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Fikile Mbalula says ANC in KZN cannot match Jacob Zuma's MK Party
The current African National Congress leadership in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) was no match for former president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party), ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said....Published: 23 hrs ago | 510 | by Staff reporter
White teachers at Pretoria High School don't greet black colleagues
A recent investigation commissioned by the Gauteng Education Department has uncovered discriminatory practices at Pretoria High School for Girls, where some white teachers reportedly fail to greet the...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 11:36hrs | 2010 | by Staff reporter
12 Zimbabwe Registrar General's Office employees denied bail
Twelve employees from the Registrar General's Office in Harare, accused of fraudulently issuing passports to four Cameroonian nationals, were denied bail yesterday by Harare regional magistrate Mrs. M...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:42hrs | 1304 | by Staff reporter
HCC workers exploit desperate toilet-seeking Hararians
Harare City Council workers have been exploiting a scheme to charge citizens for the use of public toilets, which are meant to be free, pocketing the money from desperate users. An investigation by Tr...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:08hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Scores in winding queue for Chicken Slice jobs
Scores of job seekers formed long queues in Bulawayo in response to a social media advertisement for vacancies at Chicken Slice's new drive-through branch, set to open next month. The position...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:33hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
UZ Vice Chancellor frog marches lecturers to SADC Summit clean-up campaigns
Despite having employed a legion of general hand cleaners as part of its neatening labourforce, the University of Zimbabwe's Vice Chancellor, Professor Paul Mapfumo has this Friday summoned and frog m...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 12:22hrs | 2408 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Brian Molefe might take Corruption Watch to the cleaners
Former Eskom and Transnet CEO Brian Molefe might take Corruption Watch (RF) NPC to the cleaners.The non-profit organisation last week filed a notice of withdrawal against Molefe to be declared...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 14:00hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
E-passport Offices at Concession are a pleasure to visit
Visiting government offices for whatever reason is usually viewed and weighed with disdain by many for fear of delays and poor service delivery. After procrastinating for over two weeks, me an...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 13:36hrs | 30 | by Thomas Murisa
Harare mayor fires salvo at govt
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume yesterday fired a salvo at government for choosing to disburse funds to the Environment Management Agency (EMA) to buy refuse collection trucks, instead of giving the funds t...Published: 21 Feb 2023 at 05:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$275m for new GMB silos
The GOVERNMENT plans to spend more than US$275 million over the next three years to construct new Grain Marketing Board (GMB) silos, as well as renovate and modernise old ones countrywide to cater for...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 12:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pressure to send money home creates many problems in UK
Pretty Matekenya sat with her children in their small apartment in Luton, United Kingdom, just gazing at her payslip.Since she moved to England, she felt pressure from her relatives in Zimbabw...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 08:20hrs | 1 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chidawu burial date set
National hero and Minister of State for Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution Engineer Oliver Chidawu, who collapsed and died at his home in Harare on Tuesday, will be buried on Monday next week at...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Whawha stun Chicken Inn
WhaWha 3 - 0 Chicken InnCastle Lager Premier Soccer League weeping boys WhaWha finally ended their three-match winless streak when they turned on the style to upstage fancied Chicken Inn in an ent...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Highlanders worst start in five seasons
HIGHLANDERS' 2-0 defeat to Black Rhinos in their opening match of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League at the National Sports Stadium was their worst start in the championship in five seasons....Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 05:35hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Power outages new blow to recovery
LOCAL businesses, still reeling from the devastating effects of Covid-19 lockdowns, have suffered yet another blow following a load shedding schedule by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distr...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Useful products that will help with the relief of hay fever
Hay fever causes flu-like symptoms such as itchy eyes, sinus congestion and sneezing. Unlike the flu a virus doesn't trigger these symptoms. They are caused by allergens such as dust, pollen and pet d...Published: 27 Aug 2021 at 21:19hrs | 20 | by Staff writer
5 professional cleaning advantages for homeowners
Keeping the home clean from top to bottom takes a lot of work. While one can do surface cleaning every day, it would be pointless if the home doesn't receive a much-needed and thorough cleaning. Hirin...Published: 24 Aug 2021 at 18:13hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Zambia decides as Zimbabwe waits in anticipation
The winds of change are blowing lackadaisically across the Southern African region with much hope and sending dictators to the cleaners.The citizens of Zambia especially the youth have braved ...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 18:35hrs | | by Leonard Koni
5 benefits of hiring a residential cleaning service
No matter how busy you get, your home needs a deep cleaning once in a while to keep it clean and healthy. Hiring a cleaning service is a better option for residential cleaning if you barely have the t...Published: 10 Aug 2021 at 09:10hrs | 20 | by Staff Writer
Police stop MDC Alliance clean-up exercise in Bulawayo
POLICE on Sunday dispersed and threatened with arrests, dozens of MDC Alliance supporters who were conducting a clean-up exercise in the city's Magwegwe high density suburb.Party provincial sp...Published: 31 May 2021 at 18:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
PSL matches streamed by four networks
THE restart of domestic football saw the Premier Soccer League (PSL) celebrating a first when eight of the nine games played last Saturday and Sunday were broadcast live by four different entities....Published: 25 May 2021 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mandiwanzira taking Maverick to the cleaners over dodgy report?
