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Madinda frets over fatigue
HIGHLANDERS coach Madinda Ndlovu says signs of fatigue are still showing in his squad following the draining trip that took them to Rusape via Mutare then Harare and Kariba last week to fulfil two Cas...Published: 10 hrs ago | 186 | by Staff reporter
Police escalate fight against vendors
POLICE yesterday reinforced their security, with some police details getting onto the streets armed with AK-47 rifles, as the law enforcement agency upped its effort to evict defiant vendors from Hara...Published: 11 hrs ago | 300 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's ex-minister sued over $31,000 power bill
FORMER Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development minister, Nyasha Chikwinya, has been taken to court over an outstanding $31 765 energy bill owing to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Di...Published: 11 hrs ago | 237 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance activist jailed over arson threats
An MDC-T activist based in Mutare was yesterday slapped with a six-month jail term for threatening to torch 25 houses belonging to Zanu PF supporters soon after the July 30 elections.James Osw...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:02hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Madinda issues rallying cry
HIGHLANDERS coach Madinda Ndlovu has demanded that his players win the Chibuku Super Cup and fight for a top four finish in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League to prove that the club's rebuilding p...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:45hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
New minister cracks the whip
THERE is need to change people's work culture and ethics and bury the "no hurry in Africa" attitude if the country is to achieve development targets set by President Mnangagwa in his 2030 vision. ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | 1089 | by Staff reporter
Chipanga appeal thrown out
EFFORTS by expelled former Zanu-PF youth leader Kudzai Chipanga to be readmitted into the party suffered a blow on Sunday after the Manicaland provincial executive committee (PEC) threw out his appeal...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:38hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Manicaland supporters demand Madiro ouster
SCORES of Zanu PF supporters in Manicaland yesterday stormed the provincial party headquarters in Mutare, demanding the election of a new executive to replace the current one led by Mike Madiro....Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:52hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Motorists fume over new tollgate
MOTORISTS have expressed dismay over the establishment of the Colleen Bawn tollgate along Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road, saying they were already paying too much at existing tollgates. Government y...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:25hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe motorists to pay more in toll fees
Hard-pressed motorists will have to dig deeper into their depleted pockets for toll fees, after Zinara announced yesterday that it was increasing the number of tollgates on the country’s highways. ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:35hrs | 4508 | by Staff reporter
Long fuel queues resurface
Long fuel queues resurfaced in Harare and other parts of the country yesterday as most service stations went dry, with many motorists resorting to panic buying.Motorists queue for fuel at a se...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:13hrs | 1150 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa approves cholera fund
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has approved a budget of nearly $64 million for immediate needs in the fight against dual outbreaks of cholera and typhoid in Harare and other parts of the country, chairperson of ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Taxed to death - Five new tollgates open today
GOVERNMENT has established five new tollgates on major highways with effect from today as part of efforts to generate more revenue for roads infrastructure development. In an e-mailed response...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 1387 | by Staff reporter
Madinda is a winner
HIGHLANDERS have described their coach Madinda Ndlovu as a fighter and a winner in a show of support for the gaffer who is on a mission to lay the foundation on which to build a strong side. T...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:36hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF expels 'rogue' party member
The ruling Zanu-PF has expelled Talent Kadzima who stood as an independent candidate in the Nyanga South National Assembly elections.Kadzima, defied the party and stood as an independent candi...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 16:34hrs | 1811 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF structures making Mnangagwa unpopular in Manicaland
WAR veterans in Manicaland are up in arms against the Zanu-PF provincial leadership, accusing the executive of making party leader President Emmerson Mnangagwa unpopular in the province.Alread...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:11hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
Fading giants seek solace in Chibuku
FADING giants Highlanders, Caps United and Dynamos have been presented with an opportunity to salvage something from a disastrous season when they shift focus to the country's premier knockout tournam...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
