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South Africa GNU sees +1,000 businesses shut down in less than a month
South Africa has shut down 1,041 mom-and-pop stores in a bid to stop people from consuming pesticide-laden food, which has led to the deaths of 38 children across the country.President Cyril R...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 09:14hrs | 1083 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest suspected cattle rustlers at Bulawayo abattoir
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested three individuals in connection with a suspected stock theft case at an abattoir in Belmont, Bulawayo. The suspects were apprehended on December 17, 202...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 08:43hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe on the brink of collapse?
Zimbabwe is standing at a dangerous crossroads as the nation endures an escalating energy crisis that threatens its economy, livelihoods, and future prospects. The recent wave of prolonged pow...Published: 18 Dec 2024 at 13:05hrs | 1932 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe power surge triggers shutdown in Zambia?
Zimbabwe and Zambia were hit by a synchronized nationwide power blackout on Tuesday, following a shutdown initiated by South African power utility Eskom due to a surge in the regional power grid....Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 16:24hrs | 2431 | by Staff reporter
Teen miner dies in tragic shaft collapse at Sunace mine
A 17-year-old illegal miner lost his life following a shaft collapse at Sunace Mine on the outskirts of Bulawayo. The tragic incident, which occurred on December 12, has left efforts to retrieve the t...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 14:55hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Abafundi balala endleleni yesikolo ngokudinwa ngoba befunda khatshana
Izakhamizi ze Bafazi village eMzingwane zicela ukuphathiswa ukuqedisa ukwakhiwa kwesikolo se Thokozani Primary esasungulwa ngomnyaka ophelileyo.Okwamanje isikolo lesi silendlu yokufundela eyod...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 15:22hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Minister Raj Modi's liquor outlet closed amid smuggling clampdown
The Zimbabwean government has shut down a liquor outlet owned by Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi, in Bulawayo as part of a nationwide operation targeting smuggled goods. The closure...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 15:20hrs | 2104 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cuts power exports to ease load-shedding
Zimbabwe has significantly reduced power exports to neighbouring countries to bolster local electricity supplies, leading to a notable reduction in load-shedding across the country over the past two w...Published: 15 Dec 2024 at 09:10hrs | 4887 | by Staff reporter
Cousins' feud over stolen thatching grass
A long-standing feud between two Nyanga cousins has escalated into a troubling series of allegations involving theft, violence, and abuse, with the matter now before Chief Saunyama's community court. ...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 13:19hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster's sex tape with student goes viral
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is investigating Nisbert Zaba Makhuyana, the headmaster of a Chipinge school, following the circulation of a viral sex tape involving him and a learner ...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 13:05hrs | 2461 | by Staff reporter
Gunshots as Zanu-PF youths fight over gold claim
Violent clashes broke out in Goromonzi North on Wednesday following a dispute over a newly discovered gold deposit at Lonely Park Farm, owned by Antony Retzlarf. The unrest was sparked by Zanu-PF yout...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:40hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Mai Dhuterere released on $100 bail
Dorcas Vambe, widely known as Mai Dhuterere, a prominent gospel singer from Waterfalls, Harare, appeared before the Harare Magistrates' Court facing fraud charges. The National Prosecuting Authority (...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 19:52hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
Mambo Dhuterere's wife arrested for fraud
Mai Dhuterere, the wife of popular gospel musician Mambo Dhuterere, was arrested on fraud charges and appeared before the Harare Magistrates' Court on Thursday morning. Dressed in a striking black-and...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 10:20hrs | 2739 | by Staff reporter
Is Strive Masiyiwa less appreciated at home?
