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Chamisa's councillors join gravy train
After the 26 March by-elections in which the then newly formed political party Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) romped to victory in Masvingo Urban which had four vacant wards, the social media was...Published: 5 hrs ago | 924 | by Staff reporter
Businessman locks horns with top judges
A Harare businessman has accused deputy chief justice Elizabeth Gwaunza of abuse of office in a case where he lost a property worth over US$230 000.Tendai Mashamhanda, who is fighting to regai...Published: 5 hrs ago | 338 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners loot Zimbabwe's emeralds
WELL-CONNECTED foreign syndicates are looting Zimbabwe's emeralds using local proxies and taking advantage of corrupt systems to plunder and smuggle various other types of little-known precious stones...Published: 5 hrs ago | 261 | by Staff reporter
Mayor, councillors fume over US$20 monthly allowance
HARARE councillors are seething with anger, describing Local Government minister July Moyo (pictured) as inconsiderate and heartless in failing to review the paltry monthly allowances given to city fa...Published: 5 hrs ago | 102 | by Staff reporter
Why are we placing our lives and livelihoods at risk when ordinary Zimbabweans unwilling to play their part for a New Zimbabwe?
There are things we all as human beings keep bottled up in our hearts and minds - usually for long periods of time.These could be hurts...Published: 13 hrs ago | 2141 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Harare cancels Pomona waste deal
The Harare City Council has resolved to cancel the Pomona waste management deal that was imposed on the local authority by the Local Government ministry.Council had resolved to suspend the 30-...Published: 15 hrs ago | 415 | by Staff reporter
Money changer survives 5000kv shock
A suspected illegal foreign currency dealer commonly referred to as osiphatheleni in Bulawayo is lucky to be alive after he was shocked by a 5 000 kilovolt electric shocker (taser) by a robber who wan...Published: 15 hrs ago | 267 | by Staff reporter
Cde Mutsvangwa, do birds and trees sexually violate each other?
I never desire to wade into these sexual indiscretion scandals, or sexual abuse accusations, which have hounded well-known Zimbabwean leaders of late - both from the ruling and opposition formations -...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:41hrs | 1436 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Inside three swing provinces that will decide entry to State House in 2023 polls
The 2023 general election may see the highest turnout in decades, though it comes at the same time as vast uncertainty about the independent auditability of the voters roll and electoral systems, ball...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:29hrs | 1689 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Mai TT, A full blown ZANU PF sideshow political project
Despite intense infighting that characterizes Zanu PF, the fact remains that ZANU PF is determined to win the next election at any cost. For them, there is just too much at stake and they cannot affor...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:27hrs | 1424 | by Knowledge Hakata
Harare runs out of water chemicals
THE Harare City Council (HCC) has run out of water treatment chemicals, forcing the local authority to shut down the Morton Jaffray Water Treatment Plant.In a notice to residents, HCC said the...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Matshe Koko's firm to build massive solar plant in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has signed a power purchasing agreement with a South African independent power producer, Matshela Energy Limited, for a 100MW sol...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Maputo for key regional meeting
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will today join Sadc regional leaders for a high-level meeting that will culminate in the signing of a declaration providing for the protection of indigenous forests from rapid exp...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors want parking system contract revised
Bulawayo councillors on Wednesday hit out at the "unfair" parking system which was imposed on the city's residents, with one warning fellow councillors that they were underestimating the depth of publ...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 22:32hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Josta joins Makepekepe
CAPS United have completed their transfer business following the acquisition of midfielder Joel "Josta" Ngodzo from Highlanders.The Harare football giants finalised the deal with Ngodzo on dea...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Radisson Group of Hotels seal Bulawayo deal
