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Gukurahundi genocide deal divides stakeholders
THE majority of stakeholders in the 1980s army killings in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces have expressed reservations over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to allow traditional leaders to ...Published: 5 hrs ago | 363 | by Staff reporter
2021 exams pupils back in class
Next year's examination classes returned to school yesterday under careful supervision and strict adherence to regulations aimed at controlling the spread of Covid-19. Reports from across the ...Published: 5 hrs ago | 135 | by Staff reporter
1 killed, 2 injured in plane crash
A Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) plane, which went missing in the Zambezi Valley on Friday afternoon, was found crashed in Chewore Safari Area in Mbire on Sunday afternoon...Published: 6 hrs ago | 363 | by Staff reporter
Kamambo, Chiyangwa take war to Caf
ZIFA have refused to work hand-in-hand with Cosafa ahead of the upcoming 2021 Caf elections where the majority of the member associations on the continent have backed incumbent president Ahmad Ahmad t...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1670 | by Staff reporter
'Measures to insulate Zimdollar against erosion sustainable'
Measures put in place to insulate the local currency against erosion are sustainable beyond the lockdown, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has said, despite the reopeni...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:39hrs | 1229 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa offers olive branch to UK, US
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has repeatedly accused the US and UK of pushing for regime change in Zimbabwe, on Sunday offered an olive branch to the two countries pleading with them to accept his...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 06:38hrs | 2880 | by Staff reporter
Conmen targeting Zimbabwe nationals in South Africa
Zimbabwe's Consulate in South Africa has warned people seeking its services to avoid engaging third parties whom in most cases have turned out to be conmen.The consulate said in a public notic...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 14:36hrs | 3639 | by Staff reporter
Sadc pushes for removal of sanctions on Zimbabwe
THE Sadc region has once again called for the immediate lifting of Western sanctions on Zimbabwe on account of their adverse effects on ordinary citizens.This comes as the United States of Ame...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 14:19hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
US, UK, EU, lie about Zimbabwe sanctions
The United States, European Union and United Kingdom vigorously pushed back on charges by President Emmerson Mnangagwa that sanctions are behind the economic collapse and the general poverty in the co...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:29hrs | 3349 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa backs down on Zimbabwe genocide
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has given in to demands by traditional leaders, who want the government to take a back seat in the exhumation and reburial of victims of army atrocities.Mnangagwa,...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:01hrs | 1134 | by Staff reporter
SADC Chair Nyusi rallies world against Zimbabwe sanctions
Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community, President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique, has said sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe must be removed immediately as this is good for the region and t...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:35hrs | 238 | by Staff reportetr
A visit to Karanda with Jacob Ngarivhume
Perched right deep into Mashonaland Central is Karanda Mission Hospital. The hospital has become an oasis of hope for a nation whose health delivery system is on its knees.People from every co...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 07:33hrs | 1281 | by Muridzo F
45% sex workers HIV-positive
ABOUT 40 percent of sex workers in Zimbabwe are HIV-positive and have been subjected to some forms of stigma and discrimination which affects their health seeking behaviour. According to Avert...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 07:53hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga divided over Zanu-PF DCCs
SHARP divisions have emerged in the Zanu-PF presidium, pitting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, over the remaining District Coordinating Committees (DCC) elections....Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 07:52hrs | 1590 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF wields the axe, blocks G40 members comeback
Zanu PF's politburo yesterday upheld the suspension of Mashonaland West deputy chairman Dexter Nduna and former Matabeleland North youth chairman Tamuka Nyoni while also blocking former Youth League s...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:47hrs | 3562 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga loses party grip, close allies sink
BELEAGUERED Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga made spirited but futile efforts to save his allies from the Zanu-PF political guillotine during Wednesday's tense politburo meeting in which a titanic ...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:44hrs | 17193 | by Staff reporter
'ZRP must adopt regional policing protocol'
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has called on local police officers to adopt the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) guidelines to instil discipline in the f...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:35hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
