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Namibia comments on 'removal' of US sanctions on Zimbabwe
The Government of the Republic of Namibia has taken note of a new sanctions regime announced by H.E. Joseph B. Biden, President of the United States of America. on 4 March 2024. Article 96 of ...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 07:58hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo seek to bar investigations
Journalists have rallied to support their colleagues facing threats from both the military and wealthy figure Wicknell Chivhayo over their investigative articles.Owen Gagare, News Editor at Ne...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 05:01hrs | 3256 | by Staff reporter
Gatekeepers in Ministry of Sports and Arts stiffle growth and innovation
In the pursuit of progress and development, it is disheartening to witness how gatekeepers within the Ministry of Sports and Arts are hindering the growth of the arts sector. These departments, intend...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 12:43hrs | 661 | by Farai Mazango
Pedestrian demands US$74K after accident
A PEDESTRIAN, who was hit by a security company's vehicle sustained serious injuries while walking on the edge of the road has approached the court seeking US$74 000 from the reckless driver, his empl...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:46hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
Lack of strategy in Zimbabwe opposition politics
ONE of the biggest issues that one must contend with in politics is that it is a contested space. Allegiances and goals are ever changing and there is, therefore, a need to be able to maneuver these c...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:02hrs | 651 | by Munyaradzi Mapfumo
Miners4ED assists members to expand operations
MIDLANDS Miners for Economic Development (Miners4ED), an affiliate of Zanu-PF, said its focus this year is to assist its members to expand their operations so that they contribute to the growth of the...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:56hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs wants to bring spouses to hotel stays during parliament business trips
Members of Parliament (MPs) are urging the government to compare their compensation with that of neighboring South Africa. Additionally, they are requesting permission to bring their spouses to offici...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 04:54hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi defends Zec despite ballot paper shortages
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has defended the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec ) for logistical boobs on election day particularly its failure to print enough ballot papers.Voting was ex...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:07hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Zim police dismiss claims Masaya's killing was politically motivated
Police Spokesperson Paul Nyathi has rejected the allegations of abduction, torture, and murder made by the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in connection with the disappearance and subsequent death...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:33hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's leadership lapses
The crisis in CCC has taken centre stage, prompting a critical examination of the leadership under Nelson Chamisa. The roots of this crisis can be traced to Chamisa's refusal to hold an electi...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:16hrs | 599 | by Grace Chekai
MPs demand adequate resources for NPA to expedite court cases
Members of Parliament have called on the government to provide the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) with adequate resources to ensure the timely completion of court cases.This call comes i...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 14:11hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
Moreblessing Ali's suspected killer's judgement set for November 27
The High Court is anticipated to deliver a verdict in the case of Pius Jamba Mukandi, who stands accused of the brutal murder of Moreblessing Ali, an activist from the Citizens Coalition of Change (CC...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:09hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa removes ZIDA Act from Finance Ministry to his office
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has shifted the oversight of the Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (ZIDA) Act from the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion to his own ...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 14:19hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
The rift between Zimbabwe and Zambia: …the making of Joseph Kalimbwe
In recent years, the relationship between Zimbabwe and Zambia has taken a turn for the worse, marked by growing tensions and diplomatic strain. While various factors have contributed to this rift, the...Published: 11 Nov 2023 at 07:04hrs | 1742 | by Grace Chekai
NGOs sweat over registration hurdles
Small non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have expressed their frustration with bureaucratic obstacles hindering their registration, and they believe that the debate surrounding the Private Voluntar...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:53hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
EU blocks Zimbabwe fertiliser consignment
