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Chinese take on Elon Musk's Starlink
In early December, China launched the third batch of satellites for its low Earth orbit (LEO) internet project, Qianfan, also known as "Thousand Sails." The constellation, which is expected to consist...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 17:00hrs | 1835 | by Staff reporter
Harare's primary water source now deadly for people
Former Harare Mayor Hebert Gomba has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to declare the contamination of Lake Chivero a state of national disaster, emphasizing the urgency of addressing the water crisi...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 16:49hrs | 258 | 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 | 1931 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The impact of duty-free incentives in the 2025 national budget
The 2025 National Budget is a forward-thinking approach to economic recovery and national development, introducing strategic duty-free incentives aimed at empowering local industries, stimulating econ...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 20:12hrs | 987 | by Innocent Mujeri
Zimbabwe: Only a failed state would want a president to rule forever
I was left speechless while listening to the excitable ZANU-PF chairman for Mashonaland East province, Daniel Garwe, who recently addressed a gathering of party supporters in Murehwa. With unr...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 09:10hrs | 437 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
More trouble for Zimbabwe as Trump makes return
The incoming administration of Donald Trump in the United States has sparked significant interest across Africa, as analysts speculate on how his second presidency will affect the continent's security...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 12:34hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Let's promote patriotism and not a personality cult in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has increasingly alienated its audience by subjecting the few remaining viewers and listeners to relentless propaganda promoting President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:17hrs | 51 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Minister Mthuli's Anaconda Choke on the Informal Sector Marks the End of Zanu PF Rule
Zimbabwe's Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, has taken drastic measures to clamp down on the informal sector, a move being described as an "anaconda chok...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 19:15hrs | 1778 | by Kindred Sibanda
South Africa to deploy drones to strengthen Beitbridge border?
South Africa has announced plans to introduce drones under its Border Management Authority (BMA) to monitor and secure its borders, which have long been criticized as “porous." The move is aimed at ...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 12:55hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe at risk of another dry season after El Nino drought'
Zimbabwe appears to be heading into another dry spell that could worsen hunger for millions of people already suffering from an El Nino-induced drought, the UN World Food Programme said on Thursday....Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:45hrs | 824 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland projects have remained stagnant for years
Nkulumane Member of Parliament, Desire Moyo, has made a passionate plea to Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube to allocate funding for critical infrastructure...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:43hrs | 333 | 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 | 2606 | by Staff reporter
Harare loses millions in potential revenue
The City of Harare is losing millions of United States dollars in potential revenue from unpaid rates, with tuckshop owners and residents among the main defaulters. This was revealed by Acting Revenue...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:56hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
The tale of two criminal politicians
CORRUPTION is a type of dishonesty or a criminal offence that is often perpetrated by a person or an organisation that is entrusted in a position of authority to acquire illicit benefits or abuse powe...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 08:14hrs | 931 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Zimbabwe strengthens push for rice self-sufficiency
Zimbabwe is set to significantly boost its rice production, with a projected output of over 2,000 tonnes for the 2024/2025 farming season. This marks a remarkable recovery from the 73.5 tonnes produce...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:47hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
We need Zacc in the Zifa elections
With the 2024 soccer season gone, the Zifa elections are dominating headlines everywhere with all sorts of names being thrown around as possible successors to Felton Kamambo.Since nominations ...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:26hrs | 45 | by Michael Kariati
Zimbabwe losing billions in inflated infrastructure project costs
Zimbabwe may be losing billions of dollars in inflated costs for its massive infrastructure projects due to the absence of advanced software for accurate project pricing, according to a local industry...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 18:11hrs | 1153 | by Staff reporter
Slough is Britain's most miserable place to live
BRITAIN'S most miserable places to live have been named in a new shortlist - but does your hometown make the cut? A yearly happiness study by property website Rightmove has revealed that Slough in Ber...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 16:44hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi cover-up editor urgently needs medical help
