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Ramaphosa's economy shrinks 0.3%
The South African economy unexpectedly contracted by 0.3% from the second to the third quarter this year.Economists polled by Reuters expected growth of 0.5%.In the third quarter, the ...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 15:39hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Human rights defender, Mupambi conferred with Honorary Doctorate
The prominent and outspoken human rights defender and social justice activist Abigale Mupambi has been conferred the Honorary Doctorate in Advocacy and Development by the Addulam Bible Institute and U...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 19:09hrs | 808 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa to commission Nust students' Complex
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is in Bulawayo today to preside over a series of significant events that underscore the Second Republic's commitment to infrastructural and educational development....Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:33hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Zimra goes after influencers, tourism players
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has initiated a comprehensive campaign to assess the tax compliance of various tourism stakeholders, including social influencers, as part of efforts to ensure a...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 06:59hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Human rights activist engages CCZ over INNSCOR GMOs saga - CCZ responds to her complaint
The human rights activist Abigale Mupambi who joined the ongoing controversy involving Pan-Africanist Rutendo Matinyarare, and the Innscor Group has taken since anged the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe ...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 15:53hrs | 3191 | by Stephen Jakes
INNSCOR GMO's saga draws fire from activists
The ongoing controversy involving Pan-Africanist Rutendo Matinyarare, and the Innscor Group has taken a new turn with the human rights activist Abigale Mupambi and the International Coalition Against ...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 11:57hrs | 1093 | by Stephen Jakes
Stop & search police patrols in and around Harare
Police in and around Harare have intensified their crackdown on dissent ahead of today's Sadc Heads of State and Government Summit, preventing public transport from entering the city center and c...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:41hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Girlfriend murdered 5 days before lobola negotiations
RESIDENTS of Bulawayo's Emakhandeni suburb are in shock following the alleged brutal killing on Monday night of Hillary Nothabo Ncube (26) by her boyfriend, Obvious Velani Sibanda, five days before lo...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
BCC moves to stem dirt, chaos and decay in CBD
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has given informal traders, kombi, bus and pushcart operators, and those involved in illegal car wash business in the city centre an ultimatum to cease their illegal activi...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
The ultimate guide to finding the perfect franchise
Are you tired of working a 9-5 job and dreaming of being your own boss? Have you considered investing in a franchise but don't know where to start? Look no further! In this ultimate guide, we will wal...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 15 | by Staff Reporter
ZNA officers trade guns for trowels to safe lives
In 1998, the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) demonstrated exceptional valor in the distant N'Djili region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a country still grappling with conflict today. Facing ...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 05:50hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo students' complex already full
SPACE at the US$17 million student accommodation complex in Bulawayo is reportedly full as a number of students from different institutions have taken up residence with hundreds who have been making e...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 08:56hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: How Mnangagwa transport supporters to rallies
Ahead general elections draw closer, Zanu-PF is no longer just bussing people to its rallies across the country, but its modus operandi has also now become a dangerous affair.The video here sh...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 19:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
The curious case of Chicken Inn: Unraveling the Chicken Conspiracy
Picture this: It's a beautiful day in Zimbabwe, and you find yourself in the bustling streets of Gweru. Your stomach growls, craving something delicious to satisfy your hunger. Your eyes catch a glimp...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 13:30hrs | 10 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Bulawayo bus operators bend the rules, flout BCC by-laws
WITH the words "Inter Africa" inscribed at the back, a silver Toyota Quantum vehicle makes a sudden stop and a tout bolts out, approaches two women and asks where they are travelling to. The tout tell...Published: 15 Jul 2023 at 11:38hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
MPs summon Mthuli Ncube
MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have demanded — again — that Finance minister Mthuli Ncube avail himself to the National Assembly to deal with the fast-deteriorating economic situation and answer ques...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar not going anywhere
THE Treasury has assured the market of continued usage of the local currency and that deliberate steps are being taken to strengthen its value so as to restore consumer purchasing power and buttress t...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube confronts Osiphatheleni
THERE was drama around Tredgold Building, which houses the Bulawayo Magistrate Courts yesterday, as illegal money changers ran away at the sight of the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Pr...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube threatens crackdown on businesses
THERE was drama around Tredgold Building that houses the Bulawayo Magistrates Courts yesterday, as illegal money changers ran away at the sight of the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Pro...Published: 28 May 2023 at 07:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe parents cry foul over forex fees
SCHOOLS open for the second term of the year today amid high hopes of smooth learning while parents have expressed concern over the increase in prices and fees by some boarding schools, which are now ...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:10hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Intercity buses turn Bulawayo CBD into a Mbare
CALL it lawlessness or chaos. This is what several long-distance bus operators plying intercity routes are turning Bulawayo city centre into.For sometime, there has been rampant illegal pickin...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chicken Slice say Chicken Inn are bullies
Chicken Slice founder and chief executive officer Tawanda Mutyebere has accused his competitors the Simbisa Brands-owned Chicken Inn of bullying and of trying to stop his business empire from using re...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 07:11hrs | 16 | by Staff Reporter
Nust students complex awaits Mnangagwa commissioning
THE Government, through the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ), has completed constructing the massive US$17 million student accommodation complex in Bulawayo.The multi-purpose...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 15:10hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Property upgrades transforming Bulawayo's economy
BULAWAYO is experiencing growth in corporates and property owners who are renovating old business premises and opening new facilities in a bid to align their operations with the latest business trends...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar notes are disappearing on the streets
October temperatures start to climb early in Harare, but by noon beverages vendor Davis Kugara is already counting his losses for the day.One after the other, many of his potential customers a...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 22:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Egodini project takes shape
