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Bosso eye Soma-Phiri for interim coach
AMINI Soma-Phiri might bounce back as Highlanders' interim coach as the club continues their search for a substantive gaffer following the sacking of Mandla Mpofu, impeccable sources said.In 2...Published: 21 May 2022 at 17:56hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Flats to reduce Bulawayo housing backlog
GROWING up in a residential flat as opposed to a stand-alone housing unit has largely been confined to a few western suburbs in Bulawayo.Several rented apartments owned by the local authority ...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Radio Bukalanga braces for Airwaves
Newly licensed community radio, Radio Bukalanga will soon be on the air waves after having acquired most of the required broadcasting equipment, it ...Published: 15 May 2022 at 10:05hrs | 976 | by Desmond Nleya
Mnangagwa creates unprecedented chaos
AGAINST threats from growth inhibiting factors, like pandemic-induced lockdowns, forex shortages, hyperinflation and rolling blackouts, Zimbabwe's industrial sector expanded by a big margin last year....Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:11hrs | 4663 | 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
RBZ blames Russia
RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya yesterday blamed Zimbabwe's deteriorating crisis on confrontations between Russia and Ukraine as he downplayed economic shocks that were already f...Published: 04 May 2022 at 07:03hrs | 3267 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflations quickens to 96.4%
Below is the full statement by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John Mangudya on the resolutions of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of 29 April 2022.RESOLUTIONS OF THE MONET...Published: 03 May 2022 at 16:25hrs | 1549 | by Staff reporter
South African artists ordered to pay Victoria Falls Carnival bill after no show
SHA SHA, DJ Maphorisa and Kabza De Small have been ordered to pay back all of their Victoria Falls carnival bill by organisers of the festival after they did not pitch up despite signed agreements....Published: 03 May 2022 at 15:38hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
Universities to copy Nust accommodation model
THE Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) will replicate the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) student accommodation model at other universities to curb shortages at te...Published: 02 May 2022 at 08:03hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean asylum seeker (29) dies in childbirth
A young woman, who was seeking asylum in Ireland, has died in childbirth in Tralee.Zimbabwean national, Tatenda, died in childbirth at University Hospital Kerry while giving birth to a healthy...Published: 01 May 2022 at 12:33hrs | 1367 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pampers Mwonzora & co
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government splashed cash on leaders of opposition political parties, including MDC-T Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora, to facilitate their attendance of Independence Day...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:23hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's student accommodation complex to be complete by August
THE Bulawayo student accommodation being constructed by the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe near the National University of Science and Technology will be completed and commissioned in Aug...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:16hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Economic growth all good, but meaningless when Zimbabweans' livelihoods deteriorating!
A father can boast of his recent promotions at work or the expansion of his business entities.He can even be proud of the increased financial earnings, and profit margins coming into his pocke...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 21:42hrs | 860 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Govt should act urgently on tertiary students accommodation
TERTIARY institutions should make sure they recruit students they can accommodate in their hostels so that everyone is equally and decently accommodated.Government should enter into partnershi...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:55hrs | 78 | by Poor student
Savanhu's widow in court for assault
THE widow of the late Zanu-PF politburo member Tendai Savanhu, who is accused of assaulting her stepson in a wrangle over her late husband's estate, has denied the accusation saying the two have never...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:28hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Infrastructure projects to change the face of Mat South
Matabeleland South Province is set for a major facelift as a number of infrastructure projects being spearheaded by Government are progressing well, with some nearing completion.At Joshua Mqab...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:19hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's Harare Councillors blocked from 'looting' US$136,465
Opposition aligned journalist Hopewell Chin'ono has reported that the newly elected Harare CCC Councillors in Harare have blocked a 1 February resolution by the Information and Publicity Committee aut...Published: 22 Apr 2022 at 17:17hrs | 3770 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe's 5th population census starts Thursday
