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Zimbabwe police to impound unregistered vehicles
Zimbabwean police have issued a stern warning to drivers and owners of unregistered vehicles, stating that such cars will be impounded if found on the country's roads. The crackdown follows concerns t...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 18:18hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Brilliant Billiat shows his class
YADAH coach Thomas Ruzive is pleased with the promising signs he saw from the club's marquee signing Khama Billiat in their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match Bikita Minerals on Sunday.R...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gokwe, Kwekwe voters rolls found in Chitungwiza
THE Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe) has revealed that the voting process in last week's harmonised elections was characterised by serious mishaps including voters rolls...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nomination court gaffe exposes Chamisa's strategy
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) almost had its parliamentary candidates and those on the party lists disqualified during Nomination Court as a result of its "strategic ambiguity" tactic not to...Published: 22 Jun 2023 at 18:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stands with DRC
Zimbabwe stands with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) which it enjoys cordial relations with following the death of more than 400 people due to floods and mudslides.President Mnangagwa y...Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
2 minors die in scotch cart mishaps
Two children died in Gokwe and Zvishavane respectively in two separate incidents involving ox-drawn carts.Midlands Police Spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the incidents saying...Published: 09 May 2023 at 19:19hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala asks for postponement of his trial
JAILED Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) vice chairperson Job Sikhala on Wednesday sought postponement of his trial, indicating he wanted to appeal against the magistrate's ruling dismissing an appl...Published: 12 Jan 2023 at 20:09hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'40% Zimbabwean cars uninsured'
At least 40 percent of cars on Zimbabwe's roads do not have insurance cover, the Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ) has said.ICZ spokesperson Ringisai Batiya said this has affected victims of...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moots Road Accident Fund
Government is mooting the establishment of a Road Accident Fund (RAF) which is aimed at minimising the effects of traffic accidents on the citizenry and the proposal was tabled to traffic stakeholders...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 18:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is out of order; he must do his work, says SA MEC
South African Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba says the presence of Zimbabweans in her country in need of healthcare, including women going to give birth there, running away from collapsed hospi...Published: 01 Sep 2022 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Merry Chiwenga is unfit to see her children but fit to stand trial: What a travesty of justice
Of all the events of injustice that happened in 2021 is that of Merry Chiwenga. This is a woman, not so long ago, was saluted by Zanu PF members and supporters as the second lady of the Republic of Zi...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 15:05hrs | 8 | by Nomazulu Thata
Marry Chiwenga and Sipho Malunga bring bad omens to Zanu-PF!
There are some behaviours, which the wisest among the Bantu call bad omens. These are signs, real or imagined, of ill fortune or catastrophe in the future.When we were children, and my f...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 18:58hrs | 9 | by Ken Mufuka
Redcliff killings death toll rises
ONE more person has died from wounds sustained when a man went berserk in Redcliff on Saturday morning killing six people on the spot and leaving several others critically injured.Six people d...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man feared dead after croc attack
A 33-YEAR-OLD man is feared dead after he was attacked by a crocodile at the Lake Harvest harbour in the resort town of Kariba.Witnesses yesterday said the victim, Bernard Nyabadza, was fishin...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to officially open ZITF
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is the guest of honour at this year's edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF). The country's prime trade showcase would be held under strict Covid-19 guidelines beg...Published: 21 Sep 2021 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa on another official opening ceremony next week
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will officially open this year's edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) slated for next week in Bulawayo. The prime trade showcase will be held under strict Covid-...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 19:21hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Are electric cars more expensive to insure?
The simple answer to this question is "yes". An electric car, when compared side by side to its gasoline powered equivalent, will cost more to insure. There are numerous reasons for this. Some make se...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 14:34hrs | 13 | by Staff Writer
Are electric cars more expensive to insure?
The simple answer to this question is "yes". An electric car, when compared side by side to its gasoline powered equivalent, will cost more to insure. There are numerous reasons for this. Some make se...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 16:51hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Funeral parlours mix up bodies families fear identifying relatives because of Covid-19
The third wave of coronavirus has been unforgiving. There has been an explosion in infections and deaths since mid-June.In the 54 days from June 19 — when fatalities rose to double digits â€...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 08:30hrs | | by Bishop L
Zesa to compensate for power surge damages?
