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Mnangagwa at the epicentre of regional governance
The last two weeks were action packed for Harare as it hosted the 44th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit of Heads of State and Government. It was accompanied by a myria...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
The Health Centre is desperately in need of curtains
Curtains are for privacy, decor, cooling effect and giving the first impression of an institution or home. If curtains fail to provide none of the aforementioned then they are not worth hanging up. By...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 17:55hrs | 318 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Open letter to Martin Rushwaya : Urgent Concern Regarding Corruption and Mismanagement at the Ministry of Environment
The alarming state of affairs at the Ministry of Environment, Climate, and Wildlife under the leadership of Permanent Secretary Prof. Prosper Matondi deserves your urgent attention and investigation. ...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 13:37hrs | 306 | by Environmentalist
Oppenheimer-funded party, RISE Mzansi falls behind in SA elections
As of Friday, day two after the elections, the ANC is leading in national results with 41.88%, followed by the DA (23.22%), Umkhonto weSizwe (11.52%) and the EFF (9.48%).However, the Oppenheim...Published: 31 May 2024 at 21:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono friend abducted
Suspected state security agents abducted a Harare-based construction manager - who has done a lot of building works for award-winning Zimbabwean filmmaking journalist Hopewell Chin'ono - yesterday in ...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:07hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman stabbed to death on the street in Manchester
A Zimbabwean woman based in Manchester, in the United Kingdom, has been stabbed to death in front of her two children in the street.Perseverance Ncube, 35, was stabbed in the chest in Du...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:52hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Shock as UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak blasts Transgender people
On the fourth day of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made controversial statements regarding gender identity, straying from the generally supportive ...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 16:57hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Kangwa wants Bosso come back
FORMER Highlanders utility player Bruce Kangwa has not ruled out chances of making a return to the club.He has said he is ready to retrace his steps to the Bulawayo football giants.In ...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targeting Zimdollar return in 5 years
Zimbabwe will continue to put in place measures to entrench the use of the domestic currency because having its own currency forms the basis for sustainable economic growth and development, President ...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 19:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa assures delivery on promises
CONSOLIDATION of gains made in the first term and advancement of the Zimbabwe dream to become an upper middle class economy will characterise the second term of President Mnangagwa who was sworn in ye...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ngezi Platinum beat Caps United
In-form premiership side Ngezi Platinum has cut down its point difference with log leaders Highlanders to a tiny two following their 1-0 defeat of struggling giants Caps United in a Castle Lager Premi...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 18:30hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Junior Sables go down fighting against Scotland
ZIMBABWE'S Under-20 rugby team put on a thrilling second half performance but their efforts were in vain as they began their World Rugby Under 20 Trophy campaign against Scotland with a 64-33 de...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:18hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-born rugby star Chawatama joins top English side
ZIMBABWE-BORN rugby star Lovejoy Chawatama has completed a big move to Gallagher side Harlequins following the suspension of his former side London Irish from the top tier of English rugby union....Published: 23 Jun 2023 at 08:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Some govt ministries derailing the Mnangagwa's efforts
ZIMBABWE boasts more than 60 minerals which have the capacity to annihilate poverty which is endemic among our people. The country is bedevilled by hyperinflation, prices are soaring with the breadbas...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 06:43hrs | | by Johannes Marisa
Of patriotism, Mahere and Zanu-PF's duplicity
NOW that the hubbub and furore over Fadzayi Mahere's submission at a recent UN summit in Geneva, Switzerland, has substantially died down, it is time for a sober, frank and honest reflection on whethe...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Masiyiwa named among only 17 black billionaires in the world
ACCORDING to Forbes, there are currently 2,640 billionaires in the world. They are collectively worth $12.2 trillion. The United States is the number one home of billionaires with 735 of them, followe...Published: 05 Jun 2023 at 06:59hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
How high-level corruption at ZESA plunged Zimbabwe into darkness!
