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Zimbabwe to craft gemstone marketing framework
The Government of Zimbabwe is developing a framework for marketing gemstones to address concerns over millions of US dollars being lost annually due to smuggling. The initiative includes crafting a ge...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 16:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Nigerian billionaire Zimbabwe deals falter amid capital problems
WITH the help of Zimbabwean authorities who supported him amass platinum, gold, lithium, iron ore, tin and some rare earth mineral concessions, it first appeared like he was going far.At some poin...Published: 28 May 2024 at 12:46hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
UK based Zimbabwean man to marry niece
A UK based Zimbabwean, who reportedly fell in love with his niece after seeing pictures of her attending a funeral, reportedly now plans to marry her, with the girl's parents also giving the union the...Published: 19 May 2024 at 12:21hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Tragedy Strikes in Chikangwe: Illegal fuel storage claims 3 lives in devastating fire
In a grim incident that unfolded on February 24, 2024, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has officially confirmed the death of three individuals following a fire outbreak at a residence in Chikangwe, Karoi...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 21:34hrs | | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Deputy PG implicated in gold mine scandal
ZIMBABWE'S acting deputy prosecutor-general, Michael Reza, is facing allegations of "conspiracy" and "sabotage" in connection with disputed gold claims in Bindura, documents obtained by Truth Diggers ...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's EPOs are only being held for speculative purposes
Calls have intensified for the Government to review the issuance of Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPOs) by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development following revelations that the majority of them ...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt misses US$12bn mining target
LEADING economists and mining industry experts warned this week the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development was manipulating data to give an impression that its ambitious US$12 billion target will be...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:13hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
CIO-linked company gets raw lithium export permit
THE Ministry of Mines and Mining Development has reportedly awarded a firm with suspected links to the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Terrestrial Holdings, a licence to export one million to...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 20:53hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Ukrainian smuggled into Zimbabwe, Immigration officers in trouble
Four Plumtree immigration officers find themselves embroiled in a scandal as they stand accused of fraudulent and corrupt activities involving the unlawful entry of a Ukrainian national into Zimbabwe,...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 20:27hrs | 9 | by Desmond Nleya /Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa appoints line ministries permanent secretaries
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has with immediate effect appointed deputy chief secretaries, line ministries' permanent secretaries and provincial affairs secretaries for devolution.In a stateme...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 21:10hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to take centre stage as 'world's next lithium valley'
As the shift towards sustainable energy gains momentum across the globe, the demand for lithium is anticipated to continue its upward trajectory, leading to an increase in its price despite growing su...Published: 03 Oct 2023 at 18:21hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - Dubbed 'the World's Next Lithium Valley' - to Speak at Critical Minerals Africa 2023
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - As Zimbabwe sets its sights on achieving a $12-billion mining industry by year-end, Pfungwa Kunaka, Permanent Secretary for Mines and Mining Development of Zimbabwe, will spe...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 12:54hrs | | by APO
Zimbabwe produces US$1,1 billion gold
Zimbabwe produced a total of 16 855kg or 594 543 ounces of gold in the first seven months of this year, translating to about US$1,1 billion in value, statistics from Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR) show....Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 13:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporter confiscates, torches CCC campaign posters
DREADED Zanu-PF member, Admire "Bicep" Ndhlovu allegedly set on fire opposition party campaign material this week in Chinhoyi.The ex-convict, who served time for murder, is one of surviving me...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:39hrs | | by Stafff reporter
Open letter to President Ramaphosa, Mnangagwa and HH
Open Letter from Dr Vusumuzi Sibanda a Constitutional and Human Rights law Practitioner and African Diaspora Global Network CEO The President of Zi...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 09:50hrs | | by Dr Vusumuzi Sibanda
Nigerian billionaire's US$1 billion Zimbabwean mining deals stall
NIGERIAN oil and gas billionaire Benedict Peters' massive investment plans to shell out over US$1 billion into a local platinum mining project and more into lithium, iron ore, tin, gold and rare earth...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 13:54hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe universities ranked among the best in sub-Saharan Africa
