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Zimbabwe diplomat defrauded of US$1.3 million in international scam
Interpol London has confirmed that Richard Kaye, the alleged mastermind behind an elaborate investment scam that defrauded the late Zimbabwean diplomat Ambassador Hurudza Punungwe and his wife of US$1...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:35hrs | 1059 | by Staff reporter
Zimra can do better at their checkpoints
FESTIVE SEASON BLUES. As the Christmas rush gathers momentum and cross-border activity between South Africa and Zimbabwe increases, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, (Zimra) in conjunction with ...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 16:15hrs | 1048 | by King Jay
Mutare airport project gathers momentum
The vision of establishing an international airport in Manicaland is inching closer to reality, with a feasibility study set to commence in the first quarter of 2025. This milestone follows years of p...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 07:09hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema alarmed by prospects of defeat and prosecution for corruption
When Zambia experienced democratic backsliding between 2011 and 2021, the deliberate use of legal mechanisms to weaken opposition parties played a central role. Lawfare has been a constant theme of Za...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 17:08hrs | 2652 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
'Zanufication' of Zimbabwe govt jobs gathers momentum
ZANU-PF provinces are advocating for a policy that would reserve government jobs exclusively for graduates of its Chitepo School of Ideology. Provincial structures are currently holding meetings to dr...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:33hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth leader suspended over ED 2030
AS political manoeuvres to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term beyond 2028 through the backdoor gathers momentum, a Zanu-PF youth leader, opposed to the move, has been suspended for resistance ...Published: 20 May 2024 at 16:51hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry allays cholera fears
SPORTS minister Kirsty Coventry has assured the safety of participants at next week's Bonaqua Africa Triathlon Cup Troutbeck competition set for Nyanga in Manicaland, amid fears of an event boycott as...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:31hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa addresses first session of 10th Parliament
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa addressed the first session of the 10th Parliament this afternoon at the new Parliament Building in Mount Hampden, Harare.Below is the full speech.It is my singular...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 14:30hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Edd Branson's Brokerage strengthens Fencorp Global's #ChooseTanzania Initiative
In the fulfillment of his pivotal role as Africa Tourism Promotion Ambassador, Ambassador Edd Branson has masterfully orchestrated a groundbreaking accord between Fencorp Global and key luminaries wit...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 14:09hrs | 10 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
CCC claims Matebeleland North youth are heading call to register to vote
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Youth Task Force, claims youths in Matebeleland North have headed the call to register to vote under their flagship programme – the Register, Elect and Protec...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Dlelas album launch gathers momentum
SATURDAY is April Fool's Day and it is the day that musician Madlela "Dlelas" Skhobokhobo who is known for his comic antics has chosen to launch his album titled Kwamu Kwamu.He is not fooling ...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:54hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe risks another currency collapse
FULL dollarisation remains an unviable proposition for Zimbabwe, defiant Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Dr John Mangudya says, despite the economy rapidly gravitating toward self-redollarisat...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Reflecting on the export ban for raw lithium
Through Statutory Instrument 213 of 2022 (Referend to as Base Minerals Export Control for unbeneficiated Lithium Bearing Ores), Zimbabwe banned the export of raw lithium from the country. The regulati...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 09:12hrs | 4 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF ropes in touts
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has enlisted the services of touts, popularly known as mahwindi in its 2023 electoral campaign.Fears abound that the touts could be used as a youth militia against pol...Published: 27 Sep 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tuli Manyange Dam work gathers momentum
THE construction of Tuli Manyange Dam in Gwanda District is gathering pace, with works on the main dam having started.Authorities say the project is taking shape and moving at a fast pace to m...Published: 30 May 2022 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rufaro Stadium refurb gathers momentum
HARARE City Council officials flew into South Africa this week on a stadium benchmarking tour as preparations for the refurbishment of Rufaro Stadium into a world-class facility gather momentum....Published: 26 May 2022 at 06:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sakunda CSR move transforms Dembare, Bosso
