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Zimbabwe warns of armyworm outbreak
The government has issued a stern warning to farmers to be vigilant as two destructive species of armyworms, the African Armyworm and the Fall Armyworm, pose a serious threat to crops across the count...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:52hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
192 villages benefit from Mnangagwa's rice
Around 2,000 vulnerable members of society from 192 villages in Murewa South constituency have received a vital food aid donation of rice from President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The initiative, which is ai...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:49hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Transport woes affects Nkayi food aid delivery
Nkayi South Member of Parliament (MP) Jabulani Hadebe has raised concerns over the government's decision to place the responsibility of transporting food aid from Harare to constituencies on parliamen...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:47hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's tourism sector leads GDP growth in 2024
With 2024 drawing to a close, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Barbara Rwodzi has hailed the year as a monumental success for Zimbabwe's tourism sector. Speaking in Victoria Falls, where she ...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:43hrs | 45 | by Staff reporter
85 000 Chinese nationals now living in Zimbabwe
I was astonished to hear the other day that there are now over 85 000 Chinese nationals living in Zimbabwe. I questioned this estimate and was told no, its real. What on earth are they doing here? The...Published: 30 Dec 2024 at 19:15hrs | 758 | by Eddie Cross
Mnangagwa donates rice to hungry citizens
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has donated four metric tonnes of rice to be distributed among 360 Members of the National Assembly and Senate. The donation is part of ongoing efforts to address the hung...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:50hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Tongaat Hulett to sell Zimbabwe operations in ZAR5.9 billion deal
South African agriculture and agri-processing giant, Tongaat Hulett Limited (THL), has announced its decision to offload its Zimbabwe operations to the Vision Group, a South African investment consort...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:49hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
33rd season of the EPL: Most Prominent Moments So Far
In the current season of the Premier League, the standings present many surprises, turning all pre-season forecasts of experts upside down. Liverpool, having scored 39 points, leads the championship, ...Published: 26 Dec 2024 at 16:56hrs | 278 | by Staff Reporter
Why Zimbabweans keep watching their money go up in smoke
It was 10 p.m. when a frantic pounding on Modester Nyangoni's door dragged her out of a deep sleep.That hot October day, she had been on her feet manning her stall at the largest market in Zim...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:24hrs | 3069 | by Staff reporter
Buses hike fares
Zimbabweans gearing up for festive holiday travel were left frustrated yesterday as transport operators hiked fares by over 50%, exploiting the surge in demand. This comes against the backdrop of a st...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:32hrs | 1665 | by Staff reporter
Why ACKO Drive is India's Most Trusted Car-Buying Platform
With multiple car-buying platforms, finding a service that combines convenience, transparency, and trust can be challenging. Enter the online platform ACKO Drive, designed to make the entire process s...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:06hrs | 53 | by Staff Reporter
Grain supplies exceed 38.9 %
The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has managed to exceedingly meet demand by 38,9 percent this festive season.In a statement, GMAZ chairperson, Dr Tafadzwa Musarara said the mill...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 11:17hrs | 752 | by Simbarashe Sithole
ZCTU declares 2024 'annus horribilis' for workers, govt showdown looms
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has sharply criticized the government for what it describes as an "annus horribilis" for workers, outlining a series of grievances that have left the labor...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:54hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube spreads festive cheer in Bulawayo and Matobo
In a touching gesture of goodwill during the festive season, Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, brought joy and relief to struggling families by ...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:46hrs | 2639 | by Staff reporter
Festive season rush hits Bulawayo's bus termini
Major bus termini in Bulawayo were teeming with activity yesterday as scores of travellers jostled to secure seats on long-distance buses to their rural homes ahead of the Christmas holiday.Th...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:39hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
GMB shops help stabilise mealie meal prices
The establishment of 50 Grain Marketing Board (GMB) shops nationwide has successfully stabilised the prices of essential commodities such as mealie meal, sugar, and cooking oil, despite Zimbabwe grapp...Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 10:34hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Family caught in mysterious haunting and family feud
A Chipinge family is facing a series of disturbing and unexplained events they believe are linked to the ghosts of two deceased traditional healers. According to the family, these healers' services we...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 09:04hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe receives 1000t rice from India
