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Price, tariff tragedy of regulated sectors
OVER the past year or so we have seen inflation pressures escalating in Zimbabwe. The latest figure of 59,39 percent for January has invoked fears among Zimbabweans who do not want a repeat of the las...Published: 2 hrs ago | 333 | by Staff reporter
'Prophet' jailed for stealing cellphone
A 23-YEAR-OLD self-proclaimed prophet from Bulawayo has been sentenced to three months in prison after he stole and sold a Nokia Lumia cellphone which he took from the owner under the pretext that he ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 277 | by Staff reporter
Woman battling for life after vicious dogs attack
A 25-YEAR-OLD woman is battling for life at the United Bulawayo Hospitals after she was mauled by her landlord's five vicious dogs in West Somerton suburb. Ms Cherish Muchegwa sustained seriou...Published: 6 hrs ago | 713 | by Staff reporter
Understanding Cyclone Idai, associated geomorphological processes
Global pressure patterns are a function of spatial temperature variations. We use weather maps to show spatial pressure variations and through analysing atmospheric variables such as wind speed, wind ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 364 | by Energy Mutodi
Open letter to President Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's admission that he is the one who authorised the deployment of soldiers to quell street protests on August 1, 2018 and in January this year was brave but leaves neutrals ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 2755 | by Viniel Deredza
'Whites created Cyclone Idai' - SA Politician
Black First Land First (BLF) has blamed Tropical Cyclone Idai on whites and wants the African Union to demand reparations and relief from the West for the disaster.BLF president Andile Mngxita...Published: 22 hrs ago | 2574 | by TimesLive
Gweru prophet sets up school of spiritual gifts
Gweru-born Prophet Gerry King has set up a unique prophetic school in Harare, where people with spiritual gifts freely register and receive impartation in a bid to spread the Word of God through proph...Published: 23 hrs ago | 617 | by Staff reporter
'Using Air Zimbabwe will pose logistical problems for Mnangagwa'
Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet responsible for presidential communications, George Charamba (GC), has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa will continue to use hired private jets for...Published: 23 hrs ago | 644 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa keeps private jet on standby
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hired a luxurious private jet for over a week despite growing concerns over his profligate spending, it has been revealed.Presidential spokesperson George Char...Published: 23 hrs ago | 564 | by Staff reporter
Textile giant retrenches 200 workers in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO textile and clothing giant, Archer Clothing Manufacturers has been forced to lay off 200 of its workers because of inadequate power supplies at its factory and dwindling local orders....Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 06:10hrs | 2089 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa is a listening President: Jenni Williams
THE Matabeleland region has over the years witnessed the sprouting of what has been termed "Gukurahundipreneurs" and secessionists whose objective was not to pursue the interests of the people but to ...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 22:28hrs | 5644 | by Staff reporter
MDC hammers Mnangagwa over 'infantile and embarrassing love of flying'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared two days of mourning the victims of Cyclone Idai - and then left on a trip to Angola, his 28th foreign visit in the 15 months since he assumed power.The M...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 21:34hrs | 549 | by ZimLive
Mliswa, Nduna dropped from Parly committees
PARLIAMENT has removed Norton and Chegutu West legislators, Mr Temba Mliswa and Dexter Nduna, from their positions as portfolio committee chairpersons. Mr Mliswa was the chairperson of the Min...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 22:45hrs | 2088 | by Staff reporter
'Prophet' jailed for stealing cellphone
A 23-YEAR-OLD self-proclaimed prophet from Bulawayo has been sentenced to three months in prison after he stole and sold a Nokia Lumia cell phone which he took from the owner under the pretext that he...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 22:44hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chairperson admits stealing from GMB
Zanu-PF Mwenezi district chairperson, Rennias Muchoko (42) was last week arrested and arraigned before magistrate Honest Musiiwa on charges of stealing bags of maize and millet from Rutenga Grain Mark...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 20:34hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and Matabeleland leaders finally find each other
Yesterday, 21 March 2019, more than 120 civic societies, church bodies, faith based and community based organisations' leadership met the President of Zimbabwe, His Excellency Emmerson Dambudzo Mnanga...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 18:42hrs | 1896 | by Matabeleland Collective
Gweru in major roads rehabilitation exercise
GWERU City Council has embarked on a road rehabilitation exercise, following an outcry by residents and motorists over the poor state of the infrastructure.Council spokesperson Manford Gambiza...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:32hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's fire brigade defies odds
Zimbabwe's widely respected fire brigade usually tackles house fires and traffic accidents, but it became a symbol of the regime during anti-government demonstrations that turned into violent looting ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:27hrs | 1535 | by Ben Sheppard I AFP
Chamisa's MDC on fire
