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400 schools operating illegally in Harare
The dramatic rise in numbers of small private schools has now seen more than 400 such schools operating illegally in Harare with the office of the Minister of State for Harare Provincial Affairs and D...Published: 8 hrs ago | 206 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere, ex-Zanu-PF MPs' meeting jolts party
Zanu-PF is reportedly fretting over a meeting involving exiled former party commissar Savior Kasukuwere, vocal former Chivi West MP Killer Zivhu and Norton MP Temba Mliswa (Independent) in South Afric...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:42hrs | 5194 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland set to lose constituencies
THE Matabeleland region has the least number of registered voters countrywide, a development that could eventually result in the loss of constituencies ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections if the tr...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:36hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Parly invites nominations for six Zec commissioners
PARLIAMENT has invited members of the public to nominate six suitable people to serve on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) after being appointed by President Mnangagwa to replace commissioners w...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:36hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
German airline to fly into Zimbabwe by March
Eurowings Discover has become the latest airline to express interest in flying into Zimbabwe, in a move expected to boost local tourism.Zimbabwe is among the 24 destinations that Eurowings Dis...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:29hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
'Discontinue trophy hunting imports ban bill to save African wildlife'
A leading SADC Safari hunting company that has so far spent over US$367 000.00 to support wildlife conservation and socio-economic development in Tanzania has appealed to the British Government to dis...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 15:00hrs | 1574 | by Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg
Zimbabwe must be liberated from Zanu-PF!!!
Reader, let's start the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty two by telling each other the truth, nothing but the truth. We can turn right, left and centre looking for solutions to our prolonged s...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 10:29hrs | 914 | by Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo, Sr
Mnangagwa warns plotters
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday issued a stern warning to ruling party bigwigs allegedly plotting to "unseat him", and threatened to "destroy" them before the December elective congress....Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 09:05hrs | 2295 | by Staff reporter
Is it too late for Mnangagwa to reverse course?
All reasonable men know that the people of the Rainbird are the "wisest" among the Bantu. I was made aware, quite recently that they also have a weird sense of humour. When a bad character meets his f...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:59hrs | 379 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Pupils locked out of exam room
SEVERAL pupils at Mandwandwe High School in the Bulawayo suburb of Nkulumane were recently allegedly beaten and delayed by 15 minutes to enter their examination room after coming to school with plaite...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:56hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF endorses primary elections roadmap
Zanu-PF's Politburo yesterday endorsed the primary elections roadmap for members interested in representing the party in the March by-elections and also approved a list of the remaining cadres elected...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:53hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
'Schools must apply for fees hike'
The Government has directed all public schools that intend to adjust their tuition fees and school development levies for the 2022 first term to apply for approval from the Ministry of Primary and Sec...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:51hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga hints on schools opening
ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday hinted that non-examination classes might open for the first term in three weeks' time, depending on the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country at...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:20hrs | 1553 | by Staff reporter
SA Constitution is not sacred, judges not demigods
SOUTH Africa's Tourism minister Lindiwe Sisulu penned an opinion piece on January 7 2022 titled: Hi Mzansi, have we seen justice?It was quite a refreshing critique of the challenges confrontin...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:18hrs | 268 | by Arthur GO Mutambara
Mnangagwa enforcer's fall from grace
FAMED for his role as Zanu-PF's political enforcer for the Midlands province, former State Security minister Owen Ncube popularly known as "Mudha" had a nasty fall from the echelons of power to the st...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:14hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
Schools reopening further delayed
Schools may only be able to reopen in three weeks at the earliest, depending on progress in limiting Covid-19 infection, with Acting President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday extending the Level Two lo...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 00:12hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Muchena launches political manual
FORMER Higher and Tertiary Education minister Olivia Muchena will today launch a book for aspiring politicians titled: Next Generation African Political Leaders: The Power of Preparation, at a Harare ...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:21hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Ritual killings leave Zimbabweans reeling
TEARS run down Michael Benza's face as he recalls the recent deaths of his son Dylan and nephew's daughter, Melissa. They were both seven."I was away from home, and when I came back, there was...Published: 14 Jan 2022 at 05:21hrs | 1006 | by Gamuchirai Masiyiwa/Linda Mujuru
Mugabe's donated computers lying idle 12 years later
AT LEAST 100 computers donated by the late deposed president, Robert Mugabe, to Arda Transau secondary school in 2010 are still lying idle due to lack of electricity at the institution, NewZimbabwe.co...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 23:09hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Prisoners demand voting right
THE High Court will for the second time hear an application filed by prisoners in 2017, seeking to be allowed to vote during elections, after the judge who initially heard the matter, Justice Clement ...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:34hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teachers stampede for SA Educators Council certificate
HUNDREDS of Zimbabwean teachers working in neighbouring South Africa this week applied for the SA Educators Council certificate to avoid deportation as they hold Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEPs) whic...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:33hrs | 3321 | by Staff reporter
Ndlela, Moyo tipped for Bosso CEO job
FORMER Highlanders chairperson Themba Ndlela and ex-Zifa education officer Brian Moyo are reportedly the frontrunners to take over as club chief executive following the departure of Nhlanhla Dube....Published: 11 Jan 2022 at 18:38hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
Hi Mzansi, have we seen justice?