Zimbabwe will this Thursday begin a 10-day national population census, its fifth since independence from Britain in 1980.Some programs have been put on hold to pave the way for the national pr...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:15hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Census in jeopardy
THE national 2022 population and housing census which begins tomorrow faces a rocky start after reports emerged that the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStats) failed to pay allowances to enum...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:09hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Lack of boarding facilities hits ZimStats
THE lack of boarding facilities in Karoi district was exposed recently when 221 enumerators were forced to travel an estimated 380km in search of accommodation for census training.The enumerat...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:28hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa in secretive GNU talks
SECRETIVE coalition talks are underway between Zanu-PF leader, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) front man Nelson Chamisa with the aim of forming a seven-year gover...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 09:05hrs | 4788 | by Staff reporter
IMF notes show no appetite for reform
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its Article IV Consultation with Zimbabwe on 21 March 2022. The press release noted that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose b...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 16:50hrs | 631 | by Victor Bhoroma
Towards a market driven foreign exchange market
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank made a press statement on the 1st of April to address the depreciation of the local currency and manage the rate of inflation in the economy. Th...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 16:46hrs | 850 | by Victor Bhoroma
NPRC bemoans underfunding
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC)'s activities have been affected by underfunding, which has crippled its operations, the commission said in its 2021 annual report tabled in Parl...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
SA based Ndebele 'king' urges Zimbabweans to go back home
Self-styled Ndebele King Bulelani Lobhengula Khumalo has urged Zimbabweans domiciled in South Africa to flee the ongoing xenophobic violence and flock back home.His sentiments come after the f...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 16:08hrs | 2758 | by Staff reporter
Chebundo's ambitious promise to Zanu-PF collapses
FORMER MDC-T legislator Blessing Chebundo's Zanu-PF promise to win back two Kwekwe seats for President Emmerson Mnangagwa spectacularly collapsed, denting his capacity to deliver, amid high expectatio...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 11:17hrs | 3213 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa defrauds client US$6 000 in murky car deal
A KADOMA-based car dealer, Aleck Chamisa (34), was Thursday dragged to court by his estranged lover for defrauding her of over US$6 000 in inflated vehicle price and customs fees.Kadoma Magist...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 19:12hrs | 1760 | by Staff reporter
Knives out for suspended ZIFA trio
THE suspended ZIFA board members, led by Felton Kamambo, have been summoned by disgruntled ZIFA councillors to be part of the highly-anticipated special Extraordinary General Meeting that is expected ...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Student arrested as protests rock University of Zimbabwe over fees hikes
One student was arrested on Monday night after thousands of students protested at the University of Zimbabwe over a second fees increase in less than a month.The Zimbabwe National Studen...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 19:48hrs | 921 | by Staff reporter
RBZ acts on inflation, interest rates
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday moved to curtail resurgent price increases (inflation) in the economy and stabilise the volatile parallel market exchange rate after its Monetary Policy Co...Published: 05 Apr 2022 at 06:43hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
RBZ to double down in inflation fight
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will deploy various monetary tools at its disposal to stem out rampant "market indiscipline" that it believes is driving price increases.Market indiscipline, the...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:20hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Mubaiwa family laments as Chiwenga wife's health deteriorates
THE family of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa say they are in agony as the health of the former top model deteriorates at a time she is being denied her passport to ...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:27hrs | 2242 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tourist arrivals drop by 40%
TOURIST arrivals to Zimbabwe declined by 40 percent to 375 799 in 2021 as a result of Covid-19, a senior government official said on Thursday.Officially launching the country's first Tourism S...Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:58hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
IMF notes show no appetite for reform
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded its Article IV Consultation with Zimbabwe on 21 March 2022. The press release noted that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose b...Published: 01 Apr 2022 at 12:34hrs | 1037 | by Victor Bhoroma
