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Zimbabwe flood victims stranded four years later
Four years after devastating floods ravaged Binga, the government has yet to allocate houses to some of the affected victims, despite repeated promises of assistance. In February 2020, heavy rains cau...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 14:06hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man busted with explosives in SA
A 35–YEAR–OLD Zimbabwean Citizen has been arrested in Mpumalanga province, South Africa with an assortment of smuggled explosives meant for illegal mining activities in that country.The su...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans arrested in SA for robbing and kidnapping tuck shop owner
TWO Zimbabweans were arrested in South Africa's Mpumalanga province for allegedly robbing and kidnapping a tuck shop owner.The incident occurred last week.The suspects aged 24 an...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Armed SA man arrested while transporting 23 undocumented Ethiopians from Zimbabwe
Police at Sebayeng in Limpopo have arrested 25 undocumented foreign nationals for contravention of the Immigration Act.The group of men, aged between 20 and 44 years, were arrested at Solomond...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:59hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Sello Maake kaNcube, Sonia Mbele and Pearl Thusi illuminate True Zimbabwe Tour
RENOWNED South African TV icons, including Sello Maake ka Ncube, Sonia Mbele and Pearl Thusi, embarked on the "True Zimbabwe Tour," aiming to dissolve the vestiges of colonialism and forge a united Af...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 07:52hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Regional journalists and artists in True Zimbabwe Journalists (Media) Tour
The Zimbabwean government is basking in the glory of a public relations and marketing tour by regional journalists and artists being used as a publicity ploy by the Harare regime ahead of general elec...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 19:26hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique and Zimbabwe establish tri-basin institution to manage the Buzi, Pungwe, and save water resources
Harare, May 2023: The governments of Mozambique and Zimbabwe have established a tri-basin institution to manage the Buzi, Pungwe, and Save River Basins' water resources, which have, over the years, su...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 19:21hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Berita drops new single 'Peace of Mind'
Renowned South Africa-based Zimbabwean songstress Gugulethu "Berita" Khumalo dropped a new single this Friday, March 31 titled "Peace of Mind". The song features Alie Keys and Abidoza.Ta...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 17:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean charged with 'Eskom coal theft' goes scot-free after case thrown out of court
The case against a 28-year-old Zimbabwean truck driver, who was arrested last Tuesday at the Camden power station in Mpumalanga on charges of fraud and theft of Eskom's coal, has been withdrawn....Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
My accuser begged to join our farming project before cheating us: former ZNA captain
The former Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Captain Solomon Ndlovu who had been jailed six years for theft of vehicle belonging to a businessman Osfael Mazibuko has said his accuser had begged to join the...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 14:52hrs | 13 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabweans arrested over illegal mining activities in Mpumalanga
South Africa's elite police unit, the Hawks have arrested two Zimbabweans, a Mozambican, and three local men who are believed to be part of an illegal gold mining racket in Mpumalanga province....Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 19:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean truck driver caught with R3,8m counterfeit shoes
Police in Mpumalanga, South Africa have arrested a 37-year-old Zimbabwean truck driver for allegedly smuggling from Mozambique a consignment of counterfeit tekkies worth R3, 8 million.The man ...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:00hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans busted in SA for stealing rail tracks, transformers
Three Zimbabwean men have been arrested along with 13 other people in South Africa for stealing transformers and railway line tracks in Mpumalanga province.Maxwell Muchenje (39), Maxwell Dube ...Published: 01 Sep 2021 at 18:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Floods alert as rivers rise
TSHOLOTSHO District is on high alert for floods as water levels in the Gwayi and Khami rivers are rising at an alarming speed. With the Meteorological Services Department predicting more rains...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Two Zimbabweans severely burnt while stealing fuel in SA
Two Zimbabwean men were last Thursday evening severely burnt while stealing fuel from a pipeline in Kendal area near Phola, South Africa.Ngoni Nyamuruma (25) and Vimbai Magorosi (35) have sinc...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 17:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt starts evacuation as Cyclone Chalane approaches
The civil protection unit (CPU) in Zimbabwe has started evacuating people in the eastern parts of the country most vulnerable to tropical storm Chalane, which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 18:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Cyclone Chalane to bring continuous rains'
