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NSSA a curse upon pensioners and vehicle for fleecing Zimbabweans!
As Zimbabwe continues to spiral out of control in an economic vortex - sinking deeper into an abyss - numerous employees are getting laid off from companies without any terminal benefits, becoming mor...Published: 9 hrs ago | 448 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe power crisis to worsen
MAJOR blackouts are imminent after the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) ordered power utility, Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), to suspend power generation at Kariba South Power Station....Published: 20 hrs ago | 1363 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activist 'terrorises' teachers
LABOUR unions have raised concern over the safety of teachers following an incident where Zanu-PF Gutu district co-ordinating committee (DCC) vice-chairperson Fabios Musara allegedly detained teachers...Published: 20 hrs ago | 938 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt splurges on COP27
ZIMBABWE sent a delegation of 264 people at a minimum cost of nearly US$1,6 million to the just-ended Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) hel...Published: 20 hrs ago | 703 | by Staff reporter
Zesa ordered to shut Kariba South till January
ZESA has been ordered to shut down Kariba South Power Station until January having exceeded its water ration with the little left in Lake Kariba above the power station intakes now reserved for Zambia...Published: 20 hrs ago | 275 | by Staff reporter
Another probe into AK-47 arms saga
GOVERNMENT has launched yet another investigation — the third one so far in as many weeks — into the controversial AK-47s arms import saga through Beitbridge Border Post which is now entangled in ...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 15:00hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Why army was deployed in oil-drilling precincts of the Zambezi Valley
FEARS of a Mozambican Cabo Delgado-style Islamic insurgency in the northern Zambezi Valley where the Zimbabwean government and an Australian Securities Exchange-listed Invictus Energy are engaged in o...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:59hrs | 2008 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mulls law for oil, gas extraction
GOVERNMENT is planning to draft a new law to regulate the oil and gas sector, amid high expectations of commercial-grade reserves in the Muzarabani area, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said....Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:59hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt hard-pressed to appease restless public sector workers
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has proposed to increase the proportion of employment costs on state expenditure to 52.4% from 42.3% as the desperate government makes frantic efforts to appease the 300 ...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:58hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition party threatens to boycott 2023 polls
OPPOSITION Peoples Unity Party (PUP) has threatened to boycott 2023 elections citing lack of reforms amid heightened political intolerance.PUP becomes the second opposition party to hint at sn...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:56hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
220 minors raped inside 9 months
AT LEAST 220 Zimbabwean minors were raped between January and September 2022, Women's Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni revealed yesterday as she expressed concern over a spike in child sexual abuse c...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:53hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda residents cry foul over undelivered stands
OVER 300 Gwanda residents who purchased residential stands at Judds Farm in the Matabeleland South capital from a Harare-based land developer in 2015 have petitioned the council and government demandi...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:53hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak hits Harare
Harare recorded over 1 100 cases of diarrhoea between October 24 and November 20, with the authorities citing the city's failure to provide clean running water, collect refuse and attend to burst sewe...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:52hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Youth League targets 1,5m votes in Harare
The Zanu-PF Harare Province Youth League plans to mobilise people in a bid to secure 1,5 million votes as its contribution to the ruling party's target of drumming up 5 million for next year's harmoni...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:51hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Govt to recruit 7 000 teachers
The GOVERNMENT will recruit an additional 7 000 teachers next year to enhance the delivery of quality education, with special focus on infant education.In the 2023 National Budget tabled in Pa...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:51hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Sandra Ndebele was sold to sexual suitors without her knowledge
WHILE she is now a seasoned performer, Sandra Ndebele still recalls a time when she was a young star caught in the glare of the limelight, with socialites taking advantage of her naivety to "sell her"...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:50hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
Shock as 13-year-old impregnates 9-year-old cousin in Tsholotsho
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has issued a statement confirming that the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) results obtained from National University of Science and Technology on 25 November 2022, in connecti...Published: 26 Nov 2022 at 14:39hrs | 1479 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mthuli Ncube raises VAT, restores duty on basics
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube unveiled his 2023 budget on Thursday, raising value added tax (VAT) in a move the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) described as "an attack on working p...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:21hrs | 9978 | by Staff reporter
Govt pledges $2 billion for NRZ rehab
GOVERNMENT has pledged to fund rehabilitation of National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) infrastructure to the tune of $2 billion.Speaking during a tour of the NRZ workshop in Bulawayo yesterday, ...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:13hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
EU launches €400 million partnership programme
THE European Union has launched the Africa-EU partnership programme to promote greener and climate smart agriculture, as well as gender equality and women empowerment, which will see Zimbabwe getting ...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:13hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Does Zimbabwe need the Commonwealth?
ZIMBABWE joined the Commonwealth in 1980 after gaining independence from Britain - in what appeared to be a major victory for the Commonwealth. Twenty-three years down the road, Zimbabwe quit the Comm...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 274 | by Vusi Nyamazana
Mukanya's open letter to Mnangagwa
DEAR President MnangagwaMy name is Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo the Chimurenga Music King. I am writing to you at this desperate hour to give you my free point of advice about the conditions in Zi...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 982 | by Doctor Thomas Mapfumo
Mpilo doctors' quarters await commissioning by ...