Zimbabwe took a significant step towards alleviating food insecurity yesterday with the receipt of 1,000 tonnes of rice from India. The donation, handed over in Harare, was part of India's commitment ...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 08:10hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Festive Crackdown or Festive Crisis? How Mthuli Ncube's Policies Punish the Poor
The Zimbabwean government, under the stewardship of Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, has launched a door-to-door crackdown to confiscate smuggled goods. This initiative, introduced during the festive se...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 10:09hrs | 151 | by Kindred Sibanda
Minister Mthuli's Anaconda Choke on the Informal Sector Marks the End of Zanu PF Rule
Zimbabwe's Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube, has taken drastic measures to clamp down on the informal sector, a move being described as an "anaconda chok...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 19:15hrs | 1789 | by Kindred Sibanda
Seasonal spike in smuggling and illegal crossings along Limpopo river
Communities along the Limpopo River, near Musina on the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe, are witnessing a seasonal surge in illegal crossings and smuggling as the riverbed dries. This phenome...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 12:53hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe clamps down on smuggling, counterfeit products
Authorities in Zimbabwe are intensifying efforts to combat the smuggling of consumer goods into the country and the proliferation of counterfeit and substandard products in the market to safeguard pub...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:43hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga urges diamond value-addition to boost Zimbabwe exports
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has stressed the importance of value addition in Zimbabwe's diamond industry as a means to maximise export earnings and enhance the sector's contribution to the nat...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:40hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council forced to revise 2025 budget
Following a heated meeting with business representatives, residents' associations, and other key stakeholders, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has been compelled to revise its proposed 2025 budget. Th...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:32hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Bindura University loses suit against Amtec
Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) has lost a lawsuit against Amtec Motors after the company failed to deliver a Nissan Urvan NV350 diesel minibus despite receiving US$65,000 from the univ...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:53hrs | 1104 | by Staff reporter
Water leak exacerbates Bulawayo's crisis
Bulawayo residents are enduring a challenging 170-hour water-shedding schedule as drought conditions worsened by El Niño continue to strain the city's water resources. With dam levels dwindling, resi...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 06:49hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Merry Chiwenga-Mubayiwa: A spot-on definition of Gender-Based Violence
The physical pain that Merry is going through is not possible to share. However emotional torture is possible and empathize genuinely with Merry Chiwenga. She is going through a physical and mental to...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 13:45hrs | 391 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa donates over two tonnes of rice to Bulawayo care homes
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has brought early Christmas cheer to vulnerable members of the Bulawayo community, donating over two tonnes of rice to 20 care homes in the city.The donation, hand...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 15:57hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
NatFoods bemoans limited ZWG acceptability
Zimbabwe's listed food manufacturer, National Foods (NatFoods), has expressed concern over the limited acceptability of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) as a medium for sourcing raw materials, highlighting the...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 07:09hrs | 722 | by Staff reporter
The tale of two criminal politicians
CORRUPTION is a type of dishonesty or a criminal offence that is often perpetrated by a person or an organisation that is entrusted in a position of authority to acquire illicit benefits or abuse powe...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 08:14hrs | 932 | by Tapiwa Gomo
'Cupcake is a front!' said Tito Mboweni
Former mining minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi has slammed the African National Congress, also revealing private text messages between himself and Tito Mboweni, where the late former finance minister expres...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 13:55hrs | 1264 | by Staff reporter
The tragedy of King Lobhengula and Chaminuka Pasipamire fallout
Two political dynasties in the present-day Harare province and surrounding areas aligned themselves with the Ndebele in the mid to late 1800s. These were the Rwizi and Hwata dynasties. The relationshi...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 11:51hrs | 561 | by Mzala Tom
Chivayo rescues ailing gukurahundi cover-up editor
BUSINESSMAN Mr Wicknell Chivayo has donated US$15 000 to help assist in the medical needs of veteran journalist and former Chronicle Editor, Geoff Nyarota.Nyarota is arguably known for exposin...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:56hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
BCC leases land for business to boost local economy
