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Govt food aid diverted to Zanu-PF DCC election campaigns
SOME Zanu-PF MPs vying to be chairpersons in the party's district coordinating committees (DCCs) are reported to be diverting government food aid meant for vulnerable families and selectively donating...Published: 3 hrs ago | 294 | by Staff reporter
Harare shuts down Morton Jaffray Waterworks
A HEALTH hazard looms in Harare after the city's main water treatment plant, Morton Jaffray Waterworks, was shut down yesterday due to shortage of aluminium sulphate.In a notice to residents, ...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:36hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Khupe factions must seek ZCTU mediation
SO, the constitutional and rule of law champions Morgen Komichi, Douglas Mwonzora, MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe and Tapiwa Mashakada want the world to believe that their understanding of constitutiona...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:32hrs | 2633 | by Kennedy Kaitano
Man loses forex, gun to thieves
A 39-year-old Harare man lost over US$3 200 and a pistol to unknown thieves who broke into his car which he had parked at a shop in the Graniteside area of Harare. The theft comes at a time po...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:24hrs | 855 | by Staff reporter
'MDC got more than US$10m to defend Western interests'
It is beyond debate that for the past decades or so, Zimbabwe has been reeling under the disastrous and debilitating effects of illegal sanctions that were imposed against the country by some powerful...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:44hrs | 225 | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
From desert to business hub_Dubai economic story
Dubai is the capital city of the Emirate of Dubai, which in itself is one of the seven emirates (states) that form the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The emirates are former British colonies which got in...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 14:01hrs | 2159 | by Victor Bhoroma
Chamisa's supporters go after Mashakada
RESIDENTS in Harare's Waterfalls suburb are baying for their MP, Tapiwa Mashakada's head and want him re-called for being an absentee legislator. The disgruntled residents, led by former radio...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 06:24hrs | 6888 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea rocks Queens Park
BULAWAYO'S Queens Park suburb has recorded diarrhoea cases as more suburbs register outbreaks of the disease which claimed 13 lives in Luveve in July and infected nearly 2 000 people.Water sho...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 06:21hrs | 1184 | by Staff reporter
Power output plunges 39%
ZIMBABWE'S power output plunged 39% during the seven months to July, as Harare and Lusaka moved to forestall a near catastrophe by applying limits on water outflows from Lake Kariba to bolster the res...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 06:18hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
FAO hails govt over Mnangagwa's concept?
THE Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has hailed government for adopting the-PFumvudza agricultural concept saying it would go a long way in ensuring food security at household level.Pf...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 06:17hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube told to double devolution allocation
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has been urged to double the allocation of devolution funds to 10% of the national budget as stipulated in the Constitution as compared to the current 5%.The issu...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1759 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga poll ban takes new twist
Parliament is backtracking on its stance that Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's suspension of by-elections to fill vacant parliamentary and municipal seats was constitutional, saying the pronounce...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:22hrs | 4596 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's rogue state agents warned
PERPETRATORS of state-sponsored violence, abductions and torture are not immune to prosecution and can face their day in court in whatever capacity to answer to charges, a top human rights defender ha...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:20hrs | 1412 | by Staff reporter
Tribalism at its best: Khuphe a leader sent from hell! My reply!
