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Noic boss under corruption probe
NATIONAL Oil and Infrastructure Company (Noic) chief executive officer Wilfred Matukeni has been placed under investigation by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc).The development fo...Published: 9 mins ago | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rubbishes Biti's claim that it harboured Rwandan genocide fugitive
FOREIGN Affairs Deputy Minister, David Musabayana, has dismissed claims by Citizens Coalition for Change vice president, Tendai Biti that the government knowingly harboured Rwanda's most wanted genoci...Published: 3 hrs ago | 227 | by Staff reporter
Sex 'booster' takes Harare by storm
THIRTY-TWO-year-old Takunda Dube says he has been battling erectile dysfunction and decreased libido since he was 21.The condition is common, but can be a frustrating and embarrassing experien...Published: 3 hrs ago | 668 | by Staff reporter
Good riddance as Chiyangwa ends COSAFA tenure
PHILIP CHIYANGWA's reign as COSAFA president officially ended yesterday with the Southern African football body paying tribute to the businessman for overseeing a successful tenure.Chiyangwa w...Published: 3 hrs ago | 90 | by Staff reporter
NGOs plot to unsettle Zimbabwe exposed
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the auspices of Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC), which have become fretful over the proposed Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment, have hatched ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 60 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police recognised for excellence
Zimbabwe's police officers seconded to the Egyptian Police Academy have distinguished themselves well over the past few years.Director of the Egyptian Peacekeeping Operations Training Centre, ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 56 | by Staff reporter
42 000 litres of petrol lost as truck overturns
A TRUCK laden with 42 000 litres of petrol bound for Zambia overturned along the Harare-Chirundu Highway on Wednesday evening, contaminating at least 250 square metres of land.The incident occ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 72 | by Staff reporter
Hwange gets passport office
Government is committed to ensure citizens access national documents with ease hence the decentralisation of services so that there are as close as possible to citizens.Officially commissionin...Published: 19 hrs ago | 174 | by Staff Reporter
Karoro to spend weekend in remand
The Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Douglas Karoro will spend the weekend behind bars after his case was deferred to 23rd of May 2022.Karoro arri...Published: 19 hrs ago | 530 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's son in-law approaches CAS of Fifa ban
THE Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) is reportedly filing an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against Fifa's decision to ban Zimbabwe from international competitions, paving ...Published: 20 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | 1267 | by Staff reporter
Journalists at threat after governments passed cyber security laws
JOURNALISTS have been urged to protect themselves against digital surveillance threats after the country passed cyber security legislation.A statement by Fesmedia Africa yesterday said a survi...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:35hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Zesa in import substitution drive
Zesa is working with Mozambique and Zambia to add an extra 250MW of imports which will help with the winter peaks, while it is now moving into manufacturing of electricity pylons and assembling solar ...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:32hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
US, CCC and local journalists gang up to foment chaos
The US government through its Harare embassy has started sponsoring local journalists to write more negative stories about Zimbabwe, at the same time undermining Chinese investments to create national...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:19hrs | 545 | by Gibson Nyikadzino
African Mining Sector Set for Strong Growth in 2022
Johannesburg - 16 May 2022 - With mining companies currently enjoying high prices, exceptional production performance and robust supply chains, the mining team from Stanbic Bank's parent company, Stan...Published: 16 May 2022 at 11:52hrs | 392 | by Mark Buncombe, Head of Mining and Metals at Standard Bank Group
A fool and his money are soon parted!
The cash taps have well and truly been turned on.It seems hardworking Zimbabweans in faraway lands have been doing their bit to support family and friends back home, including bankrolling pote...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | 333 | by Bishop
Banks: If gold rusts, what will iron do?
