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Zimbabwe ends 5 year wait for T20I victory over Afghanistan
Zimbabwe finally broke a five-year drought against Afghanistan in T20I cricket, claiming a thrilling four-wicket win in a last-ball decider at Harare Sports Club yesterday. This marks their first vict...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:45hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Max Verstappen takes aim at biased British press after Brazilian GP
Max Verstappen has finally broken a months-long winless drought with a stunning victory from 17th on the grid at the Brazilian Grand Prix - and he was in fine form in the aftermath.After a con...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 09:19hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Tshangani dam is a tale of unfulfilled promises
The Zimbabwean government has once again delayed the completion deadline for the Gwayi-Shangani Dam, now pushing it to 2026, leaving residents of Bulawayo in a precarious situation as the city grapple...Published: 28 Oct 2024 at 07:02hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors climb on FIFA Rankings
The Zimbabwe national football team, affectionately known as the Warriors, has made a significant leap in the latest FIFA Rankings, released on Thursday. Following a successful stint during the recent...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 15:31hrs | 5886 | by Staff reporter
Delay on Lake Gwayi-Tshangani project
The construction of large water booster pump stations at Lake Gwayi-Tshangani in Matabeleland North has revitalized efforts to provide a permanent solution to Bulawayo's long-standing water crisis. Th...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 08:54hrs | 804 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwe Grand Tour can now be yours - for US$21 000 per person
You can now experience a recreation of the Grand Tour: One for the Road route across Zimbabwe – minus Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond – if you have about US$21 000 (per person) to s...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:35hrs | 1209 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe falling behind in digitisation efforts
Caston Matewu, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Media and Broadcasting Services, has expressed deep concerns over Zimbabwe's slow progress in digitising its radio and television infrastructur...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 15:15hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Building a formidable business amid economic downturns
Businesses face declines in sales and profits during economic downturns. While some businesses during this period fail, some do not only thrive but instead become more formidable. Many of the ...Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 16:01hrs | 158 | by Staff Reporter
BCC forges ahead with Khami Dam water plan
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to release results of a pre-feasibility study on wastewater reuse as part of efforts to address the city’s severe water crisis. The council considers recycling...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 09:25hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Forbes Border Post could surpass Beitbridge
The Forbes Border Post in Mutare, Manicaland province, is poised to potentially surpass Beitbridge Border Post in handling commercial traffic in the coming years, according to Batsirai Chadzingwa, the...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 06:15hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Safeguard introduces exciting mobile phone-operated wireless alarm
Safeguard has introduced an exciting new security alarm system that is wireless, easy to use, operated from your phone, with a physical back-up on site, and super easy to navigate and use at home or o...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:44hrs | 36 | by Agencies
PHOTOS: ZANU PF activists steal Econet fuel
Three Harare-based suspected ZANU-PF activists were caught stealing 600 litres of diesel at an Econet booster in Mvurwi.The trio who was using a Mazda pickup with ZANU PF stickers is expected ...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 21:04hrs | 3 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Ngezi crowned Castle Challenge Cup champions
Ngezi Platinum Stars 2 - 0 DynamosNGEZI PLATINUM STARS sent a strong message of intent, as the defending Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions picked up their first piece of silverware this...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gospel artists pen tribute songs for late Mother General Mabhiza
Several gospel artists have penned songs in memory of late Saint John Apostolic Church of the Whole World's Mother General Mabhiza.The late Mother General was remembered for her marriage...Published: 17 Feb 2024 at 19:49hrs | 28 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Church sets inaugural food security indaba
The Saint John Apostolic Church of the Whole World will convene in an 'inaugural all stakeholders food security meeting' in Mhondoro between mid or end of May this year, an event where its membership ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:53hrs | 17 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Mhondoro
