently broke out in Harare and other parts of the country, killin...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
ZimTrade urges value-added trade
ZimTrade, Zimbabwe's export promotion institution, has called for the deepening of valued-added manufacturing on current exports to Germany to diversify the country's export basket and scale up global...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 45 | by Staff reporter
Police enforce vending ban
A SMALL group of illegal vendors yesterday engaged in running battles with the police as they refused to leave the streets as part of Government efforts to contain the cholera outbreak, which has so f...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:36hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Street vendors vow to resist evictions
STREET vendors and market stall holders in Harare's CBD have vowed to return to their vending spots even after the state unleashed regular and municipal police Saturday to drive them off the streets f...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:01hrs | 811 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance led Harare City Council raids vendors
Harare City Council and the national police yesterday launched raids against vendors in the central business district after pleas for the informal traders to leave the streets due to a cholera outbrea...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:57hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally wants vendors cleared from streets
NEWLY appointed Midlands Minister of State, Larry Mavhima has implored all local authorities in the province to clear all illegal vegetable and fruit vendors in central business districts (CBDs)...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:54hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
How to stop spread of cholera
The best way to stop the spread of cholera is to stop the transmission routes.Hand washing with soap, ash or chlorine solution: Hand washing should be done after visiting the toile...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:25hrs | 658 | by Unicef
Govt to institute Provincial Councils, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says provincial councils will be instituted soon as they are provided for in the constitution of Zimbabwe so as to ensure government's devolution thrust is fully implement...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 14:41hrs | 5214 | by Staff Reporter
Israel's Desert Agriculture experience and technologies can help transform agriculture in Zimbabwe and Africa
Agriculture in Israel is a highly developed industry. Israel is a major exporter of fresh produce and a world-leader in agricultural technologies despite the fact that the geography of the country is ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 13:22hrs | 1082 | by Enos Denhere
Bulawayo safe from Harare cholera
BULAWAYO has not recorded any cases of cholera or typhoid with officials calling on travelling residents to practise good hygiene and desist from shaking hands at funerals, churches and other public g...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:16hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
The 'scania' operator who became a businessman
PHINIAS GOMBA hates the sport of soccer. FOR the first 20 years of his life, he had loved it like most young men in soccer mad Zimbabwe. This all changed one night after another heavyweight bout betwe...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:37hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
Gweru vendors relive running battles with municipal cops
Molleen Makasi (54) runs across a busy street in Gweru's central business district while clutching a bag full of tomatoes, onions, carrots and vegetables. At the corner of the road, she is blocked by ...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:33hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo on high cholera alert
BULAWAYO City Council is on high cholera alert following the declaration of a cholera outbreak in Harare on Thursday. BCC senior public relations officer Mrs Nesisa Mpofu, responding to questi...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:00hrs | 306 | by Staff Reporter
78 Victoria Falls female protesters arrested
SEVENTY-EIGHT Victoria Falls female protesters were yesterday arrested after they defied a police ban and stormed council offices demanding accountability for the money they contributed over the past ...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:45hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife, son in paternity wrangle
POLICE in Dema have arrested a 46-year-old man for the gruesome murder of his wife and two-month-old son in a paternity wrangle.The suspect, Lloyd Gorimbo, is facing murder charges after he al...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 11:59hrs | 1376 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife, son in paternity wrangle
POLICE in Dema have arrested a 46-year-old man for the gruesome murder of his wife and two-month-old son in a paternity wrangle.The suspect, Lloyd Gorimbo, is facing murder charges after he al...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:58hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Family moves to squatter camp after being evicted from inherited property
A FAMILY from Bulawayo has for the past three years been living under squalid conditions in one of the city's infamous squatter camps in Killarney after being evicted from a property it inherited from...Published: 26 Aug 2018 at 11:06hrs | 2224 | by Staff Reporter
ZIDERA extension is unacceptable
The ushering in of the new dispensation on 24 November 2017, gave hope to the people of Zimbabwe as they hoped to see a paradigm shift from the old dispensation of Robert Mugabe. President Emmerson Mn...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 12:15hrs | 1242 | by Elijah Chihota
Rangers kill rogue jumbo
RANGERS from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) have killed a rogue bull elephant which had terrorised Victoria Falls residents.ZimParks spokesperson Tinashe Faraw...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 10:08hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
Private sector could demand salary hike
The civil service salary increment may prompt workers in the private sector to demand pay hikes, according to analysts at IH Securities. Earlier this year, the Government increased civil serva...Published: 07 Aug 2018 at 07:09hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Another caution to Nelson Chamisa ahead af ED's inauguration
On 27 July 2018, I wrote a piece titled, "Caution To Nelson Chamisa And MDC Alliance" I acknowledged that Chamisa was popular (in terms of support base) than ED, I warned Chamisa that agreeing to part...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 11:00hrs | 18112 | by Don Chigumba
Five years of peaceful storm
"I cannot vote for my tormentors. Never!"Of the thousands of statements made this election year, Robert Mugabe's openly paraded acrimonious divorce with his childhood love and avowed life part...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:58hrs | 386 | by Zifiso Masiye