CIO imposters to appear in court for fraud
UNDERFIRE Kadoma Show Society (KSS) chairman, Patson Madera (pictured) has been subpoenaed to appear in court this Thursday facing allegations of conniving with two police detectives who masqueraded a...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:56hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
By-elections: The morning after
ZANU-PF's Wednesday St Mary's rally was a turning point in several ways. Of course, the most obvious marker were the numbers that attended, something even the blind could see and feel.I cannot...Published: 26 Mar 2022 at 06:14hrs | 382 | by @Jamwanda2
PPC sees annual Zimbabwe cement sales up 25%
PPC, Africa's biggest cement company, says cement sales in Zimbabwe grew 25% year-on-year up to March, on better-than-expected demand from individual buyers and government projects.Cement sale...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:00hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Govt courts banks for $2,1bn bailout
ZIMBABWE'S cash-strapped government has turned to banks for a $2,1 billion bailout to bankroll public expenditure programmes and bolster its weak cashflows.Under the programme, government will...Published: 24 Mar 2022 at 05:22hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
UN wildlife protection agency 'violates' its own trade regulating rules
The United Nations international wild trade regulating agency, CITES, continues to go through a dark passage from which it will likely emerge as the destroyer, rather than the saviour, of the world's ...Published: 23 Mar 2022 at 09:22hrs | 1198 | by Emmanuel Koro
Chiwenga optimistic of Zanu-PF clean sweep in Bulawayo by-elections
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga has expressed optimism that Zanu-PF Bulawayo province will reclaim all the seats in the upcoming March 26 by-elections.Officially launching a partnership pr...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:36hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Indian billionaire targets Zimbabwe investment
INDIAN billionaire Mr Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk has set his sights on investing in a number of sectors in Zimbabwe after his recent meeting with President Mnangagwa and top Government officials in Dubai, th...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:22hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo hotels, lodges fully booked for ZITF
ALL major hotels and lodges in Bulawayo are now fully booked ahead of this years' edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) scheduled to run from April 26 to 31, industry players said....Published: 18 Mar 2022 at 05:36hrs | 334 | by Staf reporter
UZ students arrested
POLICE yesterday arrested ten University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students for demonstrating against the latest tuition and accommodation fees hike.Anti-riot police camped at the university premises a...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:48hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter
Riot police crush UZ students demo
BATON wielding police officers have descended on University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students who were protesting against fees hike WednesdayThe University's authorities recently substantially increas...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 17:18hrs | 1208 | by Staff reporter
#OperationDudula turns against South Africans
Members of the extremist xenophobic vigilante group have been accused by South African vendors in Alexandra township of forcing them to pay protection fees after they were given vending stalls which b...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 08:50hrs | 4897 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mwonzora leaves MDC Alliance partner stranded
ZANU Ndonga secretary general Farai Mudzingwa was left stranded after MDC-T leader, Douglas Mwonzora reneged on his earlier promise to surrender the party's share of the political grant he received fr...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:37hrs | 3085 | by Staff reporter
Top management milk LSU in economic rental scam
IN yet another scandal the top management at Lupane State University is reportedly milking the higher learning institution through paying sick money in rentals for the properties they are using ...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 07:51hrs | 2414 | by Stephen Jakes
Air Zimbabwe ready to rejoin IATA
NATIONAL airline, Air Zimbabwe, expects to rejoin the International Air Transport Association (IATA) within the next three months, which will enhance the company's prospects to expand its internationa...Published: 14 Mar 2022 at 05:28hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Tabitha Khumalo decries cancer treatment costs
FORMER Bulawayo East legislator Thabitha Khumalo has bemoaned the huge cost of cancer treatment in Zimbabwe, saying vulnerable people struggled to meet the costs.Khumalo, who suffers from brea...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:08hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe ready to rejoin IATA, leases long-haul fleet
NATIONAL airline, Air Zimbabwe, expects to rejoin the International Air Transport Association (IATA) within the next three months, which will enhance the company's prospects to expand international ro...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:05hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
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