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Gweru faces rising manhole cover thefts
The City of Gweru is battling a growing crisis as scrap metal thieves shift their focus to manhole covers made from cast iron, ductile iron, and galvanised steel - a move city authorities say is compr...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 07:40hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Woes mount for Zimbabwe formal businesses\
Informal traders who largely evade taxes and levies are placing formal retail and wholesale businesses in Zimbabwe at a significant competitive disadvantage, burdened by a heavy and complex taxation r...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:58hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube under pressure to ease tax burden
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube is facing mounting pressure from business leaders and economists to overhaul Zimbabwe's tax regime, with demands ...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 11:24hrs | 1281 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to slash regulatory fees for beef, dairy and food processing sectors
The Government will soon gazette a revised schedule of regulatory fees for three key agricultural sub-sectors - beef, dairy and food processing - in a move designed to enhance the competitiveness of l...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 11:55hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Health activists knock on parly door to address NCDs
The Zimbabwe NCD Champions Network has raised urgent concerns over the escalating burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions in the country, urging Parliament to implement...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:02hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gold panners turn Cecil Pit into crime zone
The Zimbabwe School of Mines (ZSM) has issued a serious security alert to its students and staff, warning them to exercise extreme caution following a surge in illegal gold panning activities near the...Published: 14 May 2025 at 12:31hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
Vendors4ED boss loses US$50,000 claim
A Kwekwe woman, Angela Nyathi, has lost her US$50,000 civil damages lawsuit against Electrosales Hardware after alleging that a male employee made sexually inappropriate comments to her while she was ...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:18hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda unveils investment incentives
The Municipality of Gwanda has launched a comprehensive set of strategic economic incentives aimed at unlocking investment and accelerating growth in key sectors such as agro-processing, mineral proce...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:26hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
School stabbing rocks Bulawayo
Police in Bulawayo have launched an investigation into a stabbing incident involving two teenage learners from Pumula High School, marking another troubling case of school-related violence in the city...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 15:39hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean banks face backlash over excessive charges
Zimbabwe's banking sector is celebrating strong financial results, with shareholders across financial institutions enjoying substantial dividend payouts following another profitable year. However, the...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:26hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe concerned over foreign hand in Geza protests
Security forces are fully prepared to handle any disturbances, and the Government remains resolutely committed to ensuring national stability, the Minister of State for National Security, Lovemore Mat...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 08:58hrs | 3164 | by Staff reporter
BornFreesforED condemn planned protests
The BornFreesforED movement has strongly criticized calls for protests in Zimbabwe, describing them as reckless and counter-revolutionary acts that serve no genuine purpose except to advance neo-colon...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 08:26hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Critical evaluation of the South Africa's 2025 Budget effect on the property market
The 2025 Budget presents a multifaceted impact on South Africa's property market, balancing fiscal stability, infrastructure development, and housing affordability with rising taxation, debt-servicing...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:43hrs | 78 | by Dr Bekithemba Mpofu
Decoding and explaining the co-existence between Nelson Chamisa and ZANU-PF
Decoding and explaining the co-existence between Nelson Chamisa and ZANU-PF in the Zimbabwean authoritarian context: A case of captured popular opposition leadership1. Introduction...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 09:34hrs | 2015 | by Justice Alfred Mavedzenge
Why doesn't Mnangagwa disown the 2030 Agenda to his ZANU-PF comrades?
