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Zimbabwe suffers another blow
The Zimbabwean national football team, the Warriors, have been hit with a significant setback as Tino Kadewere has withdrawn from the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers against Kenya an...Published: 03 Sep 2024 at 15:44hrs | 2103 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutors seek death penalty for 3 Americans implicated in foiled DRC coup
Prosecutors on Tuesday called for 50 people, including three Americans, to face the death penalty for what the Congolese army says was a coup attempt earlier this year.Military prosecutor Lieu...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 15:36hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army hands over new school in Tsholotsho
The Zimbabwe Defence Force has completed and handed over Tshino Secondary School in Tsholotsho to the Tsholotsho Rural District Council. Nkululeko Sibanda, the council's chief executive, confi...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 14:52hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
South African Rand takes a hit
The rand and a number of South African stocks took a hit on Monday as investors moved away from purchasing riskier assets, and it became evident that the US may enter a recession.The rand was ...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 09:12hrs | 1340 | by Staff reporter
Minister Masuka clueless
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration appears uncertain about how to fulfill former President Robert Mugabe's vision of transforming the Lowveld into a greenbelt, following the completion of t...Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 11:49hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
NRZ targets US$100m revenue in 12 months
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) aims to generate approximately US$100 million in revenue by 2025 by leveraging its extensive real estate holdings. While cargo transportation remains a key reve...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 09:02hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga ex-wife's health troubles worsen
Marry Mubaiwa's health troubles have worsened, with doctors recently amputating her left leg in an effort to save her from a severe ailment affecting her limbs. The ex-wife of Vice-President Constanti...Published: 24 Jun 2024 at 13:26hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
'Ideologically bankrupt' Ramaphosa's ANC in a governance tailspin
To suggest that the 2024 electoral outcome has fundamentally altered how parties relate to one another post-election would be an understatement.Never has the party with a majority of votes fou...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 13:56hrs | 2 | by Sipho Seepe
NOIC suffers blow in US$160,000 arbitration award
The High Court has ruled in favor of the contractor in a dispute with the National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe (NOIC) overpayment for supplying and installing instrumentation, control, and ...Published: 28 May 2024 at 09:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Benjani Mwaruwari Jr suffers career setback in England
The son of Warriors legend Benjani Mwaruwari, Benjani Jr, has suffered a career setback in England.The young striker has been released by sixth-tire club Yeovil Town following the end of the s...Published: 23 May 2024 at 15:05hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
ZiG is putting lipstick on a pig, says Biti
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Friday introduced a new currency to be known as the ZiG, which stands for Zimbabwe Gold.RBZ governor John Mushayavanhu said the ZiG would be structured an...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Harare pledges to finally fix (some of) its pothole-ridden roads
IN Zimbabwe's capital of Harare, potholed roads have become a symbol of more than 20 years of national decline and neglect of public services.Motorists must weave down roads and often encroach...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suffers US$6,8 billion trade gap
ZIMBABWE has operated in negative trade deficit of US$6,8 billion for the last four years, a trend which is unsustainable in the long run according to Buy Zimbabwe, a campaign outfit that advoca...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt workers starving
FUNERAL policies and medical aid contributions are gobbling up a huge chunk of civil servants earnings, leaving most of them with little for food, rent, school fees and transport, NewsDay has been inf...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 05:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Limit exposure to cellphones, TVs'
EXPERTS have warned that early and continuous exposure to cellphones and television sets damages eyesight. Optometrist and founder of Spectsworld, Dr Kudzaishe Gugulethu Kubvoruno, said the fa...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:38hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa surrenders hard-won political and democratic space
"THIS is to officially, and under my hand, inform you fellow citizens of Zimbabwe and the world, that, with immediate effect, I no longer have anything to do with CCC."With these words, Zimbab...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's strategic ambiguity made CCC vulnerable to political autoimmunity
THE term "autoimmune disease" refers to a condition whereby the body attacks normal cells by mistake because its natural defence system is unable to distinguish between foreign and body cells....Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 12:45hrs | | by Tapiwa Gomo
ConCourt throws out 'unfounded' application accusing Chamisa's lawyer of graft
The Constitutional Court has dismissed as "unfounded" and "devoid of any merit" an application by a man who accused prominent lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu of corruption and violating his rights to di...Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 17:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers can't breathe
When the teachers are happy (elephants making love), the learners will naturally benefit from their physical and intellectual energies that will be deployed in the teaching-learning process.TH...Published: 13 Jan 2024 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Nicholas Aribino
Donald Trump suffers Kasukuwere fate
Colorado's Supreme Court has ruled former United States President Donald Trump is ineligible to run for the White House because of his role in the 2021 assault on the Capitol by his supporters and sho...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 05:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt approves 27 IPP projects
GOVERNMENT has approved 27 out of 28 projects from independent power producers (IPPs) amid a rising backlog in unapproved applications at a time when Zimbabwe is facing incessant power cuts.It...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Witchcraft claims derail search for missing 2 year old
WHEN Ms Glenda Sibelu left her two-year-old daughter at home to fetch water from a nearby river, she had no idea it would be the beginning of a heart-wrenching search for the toddler who has been miss...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:27hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Ex-minister released from prison, suffers another blow
The Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial leadership has prohibited former Public Service minister Petronella Kagonye from carrying out party activities following her release from prison.Kagonye...Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:06hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba suffers knee problem
Luton boss Rob Edwards is hopeful that key midfielder Marvelous Nakamba isn't missing for too long after revealing he missed Saturday's 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace due to a knee injury picked up w...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Violence Is Violence No-matter The Gender
Last week, tragedy struck in Nyameni Suburb, Marondera, when a young girl named Sharon lost her life at the hands of her boyfriend. The news of this horrific incident has spread like wildfire across t...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 21:42hrs | 6 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo Violence Is Violence No-matter The Gender
Horror crash exposes parlous state of Matebeleland roads
The Bulawayo City Council has completed a sewer and water sanitation rehabilitation project funded through an African Development Bank AfDB US$33,6 million grant.Council is considering approac...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 05:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mukupe suffers another blow
Imprisoned Zanu-PF central committee member and former deputy finance minister, Terence Mukupe, faced another setback as the Zanu-PF Mashonaland East provincial leadership instructed farmers to remain...Published: 20 Nov 2023 at 22:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Can we honestly say someone in ICU is 'doing very well'?