Tropical Depression Chalane is now in the Mozambique Channel and expected to intensify back into a tropical storm bringing near continuous rains over most of Zimbabwe from tomorrow to Friday with heav...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Government releases $46m for water projects
TREASURY has released $46 million to the District Development Fund (DDF) to help drill 600 boreholes that will provide clean water for consumption and irrigation, especially in the country's eight rur...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Major Matabeleland roads under reconstruction
THE multi-million dollar road infrastructure development programme undertaken by the Government has moved a gear up with work on the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road and Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road now underway, amon...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans kidnap SA businessman, demand R1 million ransom, 1 shot dead, 1 arrested
A shoot-out ensued between the police and the suspects at the scene where the money was to be handed over.Eastern Cape police have rescued Mthatha businessman from five days of captivity at th...Published: 18 May 2019 at 21:07hrs | | by SAfm
Grace Mugabe's son splashes expensive clothing on daughter
In a seemingly surprising turn of events Grace Mugabe's son Russell Goreraza seems to have accepted paternity over a daughter he sired with a South African South African student in 2017. Dineo...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 11:31hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Matabeleland South to get trafficable road network by 2030'
MATABELELAND South Minister of State for Provincial Affairs Abednico Ncube has said the province is expected to have a trafficable road network by 2030 as the Government is making significant efforts ...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 07:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
A disaster in the midst of polarisation and Lessons learnt from Cyclone Idai
The days 15 and 16 March 2019 will ever be etched in the memory of many of us Zimbabweans Sadly, so as we will relive the horror caused by an unusual stranger called Cyclone Idai. Cyclones are...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:06hrs | | by Johanne and Kowanai Mhlanga
Zimbabweans warned of Cyclone Idai
Cyclone Idai, which has reportedly killed 10 people in Mozambique is expected to hit the country this evening. In a statement, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned that the tropical...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 14:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai to hit Zimbabwe
TROPICAL Cyclone Idai, which is brewing in Mozambique, is expected to hit Zimbabwe over the weekend with strong winds and thunderstorms likely to leave a trail of destruction in Manicaland, Masvingo a...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho families move back to flood area homes
SOME Tsholotsho villagers who were last year relocated to new stands after being displaced by the 2016/17 floods have reportedly returned to their old homes which are near their fields. Govern...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:21hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF indaba under threat
THE ZANU-PF national people's conference, scheduled to take place in Esigodini from Tuesday to Sunday, is under threat of flooding after the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) warned of hailstor...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
More than $5 billion required for Zimbabwe roads rehabilitation
THE Government requires more than $5 billion to rehabilitate the country's entire road network with more than $250 million having been availed to the department of roads as work on re-establishing tra...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 08:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU spokesperson throws in hat for Bulawayo Central Constituency
The Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) spokesperson Thembani Maphosa, fondly known as Iphithule kaMaphosa says he is going to advocate for a constituency development policy which will shift power ...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 20:00hrs | 7 | by Bakidzanani Dube
7 months and a new reality
Yesterday I saw the new advertisement for the president's campaign on his Facebook page. I must admit it gave me goosebumps. I know, I know, that is what is supposed to do, but I can't help but feel t...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 11:20hrs | | by Joice Tsitsi
Mnangagwa gives priority to road projects
The new political dispensation led by President Mnangagwa's appetite for action and less talk, has seen road projects that have been in the pipeline for over 30 years finally taking off. Durin...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
$19m for Mberengwa-West Nicholson tarred road construction
THE Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has embarked on massive $19 million road construction projects which links Mberengwa and West Nicholson and another linking Mberengwa and Mata...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 13:11hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
South Koreans set sights on Zimbabwe market
SOUTH KOREAN ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Cho Jaichel says various potential investors from the Asian country are studying Zimbabwe's economic terrain with an intention of investing in the country follow...Published: 25 Mar 2018 at 08:15hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Grace Mugabe gets a new grand daughter, her name is Maia