SEVENTEEN years after venturing into business, Sakunda Holdings has now made a mark in the football arena by transforming the fortunes of domestic powerhouses Dynamos and Highlanders.Both side...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally takes aim at Old Guard...…as cracks emerge in CCC
AS CCC's G40-sponsored agenda to rid the party of its old guard gathers momentum, that party's leader Nelson Chamisa has reportedly unleashed his free range allies led by Human Rights Lawyer Pedzisayi...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 14:41hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Forex constraints impact on fuel supply in local currency
FOREIGN currency constraints are hindering the supply of fuel sold in local currency, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has said.This week, Zera announced an increase in the pric...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 05:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, Zapu Bulawayo Ward 18 candidates face the electorate
As the campaign for the next month's by-election gathers momentum ZANU-PF and ZAPU candidates for Bulawayo's Ward 18 had an interface with the electorate Thursday and presented their election manifest...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 18:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa targets 6 million votes as 2023 campaign gathers momentum
ZIMBABWE'S main opposition MDC Alliance says it has set its sights on mobilising six million votes ahead 2023, with the party refocusing to attract the elusive rural vote.This comes at a time ...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:21hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Pre-training on new border traffic flow gathers momentum
The training of border agencies at Beitbridge Border Post has gathered moment as the Government prepares to open the newly built commercial freight terminal at Sadc's busiest inland port of entry....Published: 26 Sep 2021 at 10:12hrs | 46 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's lithium project gathers momentum
The Arcadia Lithium Project (ALP) - which was commissioned early this year - has begun shipments of technical grade bulk samples for product qualification to offtake partners in Europe as the project ...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 19:10hrs | | by Business reporter
NetOne Launches OneAlbum
A musical feast was served as the country's first cellular network operator NetOne unveiled a compilation album titled One World....Published: 16 Jul 2021 at 17:36hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Is the South African rainbow on the cusp of disarray?
Events are unfolding very fast in the rainbow nation, South Africa. And just like the previous week, the country is in suspense as the Free Zuma campaign gathers momentum in KwaZulu Natal province. It...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 07:41hrs | | by Tapiwa Gomo
Govt rehabilitates urban infrastructure such as roads, street and traffic lights
As the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme gathers momentum, government has taken over the repair of urban infrastructure such as roads, street and traffic lights.Tickerhead: Infrastructur...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 14:26hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa takes over, to repair 72 'high-impact' MDC council roads
The Zimbabwe government says it is taking over "high impact" urban roads from local authorities which will undergo major works after years of rain-damage and neglect.Local authorities and cent...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 16:33hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora a puppet of Zanu-PF
As we draw near 2023 elections, there are going to be many surprises and the one surprise would be the walloping of Mr Douglas Mwonzora and signing off his political carreer.You can't be calle...Published: 08 Feb 2021 at 09:18hrs | 9 | by Leonard Koni
SA billionaire Motsepe to run for Caf job
South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe has been nominated as a candidate for the leadership of the Confederation of African Football as the race for the top post in African soccer gathers momentum....Published: 10 Nov 2020 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Criminal abuse of office behind Mnangagwa ally's arrest
FORMER Director of State Residences Douglas Tapfuma has been arrested for criminal abuse of office after allegedly importing a fleet of vehicles without paying duty, as the anti-graft drive gathers mo...Published: 31 Jul 2019 at 07:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zupco to release 47 new buses this week
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) will release 47 new buses this week, which will grow its fleet to 427, as Government’s drive to reduce the burden for the commuting public gathers momen...Published: 15 Jul 2019 at 08:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zupco to release 47 new buses this week
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) will release 47 new buses this week, which will grow its fleet to 427, as Government's drive to reduce the burden for the commuting public gathers momentu...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 15:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Constitutional Court recruitments begin
Treasury has given the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) the nod to begin recruiting staffers of the Constitutional Court next month, while the selection of judges will begin thereafter as efforts to...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Address the Pay-For-Your-House Scheme
