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Perence Shiri gives ZPRA property to ZANU PF
Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, and Rural Resettlement Hon. Air Chief Marshal P. Shiri (Rtd) has instructed ARDA's Acting Chairman J. Makado to transfer Nijo Estate comprising eight (8) propert...Published: 22 hrs ago | 4431 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabweans siblings die of COVID-19 in SA a day apart
Two Zimbabwean sisters based in South Africa reportedly succumbed to Covid-19 a day apart resulting in their three children and two brothers being quarantined.The late siblings, Ms Senzeni Mel...Published: 06 Jul 2020 at 07:48hrs | 5361 | by Staff Reporter
What's in a name and history?
SOMEWHERE in Buhera East, near Dorowa Mine before you cross Save River into Ziyambi Purchase Area, there is a school named after King Mzilikazi kaMatshobana. I would give everything to know if posteri...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:29hrs | 255 | by Jonathan Maphenduka
Zimbabwe quarantine centres new COVID-19 hotspots
I AM in quarantine and it's a mess." Many Zimbabweans woke up to this distressful text from humanitarian worker Munyaradzi Madziwa who had been quarantined at Mosi Oa Tunya Secondary School in Victori...Published: 26 Jun 2020 at 07:31hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Bravo Tours loses court case
THE High Court has dismissed an application by Bravo Tours Bus Company seeking an order directing a Zambian accident victim suing the company and its driver for US$35 000 to pay $15 000 security costs...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 07:10hrs | 3237 | by Staff reporter
22 family members quarantined after harbouring 'returnee' relatives
TWENTY-TWO members of two families in Lupane have been quarantined after they failed to notify authorities about their two relatives who illegally returned into the country from South Africa and subse...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 07:10hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls city fathers, residents face off
A Vic Falls forest along Kazungula Border Post Road which has been targeted by residents for indiscriminate cutting down of treesVICTORIA Falls authorities and residents have faced off over th...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 08:03hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
Man (75) acquitted of raping granddaughter
A 75-YEAR-OLD man from Jambezi in Hwange district who was accused of impregnating his granddaughter after allegedly raping her twice, has been acquitted. The man from Jabula area under Chief S...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 07:57hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Rename Victoria Falls, and Lake, after African luminaries
Fellow Africans and friends of Africa, liberation starts by "Decolonising The Mind," to borrow the title of a must-read book by Ngugi wa Thiong'o the Kenyan intellectual and author. Africans w...Published: 22 Jun 2020 at 07:55hrs | 852 | by Milton Allimadi
'Mnangagwa is clueless'
The investor and I had just come to the realisation that the Victoria Falls Formula 1 Grand Prix project had been politically-infiltrated and most politicians wanted in at any cost. We decided to aban...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 17:40hrs | 16853 | by Shami Fred
Victoria Falls set to re-open
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) last week allowed tourist operators back into the rainforest to view the mighty Victoria Falls which has been at its highest flow in ove...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:18hrs | 2609 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's costly heroism
I first suffered the consequences of being a critical analyst and a questioner of orthodox opinion at my early secondary school. In one incident, I totally lost the kind favour of my Bible Knowledge t...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 18:06hrs | 2837 | by Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana
'Corrupt' council turns golf course into residential area
MEMBERS of the Harry Allen Golf Club in Bulawayo fear the future of the course following a decision by the Bulawayo City Council to apportion part of the land for construction of town houses. ...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 09:10hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must expel Jacob Mudenda
Today President Emmerson Mnangagwa leads the nation in a day of prayer and fasting. This is a noble initiative and welcome development, however the context of the day of prayer and fasting make the en...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 12:01hrs | 8997 | by Chapter 2 Movement
Zimbabwe, Zambia plan joint industrialisation programme
THE governments of Zambia and Zimbabwe with support from the Comesa Secretariat are planning a joint industrialisation programme, which will build on the experiences and lessons learned from the exist...Published: 15 Jun 2020 at 07:22hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Lusumbami descendant 'discovered' in Botswana
This week my focus was supposed to be on the controversy-clouded 3-kilometre road stretch along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway, which is rather surprisingly clocking its third year of being rehab...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:15hrs | 1521 | by Burzil Dube
Zimbabwe start-up ventures into cigar project