Zimbabwe is sailing in stormy waters.President Emmerson Mnangagwa's address to the 381st Ordinary Session of the ZANU-PF Politburo in Harare yesterday was yet another exercise in political amb...Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 20:27hrs | 469 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
TTI marshals terrorise patients
A Bulawayo clinical laboratory has urged Tendy Three Investment (TTI), the Bulawayo City Council's vehicle parking management company, to reconsider clamping vehicles belonging to patients visiting it...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 19:57hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's retail sector crisis worsens as shops continue closing
Zimbabwe's retail sector is facing an unprecedented crisis, with several major retailers and wholesalers forced to close branches amid a series of economic challenges. This Thursday, President Emmerso...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:57hrs | 2054 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tightens noose on informal sector
The government has announced stringent measures aimed at protecting the formal sector from what it describes as unfair competition posed by informal traders.In a statement released on Friday f...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:56hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe economy heads for a bloodbath'
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has issued a stark warning of a potential economic bloodbath if Zimbabwe does not liberalize its exchange rate and inject liquidity into the economy. His concerns c...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:16hrs | 922 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu suffers setback as CCC MPs boycott Mnangagwa farm tour
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu suffered a significant setback yesterday after most of the party's lawmakers snubbed his call to tour President Emmerson...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:20hrs | 2776 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'pizza budget' proves economy on the verge of collapse
Zimbabwe's 'pizza budget,' presented two days ago by Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube as the 2025 National Budget Proposal, is a stark illustration of an economy on the verge of collapse. ...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 19:01hrs | 555 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Corruption deeply entrenched within Zimbabwe's pro-democracy movement
United States-based veteran opposition activist Freeman Chari has alleged that corruption is deeply entrenched within Zimbabwe's pro-democracy movement, warning that the problem undermines the credibi...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 16:23hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Govt urged to empower traditional leaders to issue IDs
The Zimbabwean government has been called upon to expedite efforts in training traditional leaders to issue essential primary documents, such as birth and death certificates.This initiative is...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 16:07hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Passengers Association of Zimbabwe calls for online taxi registration
The Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has expressed concern over the increasing number of violent attacks on taxi drivers and is calling for mandatory registration of taxi operators to enhance ...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:44hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
Roman Catholic youth drowns at church party
Roman Catholic church has been plunged into mourning after one of its youth Nigel Chibekeswa drowned at Zanadu Resort in Concession.The 19-year-old man drowned and his friends tried to rescue ...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 21:02hrs | 2168 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Concession
Bulawayo impounds cars parked overnight in undesignated areas
In a night operation targeting undesignated parking, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) impounded vehicles left overnight in various western suburbs, including Emganwini, Nketa, and Nkulumane. The impounded ...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 16:09hrs | 1706 | by Staff reporter
High interest rates choking Zimbabwe currency borrowing
Listed clothing retailer, Edgars Stores Limited, has reported a resilient performance for the half-year period ending July 7, 2024, despite the ongoing economic setbacks and high interest rates that c...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 11:02hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa headlines Anti-Sanctions Day commemorations
Zimbabwe will commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Anti-Sanctions Day on Friday, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, as the chairperson of the regional...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:16hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges incentives for local beneficiation & value addition
President Emmerson Mnangagwa reaffirmed his government's commitment to enhancing the local beneficiation and value-addition of Zimbabwe's mineral resources during the official opening of Mine Entra at...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 17:56hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's SONA lacks solutions
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent State of the Nation Address (Sona) has faced sharp criticism for failing to address Zimbabwe's pressing crises, leaving many feeling uninspired and disillusioned....Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:48hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's government: The biggest threat to its own currency
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) recent decision to devalue the Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG) by 50% has left the nation reeling. Overnight, the currency's value plummeted from 14 to 23.4 against ...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 15:25hrs | 3372 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bulawayo leads other provinces in Zimbabwe on the export market
Zimbabwe's second-largest city, is leading the country in export volumes, but there is a growing need for more export incentives to help the city unlock its full potential, according to industry exper...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 11:54hrs | 4350 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mathema bemoans lack of schools, clinics
Gwanda North traditional leader, Chief Khulumani Mathema, has expressed concern over the lack of essential facilities such as schools and clinics, forcing local residents to travel long distances for ...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:19hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Asking Hichilema to honour campaign promises is now an offence in Zambia
This is Jason Mwanza (see image attached), a 28-year-old unemployed youth activist in Zambia. He has been in police detention without charge for almost two weeks now. His offence? Conducting a peacefu...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 17:02hrs | 1637 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Victoria Falls road conditions a deepening crisis for Zimbabwe's tourism hub
Victoria Falls, renowned as one of the world's most awe-inspiring natural wonders, is facing an alarming infrastructural crisis that threatens both local residents and the vibrant tourism industry tha...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 10:15hrs | 4809 | by Staff reporter
The Power of Nonviolent Resistance in Zimbabwe
No to third term. Zimbabwe's political landscape has long been dominated by fear and violence. For decades, the ruling party, ZANU-PF, has maintained its grip on power by instilling fear through a wel...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 16:09hrs | 372 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Over 400,000 subscribers dump DStv
MultiChoice reported a 5% decline in DStv subscribers for 2024, with drops across all packages due to economic challenges like inflation, rising interest rates, and load shedding.The 2024 fina...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 07:11hrs | 4047 | by Staff reporter
Did we confuse generation Z?