THE intense jostling for positions within the main opposition MDC, ahead of the party's May elective congress, is escalating - with chaos marring the 20-year-old political outfit's ongoing restructuri...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:18hrs | 2012 | by Staff reporter
Govt use of violence on its own people is tragic
Continued from last weekWhile Mnangagwa's rhetoric on issues such as land reform, human rights, rule of law, improving the business climate and reducing corruption was all positive, there was ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:13hrs | 164 | by Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield
Mliswa takes Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi head on again
Norton MP Temba Mliswa has called upon Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to clean himself from the allegations that he is behind the transfer of former Bikita MP Munyradzi Kereke.The matter sta...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 15:53hrs | 1097 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Erectile dysfunction saves woman from rape
A BULAWAYO woman left the court in stitches when she revealed that she escaped being raped by an accused because of his erectile dysfunction, after several attempts to penetrate her.The woman ...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 07:30hrs | 2395 | by Staff reporter
Piece-meal austerity without reforms a wild goose chase
AUSTERITY measures introduced by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube under the Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP) will have a devastating effect on the economy and is at variance with Zanu-PF's elec...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1441 | by Staff reporter
Divisions ravage Chamisa's MDC
THE intense jostling for positions within the main opposition MDC, ahead of the party's May elective congress, is escalating - with chaos marring the 20-year-old political outfit's ongoing restructuri...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:57hrs | 5133 | by Staff reporter
Corruption Alert!*
The government has embarked on a major road project in Mashonaland West province. They are working on a ten kilometer stretch of the Karoi-Binga road. The road works are starting from Chivakanenyama s...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:51hrs | 660 | by Chaguta
The storm that knew no boundaries
TROPICAL Cyclone Idai has made headlines across southern Africa throughout the month of March. Lingering in the Mozambique Channel at tropical cyclone intensity for six days, the storm made landfall i...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:37hrs | 192 | by Jennifer Fitchett
Prophet up for rape wails in court
A 62-YEAR-OLD self-proclaimed prophet burst into tears in court after he was arraigned for allegedly raping and impregnating a 22-year-old woman. Columbus Christopher Gangata of Mzilikazi subu...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:31hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF aim to break the urban jinx
Zanu-PF is aiming to break the jinx and reclaim support in urban constituencies as it sells President Mnangagwa's transformational vision of growth and industrialisation, Politburo member Chris Mutsva...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:26hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa, Nduna kicked out Parliamentary Portfolio Committees
INDEPENDENT Norton MP Temba Mliswa and his Chegutu West counterpart Dexter Nduna, were on Thursday dropped from the newly constituted Mines and Mining Development Portfolio committee, Speaker of Parli...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 06:19hrs | 1357 | by newzimbabwe
Rape accused prophet bursts into tears in court
A 62-YEAR-OLD self-proclaimed prophet burst into tears in court after he was arraigned for allegedly raping and impregnating a 22-year-old woman. Columbus Christopher Gangata of Mzilikazi subu...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 19:06hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
Climate change: Africa confronts global warming
New IPCC report projects greater temperature increases in the region than elsewhere Record global greenhouse gas emissions are putting the world on a p...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 14:50hrs | 838 | by Dan Shepard
'Wages up $570 from $441' government announced - liar, liar down $228 from $441
"Government and civil servants yesterday sealed a salary accord after the employer improved its offer to the workers from $350 million to $400 million," reported Zimeye."This will translate to...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 14:42hrs | 3557 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabweans ranked happier than Rwandans, Batswana and Malawians
The World Happiness Report has been released and Zimbabwe ranks close to the bottom ten, lower than neighbours Mozambique and Zambia. However, Zimbabweans have been ranked happier than Rwandans, Batsw...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 11:14hrs | 4555 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants reject salary deal with government
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) have rejected a salary increment deal signed between the government and the APEX Council.The media reported that an agreement si...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 10:46hrs | 7565 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Cyclone Idai brings Chamisa face to face with effects of sanctions
The Government of Zimbabwe, led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa is on record calling for the unconditional removal of the Western imposed illegal sanctions on the Southern African State, arguing that ...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 10:16hrs | 3137 | by Mapozho Saruchera
Kereke caught up in Parliament storm
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi was yesterday grilled in the National Assembly by Norton MP Temba Mliswa over reports that incarcerated former Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke was enjoying co...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 08:16hrs | 3054 | by Staff reporter
Goverment, civil servants seal salary deal?