So, finance minister Mthuli Ncube actually believes Zimbabwe's economy is 'doing very well'!Wow!Talk about delusional thinking!Or, perhaps it is just someone who is deliberatel...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 17:56hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Sewer manhole swallows woman, donkeys
A woman in Bulawayo has been hospitalized after falling into an uncovered sewer manhole in Old Magwegwe. This incident occurred after two donkeys had experienced a similar fate the previous day, and t...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Peacemaker axed in party brawl
IN an attempt to break up a fight between his friends at a party, a 31-year-old man from Ntabazinduna in Matabeleland North province seemed to have got more than what he had bargained for when he was ...Published: 07 Oct 2023 at 19:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gono suffers court setback
Zimbabwe's former central bank governor, Gideon Gono, has faced a setback as a court dismissed his attempt to dismiss a lawsuit by a South African company demanding $2.2 million for grain deliveries m...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 19:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dembare suffers at the hands of Chiefs
Bulawayo Chiefs 2-1 DynamosDynamos FC suffered their first defeat at Barbourfields Stadium this season, losing 2-1 to Bulawayo Chiefs FC in a Castle Lager Premiership match.DeMbare coach G...Published: 17 Sep 2023 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pushes to change Sadc laws following Mumba controversies
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is seeking to change the regional bloc's statutes and guidelines following Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) election observer mission (SEOM)'s...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 10:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gayo coup attempt on Charumbira suffers still birth
Attempts by Pan African Parliament 2nd Vice President Dr Ahebiri Gayo from Ethiopia to effect a coup on President Chief Fortune Charumbira during his absence on elections in Zimbabwe suffered a still ...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 22:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why properties in Zimbabwe are overpriced
YOU probably have heard that properties in Zimbabwe are expensive, especially compared to regional peers like South Africa and Kenya.To substantiate this claim, a quick online survey on proper...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 08:50hrs | | by Rufaro Hozheri
Bulawayo residents list demands to incoming CCC councillors
BULAWAYO residents have compiled a list of demands that they want incoming councillors Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to address when they are sworn in.The CCC swept all council and parli...Published: 03 Sep 2023 at 21:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
High expectations for new Bulawayo councillors
Bulawayo residents have called on incoming Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors to restore the city's glory by tackling collapsing service delivery and recurrent water shortages among other...Published: 27 Aug 2023 at 12:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suffers brain drain due to fragile political environment, faltering economy
ZIMBABWE has gone through severe economic fluctuations and deadly political violence that brought the entire economy to a standstill.Of particular mention is the 2007/8 record hyperinflation f...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 06:28hrs | | by Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Develpment
Chamisa penultimate rally set for Bulawayo
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, returns to Bulawayo today to seek votes from the city's residents ahead of the Wednesday harmonised election.Bulawayo has rema...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:31hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland natives urged to vote wisely
Registered voters in Matebeleland have been advised to vote for locals with a proven track record to drive development of the region.Poverty and unemployment are rife while shortages of social...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:30hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will only develop once we've citizens who're truly eager for prosperity!
It is not necessary the unashamedly corrupt, incompetent and uncaring government that we have in power.Neither is it the grand looting of our vast national resources by the ruling elite - who ...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 16:34hrs | 4 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
CiZC claims not regime change agents
CRISIS in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) says labelling the organisation regime change agents is a usual tactic used by dictatorships worldwide to muzzle all voices which attempt to hold them to account....Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:49hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa suffers double blow
A BULAWAYO High Court judge yesterday barred 12 parliamentary candidates from the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) from standing in next month's election, handing three Zanu-PF cand...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa suffers another setback, double candidates to feature on ballot
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change has suffered yet another setback after High Court Judge Justice Neville Wamambo dismissed an appeal filed by the party challenging double candidates recorded o...Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 06:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Rogue traffic enforcers undermining business in Zimbabwe
FORMERLY known as an opulent suburb, Harare's Borrowdale area is gradually transforming into a commercial hub, not only for the city but the entire Zimbabwe.With its peace and flamboyance, Bor...Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 08:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo needs true MPs not political party mouthpieces'
Bulawayo needs Members of Parliament (MPs) who will truly represent residents rather than be mouthpieces for political parties or leaders headquartered outside the city, an independent candidate in th...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 21:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The pitfalls of Zimbabwe's 2023 elections
One thing that many people might not be seeing right now is that the 2023 general elections have already started.That's for the simple reason that elections are not just about a few days befor...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:22hrs | 4 | by Tawanda Majoni
Kasukuwere carries excess baggage
The impending August 23 harmonised elections hold an immense significance for the one who will come out victorious at the end of the race. Various political figures have emerged out of the woo...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:11hrs | | by Prosperity Mzila
The pitfalls of the 2023 elections
One thing that many people might not be seeing right now is that the 2023 general elections have already started.That's for the simple reason that elections are not just about a few days befor...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:45hrs | 6 | by Tawanda Majoni
Two open-heart surgeries at Parirenyatwa
A LOCAL team of doctors recently conducted two successful open-heart surgeries at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, marking the resumption of the complex medical procedure that was last done in 2018....Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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