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MP criticises english name for new suburb
Chiredzi West Member of Parliament (MP) Farai Musikavanhu has criticised Chiredzi Town Council for giving a new suburb an English name, saying an indigenous language name could have been chosen....Published: 22 hrs ago | 1159 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa accused of trying to whitewash Gukurahundi genocide
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of deceitfully co-opting civil society organisations (CSOs) under the Matabeleland Collective (MC) in a bid to whitewash the 1980s Gukurahundi atrocities....Published: 22 hrs ago | 605 | by Staff reporter
Sexual harassment scandal rocks firm
BAKER'S INN Bulawayo branch has been rocked by widespread allegations of workplace harassment, after claims surfaced that employees, especially female merchandisers and students on attachment, have be...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1225 | by Staff reporter
PSL set season schedule
THIS year's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League is expected to start at the end of March after the Premier Soccer League (PSL) yesterday announced the fixture date for the curtain raising Castle Challe...Published: 22 hrs ago | 365 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents concerned over limited intervention in water problems
RESIDENTS have expressed worry over lack of solutions to Bulawayo's water crisis amid reports the city's supply dams have recorded only 1% water inflows since the onset of the rains.Council la...Published: 22 hrs ago | 157 | by Staff reporter
Model's nasty Miss Global experience
TOP beauty model Tania Tatenda Aaron has opened up on her experience during her participation at the Miss Global pageant held in Mexico late last year but said she did not allow the unprofessional han...Published: 22 hrs ago | 240 | by Staff reporter
Corrupt garages feed the black market'
BULAWAYO Provincial Affairs Minister, Judith Ncube, has accused some fuel stations of diverting the product to the black market thereby creating an artificial shortage of the commodity in the city. ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 284 | by Staff reporter
BAZ calls for community radio and television licence applications
THE Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has made a call for applications from Zimbabweans wishing to operate community radio, television and campus stations.Six free to air national comme...Published: 23 hrs ago | 47 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa must stop inciting violence
After almost a year of rejecting broad-based dialogue preferring exclusive discussions with Zanu-PF, MDC Alliance has shockingly claimed its efforts for talks have failed and now seeks violent confron...Published: 23 hrs ago | 209 | by Staff reporter
CUT database hacker gets nod to attend international hackathon
A CHINHOYI University of Technology (CUT) computer whizkid, who is out on bail on charges of hacking into the university's examination results database and altering his results and those of seven othe...Published: 23 hrs ago | 574 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to recruit 900 nurses
The Health Services Board (HSB) intends to recruit 900 nurses to fully staff referral hospitals, board chairperson, Dr Paulinus Sikosana has said. Dr Sikosana said there were shortages of nurs...Published: 23 hrs ago | 193 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ready for revolution
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa warned yesterday that the worsening economic situation in the country had created conditions conducive for a revolution, the Daily News reports.This comes as e...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 16:08hrs | 1667 | by Staff reporter
There is no honour among thieves
A FORTNIGHT ago, the Constitutional Court in Malawi set a precedent by overturning that country's 2019 election results, setting aside the victory of the incumbent Peter Mutharika, citing "widespread ...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:32hrs | 915 | by Crispen Manjonjo
Gukurahundi commissions nothing but a waste of taxpayers money
The meeting that took place between ZANU-PF president Emerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa , who is also the chief architect of the Matabeleland Gukurahundi Genocide and so called Matabeleland Civic Society (fo...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:27hrs | 188 | by Mr Mbonisi Gumbo
Alternatives for Matebeleland
After the signing of the Unity Accord, Zimbabwe had a semblance of National peace and calm. At face value one would think that the country was now poised towards true peace and national development. H...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:26hrs | 313 | by Mthulisi Gaja Masumbilka Hanana
Is the New Dispensation keen on devolution?
