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Mnangagwa launches Zimbabwe digital skills training programme
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday launched the Zimbabwe Digital Skills Development Programme, an initiative aimed at equipping 1.5 million young Zimbabweans with essential digital skills to thriv...Published: 8 hrs ago | 49 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to launch multiple satellites in 2025
Zimbabwe is set to launch multiple satellites into orbit this year, including its third earth observation satellite, ZimSat-3, as part of ongoing efforts to harness space technology for national devel...Published: 8 hrs ago | 39 | by Staff reporter
We need to reset Zimbabwe
IT'S undeniable that Zimbabwe, as a country, needs change.This is not about delving into politics, but rather about reaching a consensus as leaders and people where we agree to work together....Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 11:46hrs | 806 | by Jonah Nyoni
Chiredzi SMEs complement Vision 2030, empower less privileged
Over a thousand members drawn from Chiredzi rural and urban districts operating micro, small to medium enterprises are complementing government efforts to attain upper-middle income economic status by...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 11:07hrs | 489 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole recently in Chiredzi
Zimbabwe ranks highest corrupt country in SADC for 2024 by TI
Zimbabwe has come out as the worst corrupt country in SADC in 2024, according to the latest data from discredited Transparency International coming only ahead of a war-torn DRC.This was also t...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 09:52hrs | 935 | by Staff reporter
Blow for regime change tool USAid
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for one of the Trump administration's remaining steps in its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, allowing it to move forward with pu...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 09:44hrs | 951 | by Staff reporter
Duo hack Access Forex system, steal $220, 000
A Mutare man and his accomplice appeared in court yesterday facing allegations of hacking into the Access Forex system and fraudulently withdrawing US$220,000 last year.Ngonidzashe Lison Dhubi...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 09:31hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
Courtroom drama intensifies in Chimombe, Mpofu fraud trial
The legal battle between business partners Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe took a dramatic turn yesterday, as the defence team successfully challenged the inclusion of two assessors who were set to over...Published: 21 Feb 2025 at 12:41hrs | 2819 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secures 6 month stock of ARVs
Zimbabwe has secured enough antiretroviral (ARV) drug stock to last for the next six months, with additional procurement efforts already in progress to ensure supplies are sustained until the end of t...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:30hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Khaya Cement to de-list on ZSE
KHAYA cement is set to de-list on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) as part of the resuscitation strategy amid indications that the major shareholder, Fossil Mines, will sale its shares at a loss as s...Published: 19 Feb 2025 at 20:21hrs | 370 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe Must Seize the Opportunity to Attract Investment as South Africa Faces Agricultural and Economic Shifts
The ongoing upheaval in South Africa regarding the removal of white farmers and the broader implications for the country's investment climate present a unique opportunity for Zimbabwe. While the polit...Published: 19 Feb 2025 at 13:13hrs | 486 | by Marilyn Mutize
How Trump's Paris Climate Agreement withdrawal impacts Zimbabwe and the path forward
THE decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement this year has once again sent shockwaves across the global community.While the move w...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 20:16hrs | 838 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
NSSA chairman embroiled in underhand Rainbow Tourism Group takeover bid
NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) chairman Emmanuel Fundira, who is former chairman of African Sun Limited, and an ex-Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) senior executive Paula January are accused of ...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 20:01hrs | 1344 | by NewsHawks
Beitbridge injured transferred to Harare
Harare-based emergency medical service provider, Discovery Ambulances, has transferred five of the 56 survivors of last week's tragic Beitbridge accident, which claimed 25 lives.The survivors ...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 09:03hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Jailed Buyanga in critical condition
Lawyers representing incarcerated businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi have raised concerns over the impact of his continued detention on his health. Reports from South Africa indicate that Buyanga has fa...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 09:03hrs | 975 | by Staff reporter
World Bank implores Zimbabwe to maintain tight money supply
The World Bank has urged Zimbabwe to maintain its tight monetary policy stance and resist spending pressures to control inflation and ensure lasting exchange rate stability.Inflation in Zimbab...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 09:00hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF returns Zimbabwe to the stone age