Zimbabwean telecoms mogul and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa continues to receive global accolades for his contributions to Africa's telecommunications industry and his philanthropy. On December 10, 2...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 07:37hrs | 2607 | by Staff reporter
Pick n Pay shuts first hyper market
Pick n Pay has quietly shut one of its Hypermarkets, the store known as Hyper Vaal. This is the first Hypermarket that has closed in the country.It is located in the Bedworth Centre, on ...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:10hrs | 1551 | by Staff reporter
Bus crash survivors speak
What was meant to be a joyful journey home after Christmas shopping turned into a nightmare for Ms. Sibonokuhle Nkomo, a 36-year-old mother from Pumula South, Bulawayo. She narrowly survived a horrifi...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 06:51hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Black South Africans don't have a right to protest
African Transformation Movement (ATM) leader Vuyo Zungula has expressed concern over the dismissal of calls for a national shutdown to protest against President Cyril Ramaphosa's governance and decisi...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 17:00hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ANC Free State chief whip ditches Ramaphosa's ANC joins MK Party
Vusi Tshabalala, the former Chief Whip of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Free State Provincial Legislature, has officially joined the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party), signaling a notable...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 11:59hrs | 655 | by Mzala Tom
Mugabe's relatives embrace his 'secret son'
A man claiming to be the son of former President Robert Mugabe was arrested in 2015 after he stormed State House demanding to meet his alleged father, it has been confirmed. The individual, identified...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 10:02hrs | 4487 | by Staff reporter
Mysterious fire destroys family's 12 huts
A devastating and mysterious fire recently ravaged five homesteads in Chimbudzi Village, Chief Mawarire's area in Mwenezi District, leaving the Chimbudzi family homeless and in desperate need of assis...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:54hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Govt shuts down unregistered health facilities
The Health Professions Authority of Zimbabwe (HPA) shut down 22 unregistered health facilities in 2023 as part of its efforts to combat unlicensed medical practices, ensuring patient safety and mainta...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:25hrs | 1390 | by Staff reporter
Crackdown on businesses rejecting ZiG to intensify
The Zimbabwean government has vowed to intensify its crackdown on suppliers and manufacturers who refuse to transact in Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency or use parallel market exchange rates. The move was...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 16:34hrs | 1271 | by Staff reporter
Harare water supply disruption as pump station undergoes repairs
Harare residents are preparing for a temporary water supply disruption on December 5 and 6 as the Warren Control Pump Station undergoes emergency maintenance. The repair work follows a severe burst at...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 16:27hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
'Banks refuse to make salary payments on behalf of Zimbabwe govt'
A dramatic financial crisis has hit Zimbabwe's civil service as banks have reportedly withheld payments for thousands of public sector workers' salaries, citing the government's inability to meet its ...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 09:58hrs | 12940 | by Staff reporter
Environmental crisis looms at Vumbachikwe... amid concern over management's non compliance
ENVIRONMENTAL crisis is reportedly looming at Vumbachikwe mine in Gwanda after the management set up an allegedly substandard elution processing facilities wrapped around by a sail above ground surfac...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 15:58hrs | 438 | by Stephen Jakes
Upgrade of Hwange thermal station's old units begins
Officials from India's Jindal Steel and Power Company are finalising contracts and assessments for a major refurbishment of six aging generation units at the Hwange Thermal Power Station. The ambitiou...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 08:49hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Mupita's contract extended by MTN Group
MTN has announced an extension of Group CEO Ralph Mupita's contract until 31 August 2030. It was originally set to run until 30 September 2025.The company says the MTN Group board of directors...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 15:13hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
CCC mayor, Zanu MP fight over tuck-shops
Tensions flared between Kwekwe City CCC Mayor Albert Zinhanga and former Zanu-PF Mbizo MP Vongaiishe Mupereri on Tuesday during a public event in Mbizo 15, as the two clashed over the issue of illegal...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 15:10hrs | 1506 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique shoe dealers flood Zimbabwe
In the bustling streets of Marondera's central business district, a 23-year-old Mozambican national, Moses Ferinando, makes his way through the crowd, an array of shoes - mostly sneakers - strapped to...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 13:04hrs | 2727 | by Staff reporter
2025 Budget: A shallow, hollow, narcissistic and dishonest anti-people ritual
THE 2024 budget statement was presented in backdrop of a tough and challenging year for the working people of Zimbabwe. A year in which the citizen had been abused by extreme levels of inflation, emas...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 18:47hrs | 731 | by Tendai Biti
Corruption deeply entrenched within Zimbabwe's pro-democracy movement
United States-based veteran opposition activist Freeman Chari has alleged that corruption is deeply entrenched within Zimbabwe's pro-democracy movement, warning that the problem undermines the credibi...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 16:23hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe wheat harvest tops 560 000 metric tonnes
Zimbabwe has harvested 560,000 metric tonnes of wheat this year, a significant increase from the 468,000 tonnes produced in 2023. This milestone was confirmed by the country's Lands and Agriculture Pe...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 07:11hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho Gukurahundi victims demand apology
A survivor of the Gukurahundi massacres, Hlanganiso Sithole (76), from Sikhale line in Tsholotsho district, has shared the harrowing memories of the torture he endured at the hands of the Fifth Brigad...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 13:10hrs | 442 | by Staff reporter
Chinese debt threatens to switch off Zimbabwe's Hwange
Zimbabwe's industrial sector is on edge this week as concerns grow over the future of the Hwange Thermal Power Station, a critical asset for the country's beleaguered power grid. With power utility Ze...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 10:14hrs | 11679 | by Staff reporter
Brothers set fire to neighbours' huts in revenge for alleged murder
Two brothers from Mberengwa are on the run after allegedly setting fire to two huts belonging to their neighbours, accusing them of being responsible for the death of their relative.The incide...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 13:03hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Harare churches, schools face closure
The Harare City Council has announced plans to shut down illegal churches and other indoor gatherings operating without Certificates of Place of Assembly, urging operators to comply with safety regula...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:48hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Russia fires powerful intercontinental ballistic missile in attack on Ukraine
Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on Ukraine on Thursday, Kyiv's air force said, in the first known use in the war of such a powerful, nuclear-capable weapon with ...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 10:20hrs | 2255 | by Staff reporter
Paid an arm and leg for Hwange Unit 7 & 8 and yet they not generating - Chinese demanding head in a silver platter!