A NEW hotel is set to be constructed in Bulawayo after the local authority granted an international hotel group, Radisson Group of Hotels permission to build the hotel.Consultations have been ...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt suspends duty on bus imports
IN a move set to ease transport challenges and reduce fares, Government has, with immediate effect, suspended customs duty on the importation of up to 20 public service buses by authorised dealers....Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Brig Gen (Rtd) Mabenge met apartheid to discuss how to deal with MK and ZPRA forces
According to declassified South African Military Intelligence documents the Late Brigadier General (Rtd) Benjamin Mabenge was part of the Zim commanders who met apartheid South Africa commanders in 19...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:34hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
BCC, TTI make close to US$40 000 from parking system
THE Bulawayo City Council has racked in U$$21 433, 71 and US$15 968 in parking and clamping fees in a five-month period from its deal with Tendy Three International (TTI).The BCC in partnershi...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 18:57hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa slams gold coins introduction in Zimbabwe
CITIZENS Coalition for Change leader, Nelson Chamisa, has slammed the introduction of gold coins, saying they are a conduit for corruption, and called for the country to return to exclusive use of the...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 18:53hrs | 5242 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa did not consult on Mabenge hero status'
CONFERMENT of national heroes status on the late Retired Brigadier General Benjamin Mabenge by President Emmerson Mnangagwa was a given as the struggle veteran was " a real soldier in the pedigree of ...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:48hrs | 4074 | by Staff reporter
Rogue lawyers connive with bogus estate agents
SOME rogue lawyers in Bulawayo are reportedly conniving with bogus estate agents to defraud homeseekers as demand for housing surges.Police in Bulawayo recorded 32 fraud cases involving the sa...Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Biti urges international intervention in 'abnormal' Zimbabwe situation
ON Monday, Zimbabwe marked the fourth anniversary of the August 1, 2018 tragedy when the military was unleashed to forcefully put down post-election violent post-election demonstrations resultin...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:54hrs | 2639 | by Staff reporter
China's 'juicy' deal with Zimbabwe set to benefit citrus farmers
MBUYA Rosemary Tendi (70) of Rusitu Valley in Chimanimani, eastern Zimbabwe, has been braving crispy cold mornings in the past few weeks to make sure that she monitors the harvesting of oranges from h...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:54hrs | 1152 | by Staff reporter
85% of gold coins sold in Zimdollars
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has revealed that 1 500 gold coins were sold by its agents during the first week of their release onto the market, signalling a strong demand for the yellow metal cu...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:53hrs | 1621 | by Staff reporter
2018 shootings still haunt victims
VICTIMS of the August 1, 2018 post-election shootings are still struggling to come to terms with the loss of their loved ones, four years on.None of them have received any form of government s...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:48hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe tightening borders to curb smuggling
GOVERNMENT says it will tighten the country's borders to curb smuggling of minerals out of the country at a time when reports state that Zimbabwe is losing US$100 million worth of gold every month to ...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:47hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to release another batch of gold coins
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) today said it will release an additional 2 000 gold coins this week, after the initial batch was highly subscribed.The Mosi-Oa-Tunya coins, which came into t...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe buys new Embraer plane
IN a move expected to boost the fleet of national airliner Air Zimbabwe, Government has bought a new state of the art Embraer ERJ-145 jet that is expected to take to the skies in the next eight weeks....Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants abusing vehicle import rebate
Some of the civil servants recently allowed to import vehicles duty-free are now abusing the privilege, importing vehicles for other people and charging a "fee" of between US$700 and US$1 500 dependin...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation on downward spiral?
