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Bulawayo water, sewer woes persist

As Bulawayo enters the final quarter of 2026, water shortages, frequent sewer bursts, and crumbling service delivery continue to fuel tensions between residents and the city council.Interviews with the Bulawayo United Residents Association…

Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:40hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter

Report exposes dire working conditions in Zimbabwe's education sector

Zimbabwe's public education sector is teetering on the brink of collapse due to poor working conditions, meagre salaries, and government neglect, according to a new report released by the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz…

Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:14hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter

No to vote-buying in PSL elections

The Premier Soccer League (PSL) will on July 25 elect a new chairman to replace Farai Jere, who stepped down earlier this year to pursue the ZIFA presidency. The upcoming election has been widely praised for its professionalism and integri…

Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:31hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter

Dynamos' relegation woes deepen

Dynamos' woeful 2025 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign took another nosedive yesterday after a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Herentals College at Rufaro Stadium, leaving the Harare giants dangerously close to the drop zone.The defe…

Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:31hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter

Woes mount for Zimbabwe formal businesses\

Informal traders who largely evade taxes and levies are placing formal retail and wholesale businesses in Zimbabwe at a significant competitive disadvantage, burdened by a heavy and complex taxation regime, Parliament was told last week.A …

Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:58hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter

Another coup won't solve Zimbabwe woes

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is currently at odds with a faction of liberation war veterans from the 1970s struggle for independence. This group has publicly pledged support for Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and called for Mnangagwa'…

Published: 24 May 2025 at 10:59hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter

Mutsvangwa points finger at councils for healthcare woes

Zimbabwe's Senate chamber descended into a heated debate on Tuesday as Zanu-PF spokesperson and senator Christopher Mutsvangwa pointed fingers at opposition-led urban councils for the country's worsening healthcare crisis, triggering a sha…

Published: 22 May 2025 at 14:40hrs | 1510 | by Staff reporter

Bosso financial woes exposed

Highlanders Football Club's precarious financial state was laid bare at its annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday, as audited financial statements revealed glaring discrepancies and management challenges.Treasurer Israel Moyo expressed di…

Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 08:20hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter

Chinese miners create water crisis for Hwange's Diki villagers

In a growing dispute over water resources in Hwange, two Chinese mining companies, South Mining's Mutargech division (SMMd) and Zimbabwe Zhongjing Heli Energy Pvt Ltd (ZJHL), have been accused of drilling 11 boreholes and laying a pipeline…

Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:47hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter

RBZ blames speculative behaviour for ZiG's woes

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has attributed the recent collapse of the newly introduced Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency to rampant rent-seeking behavior and speculative activities within the parallel market. This statement comes as the …

Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:12hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter

More water woes for Bulawayo

BULAWAYO residents should brace themselves for more water woes after the local authority announced a disruption in supply across the city due to maintenance works at Ncema Works and Pump Station.In a statement, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) …

Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Woe to poverty-stricken Zimbabweans

IT never rains, but pours for the majority of Zimbabweans who are barely making ends meet as the cost of living continues to spiral out of reach.The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) tells us that this month, the food poverty l…

Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Woes mount for top Zimbabwe judge

WOMEN's Comfort Corner founder Rita Mbatha has filed a letter of complaint against Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza for alleged "unlawful alteration of the transcript of proceedings" and wants the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to…

Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Women suffer brunt of Harare's water woes

Rita Tawona is a 34 year old mother who lives in Glenview, a Harare high density suburb, with her husband and four kids.Her day starts as early as 3AM as she wakes up to join a long winding queue at a nearby community borehole where she ha…

Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

More woes for Warriors

ZIMBABWE'S poor performance at the Africa Cup of Nations continue to haunt the team after they moved down the Fifa rankings released yesterday, which has dire consequences on their qualification for the 2022 Qatar World Cup.The Warriors ex…

Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:25hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo water woes to last another 2 weeks

BULAWAYO water woes will persist for at least two more weeks as council battles to complete rehabilitation works. Most parts of the city have gone for 10 days without running tap water. The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is implementing major…

Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Currency reform answer to Zimbabwe's economic woes

THE success of the new Government's effort to transform the country's economy, both in the immediate and future term hinges on addressing the currency reform problem. The vision of the Government is to ultimately turn Zimbabwe's economy in…

Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Bongani Ngwenya

Kasukuwere's woes mount

Woes mount for Kasukuwere's brotherWoes continue mounting for former Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere's brother Stanley, after he was dragged before the High Court for failing to pay back a $24 000 loan advanced to him in 2016 …

Published: 26 Apr 2018 at 09:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Undenge' legal woes persist

A bid for freedom by former Cabinet Minister Samuel Undenge, accused of prejudicing Zimbabwe Power Company of $12 650, hit a snag on Tuesday after a Harare magistrate ruled that he should remain on remand pending trial.Undenge appeared bef…

Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 06:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa can be derailed by economic woes

In the wake of Operation Restore Legacy, the ranks of the young, educated and angry is swelling.The economic boom they anticipated when they marched on that historic November 18 Saturday has remained pie in the sky.Armed with honours degre…

Published: 29 Jan 2018 at 09:58hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Mugabe is to blame for Zanu-PF woes

EDITOR,Zanu-PF has been portraying itself as the best party and making fools of opposition parties since 1980.The current events taking place in the revolutionary party are a sure sign that it is finished and come 2018 election it will be …

Published: 05 Oct 2017 at 14:22hrs | 1 | by Anonymous

Mnangagwa ally's woes mount

Zanu-PF activist and Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's strident supporter, Energy Mutodi will spend the long weekend in remand prison after a Harare magistrate yesterday ruled that he was not a proper candidate for bail.Mutodi was arrest…

Published: 13 Aug 2017 at 13:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

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ANC councillors reject Ramaphosa's call to follow DA

Irrigation schemes remain severely underutilised

Zanu-PF top brass trapped with cash, cars

Scott Sakupwanya gives Simba Bhora US$100,000

ZANU-PF official jailed for stealing

Maswerasei blasts Chamisa

Hwange Power Station's older units to undergo major rehab

Principal arrested for indecent assault of students

Zimra employees accused of US$6.3 million fraud

Ruwa aims for town status

Zanu-PF youths die en route to Mnangagwa's birthday bash

Zimbabwe clinches historic T20I series win

Harare suburb battles severe sewage crisis

Chirumanzu chieftainship dispute intensifies

Churches pray for Mnangagwa's continued rule

Church commits to partnering govt in anti-drugs, substances abuse

Ex-Bosso CEO found guilty of US$2,000 fraud

RemitHope seeks to raise US$100 000 for 10 grassroots organisations in Africa

US lawmaker pushes Zimbabwe to repay white farmers

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Security guard goes on goat stealing spree

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Unlicenced joyride 'car thief' beg court

Women's Bank partners Govt

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Potraz relocates over 40 base stations

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Kalangas rejects claims of subservience to Ndebele Kingdom

Organicare convicted for selling unregistered medicine

Ramaphosa posts explicit videos on X

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The Zimbabwe Government is Not Learning from Past Mistakes

War vets sharpen knives against Mnangagwa

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Injiva gunned down

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