ZESA's explanation of reduced generation from Hwange Thermal Power Station especially due to repeated Units 7 and 8 did not make any sense at all. The two units costing US$ 1.4 billion were commission...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 21:17hrs | 2642 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu-PF official ordered to vacate Borrowdale shebeen
Pardon Chibamu, a senior Zanu-PF official, has been ordered by the Mashonaland E Magistrates Court to immediately vacate a Borrowdale home that he allegedly seized from a widow and turned into a shebe...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 07:09hrs | 1006 | by Staff reporter
Mambo Dhuterere's four-track EP goes viral
Renowned gospel music artist Darlington Mutseta, popularly known as Mambo Dhuterere, has unveiled his highly anticipated Extended Play (EP) titled Kudenga kuna Manuwere. The project, which features fo...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 07:07hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Affinity to shut out truth don't want to hear is one cause we're a failed state
In 1975 lan Douglas Smith, Prime Minister Rhodesia said, "If blacks are to rule themselves people in towns will walk on sewage until they believe it's normal, all the gains from colonisation will varn...Published: 16 Nov 2024 at 20:17hrs | 786 | by Wilbert Mukori
MDC/CCC have 'fought in the trenches for change' said Mahere. Nonsense! Name one change they have brought in 24 years?
The sheer chutzpah and hypocrisy of Zimbabwe's opposition leaders stinks!"On the 1st of November, I spoke on the phone with Duma Boko to congratulate him on an outstanding victory in Botswana'...Published: 13 Nov 2024 at 21:58hrs | 872 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mt Hampden residents face displacement for Zim Cyber City development
Thousands of residents in Turner Farm, Mt Hampden, are facing the looming threat of displacement as the government moves ahead with the development of the multi-billion-dollar Zim Cyber City project, ...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:16hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Mushikashika kingpin 'Shutto' dies
Stewart Chiweshe, widely known as Shutto, a former nightclub bouncer and notorious figure behind an illegal taxi rank in Bulawayo, has tragically passed away in a car accident. The incident occurred o...Published: 11 Nov 2024 at 07:08hrs | 2853 | by Staff reporter
Bank card fraud chaos in South Africa
In 2023, card-not-present (CNP) fraud accounted for over 68% of all card fraud committed in South Africa, costing citizens over R700 million.This is according to the South African Banking Risk...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 16:31hrs | 2230 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Harare town clerk acquitted over US$80 million tender scandal
Former Harare Town Clerk Tendai Mahachi has been acquitted of charges relating to the alleged prejudice of the Harare City Council of US$80 million after he hired a foreign firm, Augur Investments, to...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:15hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Strong winds leave families stranded in Matopo
Strong winds struck several wards in Umzingwane District on Sunday, leaving a trail of destruction and rendering many villagers homeless. The worst-hit areas were wards 1, 2, 9, and 20, with the villa...Published: 08 Nov 2024 at 07:04hrs | 185 | 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
Malema predicts more departures from EFF
Despite the number of prominent and high-ranking figures dumping the EFF to join the MK Party, the fiery party leader, Julius Malema has signalled more exits, adamantly saying his party will remain st...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 15:48hrs | 2167 | by Staff reporter
Pathisa Nyathi laid to rest
Zimbabwean historian, author, and cultural icon Phathisa Nyathi was laid to rest yesterday at Bulawayo's Lady Stanley Cemetery. Family, friends, government officials, and admirers gathered in solidari...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 06:58hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
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