Former Cabinet Minister Supa Mandiwanzira is taking legal action against a South African publication, the Daily Maverick over a discredited report which claims that Zimbabwe is captured by cartels....Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 21:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC workers end five-day strike
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) workers yesterday resumed work after a five-day strike over poor salaries, a situation which crippled critical services such as refuse collection, primary health care and b...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Young business women get windfall
A shot in the arm. This best describes the story of seven Zimbabwean young women entrepreneurs after each received a US$25 000 grant to capitalise their businesses.This is part of a US$10 mill...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:51hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean healthcare workers facing deportation after saving lives during COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland
CNN - Lily was taking her lunch break at the Dublin nursing home where she works when a friend called with the news that an official-looking letter had arrived for her. She asked the friend to open it...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 09:07hrs | | by CNN
Opening date for Ekusileni
EKUSILENI Medical Centre in Bulawayo will finally open its doors to members of the public on November 30 with a 50-bed capacity amid revelations that the institution is now ready to admit Covid-19 pat...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Varsity employees get salary hike
GOVERNMENT has hiked salaries for State university workers in a move that will see cleaners at institutions of higher learning earning more than teachers and college lecturers.Acting Higher an...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$700k Spar outlet opens in Bulawayo
RETAIL chain, Spar Zimbabwe, yesterday officially opened a new branch in Bulawayo after investing US$700 000, bringing the number of its shops to 16 countrywide. The investment has created 75 jobs, ma...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Justice Matanda-Moyo: The new sheriff in town
FOR a long time people have been accusing Zanu-PF and President Mnangagwa in particular of not doing enough to deal with corruption. These critics accused the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commissi...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:20hrs | | by Khumbula Vodloza Sibanda
Mnangagwa must be intolerant to corruption
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa has, on several occasions, indicated that his "Second Republic" government will not tolerate corruption, Zimbabweans have been confronted by a different reality....Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 10:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thievocracy! - Are all those nice houses through the sweat of our brow?
