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Ex-Minister blames devolution delay for Ndebele language woes
A former government minister has criticised the government for failing to fully implement devolution, which he claims has led to the deployment of non-local language-speaking teachers in Matabeleland....Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 16:35hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Child abduction-accused Zimbabwean women seek legal representation
THE case of two Zimbabwean women who were recently arrested in South Africa's Mpumalanga for allegedly abducting three children including a four-month-old infant in the Kriel area has been postponed t...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabwean women arrested in SA for abducting three children
POLICE in South Africa's Mpumalanga province have arrested two Zimbabwean women for abducting three children, including a four-month-old infant, in the Kriel area.Grace Gumbo (26) and Mercy Ts...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:48hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Mafume's plan is to stabilise Harare
NEWSDAY reporter Sharon Buwerimwe (ND) caught up with recently re-elected Harare mayor Jacob Mafume (JM) for an interview to discuss his plans after bouncing back into office.The mayoral post ...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:33hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Without Zimbabweans, Musina is going to be a big ghost town
By 7AM, lines of customers snake down the block outside stores on the main commercial strip in Musina, a bustling South African border town where thousands of people arrive daily from neighboring Zimb...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 08:46hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Married Woman Killed By Lover
In a shocking turn of events, a Chiredzi man has been sentenced to an effective 20 years in prison for the murder of his married lover. High Court Judge Justice Garainesu Mawadze delivered the verdict...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 20:48hrs | 10 | by Erick Matotoba
Angry South Africans burn 4 Zimbabweans to death in Alexandra
Four Zimbabwean men accused of terrorising the community met their untimely demise in Setjwetla, Alexandra township South Africa when they were doused with gasoline and burnt to death on Tuesday night...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 19:00hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean family buries four Boksburg gas victims
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Lushongwe Village in Gwanda as relatives and friends of four family members who were part of the 17 people who died from gas inhalation at an informal settlement in Boksbu...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:55hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Redwing: a tale of plunder, impunity, chaos and death
Redwing Gold Mine, once touted as a giant gold mining venture capable of transforming the quality of life in the Penhalonga area of Manicaland province and a cash cow for the national economy, has bec...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 12:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Can Afrikaners save South Africa?
I AM not a South African, so I venture into their space with trepidation because I know how sensitive these things are. But I am an African and a keen observer of events that affect all of us who live...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Eddie Cross
PHOTO: Mphoko mocks South Africans for staying in shacks
Siqokoqela Mphoko who is a ZANU PF member and son to former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko has kicked the hornet's nest after tweeting a picture of tin shack slums in South Africa and caption...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 11:04hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
60% of population owns houses
Almost 60 percent of Zimbabwean households own their home and more than 83 percent of Zimbabweans now live in modern houses and flats, showing both the high levels of home ownership and the rapid impr...Published: 11 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC: A Triple Legacy for Zimbabwe
Dying for European perspectiveAMUSING if it was not tragic. The European Union, EU, has granted Ukraine candidate status. It's a remote stage along a very long continuum to eventual EU&n...Published: 18 Jun 2022 at 07:22hrs | | by Jamwanda
Hit hard by storms and forest loss, Zimbabweans building stronger homes
For Florence Panda, the best thing about her new house in eastern Zimbabwe is not the modern design or the size, big enough for her family of nine.It's the fact that the house is built with ce...Published: 22 May 2022 at 08:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans won't flee South Africa to return home
"WHEN you see a rat running into a fire, then you know that what it is running away from is hotter than the fire." - African proverb. Zimbabweans, who are in their millions in South Africa - som...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africans says all Zimbabweans must leave the country
