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School threatens to expel 500 learners
The future of at least 500 learners at Mother Patrick Convent Primary School in Harare hangs in the balance after the school expelled 40 students for allegedly disrupting lessons. The expulsion letter...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 06:52hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Ecobank reopens Parkade branch after $4 million heist
Ecobank Zimbabwe has reopened its Parkade branch in Bulawayo's Central Business District (CBD) after a two-month closure following a shocking armed robbery. The October 3 heist, described as Zimbabwe'...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:40hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Environmental crisis looms at Vumbachikwe... amid concern over management's non compliance
ENVIRONMENTAL crisis is reportedly looming at Vumbachikwe mine in Gwanda after the management set up an allegedly substandard elution processing facilities wrapped around by a sail above ground surfac...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 15:58hrs | 438 | by Stephen Jakes
Baboon menace rocks Pumula South residents
Residents of Pumula South's Phase 3 in Ward 17 are raising alarm over a growing population of baboons that has disrupted their lives, caused property damage, and endangered their safety. The animals a...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 08:51hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Disaster as rains destroy over 25 schools in Masvingo
Heavy rains that swept across Masvingo province in recent weeks have caused widespread damage, with 25 schools in the region either having their classrooms or teachers' houses destroyed. The destructi...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 14:02hrs | 919 | by Staff reporter
Zambezi lager in short supply
Delta Corporation Limited, Zimbabwe's leading producer of alcoholic beverages, has reassured consumers of ample supplies of its products during the upcoming festive season, following concerns over a r...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:55hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Honda Fit gangs stage flash protest at City Hall
A convoy of seven Honda Fit vehicles disrupted normalcy outside City Hall this afternoon as unidentified youths staged a flash demonstration to denounce alleged corruption by city councillors and the ...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 19:09hrs | 1805 | by Staff reporter
Grade 3 learner dies in collapsing grocery store
A tragic incident in Mberengwa District on Monday evening claimed the life of a Grade 3 learner from Mahindi Primary School. The young girl, who was seeking shelter from the heavy rains, was killed wh...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:40hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Delta dumps normal supplies route amid Mozambique political turmoil
Despite using the shortest route for its timeous raw material distribution and chain supplies over the years, listed beverages manufacturing giant, Delta Corporation Limited, has announced political s...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 13:02hrs | 1222 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Hailstorm leaves 25 homeless in Beitbridge
A severe hailstorm that struck the Luwade area in Beitbridge last Wednesday has left approximately 25 people, including 12 children, homeless. The violent storm caused significant destruction, particu...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:36hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
Phone tracker leads hubby to wife's love nest
WITH years of marriage, a spouse develops a keen sense of when something is not quite right.However, with the help of smartphones, mobile apps, or cutting-edge software like a tracker, you can...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:55hrs | 1156 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA, Sports Commission sign MoU to restore normalcy to Zimbabwe football
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Normalisation Committee has made significant progress in fulfilling its FIFA-mandated tasks, recently signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 11:49hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa slams Mnangagwa's govt
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has condemned the ongoing repression of pro-democracy activists in Zimbabwe, attributing the crackdown to the fallout from the disputed 2023 general elections. Chamisa...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 12:44hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwe should break free from the US dollar's grip
Government Up Close"Normalcy is that a country must have its own currency," President Mnangagwa is on record highlighting this fact.Some people have argued that one of the gravest fina...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 14:10hrs | 61 | by Nick Mangwana
Sakunda challenge Bosso, Dembare
SAKUNDA Holdings has challenged Dynamos and Highlanders to win titles after the energy giant yesterday presented the two teams with their 2024 season kit.The country's two most supported clubs...Published: 12 Apr 2024 at 09:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers can't breathe
When the teachers are happy (elephants making love), the learners will naturally benefit from their physical and intellectual energies that will be deployed in the teaching-learning process.TH...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 07:26hrs | 7 | by Nicholas Aribino
Warriors calls off strike
Normalcy has returned into the Warriors camp after players were paid their camping allowances and appearance fees, allowing them to return to training ahead of Sunday's crucial Sunday's 2026 FIFA Worl...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 09:35hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's hastened currency shift won't end lending crisis'
Economists suggest that the recent issuance of a Statutory Instrument (SI) extending the use of multiple currencies in Zimbabwe until 2030 may have revealed the extent of President Emmerson Mnangagwa'...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 14:55hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
CCC update on disengagement
On the 11th of October 2023, the Citizens Coalition for Change announced that it would be disengaging from Parliamentary and Local Authorities sittings for a temporary period of 14 days. This ...Published: 26 Oct 2023 at 15:19hrs | 1 | by Ostallos Siziba
15 students expelled for indiscipline
Tranquility has been restored at Gokomere High School, a Catholic institution in Masvingo, following disturbances by Form 4 students. This led school authorities to instruct parents to retrieve all Or...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 06:03hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Wicknell Chivayo gifts Zanu-PF affiliated MC US$65,000 Toyota Hilux
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has donated a Toyota Hilux double cab 4×4 vehicle worth US$65 000 to financially troubled Zanu-PF affiliated MC David Masomere, who recently found himself i...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 20:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimra revenue collection surpasses target
A TOTAL of $4,43 trillion in revenue was collected against a target of $3,49 trillion in the first half of the year with positive growth recorded on value-added tax on imports, customs duty, excise du...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum, Chiefs booted out of Caf competitions
REIGNING Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions FC Platinum and Chibuku Super Cup holders Bulawayo Chiefs were excluded from the Caf Champions League and Confederation Cup preliminary draw held ...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:43hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Drama as congregants fight
DRAMA recently ensued at St John's Apostolic Faith Mission in Bulawayo's New Lobengula suburb when congregants fought during a church service over what some members claimed was a lack of transpa...Published: 14 Jul 2023 at 18:38hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | | by Musa Kika
Hwange unit 7 removed from the grid
THE recent higher levels of load-shedding is temporary while the new 300MW Hwange Thermal Power Station's Unit 7 goes through evaluation after the Unit successfully completed its reliability run....Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
The new Big Six: Is there a changing of the guard in the Premier League?