'MDC council, govt should work together'
MDC Alliance-controlled local authorities are not autonomous to government and pushing for absolute independence would place them on collision course with the ministry of Local Government, an official...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 14:15hrs | 1184 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual opens eighth one-stop-shop branch in Chinhoyi
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe - One of Zimbabwe's largest financial service companies, Old Mutual, today opened their eighth one-stop-shop branch in Chinhoyi to offer clients their main financial and banking ser...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 12:28hrs | 1062 | by Agencies
Dembare lose to Harare City
Harare City edged out fading giants Dynamos 1-0 in a derby game played in front of a paltry crowd at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday afternoon.The Glamour Boys put on a lifeless performance in the fi...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 17:38hrs | 1736 | by Staff reporter
Poor urban service delivery leads to disease outbreak
POOR service delivery in towns and cities has been the major cause of diseases such as cholera and typhoid.It is a pity that residents in most urban centres in the country have since the turn ...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:51hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Government secures $940m lifeline for Harare water
Government has secured funding commitments worth $940 million from China to overhaul Harare's water and sewer system, which is in a state of disrepair and has been blamed for the current cholera outbr...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:19hrs | 1692 | by Staff Reporter
Highlanders stumble again
Highlanders suffered their second straight defeat when they lost 2-0 to ZPC Kariba in a match played at Nyamhunga Stadium on Saturday afternoon.The Bulawayo giants had lost to Mutare City in t...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 22:01hrs | 1369 | by Staff reporter
I'll work on rebranding Zimbabwe image, says Mutsvangwa
NEWLY-APPOINTED Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services minister Monica Mutsvangwa says one of her major priorities is working towards rebranding the country's image in line with President Em...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:24hrs | 959 | by Staff reporter
Let's give Mnangagwa a chance to turnaround Zimbabwe
For a long time, Zimbabwe was a country in the wilderness with little taking place, but since November 24, 2017 when President Mnangagwa took over the levers of powers, things started to tick. He emba...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:16hrs | 191 | by Elijah Chihota
Zanu-PF Manicaland in flames
ZANU-PF's former Manicaland provincial vice-chairman Joseph Mujati has been banned from carrying out party activities on allegations of decampaigning provincial chairman, Mike Madiro, as factionalism ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:37hrs | 4363 | by Staff reporter
Banning White City Stadium and approving Vhengere is witchcraft
HIGHLANDERS have described as "witchcraft" the decision to continue allowing Vhengere Stadium in Rusape to host Premier Soccer League matches after falling 0-1 to relegation-threatened Mutare City Rov...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:05hrs | 1197 | by Staff reporter
Gossiper beaten up, hospitalised
TWO HOB-HOUSE women who assaulted their neighbour for bad-mouthing as well as gossiping about them have been convicted and sentenced to 13 months imprisonment by a Mutare court. Precious Nheka...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:01hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Man crush ex-wife car with haulage truck
A MUTARE man has been hauled before the courts on malicious damage to property charges after he allegedly drove a haulage truck into his ex-wife Toyota Raum in an apparent fit of rage.Fungai K...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:01hrs | 601 | by Staff reporter
Madinda slams match officials after shock defeat
Mutare City Rovers 1- 0 Highlanders HIGHLANDERS' coach Madinda Ndlovu was livid with the way this match was handled and slammed the match officials after his team slumped to a shock defeat at the ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:18hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Bosso brought back to earth
Mutare City 1 - 0 HighlandersMutare City Rovers stunned Highlanders in a match played at Vengere Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.Veteran striker Evans Chikwaikwai scored the all-important g...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 19:25hrs | 1967 | by Staff reporter
Let's give Mnangagwa a chance to turn Zimbabwe around
For a long time, Zimbabwe was a country in the wilderness with virtually nothing taking place, but since 24 November 2017 when President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over the levers of powers things starte...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 16:16hrs | 2434 | by Elijah Chihota
Dad fatally smashes baby on the floor
A 33-year-old man from Chikwidibe B village under chief Chipuriro in Guruve was arrested on Monday after he allegedly murdered his 2 months old baby by smashing him on the floor.Farai Kanjere ...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 16:03hrs | 1791 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Conflict of interest in land probe team
