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Mnangagwa cuts short Mangudya's term at RBZ
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday brought forward by a month the appointment of John Mushayavanhu as the new Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, hoping to stem the collapse of the local currency...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1518 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to keep Zimdollar
Zimbabwe plans to keep its local dollar, a currency that has lost value every single trading day of the year, even as fiscal and monetary authorities work on new plans to revamp the currency, accordin...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:37hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
The rise of General Chiwenga: My reply to this article
My article today is to reply an article written by Samkeliso Ncube on Bulawayo 24: it was written in large; The rise of General Chiwenga, Zimbabwe's vanguard to a prosperous future. This article is no...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:30hrs | 1399 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zanu-PF to crack whip on MPs
Zanu-PF Politburo member Ziyambi Ziyambi has urged disciplinary action against party Members of Parliament (MPs) and officials who habitually skip crucial meetings of the ruling establishment's organs...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:28hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec extends registration period
GOVERNMENT has been commended for extending the deadline for Ordinary and Advanced Level examination fees payment to give parents and guardians adequate time to raise the funds.Primary and Sec...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:25hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni accuses Zanu of hypocrisy
Outspoken Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has accused the Zanu-PF government of "hypocrisy" in commissioning the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupane....Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 15:01hrs | 1265 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes another empty promise on Lake Gwayi-Shangani
THE Lake Gwayi-Shangani project is set to be completed by the end of this year with President Mnangagwa yesterday reiterating his Government's commitment to pushing it to the end given its strategic s...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:43hrs | 1769 | by Staff reporter
Hundreds of Zimbabwe marriage certificates invalid
HUNDREDS of marriage certificates that were issued after September 2022 may be "null and void" because they cite a no longer valid law, it has emerged.On May 27, 2022, President Emmerson...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:38hrs | 1801 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Kidwell Mujuru challenges CCC candidate in court
FORMER Zanu-PF councillor for Ward 6 in Cowdray Park suburb, Kidwell Mujuru, has filed an urgent High Court application challenging the election and christening thereafter of Mr Nkosilathi Mpofu as co...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:45hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
How did things get so bad in Haiti? Here's what to Know
Things in Haiti have gotten so bad that Ariel Henry, the unelected Prime Minister, resigned and called for the installation of a tra...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 18:58hrs | 798 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe teachers call for job action over salaries
THE Federation of Zimbabwe Educators Unions, (Fozeu), has called for an immediate job action starting from tomorrow after teachers declared incapacitation amid rising inflation and cost of living....Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:57hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
CCC activists' case haunts Reza
PROMINENT prosecutor Michael Reza is in the eye of a storm after a whistle-blower approached the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) accusing him of forgery in the case involving CCC activists Jo...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 19:48hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
Zipra war vets hails ED for appointing Mavhunga as their minister
ZIPRA war veterans have hailed President Emmerson Mnangagwa for appointing Monica Mavhunga as the Minister of War Weterans Welfare adding that as she is a war veteran herself she is bound to address a...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 13:05hrs | 1292 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe misses SDG timelines
The government yesterday said it would allocate at least 5% of national revenues to provincial and local authorities to catch up on its promises to deliver on United Nations development goals....Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:17hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
‘Lazy’ son bashes father to death
