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Gender activists bay for Wadyajena's blood
Gokwe-Nembudziya Member of Parliament Justice Wadyajena has come under fire from gender activists who have accused him of using a sexist line of questioning when asking when interviewing the Grain Mil...Published: 13 hrs ago | 917 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREAKING: Chamisa expels Victoria Falls Mayor from the MDC party
The opposition MDC expelled Victoria Falls Mayor Somvelo Dhlamini from the party as of the 24th of February 2020.Dhlamini was expelled by the National Council of MDC on the 23rd of February. ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 4090 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Perrance Shiri calls for anti-poverty policies
Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance Shiri has made a clarion call for policies that will help in eradicating hunger and poverty in Africa.Addressing delega...Published: 19 hrs ago | 326 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blames sanctions for failure
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mangagwa yesterday attributed his administration's failure to contain the raging economic crisis to sanctions and lack of global financing.Officially opening the Sixth Afric...Published: 19 hrs ago | 261 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says committed to reforms
Zimbabwe is committed to implementing political, economic and legislative reforms as part of efforts to escalate sustainable socio-economic development initiatives, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sa...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 20:52hrs | 902 | by Staff reporter
Africa continent has confidence in Zim
Of late, doomsayers have upped their ante claiming that it is all doom and gloom and the country is on the verge of a precipice. Notwithstanding the unfounded allegations, Zimbabwe has been given an o...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 14:07hrs | 847 | by Anesu Pedzisayi
Dlamini defies Chamisa
Victoria Falls Mayor, Somvelo Dlamini (MDC Alliance) continues on a defiance path after he welcomed President Emmerson Mnangagwa as he touched ground in the resort town for the Sixth African Regional ...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 14:01hrs | 5047 | by Jasper Hloka
Trail of destruction after rains in Matabeleland South
HEAVY rains which fell over the weekend left a trail of destruction in parts of Matabeleland South province, with some homesteads having their roofs blown away. Schoolchildren in some areas ha...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:40hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter
Kidnapper stabs child's father
A VICTORIA Falls man kidnapped his neighbour's six-year-old son and went on to stab the father after he enquired about his child's whereabouts. This was heard when Shepherd Dube (36) of ...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:38hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
AU insists on Zimbabwe sanctions removal
African Union Commission, deputy commissioner Mr Kwesi Quartey has called for the removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by United States and its allies, saying they were negatively impacting on the...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:31hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Dream houseboat heads home
The Zimbabwe Dream houseboat, a new addition to Lake Kariba's growing list of luxury boats, is making a 7-day road trip to the resort town from an engineering factory in Harare. Sitting at a s...Published: 25 Feb 2020 at 06:27hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti slams Mthuli Ncube
THE Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube has come under fire for exempting Huawei from paying tax, with legislators saying it's against the principles of good public finance manageme...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 17:54hrs | 1991 | by Staff reporter
Kariba, Victoria Falls inflows increase
Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) says water inflows at gauging stations upstream of the Zambezi River have increased this month, the highest in 13 years. The gauging stations are upstream of Vict...Published: 24 Feb 2020 at 06:24hrs | 2282 | by Staff reporter
Binga flood victims decry neglect
Without even narrating her ordeal, Ndubeko Muzamba's blood-flecked eyes told a story of sorrow and suffering.Aged 24 and with three young children aged below 13, Muzamba said at one point she ...Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:38hrs | 981 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa mortgaging MDC to Zanu-PF's G40'
AN MDC pressure group fighting for the restoration of the party's original values has slammed party leader Nelson Chamisa for alleged mortgaging of the main opposition to Zanu-PF's G40 faction....Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 18:54hrs | 2862 | by Staff reporter
Calls to diversify energy mix grow louder
CALLS for Zimbabwe and its regional peers to diversify the energy mix are growing in the face of biting climate change, whose effects have been erratic rains or too much rains in some areas, impacting...Published: 22 Feb 2020 at 05:37hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Vic Falls not drying up - US news agency
Reports of the Victoria Falls drying up has attracted the attention of United States of America's biggest breakfast show Good Morning America.The show, a production of ABC News, on Thurs...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 20:28hrs | 2049 | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabwe is redollarising, not de-dollarising'
