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Mnangagwa's office rebukes media house over 'slanderous' article
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has expressed grave concern over what it describes as a "slanderous" and "false" article published by NewsDay titled "Mnangagwa Turns to Parallel Structur...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 19:10hrs | 1573 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa turns to parallel structures
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has expressed grave concern over what it describes as a "slanderous" and "false" article titled "Mnangagwa Turns to Parallel Structures." The article alle...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 07:12hrs | 1454 | by Staff reporter
'Send children to school,' ZANU-PF Councillor
Mhondoro-Mubayira's ward 27 councillor, Maxwell Zinyengere (ZANU-PF) challenged parents and authorities on making fees payment plans rather than abruptly dropping kids out of school.Speaking d...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 17:18hrs | 632 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Mhondoro
Public hospitals now death traps, says residents
Residents in Bulawayo have expressed growing frustration with the deteriorating state of service delivery at government hospitals, citing long delays, misdiagnoses, and a rising wave of corrupt practi...Published: 10 Nov 2024 at 10:57hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Mhona benefits from Mbudzi interchange looting spree
Zimbabwe's Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Felix Mhona has allegedly benefited from Mbudzi interchange looting spree and temporarily managed to evade public scrutiny through pre...Published: 07 Nov 2024 at 12:42hrs | 17117 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Zinara gets thumbs-up
The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) has received parliamentary approval after effectively addressing concerns raised in the latest report by Auditor-General Rheah Kujinga regarding its...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 08:23hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
South Africa apex court reverses GMO approval
After an arduous nine-year legal battle, a full bench of the supreme court of appeal (SCA) has set aside the commercial approval of a drought-tolerant genetically modified (GM) variety of maize....Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 10:44hrs | 1860 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt whips errant Chinese miners
The Zimbabwean government has intensified its efforts to combat environmental degradation linked to alluvial mining along the Sanyati River in Hurungwe, targeting two Chinese companies accused of illi...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:48hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Bosso fans plan Bulawayo city council rates 'boycott'?
Highlanders Football Club fans are considering a boycott of their remaining Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) matches at Barbourfields Stadium and halting payment of Bulawayo City Council rates...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:23hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
John Hlophe quits captured JSC
UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party member of Parliament John Hlophe has resigned from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).Hlophe's decision comes as the Western Cape High Court barred him from part...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 16:29hrs | 1213 | by Staff reporter
Motorists cheat deaths; as haulage truck overturns
At least two motorists survived an accident in Chipembere area yesterday when a haulage truck overturned at the 60-kilometre peg along Harare-Mutare highway.According to witnesses, the haulage...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 14:36hrs | 917 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
JSC ordered to release judges' public interviews results
Freelance journalist Mlondolozi Ndlovu has successfully won a case against the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) before the Public Information Appeals Committee (PIAC), after the JSC initially refused...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:11hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF official causes mayhem at Church
There was drama in Beitbridge at the Spirit Angels of God Church on Sunday where a former ZANU PF ward 4 councillor (and current party official), Aphos Ndlovu refused to be expelled from the church by...Published: 22 Sep 2024 at 18:22hrs | 4692 | by Simbarashe Sithole/ Gideon Madzikatidze in Beitbridge
Human rights activist engages CCZ over INNSCOR GMOs saga - CCZ responds to her complaint
The human rights activist Abigale Mupambi who joined the ongoing controversy involving Pan-Africanist Rutendo Matinyarare, and the Innscor Group has taken since anged the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe ...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 15:53hrs | 3190 | by Stephen Jakes
Sweden, South Africa impressed by Zim tourism surge
Zimbabwe has gradually witnessed a surge in the tourism and hospitality sectors over yesteryears, with several tourists coming from South Africa and Sweden expressed their commitment to embark on a ma...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 08:02hrs | 1326 | by ideon Madzikatidze in Gonarezhou, Chiredzi
Churches to intensify Highways carnage cleansing
In the wake of road carnage, indigenous churches have promised to intensify spiritual prayer cleansing ceremonies meant to arrest the scourge including ed...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 22:42hrs | 363 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Chiefs 'extort' desperate villagers
