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Government urged to support return of pregnant students to school
Harare, 19 July 2024 (New Ziana) - With a rising number of school-going adolescent girls becoming pregnant, Mashonaland Central Senator Angeline Tongogara has called on the Ministry of Public Service,...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 10:14hrs | 436 | by Staff Reporter
'ZiG scarcity a recipe for disaster'
Opposition party Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) has raised concerns about the scarcity and lack of confidence surrounding Zimbabwe's newly introduced currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG)....Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 07:29hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
Take a minute to pray for the incarcerated 78: Veteran Activists Association Zimbabwe (VAAZ)
Revolutionary Greetings fellow Countrymen. May we all take a moment to pray for the CCC Administrator Senator Jameson Timba, VAAZ National Organising Secretary Champion Gonhi and 76 others who...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 20:57hrs | 4 | by Mandava Blessing VAAZ Spokesperson
IMF says Zimbabwe's economy continues to show resilience
In light of new policy developments, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Mr. Wojciech Maliszewski conducted a second mission to Harare during June 18-27, 2024, to conclude the 2024 ...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 13:01hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu remanded in custody for a second day
ZANU-PF central committee member Mike Chimombe and alleged accomplice Moses Mpofu, who face US$7 million fraud charges over the Presidential Goat Scheme, were remanded in custody for a second day afte...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 15:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reads riot act
0President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed mounting internal divisions within Zanu-PF during a politburo meeting, urging party leaders to prioritize national economic growth over factional interests. He ...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 06:56hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sends junior officer to US-Africa Command Conference
Defense chiefs drawn from 32 African nations, excluding Zimbabwe, are attending a two-day U.S Africa Command conference in Gaborone, Botswana, focusing on the security situation on the continent....Published: 26 Jun 2024 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dembare's struggles in front of goal persists
Manica Diamonds 0 - 0 DynamosDynamos continued their struggle to secure a victory as they settled for a draw against Manica Diamonds in a pulsating Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match at Saku...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Macheso to sample new album in Diaspora
Renowned Sungura musician Alick Macheso has announced an exciting lineup of shows in South Africa and the United Kingdom ahead of his album launch on August 2nd. The tour kicks off in Johannesburg at ...Published: 23 Jun 2024 at 10:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
'To hell with misleading social media reports': ZEC
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has this Friday describe as fake and misleading social media reports that it corruptly awarded tender to some individuals using inflated figures while confirming ever...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 21:44hrs | 3 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Police hunt for 20 robbery suspects
Police crack teams are intensively pursuing a gang responsible for a series of robberies across Zimbabwe, targeting schools, businesses, and individuals holding large sums of cash. Nationa...Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 11:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Net closing in on Chivayo
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, along with his former associates Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, faces scrutiny from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) over alleged money launde...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
People starve as Zimbabwe drought deepens
MOTHER of four Laiwa Musenza is already reliant on aid from a local NGO to feed her family and Zimbabwe's drought is only getting deeper.At a farm on the outskirts of the capital Harare, a que...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mahere says Gappah apology not insincere, demands US$50,000
Lawyer and opposition figure Fadzayi Mahere has revised her claim against author Petina Gappah from US$1 million to US$50,000 in their ongoing court battle. Despite Gappah's recent retraction ...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Vapostori join Mnangagwa's 2030 bid bandwagon
Thousands of Vapostori and MaZion for ED members convened for a national prayer in Chitungwiza, where they turned the congregation into a show of support for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, chanting slo...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA polls expose Zimbabwe opposition
South Africa's recent elections have highlighted what some perceive as the double standards of Western observers, as practices they criticized in Zimbabwe's general elections last year were deemed sta...Published: 31 May 2024 at 21:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
FIU sufficiently resourced to fight ZiG saboteurs
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), a division of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), is well-equipped with skilled personnel and advanced hardware to tackle financial crimes. Recent recruitment ef...Published: 18 May 2024 at 10:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife booed, women arrested
NINE women from Watsomba in Manicaland province have landed in soup after they allegedly booed the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa for allegedly sidelining them during a donation of foodstuffs and cloth...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 06:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
3 PSL referees suspended for poor officiating this season
During a period marked by heightened scrutiny over the quality of officiating in Premier Soccer League matches, Nomore Matemera, chairman of the ZIFA Referees Committee, disclosed that three referees ...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Half ZiG and coins to start circulating on April 30
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) in the 2024 Monetary Policy Statement introduced a new "structured currency" termed ZiG (Zimbabwe Gold) on April 5. A "structured currency" is a currency tha...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 21:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 gunmen raid Beitbridge home, kill occupant
A five-member gang shot and killed a man during a house robbery in Tshitaudze suburb in Beitbridge in the early hours of yesterday.The gang also stole cash and cellphones from the house occupa...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 05:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Indian business mogul tried to defraud Zimbabwean govt over $100 million
Documents obtained by NewZimbabwe reveal that Ashok Jain, an Indian businessman, attempted to defraud the Zimbabwean government of over US$100 million in a dubious deal. According to these doc...Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZUDAC affiliates extort passengers, corrupt
THE Zimbabwe Union of Drivers and Conductors (ZUDAC), including its affiliates, have been fingered in an extortion scandal and being accomplices in abusing commuting passengers, an investigation expos...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 21:07hrs | | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Mukuru distributes millions in aid to vulnerable Africans
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 19, 2024 - Next-generation financial services platform, Mukuru (www.Mukuru.com), has successfully distributed millions in aid to disadvantaged recipients in Africa throu...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:41hrs | 1 | by APO
'Parents can pay examination fees in Zimdollar'
The Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council has opened a one week window for parents and guardians to pay examination fees for the June 2024 Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations in local currency at ...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Bindura Women protest against Kuvimba Mining House
