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Zimbabwe allays fears of ARV shortages
The Government has assured Zimbabweans that the country has adequate stocks of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), following concerns about potential shortages after reports that the United States Governmen...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 08:58hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Why fuel prices are high in Zim
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has attributed the country's high fuel pump prices to the substantial tax burden and levies applied to petrol and diesel, compared to other countries in...Published: 12 Nov 2024 at 11:00hrs | 1591 | by Staff reporter
CCC MP hails abolition of death penalty
The Citizens Coalition for Change legislator for Dzivarasekwa Edwin Mushoriwa has applauded Cabinet for approving the abolition of the death penalty after he successfully raised a motion for the scrap...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt tells journalists to reject political manipulation
GOVERNMENT has implored journalists to maintain their independence from politicians to enhance balance and fairness in election coverage.In a speech read on her behalf by Information, Publicit...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:36hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to conduct cloud seeding should need arise
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has resources required to conduct cloud seeding during the 2021/22 rainfall season, should need arise. This comes as the MSD said there were still po...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:01hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's online content creators under siege
FREEDOM of expression and access to information is and will always be the backbone of any democracy.The media should express itself freely, without being gagged or persecuted. At the bottom of...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:32hrs | 4 | by Evans Mathanda
Lack of petty cash hampers service delivery
THE Harare City Council (HCC) has disclosed that some of the challenges it is facing in the maintenance of roads were as a result of lack of petty cash to purchase minor items such as fuses and materi...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 22:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Veteran journalist, Dongozi, to be honored.
THE Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) divulged plans to honour the late veteran Journalist, rights advocate, environmentalist, friend rolled in one and immediate past secretary-general, Foster Vulin...Published: 03 Apr 2021 at 08:15hrs | 3 | by Shelton Muchena
Dongozi laid to rest
THE late veteran journalist and Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) secretary general, Foster Dongozi, was laid to rest at his rural home in Sanyati yesterday, with mourners describing him as an inimi...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maternity fees back
THE Government has reintroduced maternal user fees with pregnant women expected to pay at least RTGS$80 to register at public health institutions. This came out during a sexual and reproductiv...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Auditor-General wields rod on corrupt officials
Auditor-General Mildred Chiri (AG) has given assurances that officials of government institutions and State-owned enterprises (SoEs) indicted of corruption in audit reports would be dealt with in term...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Turkish Airlines has not made any formal communication with Zimbabwe
Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe's acting general manager, Tawanda Gusha has said Turkish Airlines has not made any formal communication with Zimbabwe to establish flights between Harare and Turke...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 08:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Condom dispensers for kombis
THE National Aids Council (Nac) is consulting with public transport operators to put condom dispensers in commuter omnibuses, buses and other public transport vehicles, in a bid to increase condom upt...Published: 10 Jun 2018 at 09:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
11 000 people placed on Zec exclusion list
About 11 000 people from the 5,4 million registered voters have been placed on the exclusion list after their demographic data was not captured correctly ahead of the inspection of the voters roll whi...Published: 19 May 2018 at 14:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Candidates to get voters roll
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission will avail a copy of the voters roll to every candidate in the 2018 harmonised elections.In an interview in Kariba last Thursday, ZEC Commissioner Joice Kazem...Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police set up election command unit for poll-related violence
POLICE have set up an election command unit to tackle election-related violence cases ahead of this year's polls, a senior police officer has said.Police spokesperson, Senior Assistant Commiss...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sex workers seek ties with media
SEX workers in Bulawayo have bemoaned what they termed misrepresentation in the mainstream media, citing negative coverage as increasing their discrimination in society.Speaking during a media...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:32hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter
No bad blood between cops, journos, claims Charamba
NATIONAL police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba has urged journalists and police officers to work together when covering rallies and demonstrations to avoid disseminating c...Published: 19 Mar 2018 at 05:56hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Police seek help in image clean-up drive
POLICE spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba has called on the media to complement police efforts to spruce up their image which was battered by rampant corruption and harassment...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Police ready for polls'
police are ready for the forthcoming harmonised elections and would ensure a peaceful and crime free poll after transforming under the new dispensation, Police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commission...Published: 15 Mar 2018 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Roadblocks resurfaces
POLICE Spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba has urged the public not to be dismayed by the resurfacing of the roadblocks saying Government has put in place drastic measures to c...Published: 14 Mar 2018 at 06:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Loopholes emerge in BVR