Traditional leaders in Masvingo are allegedly exploiting villagers by imposing high fees for permission to hold social gatherings, including funerals. Reports indicate that some chiefs are cha...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:22hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Tomana loses Supreme Court US$114,000 debt appeal
The late Zimbabwean ambassador Johannes Tomana lost his Supreme Court appeal against Tian Ze Tobacco Company over a debt of US$114,749.80 for farming inputs. Tomana had contested a High Court judgment...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:42hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
UZ Vice Chancellor frog marches lecturers to SADC Summit clean-up campaigns
Despite having employed a legion of general hand cleaners as part of its neatening labourforce, the University of Zimbabwe's Vice Chancellor, Professor Paul Mapfumo has this Friday summoned and frog m...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 12:22hrs | 2408 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Petrol and Diesel pump prices increase marginally
THE pump price of Petrol (E20) has increased by 1 cent to US$ 1,60/litre, while that of Diesel 50 has also increased by 1 cent to US$1,63/litreWith effect from 7 August, the Zimbabwe Energy Re...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 14:25hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean brothers nabbed over drugs in Botswana
Two Zimbabwean brothers, aged 19 and 30, have been arrested by authorities in Botswana for illegal possession of drugs. Reports from Botswana indicate that the brothers were found with approxi...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:02hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Dali Mpofu denied work visa to represent Namibia's EFF
Prominent South African legal practitioner, Advocate Dali Mpofu and his colleague Advocate Lerato Moela were denied work permits this week by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Secu...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 09:29hrs | 10026 | by Staff reporter
Khupe reveals new cancer fight
Former Deputy Prime Minister, Thokozani Khupe has implored parliament to exercise its influence on government to channel more resources towards cancer treatment and awareness programmes as she went de...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 14:43hrs | 928 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans cross Zambia border for cheaper healthcare, medicines
At 5pm at the Victoria Falls border post, Margaret Tshuma - who has a 24-hour day pass to be in Zambia - is in a rush to return home to Zimbabwe before dusk.This is not the first time Tshuma, ...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
Drawing parallels between Kenya and Zimbabwe's social, economic, and political disturbances
We want to believe that the demonstrations in Kenya just happened overnight. The Gene Zs went on a rampage assisted by criminals. To framing them so thin, is to trivialize a genuine revolution that wa...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 23:08hrs | 36 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimra tightens vehicle import rules
Starting July 1, 2024, Zimbabwe has implemented new regulations requiring all vehicles imported through border posts like Beitbridge and Plumtree to obtain registration and number plates from the Cent...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:26hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
President William Ruto's poor and misguided politics! He lied to the voters
We still have voices in Africa that spell it out: That one voice comes from Ghana: Kwesi Prett Jr. does not mince words: His politics is eloquent, he understands African politics. Without fear or favo...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 21:11hrs | 21 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chinese investor threatens to dump coking coal project
A Chinese investor, Guo Feng, is facing challenges with the Hwange Coal Gasification Company (HCGC) after allegedly losing approximately US$2 million worth of coke due to what he claims are corrupt ac...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:29hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe anticipating a significant power supply deficit
Zimbabwe is anticipating a significant power supply deficit, projected to reach up to 2,800 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2025, an increase from the current deficit of 500MW. This rise is driven by the...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 14:54hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Apostolic church holds highways anti-accident intercessory prayer crusades
The Kuera Apostolic Church under Arch-Bishop Honest Mupepe has this Wednesday embarked on an anti-accidents intercessory spiritual prayer crusade against road carnage along major roads, with the inaug...Published: 27 Jun 2024 at 18:17hrs | 52 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Rutenga
Mnangagwa nullifies Musara chieftainship downgrade to headman
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has, with immediate effect, nullified the decision by former Minister of Local Government July Moyo to downgrade the Musara Chieftainship to a headman.Mnangagwa, t...Published: 15 Jun 2024 at 12:45hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's Ndzundza Kingship lauds indigenous churches
Several Chiefs from Ndzundza Kingship under King Mabhoko III have over the weekend lauded Saint John Apostolic Church of the Whole World's commitment towa...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 07:26hrs | 56 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Mpumalanga, South Africa
The journey of real estate investment trusts in Zimbabwe
