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2025 Budget: A shallow, hollow, narcissistic and dishonest anti-people ritual
THE 2024 budget statement was presented in backdrop of a tough and challenging year for the working people of Zimbabwe. A year in which the citizen had been abused by extreme levels of inflation, emas...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 18:47hrs | 731 | by Tendai Biti
Musicians target drug lords, as Mai Mabhena rescues Guruve
Several musicians scattered around Mashonaland Central province have launched their fight against drug cartels describing them as more evil than all criminals on earth.Speaking after musical g...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 10:50hrs | 383 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Chirundu border post modernises
Chirundu Border Post is undergoing significant modernization with the recent installation of information screens. Angeline Mashiri, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority regional manager for Chirundu...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 10:42hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-Zambia border jumping spikes
The illegal movement of immigrants between Zambia and Zimbabwe has increased due to the receding water levels in the Zambezi River, a result of the ongoing drought caused by the El Niño weather patte...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 14:06hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Highway to Harare project spikes HIV cases
The construction of the Harare-Chirundu highway has led to an increase in HIV infections, as sex workers are targeting men working on the project. Davison Mambudzi, a Mashonaland West NAC offi...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 09:43hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Eastern Cape floods: death toll spikes to 10
The South Africa Police Service (SAPS) confirmed that the number of flood victims in Eastern Cape has spiked to ten (10) following identification (in the afternoon) of another female body that went mi...Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 13:14hrs | 23 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in South Africa
Annual independent external audit for RBZ reserves
Independent external auditors shall audit Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) precious minerals and foreign currency reserves backing the country's new currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), once a year as part of...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:32hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
RBZ scraps bank charges for low-cost accounts
IN a move meant to encourage a culture of banking, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced the scrapping of bank charges for low-cost accounts.Presenting his first Monetary Policy Sta...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says over 300 Zimbabweans have died of cholera
Following reports of over 300 reported cholera-related deaths, Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), has urged the government to prioritize the establishment of well-...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 05:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimdollar here to stay'
GOVERNMENT says it will announce a clear and transparent roadmap towards de-dollarisation to avoid shocks that may hurt the economy and drive citizens deeper into poverty.The country was due t...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Gafa boys shaved by Ribexy FC
Music icon, Winky D's social league team, Vigilance FC was left in interaction disarray where their prospects of dominating social media and fight against drug abuse in communities through sport was t...Published: 05 Nov 2023 at 13:41hrs | 33 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Harare
Zimbabwe govt plunges cities into cholera zones
ZIMBABWE'S approach in addressing a countrywide water crisis has plunged most cities into cholera red zones as infections rise.Health and Child Care minister Douglas Mombeshora this week discussed...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 15:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe struggles to contain spread of cholera outbreak
ZIMBABWE has been struggling to contain the spread of a cholera outbreak, with the government announcing measures amid fears of a repeat of its 2008 outbreak that sparked a "national emergency"....Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 06:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zinara boss loses houses, cars
FORMER Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) chief executive Frank Chitukutuku and his wife Nyasha, have lost their two upmarket houses, a fleet of vehicles and shares in two businesses belie...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 06:37hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa tainted and haunted by unfulfilled 2018 promises
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa is seeking re-election on August 23 this year, his campaign is being overshadowed by unfulfilled promises from the previous poll, The NewsHawks has learnt.Zi...Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 16:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe family basket shoots to $1 million
THE Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) says a family of six now requires $1 million a month to survive, up from $611 275 in April, reflecting the depth of the Zimdollar's crash and resultant price spi...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 08:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Redollarise, labour tells Zimbabwe govt
CALLS for the government to redollarise Zimbabwe's economy are growing louder, with labour unions saying it would arrest inflation which has wiped out salaries.Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflat...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation spikes in May
Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflation spiked to 15,7% this month after gaining 13,3 percentage points on the April 2023 rate of 2,4%, the national statistics agency said yesterday.On an annualis...Published: 28 May 2023 at 19:05hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe toothpaste maker faces closure
The country's only toothpaste maker - Merken- is in danger of going out of business following the government's decision to allow the unfettered entry of the products it manufactures into the country, ...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs wants Zimbabwe to dump the Zimdollar
GOVERNMENT has defied opposition calls to abandon the local currency despite its spectacular free-fall and price spikes that have seen businesses abandoning it.In Parliament on Wednesday, oppo...Published: 19 May 2023 at 20:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube scrambles to rescue Zimdollar
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has removed duty on all basic commodities to combat the rampant price increases in a slew of desperate measures to save the collapsing Zimbabwe dollar.Over the pa...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe price spikes spook consumers
A NEW wave of price hikes, triggered by the plummeting local currency on the parallel market, has thrown many consumers off balance.As of yesterday, the local currency was trading between $1 8...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa preside over Zimbabwe implosion
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed that the majority of his ministers were doing well - with three outstanding and two being a dismal failure - the reality on the ground is different: Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Police refuse to co-operate in fatal accident probe'
POLICE have reportedly refused to name the officers who caused the death of four people in Mutare last year after throwing spikes on a moving vehicle resulting in a fatal road traffic accident....Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 04:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC wants elections not war
