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Mwonzora's 'demands' to Mnangagwa revealed
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was asked by MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora to consider scrapping pending byelections when the two met under controversial circumstances at State House on June 11, The Stan...Published: 25 mins ago | 247 | by Staff reporter
A Gukurahundi genocide survivor's story
Last week I was back in the village after a week away in the city and as usual to get the best of the news of what happened in my absence, the first point of call is the home of my uncle.Apart...Published: 30 mins ago | 64 | by Gifford Mehluli Sibanda
Chaos as demolitions rock Harare
POLICE yesterday barricaded roads leading into Harare's oldest and most populous suburb of Mbare to pave way for demolitions of informal business structures in an operation sanctioned by President Emm...Published: 35 mins ago | 76 | by Staff reporter
High Court Sheriff under probe
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has launched investigations into High Court Sherriff McDuff Madega over several cases in which he is alleged to have illegally sold properties attached b...Published: 45 mins ago | 30 | by Staff reporter
State diamond company fails to account for US$400m
THE Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has failed to account for the use of money exceeding US$400 million, while also failing to properly account for 352 583.11 carats of diamonds wor...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1262 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC frets over vandalism
THE Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has warned customers against tampering with electricity infrastructure.In a statement, ZETDC said consumers who were not ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 67 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe declares days of mourning Kenneth Kaunda
ZIMBABWE has declared three days of mourning - starting yesterday - for the late founding Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda who died on Thursday with President Mnangagwa urging churches to pray for him...Published: 23 hrs ago | 841 | by Staff Reporter
IMF projects 6% growth for Zimbabwe
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that Zimbabwe's economy will grow by 6% this year, but warned that uncertainty remains high and the outlook will depend on the Covid-19 pandemic's e...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 13:07hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19 procurement scandal revealed
ZIMBABWE was prejudiced of millions of united States dollars as a result of irregular procurement transactions around Covid-19 materials, with sharp scrutiny centred on tenders awarded to Young Health...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 13:06hrs | 1152 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's woes have always been solved through open dialogue
Unity. Freedom. Work. These three words have been emblazoned on the official Zimbabwe coat of arms since the days the country attained independence.However, 40 years down the line, a lot of wo...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 13:01hrs | 188 | by Tatenda Nyakufuya
Fireworks at Mwonzora party meeting
THERE were fireworks at a meeting of opposition party MDC-T's standing committee on Wednesday over allegations of looting of funds by the party's executives.Party deputy spokesperson Khalipani...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:27hrs | 3680 | by Staff reporter
IMF rules out Zimbabwe bailout
Fund International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday said it would not move an inch from its position that Zimbabwe did not qualify for financial bailouts even after clearing its debts to the global le...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:24hrs | 1074 | by Staff reporter
Justice Ndewere fired
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has fired High Court judge, Justice Erica Ndewere, after a tribunal set up to inquire into her suitability to hold a judicial office recommended that she be removed from the bench ...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 07:15hrs | 1624 | by Staff reporter
Kenneth Kaunda dies
Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda has died, aged 97.Kaunda was the first democratically elected president of Zambia after gaining independence from Britain in 1964. He was in office unti...Published: 18 Jun 2021 at 06:56hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe govt stifling rights of children'
THE Zimbabwean government is stifling the rights of children by failing to provide a conducive environment for their well-being despite provisions in the Constitution to that effect, a leading human r...Published: 17 Jun 2021 at 06:14hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Banjani abantwana ngekhaya? Ndebele women included: Celebrating the International Day of the African Child
To be fair to other cultures in Zimbabwe, it is only in Ndebele culture where a woman is considered and addressed as a child regardless of her age. Ndebele women are called abesintwana by their male c...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 21:56hrs | 616 | by Nomazulu Thata
Robbery gone bad leaves 2 guards shot and injured
FIVE armed robbers shot and injured two Fawcett Security guards with an AK-47 rifle in Bulawayo's industrial sites on Monday night.One of the security guards was shot in the head and is lucky ...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 17:17hrs | 1372 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF Youth League statement on the occasion of the Day Of The African Child 2021 edition