The European Union (EU) has halted the delivery of approximately 23,000 tonnes of fertiliser donated by Russia to Zimbabwe, as part of its broader blockade on Russian agricultural exports in response ...Published: 29 Oct 2023 at 12:27hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Police station's 15yr wait for car ends in tragedy
The joy at ZRP Triangle Police camp over the long-awaited arrival of a pool vehicle after 15 years was abruptly extinguished when the new addition was involved in a fatal accident on October 22, 2023,...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 21:49hrs | 1225 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF affiliate pushes for criminalisaton of 'unpatriotic' citizens
Zimbabwe Against Sanctions Trust (ZAST), an affiliate of Zanu-PF, has announced its efforts to advocate for more severe penalties against individuals and groups suspected of damaging the country's rep...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:19hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
SADC, AU denounce Western imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe
The African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have both lent their voices to the call for the unconditional removal of Western-imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe. Thousands o...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 06:24hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MDC MP abducted, tortured and injected with 'unknown substance'
James Chidhakwa, the former Member of Parliament for Mabvuku Tafara, was reportedly subjected to abduction, torture, and subsequently left in Acturus on Monday night, as reported by the Citizens Coali...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 08:06hrs | 1324 | by Staff reporter
Insiza MP fumes over registry office project
A fact-finding mission, tasked with resolving issues hampering the construction of the Insiza District Registry offices in Filabusi, Matebeleland South, encountered a series of challenges. These hurdl...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 06:14hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's small scale miners take Minister to task over bottlenecks
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) convened with the newly appointed Mines Minister on Friday to discuss the complex challenges afflicting the sector.Annually, the sector's miners contribute...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:25hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC trashes Father Mukonori 'biased' dialogue
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) from the opposition has expressed the need for a dialogue in Zimbabwe, facilitated by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to address the ongoing ...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 06:23hrs | 1365 | by Staff reporter
Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition turn to Sadc over Zimbabwe polls
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC), the largest coalition of civil society organizations in Zimbabwe, has reached out to the current Southern African Development Community (Sadc) chairperson, Pre...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 06:21hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa briefs Sadc leaders
President Mnangagwa provided updates on Zimbabwe's harmonized elections, characterizing them as peaceful, free, and fair, during discussions with four Sadc leaders. These engagements took place on the...Published: 27 Sep 2023 at 06:13hrs | 1103 | by Staff eporter
Harare City Council in financial squeeze
The Harare City Council (HCC) is grappling with a severe financial crisis, resulting in delayed salary payments for the first time in many years. In response to this crisis, Town Clerk Hosea Chisango ...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 06:15hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions an obstacle to sustainable development, says Geingob
Namibian President Hage Geingob has called for the immediate removal of punitive and illegal economic sanctions unilaterally imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States and its Western allies. He made th...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 06:06hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Student takes Zimsec to court over results
A FORMER pupil at Drake High School in Torwood, Redcliff, has taken the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) to court for allegedly failing to release his November 2020 Ordinary Level results...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 06:57hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe nearing a fully-fledged family dynasty!
Last week, a reporter with a national daily newspaper phoned for my opinion on how I believed the country's new Cabinet should be constituted.This was after the recently-held hotly disputed ha...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 14:11hrs | 1964 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa could potentially thwart Sadc emergency summit on Zimbabwe lobby efforts
Despite Zimbabwean authorities' strong criticism of Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema and the SADC Election Observer Mission, led by Nevers Mumba, for their rejection of Zimbabwe's recent election ...Published: 11 Sep 2023 at 21:34hrs | 1457 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa tried to kill Chiwenga' - Doctor drops bombshell at court?