A Zimbabwean start-up says it has set its sights on becoming one of the top cigar producers in Africa by empowering women through job creation in the communities it operates in.Mosi oa Tunya C...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:10hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean-born Irish rugby star turned wine expert
Dave Curtis took the road less travelled on his journey from Zimbabwe to an Ireland jersey in the early 1990s and the return trip has been just as interesting and rewarding.The sun is shining ...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:06hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
No longer the Sunshine City
The Zimbabwe capital city which was once called Salisbury during the colonial era changed its name to Harare on 18 April 1982.During the second anniversary of Zimbabwean independence, th...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 14:37hrs | 958 | by Leonard Koni
High Court dismisses Victoria Falls councillor's bid to nullify poll
THE High Court has dismissed Victoria Falls councillor Richard Mguni's bid to stop the nullification of his election as mayor by fellow MDC-Alliance councillors after Government reinstated Clr Somvelo...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:43hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
New termini for Zupco buses
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has identified seven bus termini which will be used by Zupco buses and kombis as designated picking and dropping points to decongest the central business district (CBD)...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 07:53hrs | 2287 | by Staff reporter
ZCIEA starts distribution of Masks
The Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Association (ZCIEA) has started distribution of Masks, Gloves, Sanitisers, Infra-Red thermometers, COVID-19 Information Posters to informal workers and traders...Published: 08 Jun 2020 at 13:20hrs | 514 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo Day a celebration of imperialism
THE celebration of June 1 as the anniversary of the declaration of Bulawayo as a city by the colonisers is an insult to the history of the country in particular that of Matabeleland, analysts have sai...Published: 06 Jun 2020 at 07:45hrs | 185 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Doctors poke holes in govt COVID-19 response
HUMAN rights doctors have laid into government over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying they had noted a "sad scenario" where the fight against the dreaded pandemic was being hampered by the...Published: 05 Jun 2020 at 08:58hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe licenses private quarantine facilities
THE hotel and catering industry is poised for a restart following government's licensing of private quarantine facilities countrywide, particularly targeting self-sponsoring returnees, the NewsDay can...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 08:55hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora shields Maboke from suspension
Masvingo Mayor Collen Maboke should be allowed to do his job without any disturbances and any move to suspend him is null and void, Douglas Mwonzora has said.Mwonzora has wasted no time to ass...Published: 30 May 2020 at 09:58hrs | 3160 | by Staff reporter
Skyz Metro FM applies for TV license
Fairtalk Communications, the proprietors of Skyz Metro FM (Bulawayo) and Breeze FM (Victoria Falls) have applied for a television license in response to a call for application the regulatory Bro...Published: 28 May 2020 at 15:04hrs | 1081 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe: IMF hammers country already on its knees
Mercifully, Zimbabwe's infection and death rates from Covid-19 are so far very low but the economy, already labouring under the effects of drought, has been hit by the lockdowns. Worse, the IMF has de...Published: 27 May 2020 at 07:12hrs | 696 | by Baffour Ankomah I New African Magazine
Is Zimbabwe cursed?
Zimbabweans are so friendly and peace loving people, Zimbabweans are known for being some of the friendliest and most welcoming hosts in the world – there is no better place to experience this than ...Published: 24 May 2020 at 10:31hrs | 3504 | by Knowledge Hakata
Laduma ladlula: lakhothama iqhawe lezwe.
Ibandla elidala le ZAPU lisungule inhlelo ezizathatha iviki eyodwa egcweleyo likhumbula owaye ngu Mongameli walo umuyi u Dr Dumiso Dabengwa owayesaziwa ngegama elithi"The Black Russian''loba ''DD'...Published: 23 May 2020 at 14:42hrs | 946 | by ZAPU
Victoria Falls mayoral dispute spills into court
VICTORIA Falls councillor Richard Mguni, who was recently elected the town's mayor by councillors aligned to an MDC faction led by Mr Nelson Chamisa, has gone to court challenging Government's decisio...Published: 23 May 2020 at 08:32hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
The cost of Chinese aid to Africa
THE adage that one cannot bite the hand that feeds him/her cannot be truer and more applicable than on the issue pertaining to the relations between China and Africa. There is a truism that a benefact...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:06hrs | 373 | by Reinford Khumalo
Biti freezes in court as judge tears into his arguments
THERE was drama in the High Court of Zimbabwe last night when MDC Alliance lawyer Tendai Biti froze after being shown the MDC Alliance agreement by Justice Tawanda Chitapi, moments after he had counte...Published: 21 May 2020 at 19:47hrs | 11267 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC seeks court interdict to stop more expulsions