Geoffrey (Geoff) Nyarota is in critical health and urgently requires medical treatment for a trio of serious conditions: cancer, heart disease, and kidney failure. Nyarota, who has a long career in jo...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 15:54hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo sinks business partners
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has intensified his legal feud with former business partners Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, both of whom are embroiled in a fraud scandal over a dubious US$7...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 11:34hrs | 12069 | by Staff reporter
Diesel ban in South Africa still coming
South Africa's transition to cleaner diesel fuels remains on the horizon, with plans to ban the sale of diesel containing more than 10 parts per million (ppm) of sulfur by 2027 still in motion....Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 11:16hrs | 901 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's education sector saddled with billions in debt
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education in Zimbabwe is grappling with significant financial challenges, with debts running into billions of Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, revealing the deepenin...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:39hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
The need for peace should never be a pretext for oppressing Zimbabweans
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent remarks about the need for peace and security as vital elements in Zimbabwe's economic transformation cannot be dismissed lightly.The President, speaking ...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 20:20hrs | 269 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's 'Oprah Winfrey' gets a car from Chivayo
Controversial businessman and self-proclaimed philanthropist Wicknell Chivayo has sparked fresh debate after presenting veteran talk show host Dr. Rebecca Chisamba with a brand-new 2024 Toyota Fortune...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 19:47hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Feared CIO's mother dies in deplorable state
Gogo Tarima Muzariri, the mother of the late Livingstone Maynard Muzariri, former director-general of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), has passed away at the age of 112. She died on Tuesda...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 08:55hrs | 1712 | by Staff reporter
Billionaire Ramaphosa gets a pay rise
Parliament on Tuesday approved a salary increase for President Cyril Ramaphosa despite opposition from his ardent critics, the EFF and MK Party.This after ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli tabled...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 07:25hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter
Global interventions to end HIV and AIDS: A call for sustained action
As the world marks over four decades since the emergence of HIV and AIDS, the global response has evolved from fear and stigma to hope and determination. Through innovative interventions, robust fundi...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 14:25hrs | 332 | by Marilyn Mutize
Moses Chunga says supporting Zanu-PF is not a sin
Former Dynamos footballer Moses "Bambo" Chunga has firmly dismissed criticism surrounding his decision to accept a car gift from controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, a figure with close ties to...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 10:56hrs | 6505 | by Staff reporter
Are Zimbabwean immigrants a liability or asset to South Africa
Last Friday, Leon Schreiber, South Africa's Minister of Home Affairs, announced the extension of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) until 28 November 2025, regardless of whether individuals have app...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 10:06hrs | 684 | 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
CSOs voice strong opposition to the Zimbabwe tax
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have voiced strong opposition to the Zimbabwean government's 2025 national budget, criticizing new taxes as oppressive and harmful to citizens already struggling wit...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 08:54hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt decries resurgent new HIV infections
Zimbabwe recorded 15,400 new HIV infections in 2023, with over 9,000 cases among women, underscoring the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women and girls. Health and Child Care Minister Dr. ...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:17hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Parliament power outage exposed consequences of corruption and mismanagement
Two days ago, Zimbabwe once again found itself in the throes of an international embarrassment, this time at the heart of its legislative hub. During the presentation of the 2025 National Budg...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 20:56hrs | 1363 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's personality cult grows
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his loyalists have intensified efforts to create a political personality cult as part of a controversial campaign to extend his presidency beyond the constitutional tw...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 12:21hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF is the big monster
AS recent as last week, Elon Musk's fortune had swelled to a stupendous and eye-watering US$348 billion, making him probably the richest man on the planet.It is just obscene that one person's ...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 08:25hrs | 299 | by Bishop Lazarus
What role have I played in the destruction of Zimbabwe?