The reason Zimbabwe is suffering by daily 20-hour electricity cuts is not necessarily due to antiquated equipment, neither can it ever be a so-called 'growing economy' - but, had everything to do with...Published: 09 Dec 2022 at 09:39hrs | 8 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe speeds up medical training
ZIMBABWE is expediting the training of specialist health personnel to produce a critical mass attuned to the needs of the people while at the same time sustaining the country's development momentum th...Published: 22 Oct 2022 at 05:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube blows supp budget
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has blown his July $929 billion budget, NewsDay reported.On Wednesday, while presenting the Finance Bill, Ncube requested permission from the Senate to spend $851...Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Anxiety grips Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders
THE Government has reaffirmed its commitment to assist thousands of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders who are living in South Africa as the 31 December deadline for the expiry of the special per...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 08:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
No joy in Mthuli Ncube's budget
CALLS by Zimbabwe's restive civil service for United States dollar salaries went unheeded by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday.Ncube doubled the national budget to $1,9 trillion as a res...Published: 29 Jul 2022 at 06:54hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Why do spouses of Zimbabwe ruling elite not use their influence to stand for suffering citizens against oppressive regime?
Why do spouses of Zimbabwe ruling elite not use their influence to stand for suffering citizens against oppressive regime?by Tendai Ruben MbofanaI am sure we have all heard of a "peepi...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 13:55hrs | 8 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF Matebeleland South official dies
THE ruling Zanu-PF in Matabeleland South has been plunged to mourning following the death of Evelyn Mpofu who was the vice-chair in the provincial Women's League.Mpofu, who passed on Friday wa...Published: 19 Jun 2022 at 10:06hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Isn't continued belief and celebration of ZANU PF regime promises akin to madness!
As I am penning this piece, our suburb of Redcliff has not had any electricity for approximately the past twelve hours – having been thrown into eerie darkness in the wee hours of the morning, repor...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 12:16hrs | 9 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabweans in SA cash heist
ZIMBABWEAN Ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi has called on Zimbabweans living in the neighbouring country to desist from criminal activities as this tarnishes the good image of fellow hard...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo teen scores 10As in Cambridge exams
A 17-year-old Bulawayo boy, Liyanda Lionel Ncube from Atlantic Academy, has scored all As in the Cambridge November 2021 Ordinary Level exams.Ncube is described by his teachers as an intellige...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches rural scheme
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday launched the Presidential Rural Development Scheme set to benefit more than 1,8 million households as the Second Republic accelerates efforts to alleviate poverty among t...Published: 16 Dec 2021 at 09:31hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa says no to violence, divisions
AS THE country hurtles towards next year's by-elections and the 2023 harmonised national elections, President Mnangagwa has called upon Zimbabweans to shun violence and embrace unity and love as was e...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:49hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Smuggled cigarettes from Zimbabwe flood South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA's tax watchdog, the Tax Justice SA has lambasted authorities in the neighbouring country for failing to curb the smuggling of cigarettes and other counterfeit products, amid findings that...Published: 09 Nov 2021 at 17:23hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube considers adjusting tax bands to cushion workers
TREASURY is set to adjust tax bands for workers' in order to reverse the erosion of incomes and boost consumer purchasing power in the face of price escalation driven by speculative parallel market ac...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Simple recipe for Zanu-PF or MDC victory
A good number of those outstanding Zimbabweans who have chosen to serve their country as doctors, accountants, teachers, clergymen, lawyers, journalists, businessmen, politicians, documentary film-mak...Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:54hrs | | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Zimbabwe tobacco surpasses expectations, but farmers need better deal
ZIMBABWE has this year enjoyed one of its most productive tobacco seasons, but poor payment models for the farmers caused by the currency volatility left many farmers at the mercy of contract buyers....Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prices should remain stable, says Mthuli Ncube
THE recent 50 percent salary hike for civil servants will increase purchasing power but will not result in price increases as the auctions govern the cost of foreign currency used for productive purpo...Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