National museums employees declare incapacitation
WORKERS at the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) offices countrywide have downed tools citing incapacitation.The job action comes after the workers petitioned government over p...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:30hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
3 Zimbabweans die in horrific car crash in Cyprus
IN a tragic incident, three Zimbabwean students from the European University of Lefke in Cyprus died Tuesday night while returning from an outing.Cyprus is an island country in the Eastern Med...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:23hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
Unite to achieve brighter future, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said the country is on a new path towards prosperity calling for unity of purpose among Zimbabweans as a brighter future depends on every individual. President Mn...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:19hrs | 315 | by Staff Reporter
Time for African youths to silence the gun
Africa as a continent needs a fresh start with new crop of leadership who are not necessarily militant or use their muscles to solve the problems facing their nations but who will use their brains....Published: 22 Oct 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1239 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa calls for private sector-govt dialogue
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday called on private players in the economy to dialogue with his government to find ways of improving the country's ease of-doing business and attract direct ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 22:17hrs | 1335 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar remains solid against Trump's dollar
For the second week running, the Zimbabwe dollar was virtually unchanged against the US dollar at the weekly auction, shifting just one two hundreth of one percent to $81,3499 from last week's $81,345...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:44hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
'MDC got more than US$10m to defend Western interests'
It is beyond debate that for the past decades or so, Zimbabwe has been reeling under the disastrous and debilitating effects of illegal sanctions that were imposed against the country by some powerful...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:44hrs | 253 | by Obert Chaurura Gutu
Dealers appeal for removal of VAT on rice
Players in the rice supply chain have appealed to Government to reconsider a 14,5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) charge on the commodity. A Government VAT payment request in retrospect, for a p...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:43hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Teen boy sentenced to 18 years for murder
A TEENAGE boy from Nyamandlovu who strangled his 13-year-old cousin to death and set the body alight using paraffin before burying it in a shallow grave has been sentenced to 18 years in jail....Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 13:30hrs | 2792 | by Staff Reporter
Why SADC countries still 'oppose' rhino horn trade
SADC countries have individually decided not to get involved in the non-commercial international trade in rhino horn. This questionable decision has happened despite approval for such trade by the UN ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 07:38hrs | 488 | by Emmanuel Koro
EcoCash self-care platforms enhance clients' safety, improve the customer experience
CASSAVA Smartech Zimbabwe's mobile money platform EcoCash is leading the way in maintaining social distancing for its customers and employees through the use of self-care platforms. With the w...Published: 20 Oct 2020 at 19:57hrs | 967 | by Agencies
Van Choga's Vhura Gate!
AS anticipated, Zimdancehall artistes have not let the #JohnVuliGateChallenge pass them as Van Choga wekwaMudzviti has come up with his own version, redefining the song's dances and lyrics.The...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 23:37hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Zimplats remits US$164m tax contribution
ZIMBABWE'S largest platinum miner, Zimplats, says its tax contribution to the Government increased by 95,2 percent in the financial year ended 30 June 2020 to US$164 million.In its 2020 integr...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 08:47hrs | 1131 | by Staff Reporter
The Unity Accord & Gukurahundi
The 1987 unity accord meant nothing then to the people of Mathebeleland and the Midlands and it means nothing to them today. We said it then and we are saying it today. It actually made the leader of ...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 09:30hrs | 1011 | by Clemen Moyo
Obert Mpofu argues that Gukurahundi genocide was dealt with by 1987 Unity Accord
IN VIEWS that are set to be a major talking point in the coming days and weeks, former Cabinet minister Obert Mpofu, says it is time to forgive and move on from the Gukurahundi killings of the 1...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 20:31hrs | 1928 | by Staff reporter
IMF lowers Zimbabwe GDP growth further
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Zimbabwe's economy will contract by 10,4% this year, much higher than its earlier prediction of 7,4%, but expects a rebound next year.It also expects...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:24hrs | 1672 | by Staff reporter
Students lock-up Impala Car Rental
