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Prophet sentenced to 25 years in jail for armed robbery
A Self-proclaimed prophet and his nephew who ganged up and robbed two shops at Jalukange Business Centre in Beitbridge District after firing 25 bullets, shooting two people leading to the death of one...Published: 14 hrs ago | 803 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors defy court
Harare, Oct 14, 2019 (AFP) -Striking Zimbabwe doctors on Monday defied a court order to return to work, saying a pay rise offered by the government failed to meet everyday costs.Doctors remain...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 22:28hrs | 123 | by AFP
Unlocking Zimbabwe's dead capital
Agriculture remains central to Zimbabwe' economic revival hopes even though its contribution has declined to less than 12% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018. Agriculture has strong backward and ...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 15:18hrs | 540 | by Victor Bhoroma
Social media for development: A mirage for the marginalised
There is no doubt that the advent of social media has revolutionised the communication landscapes and networks. Not only have the worlds apart been brought closer than ever before, with the barriers a...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:41hrs | 80 | by Peter Makwanya
Plans to scuttle anti-sanctions march exposed
THE Government is aware of clandestine plans by some rogue opposition activists and the civil society to infiltrate and capitalise on the anti-sanction campaign scheduled for October 25 to engage in c...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:38hrs | 631 | by Staff reporter
5 little known firms for Chirundu roadworks
Government has assigned five more contractors to undertake roadworks on the Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu highway and released $150 million for the project. Work is expected to start soon. Tensor...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:31hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Internet Counseling: Is it a Good Alternative for Africa?
The Internet has and continues to revolutionize different sectors, mental health included. Today, internet counseling has become a popular option in the US,...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 17:29hrs | 213 | by Staff writer
Investor activity lowly on the ZSE
Investor sentiment remained muted during the week under review, amid continued worsening economic situation. The Finance, minister Mthuli Ncube of projects Zimbabwe's GDP growth a revised -6,5% in 201...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 08:14hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to ratify business agreement with UK
Zimbabwe has begun the process of ratifying a bilateral trade agreement signed with Britain, as Harare moves to fully join other countries lined up by London, in its economic link plan under the Brexi...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:59hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Zacc requests more powers
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has made a request to be granted prosecutorial powers in order to expeditiously process graft cases through the newly established Anti-Corruption Courts....Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:59hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Sadc primes for historic anti-sanction wave
Sadc countries are priming themselves for next week's historic Zimbabwe anti-sanctions day, through a plethora of events to send a unified message as they lobby for the removal of economic sanctions i...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:39hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Harare's disgraceful water can be clean
Greater Harare's water supply is probably the worst managed and the most unfairly distributed in Zimbabwe; yet even in a severe drought, it should be possible to provide every household and every busi...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:37hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Zacc seeks trial powers
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is seeking prosecutorial powers to expeditiously process graft cases through newly established Anti-Corruption Courts.Currently, only the Nationa...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:36hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Nurse in court for 'theft'
A FINAL year nursing student at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo allegedly stole an assortment of medical instruments including 200 surgical blades and 46 syringes worth $230, a magistrate heard yes...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 20:47hrs | 1988 | by Staff reporter
Thief stuns court, disowns accomplices
A MAN who admitted to being part of a gang of thieves who allegedly broke into several houses in Bulawayo and stole household goods worth nearly $120 000, yesterday stunned a packed courtroom when he ...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 11:31hrs | 986 | by Staff reporter
Delta to increase PSL sponsorship
DELTA Beverages, Premier Soccer League sponsors have indicated that they will be extending their contract with the topflight when the present deal runs out at the end of the year. The league s...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 11:27hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Zinara board chair freezes as corrupt activities exposed
Former Transport deputy minister and Zimbabwe National Road Administration board chairman Michael Madanha was on Tuesday left speechless in court after dismissed finance director Simon Taranhike asked...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 08:53hrs | 3514 | by Staff reporter