SOUTH African based developer, Terracotta will this week start preparations for the laying of asphalt to the sides of Egodini Bus Terminus as they work towards the completion of Phase 1A of the rehabi...Published: 18 Sep 2022 at 16:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri put to their defence as discharge application dismissed
A court in Harare on Monday dismissed an application by Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) duo Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri for discharge at the end of the prosecution case in their ongoing tri...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 19:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BCC's new parking system generates $30m
THE new parking system implemented by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) in partnership with the privately-owned Tendy Three Investments (TTI) has generated a combined $30 million in parking and clamping...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC ditches Chamisa's face as it unveils new party logo
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party yesterday unveiled a new logo with the sun replacing its leader Nelson Chamisa's image in the old logo.Chamisa formed the CCC party in Janu...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ summons retailers, manufactures
RETAILERS and manufacturers have been summoned to a no-holds-barred meeting on price hikes by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), a unit of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, especially against the back...Published: 17 Jul 2022 at 09:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans won't flee South Africa to return home
"WHEN you see a rat running into a fire, then you know that what it is running away from is hotter than the fire." - African proverb. Zimbabweans, who are in their millions in South Africa - som...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Wedding cancelled. . . Hubby stops estranged wife's marriage to lover
WHAT was supposed to be a special day for a Bulawayo woman ended in utter shame after her secret wedding with her lover was dramatically stopped at the Bulawayo Civil Court by a man who claimed to be ...Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 09:51hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Vehicle clamping rakes in over $100,000
Lately in Bulawayo's city centre, groups of grey uniformed men maraud the streets, hunting for motorists who park at undesignated areas to clamp their vehicles.Like clockwork, the moment a mot...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Local companies blamed for Egodini Mall delays
SOUTH African property developer, Terracotta Trading (Private) Limited company yesterday blamed Bulawayo companies for stalling progress in the construction of Egodini Mall.Company director Th...Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ shuts down forex platform to stem currency decline
ZIMBABWEAN authorities shut down a popular black-market currency-tracking platform, the latest action to try and stop an accelerating decline in its currency.The central bank ordered marketwat...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF revives Chamisa's popularity?
WHAT started as a pedestrian civic engagement for Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to interface with communities and the grassroots in Masvingo this week ahead of the 2023...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:43hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli, Mangudya target Innscor over iIllegal forex rates
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and Finance Minister are investigating Innscor and other companies using illegal exchange rates of as high as US$1: $200.This follows a public outcry Wednesd...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 18:25hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
20 richest investors on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange
Investors on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange have amassed staggering wealth since the start of the year owing to the strong pace of recovery in the country and renewed buying interest by local inv...Published: 29 Aug 2021 at 07:05hrs | 270 | by Mfonobong Nsehe
Chicken Inn manager, guard stole cash and staged robbery, court hears
A shift manager at fast-food outlet Chicken Inn staged a fake robbery with the help of a security guard and stole US$1,730 from a safe, a court heard.Talent Mushoshoma is being sought by polic...Published: 14 Aug 2021 at 18:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mpilo sets up COVID-19 centre for minors
AUTHORITIES at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo have started converting a children's unit at the institution to a COVID-19 treatment centre for minors amid a surge in the number of children contract...Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 06:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ashy's supermarket goes down in flames
A FIRE gutted a supermarket in the city on Tuesday, destroying property worth ZW $500 000.The fire at Ashy's supermarket which is located along Lobengula street started just after 6PM on Wedne...Published: 29 Jul 2021 at 14:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fresh wave of protests loom in South Africa
SOUTH African authorities fear a new wave of uprisings as networks loyal to jailed former president Jacob Zuma seek to force his freedom.Investigators believe the unrest last week, which kille...Published: 18 Jul 2021 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police warn new Covid-19 regulation violators
POLICE have warned members of the public against violating the new Covid-19 lockdown regulations, which have banned public gatherings among other measures.Vice-President and Health and Child C...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 17:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chivhu introduces vehicle clamping
CHIVHU town has introduced clamping and tow away by-laws in a move to decongest its central business district and increase its revenue base.According to a letter by the Chikomba Rural District...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Fast-food outlets urged to preserve environment
FOOD outlets and drink producers across the country have been urged to ensure proper disposal of their litter in order to preserve the environment.The call was made last Friday by Environment ...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Showdown over Egodini mall construction
A LEGAL showdown is looming between the Bulawayo City Council and the Affirmative Action Group (AAG), which is pushing for cancellation of the Egodini mall construction tender awarded to a South Afric...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 09:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Haruzivishe conviction designed to send 'chilling effect', says MDC Alliance
The conviction on Wednesday of MDC Alliance youth activist Makomborero Haruzivishe on charges of inciting violence and resisting arrest is designed to "send a chilling effect" to President Emmerson Mn...Published: 01 Apr 2021 at 18:56hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Manhunt for $15,000 Chicken Inn fraudster
BULAWAYO police have launched a manhunt for a man who defrauded desperate job-seekers of $15 000 after promising them jobs at Chicken Inn fast-food outlets.After swindling the victims of their...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:18hrs | | by Stephen Mpofu
Zimbabwean man earns a living by breeding flies
A BINDURA man is earning a living through breeding flies as animal feed at a time flies are associated with unhygienic practices and condemned for causing diseases such as cholera, typhoid, dysentery ...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:45hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer charged over tweet critical of Zanu-PF propaganda video
Prominent Harare lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu was arrested on Tuesday accused of obstructing the course of justice over a tweet published in September.Mpofu attended Harare Central Police sta...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 17:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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