It should be recalled that the nationalist struggle's main focus was the achievement of an electoral system with one person one vote as its basis and the resultant establishment of a newly independent...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:25hrs | 62 | by Vivian Viyo Siziba
Mwakauno a jewel in the crown of the forest Kingdom
Would like to give all the accolades and add more feathers to the hats of the brains behind the popular and evergreen drama TUNGA. The characters and their costumes are the real face of Africa...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:24hrs | 42 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Sikhala says enough is enough to Mnangagwa
FRESH from being acquitted on treason charges, firebrand MDC deputy national chairperson Job Sikhala has warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to prepare for major civil unrest, unless he halts Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 13:21hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
'More rains expected over the weekend'
THE RAINS which have been experienced in recent weeks are expected to continue with the Meteorological Services Department confirming that several parts of the country will receive rainfall this comin...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 05:39hrs | 5267 | by Staff reporter
Fuel situation to improve
THE Government has assured members of the public that the fuel situation in the country will improve starting from today after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe allocated foreign currency to some indigenou...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 05:27hrs | 1529 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa threatens to unleash as he goes for 'radical' & disruptive approach
MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterday said his party is planning to plunge the country into an orgy of violence as it has abandoned its calls for dialogue. Mr Chamisa lost to P...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 05:27hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
Auxillia Mnangagwa launches Zunde Ramambokadzi
Rural communities are being empowered to safeguard against hunger through the "Zunde Ramambokadzi" concept that encourages the growing of drought-tolerant small grains that are rich in nutritional val...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 05:24hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Coronavirus: Zimbabwe woman tests negative
The Zimbabwean woman, who was quarantined at Wilkins Hospital's specialised unit in Harare yesterday for a suspected case of Coronavirus (COVID-19), had tests coming out negative last night, which mea...Published: 20 Feb 2020 at 05:24hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
Renowned pastors are products of green bombers
Many revered pastors and church leaders in Zimbabwe are products of Zimbabwe National Youth Service, an initiative formerly identified with the popular na...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 20:39hrs | 2453 | by Paul Ndou
MDC is united, says Chamisa
Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has dismissed media reports suggesting that in fights are devouring the country's main opposition.Addressing journalists at the party's headquarters i...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 20:30hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
Parliamentarians sleeping on duty
It boggles the mind that out of the more than 260 Members of Parliament, it only took Senator Omega Hungwe to advance a motion in Parliament to petition legislators to consider reviewing "O" and "A" L...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 20:29hrs | 833 | by Manuel Nyawo
'Mnangagwa was not a ZPRA founder member'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa was not one of the founding members of Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) as he recently claimed, former high ranking ZPRA and Zapu cadres have revealed.L...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 16:32hrs | 3759 | by Staff reporter
Mangudya and Mthuli's economic policies failing as the RTGS tumbles
As the Zimbabwe's economy meltdown continues to hit the vulnerable people from both the urban and rural areas, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new dispensation has been put on a litmus test...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 07:42hrs | 4361 | by Leonard Koni
'Maize being smuggled to DRC from Zimbabwe'
LOCAL small-scale millers yesterday sensationally accused large milling companies of collecting subsidised maize from the Grain Marketing Board and smuggling it to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:49hrs | 1277 | by Staff reporter
De Klerk, Mnangagwa in same WhatsApp group
FORMER apartheid South Africa leader Willem de Klerk torched a storm last week when he said apartheid was not a crime against humanity.De Klerk made the remarks in television interviews to mar...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:38hrs | 1522 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
1% inflows in Bulawayo dams
BULAWAYO water supply dams have recorded a one percent increase in capacity following rains received last week. In a statement, Bulawayo Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, said the minimal inflows were ...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:34hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Millers 'smuggle' maize out of the country
SMALL and medium scale millers yesterday accused bigger industry players of abusing the Government maize subsidy scheme by smuggling the commodity out of the country. Late last year, the Gover...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:34hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
MultiChoice to train filmmakers
