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Harare pledges to finally fix (some of) its pothole-ridden roads
IN Zimbabwe's capital of Harare, potholed roads have become a symbol of more than 20 years of national decline and neglect of public services.Motorists must weave down roads and often encroach...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
The maize crop is now on the brink of total loss
Lost in her zen and solitude, the old widow scanned the skies, her elderly eyesight failing her. But, no sign of rain. The skies seem to have put in place 'targeted sanctions' against some majority co...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 11:08hrs | | by Tondo Murisa
Memories of Christmas Joy: A 1983 Christmas in Rural Filabusi with Solomon Skuza's Banolila
In the soft glow of the Zimbabwean sun in 1983, a ten-year-old in rural Filabusi under Chief Maduna eagerly anticipated the most enchanting day of the year - Christmas. Rooted in tradition and surroun...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 15:34hrs | 8 | by Godlwayo Mahlabayithwale
Zimbabwe's Muppet Show
A couple of days after the first storm, I headed out just before sunrise when it was cool and overcast. The dust had gone, the ground was soft underfoot, and everything looked fresh, clean and green....Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:44hrs | 5 | by Cathy Buckle
ZNi: The musical maverick creating summer magic!
South Africa, 2 September 2023 Summer is heating up, and we've got the perfect soundtrack to accompany your adventures. Meet ZNi, the musical sensation who's not just creating catchy tunes but also in...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 15:32hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Storytelling as Activism: Inspiring change through personal experiences in Zimbabwe
As I sit down to reflect on the personal experiences and insights I have gained from writing and reading about politics and social justice in Zimbabwe, a myriad of emotions wash over me. It is undenia...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 17:47hrs | 5 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Kasukuwere appeals bar to contest 2023 rat race - HC judge was compromised - to equally compromise SC judges. It's muddle!
Saviour Ksukuwere was one of the late dictator Robert Mugabe's key players in the creation and retention of the de facto one party state in Zimbabwe. He (Kasukuwere) never imagined even for a minute t...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 10:17hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Threatened CCC top official resigns
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) Mashonaland West provincial coordinator, Slyvester Zwambila has resigned citing a flawed candidate selection process and threats on his life.In a letter da...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thokozani Langa to grace Matebeleland Cultural Awards
SOUTH African maskandi musician Thokozani Langa is expected to perform at this year's Matebeleland Cultural Awards (MCA) ceremony.MCA chief executive officer Philani Ncube told NewsDay Life &a...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ngezi drown DeMbare
Ngezi Platinum Stars 2 - 1 DynamosNgezi Platinum Stars came from behind to inflict a second league defeat on Dynamos and shoot to the top of the log.The engrossing encounter played in fron...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ball is in Mnangagwa's court
LAST week, Zimbabwe continued with its structured debt clearance dialogues with foreign creditors owed over US$14 billion, as the country makes important steps to weave its way out of the debt hole....Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZAPU forces Eubert Angel's Church to close
Zapu sent shocking waves down the spine of Mr Eubert Angel the so-called plenipotentiary ambassador for ZIMBABWE in the Americas and Europe. Since the first episode of Al Jezeera called the Gold Mafia...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Thulani Nkala
'Mugabe did not actively push for his family's primitive accumulation of wealth'
THE late president Robert Mugabe stopped his son-in-law Simba Chikore and daughter Bona from joining the scramble to take over the country's third-largest mobile network operator, Telecel Zimbabwe....Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Will he really 'face down' China?