A South African medical doctor on Friday claimed that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's former wife Mary Mubaiwa told him that President Emmerson Mnangagwa tried to kill his deputy in 2018....Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 09:26hrs | 472 | by Staff Reporter
Printing of the Presidential ballot paper begins
PRINTING of ballot papers for the presidential election has commenced following the conclusion of all court cases related to the election last week, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has confirm...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 22:18hrs | 15 | by Erick Matotoba
Printing of Zimbabwe presidential ballot papers begins
PRINTING of ballot papers for the presidential election has commenced following the conclusion of all court cases related to the election last week, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has confirm...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:52hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa misses out as Beitbridge renames suburbs, streets
BEITBRIDGE Municipality has completed the process of renaming streets, suburbs and business centres in line with its modernisation drive.The exercise which involved the consultation of residents a...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Iran, please tell Mnangagwa that sanctions are a fallacy
SO, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was in Zimbabwe for a visit.That was good news; well, for me at least, because I believe this was an opportunity for him to finally get it into the heads of...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:57hrs | 20 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Why Mnangagwa blocked Mthuli Ncube's export tax
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa recently blocked Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's 10% tax on mining exports to pay arrears on the country's debt overhang - which makes it difficult for the government to b...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 17:27hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Hope and Opportunity: Analysing Saviour Kasukuwere's presidential campaign in Zimbabwe
In the realm of political campaigns, the power of a strong message cannot be underestimated. It has the potential to resonate deeply with the electorate, capturing their hopes, dreams, and aspirations...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 09:36hrs | 16 | by Professor Eason Wilson
BCC considers blacklisting debtors
THE Bulawayo City Council is reportedly considering blacklisting some of its bad debtors as it continues to explore avenues of boosting revenue collection.The move comes as the city's debtors ...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 09:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants beg Mnangagwa
LEADERS of civil servants' unions under the banner of the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) on Tuesday met President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House in Harare where they ...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
SA chrome tycoon 'pays millions' to Zanu-PF chefs
A FIRM controlled by one of South Africa's richest tycoons suspiciously moved millions of United States dollars to politically connected Zimbabwean companies and powerful individuals, about five years...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 19:32hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe telcos in another staggered price review
ZIMBABWE'S main telecommunication companies are set for another price adjustment on April 1, 2023, as operator battle to offset rising operational costs.The telecoms industry will review tarif...Published: 21 Mar 2023 at 20:24hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala has case to answer, court rules
HARARE regional magistrate Mrs Marehwanazvo Gofa has today ruled that CCC deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala has a case to answer on charges of obstructing or defeating the course of justice wher...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 17:57hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs to fine farmers for not dipping cattle
TRADITIONAL leaders have been urged to penalise farmers who are not bringing their cattle for dipping as this is hindering Government's efforts to fight the January disease.In a speech read on...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police not yet computerised
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga says lack of technology to investigate corruption in the country has affected the work of the law enforcement agency.The revelations come at a time w...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 06:28hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
AfDB president expected in Zimbabwe
African Development Bank (AfDB) president Dr Akinumwi Adesina, the chief facilitator for Zimbabwe's arrears clearance and debt resolution process is expected in the country tomorrow to attend the seco...Published: 21 Feb 2023 at 05:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs demand overdue allowances
LEGISLATORS are yet to be paid allowances backdating to September last year, despite getting assurance they would be paid during last year's pre-budget seminar, and Treasury having budgeted for them....Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 11:07hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Education ministry bemoans lack of funding as shortage of schools soars
PRIMARY and Secondary Education permanent secretary, Tumisang Thabela has admitted that the ministry is buckling under pressure due to under-funding consequentially hindering deliv...Published: 26 Jan 2023 at 07:41hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Nurse recruitment bottlenecks handicap Zimbabwean women
She lay on the ground facing the sky, hoping for a miracle to happen.Different hymns could be heard in her mind and heart, as she tried to get answers on this particular "curse.""Why d...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:20hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
UZ students fail to obtain certificates
HUNDREDS of University of Zimbabwe (UZ) graduates are up in arms after failing to obtain academic certificates over a year after graduating.This, according to students, has been hindering thei...Published: 10 Jan 2023 at 18:24hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala trial deferred to next year
The trial of Coalition for Citizens Change (CCC) deputy chairman Job Sikhala has been deferred to January 3.Sikhala appeared at the Harare Magistrate court yesterday, on charges of obstr...Published: 30 Dec 2022 at 09:47hrs | 5 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
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