Zimbabwe government to construct high rise flats - this is music to the ears of many who are still finding it hard to get a roof over their heads. We hope and wish such rhetoric turns into vis...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:18hrs | 7 | by Tondorindo
Corruption is the elephant in the room
No rocket science is needed to appreciate that, coupled with the debilitating effects of sanctions, corruption is one of the major drivers of the political and socio-economic decay in Zimbabwe today. ...Published: 03 May 2019 at 07:10hrs | 2 | by Obert Gutu
HIV vaccine trial gathers momentum
AN African-led first HIV vaccine trial has given hope to millions of people who will only need a few shots to be immunised against the virus.The clinical trial, running from 2018 to 2022 and d...Published: 30 Apr 2019 at 06:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
The DA - MDC unholy Alliance
South Africa goes to elections next month at a time when the ruling African National Congress (ANC) is under siege for taking a decision to redistribute land. President Cyril Ramaphosa has bee...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Isdore Guvamombe
Provincial nominations to settle Chamisa, Mwonzora rivalry
THE MDC has entered a crucial week after it set the ball rolling on provincial nominations for the party's national leadership over the weekend, ahead of next month's do-or-die elective congress....Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 12:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Crucial week for Chamisa's MDC
THE MDC has entered a crucial week after it set the ball rolling on provincial nominations for the party's national leadership over the weekend, ahead of next month's do-or-die elective congress....Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 07:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why Engineer Elias Mudzuri is not a favourite to win the presidency in MDC-Alliance.
As the MDC-Alliance Congress gathers momentum, there are conspiracy theories and smear campaigning going around in the social media where people are discussing about the preferred candidate to lead th...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 12:51hrs | 3 | by Leonard Koni
Digitisation project gathers momentum
THE $173 million digitisation programme that is expected to help improve the quality of the country's broadcasting services is now 35 percent complete and is anticipated to be over by 2021, an officia...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa creates over 20 000 jobs
OVER 20 000 new jobs have been created in the agriculture sector, with at least another 10 000 people becoming newly employed in mining, as the economic turnaround masterminded by President Emmerson M...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 10:07hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Modi to hold business expo
BULAWAYO businessman Mr Raj Modi is set to hold a business expo aimed at reviving industries in the city.The business expo will be run by the Modi Family Trust.Mr Modi said the expo wo...Published: 22 Aug 2018 at 06:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nkosana Moyo's unorthodox campaign plan unpacked
SITTING outside a restaurant overlooking the immaculate greenery of Royal Harare Golf Club, the Zimbabwe Independent news crew can see a group of professional golfers going about their practice sessio...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 14:49hrs | 2 | by Tinashe Kairiza
Police blitz targets unregistered vehicles
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has embarked on an operation targeting unregistered vehicles and motorists who are flouting traffic regulations and endangering the lives of other road users. The crackdow...Published: 16 Jun 2018 at 21:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa lines up MEGA rallies
ZANU-PF First Secretary and President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is expected to meet youths and students before holding star rallies in all provinces as the ruling party's campaign juggernaut gathers moment...Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe is safe under new administration,' says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has assured the nation that Zimbabwe is in good hands under his administration, saying the new administration has attracted US$11 billion Foreign Direct Investment commitment in th...Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Macheso degree campaign gathers momentum
The campaign to lobby the University of Zimbabwe to accord sungura kingpin Alick Macheso an honorary doctorate degree has gathered momentum.The campaign has mobilised 20 000 endorsements throu...Published: 01 Apr 2018 at 15:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
The national question post-Mugabe era
Reports that former president Robert Mugabe is bitter as extensively covered in two sister weeklies, the Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard, made interesting yet very sad reading.In what tu...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 09:24hrs | | by Nigel Nyamutumbu
Spare us these arrests and sex tapes
As the election mood gathers momentum, the mudslinging and smear campaigning have been propelled to another level. The arrest story of MDC-T Acting President Nelson Chamisa on allegations of causing a...Published: 25 Feb 2018 at 14:09hrs | | by Leonard Koni
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