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6 Bosso stars ruled out of Chibuku group stage
HIGHLANDERS have suffered a massive blow ahead of their Chibuku Super Cup title defence which starts on Saturday with six of their players ineligible to play in the first round of the country's most l...Published: 16 hrs ago | 257 | by Staff reporter
Bosso ready to defend Chibuku Cup
HIGHLANDERS coach Mandla Mpofu says his charges are geared to defend the Chibuku Super Cup title although it will not be easy in the first round, playing six derbies in a new tournament format as loca...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:45hrs | 262 | by Staff rpeorter
Dembare rebuff Caps Utd
DYNAMOS have rebuffed Caps United's demand for compensation following striker Newman Sianchali's decision to quit the Green Machine to join Dembare.Sianchali is at the centre of a dispute betw...Published: 15 May 2021 at 09:44hrs | 504 | by Staff rpeorter
Delta Beverages unveil US$3.390 million PSL sponsorship deal
DELTA Beverages has renewed its partnership with the Premier Soccer League (PSL) by signing a three-year deal worth US$3 390 000. The sponsorship package will see the PSL getting US$1 130 000 ...Published: 13 May 2021 at 18:09hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
3 drown as boat capsizes
A WOMAN and her two children drowned yesterday in Lake Kariba on the north eastern side of Binga after a wooden dinghy boat they were travelling in capsized.Binga district development coordina...Published: 12 May 2021 at 06:40hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
PSL coaches ready to rumble
FOR the country's flagship sport - football - the coronavirus-induced break has been a journey in the wilderness.And for Premiership coaches it is now 16 months without sitting in the dugout....Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:01hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Kariba primes for real estate growth
THE prime resort town of Kariba is inching towards exponential growth as evidenced by the huge demand for commercial and industrial stands in what is expected to spawn a property boom in the predomina...Published: 07 May 2021 at 11:09hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter
Soda ululates rehabilitation of Kariba dam
Minister of Energy Zhemu Soda appreciated and ululated the rehabilitation of the Kariba dam at a meeting held in Kariba yesterday.The meeting was held by various stakeholders aimed to ap...Published: 07 May 2021 at 10:26hrs | 868 | by Tarisai Mudahondo in Kariba
Zimbabwe's energy import debt shoots to US$97m
ZESA's debt to Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) rose to US$97 million last year, up from just over US$45 million in 2019, the Mozambican power supplier HCB says.Zimbabwe was the second lar...Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:46hrs | 718 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to side-step load shedding in winter
ELECTRICITY users in the country should expect constant power supply during the peak winter season which is characterised by higher demand as Government is not planning any tough load shedding, but th...Published: 02 May 2021 at 08:20hrs | 380 | by Staff Reporter
Caps United seek new loan deal for Nyoni
HARARE football giants Caps United are pushing to secure the loan deal of Chapungu's Ian Nyoni before the Premier Soccer League (PSL) player registration deadline on Friday.The transfer window...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 08:08hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has reduced malaria cases, deaths'
ZIMBABWE has made huge strides in reducing malaria cases and deaths, Vice-President and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga has said.In a statement to mark World Malaria Day yesterday, Chiwen...Published: 26 Apr 2021 at 06:35hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Kariba journalist threatened with mortal harm
Kariba-based freelance investigative journalist, Obert Siamilandu, has received anonymous phone calls threatening harm to his personal life for penning th...Published: 26 Apr 2021 at 06:23hrs | 603 | by Laiton Kandawire in Kariba
Bosso target another signing
HIGHLANDERS are in talks with FC Platinum for the services of goalkeeper Future Sibanda as they continue to beef up their squad ahead of next month's resumption of football.The Bulawayo giants...Published: 21 Apr 2021 at 07:08hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga calls for increased vaccine uptake
MASHONALAND West and Midlands provinces have recorded low vaccination uptake since the beginning of the exercise, with Health and Child Care Minister and Vice President, Dr Constantino Chiwenga, calli...Published: 20 Apr 2021 at 07:20hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preaches unity
WITH Zimbabwe starting to experience relative economic stability following years of markets turmoil, President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called for national unity and discipline to improve the lot ...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 18:06hrs | 1128 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe shall rise again
EMMERSON Mnangagwa, in his message during Zimbabwe's 38th Independence celebrations, months after the coup that removed long-serving leader Robert Mugabe and a few months before his election as ...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 08:54hrs | 226 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Covid-19 in schools: Situation under control
Press Statement by the Hon. Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr Constantino Chiwenga on outbreaks of Covid-19 in learning institutions in Zimbabwe...Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 07:40hrs | 316 | by Dr Constantino Chiwenga