The High Court will rule on Friday next week on preliminary issues raised by lawyers representing MDC-Alliance and MDC-T in a suit brought by MDC-A seeking a ban on the MDC-T recalling from Parliament...Published: 21 May 2020 at 07:10hrs | 2101 | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls foreign exchange: A potential game Changer
The Zimbabwean government announced that it will soon launch the Victoria Falls Securities Exchange (VFEX) as part of a broader plan to turn the renowned resort town into an offshore International Fin...Published: 20 May 2020 at 20:51hrs | 2429 | by Victor Bhoroma
Vic Falls foreign exchange: A potential game Changer
The Zimbabwean government announced that it will soon launch the Victoria Falls Securities Exchange (VFEX) as part of a broader plan to turn the renowned resort town into an offshore International Fin...Published: 20 May 2020 at 14:39hrs | 2957 | by Victor Bhoroma
Catholic priests survive train & car crash
TWO Roman Catholic priests escaped death when a vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a goods train and dragged for about 50 metres in Hwange on Monday afternoon. The accident occurred at...Published: 20 May 2020 at 06:54hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
Non-tourism businesses start to re-open in Victoria Falls
VICTORIA Falls is slowly coming back to life as some businesses reopen but tourism, the town's mainstay, remains the missing link. A snap survey around town showed that shops, construction sit...Published: 18 May 2020 at 07:25hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Withdrawal limit increased
DEPOSITORS will be able to withdraw up to $1 000 weekly starting next Tuesday, the same day when new $10 and $20 notes will be introduced into circulation, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) said yest...Published: 16 May 2020 at 07:15hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
New $10, $20 notes next week
New $10 and $20 banknotes are being introduced with the red $10 note circulating from Tuesday next week and the blue $20 note from the first week of June, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announ...Published: 16 May 2020 at 07:13hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance takes govt to court over Vic Falls mayor
THE MDC Alliance has taken Local Government minister July Moyo to court challenging his directive to reinstate former Victoria Falls mayor Somvelo Dlamini.Dlamini was replaced as mayor after c...Published: 15 May 2020 at 07:39hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Inter-city travellers violate lockdown
A NUMBER of people are increasingly travelling between cities and provinces without exemption in violation of level two lockdown regulations banning inter-city travel. Some Zimbabweans continu...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:29hrs | 2602 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Vic Falls councillors boycott meeting
VICTORIA Falls councillors yesterday boycotted a meeting which had been called to discuss among other things, crafting a supplementary budget and waiver of some rates to cushion ratepayers in the wake...Published: 14 May 2020 at 07:28hrs | 1420 | by Staff reporter
Zambian President orders re-opening of Victoria Falls 'to save jobs'
Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday ordered the re-opening of the Victoria Falls and local hotels to tourists – on the same day that the country announced the highest daily jump in coronavirus ...Published: 13 May 2020 at 20:52hrs | 4387 | by Staff reporter
Overcrowding worries at isolation centres
HEALTH officials have been urged to speed up Covid-19 testing of returnees so they can be discharged to avoid crowding at quarantine centres. This comes as the quarantine centre at Mosi-oa-Tun...Published: 13 May 2020 at 07:26hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Moyo blocks Chamisa ally
LOCAL Government Minister July Moyo has nullified the election as mayor, of Victoria Falls Ward 5 Councillor Richard Mguni and reinstated Somveli Dlamini, who was fired from the job by embattled MDC A...Published: 13 May 2020 at 07:19hrs | 1269 | by newzimbabwe
Dhlamini bounces back as Victoria Falls mayor
Local Government and Public Works Minister July Moyo has reinstated Somvelo Dhlamini as Victoria Falls mayor, barely a week after the councillors had moved in to appoint Ward 5 Councillor Richard Mgun...Published: 12 May 2020 at 16:38hrs | 2052 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls mayor disowns resignation letter
REINSTATED Victoria Falls Mayor Councillor Somveli Dlamini has disowned a letter he reportedly wrote resigning from the mayor's position, saying the MDC Alliance leadership drafted it and forced him t...Published: 12 May 2020 at 07:40hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Police profile 129 returning fugitives
AT least 129 criminals and suspects who fled the country after committing various offences are among the returnees from Botswana, South Africa and other countries. The returnees are being sent to vari...Published: 12 May 2020 at 07:36hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillors defy Mwonzora
MDC Alliance councillors in Victoria Falls defied a directive by MDC-T secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora to reinstate the resort town's mayor, who was fired by the Nelson Chamisa led party.Th...Published: 10 May 2020 at 08:22hrs | 3437 | by Staff reporter
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