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Old Mutual's O'mari launches home insurance solution
O'mari, the fintech subsidiary of Old Mutual Zimbabwe, has announced the launch of its new digital-first, low-cost home insurance product 'O'mari HomeCare', underwritten by Old Mutual Zimbabwe Insuran...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 17:56hrs | 379 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Buried alive for 3 days
WIPING his dusty face and shaking his muddied clothes, Owen Jaison (24) takes a huge sigh of relief.He had just dug his way out of belly of the earth for a kilometre.He and other 14 ar...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 06:51hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mark Zuckerberg builds US$100 million underground house as he prepares for Doomsday
In a move that has sparked intense speculation, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly in the process of constructing a sprawling $100 million compound in Hawaii, featuring an underground bunker a...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 07:26hrs | 929 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo fuel storage depot explodes
A petrol storage tank exploded resulting in a raging fire that reduced several vehicles to shells at a fuel storage depot in Kelvin West industrial area in Bulawayo yesterday.With a sudden who...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 07:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
China calls for investigation into Nord Stream blasts
China called on relevant parties to conduct an objective and fair investigation into the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline explosions incident and supported the accelerated investigation process to fin...Published: 26 Feb 2023 at 20:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
In a normal country, both ZANU PF and CCC/MDC would be history!
It is bewildering listening to ZANU PF mouthpieces condemning the opposition (CCC and MDC) for running down once plush urban areas into disgusting shanty towns - thereafter, suggesting that residents ...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 19:12hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fire breaks out at Bulawayo service station
A SWIFT reaction by the Bulawayo Fire and Emergency Services coupled with bravery by a driver of a fuel-tanker helped to avert disaster when a fire broke out at a city service station during a decanti...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Russia/ Ukraine crisis is a manufactured one to sabotage ties
THE Russian Defence ministry on Thursday morning announced that it had taken on Ukraine's air defences and its Air Force with a series of precision attacks, after airports and runways across the count...Published: 04 Mar 2022 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
200 Zimbabwean students stranded in Ukraine
At least 200 Zimbabwean students are stranded in Ukraine after flights were grounded as Russia began a military offensive this week.The students have sent a plea to the Zimbabwe government to ...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 17:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Putin warns arrogant US, NATO
Russian troops launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions and warned other countries that any attempt to ...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 07:31hrs | | by Associated Press
Thieving baboons terrorise Pumula residents
A TROOP of baboons is disturbing the peace of Pumula South suburb residents in Bulawayo where they are said to be damaging rooftops, opening windows and plundering anything that is inside.The ...Published: 30 Jan 2022 at 08:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pumula residents worry over Chinese mine blasts
BULAWAYO residents in Pumula North are living in fear due to heavy blasting works at a nearby Chinese quarry mine.A Chinese firm, Haulin Quarry Mining Company is conducting quarry mining on th...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:47hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to maintain must-visit international hunting destination status
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic's disruptive waves that continue to result in international travel bans, the Safari Operators Association of Zimbabwe (SOAZ) plans to mount a 2022 vigorous campaign, in o...Published: 30 Nov 2021 at 21:37hrs | 6 | by Emmanuel Koro
Villagers celebrate deaths of 6 Chinese at Zimbabwe mine
VILLAGERS from around SAS Mine in Mazowe where two gas explosions claimed eight lives have expressed joy following the death of six Chinese nationals who were managers at the site.SAS Mine is ...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
12 US service members killed in Kabul blast - reports
Twelve US service members - 11 marines and a Navy medic - were killed in the airport attack, officials tell US media.The deaths mark the first US military casualties in Afghanistan since Febru...Published: 26 Aug 2021 at 20:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Student unconscious after cellphone explodes
A PART four Journalism student at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) was hospitalised after her cellphone exploded in her handbag, leaving her unconscious. The university...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere was ready to die
Former Zanu-PF commissar Saviour Kasukuwere has spoken in detail about how his family and that of former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo survived an assault on his Harare home by ...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 09:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa not worried about Ramaphosa speech in Tanzania
The president of South Africa Mr C Ramaphosa paid tribute to the countries he said helped and fought with ANC to remove Apartheid in South Africa. Mr Ramaphosa thanked Tanzania for being the centre an...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 10:24hrs | 7 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zera raises alarm on illegal gas fillers
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has expressed concern at the mushrooming of roadside and backyard Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP gas) filling posts, saying they should be regularised to a...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bhalagwe heroes acre status rejected
A Matabelaland civic society organisation Ibhetshu lika Zulu has rejected the notion that Bhalagwe memorial site should be treated as a heroes acre. In a statement on Sunday issued by the Secr...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 20:48hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Why it's safe to buy GPUs today
From December of 2017 until February of 2018, GPU prices were way above the average MSRP. This was largely due to Cryptocurrency miners hoarding all the graphics cards they could get their hands on to...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 17:13hrs | 3 | by Staff Writer
Congratulating Africa on the 10th anniversary of the Pelindaba Treaty, don't forget the CTBT!