Payment delays affect power projects
THE developers of a US$4 billion hydropower plant on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border delayed the project until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic.Pre-construction work on the Batoka Gorg...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:56hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe TV goes digital
ZIMBABWE will soon have free-to-air digital television services through 12 stations following the successful and historic switch-over yesterday, from the analogue signal to Digital Terrestrial Televis...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:32hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Dembare ship in turbulent waters
HARARE giants Dynamos' preparations for the 2021 season were yesterday thrown into disarray following the shock suspension of goalkeepers' coach Gift Muzadzi while goalkeeper Simb...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 21:05hrs | 900 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to set up nuclear power station with Russia's help
THE governments of Zimbabwe and Russia this week signed an agreement that will see the Russians assisting the southern African nation setting up a nuclear power station to provide alternative sources ...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 08:25hrs | 2911 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 slows down Batoka Gorge project
THE developers of a US$4 billion hydropower plant on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border delayed the project until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic.Pre-construction work on the Batoka Gorg...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:18hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Clubs progress delights PSL
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has expressed delight at the progress, which local clubs have made towards the resumption of local football after 17 of the 18 teams managed to conduct Covid-19 tests g...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 06:45hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Parliament warns of aviation disaster in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S airports could cause an aviation disaster due to poor weather-detecting instruments, outdated radar, few emergency vehicles, inadequate fire-fighting capacity and deplorable runways....Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 23:34hrs | 952 | by Staff reporter
Government licenses 80 IPP projects
GOVERNMENT has so far licensed 80 independent power producers (IPPs) projects who could add a total of 7 000 megawatts to the national grid, more than three times the national requirement."At ...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 07:23hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
Lake Kariba water levels rise by 255%
Water in Lake Kariba has risen by 25 percent over the past month from a level of 480.76m recorded in March this year to a lake level of 481.97 meters further bolstering hopes for secure energy supplie...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 16:36hrs | 1707 | by Staff reporter
Lake Kariba maintains steady increase
WATER levels at Lake Kariba continue to increase steadily, gaining 1,21 metres in the last 37 days after the first peak inflows of the season.The second peak is expected sometime in June when ...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 16:26hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Bosso crowd-fund for Covid-19 tests
A group of Highlanders FC members and supporters has embarked on an initiative to raise US$1 500 to cover the team's Covid-19 tests to enable the first team to start training. Twelve Premiersh...Published: 08 Apr 2021 at 08:42hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
40% rural folk relies on unsafe water: Report
The government has been urged to provide free water treatment methods to 40% of the rural communities that are still dependent on surface and unprotected sources.This was revealed in the Zimba...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 07:07hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
2 bodies retrieved from Zambezi River
POLICE in Kariba have retrieved two bodies of suspected smugglers who drowned last week while trying to illegally cross into Zambia.One of the bodies has been identified as that of Tichaona Ka...Published: 31 Mar 2021 at 06:44hrs | 1122 | by Staff reporter
Kariba floodgates won't be opened this year
Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has ruled out opening the Kariba Dam floodgates this year amid indications that water levels were seven metres below the point where spilling can be triggered.Flo...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 15:34hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
Date set for Premier Soccer League kick-off
THE Premier Soccer League has proposed competitions to kick off on the weekend of May 15-16, according to a roadmap sent to clubs. In a memorandum titled "Proposed football resumption roadmap"...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 09:10hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
The Zimparks, Lake Kariba Fisheries Research Institute (LKFRI) has launched small-scale fisheries (SSF) project that support loc
Titled, "Setting the stage for successful and sustainable management, development and utilisation of the small-scale fisheries of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe" is the project that was launched yesterday by t...Published: 27 Mar 2021 at 06:39hrs | 457 | by MuHwisiry Chaiyeiye a Patsaka Nyaminyami Community Radio correspondent