Native Commissioner Oates, I presume!LORD Jonathan Oates' ambition is becoming a latter-day colonial Native Commissioner.Too late chum, both by age and history! Still both don't deter ...Published: 14 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 887 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
'Zimbabwe rainfall season ends'
The 2021 – 2022 rainfall season, largely marked by above-average rains in some regions and poor and erratic rainfall in others has ended, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) says.Be...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:01hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Destination Zimbabwe campaign goes to Dubai
THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority is exhibiting at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) that started yesterday in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.ZTA head corporate affairs Mr Godfrey Koti said they w...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:10hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Zambia acting as a strategic hub for US military operation in the region
Investigations have revealed how President Hakainde Hichilema was forced to agree to set up the controversial AFRICOM office in Lusaka by the Brenthurst Foundation.Highly placed diplomatic sou...Published: 10 May 2022 at 08:45hrs | 2780 | by Staff reporter
Liquor hubs should contribute funds to psychiatric centres
Bulawayo residents have appealed to Liquor hubs owned by deputy minister Raji Modi to contribute a certain amount towards the psychiatric centres like Ingutsheni hospital to help victims of substance ...Published: 09 May 2022 at 15:10hrs | 748 | by Stephen Jakes
Joyce Banda in Zimbabwe for groundbreaking ceremony
FORMER Malawi President Mrs Joyce Banda is in the country where she will preside over a groundbreaking ceremony for a community project targeting hundreds of villagers in Hwange's Msuna area along the...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:04hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
US-Zambia military pact rattles Zimbabwe
THE establishment of a specialised United States security office in Zambia has unsettled authorities in Zimbabwe following heated debate across the political divide on the possible intentions of the A...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:27hrs | 997 | by Staff reporter
Botswana rejects Iant Khama's 'outrageous' claims of assassination plot
The Botswana government has dismissed as "outrageous" claims by former President Ian Khama that his family is under siege and that there is a plot to assassinate him.Khama, who left Botswana i...Published: 05 May 2022 at 20:57hrs | 884 | by Staff reporter
Hakainde Hichilema speaks on American Army base in Zambia
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has broken the silence over the controversial setting up of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) office in the neighbouring country. Writing on Twitt...Published: 05 May 2022 at 10:33hrs | 7084 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Setting up of US military base in Zambia divides opinion
INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa yesterday said Zimbabwe stood guided by the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and the African Union (AU) on reports that the United States Africa Com...Published: 04 May 2022 at 07:04hrs | 3295 | by Staff reporter
AMERICAN ARMY IN ZAMBIA: Ruling party UPND speaks out
Over the past days, there has been a serious agenda to paint Zambia and our leader as Western Sponsored using the false US Military Base existence narrative within our borders. The propaganda being pe...Published: 02 May 2022 at 18:02hrs | 8007 | by Joseph Kalimbwe
Jonathan Moyo blasts ZANU PF over National Hero status
Professor Jonathan Moyo has accused the ruling party ZANU PF of engaging in political fraud when it comes to the conferment of the National Hero status to fallen former liberation war fighters. ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 12:50hrs | 3133 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Zimbabwe MPs get a salary of US$180' Temba Mliswa reveals
Norton Member Temba Mliswa says many Members of Parliament are impoverished because they are paid slightly above US$180 for the hard work they do in formulating laws and policies in parliament. ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 11:42hrs | 5274 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Blending helping reduce fuel prices, claims Zera
ZIMBABWE's fuel could have been much more expensive had it not been for the reintroduction of blending, Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has said, notwithstanding that its price is now the ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:03hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF chair jailed for carjacking
Zanu-PF Filabusi district chairperson Arthur Nhliziyo from Lobela village has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for hijacking at gunpoint two Zambia-registered haulage trucks carrying copper....Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:00hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
Zipra was behind the Salisbury fuel tanks bombings
Former Zipra chief of logistics Thomas Ngwenya has challenged claims that Zanla forces bombed the Salisbury fuel tanks in 1978, insisting that it was Zipra that was behind the sabotage that proved to ...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:28hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa applauds Zimbabwe's biggest trade showcase ever
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) ended in Bulawayo yesterday, marking another milestone for the city, with President Mnangagwa noting that the success of the event was evidence that the co...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:15hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
100-ambulance boost for health sector
GOVERNMENT has taken delivery of 100 ambulances that are set to be distributed across the country's 10 provinces soon as authorities ramp up efforts to improve service delivery at public health instit...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:09hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Shopping mall craze grips Zimbabwe
THERE is no doubt that locals are innovative.However, novel ideas and trends often progressively lead to a bandwagon, where everyone wants to get in on the action.Once someone starts a...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:08hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
ZITF ends on high note
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) ended in Bulawayo yesterday, with authorities noting that the success of the event was evidence that the country's economy was on a firm path to growth....Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:07hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
China deployed Surface-to- Air Missiles (SAM) in Zimbabwe?