They see everything is wrong and going wrong because of Thokozani Khuphe. But who ignited the whole shenanigans going on in the MDC opposition parties? Indeed tribalism is embedded, it is entranced in...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 15:10hrs | 5735 | by Nomazulu Thata
ZANU-PF is a virus which can never be cured by elections
Elections have become a problem that has sunk us into vicious violence, unreformed state institutions, political and economic strife. It is my desire to enlighten those that still believe in the polit...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 11:41hrs | 2958 | by Knowledge Hakata
VP Chiwenga poll ban takes new twist
Parliament is backtracking on its stance that Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's suspension of by-elections to fill vacant parliamentary and municipal seats was constitutional, saying the pronounce...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 11:37hrs | 12133 | by Staff Reporter
Sale of borehole water banned
THE Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has banned the sale of borehole water by some residents in Bulawayo who are taking advantage of the critical situation in the city.Bulawayo has be...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 08:59hrs | 8137 | by Staff Reporter
732 000 farmers receive inputs
MORE than 732 000 households have received seed under the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme as the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) intensifies distribution of inputs ahead of the November 15 dead...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 08:26hrs | 352 | by Staff Reporter
Rising crime worries govt
THE government is very concerned about the increase in violent crime in the country, as well as the continued abuse of social media.This comes as the country has witnessed a spate of armed rob...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:23hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
The Wayward Child
After an uneasy pregnancy and long hours of labour pains, there was a great celebration when baby Lerato was finally born. Lerato was born into a broken family of school dropouts. Her elder siblings n...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 12:05hrs | 774 | by Salom Shilongo
Khupe a leader sent from hell
Zimbabwe's politics can be easily compared to Nigerian Movies in the sense that, it is quite predictable to the extent that even those that did not study politics (101) can even tell you that Zanu Pf ...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 09:27hrs | 3594 | by Knowledge Hakata
Esaph Mdlongwa: Obituary from the General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Communist Party
I have learnt with a heavy heart the passing away of Comrade Esaph Mdlongwa, the founding Organising Secretary of the Movement for Democratic Change, a trade unionist and a former Member of Parliament...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 11:39hrs | 1945 | by Ngqabutho Nicholas Mabhena.
WHO says COVID-19 can't stop elections
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has poured cold water on government's recent decision to suspend byelections citing COVID-19 fears, saying elections could safely be held during pandemics as long a...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:09hrs | 1416 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sanctions mantra divides public opinion
FOR me, the issue of targeted sanctions imposed by the US and her Western allies goes beyond mere allegations, unsubstantiated claims, and circumstantial evidence.This, however, has been the m...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:01hrs | 538 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Mnangagwa must openly apologise for Gukurahundi'
Victims of Gukurahundi have dared President Emmerson Mnangagwa to openly apologise for the massacre of approximately 20 000 innocent civilians, arguing that half-hearted approaches such as the issuanc...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 21:22hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
Lets learn from Zimbabwe Cricket
The Zimbabwe Cricket bubbles in the sweet waters of success regardless of the disturbed year calender by the COVID 19 pandemic. It could have been one of the busiest year for Chamu Chibhabha led Chevr...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 12:03hrs | 1369 | by Energy Mavaza
Zimbabweans divided over effects of targeted sanctions, as govt can't prove they're responsible for economic crisis
For me, the issue of targeted sanctions imposed by the US and her Western allies goes beyond mere allegations, unsubstantiated claims, and circumstantial evidence - which has been the hallmark of the ...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 11:40hrs | 1725 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimnat hands over nationwide boreholes to Health and Child Care Ministry
Zimnat and Health Maintenance Network Africa on Tuesday handed over 10 boreholes valued at more than five million Zimbabwe dollars to the Ministry of Health and Child Care as their contribution toward...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 08:35hrs | 932 | by Agencies
Era of power cuts is over, claims Magombo
The era of load-shedding in Zimbabwe is over and the current power outages being experienced in some areas are a result of faults and vandalism, a senior Government official has said. Permanen...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 06:33hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe female magistrates sexually harassed at work, says former boss
CORRUPTION accused former chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe has made startling claims Zimbabwean female magistrates were being sexually harassed at work.The one-time topmost magistrate said t...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 06:32hrs | 1521 | by Staff reporter
Women Kill robber
Mathew Gunungo was disarmed of his iron bar and hit by one of the ladies after attempting to strangle the other. The two women, Phoebe Tembo and Petronella Ndlovu, have, however, been arrested...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 18:27hrs | 3232 | by Staff reporter
There is still hope for Zimbabwe
With the current situation in Zimbabwe, where almost every aspect of pillars of the state which include the economy, social and political structures are bedridden it is of paramount importance that as...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 16:34hrs | 1572 | by Knowledge Hakata
Teacher pay increased US$30 to 157 pm - 500% pay rise, 838% inflation, etc. = breakneck speed we sinking
"The Public Service Commission is pleased to advise Government workers that the USD 75 Covid 19 allowance for September 2020 is being paid today. Going forward, the USD 75 Covid allowance will be paid...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 16:24hrs | 5666 | by Nomusa Garikai
Bulawayo residents demand $1bn budget for water
BULAWAYO residents have demanded that Finance minister Mthuli Ncube allocates more than $1 billion in the 2021 budget towards alleviation of water shortages in the city.The residents made the ...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:38hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Chiri to audit Covid-19 donations
Auditor-General Mrs Mildred Chiri is taking stock of all donations and resources directed towards Covid-19. Mrs Chiri has ordered all Government departments to furnish her with details and she i...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:28hrs | 258 | by Staff reorter
Doctors were very foolish to bow to Chiwenga demands - without PPE, still susceptible covid-19 military or civilian
Zimbabwe is facing a serious economic crisis brought about by 40 years of gross mismanagement and rampant corruption. The economy has all but collapsed forcing unemployment rate to soar to nauseating ...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 22:51hrs | 1539 | by Nomusa Garikai
How Nelson Chamisa is losing the battle to Zanu-PF?