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe's son Russell Goreraza's alleged South African girlfriend Dineo Gwendoline who recently cried out to the media when Goreraza left her while pregnant, has given birth....Published: 17 Mar 2018 at 12:56hrs | | by Zodwa T
Grace Mugabe's son abandons pregnant lover
South African student Dineo Gwendoline, 22, this week said she has been abandoned by Grace Mugabe's son from her first marriage, Russell Goreraza after falling pregnant.She said that she had o...Published: 28 Dec 2017 at 10:34hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
One million people in need of food aid in Zimbabwe
The number of people in need of food aid in the country has dropped to one million from four million last year, thanks to the success of Command Agriculture and the Presidential Input Scheme, an offic...Published: 20 Oct 2017 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mberengwa, a community ravaged by floods, restored to sanity
Oxfarm in Zimbabwe has reported that above normal rainfall, worsened by the effects of tropical Cyclone Dineo in March 2017, resulted in severe flooding and loss of infrastructure, affecting 36 distri...Published: 02 Oct 2017 at 06:50hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Wetland Protection turn drought prone community into climate smart village
The wetlands in Mberengwa have turned villages into climate smart area. According to Oxfam, the wetlands have benefited the villagers to some extent."We now have enough water flowing and food ...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 08:11hrs | 10 | by Stephen Jakes
Harare-Victoria Falls shorter route opened
Government has opened a shorter route that links Harare and Victoria Falls under the Emergency State Roads Rehabilitation Programme.The Harare-Kwekwe-Gokwe Chirisa-Cross Dete to Victoria Falls...Published: 25 Sep 2017 at 08:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Govt to address ZDF low salaries,' says Mugabe
The government is aware of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces challenges such as housing provision and low salaries, and as the economy improves, a review of the salaries will be effected.Delivering ...Published: 15 Aug 2017 at 16:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Soul Jah Love was designed with my style: Designer
His voice has a striking resemblance with that of popular fellow Zimdancehall chanter Soul Masaka popularly known as Soul Jah Love and so is their musical journey. The only great difference is that be...Published: 01 Aug 2017 at 19:38hrs | | by Wilson Chipangura
No more plastic balls: An Epitomy of the captured African society
Indeed time flies. The world isn't getting any younger but growing more older and technologically advanced than it was back in the 18th century or even beyond.In my short time in exile (I mean...Published: 29 Jul 2017 at 15:25hrs | 8 | by Wilson Chipangura
Nkankezi Bridge repair works complete
REPAIRS at the Cyclone Dineo destroyed Nkankezi Bridge in Insiza district, Matabeleland South Province which is along Bulawayo-Zvishavane road were completed last Wednesday and the bridge was opened t...Published: 09 Jul 2017 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Oxfam Zimbabwe launches flood response programme in Mberengwa
Oxfam in Zimbabwe an organisation funded by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operation (ECHO) has launched the Zimbabwe Flood Response in 10 Wards of Mberengwa District in the ...Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 07:10hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Generations actress - Dineo- coming to Zimbabwe
FORMER Generations actress Katlego Danke is expected in the country at the end of next month to promote the much anticipated local anti -human trafficking movie Ziyanda.The director of the fil...Published: 18 Jun 2017 at 10:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Disaster awareness, an important factor in rehabilitation
Delegates sat for a disaster preparedness workshop at Ndlela Centre in Gweru in 2009. This centre is owned by the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe (MCZ). The workshop was steered by the MCZ Education Depa...Published: 08 Jun 2017 at 15:47hrs | | by Chigumbu Warikandwa
Mugabe back from Mexico
President Robert Mugabe is back home from Mexico where he attended the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction summit in the Mexican resort town of Cancun.On arrival at Harare Internationa...Published: 27 May 2017 at 16:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Raymond Majongwe predicts Mugabe's 2018 landslide victory
PRESIDENT Mugabe will win the 2018 general elections with an even wider margin than before because he has managed to identify himself with the people while the opposition has been concentrating on bic...Published: 22 May 2017 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho flood victims set to relocate to new homes
THE relocation of Tsholotsho flood victims from the transit camp to new homes is set to start after the completion of a water and sanitation programme in July.More than 800 people were to be e...Published: 20 May 2017 at 12:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga fulfills war time pledge
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces on Saturday fulfilled a pledge made during the war of liberation, as they visited Gezani Village in Chiredzi South where the community was asked to identify three developme...Published: 15 May 2017 at 06:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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