That Zimbabwe's health sector is broken is a public secret, but the alarming decline under Zanu-PF's 45-year rule has reached new depths of crisis.A widely circulated photo showing a patient a...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 14:57hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces looming energy crisis
Zimbabwe risks plunging into an energy abyss that could severely undermine its economic prospects if it fails to address its ongoing power challenges, a parliamentary report has revealed.The d...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 07:48hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Bank manager grilled in Gono fraud case
The trial of a Harare couple accused of fraudulently altering the directorship of Valley Lodges, a property linked to former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono, continued on Friday, w...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 07:47hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's debt unsustainably high
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Zimbabwe's debt and external arrears remain unsustainably high, forcing the country to rely on its own resources to fund economic activities....Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 07:42hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor in trouble for defrauding vendors
Josiah Mutangi, the Zanu PF councillor for Ward 1 in Bulawayo, and his alleged accomplice, Janet Zhou, appeared in court on Thursday to answer charges of defrauding 14 vendors out of US$200 each....Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 08:35hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
Johane Masowe's remains to be exhumed
The High Court has issued a declaratory order affirming the inalienable rights of Peter Jack Masedza's children to exhume and rebury their father's remains, 50 years after his passing.Masedza,...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:48hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
Students barred from teachers' quarters
Learners have been prohibited from visiting teachers' quarters without a valid reason, while no pupil will be barred from attending school due to non-payment of fees, lack of a birth certificate, preg...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:47hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Zinara targets one million licensed vehicles by 2025
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has announced an ambitious plan to license one million vehicles by the end of 2025, aiming to boost compliance and increase funding for the country's...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 12:58hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Fake news and deepfakes in Zimbabwe's political arena
Two days ago, a doctored video of President Emmerson Mnangagwa surfaced, causing a ripple effect across social media and digital platforms. The clip, which showed Mnangagwa allegedly snubbing Vice Pre...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 11:42hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents urged to reject water privatisation
The Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has called on Bulawayo residents to oppose government plans to privatise water services in the city. The move has raised concerns among critics who f...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:21hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
'Bombshell' Geza intensifies his efforts to derail the ED2030 project
Tensions are running high within the ruling Zanu-PF party as central committee member and outspoken war veteran Blessed "Bombshell" Geza intensifies his efforts to derail the ED2030 project, aimed at ...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:08hrs | 2055 | by Staff reporter
Lyeja FM launched in Whange
World Radio Day commemorations in Whange on Thursday were marked by a significant milestone as Lyeja FM, a new community radio station, was officially launched. Media industry players hailed the gover...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 16:36hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt announces subsidized 2025 ZIMSEC exam fees
The Government of Zimbabwe has revealed the 2025 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) examination fees for both Ordinary Level (O-Level) and Advanced Level (A-Level) candidates, with signific...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 14:02hrs | 1353 | by Staff reporter
Zesa owes US$350m for Kariba South renovations
Zimbabwe's power utility, Zesa Holdings (Zesa), is grappling with a staggering US$350 million debt for renovations at the Kariba South Power Station, as its foreign currency obligations continue to hi...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 13:55hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Dry taps for Harare
Harare residents in the northwestern parts of the city and the Central Business District (CBD) are enduring water shortages following a major pipe burst at the Warren Control water distribution centre...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 12:24hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge grapples with rising suicide cases
Residents of Beitbridge have voiced alarm over a recent spike in suicide cases, with three females, including a 14-year-old girl, taking their lives in just three weeks. The deaths, which appear to be...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 06:32hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Biti slams title deed plan, calls it a reversal of land reform
Former Finance Minister and legal expert Tendai Biti has criticized the government's plan to issue title deeds to farm owners, calling it a legal and policy blunder that undermines Zimbabwe's land ref...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 06:32hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's power deficit soars to 1,560 megawatts