The introduction of gold coins and a review of payment methods for suppliers of goods and services, particularly those undertaking major national infrastructure projects, is expected to see a decline ...Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in bid to block SA from taking over foreign electricity deals
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa will visit Mozambique and Zambia in a bid to save the country's electricity import contracts that are being eyed by Eskom.Mnangagwa's trips come at a ti...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 19:08hrs | 4107 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's ANC wants spousal and relative's visas done away with
Spousal and relative's visas should be done away with because the system is being "abused by foreign nationals" to settle in SA, the ANC has said in an additional discussion document distributed to de...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 18:53hrs | 7373 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Glen Forest Memorial Park sucks in EU
BUSINESSMAN Joseph Richard Crnkovic's lawyer Kossam Ncube says the Croatian national's protracted dispute with other shareholders over Glen Forest Memorial Park is now being discussed at diplomatic le...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 1600 | by Staff reporter
'BCC a real estate fraudster'
BULAWAYO Progressive Residents Association (BPRA) secretary for administration Thembelani Dube has accused the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) of fraud after it asked housing stand beneficiaries to pay to...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks run out of gold coins
DEMAND for the new Zimbabwean gold coins has been overwhelming and banks have been inundated by their corporate and individual customers seeking a legal and sensible way of preserving value.Th...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 7084 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe infrastructure upgrades to boost revenue performance
GOVERNMENT expects the on-going infrastructural development projects, particularly the upgrading of major highways, to impact positively on revenue performance through improved transport and logistics...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:34hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Stress-related suicide cases triple in Bulawayo
THE number of people attempting suicide has almost tripled in Bulawayo since last year with concerns that residents are failing to cope with stress, which drives them to the edge leading to suicide....Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:33hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
3 council bars corruptly sold
Three Harare City Council beer halls were allegedly sold without following proper procedure, amid reports authority to sell was never confirmed.The council's acting finance director verbally t...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:32hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa remains mute amid damaging accusations
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa should address the nation on the sensational rape allegations levelled against him by controversial young Zimbabwean woman Susan Mutami, who is based in Australia, analyst...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 17:56hrs | 2501 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa on the brink, analysts say
POLITICAL analysts say President Emmerson Mnangagwa will likely retain his post in Zanu-PF at the party's October congress but his political life is on the brink ahead of the 2023 polls due to the com...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 17:55hrs | 9428 | by Staff reporter
Huge appetite for Zimbabwe gold coins
ZIMBABWE'S central bank has registered an overwhelming uptake of the Mosi-oa-Tunya gold coin after local financial institutions, pension funds, insurance companies and individuals bought the bulk of t...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 17:51hrs | 6063 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banking on gold to fight inflation
With inflation soaring in Zimbabwe and the country's currency in free fall as people abandon it for the US dollar, the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa is fighting back with a novel strategy...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 09:13hrs | 1082 | by Lesley Wroughton
Mnangagwa rape case can only be taken up in 2023 if he loses the election
THE filing of a rape case by Australian-based Zimbabwean Susan Mutami against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa may not go beyond the police station file cabinet, legal experts have warned.Muta...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:35hrs | 2028 | by Staff reporter
The effects of bogus Zifa actions on Zimbabwe youth
As Zimbabwe remains suspended from international football, players in the country – from a very promising rookie who made his national team debut as a schoolboy to the established professionals plyi...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:24hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Dangers of Arab Spring in South Africa
Former South African President Thabo Mbeki recently launched a sharp critique of the governing African National Congress (ANC) for failure to address what it has labelled the triple challenge of pover...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:15hrs | 682 | by Sandy Africa
Chamisa's CCC need to be clear about its structures
A bizarre situation is playing out in Zimbabwe ahead of the general 2023 elections.The major political parties have picked their candidates for next year's all-important harmonised election....Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:14hrs | 2119 | by Evans Mathanda
Ex-BCC workers resist eviction notices
FORMER Bulawayo City Council (BCC) employees who were recently served with eviction notices to vacate council rented properties in Makokoba have resisted the move arguing that they have housing files ...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:12hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa steps in
Zimbabwe's power supply situation is set to ease significantly in the coming weeks, with President Mnangagwa scheduled to travel to Zambia and Mozambique ...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 07:19hrs | 9371 | by Staff Reporter
Ximex mall dealer a ZANU PF activist
The late Ximex mall dealer Tafadzwa Murengwa who fatally shot his girlfriend in a love triangle was identified on social media in ZANU PF regalia....Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 20:43hrs | 2760 | by Paul Ndou
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