The UK has a new prime minister… Today's world news is evidently dominated by a variety of interesting and illuminating stories, expectations, theories, debates and analyses about Mr. ...Published: 29 Oct 2022 at 11:25hrs | | by Ndaba Sibanda
Chiwenga urged to release ambulances donated by World Health Organisation
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmaker Settlement Chikwinya has urged the government to expedite deployment of ambulances at toll gates to offer emergency services to road traffic accident victi...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:26hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Wadyajena in court over US$5,8m fraud
Zanu-PF Member of Parliament for Gokwe-Nembudziya constituency, Justice Mayor Wadyajena, who is being accused of fraud and money-laundering involving US$5,8 million, appeared in court yesterday and wa...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Chiefs switch off ZPC Kariba
Bulawayo Chiefs 2-1 ZPC KaribaWASTEFUL Bulawayo Chiefs needed second half goals to make-up for a glut of missed scoring opportunities to switch off electricity generators ZPC Kariba at Luveve ...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's re-engagement drive continues to pay off
Zimbabwe continues to reap economic dividends from its engagement and re-engagement drive, with French President Emmanuel Macron facilitating the rehabilitation and upgrading of the historic Great Zim...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinese firm to breathe life into Zimbabwe steel sector
THE chief executive officer (CEO) of Tsingshan Investments Zimbabwe revealed this week how his firm has located immense opportunities in Zimbabwe, where it plans to weave around a string of corporate ...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:26hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Dembare shoot to the top
Ngezi Platinum Stars 0 - 0 DynamosIN the end, the six-year jinx was not broken as Dynamos once again failed to win or score against Ngezi Platinum Stars in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League mat...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri exposes Zanu-PF's deadly cannibalistic politics
IT appears Zanu-PF's fourth most powerful official, national chair Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri reserves her most toxic sentiments for Mashonaland West Province.When the deadly Covid-19 pandemic w...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinese business in Zimbabwe has come of age
The statement by the Chamber of Chinese Enterprises in Zimbabwe (the Chamber) which was published in local media on Tuesday, was a powerful iteration that could define how Chinese and other foreign bu...Published: 28 Feb 2022 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reaches out to diaspora
President Mnangagwa has said Zimbabweans living abroad are always welcome back home to play their part in building a prosperous country.Speaking at the memorial service of the late Lt General ...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
SB Moyo was never a coward, says Mnangagwa
THE success the country is making in the re-engagement drive with the international community is as a result of the foundation laid by sacrifices and dedication to service that was exhibited by the la...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa to open 10 mega data facilities
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has opened its fifth mega data center in South Africa, as it doubles down on its continental leadership in the growing data centers sector, where it is targeting to bui...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 21:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
It's summer: Bring out the shorts and mini!
Have you ever felt the thrill of seeing the sun in the sky after a long winter?The feeling is like seeing the sunrise for the first time after a storm.You find relief.The sensa...Published: 25 Sep 2021 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inside the cotton value chain
Cotton has been grown in Zimbabwe from as far back as 1940, even though production was enhanced after the establishment of the Cotton Marketing Board (CMB) in 1969. The white Gold is the second most i...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 19:33hrs | 6 | by Victor Bhoroma
No to factional mudslinging…Discipline comrades discipline!
My 54 political toddler years which are founded 'On the Shoulders of Struggle' signify a journey of robust African revolutionary tutelage which has been vastly enabled by those national paternal and m...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:04hrs | | by Obert Moses Mpofu
GMAZ mourns Haritatos
Grain Millers Association (GMAZ) has sent condolence messages to the Haritatos family following the untimely death of fORMER Muzvezve MP and ZANU PF Central Committee member Peter Haritatos who succum...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 17:22hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Police seek to seize ill-gotten assets
Police are now seeking to apply the law to seize and impound cars and other property used to commit crimes and property believed to have been bought through proceeds of crime by seven suspected serial...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police shoot most wanted robber
A SUSPECTED notorious armed robber, who is part of a gang led by Musa Taj Abdul, is nursing wounds at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in Harare after being shot by police while attempting to flee....Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bosso remains on course to defending Chibuku cup
Highlanders 1 - 0 Bulawayo CityHIGHLANDERS players put aside their in-house problems, which saw them embarking on a three-day strike over a pay rise, to register their second win in the Chib...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo woman jailed for theft