'Lawyers still looking at Nssa report'
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Sekai Nzenza has been in her post for just over a year. During her tenure she has had to deal with various issues, including the current drought, the...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 08:13hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
'80% of Zimbabweans have no savings'
NEARLY 80% of Zimbabweans neither have savings nor an emergency fund to fall back on, a new report on workers' spending patterns says.According to a survey carried out by the Industrial Psycho...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 08:12hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reins in Matiza over NRZ
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa this week moved to rein in Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza over his bid to scuttle the US$400 million National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) recapitalisation project by...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1706 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube taken to court over inflation figures
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube (pictured) has been dragged to the High Court by National Social Security Authority (Nssa) employees who, in conjunction with members of the Zimbabwe Pension and Insuranc...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 08:10hrs | 2521 | by Staff reporter
Zacc tables $100m budget for 2020
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) yesterday suggested that a $100 million budget for 2020 would suffice for the anti-graft body, which is also seeking to be allowed to retain a percentage...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:41hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo nurse 'rapist' goes to High Court for bail
ONE of the two suspects who allegedly took turns to rape a Bulawayo nurse at knife point after raiding her Cowdray Park home before robbing her of $87 and valuables worth more than $3 670, has approac...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:40hrs | 646 | by Staff reporter
Cop 'stabbed' 7 times
THREE men have been arrested for allegedly stabbing a police officer seven times all over the body with an okapi knife before robbing him of his wallet and a cellphone.Mthabisi Sibanda (33), P...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:36hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
On the run Zimra official in court for fraud
A Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) official who had been on the run for days before her arrest on Tuesday for alleged fraud appeared in court yesterday.It is alleged that she was a member of...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:32hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Impact of sanctions on Zimbabwe, region
Sanctions have led to the drying up of traditional sources of external finance from the International Financial Institutions (IFIs), with the country receiving no support from the African Development ...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:26hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pays Global Fund obligations
Zimbabwe has paid its dues to the Global Fund in line with its obligations of US$1 million towards the body.Meeting obligations to the fund makes the country eligible to make appeals to streng...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 07:22hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa on corruption
Zimbabwean businessman and Econet Wireless founder Mr Strive Masiyiwa has called for a genuine reform of policies and stronger accountability mechanisms if corruption has to be defeated in Africa....Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 09:08hrs | 4973 | by Staff reporter
Commuters appeal for more Zupco buses
COMMUTERS have appealed to Government to increase the fleet of Zupco buses in urban centres to ease public transport costs saying kombi fares were now beyond the reach of many. Following the l...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 07:44hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
'Thief' spears man (65) to death
A 65-year-old man from Inyathi died after being stabbed three times with a spear by a suspected thief who had broken into his son's homestead and stolen four bags of cement. Acting Matabelelan...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 07:43hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes wife over sex
A Harare man has appeared before Mbare magistrate Ms Elizabeth Magomore on allegations of assaulting his wife for denying him conjugal rights on several occasions. He pleaded guilty to the charges. ...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 07:39hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
Police urge motorists not to park at secluded places
MATABELELAND South police have advised motorists not to stop at secluded places along the country's highways and around the border areas as they risked attacks by robbers.The police also warne...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 08:07hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
Another ZIMRA official arrested for fraud
POLICE have arrested one of two Zimra officials who were on the run after being fingered in a fraud case involving a syndicate that allegedly smuggled vehicles worth millions of dollars into the count...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:58hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
More accident victims named
