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Zanu-PF pledges to rid cities of opposition mess
The Government has finished a geo-technical survey for a number of irregular urban dwellings which sprouted under the watch of inept opposition led local authorities and will soon move workmen on the ...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Crash blocks SA - Zimbabwe Highway
TRAFFIC between Johannesburg and Beitbridge was on Sunday halted temporarily following an accident involving two vehicles that blocked the N1 Highway which links Zimbabwe and South Africa.The ...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bitumen World starts work on Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road
CONSTRUCTION giant, Bitumen World (Private) Limited, has deployed three well-equipped teams to undertake intense road maintenance and rehabilitation works along the dilapidated Bulawayo-Victoria Falls...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:45hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Small progress registered on Beitbridge - Victoria Falls road rehab
SOME progress has been made on the rehabilitation of the Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP2) as the Second Republic continues to deliver o...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro upgrade misses derby target
IT'S all talk and little action. Rufaro Stadium renovations, which were initially expected to be completed in time for the Harare Derby, have already missed schedule. The facility, whi...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lupane Govt complex complete
The new Elitsheni Government Complex in Lupane, capital of Matabeleland North province, is complete and Government departments have been allocated offices to pave way for relocation of civil servants ...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare govt removes shield signage at Joshua Mqabuko Airport
THE opposition Zimbabwe African People's Union (Zapu) party has expressed anger over the removal of the shield signage at the Joshua Mqabuko International Airport in Bulawayo.Zapu described it...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe celebrates Uhuru
Zimbabwe celebrates its 42nd Independence Day today with festivities to mark the day being held across the country under the theme: "Leaving no one and no place behind."The main celebrations w...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa satisfied with Lake Gwayi Shangani project progress
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday toured Lake Gwayi-Shangani site and expressed satisfaction on progress made in the construction of the giant water project.He proved his commitment to hard work b...Published: 19 Mar 2022 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers send shockwaves abroad
A series of robberies in homes and highways in Zimbabwe have stoked fears in the diaspora community planning to return home for holidays.Local media reports say as many as 200 families in Zimb...Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:21hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Lupane Magistrates courthouse almost complete
CONSTRUCTION of the Lupane Magistrates courthouse is almost complete with the main building, prison holding cells, waiting shed and ablution facilities already roofed.This comes as Government ...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 05:25hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Power Station expansion 65% complete
The major expansion of Hwange Thermal Power Station by the addition of units 7 and 8, each of 300MW, is now 64,63 percent complete despite Covid-19 amid finance challenges that have pushed back comple...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road rehab begins
GOVERNMENT has started rehabilitating the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway with patching of what motorists had termed 'deadly potholes.' President Mnangagwa recently launched the Second Phase o...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
$150m needed to rehabilitate roads, bridges in Matabeleland North
THE District Development Fund (DDF) needs about $150 million to rehabilitate 150km of roads and bridges damaged by incessant rains in Matabeleland North. DDF has a total gravel road network of...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Victoria Falls for city status conferment
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived in Victoria Falls yesterday evening and will today officially confer the prestigious city status to the resort town, in another milestone achievement for Matabeleland North...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Motorists, pedestrians can cross border tomorrow
PREPARATIONS have been made for private motorists and pedestrians to use safely the land border posts from tomorrow with the deployment of more staff and equipment on course, and strict health safety ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Borders reopen tomorrow
Preparations have been made for private motorists and pedestrians to safely use the land border posts from tomorrow with the deployment of more staff and equipment and strict health safety measures in...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NRZ clears 2009 debt with Nssa
THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has cleared its $7,5 million legacy debt to the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) which the parastatal incurred in 2009 after the country adopted the mu...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Let's stamp out fear of witchcraft
Whenever some calamity befalls us; illness, catching an infectious disease, an accident and injury, a bankruptcy in business, a failed examination, a failed marriage - we want to know what caused it i...Published: 19 Jul 2019 at 07:18hrs | | by Fr Oskar Wermter SJ
Mystery men fiddling with Chamisa lawyer car's caught on camera?
