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Fuel abuse rocks Zimbabwe municipalities
SEVERAL local authorities are failing to account for thousands of litres of fuel allocated and disbursed for specific projects in an exposé that confirms how corruption is now rife within councils....Published: 11 hrs ago | 1210 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe linked wonderkid named among 'best talents' in the Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers youngster Leon Chiwome has been named as one of the brightest young talents in the Premier League.Each year The Guardian compiles a list of youngsters from each Premier...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1848 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army warns public of massive troop and artillery movements
THE military will be moving a large number of troops and equipment to six districts of Mashonaland Central province for a training exercise, Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) has announced.The not...Published: 11 hrs ago | 5684 | by Staff reporter
'Drop Dangarembga charges,' says Americans
UNITED States-based rights group PEN America has called on Zimbabwean authorities to drop charges against world acclaimed writer and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga.The Harare-based writer will k...Published: 11 hrs ago | 714 | by Staff reporter
Former Zanu-PF bigwigs eye return
THREE former Zanu-PF Members of Parliament (MPs) from Hurungwe district are eyeing central committee positions in the ruling party ahead of elections slated for this weekend.They include forme...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1702 | by Staff reporter
New students' body launched
TERTIARY students have partnered with an independent civic group to establish a new students' body, the National Students Council (NSU) to fight polarisation among learners at higher learning institut...Published: 11 hrs ago | 370 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's sanctions a smokescreen
LAST week, the United States updated targeted sanctions against Zimbabwean individuals and entities responsible for committing grave human rights abuses, undermining democracy, or contributing to corr...Published: 11 hrs ago | 157 | by Michelle Gavin
Rights activist guns for top judge
WOMEN's Comfort Corner Foundation (WCCF) director Rita Marque Mbatha has applied for leave to sue High Court judge, Justice Catherine Bachi-Mzawazi for violation of her rights.The firebrand hu...Published: 11 hrs ago | 321 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, FC Platinum clash
THE country's best two teams - FC Platinum and Highlanders - in the second-half of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season face off at the weekend in an all-to-play-for encounter at Barbourfield...Published: 11 hrs ago | 197 | by Staff reporter
Chief Justice Malaba to commission Lupane Magistrates' Courts
ALL is set for the commissioning of the completed Lupane Magistrates' Courts complex by Chief Justice Luke Malaba this Friday.Construction of the complex started a few years ago and it is one ...Published: 11 hrs ago | 202 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe strikes gold in US
President Mnangagwa returned home triumphantly from the United States (US) yesterday where he received the backing of dozens of African countries for the unconditional removal of illegal sanctions imp...Published: 11 hrs ago | 437 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa goat scheme ready to take off
THE first 30 000 goats under the Presidential Goat Scheme, which seeks to boost breeding stock and increase numbers and quality, will be distributed to provinces over the next two months.The p...Published: 11 hrs ago | 128 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's hands fidgeting repeatedly after reports of failing health
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga was at the Robert Mugabe International Airport in Harare Tuesday to welcome President Emmerson Mnangagwa after social media claims that the Zanu-PF number two was s...Published: 21 hrs ago | 4354 | by Staff reporter
Looting fears as ministries secretly invest in companies
GOVERNMENT ministries are under scrutiny for investing in private companies without the knowledge of Treasury and also illegally dishing out loans to struggling parastatals, raising corruption fears, ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 617 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Beatrice police accused of obstructing course of justice
Four murder suspects are walking free in Beatrice after police reportedly dragged their feet in investigations and released the suspects from custody claiming there was no case against them....Published: 24 hrs ago | 584 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Wadyajena the untouchable ZANU PF maverick
Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator, Justice Mayor Wadyajena has been a long standing divisive and problematic child of the ruling party ZANU PF and he seems to be an untouchable maverick within the party....Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 16:16hrs | 894 | by John Mutengambiri
SADC must utilize Mzembi to transform regional tourism
The SADC region is endowed with several tourist attractions, wonderful fauna and flora and the region has a tranquil environment with a warm and welcoming people.The region has not fully utili...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 16:03hrs | 456 | by Nicholas Ncube
2 men chased in vehicle and shot for parking near prisons training school
Two men were chased in their vehicle and shot by prison officers - allegedly for trespassing at a training facility for prison officers in Harare.Police and prisons said Tavonga Mashange and T...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 07:56hrs | 2476 | by Staff reporter
Top Harare manager shoots man in the head during bar row
A top City of Harare manager shot a man in the head in a drunken bar row, a court heard on Monday.Service manager Leonard Dahwa, 54, was denied bail by Harare magistrate Taurai Manuwere after ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 07:56hrs | 2943 | by Staff reporter
Chinese firms to host job fair for Zimbabwean youth
The Chamber of Chinese Enterprises in Zimbabwe in partnership with Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe will host a job fair next month to give local youth the opportunity to find jobs within Chinese firms.D...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 1053 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans flee Limpopo, after 3 are burnt beyond recognition
Zim government has sent a consular team to Limpopo to investigate and help repatriate the deadThe Zimbabwean government has expressed its dismay after three of its nationals were burnt beyond ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 2090 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe kicks off drilling first oil well
AUSTRALIA Stock Exchange (ASX)-listed energy explorer, Invictus Energy, kicked off drilling the first of two test wells at its Zimbabwe-based Cabora Bassa claims on Friday, marking an important step i...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1292 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF ropes in touts
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has enlisted the services of touts, popularly known as mahwindi in its 2023 electoral campaign.Fears abound that the touts could be used as a youth militia against pol...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1410 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers' strike in bumpy start
THE teachers' strike planned for yesterday appeared to have failed after government claimed it was a flop while unions insisted educators had heeded their call.At a number of schools visited b...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
'Power cuts choke mines, industry'
THE mining sector has decried the rolling power cuts in Zimbabwe and neighbouring South Africa, saying they will severely affect the mining and manufacturing sectors.In a statement yesterday, ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt repairs X-ray machine 4 years on
GOVERNMENT has repaired an X-ray machine at Hurungwe District Hospital in Karoi town, which broke down four years ago forcing patients to seek services from private health institutions.Hurungw...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Vote Zanu-PF, chief tells villagers
Chief Andrew Bvute of Mberengwa, Midlands has ordered his subjects to vote for the ruling Zanu-PF party in next year's polls.The Mberengwa chief said this last week during commemorations of th...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council resumes US dollar charges
THE Harare City Council (HCC) has reissued its request for United States dollars (US$) payments for on-demand services after it stopped taking foreign currency due to a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Bar owner jailed 15 years for murdering customer
DEMA bar owner Talent Nyamombe, has been slapped with a 15 year jail term following his conviction for strangling his customer to death over unbecoming behaviour.High Court judge Justice Moses...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
The importance of parastatals
WHEN State-managed institutions work well they are often not recognised or rewarded and are taken for granted. When they fail, everyone suffers the consequences.At independence in 1980, 40% of...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | 123 | by Eddie Cross
Zimbabwe inflation tumbles to 3,5%?