Over a hundred women besieged Bindura Nickel Company's (BNC) offices at Trojan Nickel Mine in Bindura this Monday.The women who were blocked by police and security guards from entering the Exe...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 10:18hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe re-introduces brutal load-shedding timetable
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has re-introduced brutal load-shedding schedules after it was forced to cut its power generation at the key Kariba plant.This is expected to se...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 14:30hrs | 45 | by Staff reporter
US calls for 'new-look' at Zimbabwe
The United States government says it stands ready for a "constructive relationship" with Zimbabwe adding the latest developments presented an opportunity for businesses to explore possible opportuniti...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
19 countries confirm ZITF participation
ZIMBABWE International Trade Fair (ZITF) chairperson, Busisa Moyo, yesterday said 94,9% of exhibition space has been taken up with exhibitors from 19 countries having confirmed participation at this y...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Starlink can operate Without Government Approval in Zimbabwe
Starlink, the satellite internet constellation developed by SpaceX, has gained global attention for its potential to revolutionise connectivity. However, in Zimbabwe, the government has not yet grante...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 08:16hrs | 3 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mthuli Ncube wants all sanctions removed
THE piecemeal removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States has been described as a step in the right direction, although the country prefers to have the illegal embargo completely rem...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe chiefs now marriage officers'
TRADITIONAL leaders in Zimbabwe will now have the authority to register marriages and issue birth and death certificates in a landmark development that seeks to eliminate statelessness.This wa...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 05:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Children terrorised by invisible creatures
THE way your skin crawled after watching goosefleshers like The Conjuring , Gothika and The Ring, will pale into insignificance when you read through this living nightmare for three children from Magw...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 20:04hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean airports shut over bomb scare
ZIMBABWEAN airports were yesterday forced to shut down following a "possible bomb threat" at Victoria Falls International Airport, which resulted in President Emmerson Mnangagwa cancelling his trip to...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 07:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe declares 'heightened alert'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa aborted landing at Victoria Falls International Airport on Friday and his private jet returned to Harare after authorities were warned of a "credible bomb or firearm threa...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo pirate taxis regularise operations
A NUMBER of pirate taxis and kombis in Bulawayo are reportedly jostling to register with transport associations to regularise their operations to avoid having their vehicles impounded.The Zimb...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in bomb scare
A BOMB scare at Victoria Falls International Airport has forced President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Falcon 7X aircraft to be turned back to Harare.Mnangagwa was expected to attend the closing cerem...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 18:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Self-styled Italian Mafia boss exposed for abusing General Chiwenga's name to grab mines and companies
In a heart-pounding revelation, this reporter has uncovered the dark machinations of Francesco Marconati, a self-styled Italian Mafia Boss wreaking havoc across Zimbabwe. Marconati stands accused of s...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 10:57hrs | | by George Tshuma
Only 60% of Zimbabwe's registered vehicles are license compliant
ONLY 60 percent of an estimated 1,2 million registered vehicles in the country are license compliant, Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) chief executive officer Mr Nkosinathi Ncube has sai...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 10:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Selection of gukurahundi journalists opaque and dodgy
A group of local Zimbabwean journalists, whose selection has been clearly opaque and dodgy, are grappling with how media should cover the upcoming Gukurahundi outreach programme hearings into the 1980...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Juvenile cyclist robbed at Knifepoint in Inyathi
Police in Matabeleland North Province have initiated a manhunt for two unidentified suspects who assaulted and robbed a young cyclist at knifepoint as he made his way to Inyathi Business Centre late l...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 21:10hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Trey Nyoni closing in on Liverpool debut
WARRIORS prospect Trey Nyoni appears to be inching closer to making his Liverpool debut according to coach, Jurgen Klopp.Klopp admitted in his post-match interview with Sky Sports on Wednesday...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimsec opens registration for June and November 2024 examinations
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has announced the opening of registrations for the ZIMSEC June and November 2024 Examinations.The registration fees are now pegged in USD but ...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 16:03hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Ruling on Biti assault case deferred to next week
Harare magistrate Vongai Guwuriro has deferred ruling on opposition politician Tendai Biti's assault case to February 26.The magistrate told the court she could not deliver the ruling Thursday...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 05:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Parents plead for reduction of exam fees
PARENTS and guardians have implored the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) to consider reviewing downwards the June and November examination fees for Ordinary and Advanced level candidates,...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 04:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimsec sets registration dates
Dates for the registration of those sitting the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) examinations in June and November this year have now been set and parents and guardians need to be in cont...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
TelOne sharpen strike force
TELONE coach Tendai Chikuni wants to add good strikers into his squad as the league returnees look for a prolonged stay in the topflight league.The Gweru-based side returns to the elite league...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:41hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe HIV prevention and accountability report launched
The National Coalition on HIV Prevention recently launched an HIV Prevention and Accountability Report for 2023.The report, launched in Harare, captures the perspectives of communities and civ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 10:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman jailed for torturing a minor with hot-boiled egg
A Plumtree woman who tortured her 12-year-old cousin-sister with a boiled egg has been jailed.Nenelani Nyoni (30) was sentenced to two years in jail by Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware....Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 14:03hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Jubilation as Media Commission opens office in Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe Media Commission marked a significant milestone with the official inauguration of its Bulawayo office on Thursday, hosted at the distinguished Windsor Park Complex. Attended by journalist...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 15:47hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
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