On Tuesday, ZUVA Petroleum announced that eight of its service stations would be accepting foreign currency payments as number of fuel operators continue to withhold the liquid.ZUVA said four ...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:29hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Mayor slapped with $300,000 adultery suit
VICTORIA Falls Mayor, Councillor Somvelo Dlamini has been slapped with a $300 000 lawsuit by a local resident accusing him of engaging in an adulterous relationship with his wife. Mr Sha...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:35hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
CIO controlled journalism run stark mad
I hardly respond to social media reports, but found it prudent to respond to acidic reports peddled by the so called 'Harare Post' insinuating that Ptuz has not paid its workers since November 2019, w...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 22:14hrs | 1776 | by Takavafira Zhou
Mnangagwa linked company Zuva Petroleum to sell fuel in forex
Zuva Petroleum Service Station has announced its excitement that it has started accepting foreign currency in the purchase of fuel from its service stations."We are excited to announce 8 Zuva ...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 16:33hrs | 2757 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa playing dangerous gukurahundi games in Matabeleland - we see blood on the floor
This has to be put as crude as it is. Mnangagwa, Zanu-PF government and the Shona majority that cheered the Zimbabwe National Army 5th Brigade and celebrated the death of innocent Matebeles in the 198...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 09:08hrs | 4759 | by Israel Dube
Victoria Falls mayor hit with adultery lawsuit
Victoria Falls mayor, Somvelo Dhlamini is facing a ZW$330 000 lawsuit from a local resident who is accusing him of allegedly engaging in an adulterous sexual relationship with his wife.The pla...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 19:11hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Man assaults, head-butts 'cheating' girlfriend
A man from Jambezi, outside Victoria Falls has appeared in court for assaulting his girlfriend with a switch before head-butting her for cheating on him with other men. Jefati Munkombwe (61) a...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 06:07hrs | 1019 | by Staff reporter
Transport crisis hits Zimbabwe prisons
The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) has been hard hit by a transport crisis, amid reports that the country's 46 prisons are being serviced by 11 security vehicles. Mechanical...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 06:04hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Kariba water challenges worsen
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has further reduced the allocation of water for power generation at Kariba hydro-power station for 2020, which will result in suppressed electricity supplies from the...Published: 17 Feb 2020 at 06:01hrs | 1497 | by Staff reporter
Government identifies safe havens for flood victims
THE Government has identified a temporary site to accommodate victims of floods and mobilised resources to assist the affected families mainly in Nsungwale under Chief Sinakoma area in Binga. ...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 06:04hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Bev promises more explicit dance moves
RAUNCHY dancer Beverly "Bev" Sibanda, who recently got married, is certainly not leaving her trade for anything as she has lined up a series of shows in Bulawayo and Victoria Falls where she has vowed...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 07:46hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
PSL rejects flock to Bulawayo City
FORMER Caps United midfielder Dominic Mukandi and ex-Triangle's Pasca Manhanga are some of the players that have flocked to Premier Soccer League (PSL) returnees Bulawayo City as the club prepares for...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 07:01hrs | 1288 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo court deports 21 Ugandans
A Bulawayo court has ordered the deportation of 21 Ugandan nationals who were convicted for illegally entering into the country.Magistrate Tinashe Tashaya convicted the Ugandans and sent...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 13:41hrs | 1036 | by Mandla Ndlovu
20 Ugandan nationals deported from Zimbabwe
Court in Zimbabwe has ordered the deportation of 20 Ugandan nationals over illegal entry while en-route to South Africa. The Ugandans including a five-year-old were arrested along Bulawa...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 06:19hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls mayor granted $1 500 bail
Cop sets police dog on fellow copA POLICE officer from Victoria Falls has been arrested for unleashing a police dog on a fellow cop for allegedly blocking him from searching for drugs in a car tha...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 05:43hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls mayor granted $1 500 bail
VICTORIA Falls Mayor Somveli Dlamini appeared in court yesterday facing allegations of abuse of office. Clr Dlamini was arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission over the weekend for...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 05:42hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
Vadangolango eyes Germany
POPULAR Mvurwi artist Dion Makumba (43) popularly known as Vadangolango in the arts industry is set to tour Germany this year for exhibitions.Vadangolango was derived from his superb drawing s...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 13:18hrs | 215 | by Simbarashe Sithole