A 52-YEAR-OLD woman from Bulawayo has been jailed for eight months for stealing a cellphone and cash.Lindiwe Ncube of Makokoba suburb and her accomplice, who is still on the run, hatched a pla...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Esigodini teacher launches 4th book
AN Esigodini teacher and senior pastor at Great Divine Missions Church, Qiniso Mpofu, has penned his fourth book titled But We Piped to You which was launched on Friday in Bulawayo.In a world ...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
West to impose sanctions on South Africa if Ramaphosa is removed
Lately, there has been rising positive publicity on Zimbabwe and rising negativity on South Africa by international and white media.Just recently, the world bank released unemployment numbers ...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 14:12hrs | 2 | by Rutendo Ben Matinyararire
Zimbabwe: 'The Second Republic'; Land history; Ownership and Productivity in the Post Mugabe era
The Author is a Master of Science in International Trade and Diplomacy student at the University of Zimbabwe. He holds a MSc degree in Development Studies (National University of Science and Technolog...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 21:34hrs | 2 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Zimbabwe: 'The Second Republic'; Land history; Ownership and Productivity in the Post Mugabe Era
The Author is a Master of Science in International Trade and Diplomacy student at the University of Zimbabwe. He holds a MSc degree in Development Studies (National University of Science and Technolog...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 12:32hrs | 1 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Picking the best sofa for your living room
The living room is that area of the home where most people focus on the interior decoration. Buying a durable sofa of high quality is one of the main things that make the living room attractive. It is...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 13:27hrs | | by Staff Writer
Mnangagwa demands loyalty from Zanu-PF members
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday demanded loyalty from the party's newly-elected District Coordinating Committee (DCC) members ahead of the 2023 elections.Speaking before yesterday's cen...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 16:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa disapproves the Nehanda statue
A controversial statue of Mbuya Nehanda which became a butt of jokes, literally, has been rejected by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.The bronze statue by artist David Mutasa portrayed a youngish...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gags Zanu-PF followers
President Mnangagwa yesterday gagged Zanu-PF members from discussing party issues in both mainstream and social media following the chaos that rocked the DCC elections. Addressing a politburo ...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 07:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa battles G40, Gamatox remnants
ZANU-PF's vanquished Generation 40 (G40) and Gamatox factions have joined forces in a bid to destabilise President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the party ahead of the 2023 polls, a senior official of the fo...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 19:10hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
'G40, Gamatox teaming up against Mnangagwa'
ZANU-PF's vanquished Generation 40 (G40) and Gamatox factions have joined forces in a bid to destabilise President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the party ahead of the 2023 polls, a senior official of the fo...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Loga targets win
WARRIORS coach Zdravko "Loga" Logarušić is priming his team to play a high intensity game at home on Monday as they seek to atone for their 3-1 humiliation at the hands of Algeria in an Africa Cup o...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe minister takes up #JohnVul'gate challenge
THE South African John Vuligate challenge has taken Zimbabwe by storm, with a local minister joining in the frenzy.Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka mesmerised g...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans turn to sex work amid economic crisis and COVID-19
DRESSED in a mini-skirt and blouse, Esther Kamupunga stood in semi-darkness waiting for men looking for sex the latest Zimbabwean to lose her job in a deepening economic crisis, worsened by the new co...Published: 31 Oct 2020 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's indigenisation law ill-conceived, says Zanu-PF
GOVERNMENT rolled out an ill-conceived indigenisation policy for political expediency during the late former President Robert Mugabe's era, Zanu-PF acting spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa has said....Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Give your lungs a break, breathe fresh air in Mashonaland Central
There is a noticeable decline and visible depreciation of infrastructure at some business centres in Chiweshe, Mash. Central Province. Despite kombis plying the Glendale to Chaona making the route a h...Published: 26 Aug 2019 at 20:28hrs | | by Thomas Tondorindo Murisa
Woman (24) found with smuggled 2kg drugs
A WOMAN from Bulawayo and her boyfriend have been arrested for possessing 2kg of crystal methamphetamine, a dangerous drug in the same class as cocaine, worth more than $120 000 which was smuggled fro...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 08:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC's campaign for Chief Ndiweni release worrisome
THE imprisonment of outspoken Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Nhlanhlayemangwe Ndiweni, who was sentenced to 18 months last week for maliciously damaging his subject's property has torched a st...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:14hrs | | by Editorial - Newsday
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