China has reportedly deployed and installed new generation of surface-to- air missiles (SAM) in Zimbabwe, Team pachedu has alleged. Pachedu was responding to an outcry by Zimbabwe over the ope...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 14:38hrs | 20355 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zambian President donates 10 cows to DRC President Tshisekedi
The Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has donated 10 cows to visiting Semocratic Republic of Congo President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo. In a statement, Hichilema said, "As a token...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 09:14hrs | 1395 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zambia's ruling UPND party leader blasts Jonathan Moyo
Zambia's ruling UPND Publicity and Information Secretary Joseph Kalimbwe has accused Professor Jonathan Moyo of having a hand in the destruction of Zimbabwe during his days at the core leadership of Z...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 17:01hrs | 8523 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Former Minister Makhosini Hlongwane talks tough
Former Minister of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Makhosini Masumpa Matiwane Hlongwane has weighed in on the controversial opening of the United States Africa Command office in Zambia. In...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 13:48hrs | 8064 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Hakainde Hichilema blasted for opening American army office in Zambia
Zambia's opposition the New Heritage Party led by Chishala Kateka has condemned the move bythe Zambian government to open the office of the United States Africa Command ( AFRICOM) sayi...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 12:40hrs | 4158 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Panic as America army opens military office in Zambia
Political analysts have raised alarm over the announcement by the United States of America Embassy in Zambia that the infamous United States Africa Command is opening an office in Zambia. On M...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 11:17hrs | 17710 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zesa dedicates 100MW to winter wheat
THE power utility, Zesa, has committed to availing 100 megawatts of electricity towards winter wheat production as a way of supporting food security and cushioning the country from global shocks....Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:56hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans won't flee South Africa to return home
"WHEN you see a rat running into a fire, then you know that what it is running away from is hotter than the fire." - African proverb. Zimbabweans, who are in their millions in South Africa - som...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:41hrs | 1505 | by Staff reporter
Politicised military threatens 2023 poll
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is abusing state institutions, including the military, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and judiciary, to maintain his tight grip on power ahead of the...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:39hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must abandon use of US$ immediately
ECONOMIST Eddie Cross, believes the best way to stabilise the prices of basic goods in the country and spur development is to end the use of the United States dollar in the economy. Speaking on 3Ktv p...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:57hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean drivers fear being targeted by a xenophobic groups in SA
"I prayed for them to let me live because some who found themselves in similar circumstances, were reported dead," says Richard Mudhara, a Zimbabwean truck driver working in Johannesburg.He wa...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:35hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Investor sues PG, deputy
A LOCAL investor is suing the Prosecutor General Nelson Mutsonziwa and his deputy Michael Reza for causing his prosecution over what he believes is an unsubstantiated allegation.Joseph Richard...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:21hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa showers praise on Bulawayo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is confident that Bulawayo will host a flawless Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) this week.In his weekly column in The Sunday Mail, the President clearly had his fo...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:19hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rewards female boxer Chiwandire with US$15,000
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday cheered the spirits of female boxer Kudakwashe "Take Money" Chiwandire with a US$15 000 reward for her exploits after winning the World Boxing Council Interim Super...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:09hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Kenyatta cancels Zimbabwe trip
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has cancelled a planned trip to Zimbabwe this week where he was due to officially open the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF).Uhuru's withdrawal follows t...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 09:20hrs | 2460 | by Staff reporter
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