Dramatic pictures have emerged showing three mystery men apparently fiddling with a vehicle owned by Nelson Chamisa's lawyer, Advocate Thabani Mpofu.A lawyer who was driving out of the basemen...Published: 04 Jul 2019 at 21:33hrs | | by ZimLive
We must flash out all the sloths
Hairdressers of Natpharm head honchos must understandably be worried since they might not be seeing their clients anytime soon, especially after they received quite the "hairdryer treatment" last week...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:34hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
$1,4bn Hwange Expansion Project begins
CONSTRUCTION of the $1,4 billion Hwange Expansion Project for Unit 7 and 8 has started in earnest, with the laying of the foundation stone at Hwange Power Station yesterday.Sinohydro is undert...Published: 02 Mar 2019 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff Reporter
NRZ train derails
A NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) passenger train derailed between Hwange and Victoria Falls on Sunday night as a result of broken rail caused by excessive temperatures. Hundreds of rail p...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe turns tables against potato firm
Former president Robert Mugabe company's Gushungo Holdings (Private) Limited has turned the tables against a potato producing company that supplied it with seed on credit in 2015, accusing the firm of...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 14:02hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to address rally in Hwange
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will address a rally in Hwange tomorrow soon after presiding over a ground-breaking ceremony at the Zimbabwe Power Company expansion project.The ground-breaking ceremony wi...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
The MDC-T has failed Harare residents
The MDC-T has been in charge of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare for the past 17 years and, despite promising "change" for better times, it has been one monumental disappointment. The Party has even appoint...Published: 31 Oct 2017 at 14:09hrs | | by Nobleman Runyanga
Formalise art in education curricular: Artists
The Zimbabwe Applied Arts in Craft Association (ZAACA) is praying for Government's hand in improving artists and craftsmen working conditions. This, the organisation says, will improve individual live...Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 10:13hrs | 3 | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Oil spill shuts road to Zambia
THE road which runs from Victoria Falls to the border with Zambia was closed for nearly 24 hours when it became slippery after cooking oil that was being transported in a truck spilled onto the road....Published: 16 Oct 2017 at 06:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo construction cries foul
Once again the Bulawayo construction industry has been left on its knees with its works been delivered to outsiders and its people wanting for an opportunity.The truth of the matter that f...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 13:58hrs | 1 | by Annonymous
ZITF roars to life this week
The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) roars to life this week. Bulawayo will be home to many people from all corners of the country, including foreigners.My guess is that all ro...Published: 23 Apr 2017 at 14:01hrs | | by Stha Magida
Considering informal employees on International Workers Day
On the 1st of May every year, Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in celebrating International Workers' Day. International Workers Day originated in the late 19th century when several United St...Published: 21 Apr 2017 at 10:00hrs | | by Peacemaker Zano
Workmen on roads should be blamed for the poor roads- MP
A legislator Joel Gabbuza has said the workmen hired to do the road surfacing and bridges."The issue that I would want to draw the attention of the Executive is the issue of checking on our br...Published: 21 Mar 2017 at 06:04hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Hence home! you idle creatures, get you home! Leave the Square Harare at once!
"Is this a holiday?" The play begins on the theme of not knowing one's proper place. Two Roman tributes, Flavius and Murellus, representative of the Roman nobility, a...Published: 26 May 2016 at 20:21hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Suburbs runs dry
MOST parts of Victoria Falls were without water on Tuesday and yesterday after a pipe linking Mkhosana suburb to the main supply point burst, a development that has affected some hotels.Reside...Published: 26 May 2016 at 07:01hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Mnangagwa, Mphoko tour Zanu-PF conference venue
VICE-PRESIDENTS Emmerson Mnangagwa and Phelekezela Mphoko yesterday toured the venue for the 15th Zanu-PF Annual People's Conference at Elephant Hills Resort Golf Course in Victoria Falls and came out...Published: 06 Dec 2015 at 08:45hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Malaria outbreak fears in Victoria Falls
THERE are fears of an outbreak of malaria in Victoria Falls as residents allege that a chemical used to spray mosquitoes in the town's door to door Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) programme was not eff...Published: 28 Nov 2015 at 08:18hrs | | by Leonard Ncube
Kadoma residents urged to embark in community hygiene programmes
KADOMA City Council and its residents have been challenged to embark on community hygiene programmes in order to shake off the "dirtiest city" tag associated with the town.Berina Community Rad...Published: 10 Oct 2015 at 09:16hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwean citizens slipping through social safety net
MY late father-in-law never tired of seeking to persuade me that the true measure of the success or failure of any given nation is never the successes of its well-to-do citizens but how that nation ma...Published: 04 Oct 2015 at 09:18hrs | | by Welshman Ncube
Bona's wedding to be live on ZTV
All is set for the wedding of President Robert Mugabe's only daughter, Bona, who ties the knot with Simba Chikore at the First Family's residence in Harare's Borrowdale Brook on Saturday. ZBC will be ...Published: 28 Feb 2014 at 18:46hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Heath Streak Academy takes off
Former Zimbabwe cricket captain Heath Streak's academy will next week take in its first batch of apprentices as part of their inaugural holiday training programme.This was revealed at a press...Published: 06 Dec 2013 at 06:48hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mystery shrouds failure to unveil Joshua Nkomo's statue
MYSTERY shrouds the failure to unveil the statue of the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo at the intersection of Main Street and 8th Avenue in Bulawayo's central business district.The statue wa...Published: 05 Nov 2013 at 02:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZITF roars into life today
The annual Zimbabwe International Trade Fair roars into life today with a number of exhibitors late yesterday racing against time to complete their stands ahead of the country's largest trade showcase...Published: 23 Apr 2013 at 03:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC to continue with water-shedding until end of year
THE Bulawayo City Council will continue with its water-shedding regime until the end of the year unless "miracle heavy rains" fall soon, the Mayor, Councillor Thaba Moyo, said yesterday.In an...Published: 13 Mar 2013 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mtshabezi water finally reaches Bulawayo
THE long-awaited water from Mtshabezi Dam has finally reached Bulawayo.Announcing the development at a press conference in Bulawayo yesterday, the Minister of Water Resources Management and De...Published: 12 Jan 2013 at 04:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Morocco bus accident, 42 people killed
Rabat - At least 42 people were killed on Tuesday when a bus travelling between Marrakesh and Ouarzazate in southern Morocco plunged into a ravine, a security official said.All the victims wer...Published: 04 Sep 2012 at 10:00hrs | | by AFP
Woman ties three-year-old disabled niece to a toilet seat
A South African woman from KwaZulu-Natal allegedly tied her three-year-old disabled niece to a toilet seat everyday before leaving for work. The little girl is her brother's daughter....Published: 14 Jun 2012 at 06:02hrs | | by Ndou Paul
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