THE construction of Mpilo Central Hospital doctors' quarters is now complete and will be commissioned before the end of the year.Government was renovating three apartment buildings housing doc...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe warms up to more investments from China
Zimbabwe stands ready to welcome more investments from China across all sectors of the economy as Harare accelerates a sustainable and mutually beneficial modernisation and industrialisation of the tw...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants get lion's share
SALARIES for civil servants are set to go up markedly after the Government allocated the biggest chunk of the 2023 National Budget towards the public sector wage bill to cushion workers from the negat...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Key priority projects allocated $1,1 trillion
Key infrastructure projects such as the Harare-Beitbridge highway upgrade and construction of Lake Gwayi-Shangani, have been allocated $1,1 trillion as the Government moves to accelerate their complet...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Knives out for Lobels COO Andrew Dinhidza
Hundreds of Lobels workers staged protests against Chief Operating Officer Andrew Dinhidza over allegations of nepotism, sexual harassment and several other allegations. Dinhidza is no strange...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 17:46hrs | 2122 | by Mandla Ndlovu
57% of Zimbabwe's sex workers HIV positive
CENTRE for Sexual Health, HIV and Aids Research (CeSHHAR) says more than 57% of female sex workers in the country's 22 hotspot areas are HIV positive.The revelations follow another study by th...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 05:00hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe miners in urgent plea for forex
THE Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe says it is engaging authorities to come up with mechanisms that can accommodate the foreign currency requirements for the sector as shortages are weighing down the sec...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for political tolerance
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday called for political tolerance among politicians aspiring to contest in the 2023 harmonised elections.The President also said parliamentarians should swiftly atte...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
A paranoid government seeking to legislate 'patriotism' is a danger unto all citizens!
So, the government of Zimbabwe has finally decided to stubbornly proceed in enacting the controversial 'Patriotic Act'.Only this time s...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 16:44hrs | 495 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa is 'immature, ideologically bankrupt,' says Jonathan Moyo
PROFESSOR Jonathan Moyo has hit out at Nelson Chamisa's "duplicitous" nature, revealing he worked with the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader for three years, interacting on a daily basis and ...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 4238 | by Staff reporter
Widows4ED wants Mnangagwa to fire Harare provincial coordinator
WIDOWS for Economic Development (Widows4ED) has written a scathing letter advising President Emmerson Mnangagwa to fire Provincial Development Coordinator (PDC) Tafadzwa Muguti, who they accused of ar...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 1281 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says his activists are innocent
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has claimed that the 14 Nyatsime party supporters accused of inciting violence are victims of political persecution.The 14 were releas...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police to train security guards
Private security guards will soon undergo basic formal levels of training by the police, as Government upgrades the industry following a recent rise in robberies through a review of the Private Invest...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 1298 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe pilot appointed Mangwe headman
HIGHFLYING Air Zimbabwe pilot Captain Simon Thalon Moyo has been appointed as Godzi headman under Chief Tjanguluba in Mangwe District, Matabeleland South Province.The pilot has flown President...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
All set for Jeys Marabini 10th album launch
EVERYTHING is in place for seasoned artiste, Jeys Marabini's much-anticipated 10th album launch this Saturday at the home of arts, the Bulawayo Theatre.Jeys said he is geared up for the launch...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Payment of civil servants bonuses clarified
PERMANENT secretaries and directors in Government will not receive bonuses this year but will be granted performance-based awards at the beginning of next year after an assessment of their work is don...Published: 23 Nov 2022 at 04:56hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe 5 years after Robert Mugabe - so, what has changed?
A climate of fear still lingers in Zimbabwe, five years after long-time ruler Robert Mugabe was deposed. As the country marks this milestone, few people are willing to speak openly about whether the g...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 17:18hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
AbakwaMzilikazi embraced and hailed by Amakhosi in S.A
AbakwaMzilikazi over the weekend hosted a successful glamorous end of the year Gathering together with traditional leaders from across Kwazulu Natal and KwaNdebele in Mpumalanga South Africa (SA). The...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 17:01hrs | 1275 | by Simbarashe Sithole
What makes anyone believe blacks can't 'brainwash' whites?
It is always so extremely disturbing watching how much self-decrepitation and self-hate there is amongst us as black people - a sickening trait more prominent here in our own Zimbabwe.Why do w...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 16:55hrs | 566 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Govt to regulate omakorokoza'
GOVERNMENT has decided to formalise artisanal mining to regulate its activities and plug leakages costing the country millions of dollars in revenue, Mines minister Winston Chitando has indicated....Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt bigwigs sing blues over bonuses
GOVERNMENT says civil servants from director level upwards will only be paid 2022 bonuses based on their performance appraisal outcomes.Civil servants below director level have been awarded 10...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:53hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records surge in sex workers
ZIMBABWE has recorded an increase in commercial sex workers, with Harare adjudged to be the biggest red-light district, a new survey by the National Aids Council (Nac), Health and Child Care ministry ...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:53hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa donates tractors to farmers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has donated tractors to two farmers from Filabusi who granted 106 hectares of land to Gwanda State University (GSU) to enable the institution of higher learning to conduct agricult...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:52hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's San community gets inaugural chief
MATABELELAND North leaders have lauded the Second Republic for appointing Mr Christopher Dube as the first substantive Chief Goledema for the San community in Tsholotsho District.He was offici...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:52hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tells aspiring candidates not to jump the gun
Zanu-PF has warned aspiring candidates intending to represent the party in next year's harmonised elections against jumping the gun saying everyone should wait for the party to make an official statem...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:51hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints first female Air Vice Marshal
AIR Force of Zimbabwe senior officer Winnie Mandeya yesterday made history as she took oath as Zimbabwe Defence Forces first woman to reach the rank of Air Vice Marshal, a rank equivalent to a Major G...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:51hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
Intwasa abusers will go to jail, no fine option
Those selling or buying the agricultural inputs earmarked for the climate-proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme, Pfumvudza/Intwasa, will be sent to court where jail sentences can be imposed on conviction...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:50hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
'Jonathan Moyo preparing for life after Mnangagwa'
THE open letter of apology by self-exiled former ministers Jonathan Moyo and Patrick Zhuwao - addressed to Zanu-PF members - shows that the two politicians may be preparing for life after Emmerson Mna...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 18:34hrs | 9559 | by Staff reporter
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