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Iran joins the Nuclear boys club?
Recent reports are swirling with speculation that Iran may have conducted an underground nuclear test on October 5, sparking global intrigue and concern. Although there has been no official confirmati...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 16:48hrs | 3600 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo doctor earns milestone recognition
Bulawayo paediatric therapist Dr. Precious Madzimbe has made headlines once again, representing Zimbabwe at the esteemed 2024 International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders held ...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:59hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Lighters and matches are not toys, avoid veld fires
The chill is in the air heralding the onset of the winter season. A time when some orphans, widows, homeless and the aged find themselves with no refuge from the biting cold. You see kids shivering wi...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 14:28hrs | 40 | by Thomas Murisa
Tempers flare over trapped Redwing miners
Tempers flared yesterday at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga where about 11 artisanal miners were trapped underground after a mine shaft collapsed, with relatives accusing government of fumbling the rescue ...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:41hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Shaky ground hinders Redwing Mine rescue efforts
UNSTABLE ground at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manicaland province, has reportedly stalled efforts to rescue nearly a dozen artisanal miners trapped underground on Thursday.In a statement, Met...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 16:29hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
SADC Summit on Zimbabwe faces resistance from Harare
ONGOING lobbying for the convention of a SADC Extraordinary meeting on Zimbabwe has triggered tremors in Harare with such efforts being described as a treacherous attempt to interfere with internal pr...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 14:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zambia's lobbying for SADC Extraordinary Summit on Zimbabwe crisis angers Mnangagwa allies
ONGOING lobbying for the convention of a SADC Extraordinary meeting on Zimbabwe has triggered tremors in Harare with such efforts being described as a treacherous attempt to interfere with internal pr...Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 08:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Corrupt Ran mine workers in illegal miners death scandal
Residents of Bindura have come out guns blazing at Ran mine management over the tragic mine accident that killed five gold panners last week. ...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 14:41hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Johannesburg shaken by 5.0 earthquake
A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 was reported in Johannesburg in the early hours of Sunday morning, and has been confirmed by seismologists at the United States Geological Sur...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primaries chaos, a harbinger for bloody polls
ALLEGATIONS of kidnapping, guns being fired at polling stations, torture, intimidation, rape and beatings were the order of the day ahead of the Zanu-PF primaries a fortnight ago as aspiring candidate...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Earth tremor hits Hwange
A TREMOR rocked Hwange town on Sunday evening with the underground movement being felt in almost in every suburb in the coal mining town. From Empumalanga, Mr Dumisani Nsingo said he felt the ...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 15:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZACC eagerly await graft exposé
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says it is eagerly awaiting the pending premiere of a documentary by Qatar international news network, Al Jazeera that will purportedly expose massive co...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:18hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
FNB of South Africa plus 4 other investors vie for Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe?