For over two decades, Zimbabwe has been trapped in a seemingly endless economic crisis that has brought untold suffering to millions. With over 70% of the population living below the poverty d...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 19:16hrs | 30890 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa has reclaimed Harare's 'Sunshine City' status, said mayor Mafume. Dumb and stupid singing for his supper
"Usa kangamwa chezuro nehope!" so goes the Shona adage, warning of the dangers of a selective memory. Zimbabweans have a very selective memory, they see only what they want to see and ignore the rest....Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 19:06hrs | 1339 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chivayo gifts cars to Moses Chunga and Charles Mabika
Controversial tenderprenuer Wicknell Chivayo has extended his largesse to two iconic figures in Zimbabwean football, gifting football legend Moses "Bambo" Chunga and veteran ZBC presenter Charles "CNN...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 13:47hrs | 5096 | by Staff reporter
Phala Phala: Ramaphosa, the missing millions, and the phantom buffalo deal
As the Constitutional Court mulls its judgment in the Economic Freedom Fighters' (EFF) legal challenge this week against Parliament's decision to dismiss an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ra...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 07:43hrs | 593 | by Hope Ntanzi
Mnangagwa abruptly exited Parliament after a sudden power outage
President Emmerson Mnangagwa abruptly exited the New Parliament Building on Thursday after a sudden power outage plunged the chambers into darkness, moments after Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube conclud...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 16:37hrs | 3141 | by Staff reporter
It's time real patriotic Zimbabweans stood up against the destruction of their country
It never rains but pours for the people of Zimbabwe.This month, the Zimbabwean government failed to pay its civil servants their full salaries-a disgraceful development that underscores the de...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 15:12hrs | 161 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Let us root our corruption,' said Mnangagwa. Never happen now Zanu PF and CCC are partners in crime
When he assumed power following the 2017 military coup Mnangagwa promised "zero tolerance of corruption" and we all know that corruption has gone into overdrive since then. Every so often he has admit...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 15:04hrs | 271 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chivayo arrested in South Africa for possession of gold worth R15 million
South African authorities have confirmed the arrest of a Zimbabwean national, Joacham Chivayo, and his South African accomplice, Ayanda Brian Gungwa, after they were found in possession of gold bullio...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 06:56hrs | 4238 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens SADC meeting
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officially open the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Committee of Ministers Responsible for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) meeting in Victoria Falls...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:56hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Professor Welshman Ncube biting the hand that fed him?
HIGH COURT YET TO DECIDE WHICH IS THE LAWFUL CCC IN HCH 6872/23: ONE WHOSE MAIN DEPONENT IS JAMESON TIMBA OR ONE WHOSE ONLY DEPONENT IS SENGEZO TSHABANGU.Will the real or lawful CCC please sta...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 14:38hrs | 1097 | by Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe's electricity crisis: Declare a State of National Disaster and retire Sydney Gata to save the nation
As I write this article, the town of Redcliff, like much of Zimbabwe, remains shrouded in darkness following a 24-hour nationwide blackout that began yesterday. This is not the first time we'v...Published: 25 Nov 2024 at 11:55hrs | 1179 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean accountant in R17m theft from Joburg non-profit entity
A ZIMBABWEAN accountant is in trouble for the theft of over R17 million from his former employer, Johannesburg-based non-profit company Education and Training Unit (ETU), over a period of six years....Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 16:01hrs | 2509 | by Staff reporter
Malema beefs up Phala Phala legal team
EFF leader Julius Malema will pick a fresh battle with President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Constitutional Court this week over the Phala Phala case without his long-time allies, Floyd Shivambu and Adv Da...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 14:07hrs | 1141 | by Staff reporter
'ANC MPs acted unlawfully on Ramaphosa's Phala Phala'
ANC MPs broke the law when they voted against holding President Cyril Ramaphosa accountable for failing to report the theft of millions of rand in undeclared foreign currency in his Phala Phala farm....Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 13:58hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu, Chamisa proxies lose battle over CCC millions
The Citizens Coalition for Change party led by Welshman Ncube will receive funds under the Political Parties (Finance) Act in a major snub to two other factions, it was reported on Sunday.Just...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 13:40hrs | 3168 | by Staff reporter
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