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Zimbabwe women's bank opens 11 000 accounts in 2024
The Zimbabwe Women Microfinance Bank (ZWMB) opened 11,120 new savings accounts in 2024 as part of the Government's ongoing push to promote financial inclusion and empower marginalized groups - particu...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:52hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum fixtures postponed as club mourns Brian Banda
FC Platinum have been granted a postponement of both their men's and women's fixtures this week following the tragic passing of midfielder Brian Banda, who died in a road traffic accident on Sunday....Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 17:41hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Mhlophe secures PSL vice chairperson posts uncontested
Highlanders Football Club chairman Kenneth Mhlophe and Correctional Queens boss Lewis Muzhara have secured vice chairperson positions in the country's top-flight football structures after going unchal...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 14:37hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe set to make Women's Championship debut during New Zealand tour
The three ODIs on the tour, scheduled for March 5, 8 and 11 in Dunedin, will be Zimbabwe's debut in the ICC Women's Championship, the primary pathway for World Cup qualification. Zimbabwe's inclusion ...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:15hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
ZACC exposes 15 bogus anti-corruption organisations
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has revealed the existence of 15 fraudulent organisations posing as anti-corruption bodies, warning the public against falling victim to deception and im...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 08:59hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe women's football impresses with talent and high-scoring matches
Women's football in the Zimbabwe Women Premier Soccer League (ZWPSL) is proving to be not only competitive but also more entertaining than the men's game, showcasing remarkable talent and exciting mat...Published: 08 May 2025 at 11:17hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Colonial master pledges stronger trade and investment ties with its colony
The United Kingdom has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening relations with Zimbabwe, placing a particular focus on boosting trade and investment between the two countries. This was revealed by B...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:16hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's lucrative NGO space dealt another blow as Netherlands cuts support
Zimbabwean non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that rely on Dutch funding are facing a major setback following the Netherlands government's decision to cut €2.4 billion in international developmen...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 13:15hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 49% surge in divorce cases
Zimbabwe has experienced a significant increase in divorce cases, with 3,214 recorded across the country in 2024, up from 2,149 in 2023. Despite this rise, only 1,562 of the cases have been finalised,...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:37hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
CCC, Zanu-PF MPs pass Mthuli Ncube's budget
The 2025 National Budget, designed to drive economic growth, enhance social protection, and build resilience, was passed by Parliament last Thursday after intensive debate that stretched into the earl...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:41hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Female Religious Leaders play a Crucial Role Against GBV: Mutsvangwa
The Minister of Women Affairs, Community Small and Medium Enterprise has hailed the female religious leaders for raising awareness against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) at a training workshop held in Ha...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 13:57hrs | 92 | by Edson Mapani/Simbarashe Sithole
SRC call for integrity in ZIFA elections
The Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) has given its approval to the amended Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) constitution, applauding the changes and emphasizing the need for integrity as ZIF...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:41hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya unveils sponsorship for Women Super League
Walter Magaya, founder of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries and owner of Yadah FC, is set to unveil a significant sponsorship deal of US$320,000 for the Women’s Football Super League. The...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 07:55hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa salutes Lady Chevrons
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has hailed the national women's cricket team for winning gold at the ongoing African Games in Accra, Ghana.The Lady Chevrons made history by becoming the first team to win ...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
War Victims endorse Mavhunga; praise ED's choice
The Zimbabwe Liberation War Victims Association (ZLWVA) welcomes the recent appointment of Senator Monica Mavhunga as the Minister of the Veterans of Liberation Struggle Affairs while describing the c...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 22:10hrs | 21 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
139 file for divorce in Bulawayo in 2 months
BULAWAYO has since the beginning of the year recorded shocking divorce statistics with 139 applications filed at the High Court before the end of February.From the 139 divorces filed at the Bu...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:43hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa congratulates Gumbonzvanda
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today met the newly appointed Deputy Director for Normative Support, United Nations System Coordination and Programme Results at the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and t...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer resigns
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa's ally Advocate Thabani Mpofu has resigned as the chairperson of The Chambers - Advocates of Zimbabwe.Mpofu, known for star...Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 08:39hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean activist lands top UN post
ZIMBABWEAN-BORN girls and women rights advocate Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda has landed a top post at the United Nations in another global milestone for local female professionals.UN secretary-gene...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 05:59hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Divorce cases spike in Zimbabwe
INFIDELITY, social media abuse, poor communication, grudges and gender-based violence are among top drivers of divorces across the country with Bulawayo alone recording 658 divorces this year al...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:25hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean voted Africa hockey vice-president
HOCKEY Association of Zimbabwe secretary general Sarah Bennett's profile outside the country continues to grow after she was elected Africa Hockey Federation vicepresident at the continental body's 24...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:25hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife honoured in UK, lifts global award
ANGEL of Hope Foundation patron First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa was yesterday presented with the 2023 Global Education Leadership Award by Cambridge International Education Conference and a shield by...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 06:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Salary increase for civil servants
GOVERNMENT has reviewed civil servants' salaries upwards after negotiations held by the National Joint Negotiating Council last week.The civil servants' salary issue was among others which dom...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 23:56hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
SA parly delegation in Zimbabwe
A delegation from South Africa's KwaZulu Natal Legislature Multi-Party Women's Caucus is in Zimbabwe on a week-long benchmarking visit with their counterparts in Zimbabwe Women's Parliamentary Caucus....Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Uebert Angel not off the hook
Anti-corruption watchdogs have petitioned the Southern African Development Community (Sadc), the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) to sanction President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special envoy...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Women in agriculture capacitated
Over 200 women in agriculture were invited to meet with various stakeholders in Mashonaland East province for a capacity building in Agribusiness in Marondera today.The workshop unpacked oppor...Published: 18 May 2023 at 16:12hrs | 33 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Marondera
Stanbic spearheads hockey tournament donations
Harare, 10 March 2023 - The Zimbabwe Women and Men's Under 21 teams are due to kickstart their participation in the Under 21 Junior Africa Cup (JAC) in Ismail, Egypt, tomorrow (Sunday) thanks to the s...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 09:39hrs | 22 | by Agencies
Women MPs eye top govt posts
ZIMBABWE Women's Parliamentary Caucus deputy chair, Sibusisiwe Budha-Masara says Zimbabwe should copy how other countries have empowered women to take up leadership positions.Masara said this ...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 05:09hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers abused by police officers beg ZRP boss to intervene
LEGISLATORS have tasked the Economic Justice Women's Project (EJWP) to urgently facilitate an engagement meeting with the Commissioner General of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)Godwin Matanga to ir...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cricketer Mpofu burial today
Zimbabwe Senior Women's team coach Sinikiwe Mpofu's body is being laid to rest today at Lady Stanley cemetery, Bulawayo.Mpofu (37) was pronounced dead on arrival at a medical facility after sh...Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 10:21hrs | 34 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
She is a living LEGEND and a HERO!