The ZANU PF YOUTH LEAGUE joins all progressive forces in commemorating the Day of the African Child whose theme is "30 years after the adoption of the Charter: accelerate implementation of Agenda 2040...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 13:30hrs | 240 | by Zanu PF Youth League
RBZ goes for broke: names, shames forex abusers
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday escalated plans to punish "outliers" including listed milling giant, National Foods, which it said were "abusing" foreign currency acquired through the auc...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:29hrs | 2336 | by Staff reporter
'Spot fines not mandatory'
LEGAL think-tank Veritas says it is illegal for police to demand spot fines from offending motorists as they will be violating provisions of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act.In i...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:27hrs | 2018 | by Staff reporter
Moyo in fresh bid to unite Matebeland-based parties
OPPOSITION United Movement for Devolution (UMD) led by former Speaker of Parliament Lovemore Moyo is seeking to enter into a political pact with Matebeleland-based opposition parties in a bid to "recl...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:25hrs | 2839 | by Staff reporter
TB Joshua's burial set for July
The Synagogue Church Of All Nations (Scoan) has announced that the funeral ceremony of its founder, Temitope Joshua (popularly known as TB Joshua) will begin on July 5.In a statement published...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:22hrs | 1568 | by Staff reporter
Zimra commences deducting mining royalties
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has started executing its recently added mandate of deducting mining royalties, through banking institutions, on behalf of Treasury.The tax authority sai...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:18hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
18 forex abusers to pay penalties
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe yesterday listed the first 18 firms facing civil penalties under the new Statutory Instrument 127 after being caught abusing the foreign exchange auction system, with Zimb...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 08:16hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa worse than apartheid South Africa'
MDC Alliance Youth Assembly Commemorates Soweto Massacre which took place on 16 June 1976 in South Africa during apartheid regime.While commemorating the day, the Youth Assembly said Mnangagwa...Published: 16 Jun 2021 at 07:15hrs | 2134 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
RBZ names companies abusing foreign exchange auction system
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has named 18 companies that have been abusing the foreign exchange auction system. The RBZ released a statement and said the companies that were found out by the F...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:21hrs | 1120 | by Staff reporter
3 more Covid-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours
THE country recorded three more Covid-19 related deaths and 118 more new cases in the last 24-hours as some suburbs in Bulawayo including Masvingo and Chiredzi have been identified as hotspots....Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:20hrs | 631 | by Staff reporter
COSAFA Cup draw set for Thursday
THE Zimbabwe national men's football team will know what they would be up against in the COSAFA Cup when the draw is conducted on Thursday.The tournament will run from July 7 to July 18 at the...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 18:19hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hospitals choke under new COVID-19 admissions
HEALTH officials and police have scaled up surveillance to curb the further spread of COVID-19 infections following a spike in hospital admissions while isolation centres are said to be fast filling u...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:25hrs | 2544 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe, Mozambique enemies of the Press'
THE Media Institute for Southern Africa (Misa) yesterday said Zimbabwe and Mozambique were the worst in terms of harassment and persecution of journalists in the whole of southern Africa.This ...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:23hrs | 1365 | by Staff reporter
Maputo-Harare container train launched
MOZAMBIQUE-BASED company DP World Maputo last Friday launched the first container train service connecting Maputo and Harare to improve mobility of goods between the two neighbouring cities.DP...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:21hrs | 1301 | by Staff reporter
Zinara pledges openness to enhance transparency
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) says it has begun publicising its financial disbursements to local authorities in a bid to enhance transparency and accountability as part of its reb...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:18hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks completes Old Bulawayo National Monuments road
THE upgrade of the road leading to Old Bulawayo National Monuments by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) to pave way for restoration of the tourist attraction after it was...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:16hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Zifa seeks national hero status for David Mandigora
ZIFA has written to the Sports and Recreation Commission requesting for the conferment of national hero status to the late Dynamos player David 'Yogi' Mandigora.Mandigora died on Saturday at t...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:14hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