A 62-YEAR-OLD Mukumbura man was allegedly bashed to death by his son after he labelled him a lazy man who is depending on his wife for survival....Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 06:33hrs | 763 | by Simbarashe Sithole
The Chemist Siziba and Oasis bar story
It is hard to find a patron who would mostly and consistently drink in one bar for 44 years - a whole generation; a lifetime.Yet Chemist Siziba, a local businessman and socialite, did. Before ...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 17:01hrs | 1923 | by Staff reporter
Rights watchdogs condemn embarrassment of Zimbabwe lawyers
GLOBAL legal watchdogs, the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), have urged the government of Zimbabwe to urgently investigate the abuse of la...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 12:37hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war veterans explode
WOES are continuing to mount for veterans of Zimbabwe's armed liberation struggle, who say their welfare is continually being neglected, with tertiary learning institutions refusing to enrol their chi...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 20:38hrs | 1437 | by Staff reporter
Sadc calls for total sanctions removal
The SADC Council of Ministers ended its meeting yesterday reiterating the regional bloc's call for the lifting of all forms of illegal sanctions against Zimbabwe and deliberating on regional food secu...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Edgar Lungu calls for early election in Zambia
Zambia's ex-President, Edgar Lungu, has urged citizens to demand an early election, alleging that his successor, Hakainde Hichilema (HH), has mismanaged the nation's economy.Lungu also critici...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 18:18hrs | 1254 | by Staff reporter
Southern Africa just had its driest February on record
A swathe of Southern Africa suffered the driest February in decades that wiped out crops, precipitated power shortages and threatened to send already high food prices surging further.Last mont...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 17:10hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
Afrochine loses US$3m tax battle with Zimra
AFROCHINE Smelting Private Limited has been ordered to pay nearly US$3 million in royalties for under-declaring its earnings. Afrochine Smelting is a company that produces and exports ferrochrome, an ...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:31hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
GMB maize stocks fall
MAIZE stocks have declined in the nation's reserves at Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots dotted across the country, and this may worsen food insecurity situation at a time when inflation and currency...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:08hrs | 1415 | by Staff reporter
Google SVP sees Zimbabwe becoming Africa's tech hub
According to James Manyika, Senior Vice President at Google, Zimbabwe possesses immense potential to emerge as a leading technology innovation hub in Africa, provided that the costs associated with In...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 08:52hrs | 681 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa turns to Tshabangu's CCC structures
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's Blue Movement is using Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) structures to mobilise support amid concerns by political analysts that the organisation might just face t...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:55hrs | 5168 | by Staff reporter
Bosso, Dembare fans flock to Barbourfields Stadium
Thousands of passionate Dynamos and Highlanders supporters from all corners of the country have descended upon Barbourfields Stadium in the City of Kings and Queens to witness the highly anticipated s...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 12:40hrs | 2813 | by Staff reporter
Side-marketing a big threat to tobacco contracting companies
With tobacco auction floors opening this week senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged all tobacco farmers who are contracted to honor their contr...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 07:10hrs | 337 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Edd Branson extends invitation to US Trade Secretary Gina Raimondo to strengthen trade relations with Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean business mogul Edd Branson has extended a cordial invitation to United States Trade Secretary Gina Raimondo and her team to visit Zimbabwe with the aim of bolstering trade and comme...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 12:37hrs | 355 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe unstoppable, says Mnangagwa
Despite the albatross of illegal, unjust, and baneful economic sanctions, Zimbabwe will continue marching on the path towards upper-middle-class economic status by 2030 with every Zimbabwean having a ...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:13hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
America: They kill us for sport!