ONE of our former lecturers reminded us that change is the only constant factor in our lives, whether we like it or not and whether it is good or not.It was not so much breaking news because e...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:16hrs | 135 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Bedroom 'scam' alert
It feels good to be back after a long time. Nowadays, there are several corners in town where you will see lots of women and men flocking especially towards sunset.You are likely to think that...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 10:01hrs | 50 | by Nhlanhla Ncube
'23 years of sanctions embolden Zimbabwe'
ZIMBABWE'S story is that of resilience, innovation, people-centred policies and the undying resolve to defeat illegal Western sanctions that have continued to pound the country for over 23 years....Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records 210 traffic accidents
FOUR people died in 210 road traffic accidents recorded in Bulawayo within 12 days, police have said.Provincial acting spokesperson Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele said the accidents wer...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:22hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
GMB fails to pay wheat farmers
Government has failed to pay wheat farmers for deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), NewsDay has gathered.According to farmers, this has dented their festive mood.One farmer i...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:33hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa has made a lot of mistakes because he is trying
IN the aftermath of local political activist Sengezo Tshabangu's recalls tsunami and by-elections that have shaken the main opposition CCC to the core and disrupted it badly, party leader Nelson Chami...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 18:58hrs | 3 | by Dumisani Muleya
Chamisa shocked by Mnangagwa's silence
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa has expressed astonishment at the government's silence regarding an increase in politically motivated violence, particularly targeting CCC ...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:38hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe struggles to contain spread of cholera outbreak
ZIMBABWE has been struggling to contain the spread of a cholera outbreak, with the government announcing measures amid fears of a repeat of its 2008 outbreak that sparked a "national emergency"....Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:11hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS: Chamisa's accountability problem and the erosion of trust in Zimbabwean politics
The political tapestry of Zimbabwe is once again in the spotlight, but this time, for reasons that shake the very core of public trust. A now-debunked press statement announced the expulsion of ...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 19:19hrs | 3 | by Sandra Mverera
Zimbabwe faces cholera disaster
A senior official from the Harare City Council has issued a warning that the current cholera outbreak could escalate into a disaster if immediate measures are not taken to halt the disease's spread....Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 19:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Our meat is rotting, Cde Mnangagwa
ON August 3, 2023, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa commissioned the new Hwange Thermal Power Station Units 7 and 8.Amid the pomp and fanfare, Mnangagwa proudly and confidently declared t...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 06:18hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Please tell Mnangagwa our meat is rotting!
On Thursday, 3rd August 2023, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa commissioned the new Hwange Thermal Power Station Units 7 and 8.Amidst the pomp and fanfare, Mnangagwa proudly and confident...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 07:46hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
CCC candidates challenge results in court
Bornface Mudzingwa of Bikita East and Leopold Mudisi of Zvishavane-Ngezi, both candidates representing the CCC, have submitted petitions to the High Court in Masvingo challenging the election results....Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 11:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
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