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has said it wants elections, not war as politically-motivated violence spikes ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections.This follows a series of att...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Biti dismisses Mthuli Ncube's budget as 'power retention project'
HARARE East Member of Parliament (MP), Tendai Biti has said Finance Prof. Minister Mthuli Ncube should have dollarized the economy as the opposition politician condemned the 2023 budget as "cruel and ...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
5 youths trespass into Mnangagwa's State House
FIVE youths yesterday pleaded guilty to trespassing into State House grounds when they appeared before Harare magistrate Noticia Shenje.Paul Muchena (24), Kupakwashe Pswarayi (24), Daniel Ishe...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police to be sued over spike throwing deaths
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) says it will sue police over a case where four lives were lost and 10 people were injured in Mutare, after police threw spikes on a speeding commuter omnib...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp back online after hour-long global outage hits users
Messaging app WhatsApp came back online at 9AM and the company said an outage had been fixed after users across the world reported problems earlier on Tuesday.At around 7.50AM GMT, outage repo...Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 19:39hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation spikes to 257%
ZIMBABWE'S year-on-year inflation jumped to 256,9% this month, up from 191% in June, evoking memories of the 2008 hyper-inflationary era nightmares as prices of basic goods continue to skyrocket....Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Complaints Bill sails through Senate
THE Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission Bill last week sailed through the Senate without debate, taking a few minutes for senators to pass it.Legal think-tank Veritas said the Bill woul...Published: 23 Jun 2022 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zupco hikes fares by 100%
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has hiked fares by over 100%, effective from Wednesday.The fare hike comes barely a month after public discontent over its monopoly in the transpo...Published: 30 May 2022 at 07:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa frets over shortages
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly fretting over shortages of basics, amid fears the situation could cause civil unrest.Fears abound in Zanu-PF corridors that the shortages could cost ...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:42hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Police buckles under pressure; bans use of hand-held spikes
In a turn of events, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has with immediate effect banned the use of hand-held spikes by its members.In a statement, police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga s...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZRP instantly outlaws use of spikes
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has banned outlawed the use of hand held metal spikes by law enforcements agents follow...Published: 13 May 2022 at 16:57hrs | 9 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Parly summons Kazembe over spikes
PARLIAMENT has summoned Home affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe to explain why the police were using metal spikes to deflate "errant drivers" car tyres.Parliament raised the issue after police t...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pressure mounts over transport crisis
ZIMBABWE's transport crisis yesterday attracted global attention with the Amnesty International (AI) berating the Zanu-PF government for refusing to rescind the Zupco monopoly.This came as Zup...Published: 07 May 2022 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
UFP statement on the Mutare fatal accident caused by police spikes
The United Freedom Party (UFP) notes with great concern the fatal accident where four people died and eight were seriously injured when police threw a spike on a moving commuter omnibus near Mutare on...Published: 06 May 2022 at 13:34hrs | 1 | by UFP
Nightmare as Zimbabwe inflation spikes to 96,4%
ZIMBABWE'S inflation yesterday raced to 96,4%, up from 72% the previous month, raising fears of a possible return to hyperinflation.Inflation has been on an upward trend since late last year w...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Suicide death spikes in Bulawayo
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has urged the public to seek councelling following a spate of suicide cases in Bulawayo this month. ...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 15:36hrs | 2 | by Stephen Jakes
Park your cars, use Zupco if you can't afford fuel, says Soda Zhemu
THE government yesterday said Zimbabweans must use public transporter, Zupco to escape high fuel prices after announcing another hike and warning of weekly increases.Yesterday, the Zimbabwe En...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 06:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ukraine war hits global wheat supply
Zimbabweans should brace for higher bread and flour prices triggered by growing global demand for wheat following the closure of ports in Ukraine and disruption to supplies from Russia, the two countr...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Residents protest against use of spikes
KAROI residents have petitioned the municipality to register a complaint after a local woman was injured in an accident when municipal police threw metal spikes towards a vehicle she was travelling in...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Black students in Ukraine subjected to racism
I was awakened by a loud sound. I looked out through the window from my 18th floor room and saw thick black smoke coming up I could not see where was it coming from. I then heard people screaming and ...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:12hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chiwenga threatens
VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday threatened black market money traders with long jail terms and declared that the country will not redollarise despite a sharp weakening of the Zimdollar....Published: 21 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court to hear spike-throwing appeal
THE Supreme Court will today preside over a challenge by the Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) against a High Court judgment giving the police the right to throw metal spikes at speeding vehicl...Published: 18 Feb 2022 at 05:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Highway robbers resurface
A syndicate of robbers has resurfaced on major highways leading from Beitbridge to Bulawayo and Harare, where they are using spikes and also pouncing on motorists who would have had breakdowns....Published: 22 Dec 2021 at 04:42hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Covid cases soar
The number of new daily Covid-19 infections rose rapidly last week, with new records set each day, and by Saturday there were 30 705 active cases, that is around one Zimbabwean in 490 had Covid-19, bu...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:00hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Harare issues a 48 hour ultimatum
HARARE City Council is set to remove illegal billboards on road verges and private property across the capital.In a statement, council yesterday issued a 48-hour ultimatum to those who erected...Published: 29 Sep 2021 at 06:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man arrested in SA over highway robberies
A Zimbabwean robber has been arrested along with three South Africans for unleashing a reign of terror on motorists using the N1 Highway. The N1 is a major commercial road that links South Africa with...Published: 10 Sep 2021 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
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