In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of Zimbabwe's financial markets, real estate investment trusts (REITs) stand as formidable instruments for both capital growth and market participation....Published: 19 May 2024 at 15:39hrs | 27 | by Dr Bekithemba Mpofu
Annual independent external audit for RBZ reserves
Independent external auditors shall audit Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) precious minerals and foreign currency reserves backing the country's new currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), once a year as part of...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:32hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
ZSE rebases bourse to reflect ZiG
THE Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) is re-basing all its indices following the introduction of a new currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), last week.ZSE said all the ZSE indices would be re-based to 10...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mbudzi interchange now 61% complete
LEGISLATORS yesterday toured the US$88 million Mbudzi Interchange project in Harare which is now 61 percent complete.The 31 legislators from the Portfolio Committee on Transport and Infrastructura...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe naturalise Malawian descendants
THE Ambassador of Malawi to Zimbabwe, Mr Mayiwayo Polepole, yesterday hailed the Second Republic led by President Mnangagwa for agreeing to naturalise people of Malawian origin whose citizenship had o...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 06:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa power retention scheme raises dust
Manoeuvres by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to amend the constitution have raised concern that the 82-year-old ruler wants to reverse progressive electoral reforms and return the country t...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere ghost haunts Zanu-PF
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has cracked the whip on errant Zanu-PF top officials whom he either suspended or expelled from the party accusing them of backing former political commissar Sa...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
ANC fails to disarm Zuma's MK
The Electoral Court, sitting in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, has dismissed the ANC's application to have former president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) deregistered.The ...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 08:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZUDAC affiliates extort passengers, corrupt
THE Zimbabwe Union of Drivers and Conductors (ZUDAC), including its affiliates, have been fingered in an extortion scandal and being accomplices in abusing commuting passengers, an investigation expos...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 21:07hrs | 7 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Zesa smart meter tender challenge dismissed
A LOCAL company, Denallare Technologies Pvt Ltd, unsuccessfully filed for an application for condonation at the Supreme Court, challenging the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Compan...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 17:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bid to block judge from NSSA's US$30m saga flops
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by a local housing company to bar a Supreme Court judge from hearing a case in which they are claiming US$30 million awarded to them by a lower cou...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe wins retrenchment case
THREE-HUNDRED former Air Zimbabwe workers have lost their appeal against retrenchment after the Labour Court ruled they waived their right to object to the procedural irregularities by accepting retre...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe increases fuel prices
THE price of fuel has gone up marginally for both blend and diesel.In a statement, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) said diesel had increased by US2 cents to US$1,69 and blend b...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim schools, Polytechnics face imminent closure: Govt
Several schools, Vocational Training Centers (VTCs), Polytechnic colleges and some universities will forcibly shut down as a result of stunted skill devel...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 23:23hrs | 130 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's power retention moves face tricky constitutional hurdles
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's bid to seek a third term in office, which he has set in motion, faces legal hurdles because the constitution bars incumbents from benefiting from an amendment allowing a...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 20:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Teachers meet minister over poor pay
UNIONS representing teachers on Monday met Primary and Secondary Education minister, Torerai Moyo, over their grievances including their demands for a US$1 200 monthly salary.The educators are...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers meet minister over poor salaries
UNIONS representing teachers on Monday met Primary and Secondary Education minister, Torerai Moyo, over their grievances including their demands for US$1 200 monthly salaries.The educators are...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe debt set to balloon
ZIMBABWE is set to finance its 2024 total budget financing gap of ZWL$9,2 trillion through domestic and external borrowing, a development that will further sink the country deep into debt.Acco...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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