Three Zimbabwean universities have been ranked among the best universities in Africa from 88 universities in 20 countries by the Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings, demonstr...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 06:28hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Tragedy Strikes in Chikangwe: Illegal fuel storage claims 3 lives in devastating fire
In a grim incident that unfolded on February 24, 2024, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has officially confirmed the death of three individuals following a fire outbreak at a residence in Chikangwe, K...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 07:07hrs | 7 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Zimbabwean minister sweats over idle platinum miner
INVESTORS in one of Zimbabwe's biggest platinum projects - Todal Mining - were this week said to have dumped the project, turning the heat on Mines minister Winston Chitando to cancel its licence....Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 19:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stockpiles 350kg of gold after new policy
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has stockpiled more than 350 kilogrammes of gold collected under a new law compelling companies mining gold, diamonds, lithium and platinum group of metals (PGMs) to...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:00hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Journalists target Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe
Uzumba is one of the most talked about constituencies in Zimbabwe's political history.Just like its neighbouring Maramba constituency, also known as Maramba-Pfungwe, Uzumba is popularly known ...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:55hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa asked to intervene in mine row
THE Ministry of Industry and Commerce has requested President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in a mining wrangle between Chemplex Corporation and a former executive with the Industrial Development Co...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:09hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'ZEC to fix voter 'mis-posting' in delimitation aftermath'
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says it will correct anomalies whereby some voters, by virtue of residential addresses, are categorised as belonging to wrong local council wards.Common...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man rams car into barricades securing ex-VP Mohadi's VVIP tent
A 27-year-old Chinhoyi man is under investigation by state security agents after he ploughed through barricades that cordoned off a spot reserved for former Vice President Kembo Mohadi's VVIP tent....Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:37hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Minister Mupfumira attacks Zanu-PF rival
FORMER cabinet minister, Prisca Mupfumira chose a state function to vent anger at her estranged ally who is eyeing to dislodge her from an influential Zanu-PF central committee post.The ex-pub...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mohadi rallies Zimbabwe
FORMER state vice president Kembo Mohadi has lamented the unenviable status the country has earned over the years of being a "litter policing state."Mohadi, who is ruling party Zanu-PF second ...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zivhu's rebound: is Chiwenga gaining more ground?
NGUNDU-Controversial businessperson and former Chivi South Zanu-PF legislator, Killer Zivhu who was shown an exit door by the party's highest disciplinary body, the National Disciplinary Committee (ND...Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 18:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rejects copies of stolen artefacts
Africa should insist that archives and museum objects of its heroes should be originals, not digital copies, with Zimbabwe one of the countries with the facilities ready to receive and protect this he...Published: 25 Nov 2021 at 09:34hrs | 6 | by Staff Reporter
Police fire tear gas on mourners
POLICE in Chinhoyi have courted the ire of local residents after indiscriminately deploying tear-smoke in the populous Chikonohono township, forcing a group of mourners to desert a funeral in a hurry....Published: 04 Aug 2021 at 10:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe says administrators rescued the insolvent airline
AIR Zimbabwe administrators Grant Thornton, whose term of office came to an end last week when government appointed a six-member board, saved the airline from litigious creditors and set the troubled ...Published: 17 Jul 2021 at 15:26hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe primed for rebound
Air Zimbabwe administrators handed over control of the business back to management on Thursday, with a robust six-year strategic plan most likely to see the State-owned airline reclaim its status as a...Published: 11 Jul 2021 at 10:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chevecheve High School yaita Dambudziko remvura
Chikoro cheChevecheve High School chikoro chiri muGokwe District pasi paMambo Chisina MP Ari Tawanda Karikoga.Kunyangwe hazvo chikoro ichi chiine A level parizvino, uye vana vachisvika 600 dambudziko ...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 14:02hrs | | by Mugwaza
MP clashes with mining expert at Ran mine
Bindura North legislator Kenneth Musanhi clashed with a mining expert at Ran mine this afternoon after he tried to school the expert on how to do his job.Musanhi had visited the accident scene...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 15:52hrs | 1 | by Lloyd Rabaya / Simbarashe Sithole
