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Cyclone Chido wreaks havoc, Zimbabwe braces for Impact
Cyclone Chido, one of the strongest storms to hit Southern Africa in recent years, has caused widespread devastation in Mauritius, Madagascar, Mayotte, and Mozambique. The powerful cyclone, which made...Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 04:38hrs | 3222 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains expected in Zimbabwe
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC) has raised an urgent alert regarding Tropical Cyclone Chido, currently forming over the southweste...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:32hrs | 965 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prepares for tropical cyclone
Zimbabwe is taking precautionary measures to mitigate potential impacts from Tropical Cyclone Chido, which is currently located northeast of Madagascar. Though meteorological experts predict minimal e...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 14:39hrs | 1395 | by Staff reporter
Traffic chaos as Honda Fit runs out of fuel on Victoria Falls bridge
The Victoria Falls Bridge was brought to a standstill this afternoon when a motorist abandoned his newly imported Honda Fit in the middle of the bridge after it ran out of fuel. The incident occurred ...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 14:33hrs | 3929 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans riverbed mining
The government has announced that over 300 illegal miners have been arrested across Zimbabwe as authorities intensify the enforcement of the ban on alluvial mining, following a directive issued by Cab...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:40hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
'Cyclone Chido not a threat to Zimbabwe'
The Southern African Development Community Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC) has issued an alert regarding Tropical Cyclone Chido, which has formed over the south-western Indian Ocea...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:34hrs | 1566 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls plunged into darkness
A powerful and sudden windstorm tore through Victoria Falls on Monday evening, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The unexpected weather event, described by witnesses as a dry whirlwind, stru...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 14:55hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Kariba rattled by twin earthquakes
Kariba, the resort town in Zimbabwe known for its picturesque dam, was shaken by two moderate earthquakes last Thursday, leaving residents startled and unnerved by the tremors. The first earthquake, m...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 06:59hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Parliament flags Gweru, Hwange councils' finances
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has raised serious concerns regarding financial management in the Hwange and Gweru municipalities, highlighting significant delays in submitting financial ...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 10:15hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Water crisis at Vumbachikwe poses serious health crisis
Water crisis that is as a result of a cocktail of challenges faced by the Vumbachikwe Mine community among them electricity disconnection by Zimbabwe Elec...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:16hrs | 73 | by Stephen Jakes
Nandi-Ndaitwah elected as Namibia's first woman president
Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been elected as Namibia's fifth president, making history as the country's first woman to hold this position.She won with 638 560 votes, followe...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:47hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa admits his government engulfed by corruption
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has acknowledged the pervasive corruption within his government, issuing a stern warning to officials at all levels of governance, including local authorities, as he commi...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 12:20hrs | 826 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens SADC meeting
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officially open the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Committee of Ministers Responsible for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) meeting in Victoria Falls...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:56hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cracks whip
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a stern warning to local authorities involved in corrupt practices, pledging that no perpetrators will be spared as the Government intensifies its fight against...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:43hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ready to curb corruption, terrorism
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that his government has strengthened the fight against corruption through enactment of various bills.Speaking during the high-level structured dialog...Published: 25 Nov 2024 at 12:11hrs | 1824 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/ Simbarashe Sithole
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
Sandra Ndebele donates books to boost education
Renowned artist and Bulawayo Ward 20 councillor, Sandra Ndebele-Sibindi, has embarked on a transformative mission to enhance educational opportunities for students in her community. Over the past...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 14:35hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to get normal to above-normal rains
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has reassured the nation that the 2024/25 rainfall season is expected to bring normal to above-normal rains, alleviating concerns of another drought in Zim...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:47hrs | 2667 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Belarus fire engine malfunction, Gwanda Fire Brigade struggles
A Toyota Runx was completely gutted by fire this afternoon outside Gwanda city centre, near the NSSA complex along the Bulawayo-Beitbridge Road, after the Gwanda Fire Brigade faced challenges in extin...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:45hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Security firms under spotlight over robberies
Police have issued a stern warning to security companies whose guards are repeatedly implicated in criminal activities, particularly armed robberies. Authorities say such firms risk being classified a...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:30hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Violent storms leave trail of destruction
Recent heavy rains accompanied by strong winds have caused significant damage to public infrastructure across Zimbabwe, with schools, health facilities, homes, and shops among the worst affected. The ...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:26hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Floods warning in Bulawayo
In preparation for the rainy season, Bulawayo's Civil Protection Unit, in collaboration with several civic society groups, has launched an awareness campaign aimed at educating residents on flood safe...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 13:46hrs | 753 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in Mozambique urged to stay indoors
Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Mozambique, Victor Matemadanda, has advised Zimbabwean nationals residing in Mozambique to stay indoors until the current political unrest in the country subsides. This follow...Published: 09 Nov 2024 at 17:06hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ZimSat-2 satellite launches
HARARE - Zimbabwe's agricultural landscape, mineral exploration capabilities, and urban planning efforts received a transformative boost yesterday as the country's second earth observation satellite, ...Published: 06 Nov 2024 at 06:48hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
'ZANU-PF has sellouts,' Mnangagwa confirms
ZANU-PF's seemingly tense conference has forced its first secretary, Emmerson Mnangagwa to publicly warn against routine disloyalty and signals his preparedness to thwart any possibility of disorder c...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 20:41hrs | 2994 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Mthuli Ncube's Ministry fails to provide Zimbabwe's basic economic data
Officials from Zimbabwe's Ministry of Finance faced sharp criticism on Monday during a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Budget and Finance meeting after arriving unprepared for the 2025 budget con...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 15:58hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