Chamisa, Biti a team of irreconcilable rivals
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) led by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, launched its campaign for the 31 July 2013 harmonised elections in Marondera, a small tow...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 08:57hrs | 8 | by Dr Phillan Zamchiya
Mthuli must resign
Two weeks ago we saw the exchange rate going berserk as the Zimbabwe's economy nose dives. The saying goes- one can rig the election but one cannot rig th...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 22:26hrs | 1 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe receives 1 million cholera vaccines, none for Matebeleland
ZIMBABWE will this week take delivery of a consignment of close to one million cholera vaccines ahead of the commencement of a vaccination campaign targeted at other regions except Matebeleland which ...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sets up committee for Bulawayo water
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has approved the appointment of a 20-member Bulawayo Water Technical Committee to oversee the rapid improvement of water and sanitation services in the city over a 100-day period....Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
3 injured after five car pile up
Three individuals sustained injuries in a multi-vehicle collision stemming from a Toyota Hilux rear-ending a Honda CRV, leading to a pileup involving five cars.In an official statement, the po...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dynamos gets balls from Pakistan
Harare giants Dynamos Football Club has received more than 100 balls from Pakistan ambassador Musad Baseer this morning at the giant National sports stadium.His Excellency Baseer said he is a ...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 19:42hrs | 6 | by Simbarashe Sithole
5 Zimbabweans killed in Limpopo cash-in-transit shoot-out
Hawks have identified 16 of the 19 people killed in the recent Limpopo cash-in-transit (CIT) gang shoot-out. Guns were blazing at a luxury home in Makhado on Friday when the Hawks raided the p...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 20:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Outgoing Bulawayo mayor worked well with the Government
OUTGOING Bulawayo Mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni has implored opposition led local authorities to stop being blinded by petty party politics and opposing for the sake of it, reminding them that they ...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:16hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
What Happened with Debris from Chinese Rocket Booster Falling Back to Earth?
China faced a lot of criticism because it allowed more than one rocket booster to fall to Earth uncontrollably. Even NASA accused space operators in Berlin of not meeting responsible standards on spac...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 12:17hrs | 15 | by Staff Reporter
Vote Zanu-PF for improved livelihoods, says Kazembe
Zanu-PF is seeking support from small-scale miners and small-scale farmers as the party looks at winning the Mazowe West Parliamentary seat and the wards of the Mazowe Rural District Council covered b...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 07:03hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mangwe, Bulilima villagers go online
VILLAGERS in Mangwe and Bulilima districts are reaping immense benefits from infrastructural development spearheaded by the Second Republic's philosophy of leaving no place and no one behind.O...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 18:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere details how he survived 15 minutes of intense gunfire during Zimbabwe 2017 coup
FORMER Zanu-PF political commissar and 2023 presidential aspirant Saviour Kasukuwere has narrated, in a yet-to-be-published book, how he survived 15 minutes of massive gunfire during the 2017 coup tha...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$150 million Old Gwanda road construction begins
THE Government has approved the construction of the 120km Bulawayo-Old Gwanda Road at a cost of US$150 million by a private contractor with work expected to commence tomorrow in a Build, Operate and T...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
China new variant of COVID 19 could infect 65 million per week.
Zhong Nanshan, a top Chinese epidemiologist, said Monday that two new vaccines for the XBB omicron subvariants (including XBB. 1.9.1, XBB. 1.5, and XBB. 1.16) had received initial approval, accord...Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:27hrs | 1 | by Erick Matotoba
Zanu-PF candidates target big election victory
Zanu-PF supporters are now determined to unite around the winning nominees in the recent party primaries and ensure the ruling party achieves its huge majority in the harmonised elections in late July...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cell register reaches the 4.5 million mark?
