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Potraz moves to regulate omalayitsha
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has expanded its licensing categories to encompass cross-border transporters, commonly referred to as "omalayitsha," in a bi...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:47hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Kariba: Zimbabwe's dormant tourism jewel
IT'S 6am on a Tuesday morning in the resort town of Kariba.The sun is already hot as usual and temperatures are on a high at 41 degrees Celsius.And taking a stroll on the streets of Ka...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Safari camp operators in Zimbabwe challenge oil drilling at world heritage site
The operators of safari camps charging more than $1 000 (~R20 000) a night have lodged objections against a planned oil exploration programme in Zimbabwe's premier wildlife area, Mana Pools.Af...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:16hrs | | by Kevin JiangAntony Sguazzin and Godfrey Marawanyika
Zimbabwe opposition parties are hyenas, says Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF chairperson for Matabeleland North province, Richard Moyo has likened opposition parties to hyenas, saying they now want to feast on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's gains that he worked for....Published: 03 Apr 2023 at 06:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
President Lukashenko charmed by Victoria Falls
The first impressions that he conveyed were of dignity, courtesy and self-confidence.Bearing the mantle of authority with ease, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko radiated warmth and charm...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why a Formula One racetrack in Zimbabwe is a pipe dream
It was all a dream for Zimbabwe to have a Formula One racetrack.A dream sold by politicians who argued it could be a major tourist attraction, especially if it was built near the country's pri...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 19:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cheetahs out of World Cup after Canada loss
ZIMBABWE'S national rugby sevens side the Cheetahs, will face Hong Kong in the bowl competition quarterfinals this morning after they began their campaign at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens with...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
A fool and his money are soon parted!
The cash taps have well and truly been turned on.It seems hardworking Zimbabweans in faraway lands have been doing their bit to support family and friends back home, including bankrolling pote...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | | by Bishop
Cheetahs qualify for Sevens Rugby World Cup
Zimbabwe have qualified for the Rugby World Cup Sevens to be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa in September after finishing runners-up at the Rugby Africa Men's Sevens in Uganda on Sunday.The ...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 09:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Delta launch Sable Lager
DELTA Beverages have committed to partner with the Zimbabwe Rugby Union following the launch of a new beer — Sable Lager. Speaking during the launch on Friday evening, Delta Lagers Marketing...Published: 21 Mar 2022 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sables rise in new World Rugby rankings
THE Sables have edged closer to earning a place among the top 30 rugby nations in the world following their historic 24-22 victory over higher-ranked Brazil in the opening game of the World Rugb...Published: 16 Nov 2021 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa storms into Zanu-PF fortress
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa on Friday evaded roadblocks mounted by suspected Zanu-PF supporters and state security agents to meet his party's supporters in ruling party's stronghold ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:55hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa resorts to Mugabe tactics
A panicky president Emmerson Mnangagwa has resorted to bussing supporters to impromptu rallies as a way of creating a picture of political popularity and to intimidate internal rivals within Zanu-PF t...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:55hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Counterfeit whiskies floods Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's official distributor of Jameson Irish Whiskey is being forced to introduce extra security features on packaging of its products due to proliferation of "Counterfeit whiskies" in the country...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:55hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa loyalists suffer major blow
A bid by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's loyalists to introduce changes into Zanu-PF's electoral rules and give its leader the right to handpick provincial chairpersons has been thwarted.Ahead ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:54hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Abandoned stands headache for council
THE Bulawayo City Council has bemoaned loss of revenue due to residents who abandon their stands after acquiring them, which makes it difficult for the local authority to recover money for rates...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mutambara lands top post in SA
FORMER deputy prime minister Arthur Mutambara has been appointed executive director and full professor of the Institute for the Future of Knowledge (IFK) at the University of Johannesburg.The ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Furore over Umguza suburbs
The Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) says allowing Umguza Rural District Council to create suburbs in areas earmarked for the city's extension will stifle its growth.BPRA chai...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe will be a net power exporter'
ZIMBABWE has commenced several programmes to improve power generation and plug a crippling electricity deficit.The projects are at various stages of completion.Our business reporter, F...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:53hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over Macheso's US$20 charge
Sungura maestro Alick Macheso's reunion with his followers in Chitungwiza could have been tainted by the exorbitant gate charges for his show slated for Tanza Centre this afternoon.This is Mac...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:53hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Electricity imports cost Zimbabwe US$200 million
ZIMBABWE will spend about US$200 million for power imports this year to bridge a gap stemming out of depleted internal production, a government official has said.Gloria Magombo, the permanent ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Over 300 pension funds idle
ABOUT 324 pension funds registered in Zimbabwe have hit hard times, a senior official with the Insurance and Pensions Commission of Zimbabwe (Ipec) said, as the regulator announced plans to shut down ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chinese will cost Zanu-PF votes
The history of Zimbabwean elections would never be complete without a loud enough reference to one big patch on our map. This place they call Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP) in Mashonaland East province....Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:52hrs | 8 | by Tawanda Majoni
Mounting concerns over breach of ethical journalism
The names of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two Washington Post reporters who gained international eminence as premier investigative journalists, following their investigation and exposure of th...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:51hrs | 15 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Tsenengamu confesses to violent crimes he committed in Zanu-PF
NEWLY formed Front for Economic Emancipation in Zimbabwe (FEEZ) party national coordinator Godfrey Tsenengamu broke down Saturday, as he confessed violent crimes he committed during the time he led ru...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:15hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