MPs demand clarity on Zimbabwe govt's Mpox response plan
Lawmakers in Zimbabwe put Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Sleiman Kwidini under scrutiny on Wednesday, seeking detailed explanations regarding the government's response to the recently confirmed...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:48hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Diversify varieties to arrest climate change: Hekhani seeds
Farmers have been urged to use diverse seed varieties during the forthcoming farming season to combat impacts of climate change.Speaking during an interview on the preparedness of seed compani...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 16:40hrs | 205 | by Staff Reporter
CCC to probe mayors who attended Herbert Chitepo School of ideology programme
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has condemned the Local Government Ministry for allegedly abusing its authority by imposing mandatory ideology training on mayors, which the opposition party sa...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:12hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe decides own international ties'
Zimbabwe is exercising its sovereign right to independently choose its allies, according to Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science, and Technology Development Minister, Professor Amon Murw...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 08:33hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo on high alert over disease outbreaks
In July 2024, Bulawayo reported around 400 cases of diarrhoea, an increase from 318 cases the previous month, as noted in the latest Bulawayo City Council minutes. Health services director Edwin Siban...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:18hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe says on high alert for Mpox, urges citizen precaution
The government says it has activated systems to tackle any outbreak of Mpox and has called on citizens to avoid unnecessary contact with animals that could be hosting the dreaded disease which has dev...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 10:33hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe modernises weather monitoring systems
The Meteorological Services Department in Zimbabwe has been upgraded with advanced weather observing equipment, including automatic weather stations and radars, to strengthen the country's early warni...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 07:49hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Mpox threat jolts Zimbabwe govt into action
The Zimbabwean government has responded swiftly to the recent outbreak of the Mpox virus in various African countries, including non-endemic regions, by strengthening its disease surveillance systems....Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 06:44hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Sadc Summit meetings begin
ZIMBABWE is ready to collaborate with all Sadc member States and co-operating partners towards implementing the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISD) 2020 to 2030, a senior government ...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:52hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Process for Mnangagwa to take over as Sadc Chair begins
ZIMBABWE stands ready to collaborate with all member states and cooperating partners towards implementing shared aspirations enshrined in the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISD) 2020...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:44hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
We will cut your tail to protect Zim repute; Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has repeatedly announced its preparedness to complement law enforcement agencies in thwarting and stifle retrogressive elements seeking to tarnish Zimbabwe's image in the eyes of foreigners du...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 22:38hrs | 1436 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
ZAS announced dates, sophisticate children security measures
THE Zimbabwe Agricultural Show's (ZAS) Chief Executive Officer, Dr Andrew Matibiri has announced that the 114th edition will commence from 26th to 31st of August in Harare, while their technical teams...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 20:07hrs | 236 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa's lawyer reports General Sanyatwe to Chigumba
Nelson Chamisa's ally Advocate Thabani Mpofu, has written to Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chairperson Priscilla Chigumba, highlighting remarks made by Zimbabwe National Army commander Lieutenan...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 21:41hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala, Ngarivhume to lead anti-Mnangagwa protests
Job Sikhala and Jacob Ngarivhume, prominent Zimbabwean activists and ex-political prisoners, have formed a coalition to lead potential protests against corruption, resource plundering, and economic ch...Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:52hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF issues chilling warning
Farai Marapira, ZANU-PF's Director for Information, issued a stark warning to opposition parties ahead of the upcoming SADC Summit in Harare, signaling their readiness to confront any protests that mi...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:41hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
EU avails €3m for urban communities in southern Africa
The European Union (EU) has allocated €3 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) to assist vulnerable urban communities in southern Africa, focusing on Lesotho, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Madagasca...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa criticizes Mnangagwa
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa condemned President Emmerson Mnangagwa's belated declaration of a drought state of emergency, asserting that it came too late after the government ignored early warnin...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 06:02hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says Zimbabwe's leadership 'drought' is worse than meteorological drought
Zimbabwe's notable opposition figure, Nelson Chamisa, strongly criticized President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa for the delayed declaration of the El Nino-induced drought as a State of Disaster, which...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 13:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa out to impress Sadc leaders
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government are renovating several roads in Harare as part of preparations to host the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) summit in the capital in August...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:46hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
SADC preparatory mission to visit Zimbabwe from 20 to 24 February 2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade advised that the SADC Preparatory Mission, led by the Deputy Executive Secretary, of Corporate Affairs Dr. Judith Kateera will be visiting Zimba...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 18:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Free emergency health services for one month
PRIVATE healthcare institution, Corporate 24, has pledged to provide free emergency health services this month targeting members of the public in Bulawayo and Harare in a bid to reduce costs and compl...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Harvest House fights intensify
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora is battling to retain the party's Harvest House headquarters in Harare grabbed from the then MDC-Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa in June 2020 amid revelations that unpaid ...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 15:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Sadc leaders meet over cholera
Sadc will today hold a virtual extraordinary summit of Heads of State and Government to discuss the cholera outbreak in the region.In a statement, the Sadc Secretariat said the extraordinary s...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Alleged gukurahundi genocide 'enforcer' meets Matebeleland chiefs
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa, who is alleged to be the gukurahundi genocide 'enforcer', is today expected to meet chiefs from the Matebeleland region and the Midlands Province to finalise the process that will...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
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