THE Zanu-PF party's voter mobilisation drive continues with Chegutu administration district's senatorial candidate, Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa hosting an appreciation rally at Monera Business C...Published: 09 Apr 2023 at 12:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Water crisis overwhelms BCC
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) says a deadly mix of challenges such as system failures among others were crippling its capacity to quench the thirst of residents who are going for several days without wa...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brito rallies Bosso fans
HIGHLANDERS' coach Baltemar Brito has rallied the club's fans to come in their numbers as he seeks to guide his side to victory against reigning champions FC Platinum in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer ...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bumper crowd expected at BF
OF course, no alcohol will be sold inside Barbourfields Stadium this afternoon, as teams are yet to comply with requirements set by the Premier Soccer League at their annual meeting.Nonetheles...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gweru readies for Mnangagwa visit
GWERU City Council has embarked on a major facelift of its dilapidated roads and infrastructure ahead of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's visit tomorrow where he will be conferred with Freedom of the Ci...Published: 30 Mar 2023 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC engages Zesa on power cuts
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it has engaged Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) to give them advance notices of at least an hour before power cuts, to enable procedural shutdown of pu...Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 10:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco auction floors open tomorrow
Tobacco farmers have started delivering their crop ahead of the marketing season which opens tomorrow at auction floors with the official ceremony at Tobacco Sales Floor.Deliveries for the far...Published: 07 Mar 2023 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dembare ready for new season
DYNAMOS Football Club coach Herbert Maruwa has declared his side ready for the 2023 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League championship after seeing off First Division side Dulivhadzimu Football Clu...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt allays new COVID-19 variant fears
Government has allayed fears around the recent discovery of a new COVID-19 variant XBB.1.5 in neighbouring South Africa (SA) saying it had necessary measures and safeguards in place to control the var...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 06:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 suspects arrested for a series of armed robberies
The Zimbabwean Republic Police have confirmed arrests of five men in connection with 14 robbery cases which occurred around the country from January 2021 to the 2nd of January 2023.The five me...Published: 06 Jan 2023 at 13:26hrs | 1 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Mnangagwa rewards Dr Sikhulile Moyo for discovering Omicron Covid-19 variant
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has awarded a US$50 000 token of appreciation to world-renowned Matobo District-born medical scientist and virologist, Dr Sikhulile Moyo, in recognition of his contribution in savi...Published: 27 Dec 2022 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt rolls out Covid-19 vaccination blitz
A Covid-19 vaccination blitz is starting this week in parallel with the second phase of the special polio vaccination campaign, so parents and older children can get their Covid-19 jabs when they take...Published: 03 Dec 2022 at 07:11hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
4-day hell in mine shaft
When 22-year-old Mr Rania Moyo left home at around 4am on Thursday last week for work at Velocity 36 Mine in Silobela, he never bothered to bid his parents goodbye as he believed he would return home ...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso goalie doubtful for DeMbare blockbuster
HIGHLANDERS goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda could miss the blockbuster Castle Lager Premier Soccer League tie against Dynamos at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday after aggravating a groin injury....Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 cases rising
GOVERNMENT has urged the public to continue following guidelines on the prevention of COVID-19 following an increase in new cases in the past few days.Speaking to NewsDay, Health and Child Car...Published: 29 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief fines witch hunters
CHIEF Nyangazonke of Kezi's traditional court last Friday fined two witch hunters — Lloyd Chimanya (32) and his assistant Sergeant Chidyodyo — three cows and four goats for illegally operating in ...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 06:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsikamutanda goes into trance before fleeing traditional court
A WITCH hunter, commonly called tsikamutanda, from Karoi in Mashonaland West, went into a trance before fleeing from Chief Nyangazonke's community court in Maphisa, Matabeleland South on Friday, last ...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Minister donates sanitary wear to marginalised girls
Deputy Minister for ICT, Hon Dingimuzi Phuthi donated sanitary wear to marginalised rural girls in his constituency while also giving away food hamp...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 20:57hrs | | by Desmond Nleya
Chief summons witch hunter
A TRADITIONAL leader in Kezi, Chief Nyangazonke has summoned a tsikamutanda (witch hunter) operating in the area to explain his activities.Tsikamutandas are reportedly wreaking havoc in Matabe...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean villagers climb trees to make cellphone calls
Villagers in many districts in Matabeleland South province have appealed to telecommunications companies to install cellphone signal towers to improve network coverage in their areas.According...Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
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