ANGRY South Africans say they want all Zimbabweans, documented or otherwise, to leave the country as soon as possible or face more xenophobic violence.This follows the callous murder of Zimbab...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Slain Zimbabwean was a father of 4
BLOODSTAINS litter the bright pink entrance gate to the small grouping of shacks where Elvis Nyathi, a 43-year-old Zimbabwean, was killed in a mob attack in Diepsloot on Wednesday night after a day of...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 19:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man says he was saved from SA mob by speaking Sepedi
"Go diragalang? [what's happening?]" are the two words that saved a Zimbabwean man from being killed by a mob raiding homes of suspected illegal immigrants in Diepsloot on Wednesday night. The...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 12:12hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
The political agency of xenophobia, violence in SA
SOUTH Africa is home to millions of immigrants, mainly from Lesotho, Nigeria, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The regional giant has played an immense role for more than a century in attracting labour for it...Published: 22 Mar 2022 at 05:50hrs | | by Tatenda Mazarura
ZRP facing collapse
ZIMBABWE'S police service could collapse if no urgent action is taking to lift the morale of police officers through better pay, fixing key infrastructure and providing modern operational tools, a cro...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:24hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda villagers drive out amacimbi harvesters
VILLAGERS from the Dombo area in Gwanda District are driving out mopane worm harvesters from their areas saying they are depleting their wealth.Traditionally, mopane worms (amacimbi/madora) ar...Published: 12 Feb 2022 at 16:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police destroy 23 shacks used by border jumpers
POLICE and other security forces in Beitbridge dented the operations of a syndicate that facilitates border jumping when they destroyed shacks that are used as halfway houses for people who illegal cr...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 07:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Fresh farm invasions in Beitbridge
FRESH farm invasions have been reported at Denylinian Conservancy in Beitbridge where settlers armed with 2014 letters are trooping in.Most of the settlers are reportedly setting up shacks and...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:50hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Criminals hijack Zimbabwe land reform
Investigations EditorCriminal gangs are taking advantage of those who still believe corruption is rife in Government circles, despite the evidence that it is not tolerated, to sell fake offer letters ...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chinese employer strangles worker
A CHINESE employer, He Chisheng Mike of Yakuts Investment in Matopo, Matabeleland South province, is accused of strangling his employee before dismissing him from work.Some of the workers told...Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 07:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Limpopo riverbank settlers face eviction
GOVERNMENT said it would remove illegal settlers who have camped along the banks of the Limpopo River in a bid to deal with smuggling syndicates and illegal cross-border activities.Police Depu...Published: 21 Jun 2021 at 06:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Murambatsvina is back at MDC led councils
Hundreds of informal traders who had built shacks and shelters on road verges and the sides of the roads in Harare Metropolitan province had their structures demolished yesterday after they failed to ...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africans not yet free, since the colour of our oppressors and subjugators only thing that changed - it's time for new revolution
I wish I had been a fly on the wall, when those eighteen gallant and revolutionary African leaders met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 25 May 1963, as they mapped and birthed their dream for a truly free...Published: 25 May 2021 at 12:39hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Cry my Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe attained 41 years of socio political independence which was awarded with deception by the British colony to the majority native citizens....Published: 18 Apr 2021 at 15:06hrs | | by Shelton Muchena
Land tenure reform to transform Zimbabwe rapidly
Two historical notes confirm the importance of land tenure and secure property rights. In the world today, only 18% of all agricultural land is privately-owned under freehold title. Yet this small are...Published: 16 Apr 2021 at 07:58hrs | | by Eddie cross
Clifford Chimusoro the modern African Robin Hood?
