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Zanu-PF councilor in sex scandal
A Zanu-PF councillor in Chiredzi is in the centre of a storm after three girls were expelled from Hippo Valley High School following revelations that he was having an intimate relationship with one of...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 2557 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa tells Zanu-PF to stop abusing chiefs
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF party desists from using chiefs and village heads as commissars during ele...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:43hrs | 2081 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe currency speculators cornered?
THE retreat of the recent inflation spiral is expected to accelerate, and purchasing power increase in light of recent pay rises without matching price rises, as speculative market forces are being co...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
San community demands chief
THE San community in Tsholotsho has appealed to government to speed up the process of installing a substantive chief, saying the delays are counterproductive and frustrating development.Govern...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:24hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
RBZ strangles street money changers
They don't know what has suddenly hit them. It is no longer business as usual for most, if not all, illegal street money changers.They used to call the shots in the last few months, de...Published: 13 Aug 2022 at 07:23hrs | 1279 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe makes first journalist arrests under cybersecurity law
Zimbabwe's Press freedom credentials suffered further criticism with the arrest of two journalists from a privately-owned newspaper charged with transmitting "false data messages."The pair wer...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Water crisis cripples Bulawayo hospitals, clinics
AN acute water crisis is threatening operations at Mpilo Central Hospital and United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) which are the city's major public hospitals as they are going for several days without run...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to release smaller gold coins
Smaller Zimbabwean gold coins, as small as a tenth of an ounce, are expected to go on sale in November from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe so ordinary people can invest in them and store value for their...Published: 12 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
Red flag over Mnangagwa ally's mining operations
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally Scott Sakupwanya's company Better Brands (Private) Limited's operations at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga is under the spotlight amid concerns over gold leakages and po...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 08:47hrs | 1285 | by Staff reporter
Production costs, competition strain Ingwebu
BULAWAYO Municipal Commercial Undertaking's beverages producer, Ingwebu Breweries, says rising costs of production coupled with increasing competition strained its earnings, which saw profit dropping ...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:31hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
'HIV mothers can breastfeed their babies'
FAITH Karuru (not her real name) was infected with HIV by her boyfriend, who fled to South Africa after committing a crime seven years ago."I discovered I was HIV positive when I went to regis...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:48hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
'Fuel price drop must benefit consumers'
BUSINESSES should review prices of goods and services downwards in line with the recent decline in fuel prices, a Cabinet Minister has said.This comes as interventions by the Reserve Bank of Z...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 08:16hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga attempted murder trial: Top lawyer Mtetwa in tears
VICE President Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa failed to attend proceedings Friday despite being at the courts as she was too ill to leave her vehicle.The presiding magistrate still is...Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | 1758 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's bigwigs living lavishly as ordinary citizens starve'
HUMAN rights organisations have red-flagged the lavish lifestyles of the elite in the country at a time when ordinary citizens are struggling to put food on the table due to a faltering economy....Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:48hrs | 2773 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in no hurry to relax masks mandate
GOVERNMENT says it is in "no hurry" to relax mandatory wearing of face masks despite a decline in new COVID-19 infections in the country.On Tuesday, Information and Publicity minister Monica M...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
Gun-crazy Zanu-PF MP steps on woman's breast - then shares picture
A crazed Zanu-PF MP has been photographed stepping on a woman's breast while armed with a gun.Soul Ncube, the MP for Matobo South, posted the picture to a WhatsApp group for his constituents....Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 20:04hrs | 3681 | 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 | 1627 | 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 | 384 | 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 | 367 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe HIV+ pregnant women number among world highest
ZIMBABWE has been ranked one of the 22 countries with the highest burden of pregnant women living with HIV.This is despite the country having made major strides in testing and preventing the v...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:37hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents up in arms with councillors
BULAWAYO residents have come out guns blazing accusing local councillors of "rubber stamping" any decision made by the council management while ignoring genuine grievances from the people they represe...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:34hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
'350 years to double Matabeleland population'
THE Matabeleland region will need an estimated 350 years to double its population which has been on a slow growth rate mainly due to low fertility rate, cultural practices and migration, among a numbe...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:12hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Falling fuel prices ease pressure on consumers
The sustained drop in fuel prices, which saw prices being reviewed downwards twice over a two-week period this month owing to falling international crude ...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 07:08hrs | 653 | by Staff Reporter
Chiwenga's former wife says she can't be tried in Zimbabwe
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's former wife, Marry Mubaiwa yesterday said she cannot be tried in Zimbabwe for an offence that was allegedly committed in South Africa.In her application f...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:09hrs | 25183 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean scientist explains rare discovery
A TINY frog called the cave squeaker had not been seen for more than half a century and it had been placed on the international red list of threatened species.Dr Robert Hopkins (80) of Parklan...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:07hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa legally untouchable while in office
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is unlikely to face justice while in office over sensational rape allegations by Australia-based Susan Mutami, legal experts have said.Now-based in Australia, Muta...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 19:40hrs | 4775 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is ripe for investment - it just needs to be done the right way