A rumour, a big tangible rumour with a very visible shadow is doing rounds. ZESA paid 4.9 million dollars (green backs I suspect) for transformers that were never delivered to this day from 2013. Are ...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 09:21hrs | 1 | by Thomas Murisa
Zimbabwe Currency: Taking back control
Zimbabwe is on a journey. A marathon. Indeed, sometimes it feels more of a steeplechase. As although the journey has just begun, we have faced a multitude of challenges to overcome already. This was n...Published: 29 Jun 2019 at 20:05hrs | | by Prof Mthuli Ncube
Mohadi snubs Chief Ndiweni
Outspoken Ntabazinduna traditional leader Chief Nhlanhla Ndiweni has been left out of today’s meeting between chiefs from Matabeleland North and Vice President Kembo Mohadi. Mohadi is meetin...Published: 23 May 2019 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers will not back to work for 2nd term - no surprise, fallen wages don't cover transport costs alone
If the worker's wage is not enough to pay for his/her transport cost to work, let alone everything else; then it will be just a matter of time before the worker stops going to work because not many wo...Published: 03 May 2019 at 14:20hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Massive shake-up at Rusape court
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has cracked the whip and transferred all its officers at Rusape Magistrates' Court in a bid to protect the "integrity and professionalism of the organisation" ami...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 17:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa will be removed as president next year, replaced by Mabuza
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa's wishy-washy stance on the ANC's resolutions, including expropriation of land without compensation, will be used as a basis to remove him at the party's nationa...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 19:36hrs | | by City Press
Tobacco sales proceeds are not for harlots
Now that the tobacco selling season has been opened, some urban yellow-bone thigh vendors are buying bigger wallets and fine tuning their 'horizontal wrestling' skills in order to wrench a dollar or t...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 19:06hrs | | by Thomas Murisa
Body found under tree in suspected suicide case
THE body of a 40-year-old man has been found under a tree in Bulawayo's Nketa 7 suburb in a suspected case of suicide. Sources said the corpse was discovered by city council street clean...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 07:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe kept US$1 million in briefcase at Zvimba home
NEARLY $1m in cash was stolen from a briefcase belonging to former President Robert Mugabe, the state-owned media reported Saturday.Three people appeared in court earlier this month accused of...Published: 26 Jan 2019 at 17:17hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Can we hope when there is no hope?
The Zanu pf dominance in local politics became lesser after the emergence of MDC as a formidable opposition party . The opposition party appealing across all races, all tribes as well as all classes o...Published: 27 Dec 2018 at 18:38hrs | 1 | by AT Kadada
Toilets facilities poser for Beitbridge
A SHORTAGE of ablution facilities became a major challenge at Beitbridge, as more than 200 000 people travelled between South Africa and Zimbabwe in the last fortnight ahead of the festive season....Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Outlook for 2019 is Dismal - unless?
I was called by a major local newspaper this past week and asked what my view of 2019 was? I laughed at the question because right now I do not think anyone could tell you what is going on, let alone ...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 17:05hrs | | by Eddie Cross
Ndexit (Mthwakazi) is more than justified
Copy and paste from Social mediaNdebele - Shona relations have never been as bad as they are now and if it has come to the Ndebele people to want out, this can be understood. There has bee...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 15:29hrs | 1 | by Raisdon Pasipanodya.
Ex-Bosso player on his war exploits in Gwanda
Joko Thodlana, whose pseudonym was Hughes Mhondoro had sets his sights into turning into a football star, playing for his dream team, Bulawayo giants, Highlanders Football Club.However, the ca...Published: 21 Oct 2018 at 09:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Go Warriors Go
The Zimbabwe Warriors are in for a kill. They edged Democratic Republic of Congo at their own backyard and are expected to inflict another injury at home.Thousands of kilometers away from home...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 09:58hrs | | by Leonard Koni
Supa Mandiwanzira accused of grabbing airline
A local businessman has accused former Information Communication Technology minister Supa Mandiwanzira of arm-twisting him to seize control of the now-defunct Rainbow Airlines.Frank Humbe, who...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A classical example of a pot telling the kettle: 'how black!' who will be counted in the Trump Era
Be it Mnangagwa giving Donald Trump land in abundance in Victoria Falls or Chamisa dreaming of Las Vegas in Victoria Falls, it is just tasteless. Now when Chamisa ridicules Mnangagwa about his golf co...Published: 27 Sep 2018 at 19:44hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Zanu PF, MDC devolution concept will not work for Mthwakazi people
Mthwakazi activist Hloniphani Ncube has warned that there is a high possibility that the devolution which Zanu PF and MDC Alliance intend to implement is likely not to serve the interests of the peopl...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 07:49hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Losing Zanu-PF candidates blame SI64 for poll defeat
LOSING Zanu-PF council candidates in Beitbridge have blamed the enactment of Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016, which banned the importation of certain basic goods, for their defeat in the July 30 harmo...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Urgent need for leadership at MDC Alliance!
The elections have come and gone but there is need for us to search for that very rare quality called common sense---- a quality which is not at all common as the name suggests, especially among the M...Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 20:26hrs | | by Noble Tawanda Ngara
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