For football enthusiasts, the English Premier League is a captivating arena where the best clubs in the country lock horns. Over the past few years, six teams have consistently remained in the spotlig...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 11:03hrs | 14 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa must reign in his son in-law, says football fans
FOOTBALL supporters have implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in the impasse between Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) and suspended Zifa board members which led to Zimbabwe's suspe...Published: 14 Mar 2023 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Understanding the collapse of Zimbabwe
THE first two decades that followed the independence of Zimbabwe in 1980 were characterised by a number of major developments. Government expanded social services such as health and education — the ...Published: 10 Mar 2023 at 05:20hrs | 9 | by Eddie Cross
Bulawayo Council reveals eGodini Mall relocation strategy
The City of Bulawayo has issued a circular informing informal traders and the generality of the public on the steps that shall be taken to relocate informal vendors to the botched eGodini Mall sit...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 18:33hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Bulawayo suburbs go for 7 days without water
BULAWAYO has been hit by a serious water crisis with most suburbs going for more than a week without running water amid fears of a disease outbreak.The water crisis has also led to residents t...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 18:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Water infrastructure vandalism worries Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has expressed serious concern over rampant vandalism of key infrastructure at Epping Forest and Rochester Aquifer in Nyamandlovu, a development which continues to negatively affect...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt concedes power cuts causing distress
GOVERNMENT has admitted that the prevailing electricity blackouts are causing distress to citizens and business as Zimbabwe is currently experiencing uninterrupted 18 hours or more of load shedding....Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe braces for dark Christmas
ZIMBABWEANS have to brace for a dark Christmas, with power outages projected to persist until February next year when the water level at Lake Kariba is expected to rise, The NewsHawks reported....Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shock as 13-year-old impregnates 9-year-old cousin in Tsholotsho
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has issued a statement confirming that the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) results obtained from National University of Science and Technology on 25 November 2022, in connecti...Published: 26 Nov 2022 at 14:39hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
EU launches €400 million partnership programme
THE European Union has launched the Africa-EU partnership programme to promote greener and climate smart agriculture, as well as gender equality and women empowerment, which will see Zimbabwe getting ...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
PSMAS gets $4,25bn bailout
Another $4,25 billion has been provided by the Government to bail out Premier Service Medical Aid Society and get the country's largest society, and the one that is used by almost all State employees,...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Temporary halt in birth, death certificates issuance
THE Civil Registry Department has temporarily stopped issuing birth and death certificates due to technical challenges. In a Press statement yesterday, the department said the documents ...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 04:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embarks on rebranding journey
ZIMBABWE is embarking on a journey to repair its image, which was battered by the Western media over the years through negative publicity.The assault on its image perception by the West follow...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police target highway criminals
Criminal syndicates operating around Ngundu Growth Point in southern Masvingo have been targeting accident victims along the Harare-Beitbridge highway, prompting police to launch an operation to bring...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fatima High teachers refuse to test for Covid-19
SOME teachers at Fatima High School in Lupane District in Matabeleland North allegedly refused to be tested for Covid-19 following a recent outbreak of the virus at the school.The positive cas...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
SA addresses cargo movement challenges
Commercial cargo is now moving south through Beitbridge Border Post after the South African Revenue Service managed to refuel its stand-by generator on Tuesday afternoon, so allowing customs officers ...Published: 22 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Witch-hunt scare hits UZ
UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe students say they are living in fear and skipping lectures amid strong suspicion of an ongoing police witch-hunt to bring to book suspects behind recent demonstrations that rock...Published: 17 Sep 2022 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets tough on Government's procurement process
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has spoken tough on the Government procurement process saying he is going to ensure that no public resources will be used to finance economic hitmen and women as has been the case ...Published: 14 Aug 2022 at 07:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
NetOne apologises for network disruptions
NetOne subscribers say they continue to face network challenges following the recent system upgrade. The company has since apologised for the challenges. In a statement today, NetOne s...Published: 03 Jul 2022 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son in-law lift ZIFA board suspension
THE Sports and Recreation Commission have lifted the suspension of members of the ZIFA board as part of the on-going process to institute reforms needed to bring back normalcy to the domestic football...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says net closing in on economic saboteurs
INVESTIGATIONS are underway to expose the third hand that could be working with some big companies to destabilise the economy, President Mnangagwa has said.This comes as the Government has int...Published: 20 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
O-Level results out
THE Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) has released Ordinary Level results with the country recording a 26,3 percent pass rate, a 1,57 percent increase compared to 2020.In a stateme...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Govt should restore teachers' dignity
AFRICAN leaders have never valued education. It is never their culture to learn and explore.The current leadership in Zimbabwe is a very good example. Our leadership does not even value qualit...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:07hrs | | by Village Teacher
Zupco apologises for transport woes
The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) yesterday apologised to the commuting public for the transport woes being experienced mostly in urban areas.In a statement, Zupco management said ...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
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