EFF protests to US over Zimbabwe sanctions
THE Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Zimbabwe has written to the United States (US) Embassy in Harare protesting over how sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe have resulted in the suffering of ordinary citize...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:14hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF rubbishes Mnangagwa legitimacy court challenge
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is not liable to civil or criminal proceedings while he is still in office and the court challenge seeking to annul his ascendency to Zanu- PF's top post in November 2017 is flawed...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Councillor pays $750 for rent in two years
A BULAWAYO councillor reportedly leased a council property in 2019 which is fully guarded by council security and to date has only paid $750.Further, despite added costs of securing the ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo continues in building demolition blitz
THE Bulawayo City Council has upped its efforts of identifying and giving notices to demolish illegal structures in the city with the latest identified properties also including one that was built by ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Water supplies restored in Bulawayo
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has restored water supplies in the city after residents had to endure two days without the precious liquid due to a power outage which affected the water treatment work...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt considers another currency
THE Government is weighing options of adopting cryptocurrency as a legal payment service and is consulting various stakeholders on the merits of the virtual currency.Speaking at a Computer Soc...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:12hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Divisions rock Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe
DIVISIONS have rocked the Women's Coalition of Zimbabwe that have resulted in the resignation of some top officials.In confidential emails seen by Sunday News and directed to the WCoZ Membersh...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate arrested for criminal abuse of office
A Bulawayo magistrate has been arrested for allegedly ordering the unprocedural release of a car that was an exhibit in a car theft case.Stephen Ndlovu, who was based at Tredgold Magistrate Co...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:12hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo lad Chipanje secures rugby scholarship
AN opportunity to take his blossoming rugby career to a higher level has presented itself to Bulawayo lad, Nicholas Chipanje who has been offered a scholarship to the University of the Western Cape in...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:11hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Platinum teams fire early warning shots
THREE times in a row Zimbabwean champions, FC Platinum early warning shots when they drubbed Tenax 6-1 in their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League opening fixture played at Mandava Stadium in Zvishava...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:11hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
There is need to audit works of NGOs
CIVIL society has been an almost purely Western concept. It is historically tied to the political emancipation of citizens from former feudalistic ties, monarchies, and the state during the eighteenth...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:11hrs | 6 | by Teddy Ncube
Patriotism needed to retain skilled labour, says Chiwenga
VICE-President and Minister of Health and Child Care General (Retired) Dr Constantino Chiwenga says patriotism is the motivating factor that should see the country retaining its specialised and skille...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:11hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
School heads get salary boost
HEADMASTERS will get a salary boost that will see some pocketing 25 percent more in addition to their salary depending on the number of pupils at the school, an official has said.Speaking on t...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:11hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa briefs party supporters on UK trip
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa passed through Bulawayo on Friday morning enroute to Lupane State University where he officiated at the institution's graduation ceremony.The President who was welcomed by ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Man found hanging in kitchen
An investigation is underway after a man was found hanging in the kitchen of house in Nketa 9 he shared with his cousin on Thursday morning.Police officers were called to the house at around 9...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Gutu man commits suicide after murdering girlfriend
A man from Gutu in Masvingo committed suicide a few days after he attacked his girlfriend with a stone who later died.The man attacked the woman over rumours of cheating. Shepherd Dzivakwe of ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Man steals firearm, knocked down by a car in a botched robbery
THE trial of a 33-year-old man from Gutu, Masvingo who was recently arrested in Beitbridge after allegedly breaking into two houses and stealing an assortment of goods among them an AK-47 rifle belong...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:10hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Prostitute steals client car, crashes in durawall
A suspected commercial sex worker has been arrested after she stole a car from a client while they were sleeping at a lodge before crashing into a pre-cast wall in Hillside, Bulawayo.She then ...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
NetOne launches Silver Jubilee promo
Twenty-five years is a major milestone by any standard and in the story of ac mobile telephony, the name that began it all is NetOne Cellular.To celebrate their 25th anniversary, the orange te...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:09hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants bonuses this month
CIVIL servants will begin receiving their annual bonuses later this month following rounds of negotiations between public sector unions and the Government.While the Government has committed to...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:09hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance goes to bed with terrorist group
THE opposition MDC Alliance has been criticised for its association with a Sri Lankan separatist movement, Tamil Eelam, during the COP26 Summit in Glasgow, Scotland.The Transnational Governmen...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:09hrs | 6 | by Charity Maodza
Zimbabwe, UK in diplomatic breakthrough?
DIPLOMATIC relations between the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe have been escalated to the highest political level, breaking a two-decade long impasse in a major breakthrough for Harare's re-engagement d...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:08hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
It's a cruel world for black people
So the world decided to gather in Glasgow, Scotland, last week to try and save the planet from what we are told could be an imminent apocalypse caused by rising global temperatures.Well, Bisho...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:08hrs | 5 | by Bishop Lazarus
Zinara rakes in $5bn
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has collected $5 billion in toll fees during the first 10 months of the year.The money has since been channelled to support the ongoing Emerg...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:08hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Youth League applauds Mnangagwa
THE Zanu-PF Youth League has welcomed President Mnangagwa's decision to include all national youth executive leaders who are more than 35 years old into the party's Central Committee as ex-officio mem...Published: 07 Nov 2021 at 07:08hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
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