CONFLICT of interest has arisen in the seven-member Commission of Inquiry into the sale of State land in and around urban areas since 2005 as it emerged that one of the commissioners is husband to a p...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
More enrol to train as teachers
TEACHERS' colleges have in recent months witnessed a 10 percent increase in the enrolment of students intending to train as secondary school teachers, an official has revealed. In his keynote ...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 1568 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe lacks political will to fight graft'
There is lack of political will at the top to fight corruption that has dogged the nation for decades, anti-corruption group Transparency International has said.Frank Mpahlo, the watchdog's Zi...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 17:15hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo shocked
Former Information Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo said he was shocked that Zimbabwe had a "Stop List" which was being used by the Registrar General to refuse to issue passports to Zimbabwean citizen...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 20:50hrs | 22938 | by Staff reporter
New councillors warned against taking politics into chambers
INCOMING Mutare councillors have been warned against taking their MDC Alliance matters into council chambers following Blessing Tandi's unopposed election as mayor on Thursday.Councillor Kudak...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:39hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Sino-Hydro, ZPC cornered over employment opportunities
HWANGE district administrator Simon Muleya yesterday convened an urgent crisis meeting with Sino-Hydro and Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) management, chiefs and Zanu-PF officials to discuss employment m...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:13hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
What to consider when choosing a wedding venue
Hello there everyone, I trust you all had an amazing week. I had a horrible week. I was asked by a client, what is better "to pay for a venue that can put together your whole wedding or venue only and...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Cop in pangolin case takes bail bid to High Court
THE bail application hearing of a police officer and two of his accomplices who were found in possession of a pangolin worth $5 000 is set to be heard in the High Court in Harare today.Judah N...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders hike charges
HIGHLANDERS FC have hiked charges for their blockbuster tie against Dynamos at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday with the cheapest ticket (Rest of the Ground) going for $5 up from $3. Wings will cost $1...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:38hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Madiro scoffs at NPF’s poll petition
Zanu-PF Mutare North House of Assembly representative Michael Madiro has described losing National Patriotic Front (NPF) candidate, Mr Agrippa Bopela Masiyakurima's High Court petition challenging his...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:33hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Schools urged to embrace mobile cash
GOVERNMENT has instructed schools to open mobile money accounts and create more options for parents to pay school fees besides cash and bank transfers. A snap survey in Mutare yesterday showed...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Water woes stall Steel Makers' re-opening
THE prevailing water shortage in Masvingo has stalled the re-opening of Steel Makers Sponge Iron plant. Masvingo city has been battling a serious water shortage following the breakdown of two pumps at...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:27hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Man destroys wife's car
A Mutare man has been charged of destroying his wife's car in a fit of rage after finding her in the company of her lover at a filling station before they had separated.Fungai Kufakunesu, 42, ...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 15:53hrs | 3165 | by Staff reporter
Councils offer discounts to ratepayers
Zimbabwe's local authorities which are owed over $2 billion are now desperately discounting their ratepayers in a bid to recover some of the money.Since the beginning of the year, most council...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 12:56hrs | 1602 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa defies ZRP rally ban
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, is going ahead with his rally scheduled for Kwekwe on Sunday, his first since he lost the July 30 plebiscite to President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zanu-PF.Cham...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 21:19hrs | 4315 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed 4 years for escaping from police custody
A 25-YEAR-OLD Mutare man was yesterday sentenced to four years behind bars for attempting to escape from police custody on his way from Mutare General Hospital after faking illness.Francis Sau...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:07hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Detectives arrested over $220 bribe
TWO detectives based at Mutare Central Police Station were this week hauled before the courts on allegations of collecting bribes amounting to $220 from second hand clothes dealers.Collen Taru...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:37hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
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