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Miss and Mr Rural Zimbabwe 2025 launches In Bulawayo
The much-anticipated Miss and Mr Rural Zimbabwe 2025 beauty pageant is set to officially launch in Bulawayo tomorrow, promising to spotlight the beauty, talent, and stories of young people from rural ...Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:59hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Everton Mlalazi launches Ekhaya Worship Festival
Bulawayo-born gospel star Everton Mlalazi is returning to his roots with a bold new vision - the launch of the Ekhaya Worship Festival, a spiritually uplifting and culturally significant e...Published: 20 May 2025 at 09:49hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son grilled over US$200m seed debt
Finance and Investment Promotion Deputy Minister David Mnangagwa has come under fire in Parliament after it emerged that the Government owes Valley Seeds Private Limited nearly US$200 million for agri...Published: 19 May 2025 at 13:58hrs | 1777 | by Staff reporter
Private schools embrace heritage-based education, anti-drugs campaigns
Several privately-owned schools in Harare have described heritage-based educational curriculum as the best foundation and template for sustainability through skills identification, audit and developme...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 21:19hrs | 1082 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa condemns social media misuse by Senior Zanu-PF members
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a stern warning to senior ZANU-PF members over the misuse of social media to create divisions and discord within the party. Speaking during the 380th Session of...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:15hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Many rural and urban communities have no access to clean water: Zimcodd
THE Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development has said there are many communities in rural and uirban areas that have no access to clean water due to the government's lack of political will to assist...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 20:20hrs | 17 | by Stephen Jakes
Wutaunashe says God is happy Mnangagwa won August's 'free, fair election'
Andrew Wutaunashe, Chairman of the Zimbabwe Indigenous International Council of Churches (ZIICC), expressed that God is pleased with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in the August elections. Wut...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 03:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa leads Zimbabwe in prayer
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday led Zimbabwe in the Presidential National Day of Prayer calling on fellow nationals to maintain peace.In his address at the event at State House held und...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 03:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rights commission poll report highlights FAZ menace, ZEC, police bias
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has released a report on the August 2023 elections, highlighting the disruptive influence of the Zanu PF affiliated group, Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ)...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 07:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's decision to participate in the 9 December by-elections is spot-on
POLITICAL analysts say the decision by the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa to participate in the 9 December by-elections is spot-on as it sends a message of defiance and wil...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 06:03hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe should prioritise returnees in land allocations
LAST week, I came across two seemingly unrelated media stories that forced me to consider the link between land governance in Zimbabwe and the migration crisis affecting Zimbabweans resident in neighb...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:29hrs | 1 | by Admire Mjamaru
Mnangagwa claims that economy is Zanu-PF's top priority
ZANU-PF is leaving no one behind through the implementation of its development agenda and the revolutionary party will embark on massive rural development programmes, while its policies will undo year...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 06:59hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Potraz ordered to connect 1,500 rural clinics
INFORMATION and Communication Technology (ICT) minister Jenfan Muswere said he has ordered the Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) to connect at least 1 500 rural he...Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 20:23hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Child brides: Machaya saga opens Pandora's box
THE story of a 14-year-old girl, who died while giving birth at an apostolic sect shrine in Marange has sparked outrage across the globe.Anna Machaya was allegedly forced out of school and int...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:05hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
63 pregnant school girls drop out in Bulawayo
IN a trend that has exposed the continued exploitation of the girl child in both rural and urban communities, 63 girls in Bulawayo dropped out of school after being impregnated, while about 40 pupils ...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 19:58hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Local Govt to align laws with Constitution
THE Local Government ministry has said it will this year align the majority of its laws with the Constitution as part of efforts to complement the National Development Strategy 1 and stimulate develop...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 17:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt cuts off Covid-19 allowances
ABOUT 60 000 vulnerable urban families hard hit by the ravaging effects of Covid-19 last received cushion allowances from government in September 2020 as Treasury has no resources to finance the socia...Published: 23 Mar 2021 at 08:11hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga lifts suspension of student doctors
The suspension of the University of Zimbabwe master's degree programmes in medicine and obstetrics and gynaecology have been lifted following a lengthy engagement between the contrite doctors and Heal...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs urge Mnangagwa to urgently address rising cost of living
CHIEFS in the Midlands and Matabeleland regions have called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently address the rising cost of living, including sharp increases in food insecurity.Mnangagw...Published: 01 Jul 2019 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland South to lead in agriculture revolution and devolution
MATABELELAND South is set to lead in the country's agricultural revolution emphasising on value addition as the nation implements devolution of power whose thrust seeks to bridge the development gap b...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 08:31hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Zapu rebranding ahead of 2020 congress
The Dumiso Dabengwa-led Zapu is rebranding and rejuvenating itself ahead of the 2020 congress, which will see the former Home Affairs minister stepping down as leader of the opposition party and the i...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mthuli Ncube's 2% tax illegal'
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube's nightmarish start at the helm of Treasury worsened at the weekend, with the Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) accusing him of violating provisions of the Finance Act by int...Published: 08 Oct 2018 at 07:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
42 selected for Mandela Washington Fellowship
EIGHT Bulawayo youths are among 42 young Zimbabweans selected for this year's Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders - the flagship programme of the Young African Leaders Initiative (...Published: 15 Jun 2018 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to visit Gwanda, Beitbridge on Saturday
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will visit Matabeleland South Province on Saturday where he will tour projects in Gwanda and Beitbridge areas and address people from the province.In an interview, Matabele...Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:22hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South ready to host Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will visit Matabeleland South Province on Saturday, where he will tour projects in Gwanda and Beitbridge areas and address people from the province.In an interview, Matabel...Published: 30 May 2018 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Road to Victory (R2V): Nelson Chamisa on Tuesday
Seke: A despondent people who can no longer afford the laughter and the smileFellow Zimbabweans, in keeping with our Gogogoi Tisvikewo/Ekuhle campaign, I was in rural Seke and Mhondoro over th...Published: 01 May 2018 at 12:40hrs | 2 | by Adv Nelson Chamisa
Speech by Joice Mujuru on the NPP inaugural convention in Harare
Master of Ceremoniesthe Vice President Ambassador Dr J. S.Mvundura.the Vice President Dr Samuel Sipepa Nkomo.the National Chairman Dzikamai C.Mavhaire.the Secretary General Gift Nyando...Published: 10 Aug 2017 at 14:34hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Heroes Day celebrations - live updates
1334: Official proceedings have ended here at the National Heroes Acre and that concludes our updates. Thank you for joining us and please join us for tomorrow's updates on the Defence Forces Day cele...Published: 08 Aug 2016 at 11:39hrs | 2 | by Felex Share, Fungai Lupande and Costa Mano
End Climate War - with Climate Schools
Africa is known worldwide of conferencing, appointing ministers in already blotted cabinets and lack the principle in implementation of programs and issues at a stake....Published: 07 Apr 2016 at 18:28hrs | | by Mbizo Chirasha
Citizen journalism gives rural communities a voice
IN recent years, the role of information in tackling poverty has been a major component of African governments' social policies, Zimbabwe included. Poor information dissemination has left most rural c...Published: 01 Feb 2016 at 05:58hrs | | by Sukulwenkosi Dube
Democratise Tertiary Education - Vice President John Nkomo
Vice President John Nkomo has challenged institutions of higher learning to democratise tertiary education by spreading to remote parts of Zimbabwe.In his keynote address at the graduation and...Published: 05 Dec 2010 at 20:56hrs | | by herald
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