Barbara Makhalisa, also known by her married name as Barbara Nkala, is a teacher, Zimbabwean writer, Ndebele translator, novelist, editor and publisher, one of the earliest female writers published in...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 09:02hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cricket coach dies
Zimbabwe Senior Women's national team coach Sinikiwe Mpofu died yesterday.She was 37 years of age.Mpofu was pronounced dead on ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 07:23hrs | 19 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
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 | 3 | by Staff reporter
Foreign-funded NGOs give conditional backing for Zimbabwe's Commonwealth bid
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (ZHRNGO Forum), a union of 22 rights organisations whose relationship with government have been shaky for over a decade, has expressed its support for re-admission ...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:23hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC says NO to Zimbabwe's Commonwealth return bid
"For Zimbabwe to rejoin the community of nations, it is very important for us to stop abusing citizens. You know that there are political prisoners who have been in pretrial detention for more than 14...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth Secretariat mission to visit Zimbabwe
The Commonwealth Secretariat is today confirming that a delegation, led by the Assistant Secretary-General, Prof. Luis Franceschi, will be visiting Harare...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 17:50hrs | 31 | by Agencies
Tough time ahead for 'zvakarongeka' Ncube
EARLY last year Finance and Economic Development minister, Mthuli Ncube made the infamous statement "zvakarongeka", loosely translating to "all is in order" as far as the country's financial reserves ...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:13hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Scrap 2% tax, citizens tell Govt
Citizens have demanded that the 2% transaction tax be scrapped, saying it is a burden to the already financially hamstrung and over-taxed population.This came out on Monday during the 2023 pre...Published: 05 Oct 2022 at 06:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ndhlovu has cricket world at her feet
The tag "teenage sensation" is carelessly thrown around when a teenager does well in a certain sporting discipline, but at just 16 years old, a young all-rounder has become a vital cog of the Zimbabwe...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
'1 500 Zimbabwe women die giving birth'
AT least four women are dying every day while giving birth in Zimbabwe and the country has recorded a staggering 121 078 deaths in the last 12 months, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Age...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new marriage law give 'girlfriends' inheritance rights
Zimbabwe has ushered in a new marriage law that gives equal rights to "girlfriends" and women in registered unions upon the dissolution of a marriage or death of the husband.Marriage Act (Chap...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 06:12hrs | 4 | by Anadolu News Agency
Zimbabwe's Chinese Parly building complete
Epitomising magnificence, the imposing six-storey circular Parliament Building in Mount Hampden sitting on a 70-metre platform above the picturesque surrounding area, symbolically projecting legislati...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:14hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Sibanda basks in historic hat trick
LEFT-ARM bowlers are always a unique group of cricketers in the modern game.Zimbabwe women cricket team left arm seamer Nomvelo Sibanda is one such player and only last month she bowled her wa...Published: 22 May 2022 at 19:20hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe women still marginalised in leadership 42 years after independence
Civic Society Organisations have lamented that 42 years after independence, women are still marginalised in positions of leadership.Wom...Published: 24 Apr 2022 at 11:23hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe govt to pay US$ to depositors
THE Government has availed through Kuvimba Mining House, US$400 000 to the Deposit Protection Commission (DPC) to start the process of compensating small and vulnerable depositors who saw the value of...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:21hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Vapostori pledge allegiance to Zanu-PF
A LEADER of the Johanne Masowe Echishanu, Andby Makururu has pledged allegiance to the ruling Zanu-PF party, saying President Emmerson Mnangagwa was economically empowering members of his sect....Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe women's group in today's reaction to Merry Mubayiwa is long overdue
We welcome the intervention of the Zimbabwe women's group to put pressure to the Vice President, General Constantine Chiwenga. We celebrate their move to put questions to VP why he is treating Merry l...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 11:18hrs | 22 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chiwenga and his wife saga! No wonder white people have a low opinion of Africans and their empty philosophy of Ubuntu
General Constantine Chiwenga could be a head of state anytime if Mnangagwa became incapacitated or for any other reason. We have people in the government in 2021 who could be well described as primiti...Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 07:16hrs | 41 | by Nomazulu Thata
Ireland jet in for Zimbabwe tour
IRELAND women's cricket team are expected in Zimbabwe today for the historic One Day International series in Harare next week.The Irish, who are under the tutelage of former Ireland and Englan...Published: 01 Oct 2021 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Biti claims that proposed bank mergers illegal
FORMER Finance minister Tendai Biti, who is also a former chairperson of the National Assembly's Public Accounts Committee, said the proposed mergers of financial institutions involving government ent...Published: 18 Sep 2021 at 19:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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