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Opportunity for Zimbabwean Film Industry Professionals
Submissions have opened for the third Creative Producers Indaba (CPI), a film producers' development programme presented by the Realness Institute, in collaboration with EAVE, International Film Festi...Published: 18 hrs ago | 75 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe's Growing Casino Industry: Opportunities and Challenges
On the global economic landscape, all eyes are steadily shifting over to Africa. Countries on this continent are taking strides in growing. Double-digit growth rates are impossible for the rest of the...Published: 31 May 2023 at 17:31hrs | 129 | by Mila Roy
Rostec, Zimbabwe helicopter deal in crosshairs of US sanctions
ZIMBABWE, which is under United States sanctions, has received 18 helicopters from a sanctioned Russian state entity, Rostec, for air medical services, law enforcement, as well as search-and-rescue op...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:12hrs | 3109 | by Staff reporter
Canada-based Zimbabwean receives first AI-powered bionic arm
Growing up in Zimbabwe missing part of her left arm, something like a bionic limb replacement was "beyond imagining" for her and most others who needed them.Now, after finally receiving her fi...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:15hrs | 868 | by Kevin Jiang
Zimbabwe govt withholds nurses' key documents
THOUSANDS of healthcare workers who paid US$300 for verification letters needed to secure jobs outside the country have still not received the documentation as government tries to stem a damaging brai...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:14hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Lupane juice maker eyes export market
LUPANE-based indigenous fruit juice manufacturer, Lupane Veggie Guys is eyeing the export market after successfully showcasing its indigenous products at the just-ended Zimbabwe International Trade Fa...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:00hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to convert coal to fertiliser
A Zimbabwean government-owned entity, Verify Engineering, is preparing to use locally available coal to develop ammonia-based fertilisers as the country ramps up agricultural productivity."We ...Published: 14 May 2023 at 12:42hrs | 889 | by Takudzwa Changadeya
Bulawayo duo reaps US$130k in overseas job scam
A Bulawayo due has been arrested for allegedly defrauding 46 unsuspecting job seekers of over US$130,000 in an international job facilitation scam.In a statement Thursday, national police spok...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:08hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
Couple swindles 46 people of US$134,500
A Bulawayo couple has been arrested on allegations of swindling 46 people of more than US$134 500 after they posed as agents of a company involved in facilitating jobs abroad.Gwendoline Ndlovu...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:00hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo couple arrested for fraud
A COUPLE from Sunninghill suburb in Bulawayo that was recently arrested, before appearing in court facing charges of fraud and was later granted bail has been re-arrested facing fresh charges....Published: 10 May 2023 at 19:25hrs | 990 | by Staff reporter
Charumbira threatens 'sex attack victim'
CHIEFS Council president Fortune Charumbira, who has been reported for allegedly sexually abusing his married niece on two occasions, has threatened to sue the victim for defamation, claiming the char...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:34hrs | 2714 | by Staff reporter
The Coming BRICS Summit: The ending of US worldwide domination
The Coming BRICS Summit: The ending of US worldwide dominationAn African PerspectivePart 1South Africa will host the 15th BRICS Summit from 22nd-24th August 2023, with the theme;...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 18:50hrs | 2227 | by Ian Beddowes
Zimbabwe's health care workers condemn plan to criminalize foreign recruiters
Health care workers in Zimbabwe have condemned the government's plan to criminalize their recruitment to work in other countries as part of efforts to reduce a medical brain drain. Zimbabwe's vice pre...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 10:06hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Meet Jito Kayumba: Africa's rising star
Africa has several talented and highly skilled young people who are energetic and poised towards rewriting the continent's narrative.Jito Kayumba is one of the continent's shooting stars who h...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 13:18hrs | 297 | by Nicholas Ncube
Valee Music courts DJ Tira
UNITED KINGDOM (UK)-BASED Zimbabwean Afro-pop songbird Valee Music has roped in the services of South African DJ, record producer and kwaito artiste DJ Tira on Ng'cabanga Ngawe (Thinking about You), h...Published: 31 Mar 2023 at 07:46hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Black Umfolosi rebrands
AFTER 40 years of existence, internationally acclaimed Imbube/Iscathamiya group Black Umfolosi has rebranded by adding female vocals and a new sound, Standard Style reported.The group, which w...Published: 19 Mar 2023 at 07:49hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Dog eat dog in Zanu-PF primaries