THE Multi-Choice Talent Factory, an international initiative created to boost Africa's film and television industry with new and enhanced talent, will hold a two-day masterclass for existing industry ...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:32hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Tarumbwa deal collapses
HIGHLANDERS' quest to re-unite with their former striker Obidiah Tarumbwa has reportedly hit a snag, with sources saying Bosso failed to match the player's demands. Bosso were targeting the 34...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:30hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter
Matutu ordered off farm
Former Zanu-PF Youth League deputy secretary Lewis Matutu and his associates have been barred by the High Court from entering or occupying a farm in Kwekwe belonging to Mr Onsimo Zhavairo. Jus...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:28hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
Imported grain starts arriving
NEARLY 42 000 tonnes of drought relief maize is on the way from Maputo, Mozambique, to Zimbabwe. Four trains with 40 wagons each were dispatched from Maputo to Zimbabwe, while authorities in M...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:28hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Maize scam sucks in GMB executives
Grain Marketing Board (GMB) senior executives were yesterday accused of allocating subsidised maize to millers who are allegedly diverting it to the black market and countries like the Democratic Repu...Published: 19 Feb 2020 at 06:25hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Politicians continue to bicker while Zimbabweans are starving
Zimbabwe is teetering on the edge of a large-scale humanitarian crisis and South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) cannot afford to ignore it. Half the population (7.7 milli...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 22:16hrs | 1072 | by Ringisai Chikohomero
CIO controlled journalism run stark mad
I hardly respond to social media reports, but found it prudent to respond to acidic reports peddled by the so called 'Harare Post' insinuating that Ptuz has not paid its workers since November 2019, w...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 22:14hrs | 1771 | by Takavafira Zhou
Brace for Mnangagwa, Chamisa's Kenyan handshake
Infighting in Zanu-PF has been the talk of the town for the past couple of years and it took a turn in the last few weeks. All hell broke loose when two Zanu-PF young musketeers - Lewis Matutu and God...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 20:16hrs | 4604 | by Cliff Chiduku
GMB executives implicated in grain scam
Grain Marketing Board (GMB) senior executives were today fingered in a maize subsidy abuse scam through allocation of grain to undeserving people who would divert it onto the black market and neighbou...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 18:17hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter
FW De Clerk denialism, Zim can draw lessons
South Africa is a country on tenterhooks!Race relations are to be handled with meticulous care.And without a doubt, Julius Malema and his party, the EFF are an 800-pound gorilla in Sou...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 18:02hrs | 458 | by Josiah Mucharowana
Mnangagwa linked company Zuva Petroleum to sell fuel in forex
Zuva Petroleum Service Station has announced its excitement that it has started accepting foreign currency in the purchase of fuel from its service stations."We are excited to announce 8 Zuva ...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 16:33hrs | 2738 | by Stephen Jakes
Lightning kills 5 family members
Five family members were struck to death by lightning in the Muzvezve area of Sanyati district.Tragedy struck when the family, which was tending their maize field, sought refuge under a tree w...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 13:08hrs | 757 | by Staff reporter
Tsenengamu trashes Chinamasa
Suspended Zanu-PF Youth League political commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu says he is not apologetic about his anti corruption stance denying Patrick Chinamasa's statement that he has apologised to the par...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 06:32hrs | 9127 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains wreak havoc countrywide
HEAVY rains which have been pounding most parts of the country continue causing infrastructural damage while landslides in Vumba on Saturday blocked access to the iconic Leopard Rock Hotel, a favourit...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 06:31hrs | 3305 | by Staff reporter
Decent salaries guarantee stability
FOR any economy to develop, there is need for stability in the country, and stability can only be realised when people are able to put food on the table. But as the Zimbabwean economy continues on a d...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:51hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
Youths want more seats in Parly
YOUTHS have said they want more than 10 proportional representation seats in Parliament and have threatened to campaign for the rejection of a proposed constitutional amendment which only proposes 10 ...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:51hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
RBZ sets inflation targets
ZIMBABWE is projected to record single digit monthly inflation this quarter with annual inflation seen coming down to about 50 percent by the end of the year. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Go...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:42hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube explains subsidised roller meal system
GOVERNMENT is next week expected to roll out the new targeted system for the distribution of subsidised roller meal to vulnerable groups with more work still needed to upgrade the database of urban be...Published: 18 Feb 2020 at 05:41hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
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