My little story on American sanctionsOnly a few weeks shy of my sixty-first birthday, I have been, until late last week, on United States list of sanctioned Zimbabweans.I have been the...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:12hrs | 93 | by @Jamwanda2
Zimbabweans urged not to keep cash at home
Police have warned businesses against keeping huge sums of money at home and in offices as this was attracting criminals. This comes as the law enforcers have defended the "shoot-to-kill" approach in ...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 07:51hrs | 1749 | by Staff reporter
Biti appeals against assault conviction, sentencing
Opposition figure Tendai Biti has lodged an appeal with the High Court challenging his recent conviction and sentencing.Biti, a former Finance Minister, was found guilty by Harare magistrate V...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:14hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court reserves judgement in Mukupe's appeal
The Supreme Court has postponed its judgment indefinitely in the appeal filed by former deputy Finance minister Terrence Mukupe against a High Court decision rejecting his appeal against conviction an...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:13hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF gate-crashes US's sanctions Press briefing
Zanu-PF yesterday accused the United States of shutting the door for engagement after its members were barred from gate-crashing a Press conference where US embassy officials were explaining the new s...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 2262 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council shuts down public toilets
BULAWAYO City Council has been forced to shut down public toilets in the central business district and surrounding suburbs fearing an outbreak of water-borne diseases as the city grapples with its wor...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:10hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean Minister urges patriotism among youth
YOUTH Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training minister, Tinoda Machakaire has urged youths to actively participate in nation building. Machakaire was speaking at the Internation...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:09hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Pirate kombis, taxis wreak chaos
BULAWAYO police, motorists and registered commuter operators have flagged pirate taxis and kombis for bringing "wild-west" chaos to the city through wanton violation of traffic laws.Traffic ac...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:03hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak hits Bulawayo
BULAWAYO residents have been urged to exercise extreme caution and adhere to strict hygiene standards following reports of a diarrhoea outbreak linked to water shortages, with Cowdray Park suburb bein...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:49hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Met office warns of heatwave
The public must guard against a heatwave from today until March 12, with temperatures rising as high as 41 degrees, although some isolated thundershowers are expected this week, the Meteorological Ser...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:45hrs | 1063 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa calls for education overhaul
Former CCC leader Nelson Chamisa has urged for a comprehensive overhaul of Zimbabwe's education system, citing its failure to keep pace with technological advancements. Chamisa emphasized the need for...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 19:24hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Luxury estate to launch in May
WESTPROP Holdings chief executive Ken Sharpe has revealed that the company will launch the highly-anticipated US$100 million mixed use Hills Luxury Lifestyle Estate in May this year."It is wit...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:58hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
Vendors decry unfavourable conditions at Egodini
VENDORS operating at the newly refurbished Egodini Terminus have expressed concern over what they termed "unfavourable" business conditions after Bulawayo City Council (BCC) allegedly barred them from...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:42hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt yet to declare Bulawayo water crisis a national disaster
GOVERNMENT says it will only declare Bulawayo a water crisis area after a committee appointed to assess the water situation in the city completes its work and is satisfied there is need to make such a...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:50hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF fissures widen over Mnangagwa term
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is battling to prop up waning support in his ruling Zanu-PF party and disloyal party cadres are facing the axe as power battles take centre stage while the economy i...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:49hrs | 1428 | by Staff reporter
125 Zimbabwean students get Russian scholarships
RUSSIA will award 125 scholarships to Zimbabweans, as Harare and Moscow continue to deepen bilateral ties.The scholarships, the majority of which will cover STEM (science, technology, engineer...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:44hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Fisherman slips into the dam, drowns
A Glendale fisherman Ronald Jaji (34) slipped and drowned at Galiver dam, Glandale recently.Jaji's friend Pharoah Mukwavaya (28) tried to help the now-deceased Jaji to no avail.Mashona...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 11:59hrs | 580 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Airports operating normally after bomb, firearms threat
THE country's airports are now operating normally and stakeholders should use them without any reservations after the country's security systems were put on high alert yesterday in response to reports...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 07:47hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Minister commissions first Binga propaganda radio station
INFORMATION, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Dr Jenfan Muswere, yesterday officially commissioned Twasumpuka FM, the first and only community radio station in Binga District in Matebelel...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:03hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Fly One Logistics unveils leading Luxury Harare-Bulawayo coaches
Fly One Logistics proudly introduces the Executive Coaches, a new fleet setting a new standard for travel on the Harare-Bulawayo and Bulawayo-Harare routes. Offering unparalleled comfort, convenience,...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 15:08hrs | 2407 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe inflation hits 6-month high
Zimbabwe's inflation rate jumped to its highest level in six months as the local dollar continued its losing streak against the greenback, in one of its worst starts to the year since the currency's r...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 20:38hrs | 1107 | by Staff reporter
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