One of the major reasons why the late former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai failed to topple the late dictator and former President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe was because he played it safe and at mos...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 19:58hrs | 1928 | by Knowledge Hakata
Illegal guns worry government
POLICE admitted yesterday that they were concerned by the proliferation of unlicensed firearms in public hands, which were being used to commit violent crimes.However, police said it was too e...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 18:50hrs | 1296 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa and Biti suffer a heart attack at the same time?
Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it, it flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it. The pole which carries this flag is watered by the blood of our sons and daughter...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 07:57hrs | 25011 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Agric perm sec faces contempt of Parly charges
PARLIAMENT has warned the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture John Basera against withholding critical information on the beneficiaries of government programmes, including command agric...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:52hrs | 1223 | by Staff reporter
Breakdown at Bulawayo waterworks
A PUMP breakdown at the Bulawayo waterworks has seen the city's water pumping capacity dropping by over 100 megalitres (ML), piling more woes on residents.The Bulawayo water shortage has force...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:47hrs | 1687 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens to withhold striking teachers' wages
LABOUR groups have criticised President Emmerson Mnangagwa over plans to withhold salaries of all teachers on strike.Speaking during a briefing in Mutare last week, Mnangagwa vowed to stick to...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1149 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance has let us down big time..
Why do you continue going to the courts that are captured by Zanu PF?Why do you dream of participating the 2023 presidential elections that are already rigged in favor of Zanu PF?Why a...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 08:02hrs | 4870 | by Knowledge Hakata
Recalls have crippled council business, says Mafume
New Harare mayor Jacob Mafume (JM) still believes that the capital has what it takes to regain its Sunshine City status if city fathers can get their act together. Last week, he sat down with NewsDay ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:19hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Ex-merchandiser rises to become Deputy Mayor
BULAWAYO'S newly elected Deputy Mayor councillor Mlandu Ncube believes his passion for service delivery has seen him rising from being a merchandiser at a local supermarket to the top council post. ...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:09hrs | 1261 | by Staff reporter
Understanding method to 'madness' in urban councils
Nowadays, hardly a day passes without news headlines relaying salacious details of corrupt goings on in predominantly opposition run urban councils. Often, these headlines are accompanied by t...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:00hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Sugar beans can give beef a run for its taste
The kitchen place is a very interesting culinary laboratory, it be makeshift, modern or rural set up. Sometimes food burning to cinder whilst both eyes and attention of the cook are on smartphone chat...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 17:01hrs | 976 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
The inscrutable Mr Trump!
*This letter uses American jargonIt took me sometime to figure out why the inscrutable, rascally US President Donald J Trump drives so many elites into a lunatic frenzy until I read a post fro...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 11:09hrs | 551 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zimbabwe's health system in ICU
IN Zimbabwe, pregnant women are left alone in hospitals to give birth, taps have run dry in major urban centres, infrastructure has all but collapsed and more than half the population needs food aid....Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:38hrs | 130 | by Bloomberg
Ex-Miss Zimbabwe in messy divorce
FORMER Miss Zimbabwe Bongani Dhlakama is embroiled in a messy divorce with her husband Bongani Ndlovu.The couple has thrown all caution to the wind, accusing each other of poor sexual performa...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:32hrs | 1016 | by Staff reporter
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