ZIMBABWE'S month-on-month inflation rate has drastically dropped to 3,5 percent in September, shedding 8,9 percentage points on the August rate of 12,4 percent as price stability persists across the m...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:52hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Police hunt for murder suspect
POLICE have launched a manhunt for a 27-year-old man from Gwanda who allegedly fatally stabbed his neighbour in a misunderstanding during a beer binge.Police on Twitter confirmed the incident ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:50hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 exams start
GRADE seven Zimsec examinations started smoothly yesterday without any hiccups being reported.A survey by The Herald around Harare established that teachers ignored calls for industrial action...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Zimra rolls out self-service kiosks
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has started rolling out self service facilities (Kiosk) for clients in a move to enhance efficiency in tax remittance as well as improve collections, especially ...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
All Zimbabwe qualified health professionals recruited
ALL qualified health professionals seeking employment in the public sector have been hired, giving that group a zero unemployment rate as the Health Services Board (HSB) acts to upgrade the public hea...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:48hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
US stands firm over sanctions on Zimbabwe
The US will not remove sanctions placed on Zimbabwean entities and people, despite the issue being raised by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his visit with US President Joe Biden.US Ambassado...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 20:25hrs | 1269 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa poll poser as survey reveals 2023 stronghold voter apathy
Zimbabwe's main opposition will have to dig deeper to pull victory in the 2023 elections after results of a recent Afrobarometer survey have shown less enthusiasm to vote among youths and voters...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 20:24hrs | 3403 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa finally proves 'sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe' a big fat lie!
I have always asserted to my friends that, as much as state media is an insufferable drag to read or watch - due to the pathetic and disgraceful substandard work - but, most of the Zimbabwe regime's l...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 09:31hrs | 4087 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Oppression of minorities has caused the split of Zimbabwe into two states
We are surprised that the President of Zimbabwe, Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa, has the guts to lie to the world with a straight face that his administration respects the rights of minorities in the fac...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 09:27hrs | 1698 | by Israel Dube
ZESA says more power cuts nationwide; blames technical and imports challenges
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company warned of possible outages on its Twitter account on Sunday, saying there will be increased "load curtailment" from Sept. 24.ZETD...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 2189 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer Zacc in crosshairs
TOP lawyer, Advocate Thabani Mpofu is in Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc)'s crosshairs following allegations that he received "an inducement" from accused persons to conceal racism and human...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | 2158 | by Staff reporter
Mutinhiri in bitter farm dispute
FORMER Marondera East legislator Tracy Mutinhiri is embroiled in a bitter land dispute with a white commercial farmer Rijk Yates over the ownership of a farm in the district.Yates was contract...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 2386 | by Staff reporter
Biti questions Zimbabwe external debt figure
FORMER Finance minister and Harare East legislator Tendai Biti has questioned the country's current external debt and says that the actual figure was likely higher than what government has disclosed....Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
Veterinary Services ropes in traditional leaders over dipping
THE Department of Veterinary Services has implored traditional leaders to assist in driving cattle dipping awareness campaigns in Hurungwe district to counter the growing threat of diseases....Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi defends Judiciary Amendment Bill
JUSTICE, legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has defended the Judiciary Amendment Bill in Parliament which seeks to provide for virtual court sittings in both civil and criminal p...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls bond for diasporans
GOVERNMENT is set to introduce a diaspora bond for Zimbabweans overseas as it seeks to raise investment levels in the country.This was revealed by the Finance and Economic Development minister...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Colonialism was not an event, but a long-term project of global control
Queen Elizabeth II was finally laid to rest last week after 96 years of life and 70 years of service as the Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until she die...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 119 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Cyber scams on the rise in Zimbabwe
CYBER scams are on the rise in Zimbabwe with experts saying people must be vigilant as hackers can steal identities so that they commit crimes.Lately, hackers have been on the loose in Zimbabw...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Lupane State University campus radio goes on air
LUPANE State University (LSU)'s campus radio station is now on air and broadcasting from its base in the Matabeleland North provincial capital with the institution set to receive the outstanding studi...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:55hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
e-passort centre relief for Beitbridge residents
THE new e-passport bio-enrolment centre in Beitbridge opened last month has brought relief to the Beitbridge community and thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa who used to incur costs trave...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:55hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
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