Police have released more names of victims of the Kwekwe accident involving Govasberg and Mandeep buses on Sunday morning. Twelve people perished in the horror crash. In a statement ye...Published: 09 Oct 2019 at 07:49hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
David Pocock's vision for Zimbabwe's World Cup return
He can't see himself ever contributing as a coach but David Pocock admits it would make him happy if Zimbabwean rugby was able to rise from the ashes and compete again in a World Cup.It takes ...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 14:45hrs | 1222 | by Wayne Smith
Whirlwind damages Cyrene High hostels
OVER 100 pupils at the Anglican-run Cyrene High School in Plumtree were left without a roof over their heads a fortnight ago after heavy winds blew off the roofs of two hostels at the school.T...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 07:47hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
CCTV sells out thieving security guards
CCTV footage sold out two security guards after they allegedly stole rice worth $346 508,84 while on duty at Mega Market warehouse in Mutare.Fred Kusereka (39) and Tendai Matsiya (31), who are...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 07:47hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Zifa move to ring-fence forex reserves
Zifa have approached the court in bid to safeguard their foreign currency from 16 former employees who have attached one of the football association's bank accounts over a $195 818 debt.The co...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 07:46hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Bus crash death toll rises to 12
The death toll in the Kwekwe bus accident involving a Gokwe-bound cross-border bus, Mandeep, which collided head-on with a Govasberg bus near Kwekwe River on Sunday morning, has risen to 12 after two ...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 07:37hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe crash victims named
The death toll in the Kwekwe bus accident involving a Gokwe-bound cross-border bus, Mandeep, which collided head-on with a Govasberg bus near Kwekwe River on Sunday morning, has risen to 12 after two ...Published: 08 Oct 2019 at 07:33hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
MDC Chamisa's MPs worried by poor voter registration turnout
Luveve Member of Parliament Stella Ndlovu has expressed concern over poor voter registration in her constituency warning that the constituency is one of those which could be lost if voter registration...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 22:05hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
RBZ's desperate measures will only worsen the situation
LESS than a week after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) unilaterally banned all mobile money cash-in, cash-out and cash-back transactions – before quickly backtracking, the central bank has once a...Published: 07 Oct 2019 at 11:02hrs | 2914 | by Staff reporter
Hende Moto sponsors Job Sikhala's fitness regime
MDC's national deputy chairman Job Sikhala has been offered a sponsorship package that will see him manage his diet, eat health and undergo a fitness program, all funded by innovative logistics firm H...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 22:50hrs | 2748 | by Staff reporter
NetOne back-to-basics strategy pays off
NETONE CEO Lazarus Muchenje believes the state-owned mobile phone operator is on the road to recovery because of a back-to-basics strategy.Muchenje (LM) told Alpha Media Holdings chairman Trev...Published: 06 Oct 2019 at 16:38hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Dandemutande CEO donates stationery to Mawabeni Secondary
A BUSINESSMAN has donated stationery and goods worth more than $27 000 to Mawabeni Secondary School in Umzingwane district, Matabeleland South province. Speaking at the school's prize giving c...Published: 05 Oct 2019 at 06:52hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans - What The Heck Is Going On? (Part 1)
. . . In the winter, the surf off San Diego can get to be 8 to 10 feet high and it is exceedingly difficult to paddle the boat through the plunging surf, unless everyone digs in. Every paddle must be ...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 21:32hrs | 125 | by Crosby T. Pamberi
Mupfumira matter postponed
The matter of former Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Minister Prisca Mupfumira, who is out on ZWL$ 5 000 bail has been postponed to November 18.The former minister is facing sev...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 16:22hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South EPO challenges rural schools
RURAL schools should embrace the new curriculum and come up with programmes that will enhance development within their provinces, Matebeleland South Education Planning Officer, Mr Godfrey Mathuthu has...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 09:08hrs | 286 | by Siphosami Mhlanga
China - Zimbabwe's 40-year relations
ON May 15 1981, former president Robert Mugabe - then Zimbabwe's prime minister - held a meeting with legendary Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in Beijing, China, which could have changed Zimbabwe's cour...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 08:54hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now a country of glaring contradictions
ZIMBABWE, under President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has now become a country of sickening contradictions.Last week, a visiting United Nations special rapporteur on human rights Clement Nyalessosi Voule issu...Published: 04 Oct 2019 at 08:45hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
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