GMAZ mourns Haritatos
Grain Millers Association (GMAZ) has sent condolence messages to the Haritatos family following the untimely death of fORMER Muzvezve MP and ZANU PF Central Committee member Peter Haritatos who succum...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 17:22hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa to commission Makuti-Chirundu stretch
The completed phase of the US$21 million Makuti-Chirundu road rehabilitation is expected to be commissioned by President Mnangagwa tomorrow, just over 18 months after he officiated at the ground-break...Published: 04 May 2021 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Poet donates COVID-19 PPE, stationery to Bulawayo school
BULAWAYO-BASED writer and poet Mthulisi Ndlovu through his The Roots Voluntary Charity Trust (Trovoco) recently partnered with Agnieszka Maria, from a Polish school (Mikołaj Kopernik), and donated CO...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Farmers do not be a sitting duck to fraudsters
Harvest time is upon us, a time of plenty. Fraudsters are on the prowl looking for who to con, taking your agricultural produce without paying a dime for it. A colleague nearly lost a tonne of...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 13:11hrs | 1 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
MDC miffed by #ZimAgricRising
The heavens have dealt a deadly blow to the jecha politics that characterises the MDC Alliance's body politik. The heavens have opened up admirably this summer cropping season, nurturing and sustainin...Published: 26 Feb 2021 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Trevor Shiri
State-assisted funeral for nationalist Mudzi
Nationalist Mukudzei Mudzi (94) who died on Saturday, will be accorded a State-assisted funeral in recognition of his commitment to freeing the country from settler control, even during disagreements ...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Need 'very hard-working' ethics back to fix Zimbabwe - no, need thinking caps on
The root cause of Zimbabwe's economic and political rot is that Zimbabweans have lost their work ethics, Dr Simba Makoni, former Zanu PF Minister of Finance during Mugabe's days, told Trevor Ncube. ...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 07:43hrs | 2 | by Nomusa Garikai
We need to urgently fix Zimbabwe, says Makoni
Former Finance minister Simba makoni says Zimbabwe needs a culture shift to get the economy working again.Makoni (SM) told Alpha media Holdings chairman Trevor Ncube (TN) on the show In Conver...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Genius' 'snake' was always hungry and he fed it well
JUST like most Zimbabweans, I am also convinced that the late businessman, socialite Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure had a "snake". And this "snake" was not for the fainthearted because it was alwa...Published: 14 Nov 2020 at 05:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tells police to 'prove it's my gold'
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, who was fingered alongside her son Collins as owners of the gold bars weighing 6kg intercepted at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport last Monday, yesterday chal...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uneducated white man named Democratic Alliance leader
Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa's largest opposition party, has elected John Steenhuisen as its new leader.The 44-year-old, who has acted as interim party leader since its first Black l...Published: 01 Nov 2020 at 18:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Let's not be a nation of whiners
THE objective of Vision 2030, to create an upper middle-income economy in 10 years or less, cannot be attained if Zimbabweans do not rally under a common national goal.Zimbabwe's abundant land...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:03hrs | 1 | by Allen Choruma
'Corruption worse than Covid-19'
OUTGOING Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) Commissioner-General Retired Major-General Paradzai Zimondi has urged prison officers to shun corruption, saying the scourge was worse than c...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Voice UK star Donel signs with Warner Records and Sony/ATV
The Voice UK star Donel has inked a major US record deal with Warner Records along with a publishing agreement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing.The Zimbabwe-raised 18-year-old, who is repped by ...Published: 16 Sep 2020 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mpilo Hospital nurse dies of Covid-19
MPILO Central Hospital has lost a nurse to Covid-19 who died at the institution last week. Sister Pretty Mpala (36) from Emakhandeni suburb in Bulawayo tested positive posthumously and was buried on F...Published: 02 Sep 2020 at 06:24hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Can still have successful economy regardless' ED advised - excuse for the illegitimate to hang on
"PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is surrounded by good people. Among them, he has great formal and informal advisers; talented and eminent people from different backgrounds, who really can make a differe...Published: 31 Aug 2019 at 09:13hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Free advice to Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is surrounded by good people. Among them, he has great formal and informal advisers; talented and eminent people from different backgrounds, who really can make a differen...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:38hrs | 1 | by Dumisani Muleya
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