It will be a dog eat dog scenario in Zanu-PF primary elections initially set for Saturday (March 18) but have been postponed to a later date, with big wigs and some completely new faces set to clash i...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 08:32hrs | 1977 | by Staff reporter
Canada hails Zimbabwean farmers
Ambassador of Canada to Zimbabwe Christina Buchan appreciated the Zimbabwean farmers for implementing pest management solutions which have concrete and measurable impacts on their livelihoods....Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 08:36hrs | 882 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
'WHO will bail us out,' says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said he expects funding from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to arrest the mass exodus of nurses and doctors which has seen the country facing a health crisi...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 05:26hrs | 2296 | by Staff reporter
Minister Chitando stranded as Qatar Airways plane grounded in Zambia
Dozens of travellers from Harare including Zimbabwe's mines minister Winston Chitando were left stranded in Lusaka, Zambia, on Sunday night after a Qatar Airways plane developed a technical fault....Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 17:25hrs | 4595 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's links with kleptocrats, dodgy business networks solidify
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's state visit to Equatorial Guinea this week, where he met the world's longest-serving head of state, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, underlines his penchant for ...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 11:17hrs | 1367 | by Staff reporter
Canada agonize readmitting Zanu PF into Commonwealth - trade democracy for ED's company, gold for fool's gold
"After allowing a wave of authoritarian regimes to become members in recent years, the Commonwealth and member states such as Canada are now pondering one of their toughest dilemmas: whether to approv...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 19:22hrs | 648 | by Wilbert Mukori
After allowing authoritarian Rwanda to join, Commonwealth faces tough dilemma over Zimbabwe
After allowing a wave of authoritarian regimes to become members in recent years, the Commonwealth and member states such as Canada are now pondering one of their toughest dilemmas: whether to approve...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 20:07hrs | 716 | by Geoffrey York
Zimbabweans in South Africa sent bulk of remittances in 2022
ZIMBABWE'S diaspora community in South Africa and the United Kingdom accounted for the bulk of remittances last year, reaching US$1,66 billion up from US$1,43 billion in 2021, official figures show....Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 04:59hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Nurses barred from leaving Zimbabwe
With a salary worth the equivalent of less than $100 a month, Agnes Masarira can't afford to buy lunch at the hospital in Zimbabwe where she works as a nurse. She dreams of a nursing job in Canada, bu...Published: 06 Feb 2023 at 05:00hrs | 7121 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora keeps Zimbabwe afloat but no vote
ALTHOUGH Zimbabweans in the diaspora are not allowed to vote from their host nations, their cash remittances back home are fast growing and helping to keep the country afloat.Last year, remitt...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:12hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Commonwealth has appalling human rights record
This written article by Professor Jonathan Moyo, then an academic at the University of Zimbabwe, was published by the Financial Gazette on 10 October 1991, a few days...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:07hrs | 161 | by Jonathan Moyo
The most popular payment methods in Canadian online casinos
There are plenty of payment options in Canadian online casinos that allow for quick and easy transfers, In our guide, you will find the top methods for making deposit...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 14:47hrs | 283 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa left the fact-finding Mission deeply unimpressed
One Morris too manyWhat it's a name?The name of the old Triple C activist "beaten" in Murehwa is Morris Seremani. Morris as also the name of one turncoat freedom fighter who betrayed t...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:22hrs | 541 | by Jamwanda
Historic reception for Morocco's Atlas Lions on homecoming
Following a World Cup performance that was well above the North African country's wildest dreams, Morocco's national football team returned home to a hero's welcome.The team landed at Rabat-Sa...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 16:33hrs | 721 | by Moyo Roy
Nobuntu duo goes AWOL while on tour to the United States of America
Two members of the all-female Imbube group, Nobuntu disappeared while on tour to the United States of America, with the group describing their actions as selfish.Nobuntu was on a two-month tou...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:09hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
UK target Zimbabwean teachers
The UK has opened opportunities for teachers from South Africa, Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria with equivalent qualifications to their British counterparts and at least one year of teaching experience t...Published: 14 Dec 2022 at 06:46hrs | 2686 | by Staff reporter
Triple C: Puny-wise, Pint Foolish!