Zimbabwe is grappling with a worsening power crisis, with the country's electricity deficit now standing at a staggering 1,560 megawatts (MW), according to a new report from Parliament's Portfolio Com...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 15:27hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe isn't yet ready for a sole currency, finance chief says
Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said the southern African nation needs to regain access to credit lines before it can adopt the ZiG as its sole currency."We need a few things in place...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 15:00hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt Zimsec petitioned over 'tribal bias' Heritage book
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has submitted a petition to the government, the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec), and international bodies, accusing the Heritage Studies curriculum of ...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:49hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Zimra raids smuggling points along Limpopo, destroys boats
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), in a groundbreaking drone-led operation, raided several smuggling points along the Limpopo River on Tuesday, confiscating and destroying boats used to illegally...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 16:27hrs | 1119 | by Staff reporter
Zinara allocates measly ZiG62 million to Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has allocated a substantial budget of nearly ZiG62 million to the City of Bulawayo for its 2025 road rehabilitation programme.According to th...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 13:19hrs | 1772 | by Staff reporter
Haulin Quarry Mine boosts Bulawayo's construction sector with competitive prices
Bulawayo's business community has lauded Haulin Quarry Mine, located in Pumula North, for its competitive pricing in building materials, which has significantly impacted the region's construction sect...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 11:05hrs | 793 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Matopo university to enrol first students in August
The University of Matopo is poised to enrol its inaugural cohort of students in August, operating from three campuses in Matabeleland South. The institution will focus on dryland studies, climate chan...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:42hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
In memory of Sam Nujoma: A patriot who built Namibia while his fellow liberators turned into tyrants
It's another sad day for Africa! The death of Namibia's founding president, Sam Nujoma, at the age of 95 years, marks the passing of a man whose legacy transcends national borders. A r...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 23:02hrs | 336 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
NetOne expands healthcare access through innovative telemedicine initiative
In a significant step toward modernizing healthcare delivery in Zimbabwe, NetOne and Zim Smart Village have launched another OneHealth Telemedicine Virtual Hospital in Chirumhanzu, marking the latest ...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 22:43hrs | 169 | by Paul Ndou
Zimbabwe man in trouble for demanding a meeting with Mnangagwa
A 25-year-old man from Mhimha Close, Budiriro 2, appeared in court on Monday facing a charge of disorderly conduct after allegedly storming the New Parliament building in Mt Hampden last week, demandi...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 11:50hrs | 1541 | by Staff reporter
Schools shortage hits Cowdray Park
Cowdray Park, one of Bulawayo's largest and fastest-growing suburbs, is grappling with a severe shortage of schools, clinics, and other essential amenities, as rapid population growth continues to out...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:38hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa Law School nears completion in Kwekwe
The construction site of the Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Law School at Midlands State University (MSU) in Kwekwe buzzed with activity last Thursday as workers diligently pushed forward with the ambiti...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:38hrs | 472 | 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 | 507 | by Staff reporter
TTI marshals terrorise patients
A Bulawayo clinical laboratory has urged Tendy Three Investment (TTI), the Bulawayo City Council's vehicle parking management company, to reconsider clamping vehicles belonging to patients visiting it...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 19:57hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'highjacks' Zhombe aid transportation, distribution
The Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has raised serious allegations that the transportation and distribution of food aid in Zhombe have been hijacked by Zanu-PF members, calling for u...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 17:00hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala details arrest drama in Penhalonga
National Democratic Working Group (NDWG) chairman Job Sikhala, a prominent activist and former MP, has recounted the events surrounding his arrest alongside 39 others during a meeting in Penhalonga, M...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 16:34hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru advocates for cashless economy
The logistics of handling cash in Zimbabwe present significant obstacles, but Doug Tait-Knight, the Chief Executive Officer of Mukuru Zimbabwe Financial Services, believes that embracing digital payme...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:30hrs | 1430 | by Staff reporter
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