Placard-waving students on Thursday staged a demonstration outside an Impala Car Rental motor spares shop in central Harare, before chain-locking it.The students accused the company of being b...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 20:30hrs | 970 | by Staff reporter
ZEC suspension of elections baseless, Mudenda rules
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) had no legal basis to call off by-elections based on a statutory instrument that has not undergone parliamentary scrutiny, the Speaker of Parliament declared on...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 20:30hrs | 1192 | by Staff reporter
Khupe told to show maturity
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa (Independent) on Tuesday warned newlysworn MDC-T proportional representative MP Thokozani Khupe against walking out on President Emmerson Mnangagwa when he is addressing...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 06:52hrs | 11811 | by Staff reporter
Khupe, Madhuku blast sanctions
ALL Zimbabweans, regardless of political affiliation, should on October 25 stand up and demand the unconditional removal of the unjust economic sanctions that have bled the country of billions and cau...Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 06:34hrs | 968 | by Staff reporter
Teacher pay increased US$30 to 157 pm - 500% pay rise, 838% inflation, etc. = breakneck speed we sinking
"The Public Service Commission is pleased to advise Government workers that the USD 75 Covid 19 allowance for September 2020 is being paid today. Going forward, the USD 75 Covid allowance will be paid...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 16:24hrs | 5675 | by Nomusa Garikai
Retailers rip off consumers
THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has accused several retail outlets in Bulawayo of violating exchange rate regulations and legal requirements compelling them to display prices of goods in...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:36hrs | 1983 | by Staff reporter
Loga challenges Zifa
WARRIORS gaffer Zdravko "Loga" Logarusic has challenged Zifa to improve in their planning and organisation of national team matches after the chaotic build-up to the team's international friendly matc...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:35hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Will Nakamba and Villa be the Premier League's surprise package?
Aston Villa put forward a statement in their Premier League contest against Liverpool, smashing the defending champions 7-2 at Villa Park. Zimbabwe international Marvelous Nakamba was part of the squa...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 12:25hrs | 3285 | by Staff Writer
'#BlackLivesMatter movement to continue'
A UNITED States political expert has predicted that the #BlackLivesMatter movement will persist regardless of who wins the country's highly-charged presidential election set for next month as the prot...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:48hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Murder unites MDC Alliance, Zanu-PF
THE gruesome murder of a seven-year-old Murewa boy, Tapiwa Makore last month, has united the otherwise bitterly antagonistic parties ZanuPF and the MDC Alliance despite the father of the deceased bein...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:48hrs | 1901 | by Staff reporter
US Ambassador to Harare lays re-engagement cards on the table
WORLD superpower, the United States of America, stands accused of interfering in Zimbabwe's internal political affairs by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, his government and the ruling Zanu-PF party....Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 19:51hrs | 3457 | by Staff reporter
Zimplats sinks US$200m in Zimbabwe
AUSTRALIAN Stock Exchange-listed resources giant Zimplats is scouring Zimbabwean landscapes to unlock fresh opportunities, possibly bolstered by fresh policies giving foreign investors the right to ho...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:14hrs | 1155 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa crafts Gukurahundi genocide burials policy
GOVERNMENT is crafting a policy that will guide the exhumation and reburial of Gukurahundi victims as it implements measures aimed at national healing. President Mnangagwa has pledged Governme...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:08hrs | 417 | by Staff reporter
Phased border reopening proposed
The Department of Immigration has advised the Government on health grounds to consider phasing the reopening of land borders for passenger traffic, especially at Beitbridge Border Post where 500 000 p...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 06:07hrs | 1678 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 virus 'survives on phones and cash for 28 days'
The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say.The findings from Australia's national sc...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 17:34hrs | 2506 | by BBC
Zimbabwe is missing out on gold's rally
Gold might have rallied to a record high above US$2 070 this year, but policy missteps by the Zimbabwean authorities saw the southern African country missing out on the uplift.Zimbabwe, which ...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 11:59hrs | 1310 | by Staff reporter
Does a white chicken taste better than a black one?
Why keep someone's grandfather's head or that of a grandmother and still claim to be a God fearing people? In Africa if a human head, or any other body part is found anywhere in your home thin...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:34hrs | 144 | by Tondo Chiweshe.
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