Today, Africa is celebrating its tenth anniversary since the African Nuclear Weapon-Free-Zone treaty also referred to as the Pelindaba Treaty entered into force. The Pelindaba Treaty is a continental ...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1 | by Idriss Irakoze
Chamisa and Mnangagwa mourn Sri Lanka martyrs
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his nemesis MDC President Nelson Chamisa have mourned the people of Sri Lanka who passed away after a series of coordinated explosions rocked churches and h...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 19:50hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Four of the seven Zimbabweans burnt alive in South Africans laid to rest
More than 1000 mourners, including some South Africans attended the burial in Sanyati Zimbabwe of the four of the slain Zimbabweans. Each mourner had his-or her own profound reasons for being ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 19:22hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
7 Zimbabweans burnt alive in South Africa
A Zimbabwean family fled to Cape town to escape the hunger and poverty All 7 of them including four children just died in a house fire.The loss of one child is devastating. The loss of seven? ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 11:10hrs | 9 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe's runaway prices good for malayitsha business
Towering piles of cooking oil, tyres, biscuits, microwaves and toilet paper filled a small and damp Johannesburg basement – all destined for Zimbabwe.The items are loaded onto trailers attac...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:35hrs | 1 | by AFP
The most popular gaming genres
Even if gaming as we know it only got born recently, video games and an earlier form of gaming have been around for quite a while. The earliest form of gaming and gaming communities date as back as th...Published: 14 Mar 2019 at 10:01hrs | 3 | by Tech Reporter
Aide shares memory of Joshua Nkomo
One of the founding fathers of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle and late Vice President Dr Joshua Nkomo, a larger than life character is still alive in the hearts of many, for he was and still is an ico...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Restoration of a bloody legacy
WHEN it comes to such watershed elections and contestations for power as the first post-Mugabe vote that Zimbabwe is about to experience, politicians and political systems are known to resort to their...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 15:29hrs | 1 | by Dinizulu Mbiko Macaphulana
CSOs, political parties condemn Njelele bombing
CIVIC Society Organisations (CSOs) and political parties have sternly condemned the bombing and desecration of the sacred Njelele rainmaking shrine, a traditional and cultural heritage site, in Matobo...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fuel truck blaze kills 'nine' in Nigeria
A petrol tanker has caught fire in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, killing at least nine people, officials say.More than 50 vehicles, including five buses, were set ablaze after the truck ...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 10:45hrs | 1 | by BBC
Blast at Zanu-PF rally raises more questions than answers
QUESTIONS abound over the weekend explosion that rocked a Zanu-PF rally at White City Stadium in Bulawayo. For starters, the Zimbabwean police seem clueless about both the cause of the explosion and t...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:13hrs | 1 | by Lulu Brenda Harris
Bulawayo White City explosion: Dereliction of duty
In every election, be it in Zimbabwe, Africa or any other country, there are pre-election furores, these are events and pronouncements that either shock or intrigue the masses before the election....Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 06:55hrs | 5 | by Wilton Nyasha Machimbira
MDC Alliance fears crackdown after Mnangagwa bombing
Opposition leaders in Zimbabwe fear the bombing of a ruling party election rally on Saturday will serve as a pretext for a wide-ranging crackdown by the government or the military in the southern Afri...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 16:43hrs | | by theguardian
The eye that witnessed Nikita Mangena's death
ON Friday the Government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially named the cantonment, which houses the Zimbabwe National Defence University and other institutions the Rogers Alfred Nikita Mangena ...Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 11:17hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Generals want Mnangagwa to run for one or two terms'
Mugabe's removal started with soldiers entering Harare on Nov. 14 and announcing in the early hours of Nov. 15 that they had taken control. Military vehicles took to the streets and gunfire and explos...Published: 30 Dec 2017 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Hospital sues mining company for mining too close to the health institution
A Kadoma hospital has sued mining conglomerate RioZim for mining too close to the health facility, which has been reverberating with the sound of explosions from the Cam and Motar Mine and has seen fl...Published: 18 Dec 2017 at 06:52hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Jonathan Moyo refuses to recognise similarities between Mnangagwa & Mugabe! Two sides of a coin!