RBZ clears Dubai firm in US$20 million deal
Zimbabwe's famous five-star hotel, the Meikles Hotel, is finally set to change hands after the current owner Meikles Limited last week received approval from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s excha...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 08:18hrs | 3235 | by Staff reporter
Zambezi inflow to ease power cuts
IN a development likely to light the spirits and hopes of the nation, long plagued by crippling power cuts, latest official data shows water flows along Zambezi River, towards Kariba Dam, has picked u...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 05:41hrs | 1454 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance mayor arrested
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Victoria Falls Mayor Councillor Somvelo Dlamini for alleged abuse of office. ZACC officials picked up Clr Dlamini who is also MDC-Al...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 05:36hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube commissions housing units for Zimra officers
Finance Minister, Mthuli Ncube, Saturday commissioned 20 new housing units for ZIMRA staff built at a cost of US$4m at the Chirundu Border Post.Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, Ncub...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 15:17hrs | 2414 | by Staff reporter
More needs to be done action to deal with Corona virus threat in Zimbabwe
The 2020 novel corona virus threat is very real and developed countries like China are building brand new hospitals to deal with this immense threat, which has already surpassed the 2003 SARS pandemic...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 16:19hrs | 441 | by Dr Henry Madzorera
Lake Kariba needs three years to fill up
KARIBA Dam needs three years to reach its maximum retention levels at current average annual inflows of 40 billion cubic meters, Zambezi River Authority chief executive Engineer Munyaradzi Munodawafa ...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 13:22hrs | 2600 | by Staff reporter
Miss Ireland International's SOS
MISS Ireland International (2019) Blessing Mutamba yesterday said the country provided limited opportunities for young people despite their high educational qualifications and literacy levels, so ther...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:12hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Council ignore Cabinet suggestions on street name changes
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has renamed some of the city's major streets and buildings in a move the local authority says is meant to preserve the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial history ...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:02hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
UN applauds Zimbabwe's ICT sector
The United Nations has hailed Zimbabwe's successes in the information communication technology (ICT) sector, adding that the continent could draw some lessons. This was said by UN Economic Com...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 05:57hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to host high-level UN conference on SDGs
Zimbabwe will at the end of this month host the high-level Sixth Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD).In that regard, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 19:16hrs | 760 | by Xinhua
Africa adventure specialist tips Zimbabwe for 2020 success
Adventure specialist Acacia Africa is tipping Zimbabwe for further success in 2020 as the country continues to rebound following the fall of long-time leader Robert Mugabe in 2017.The destinat...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 11:33hrs | 229 | by James Chapple
WorldRemit sees volume of remittances to Zimbabwe almost double
WorldRemit, the market-leading money transfer provider, has revealed that Zimbabwe was one of the top five recipient countries in Africa for remittances in 2019, and continues to grow rapidly....Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 07:15hrs | 2299 | by Staff reporter
Over 500 monitored for Coronavirus in Zimbabwe
AT least 506 novel Coronavirus cases are under surveillance in Zimbabwe while a special unit is being set up at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals to serve as a national command centre for mitigation mea...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 05:57hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
Moyo grilled over Zimbabwe coronavirus preparedness
HEALTH minister Obadiah Moyo was yesterday grilled by Parliament over Zimbabwe's preparedness to deal with the coronavirus should it be detected in the country.Moyo had appeared before the Rut...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 21:12hrs | 1023 | by Staff reporter
ZTA Embarks on game changing excellence initiative
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has started rolling our it's game changing service excellence initiative. The program has seen the organisation training operators in Bulawayo and sur...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 12:36hrs | 265 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwean economy re-dollarizing rapidly
The recent public notice by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) on the payment of domestic taxes in foreign currency is nothing short of a tacit admission by the government that de-dollarization ha...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 10:48hrs | 11782 | by Victor Bhoroma
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