Normalcy returns to Harare CBD
NORMALCY returned to Harare central business district (CBD) yesterday, with people from all walks of life resuming their daily routines, a day after the announcement of zanu-pf's victory in the presid...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:17hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Man axes grandpa to death over education advice
A 20-YEAR-OLD Murewa man allegedly fatally axed his grandfather and buried his corpse in a shallow grave after being advised to advance his education.Shadrack Moyo, of Chinzara village under C...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 07:43hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
Website makes starting a business in Zimbabwe easy
Concave (http://www.concave.co.zw/) is a service that finds suppliers and service providers for individuals, businesses and other organisations. We built the pl...Published: 24 Jul 2018 at 15:38hrs | 617 | by Sibusiso T. Mabhena
1 family, 5 dead in an accident
FIVE members of the same family died while two others were seriously injured when a vehicle they were travelling in burst a front tyre, overturned and rolled several times before landing on its roof i...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 06:55hrs | 1651 | by Staff reporter
Robert praises 'motherly' Grace Mugabe
During her reign as the first lady, Grace Mugabe was an influential politician in both government and Zanu-PF party.She was also a mother and the nation called her "Dr Amai".Apart from...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 13:37hrs | 16355 | by Staff reporter
Barcelos spends $250 000 on 100-seater Bulawayo restaurant
RENOWNED international restaurant, Barcelos, has invested close to $250 000 in setting up its first shop in Bulawayo.The 100-seater restaurant, which is best known for its periperi chicken, wi...Published: 02 Jul 2018 at 07:51hrs | 1338 | by Staff reporter
Boy paralysed after dog attack
Eight-year-old Raymond Botsanzira from Chivhunga Village in Murewa has been bedridden for close to a year after he was attacked by a rabid dog.A visit to the Botsanzira homestead under Chief M...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 14:31hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
4 men arresetd over 70kg mbanje haul
POLICE in Marondera have intercepted and arrested four men for illegal possession of processed dagga weighing 70kg valued at $7 000.Noel Jamela (35), Memory Gunje (36), Tendai Hungwe (35) and ...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 06:53hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
The tale of a jewel and a giant: Facts about revival of Zimbabwe's economy
The Country, Nation and Our WorldMany have talked, written and caricatured Zimbabwe as a country of educated but inept leaders. A country once a jewel of Africa brought down by corruption, greed a...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 17:35hrs | 790 | by Vincent Gwarazimba
Aspiring MP promises to promote stokvels
ASPIRING National Assembly representative for Mpopoma/Pelandaba constituency in Bulawayo under the Alliance for People's Agenda (APA) led by Dr Nkosana Moyo says he will revolutionalise the communitie...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:33hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA having bank accounts 'blocked without notice'
Permit issues are leaving some in SA frustrated when they can't access their money.Some Zimbabweans who are waiting for their new Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) have found their South African b...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 15:39hrs | 6024 | by Bernard Chiguvare, GroundUp
Zimbabwe's first agricultural investment platform
UK based Mitah Group Ltd owned by Zimbabwean born entrepreneur Mr Michael Matope launches www.Farmvest.biz . Farmvest.biz - is Zimbabwe's first Agricultural investment Platform, it aims revolutionize ...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 17:29hrs | 1033 | by Agencies
$135 000 drug bust
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested two men found with a consignment of khat - a dangerous drug - with a street value of $135 000 which was destined for the United Kingdom.Detectives arrested a U...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 07:22hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
A sad reminder that nothing has changed: Bulawayo-Harare highway
Under a gigantic Zanu-PF colourful election campaign billboard covered with the image of a half-smiling president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is a small stall manned by a middle-aged vendor selli...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 15:13hrs | 968 | by Staff reporter
Gumbura in jailbreak attempt
HARARE magistrate, Francis Mapfumo will on Monday lead a team of court officials to Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison for an inspection in loco at the facility where jailed Independent End Time Messag...Published: 31 May 2018 at 07:24hrs | 3949 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean innovator the first to be represented in Africa Prize finals
An innovation which uses a cheap and sustainable recycling method to recover precious metals has made it into the finals of the prestigious 2018 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Z...Published: 29 May 2018 at 10:44hrs | 880 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa lauded for not forcing people to rally
In A development that marked a clear departure from former president Robert Mugabe-era tactics, Zanu-PF turned a corner by hosting President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rally at Sakubva Stadium on Saturday w...Published: 24 May 2018 at 15:29hrs | 4431 | by Staff reporter
'Khupe Hure?' - Let's now test Chamisa Vs Mugabe 1981 difference
I am one of many other Zimbabweans who believe that a younger President like Nelson Chamisa would change Zimbabwe for the better. I am also one of the millions of Zimbabweans who believe that if a you...Published: 24 May 2018 at 14:49hrs | 1705 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Bosso warns BF ticket scams
HIGHLANDERS have declared war on 'cartels' of ticket scam syndicates that defraud the club by selling a single ticket to multiple fans, pocketing the proceeds and thereby swindling the Bulawayo giants...Published: 18 May 2018 at 06:59hrs | 405 | by Staff rpeorter
WHO bans hot chips
THE World Health Organisation has banned industrially produced chips and other fatty fried foods from the global food supply to eliminate the risk of non communicable diseases that are killing million...Published: 17 May 2018 at 07:06hrs | 2491 | by Staff reporter
Cannabis farming has come to the land
The carte blanche to lawfully grow 'weed' has attracted huge interest from bona fide overseas investors and locals. Forget the 'for medicinal purposes' clause, cannabis has been legalized, period. ...Published: 16 May 2018 at 13:36hrs | 1317 | by Thomas Murisa
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