Apartheid was "legal". Jim Crow laws in the United States were "legal". Colonialism was "legal". Even the Nazis were "legal". So, what does it mean to have the rule of law? And whose law is it anyway?...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 19:44hrs | 2842 | by Lindiwe Sisulu
Mnangagwa fires his enforcer as State Security Minister
President Emmerson Mnangagwa sacked Owen Mudha Ncube as state security minister on Monday as Zanu-PF continues to feel the tremors from its divisive provincial elections concluded two weeks ago....Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 19:08hrs | 6305 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF calls for truce
WARRING Zanu-PF factions have been urged to bury the hatchet and stop dropping names of party bigwigs during campaigns.The call was made by party secretary for commissariat Mike Bimha in a sta...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 06:03hrs | 2707 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe sliding back to 2008 crisis'
ZIMBABWE is in economic and political crises which are threatening peace, particularly ahead of the 2023 elections.Observers say corruption and looting of public resources have reached alarmin...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 3698 | by Staff reporter
Rule of law vs historical imbalances
CRIMINALS broke into a homestead and stole everything, taking over the family means of livelihood. They pushed everyone to the periphery of the homestead and ordered them to remain there and obey thei...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | 524 | by Tapiwa Gomo
High uniform prices push up family basket to $73,000
RETAILERS recently hiked the price of school uniforms by 230%, pushing the cost of the family basket to $73 000, the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has revealed.CCZ in a statement on Frida...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | 940 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs homestead access roads rehab begins
The Government has started rehabilitating access roads to chiefs' homesteads countrywide to improve accessibility to traditional leaders as well as enhance their dignity and development in communities...Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 05:58hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
10 reasons to consider African trade and investment opportunities in 2022
1. Visible green shoots – rising commodity pricesThe pandemic closed borders and stopped trade, other than for essentials, across the continent and was the principal reason for a decline in ...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:19hrs | 467 | by Lerisha Naidu
ZEC 'bans' civic groups from conducting voter education
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has banned Civic Society Organisation (CSOs) that are not accredited with them from conducting voters' education, a move viewed as a blow to voter mobilisation ...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:07hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
Family basket shoots to ZW$73,000
A family of six now requires a whopping $72 967 to meet their basic needs, with part of the price increases being attributed to market speculation among other factors, the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:00hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Teachers petition Parly over surge in COVID-19 cases
TEACHERS yesterday petitioned Parliament demanding safety guarantees in the face of the fast-rising COVID-19 cases.In 2021, several schoolchildren were infected with the virus, resulting in pr...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:06hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reignites national clean-up campaign
President Mnangagwa yesterday led the fourth anniversary commemoration of the national clean- up campaign in Kwekwe where he reiterated the need to keep a clean environment in line with the Government...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
ZEC unveils election roadmap
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says it was ready to conduct the forthcoming by-elections and has unveiled a roadmap which include voter education, production of election material, training of polli...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Schools demand fees from exam candidates
SOME schools in Bulawayo have been demanding fees for candidates that are writing Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations, a practice that has been conde...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 05:55hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa condemns 'chicanery' in Zanu PF elections - hypocrite orchestrated wanton violence in national elections
"Irregularities and political chicanery across party structures must be decisively dealt with and expunged from the party," said President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 23:25hrs | 405 | by Nomusa Garikai
Motsoaledi says over 70% women seeking maternity services in Musina are Zimbabweans
SOUTH African Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has claimed that over 70% women seeking maternity services in Musina, in the neighbouring country, are Zimbabweans, a development that exposes the ...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 19:10hrs | 1484 | by Staff reporter
Crisis at Bulawayo council clinics deepens
BULAWAYO residents are spending long hours at council clinics due to a shortage of nurses, a development that is compromising access to health services in the city.Council clinics and Governme...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 18:56hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa vows to deal with errant party officials
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Wednesday said he will not allow political chicanery in Zanu-PF party structures.He said this in reference to the party's recently held chaotic provincial election...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 19:30hrs | 2715 | by Staff reporter
'Armed robberies linked to 2017 coup'
EXILED former Higher and Tertiary Education deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa has sensationally claimed that soldiers and police officers implicated in recent armed robbers could have stolen the firearm...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | 4276 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP 'haunts' Gutu teacher
GUTU West MP John Paradza (Zanu-PF) has been accused of unleashing State security agents on a local teacher to force him to leave the area for being "a security threat" .The teacher, Batsirana...Published: 05 Jan 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1340 | by Staff reporter
SECZ boss steps down
SECURITIES and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SECZ) chief executive officer, Mr Tafadzwa Chinamo, says he is stepping down as a happy man after achieving his mission of bringing back investor confid...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Public exams resume
THE ZIMSEC Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations resumed smoothly yesterday as candidates sat for their first papers after a two-week festive break.O-Level candidates sat for their Biology ...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
The heartbeat of a lost nation!
The first time I visited freedom park in 2009, I had mixed emotions about the past, the present and the future. The selfless sacrifices of the fallen heroes left me speechless. At that point I knew th...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 11:59hrs | 925 | by Eric Shikobela
PTUZ begs govt
TEACHERS have challenged the government to take advantage of the deferment on the opening of schools and address teachers' meagre salaries and their living standards.The teachers also want the...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 06:02hrs | 1297 | by Staff reporter
Zec revises figure on registered voters
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has revised upwards the number of new registered voters in 2021 after members of the public disputed its recent disclosure that only 2 000 people had registered...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 06:00hrs | 2061 | by Staff reporter
All set for exam classes re-opening
All systems are in place for the resumption of the 2021 Zimsec examinations after a two-week break over the Christmas and New Year holidays.President Mnangagwa last week announced the indefini...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:53hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
From Gwabalanda to Silicon Valley
RAISED by a single mother who worked as a maid, a young man from Gwabalanda suburb in Bulawayo found himself landing at one of the world's top tech companies, Twitter.Eric Khumalo (26) did his...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 05:52hrs | 772 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says 2022 a year of growth
ZIMBABWE's economic trajectory will this year transition from recovery to growth on the back of a hugely prosperous 2021 in which the Government funded a number of national development projects despit...Published: 02 Jan 2022 at 09:08hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
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