Government and civil servants yesterday sealed a salary accord after the employer improved its offer to the workers from $350 million to $400 million. This will translate to a salary increment of $129...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1876 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to decriminalise wilful HIV transmission
Government is set to repeal a legal provision that criminalises transmission of HIV/AIDS to a partner in order to keep abreast with international standards, Parliament heard yesterday. Justice...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:21hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa plans to stop using army in demos
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed government's plan to buy riot hardware and water cannons for police officers in a bid to stop relying on the military in containing violent demonstrations....Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 15:10hrs | 6945 | by Staff reporter
This is not it Mr Mnangagwa!
LAST WEEK, at long last, seven long months after last year's August 1 killings that claimed at least six lives, President Emmerson Mnangagwa finally admitted he deployed the army on the fateful day....Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 15:03hrs | 4924 | by Editorial - Daily News
Victoria Falls mall ready to open
ZIMRE Property Investment (Zimre) has completed construction of its $13 million shopping mall in Victoria Falls with the facility set to be opened to the public by the end of this month, an official h...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:31hrs | 2080 | by Staff reporter
MDC MP seeks removal from remand
Harare West legislator Joana Mamombe (MDC Alliance) yesterday notified the court that she would demand her removal from remand if she is not given a trial date on her next remand date.Mamombe,...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:31hrs | 1964 | by Staff reporter
Headman leaves behind 35 children
BEITBRIDGE headman Judah Kohomela, who died last week, was laid to rest at his homestead 90 kilometres west of Beitbridge town.Kohomela (81), died after a short illness during which he was adm...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:30hrs | 1697 | by Staff reporter
MP takes council to task over floods
CHIREDZI West legislator Farai Musikavanhu has threatened to sue Chiredzi Town Council over that they destroyed property worth thousands of dollars in February, saying they were man-made and avoidable...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:28hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Bulilima West MP bemoans absence of referral hospital
BULILIMA West legislator, Dingimuzi Phuthi has bemoaned the absence of a referral hospital in the district which is putting lives of patients and pregnant women at risk.The district is service...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 07:28hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Joana Mamombe in the dock
Harare West legislator Joana Mamombe (MDC-Alliance), who is facing charges of subversion, yesterday appeared in court, with her lawyer indicating his intention to file an application for the temporary...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 23:03hrs | 1449 | by Staff rpeorter
Late Zimbabwe VP exposed for raping Harare school teacher?
With so many rapes going unreported and unprosecuted, victims are instead forced by circumstances to commit paternity fraud. Most have managed to keep their secrets, but the arrival of affordable DNA ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 20:17hrs | 8306 | by TRT World
Mawarire freedom bid flops again
#THIS Flag Movement leader Evan Mawarire on Tuesday failed in his bid for freedom after his application for refusal of further remand was thrown out.Mawarire is being charged with subversion, ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 20:13hrs | 2835 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa told to change course to escape sanctions
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, is using every platform to denounce targeted sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States and the European Union (EU), analysts contend he must do w...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 18:18hrs | 1704 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai a disaster to the region
Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike Mozambique since Jokwe in 2008 and the deadliest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2019. The tenth named storm and re...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 12:24hrs | 430 | by Enos Denhere
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