Biti accuses Finance Ministry of gobbling $10.6 billion in unauthorised expenditure
THE finance ministry has been accused of using US$10.6 billion between 2015 and 2018 outside budget allocations and without the approval of Parliament.This emerged Monday during the hearing of...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Treasury boss faces arrest
THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday directed Clerk of Parliament, Kennedy Chokuda to summon Finance ministry secretary George Guvamatanga on a warrant of arrest to appear before Parliament f...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 06:36hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa set to appoint new ZACC Commissioners
President Mnangagwa is soon expected to announce the appointment of members of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) after Parliament submitted the list of successful candidates to his office...Published: 11 Jul 2019 at 08:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
High Court sets rules for ZACC interviews
INTERVIEWS for the appointment of commissioners of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) on Friday must be steered by a full Committee on Standing Rules and Orders (CSRO) of Parliament and no...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 08:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa considers MDC officials for Zacc positions
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to consider about four opposition officials to serve as commissioners in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) after Parliament nominated them among 38 ca...Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
Callistus Ndlovu to be buried today
All is set for the burial of former Cabinet minister and Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial chairman Professor Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu at the National Heroes Acre today. President Mnangagwa last night vi...Published: 23 Feb 2019 at 06:31hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
TinTin suffers mental illness scare
Prominent ZiFM disc jockey TinTin (real name Tinopona Katsande) has revealed that she suffered an anxiety attack last week while she was driving.The former Studio 263 actor said she was afraid...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 09:58hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
'18 teachers assaulted by students in 2018'
Teachers have raised concern over indiscipline in schools evidenced by an increased number of students assaulting teachers in classrooms.This comes after High Court judge David Mangota granted...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Pupil misses exam after teacher's lashing
A CHISHAKWE Primary School Grade 7 pupil failed to write her final exams after sustaining a swollen right arm following strong canning allegedly by her teacher who had been agitated after she failed t...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 06:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
If I can be Chamisa’s advisor only for a day
Nelson kindly allow me to be your advisor only for today. In Shona they say ‘vamwe vakaudzwa hondo nemurwere wepfungwa’ which can be loosely translated as, in life you can get advice even from the...Published: 17 Jun 2018 at 11:39hrs | | by Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyoo
Which Soccer World Cup will Chamisa bring?
Which world cup will he bring? Shandisai pfungwa vanhu imi musaomberera zvese zvese. World Cup 2022 will be hosted by Qatar, bids for 2026 are already closed and 2030 Chamisa will be out of office hav...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 17:01hrs | | by Cremio Sly WaAfrika Mabauwa
The story about Chamisa's wife
It really looks like Nelson Chamisa is missing something and we are all not being helpful at all. The boy is missing something terribly, yet we choose to stay political with him as if he is a re...Published: 20 May 2018 at 09:43hrs | 1 | by Bishop
Lecturer 'fails to pay for sex'
A Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) lecturer is under fire for allegedly failing to pay for services rendered to a suspected South Africa-based commercial sex worker, a matter that has now sucked the ac...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
University lecturer 'fails to pay for sex'
A Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) lecturer is under fire for allegedly failing to pay for services rendered to a suspected South Africa-based commercial sex worker, a matter that has now sucked the ac...Published: 18 Mar 2018 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Woman bashed for pestering hubby
A Sakubva man who bashed his wife accusing her of pestering him for money to buy utilities has been slapped with a $90 fine.Pfungwa Jekwa, 36, of Sakubva was convicted on his own plea of...Published: 25 Jan 2018 at 09:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere mourns Evangelist Guti Jnr
Self exiled fugitive former cabinet Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has remembered the late son of Zaoga boss Archbishop Ezekiel Guti who died in the neighbouring South Africa on Wednesday (yesterday)....Published: 28 Dec 2017 at 07:11hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Music and the last days of Mugabe
While victors are all over the place singing Jah Prayzah's Kutonga Kwaro in praise of the new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, imagine what songs the vanquished are playing. The vanquished being former ...Published: 26 Nov 2017 at 09:56hrs | | by Tapiwa Zivira
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