Obdurate immaturityIT is not like Nelson Chamisa had not been warned, whether by living men or by past circumstances. Both did; yet he still hurtled headlong towards yet another blunder, which...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:56hrs | 289 | by Jamwanda
Africa's Funding Councils Meet for Impact
Participating councils of the Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) deliberated on progress, focus and initiatives to advance research and innovation since the SGCI was est...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 09:04hrs | 190 | by NRF
Does Zimbabwe need the Commonwealth?
ZIMBABWE joined the Commonwealth in 1980 after gaining independence from Britain - in what appeared to be a major victory for the Commonwealth. Twenty-three years down the road, Zimbabwe quit the Comm...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 327 | by Vusi Nyamazana
Canada envoy discusses Zimbabwe elections
Canada's ambassador to Zimbabwe, Ambassador Christina Buchan has met Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda where they discussed issues around elections and democracy in the two count...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:09hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Drug lord blocked from starting new life in Zimbabwe
Plans by an Irish drug lord, Christy Kinahan Snr, to start a new life Zimbabwe were blocked recently when he was reportedly denied residency after buying properties, with authorities arguing he was no...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:47hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Ireland's drug lord planned to start new life in Zimbabwe
Drug lord Christy Kinahan planned to start a new life in Zimbabwe with his long-term partner and their children, leaked documents have revealed.The FBI most-wanted criminal also hoped to buy a...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:21hrs | 1737 | by Pat Flanagan for Ireland Live
Zimbabwe's Black Umfolosi continues Canada tour with two new members
Zimbabwean group Black Umfolosi will this weekend continue their tour of western Canada with a show in Errington, their second visit to the Vancouver Island community.The group, which speciali...Published: 01 Nov 2022 at 05:15hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
SA based Zimbabwean filmmaker walks into a room with a different energy
The Cape Town-based filmmaker's refreshing combination of cool confidence and whimsy comes across even before we've sat for the interview."Hi, can we re-schedule?" a breathless voice says when...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:54hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Chevrons target Pakistan upset
FROM one big test to another, the Zimbabwe national cricket team are today set to continue with their search of a big scalp at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup when they face former champions Pakistan at t...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Pastors4ED call for sanctions removal
As Zimbabwe and the region commemorate the SADC Anti-Sanctions Day today, Pastors for Economic Development (Pastors4ED) have added their voices in calling for the immediate and unconditional lifting o...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:01hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Edd Branson: A global game changer
Mark 6:4-6 But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country. This statement is true in the case of Edd Branson a global game changer who has received several honors a...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 19:36hrs | 438 | by Nicholas ncube
Beitbridge arms smuggling saga: Fears Mnangagwa was main target
FEARS are mounting within President Emmerson Mnangagwa's inner security circle that the arms which were smuggled into the country through Beitbridge by a seasoned gun-runner without a consignee were m...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:29hrs | 2058 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition set for Armageddon in 2023
What a hugely important and symbolic week this will be for Zimbabwe.On Tuesday, African voices, particularly those from Southern Africa, will rise to a crescendo, as they continue to speak out...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:08hrs | 143 | by Bishop Lazarus
Zimbabwean filmmaker selected for Prestigious Creative Producer Indaba
Fifteen diverse producers from around the globe have been selected to participate in the second Creative Producer Indaba (CPI) which takes place from 7 November this year online for a week, at the Atl...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 13:46hrs | 360 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe military commanders investigate Beitbridge arms saga
WHAT started as an arms smuggling racket by seasoned gun-runners who bungled their mission like amateurs has now deteriorated into a major political scandal maddening President Emmerson Mnangagwa and ...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 17:20hrs | 3078 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe diasporans are welcome back
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his government would never abandon its citizens residing outside the country, saying they were welcome back home.Addressing the Zanu-PF politburo at...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 2098 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe makes history with specialised UN agency seat
Zimbabwe has been elected into the United Nations specialised agency for civil aviation after winning a historic seat during the International Civil Aviation Organisation Council (ICAO) elections whic...Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 05:58hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Zambia scraps VISA requirements for EU, China and the US
ZAMBIA has removed visa requirements for the European Union, China, and the United States of America among other global lucrative tourism markets in a bid to rejuvenate revenue generation in one the c...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 16:28hrs | 1554 | by Staff reporter
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