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has admitted to a loophole in the voter registration process, which allows multiple registration using different national identity documents as the biometric voter ...Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 12:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Tsvangirai TV debate ruled out
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has ruled out staging a televised debate with candidates vying for the presidency. The proposal to bring the candidates together and publicly discuss th...Published: 27 Sep 2017 at 11:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet battle looms
GOVERNMENT has virtually admitted that the country's economic blueprint, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZimAsset), has all but failed and is now dead in the water. ...Published: 19 May 2017 at 15:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra hails the media for constructive criticism
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has hailed the media for its constructive criticism of its activities in its operations.Acting Zimra Commissioner General Happias Kuzvinzwa made the rema...Published: 12 May 2017 at 06:24hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zimra owed $2.8 billion in unpaid taxes
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is currently owed $2,8 billion in unpaid taxes as companies continue defaulting due to several reasons, an official has said. Zimra acting commissioner g...Published: 10 May 2017 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe government sabotaged mega-deals - official says
Zimbabwe could have sabotaged itself in the China's much-vaunted multi-billion dollar mega-deals in various sectors of the economy by tasking officials with negotiating mega deals had litt...Published: 10 May 2017 at 04:47hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimra workers to declare assets
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) says it has since started forcing its workers to declare their assets in an effort to curb spiralling corruption. Zimra, however, urged members of the pu...Published: 09 May 2017 at 06:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimra rolls out electronic cargo tracking system
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has rolled out an Electronic Cargo Tracking System to ensure that there is no tempering with the cargo on transit by the drivers or any criminals who might intercept the...Published: 08 May 2017 at 15:01hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
ZIMRA hosts media workshop
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority hosted a media workshop on 1 March 2017 which was attended by about 50 media practitioners from both private and public media. The workshop, which wa...Published: 03 Mar 2017 at 05:42hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimra surpasses target for January
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) says it surpassed its gross and net revenue targets by over four percent and three percent respectively for the month of January.ZIMRA collected gros...Published: 02 Mar 2017 at 15:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Media urged to report coaches who snub post match interviews
THE Castle Lager Premier Soccer League has urged the media to report coaches who snub post-match interviews. While it is a requirement and a punishable offence under the PSL regulations for coache...Published: 07 Aug 2016 at 10:46hrs | | by Sports Reporter
Zimbabwe misses Aids levy collections target
The government has saved about $200 million of the $555 million allocated by the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria for 2014-2016 period, the National Aids Council has said.Sp...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 06:45hrs | | by Paidamoyo Chipunza
Media Address ZUJ Journalists Workshops signing ceremony - Telecel CEO
Thank you all, ZUJ leadership and their team, members of the press, Telecel and staff, for making the time to join us today as we sign an agreement with ZUJ that will see Telecel sponsor journalists t...Published: 08 Oct 2015 at 11:32hrs | | by Angeline Vere, Telecel CEO
Mugabe sets up complaints hotline
THE government is setting up a Presidential complaints hotline within ministries to address citizen concerns over public sector service delivery.Zimbabweans will be able to call the hotlines f...Published: 11 Mar 2015 at 07:04hrs | | by Clemence Manyukwe
'Change human rights approach' says Supa Mandiwanzira
The Deputy Minister of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services, Supa Mandiwanzira, who was officiating at the opening of a Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) and Media Workshop, appealed to ...Published: 21 Oct 2014 at 19:38hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Mudede must zip-up and avoid making reckless statements'
THE Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC) has appealed to the government to order some of its top officials such as Registrar-General Tobaiwa Mudede to zip-up and avoid making "reckless" s...Published: 22 Sep 2014 at 12:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to miss digitalisation deadline
Zimbabwe is unlikely to meet the June 2015 international digital migration deadline set by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) due to lack of funding and a coordinated approach, a telecom...Published: 28 Apr 2014 at 20:18hrs | | by Xolisani Ncube
Matabeleland region youths shortchanged
MATABELELAND North and South Provinces do not have sustainable industrial opportunities, a development that has seen youths in the provinces failing to benefit from the Governmment's Youth Fund, an of...Published: 22 Nov 2013 at 02:52hrs | 2 | by Pamela Shumba in Banket
Prof Jonathan Moyo promises more engagement
GOVERNMENT will soon come up with an all-inclusive mechanism to deal with issues raised during consultations with various media players in the country, Information, Media and Broadcasting Service...Published: 14 Nov 2013 at 02:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cops always dangle handcuffs to get 'free sex' says prostitute
A SELF-CONFESSED prostitute from Epworth in Harare has claimed that civil servants, particularly soldiers and police officers, constituted the majority of the industry's clients, but were notorious fo...Published: 10 Nov 2013 at 03:20hrs | | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T approaches Sadc over 'illegal' poll
MDC-T has formally written to regional bloc Sadc for recourse saying the July 31 poll was "illegal" as it was foisted on Zimbabwe by President Mugabe in utter disregard of the rule of law and interna...Published: 11 Jul 2013 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim will soon start piloting HIV self-testing
ZIMBABWE will soon start piloting the self-testing of HIV by individuals at home in a development that is set to revolutionise the national response to HIV and Aids.This offers other avenues f...Published: 04 Jun 2013 at 21:45hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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