ELECTRICITY users who suffer losses due to power surges can now be compensated after the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), developed a mechanism to cover such mishaps...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Killer potholes in Bulawayo
MOTORISTS in Bulawayo have called for urgent action on pothole-riddled roads that continue to cause fatal accidents in the city. Motorists approaching potholes are sometimes forced to swerve i...Published: 27 Apr 2021 at 06:32hrs | 8 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu-PF MP protests abuse of agric inputs
ZANU-PF legislator for Magunje has taken Lands Minister Anxious Masuka over the continued abuse and mismanagement of farm inputs distributed to local farmers under government schemes.Speaking ...Published: 22 Feb 2021 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
We are not at war, says Malunga
VETERAN musician and promoter Clive Malunga yesterday challenged the government to run institutions based on non-partisanship after his Jenaguru Arts Centre built 25 years ago in the capital was on Th...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF targets Harare seats
THE Zanu-PF Harare province has completed primary elections and is now geared for by-elections following the recall of seven MDC-T legislators and 22 councillors. The party's provincial interi...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nakamba's Villa crush Liverpool
Aston Villa 7 - 2 LiverpoolJurgen Klopp's Reds were crushed by Ollie Watkins' hat-trick as part of a four-goal first halfLiverpool's Premier League title defence got off to a perfect start...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 21:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Private schools reopen
PRIVATE schools reopened yesterday for the Cambridge examination classes with the generality of them adhering to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education's mandatory Standard Operating Procedur...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 06:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zera raises alarm on illegal gas fillers
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has expressed concern at the mushrooming of roadside and backyard Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP gas) filling posts, saying they should be regularised to a...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Scotch cart accidents kill 3
THREE people died among them a five-year-old boy in two separate scotch cart mishaps in Matabeleland South Province.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Chief Inspector Philisani...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 13:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mid-air scare for fastjet passengers
PASSENGERS aboard a Fastjet plane flying from Harare to Bulawayo were alarmed on Wednesday morning when they were told in mid-air that their flight had a technical problem which necessitated a return ...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Goblins wreak havoc in family
A SEEMINGLY unremorseful Mutasa man who let his family live in abject poverty and incessant torment from several goblins he allegedly possessed has been ordered by Chief Mutasa to take the lead in cle...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff repoirter
Sacked UK Minister reflects inherent imperial hangovers
Speaking on 16 February 2001 on the need for European Unity, then President of the European Commission, Romani Prodi exclusively told Britain's The Guardian newspaper something that anyone interested ...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:33hrs | 2 | by Ranga Mataire
Questions over Mnangagwa's choice of advisors
ON three occasions, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, has been forced to cut short his foreign trips to attend to pressing matters back home — raising questions about the quality of advice he ...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 18:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe is a sick nation'
They say "a healthy nation is a happy nation while a sickly nation is a sad nation".Today Zimbabwe is a "sad nation" because of an ailing health sector saddled by drug shortages and a cripplin...Published: 29 Dec 2018 at 18:35hrs | | by Harry Peter Wilson
Overturning donkey cart kills 12-year-old
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy died on the spot while two other people were injured when a donkey drawn scotch cart they were travelling in overturned in Nkayi District.Nkosikhona Moyo of Khoto Village in ...Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 06:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
41 arrested over Aug 1 post-election violence
Forty one people have been arrested in connection with the August 1 shootings that claimed six people in post-election protests that were met by a military crackdown, detective chief inspector Edmore ...Published: 14 Nov 2018 at 13:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya is now an HIV/Aids Scientist
According to Prophet Magaya, the HIV/Aids cure is now found as well as the cure for cancer related diseases. I am neither writing this piece to disprove the claim of prophet Magaya nor approving it. I...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 14:43hrs | | by Don Chigumba
Zimbabwe is rising
In this progressive (baby footsteps at most) moment of rebuilding and rebranding our nation, we find ourselves in even more deepening crisis. Some of those looming up include shortage of cement, conti...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:24hrs | | by Dr. Takesure Tazvishaya
Zimbabwe companies should leverage on ICT transformation
TODAY'S global economy is powered by technology. From insurance, banking, marketing, news, education, health and communication, it is hard to imagine a modern business that does not rely on technology...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Jacob Mutisi
Witchcraft storm!
A HONDE Valley family is at the centre of a witchcraft storm, which has left the eldest son who is being accused of sorcery, at odds with rest of the family and the community.In an interview with The ...Published: 20 Jul 2018 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Communication, trust and Chigumba
With only a few days to go before Zimbabweans make their way to the polls to elect their political leaders for the next five years, the eyes of the of the nation and those observing are glued to the Z...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:24hrs | | by Christopher Farai Charamba
Unprecedented security at Mnangagwa's event
Security for President Emmerson Mnangagwa at his first meeting following the Bulawayo bomb blast which he described as an attempt on his life by "my usual enemies" was ultra-tight at the Harare Intern...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 13:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Unknown man found hanging from tree
AN unknown man was found hanging from a tree in Bulawayo's Pumula East suburb on Wednesday evening amid suspicions that he could have committed suicide.Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector P...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 07:15hrs | 4 | by Staff rpeorter
Aren't we just proud of Air Zimbabwe's safety record
IF Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) really, really was serious about marketing itself well, it would make enough money to buy more planes and pay workers, including those it surreptitiously fired.Now tha...Published: 02 Jun 2018 at 15:46hrs | 1 | by Lenox Lizwi Mhlanga
MRP blasts media for calling it Secessionist party
Mthwakazi Republic Party has said it is increasingly becoming aware of the deliberate and myopic behavior and attitude of the press towards the party.Mqondisi Ndebele MRP National Chairperson ...Published: 19 Dec 2017 at 06:48hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Man soils himself at a shrine while queuing to consult a prophet
A 70-YEAR-OLD Hurungwe man soiled himself at a shrine in Rugare when he was humiliated by people queuing to consult a prophet last Thursday.Peter Chiyangwa's humiliation came after he confesse...Published: 12 Dec 2017 at 15:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Theresa May faces calls to quit
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is losing the confidence of her colleagues and should consider stepping down, a former minister suggested, after a key speech aimed at revitalizing her leadership desce...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 06:44hrs | | by Bloomberg
Fly Zimbabwe Airways recruits staff
Fly Zimbabwe Airways has started recruiting staff pending its launch.A newspaper advertisement which was published yesterday said Fly Zimbabwe Airways is seeking an unspecified number of fligh...Published: 27 Sep 2017 at 16:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Head-on collision road accident victims named
Police have released the names of 10 people who died when a commuter omnibus evading a Vehicle Inspection Department (VID) checkpoint collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle in Murehwa on Monday mor...Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Back and raring to go, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I am back and raring to go. Following the unfortunate incident that took place at the airport-the second in as many years - my sixth sense is tellin...Published: 20 Jul 2017 at 13:41hrs | | by CZ
Comrade Chihuri and Justice Makarau: Will Zimbabwe ever be big enough for big dreamers?
I developed problems with my left front wheel about nine hours into my journey from Johannesburg to Harare. I had left home at five in the morning and made it past Masvingo by three o'clock. But the t...Published: 16 Jul 2017 at 18:29hrs | 1 | by Tafi Mhaka
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