The economic toll of Covid-19 on Zimbabwe has deepened energy poverty
Zimbabwe's management of the Covid 19 pandemic on the health front seems to have scored positively compared to other countries but the gains on statistics should not deflect attention from the perils ...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 21:43hrs | 266 | by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria
'Zimbabwe airports need refurbishment'
THE parliamentary portfolio committee on Transport and Infrastructure Development has revealed that the country's airports needed urgent refurbishment as they are in a bad state.Zimbabwe has e...Published: 26 Mar 2021 at 18:04hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Houses encroaching into Joshua Nkomo Airport
LAND developers in Bulawayo are reportedly encroaching into the land reserved for expansion of Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Airport land, Southern Eye has learnt.This was revealed in a recent report b...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:59hrs | 1893 | by Staff reporter
2 prophetesses up for murder
TWO prophetesses from the Johanne Marange Apostolic Sect have been arrested in Harare on murder charges after allegedly cutting with a surgical blade, the swelling veins on the left leg of a man who h...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:08hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
Kariba eyes bumper kapenta harvest
KAPENTA producers are expecting bumper harvest in the second half of the year as production is showing signs of recovery after a hiatius caused by the rains and relatively low temperatures. Lo...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 06:07hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe churches not honest brokers'
THE push for talks between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the opposition has suffered a significant setback after Zanu-PF accused the church yesterday of acting in bad faith over the mooted national...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 15:41hrs | 1756 | by Staff reporter
Dembare hunts for assistant coach
DYNAMOS coach Tonderai Ndiraya has begun the hunt for an assistant, almost one year after the death of his deputy, Biggie Zuze. The latter succumbed to a respiratory-related illness in June 2020....Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 05:00hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's porous borders 'now a security threat'
ZIMBABWE's porous borders are posing a serious security risk as they expose the country to a litany of illegal activities, including smuggling and criminal syndicates roaming undetected, a damning rep...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:32hrs | 2258 | by Staff reporter
Local supplies fill up supermarkets
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said the worst of the country's economic woes is over as Zimbabwe is witnessing a revival of its manufacturing sector that is filling up supermarkets, with an economic growth p...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 06:37hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
Chinese vaccines inject fear into West as Zimbabwe rejoices
The coming in of Covid-19 has highly exposed global vulnerability. The pandemic has left the whole world puzzled, without any amenable solution to the devastating effects. But the vaccination ...Published: 11 Mar 2021 at 06:16hrs | 1634 | by Dylan Chiwawa
Zimbabwe's IPPs struggle to produce power
INDEPENDENT power producers (IPPs) are only feeding 135,8 megawatts (MW) into the national grid, about a decade since government started granting private players licences to produce electricity....Published: 10 Mar 2021 at 05:55hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Kariba taps run dry whilst the ZETDC Network Development Engineer runs Whatsapp groups
Kariba residents continue with dry taps when the lake continues to rise with sufficient and all the water that is required to supply even the nation. Municipality of Kariba recently bought new pumps f...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 10:34hrs | 1869 | by MuHwisiry ChaiyeChaiye
Radio initiative petitions Parly over licences
A BULAWAYO-BASED community radio initiative has petitioned Parliament demanding licensing of "real" community radio stations.Y Star FM was snubbed by the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BA...Published: 08 Mar 2021 at 05:45hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
All Zimbabwe dams must have hydropower plant
ENERGY minister Zhemu Soda said the government is planning to have a hydropower plant at every dam across the country.Speaking in the Senate last week after he was asked by senator chief Makum...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 15:28hrs | 910 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga abandon C&J mansion for 'White House', he's loaded - cut loot, two more white elephants
"VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga whose previous two divorce cases revealed that he is loaded with money, property and businesses has completed building a new luxurious mansion in Harare's upmarket...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 10:31hrs | 3821 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Ex-top banker speaks on daring escape
NMBZ Holdings founder James Mushore has spoken of how he evaded arrest and fled to exile over a decade ago after being accused of externalising foreign currency.Mushore (JM) told Alpha Holding...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 08:12hrs | 2094 | by Staff reporter
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