The City of Bulawayo has announced the opening of a new tender process inviting bids for the lease of several business premises across the city. This initiative is part of the local authority's effort...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:52hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Travellers stranded as bus services halt in Beitbridge
Hundreds of travellers, including cross-border traders and shoppers, were left stranded in Beitbridge on Wednesday after bus operators suspended services in response to a government-led anti-smuggling...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:51hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe strengthens push for rice self-sufficiency
Zimbabwe is set to significantly boost its rice production, with a projected output of over 2,000 tonnes for the 2024/2025 farming season. This marks a remarkable recovery from the 73.5 tonnes produce...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:47hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Chinese Embassy donates to Zanu-PF Women's League
The Chinese Embassy has extended a generous donation of solar lights, agricultural inputs, and groceries to the Zanu-PF Women's League, benefiting thousands of women, particularly the elderly....Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:26hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Sparks fly as councillors grab stands in leafy suburbs
Harare city councillors are embroiled in corruption allegations following reports that they allocated themselves residential stands in affluent suburbs, contrary to Government policy. The scandal has ...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:24hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Heatwave and water crisis grip Beitbridge
The escalating effects of climate change are manifesting with greater severity, as Beitbridge District faced sweltering temperatures of up to 42°C yesterday. The extreme heatwave has intensified dema...Published: 07 Dec 2024 at 10:23hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe losing billions in inflated infrastructure project costs
Zimbabwe may be losing billions of dollars in inflated costs for its massive infrastructure projects due to the absence of advanced software for accurate project pricing, according to a local industry...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 18:11hrs | 1159 | by Staff reporter
Slough is Britain's most miserable place to live
BRITAIN'S most miserable places to live have been named in a new shortlist - but does your hometown make the cut? A yearly happiness study by property website Rightmove has revealed that Slough in Ber...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 16:44hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Crackdown on businesses rejecting ZiG to intensify
The Zimbabwean government has vowed to intensify its crackdown on suppliers and manufacturers who refuse to transact in Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency or use parallel market exchange rates. The move was...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 16:34hrs | 1275 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi cover-up editor urgently needs medical help
Geoffrey (Geoff) Nyarota is in critical health and urgently requires medical treatment for a trio of serious conditions: cancer, heart disease, and kidney failure. Nyarota, who has a long career in jo...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 15:54hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Ecocash fraudster, accomplice convicted
Luck ran out for two Masvingo men who were in the habit of defrauding local shopkeepers by creating fake EcoCash payment messages, leading to their conviction on fraud charges at the Masvingo Magistra...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 13:22hrs | 1829 | by Staff reporter
SA firms envy Zimbabwe's Manhize plant impact
The neighbouring South Africa's steel industry is worrying and strategizing over the impact to their local industry brought in by Dinston Iron and Steel Company in Zimbabwe's Manhize area with experts...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 13:03hrs | 4933 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge route buses withdraw services
Hundreds of travelers, primarily cross-border traders and shoppers, were left stranded in Beitbridge on Wednesday as bus operators withdrew their services, fearing that their buses would be impounded ...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:38hrs | 7529 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel retailers urged to renew licences
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has issued a reminder to businesses selling fuel and liquid petroleum gas to ensure their licences are renewed on time, emphasizing that those with lice...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:29hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's central bank claims success in stabilising rate and inflation
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced significant progress in stabilising the country's exchange rate and inflation following a series of monetary policy interventions, including a cumulati...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 14:23hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
City of Harare 'employee' up for US$92,000 fraud
A 47-year-old man, James Bleya, appeared before Harare Magistrate Appollonia Marutya on fraud charges after allegedly defrauding a local company director of US$92,000 in a bogus land transaction....Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:50hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Trump suggests Canada should become the 51st US State
US President-elect Donald Trump has suggested that Canada should become the 51st US state unless it manages to halt the flow of illegal migrants and drugs across its border with the US, Fox News repor...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 11:05hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
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