THE proposed takeover of Standard Chartered Bank Zimbabwe (StanChart), the country's oldest financial institution, has moved a gear up after five prospective investors including local and regional ent...Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 11:25hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Factional tremors rock Zanu-PF
THE weekend suspension of Zanu-PF Manicaland youth leader Pedzisai Mudende over forgery and corruption charges has shaken the province currently rocked by factional fights.Mudende, who is Zanu...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to blame for donor dependency
AT a time the Zanu-PF-led Zimbabwe government is eagerly pushing the enactment into law of the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Bill that has sent earth-shaking tremors down non-governmental orga...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Earthquake shakes Binga
AN earthquake hit Binga area at around 0530 hours early yesterday morning.Binga experienced similar earth tremors two months ago after a 4.3 magnitude earthquake shook the area.Head me...Published: 08 Aug 2022 at 05:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Earthquake hits Kariba
AN earthquake of a 4,3 magnitude hit Kariba on Tuesday evening at 2202hours.Preliminary reports show that the earthquake occurred at latitude of 16.87S and longitude of 28.486E.The Met...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Falling fuel prices ease pressure on consumers
The sustained drop in fuel prices, which saw prices being reviewed downwards twice over a two-week period this month owing to falling international crude ...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 07:08hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Headmaster suspended over missing pupil
ST MATHIAS Tsonzo High School headmaster Maxwell Sambona has been suspended after a pupil at the school, Livingston Sunhwa (19) disappeared last year.Human remains suspected to belong to Sunhw...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Binga
A 4,2 MAGNITUDE earthquake hit Binga yesterday morning.Meteriological Services Department (MSD) head meteorologist James Ngoma confirmed the tremor yesterday telling NewsDay that the epicentre...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa deploys war vets battalion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has turned to ex-combatants to lead mass mobilisation campaigns as fears of a possible electoral defeat in the 2023 elections send tremors down Zanu-PF corridors.G...Published: 11 Jun 2022 at 09:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Elections terror scare
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has turned to ex-combatants to lead mass mobilisation campaigns as fears of a possible electoral defeat in the 2023 elections send tremors down Zanu-PF corridors.G...Published: 10 Jun 2022 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Earthquake jolts Kariba
A 4,6 magnitude earthquake hit Kariba and surrounding areas causing extensive damage to some properties including a school in Binga.The earthquake whose epicentre was determined to be in Lake Kari...Published: 25 May 2022 at 17:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Russian invasion sends Zimbabwe fuel prices haywire
AS the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues with all the strategic geopolitical and economic consequences, the oil and fuel industry remains one of the most affected sectors.Fuel prices have ...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Russia-Ukraine war tremors rock Zimbabwe economy
TREMORS from the Russian invasion of Ukraine are spreading across the world as well as in Zimbabwe as record-high oil prices, excessive spending during forthcoming elections and disruptions of wheat s...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 18:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Earthquake hits Gweru
AN earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale hit the Midlands province in central Zimbabwe yesterday morning, South Africa's Council for Geoscience (CGS) said yesterday.The earthquake, des...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
3.2 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Zimbabwe
A light magnitude 3.2 earthquake shook parts of southern Zimbabwe on Tuesday night.The quake was timed at 9.42PM, according to data from the Council for Geoscience at the South African Nationa...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 21:16hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
A political accident waiting to happen
Communities are glued and bound together by more than blood.They share a common past, history, heritage, values, norms and aspirations.The commonality bred by sharing similar languages...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 07:58hrs | 5 | by Bishop Laz
Mnangagwa fires his enforcer as State Security Minister
President Emmerson Mnangagwa sacked Owen Mudha Ncube as state security minister on Monday as Zanu-PF continues to feel the tremors from its divisive provincial elections concluded two weeks ago....Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 19:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
People living with albinism need help
Tinevimbo is an outgoing bubbling sixth-grader who finds it difficult to make friends. Most girls look at her mockingly and sometimes with utter disdain. During break time at school, no one wa...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 11:56hrs | 7 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Rains are knocking at the farmer's door
The rains are knocking at the farmer's door, Heaven has shown its preparedness to water the fields adequately. Remember our God is a faithful God. He is not human so does not lie, what He says must co...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 23:16hrs | 9 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Reckless drinking is destroying the youths
Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of having an empty glass of beer, so the seasoned drinker or connoisseur is always topping up the glass with more beer after every swig. Not so with 'Musombo' or 'Kambwa'...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 07:43hrs | 5 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Binga hit by 3 earth tremors inside 48hrs
BINGA district experienced three earth tremors in less than 48 hours which began on Monday and ended on Tuesday.Senior weather forecaster at the Meteorological Services Department, James Ngoma...Published: 12 Aug 2021 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Earthquake hits Binga
A 4,5 MAGNITUDE earthquake was felt in Binga in the early hours of Monday with the epicentre about 15km from Lake Kariba. The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) said the earthquake...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 06:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chrome export ban sends tremors
GOVERNMENT'S shock decision to ban the export of raw chrome has sent shivers across markets, with mining industry players and leading experts calling on authorities to roll out incentives to stimulate...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Earthquake hits north-west Binga
NORTH-WEST Binga and parts of the Zambezi Catchment area on Monday experienced an earthquake, but no damage was reported.The tremor hit the area around 12:32pm.Meteorological Services ...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 17:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2021 Mid-Term Budget Expectations
Zimbabwe's mid-term budget for 2021 is expected to be presented in the beginning of July amid encouraging signs of economic recovery in the last 12 months. The country is undergoing a period of relati...Published: 03 Jun 2021 at 20:21hrs | | by Victor Bhoroma
Joshua Nkomo's son announces his presidential aspirations
In his groundbreaking interview on MBC, Mr Sibangilizwe Nkomo, the son of the late political icon and nation builder Dr Joshua Nkomo announced what has sent shock waves and tremors throughout and acro...Published: 05 Apr 2021 at 13:39hrs | | by Thulani Nkala
Tremors shake Old Mutual SA after ZSE clampdown
JOHANNESBURG Securities Exchange (JSE) listed financial services powerhouse Old Mutual Limited (OML) says crucial negotiations were underway to strike a deal with Harare following the suspension of it...Published: 28 Mar 2021 at 06:58hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi on the ropes
Vice President Kembo Mohadi is on the ropes as a growing sex scandal threatens to upend his political career.Mohadi, 71, missed a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the second major diary event he ha...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 20:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chipinge experiences earth tremor
Chipinge district in Manicaland has experienced a mild earth tremor at around 18:56 this Monday evening.The district Meteorological Services Department has confirmed.While further deta...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 19:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Big Saturday read: The other side of the story
On the 27th of July 2017, the late President Morgan Tsvangirai convened an Extra-Ordinary National Council Meeting at his Highlands home.On the Agenda was the ratification of the Coalition Agr...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 16:13hrs | | by Lloyd Damba
Dead bodies in Chamisa's hands
On the 27th of July 2017, the late President Morgan Tsvangirai convened an Extra-Ordinary National Council Meeting at his Highlands home.On the Agenda was the ratification of the Coalition Agr...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 15:28hrs | | by Lloyd Damba
BREAKING: Earth tremors hit Kariba
Kariba residents were on Wednesday thrown into panic mode after earth tremors were experienced in the resort town. The tremors, experienced for the second time in a month is said to have lasted for ab...Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 17:04hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
4 'mysteries' of Zim'babwe's economic crisis
Zimbabwe continues to groan under the crushing weight of an economic disaster rapidly manifesting through hyper-inflation, capital flight and a crippling energy crisis, among other symptoms of economi...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Learnmore Zuze
3.9 magnitude tremor rocks Zimbabwe
THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has confirmed that a moderate earthquake measuring 3,9 in magnitude was experienced in Kariba, Mashonaland West on Saturday and no injuries were recorded. ...Published: 03 Jun 2019 at 07:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt threatens to name, shame forex sharks
Government has threatened to name and shame alleged brains behind Zimbabwe's verdant parallel market which it says was fuelling the spike in the prices for basic goods and services.Information...Published: 30 May 2019 at 10:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gold worth billions smuggled out of Africa
Billions of dollars' worth of gold is being smuggled out of Africa every year through the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East - a gateway to markets in Europe, the United States and beyond - a Reu...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 08:18hrs | 1 | by Reuters
There is more to Cyclone Idai, says villagers
Some superstitious villagers in Chimanimani believe that there was more to the floods than just Cyclone Idai.Hundreds of people have been reported dead, while thousands were displaced mainly i...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Do cracks in the ground in Chimanimani prove seismic activity before cyclone?
Pictures have emerged which appear to support claims by survivors of a deadly cyclone in eastern Zimbabwe that there was some seismic activity before heavy rains and winds swept in from Mozambique on ...Published: 30 Mar 2019 at 17:37hrs | | by zimlive
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