Jonathan Moyo sees an iconic leader in Robert Mugabe: we see a cruel fuehrer in Robert Mugabe who ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist. Jonathan sees a great statesman in Robert Mugabe, we see a ruler who...Published: 03 Dec 2017 at 17:27hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Slave trade is a scourge and a disease which must be fought by everyone - PDP
One of the world's biggest victories is that of the abolishment of slave trade, it is sad to see a resurgence of the scourge.The developments in Libya where migrants are captured and sold in w...Published: 28 Nov 2017 at 08:14hrs | | by PDP
Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe President
Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as Zimbabwe's president in a ceremony at a packed stadium in the country's capital, Harare.It follows the dramatic departure of Robert Mugabe after 37 year...Published: 24 Nov 2017 at 10:03hrs | | by AFP
SA bank send some South African employees home from Zimbabwe
are being vigilant over their operations in Zimbabwe after military vehicles descended on the capital of Harare and the army seized power, threatening President Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule.Ne...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 12:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets wants Mugabe recalled
The head of Zimbabwe's influential war veterans association says they stand with the army and that President Robert Mugabe should be recalled as president and ruling party leader.Victor Matema...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 11:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Armed soldiers on Harare streets
Armed soldiers search a vehicle on the road leading to President Robert Mugabe's office in Harare. Overnight, at least three explosions were heard in the capital, Harare, and military vehicles were se...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 10:37hrs | | by Staff Reporter
It's still not clear where Mugabe and Grace are
Zimbabwe's military said on 15 November, it had seized power in a targeted assault on "criminals" around President Robert Mugabe who were causing social and economic suffering. In an extraordi...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 09:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police on leave told to return to posts
In the wake of the military takeover in Zimbabwe, the national police force has recalled all officers on leave.A top police official who insisted on anonymity because he was not authorised to ...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 08:44hrs | | by AFP
Zimbabwe's finance minister arrested by soldiers
Zimbabwe's military said it had seized power in a targeted assault on "criminals" around President Robert Mugabe who were causing social and economic suffering, but gave assurances the 93-year-old lea...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 07:15hrs | | by Reuters
Mugabe under house arrest
Zimbabwe's army denied it had carried out a coup after taking over the state broadcaster in the early hours of Wednesday, even as military vehicles took to the streets of the Zimbabwean capital and pr...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
'We're in control,' says millitary as gunfire erupts near Mugabe home
There are reports that the military in Harare has said: "We are in control." This comes after reports of explosions and gunfire near the University of Zimbabwe in the capital. A Harare re...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 02:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
BREAKING: 3 explosions and gunfire heard in Harare as army takes over ZBC
At least 3 explosions have been heard in Harare following the takeover of the ZBC by the army.According to Reuters, some ZBC staff were manhandled when soldiers occupied the premises, telling ...Published: 15 Nov 2017 at 00:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Solar storm could affect DStv and internet
The strongest solar storm in a decade could interfere with South Africans watching DStv, or using mobile phones, GPS or the internet on Friday. The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) ...Published: 08 Sep 2017 at 17:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
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