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UNDP implementing 21 new irrigation schemes to minimize El Nino effects
March 25th, Harare, Zimbabwe - Benefiting over 2,180 households in rural Zimbabwe, UNDP is partnering with the Ministry of Agriculture to implement 'Building Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Agricultu...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 08:47hrs | 395 | by Agencies
Does ZANU PF lack leaders who can take over from Mnangagwa?
Speculation rages on as to President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa's intentions regarding his post-2028 future. Most of the issues raised understandably revolve around the legal implications of ...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:25hrs | 557 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZANU PF now needs a leader chosen on merit!
For as long as Zimbabwe has existed as an independent country, we have only known ZANU PF as the ruling party. In spite of several attempts at removing the party from power through democratic ...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 21:12hrs | 1535 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Kanopula embarks on Harare's development overdrive
In the wake of cholera scourge and Infrastructural decay amongst some parts of Zimbabwe's capital city, residents from Harare South have witnessed massive enrollments of infrastructure face-lift being...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 21:03hrs | 1249 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe war veterans explode
WOES are continuing to mount for veterans of Zimbabwe's armed liberation struggle, who say their welfare is continually being neglected, with tertiary learning institutions refusing to enrol their chi...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 20:38hrs | 1437 | by Staff reporter
Side-marketing a big threat to tobacco contracting companies
With tobacco auction floors opening this week senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged all tobacco farmers who are contracted to honor their contr...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 07:10hrs | 337 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Schoolchildren in Zimbabwe drop out for lithium mines
In August 2023, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa inaugurated a lithium processing plant in the eastern province of Manicaland, aiming to support operations at the expansive Sabi Star lithium mi...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:30hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mobilises against UK's trophy hunting ban
IN response to the United Kingdom's impending legislation that could ban the importation of hunting trophies, Zimbabwe is preparing to send a delegation to lobby against the measure, according to a Ca...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:15hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama blasted over anti-trophy hunting stance
FORMER Botswana President Ian Khama has been criticised for assisting United Kingdom lawmakers in their efforts to enact a ban on imports into Britain of trophy hunting products, a major source of liv...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:04hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Zambia calls for complete sanctions removal on Zimbabwe
ZAMBIA has called on the United States and her allies to remove all forms of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe, not just the piecemeal adjustments it made on Monday.The US made fringe adjustments ...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:04hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF demands better allowances for councillors
A Zanu-PF legislator has pleaded with the Local Government and National Housing ministry to improve the plight of local authority councillors by offering them competitive conditions of service....Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's digital title deeds on the cards
THE Presidential Title Deeds programme will soon unveil a digitalised and securitised document that is tear and water proof as the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa moves to curb cases of fra...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:54hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa engages regional peers over drought
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is engaging his counterparts in Southern Africa, to explore collaborative ways aimed at tackling the effects of El Nino-induced drought.Some of the migratory measures that ...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:52hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says no one will die of hunger
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has assured the nation that no one will die from hunger and that his administration has put in place adequate measures to guarantee food for all communities.This comes as t...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:04hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Chiefs' welfare top priority
The Government is committed to improving the conditions of service of traditional leaders who are not only custodians of the country's moral and cultural fabric, but also accelerators of economic deve...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:02hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blesses chiefs with new cars
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today handed over 100 Isuzu double-cab vehicles to traditional chiefs as part of Government efforts to enhance their critical role in communities and in the development of the coun...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 09:30hrs | 2464 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt accused of injustices
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) yesterday said it was regrettable that Zimbabwe commemorated World Day of Social Justice amid ongoing injustices against alleged illegal settlers across th...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa must not exempt state entities from scrutiny
GOVERNANCE watchdogs has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa discard his gazetted General Notice 164B of 2024 which exempts 21 key state entities from complying with the Public Procurement and ...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 20:03hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
'Tshabangu was his own man,' claimed Professor Ncube. I believe him. My beef is why you lot sold out of reforms?
"You cannot run an authoritarian and autocratic opposition and once in government pretend you can switch to become a democratic system," Professor Welshman Ncube, acting CCC President, told local jour...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 09:31hrs | 1947 | by Wilbert Mukori
Kuvimba mining house dumps hundreds of workers
Shamva Mine, owned by mining conglomerate Kuvimba mining house has laid off hundreds of workers in recent months, according to a union official. The termination of contracts for 200 workers co...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 11:21hrs | 999 | by Staff Reporter
Food crisis escalates in Matebeleland region
A food crisis is worsening in the Matebeleland region owing to erratic rains with hunger already stalking villagers in drought-prone provinces, including the Bulawayo metropolitan province.Com...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:48hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
More people in Zimbabwe could require emergency food aid
The World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday warned that more people in Zimbabwe will likely require emergency food aid during the 2024/2025 lean season due to the impact of El Nino.Although the le...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:45hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe army plays critical role in border control operations'
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has played a critical role in maintaining peace and security in Matebeleland provinces through border control operations, as well as combating stock theft, which were ...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Zapu leader calls out Charumbira's Gukurahundi genocide denial
Sibangilizwe Nkomo, leader of the ZAPU party, has criticised Chief Fortune Charumbira, the deputy president of the National Chiefs Council, for publicly denying that the atrocities during Gukurahundi ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:21hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe can kiss salvation goodbye!
