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Man rapes niece on Christmas day

A 25-year-old man from Mungate Village under Chief Chinamhora has appeared in court on allegations of raping his 17-year-old niece at a pigsty on Christmas day.The man was remanded in custody and advised to apply for bail at the High Court…

Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:39hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter

Harare bustles with last-minute Christmas shoppers

Harare was a hive of activity yesterday as shoppers crowded the city's stores for last-minute Christmas purchases, while hundreds of travelers rushed to rural areas to reunite with their families ahead of the festive season.The central bus…

Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:38hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter

NetOne Launches Festive 'Recharge and Win Christmas Promotion'

Leading telecommunications service provider NetOne has unveiled the 'NetOne Recharge and Win Christmas Promotion', blending festive cheer with loyalty rewards to delight its customers this holiday season.Running from December 1, 2024, to J…

Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:41hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter

PHOTOS: Mliswa showcases half of his 19 kids

Former Norton legislature Themba Mliswa celebrated Christmas in style with his children.Mliswa took to X (formerly Twitter) to show off his kids.â€œGreat kids that I have. Much gratitude to the mothers also. Surrounded by such kids I feel …

Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 11:28hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo council to ease water shedding over Christmas

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has assured residents of the availability of water during Christmas as they continue monitoring levels at their reservoirs.The city is on a 120-hour water shedding regime after the local authority said they …

Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:08hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Chiwenga calls for responsible festivities

Zimbabweans should engage in responsible merry-making during the festive season, and definitely not drink and drive, Acting President Constantino Chiwenga said yesterday.On Monday, Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in celebrating Christ…

Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 06:58hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt withdraws Xmas goodies for bigwigs

BIGWIGS in government will this year not be pampered with Christmas goodies, such as end of year hampers as the Finance ministry seeks to curb excessive spending.In the past, civil service bureaucrats would be pampered with groceries and e…

Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter

Police descend on touts ahead of Christmas

POLICE has launched a countrywide operation at bus termini to monitor touts who usually harass travellers during the Christmas holidays.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday told NewsDay that the operati…

Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Covid-19 kills 14 people on Christmas day

FOURTEEN people succumbed to Covid-19 and 277 others were hospitalised on Christmas Day across the country.Zimbabwe had by last Saturday recorded 203 746 confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 159 974 recoveries and 4 885 deaths.On Christmas …

Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:05hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Miserable X-mas for impoverished workers

THE year 2021 was a sad one for workers because of a plethora of challenges, including the Covid-19 pandemic and now they will round it off with a bleak Christmas.Workers' unions say the government failed to improve the lot of workers who …

Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 15:30hrs | 12 | by Staffreporter

Christmas: a time to be with family

Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world to celebrate Christmas Day today and as we celebrate it is important to remind each other of some of the traditions that were practiced by our grandmothers not so long ago.Those traditions which are los…

Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:22hrs | 13 | by Yvonne Ncube

Gloomy Xmas...rising prices, costs dampen spirits

ZIMBABWEANS face yet another gloomy Christmas following a spike in the prices of basic goods at the onset of the festive season, made worse by a weakening local currency.The currency has been on a free-fall, forcing retailers to peg their …

Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 07:28hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Econet unveils $50m Christmas promotion

ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has unveiled a $50 million Christmas promotion that will see lucky customers walking away with various prizes, including eight residential stands.The country's largest mobile network operator launched the inaugural…

Published: 14 Dec 2021 at 22:48hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Prospects of a meaty Xmas diminishing fast

To most villagers of Ward 3 in Chiweshe, Mash Central, all prospects of a 'meaty' festive season are diminishing fast. After the Provincial herd was obliterated by January Disease a few months ago, chickens are just dropping dead.A deadly …

Published: 24 Nov 2021 at 13:51hrs | 14 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa

Xmas rush exposes banks

A STEEP rise in demand for liquid cash experienced during the Christmas period exposed weaknesses in Zimbabwe's electric money strategy, a NewsDay Business survey revealed. Clients said electronic money transfers were be difficult to depen…

Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Coronavirus steals festive season spirit

For Gogo MaSibanda, there have never been Christmas and New Year festivities without a family gathering.She says every year during the festive holiday, braai and drinks flow as her children based in neighbouring South Africa return home an…

Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Christmas and end of year message from ZAPU President

My fellow citizens, 2020 has been the most hectic year since the time our country and all Africa were fighting for self determination and independence from colonialism. The  world, found flat footed, battled an invisible enemy with Ch…

Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 09:09hrs | 9 | by Isaac Mabuka

Christmas fever grips Bulawayo

HUNDREDS of people yesterday thronged supermarkets in Bulawayo to make last-minute shopping ahead of Christmas Day today. Shop attendants said they recorded much business with many outlets restricting entry to ensure social distancing insi…

Published: 25 Dec 2020 at 07:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe hotels fully booked for Xmas

Almost all hotels and lodges in resort towns such as Kariba, Masvingo, the Eastern Highlands and Victoria Falls are fully booked for the festive season as the travel bug continues to spreads among locals. This dovetails with the domestic t…

Published: 23 Dec 2020 at 06:35hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Christmas isn't Christian, it's a pagan tradition . . .

THE world over people always look forward to the next Christmas.  In some cultures, years are measured by Christmas. People are sensitive when it comes to Christmas, and that's understandable. Much of the world has been taught that th…

Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:40hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Goose or Gander: Govt bans Xmas parties

HOME AFFAIRS Minister Kazembe Kazembe has prohibited any form of partying during the 2020 festive season as Zimbabwe is not yet out of the Covid-19 pandemic risk.Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa recently defended her decision to flou…

Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Jah Prayzah releases 'senseless' Christmas song

MUSIC sensation, Jah Prayzah Wednesday released a 'senseless' new track titled â€˜Porovhoka' just in time for the festivities.Porovhoka music video was released Monday after the multi-award winning musician hinted at releasing a 'senseless…

Published: 16 Dec 2020 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Black Elisha vows to 'block' Xmas accidents

CONTROVERSIAL Bulawayo preacher Mduduzi Dube, popularly known as Black Elisha, says he will use his "spiritual powers" to "block" road accidents during the festive season.Last year 138 people died in 1 518 road accidents during the three w…

Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 08:07hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Econet launches $10m Christmas promotion

MOBILE telecommunications giant Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has launched a $10 million Christmas promotion that will see thousands of its subscribers walk away with an assortment of prizes, including refrigerators, TV sets, solar panels, data…

Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 04:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

DeMbare in Xmas shopping

HARARE giants Dynamos have launched a bid for Yadah FC goalkeeper Stephen Chimusoro, while an unnamed Congolese centre back is already in the country for a brief assessment as they bid to strengthen the squad ahead of the start of the 2019…

Published: 28 Dec 2018 at 20:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Jolly Jesus' killed before Xmas

A SATELITE dish installer from Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb, popularly known as "Jolly Jesus" was stabbed and died on a neighbour's rooftop where he had sought refuge following a fight at a gambling school. John Chirwa (28) left a trail …

Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:22hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa urges patience in Christmas message

President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged Zimbabweans to work together to create a prosperous Zimbabwe desired by all as he wished the nation a Merry Christmas. He described 2018 as a historic year which marked the start of a process of…

Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

This and that with Mal'phosa - It's all fake

Hey, happy new year everyone. I wish you an awesome year; wealthy and healthy, I mean, really wealthy, not fake wealthy. How did you manage gifts for your loved ones under these trying economic times, especially with the advent of Mr. Bear…

Published: 04 Jan 2017 at 12:03hrs | 1 | by Clerk Ndlovu

Tsvangirai to deliver Christmas message

Movement for Democratic Change leader, Morgan Tsvangirai will today deliver a Christmas message to the Harare MDC-T structures at the Harare Showgrounds.Tsvangirai will address his supporters at the Nelson Mandela Hall at the Harare Showgr…

Published: 14 Dec 2016 at 09:35hrs | 1 | by Ndou Paul

'Brace for more festive season roadblocks'

Home Affairs minister Ignatius Chombo has ordered the police to mount more roadblocks across the country's highways during the festive season for the "safety of travellers".This is despite an outcry from motorists and players in the touris…

Published: 01 Dec 2016 at 10:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Party spoiler' gets Xmas day beating

A CHRISTMAS party turned tragic for a Bulawayo man who suffered a broken arm after being assaulted for switching off the radio when others still wanted to be merry.Professor Dube of Springs Farm was left nursing a broken arm after he was a…

Published: 04 Jan 2016 at 06:38hrs | | by Auxilia Katongomara

Festive mood returns to Zimbabwe

The significant economic reprieve in the last few months has ensured this yearâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢s festive season will be merrier than it had been in the last few years when socio-economic hardships literally left the majority of Zimbabwea…

Published: 24 Dec 2010 at 12:42hrs | | by Byo24 Correspondent

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