The massive surge in diaspora remittances to Zimbabwe - up to $1.4 billion last year - makes for an interesting case study of an economy significantly different from others. Not many countries can loo...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 13:01hrs | 1711 | by Agencies
Lupane State University students barred from exams
LUPANE State University (LSU) has reportedly barred students from writing examinations over fee arrears.Students who spoke on condition of anonymity told Southern Eye that the institution usua...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:32hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP fails to pay mine workers for 4 months
WORKERS at Progress Mine in Filabusi, which is owned by Insiza North legislator Farai Taruvinga (Zanu-PF), have complained that the MP has not paid them for four months, forcing them to down tools....Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:31hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Australian police open probe into Mnangagwa over rape complaint
Australian police on Tuesday said they would work with international bodies to investigate rape allegations against Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa.Mnangagwa, 79, was accused of sexual...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 20:45hrs | 5943 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants declare 2-day strike
PUBLIC service workers yesterday said they would strike tomorrow and on Thursday to press for United States dollar-denominated salaries.Their representatives yesterday told NewsDay that there ...Published: 26 Jul 2022 at 06:39hrs | 5142 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Beitbridge highway project: A new big step in the right direction
AS we turn right off the Harare-Beitbridge highway - just before the intersection of the Harare and Bulawayo arteries five kilometres north of Beitbridge Border Post on the banks of the Limpopo River ...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 07:57hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
New Harare's US$500m Cyber City to feature 250 townhouses
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa last week broke ground to launch the $500 million Zim Cyber City, a hi-tech park near capital Harare, that is being developed by UAE-based diversified industrial conglomer...Published: 24 Jul 2022 at 10:04hrs | 8306 | by Staff reporter
Postal, telecoms sector revenue up
TOTAL revenues for the country's postal and telecommunications sector increased by 11% to $43,5 billion during the first quarter of this year, despite depressed consumption, inflation, foreign currenc...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 06:42hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar official exchange rate breaches $400 mark as black market around $800
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) official exchange rate has reached ZW$403,40 against the greenback in a development experts believe to be prompted by market forces.A trading update released...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 08:23hrs | 4078 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold coins to be held for at least 180 days
Individuals and institutional buyers of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ's) gold coins will be required to hold them for at least 180 days before selling while exporters earning less than a million US do...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 06:34hrs | 704 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere appealed to Mnangagwa over return from exile
Exiled former Zanu-PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere bristled on Monday after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesman claimed he had "appealed" to be allowed to return.George Charamba...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 19:27hrs | 10891 | by Staff reporter
Zesa seeks to recover ZW$30bn in unpaid bills
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) Holdings has intensified a nationwide blitz aimed at disconnecting power supplies to defaulting customers who owe more than ZW$30 billion.The d...Published: 18 Jul 2022 at 08:38hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes Mayor Wadyajena
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has launched an investigation into a case involving cotton farming inputs which were stocked at a warehouse linked to Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator Justice...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:13hrs | 3243 | by Staff reporter
Lobels in bread packaging wrangle
STRUGGLING bread maker, Lobels has threatened to sue local competitor, Natbake, over use of blue and red colour packaging which it claims is associated with its premium white bread.Lobels lawy...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:06hrs | 918 | by Staff reporter
Fireworks for 2023 as Kasukuwere rolls up sleeves
As the months, weeks, days and hours go by in the momentous countdown yo the epic decisive Zimbabwe elections in 2023, many wait with bated breath for what has been touted as the most dynamic politica...Published: 11 Jul 2022 at 11:00hrs | 22061 | by Ndinashe Mudavanhu
Mnangagwa's govt hiding behind Ukraine-Russia war'
GOVERNMENT has been accused of using the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a scapegoat for its failure to manage the country's ailing economy.On Monday, Women's Affairs, Small and Medium Enterpri...Published: 06 Jul 2022 at 18:06hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
High Court declines to hear ex-judge case
The High Court says it has no jurisdiction to hear a request by former judge, Justice Erica Ndewere to quash the tribunal proceedings that led to her dismissal from the bench over gross misconduct....Published: 06 Jul 2022 at 18:04hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
'Manjuzu' craze hits Harare
IN one of his letters to Timothy, a fellow brother in the Christian faith, Apostle Paul (previously known as Saul of Tarsus) offers counsel to a brother.Writes Paul in 1 Timoth 6:10: "For the ...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 07:04hrs | 5355 | by Staff reporter
'6,4m Zimbabweans living in extreme poverty'
THE latest World Bank report indicates that 6,4 million Zimbabweans are living on less than US$1,90 a day.The report is based on the multilateral institution's Poverty and Inequality Platform ...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 07:22hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Musarara, Kazembe fight escalates
ZANU PF Mashonaland Central province is boiling with Mazowe District Co-ordinating Committee (DCC) Tafadzwa Musarara and party Provincial chairperson Kaze...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 21:19hrs | 1093 | by Desmond Nleya and Shelton Muchena
Zimbabwe to import maize from Zambia, Malawi to plug grain shortfall
Zimbabwe will import maize from neighboring Zambia and Malawi and wheat from cheaper source markets to avert shortages and price increases, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said Monday.Addressing...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:27hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube redollarises
GOVERNMENT yesterday brought back the United States dollar as legal tender to stem rising inflation and restore confidence in the economy, but critics say the move will lead to more demands for salari...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:26hrs | 9219 | by Staff reporter
NRZ looting unearthed
AN internal audit has uncovered corporate governance rot, and looting at ailing parastatal National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) with board chairperson Martin Dinha (pictured) and his board allegedly bl...Published: 24 Jun 2022 at 08:20hrs | 2032 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP ordered to withdraw question about Chiwenga's whereabouts 'as country burns'
LEADER of government business in Parliament Ziyambi Ziyambi claimed Wednesday that only a few doctors and nurses were on strike as he reiterated the administration's refusal to pay salaries in foreign...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:52hrs | 13488 | by Staff reporter
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