I love watching South Africans in action!One thing I admire about these people is that they do not brook any nonsense from their leaders.Granted, the country appears on a downward spir...Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 22:33hrs | 1094 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bulawayo City Council not going back on decongesting CBD
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says there is no going back in decongesting the city centre and has directed informal traders and taxi operators to move to newly upgraded Egodini Terminus and other de...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:56hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Botswana urged to establish one-stop border
ZIMBABWE and Botswana must step up implementation of cross-border infrastructural development projects aimed at facilitating regional trade which are central to the attainment of the two countries' so...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:41hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa failed war veterans
FIRED War Veterans and Liberation Struggle Affairs minister Chris Mutsvangwa was at loggerheads with war veterans, who believe he did little to improve their welfare and incorporation into the develop...Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 18:26hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Farmer loses 50 head of cattle to thieves
AN organised cattle rustling syndicate has reportedly descended on Umguza District on the outskirts of Bulawayo where one farmer has been left counting losses after the thieves raided his farm and sto...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Tshuma confident of victory in Pelandaba-Tshabalala
ASPIRING legislator for Bulawayo's Pelandaba-Tshabalala constituency, Joseph Tshuma, says his vision is to empower young people to be economically independent in line with the Government's development...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:46hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala, Sithole sentencing today
CCC senior member Job Sikhala and his accomplice, former Chitungwiza North Member of Parliament Godfrey Sithole, will be sentenced today on a charge of inciting the public violence that broke out in N...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:19hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Mexican firm expands to Zimbabwe
MEXICAN biogas technology leader Sistema.bio has expanded to Zimbabwe through a partnership with three firms as it spreads its tentacles on the continent.The strategic partnership with Lanforce En...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 06:42hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe poverty drives 40% of Mashonaland Christians into apostolic sects seeking miracles
Widespread poverty resulting from grand corruption and mismanagement in the public sector has compelled nearly half of the Christian community to turn to apostolic sects, renowned for their deep spiri...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 04:20hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Chegutu Pirates need help
Mashonaland West Minister of Provincial Affairs and Devolution Marian Chombo has appealed to the corporate world to partner Chegutu Pirates ahead of their participation in the 2024 Castle Lager Premie...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:45hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
No parking fees for those over 70 years old
BULAWAYO residents who are 70 years old and above will now be exempted from paying parking fees in the city as part of the local authority's endeavour to honour them for their contribution to the grow...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 07:24hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland farmers welcome cloud seeding, heavy rains loom
FARMERS have welcomed the Government's cloud-seeding programme to induce more rains saying the intervention is critical as they are desperate to boost production amid an El Nino season that is charact...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:33hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's smallholder farmers migrate from maize
IN large parts of Africa, including Zimbabwe, maize is the main source of livelihood for smallholder farmers because it is a staple and cash crop.However, with the imminent threat of an El Nin...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:34hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA measures to restore value chain integrity utter insensitive, says former Senator
FORMER MDC senator for Matabeleland North Chief Ndlovu from Nkayi has described the measures recently announced by Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) meant to protect value chains integrity, issued in...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 19:19hrs | 484 | by Stephen Jakes
'Tribalism dividing Zimbabwe'
ZAPU leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo has lamented rising tribalism among Zimbabweans who are increasingly identifying themselves as either Shonas or Ndebeles.Nkomo blamed the ruling Zanu-PF party fo...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:01hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Zimra tightens screws on businesses
GOVERNMENT and the business sector are headed for a showdown after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) yesterday announced a raft of tough measures limiting the formal traders' access to commoditie...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 05:59hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
How a Zimbabwean business coach went from artisinal miner to CEO
"I am always busy from Monday to Friday working for the Youth Miners Foundation, and on other days I will be at my own gold mineā¦" Payne Farai Kupfuwa, the 36-year-old CEO of the Young Miners Founda...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:57hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
$10 trillion kitty to complete high-impact projects in Zimbabwe
SEVEN high-impact projects - spanning energy, information and communication technology, transport, water and sanitation, agriculture, health, education and housing, among other sectors - are expected ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:48hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs call for better pay for judicial officers
Members of Parliament are calling for increased remuneration for judicial officers, arguing that it is crucial for ensuring efficient and impartial service in Zimbabwe's courts.Wedza North leg...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 10:27hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Only Matebeleland has less road rehab work?
GOVERNMENT has so far rehabilitated and reconstructed more than 400 kilometres of road network in Manicaland Province under various initiatives, including the Post Cyclone Idai Recovery and Resilience...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:28hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
1 million chicks, 7 000 goats for free!
MORE than 110 000 rural households have received over 1, 1 million indigenous chicks and about 7 000 goats countrywide in the last 14 months as part of Government's programme to guarantee food securit...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 16:09hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Community Wildlife Scouts to complement sustainable human-wildlife relations - AWF
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has built capacity of 118 community wildlife scouts through targeted professional trainings that equipped them with basic and advanced skills in ecological monito...Published: 21 Dec 2023 at 07:53hrs | 267 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Failure to comprehend CCC's sell-out on reforms is symptomatic of incurable stupidity and worse
"Chounorasiswa ndochiri muruoko. Chirimudumbu unorotwiswa. Hupenzi chifo, unofa nahwo!" (What you are holding, you can throw away. What is on your stomach, you can vomit. Stupidity is a curse you take...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 22:30hrs | 2042 | by Wilbert Mukori
Is China good for Zimbabwe?
IMAGINE your father having an "all-weather friend" who appears to stand by him in every situation.This seemingly "all-weather friend", however, looks away as your father brutally batters your ...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 09:10hrs | 714 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Masvingo residents tired of living in darkness
Residents of Masvingo, organized under the Communities in Action Platform (CAP), took to the streets on Monday to protest against the escalating load-shedding imposed by the power utility ZESA....Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:15hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's solution not necessarily in regime change but holding leaders accountable
I have often told those around me this fact.If truth be told, I actually do not hate Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa or opposition CCC party leader Nelson Chamisa.In fact, I did not...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 20:32hrs | 584 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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