Budiriro based Clifford Chimusoro is a "notorious" land baron who has allegedly managed to escape the noose of the law for the past seven years, this reporter has learnt.Neighbours who have be...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 08:56hrs | | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Harare residents claim Zanu-PF betrayal after homes destroyed
RAIN-SOAKED, angry residents whose houses were demolished Tuesday by authorities, believe that the Harare City Council did not have any powers to act like that without government approval.Some...Published: 12 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe: A leader loved and hated in equal measure by Zimbabweans
Longtime Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has died. He was 95.Loved and hated in almost equal measure by Zimbabweans, the former teacher was best known for leading Zimbabwe to independence, ...Published: 06 Sep 2019 at 08:38hrs | | by Compiled by Alet Janse van Rensburg
Hubby bashed by 'wife's lover'
A HARARE couple's marriage is on the brink of collapse after the man was assaulted by his wife's alleged boyfriend.All hell broke loose at Westlea Shopping Centre over the weekend when Pasco M...Published: 28 May 2019 at 11:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mawarire calls for closure of SADC borders against SA
National Patriotic Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire says SADC countries should close borders and bar any South African truck from entering neighbouring countries. Mawarire issued the statement a...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 12:25hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: 8 miners pulled out alive after 5 days in flooded tunnel
Rescuers pulled out eight illegal gold miners alive at Cricket Mine on Saturday, five days after they were trapped in flooded shafts.Rescue efforts were continuing to find about 60 others whos...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:21hrs | | by Reuters/ZimLive
Rescuers to begin retrieval of bodies of up to 70 Battlefields mine disaster victims
Rescuers are expected to start retrieving trapped illegal gold miners in Battlefields on Friday, but none are expected to have survived flooding in the shafts and the number of casualties could rise t...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:05hrs | 1 | by Reuters§
A Vacation Guide to Water Sports on Hawaii
Hawaii is one of the most idyllic vacation destinations in the world. Millions of people fly to Hawaii to enjoy the arresting volcanic landscape, hospitable locals, and fascinating culture. There are ...Published: 05 Feb 2019 at 11:20hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
Land for votes scam backfires
A Ward 2 Councillor is allegedly to have assured illegal settlers situated along Gwanda Road in Bulawayo that if they vote for him he will fix they legal status and make sure they become legal settler...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 09:37hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa speaks on Chivayo saga
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has expressed his shock over the judgement issued on Thursday by a High Court judgement declaring the contract between Wickneil Chivayo's Intratrek Zimbabwe and Zimb...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 11:48hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Life aint rosy in Jozi - even with a degree
Go to school, stay out of trouble, get a university degree and all your problems are over, right? Melissa Ndlovu's story is an eye-opener.You are unemployed and desperately need a job ngoba ti...Published: 04 Nov 2018 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Melissa Ndlovu in Diaspora
Hwange prostitute haven shut down
Police in Hwange have shut down a popular hub of commercial sex work and crime in the coal mining town much to the delight of residents who have welcomed the move as they had on numerous occasions com...Published: 31 Oct 2018 at 13:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T activists attacked in Mozambique
MDC-T activists - Ernest Joseph and Lloyd Kaswa - who settled in Mozambique and changed their citizenship in 2008, had their "houses" burnt by Mozambicans after they returned to participate in Zimbabw...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo squatters pin hopes on Mnangagwa
SQUATTERS in Bulawayo have said that they have faith that the new Government led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa will provide decent accommodation for them.Lack of accommodation has seen a num...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
African liberation movements have betrayed the struggle
Once upon a time, African liberation movements were the only hope for the oppressed majority - who were denied a voice and universal suffrage in their own countries, were persecuted for standing up ag...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 10:52hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Squatter camps turned into Sodom, Gomorrah
From illegal settlements in Crowborough, Churu and Eyestone farms to poky informal shelters built on undesignated sites, there are now a huge number of squatter camps mushrooming across Zimbabwe's cap...Published: 12 Jun 2018 at 16:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zesa told to terminate Chivayo's $183 million contract
PARLIAMENT yesterday recommended the investigation and prosecution of the four former Energy ministers Samuel Undenge, Dzikamai Mavhaire, Elton Mangoma and former Energy deputy minister Munashe Mutezo...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 09:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Chamisa's militia leader being interviewed: LIVE
MDC-T Vanguard leader Shakespeare Mukoyi joins Larry Kwirirayi on The Platform on ZiFMStereo tonight to unpack all the drama around the seat vacated by Nelson Chamisa and much much more. From ...Published: 29 May 2018 at 18:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Black mamba was like family’
FOR three long months, the Mkhwanazi family lived with a snake in their house.And it turned out it wasn't just any old snake but one of the most venomous in the world - the dreaded black mamba...Published: 06 Apr 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sir Wicknell remains defiant
Flashy "businessman" Wicknell Chivayo who is under attack for failing to provide justification of payment and use of the money he received for a government project, has remained defiant, flaunting a b...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 15:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
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