PSL record two more Covid-19 cases
THE Premiership recorded two Covid-19 cases over the weekend ahead of the Group One Chibuku Super Cup matches.This brings the number to three since the top-flight league was allowed to resume ...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:11hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Smuggling cartels control Mutare
CARTELS smuggling fuel and second-hand clothes into the country have become powerful and daring to an extent of hiring earth-moving equipment to clear and periodically repair gravel roads connecting i...Published: 15 Jun 2021 at 06:11hrs | 795 | by Staff reporter
Kenneth Kaunda asks for prayers after hospital admission
Zambia's founding father Kenneth Kaunda has been admitted to hospital after feeling "unwell", a statement from his office says.The 97-year-old is one of the last surviving figures from Africa'...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 18:01hrs | 2023 | by Staff reporter
3rd wave: 107 new Covid-19 cases recorded as Karoi and Kariba become hotspots
GOVERNMENT has added Kariba and Karoi as hot spot areas under the localised lockdown as the country has reported 107 more new Covid-19 cases in the last 24-hours.The statistics include 23 case...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 17:57hrs | 1047 | by Staff reporter
Police warn new Covid-19 regulation violators
POLICE have warned members of the public against violating the new Covid-19 lockdown regulations, which have banned public gatherings among other measures.Vice-President and Health and Child C...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 17:51hrs | 942 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gearing to crush Chamisa's MDC?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's weekend attack on the MDC Alliance, calling it a terrorist organisation has attracted backlash from the opposition and political analysts who say that it was a ploy by t...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:33hrs | 4923 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga defends 'reckless' ministers
VICE-PRESIDENT and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga has defended the continued defiance of COVID-19 regulations by ministers at a time when the government has put in place a strict COVID-19 measur...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:31hrs | 3711 | by Staff reporter
Obert Gutu appointed NPRC spokesperson
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) yesterday appointed former MDC-T vice-president Obert Gutu as its spokesperson and chairperson for its complaints handling, investigations and l...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:28hrs | 1832 | by Staff reporter
$2bn for roads rehabilitation
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has disbursed more than $2 billion to road authorities for the national emergency road rehabilitation programme.The disbursements were made b...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:19hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
US$100k lawsuit over Zanu-PF spy slur
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) national organiser Mr Michael Kandukutu has filed a lawsuit against a member of an NGO, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, to the tune of US$100 000 for defamatio...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:18hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
MDC factions have bungled in running Harare
The MDC Alliance (MDC-A) faction leader, Nelson Chamisa, uses every opportunity he gets to pontificate about smart cities each time he has to talk of Zimbabwe's urban areas.Given the fact that...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:17hrs | 406 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Luck runs out for former Zinara boss
FUGITIVE former Zinara acting chief executive officer Moses Julius Juma, who was lying low after his appeal against conviction and sentence for abuse of office was struck off by the High Court, has no...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 06:16hrs | 1056 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC-A are 'terrorists' smacks of 'Ndebeles are cockroaches'
First, they came for the Ndebele people of Matabeleland and Midlands, I did not speak out because I was not Ndebele. Then they came for white Zimbabwean farmers, I did not speak out because I was not ...Published: 13 Jun 2021 at 18:26hrs | 1687 | by Nomazulu Thata
South Africa sends Malawian and Lesotho diplomats packing
The South African government has given some Lesotho and Malawian diplomats 72 hours to leave the country after they were found guilty of engaging in illicit trade in duty-free alcohol.South Af...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 21:35hrs | 2679 | by Staff Reporter
Chiwenga bans all gatherings except funerals
Health minister and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has imposed new restrictions citing a "surge in cases". All gatherings except funerals are banned, all workshops and meetings to be held...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 20:08hrs | 2731 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga announces stricter COVID-19 enforcement measures
ZIMBABWE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE PRESS STATEMENT BY THE HONOURABLE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE AND MINISTER OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE: 12 JUNE 2021 MEASURES TO CURB THE...Published: 12 Jun 2021 at 20:04hrs | 1813 | by Dr Constantino Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga
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