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Zanu-PF wants to rename Zimbabwe's provinces
The ruling Zanu-PF party has called for the renaming of Zimbabwe's provinces, aiming to eliminate colonial-era names that have historically fueled division among the population. This resolution emerge...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 08:01hrs | 4456 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South sees 18% drop in crime rate
Matebeleland South Province has seen an 18 percent decrease in crime levels from January to September this year compared to the same period last year, according to recent police statistics. A total of...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:46hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Disgraced Dexter Nduna forced to withdraw from parking takeover
Former Zanu-PF legislator for Chegutu West, Dexter Nduna, has faced a significant setback in his attempted takeover of vehicle parking management in Harare and other cities, leading him to issue a pub...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:47hrs | 1307 | by Staff reporter
Fake doctor appears in court, further remanded
Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, who has been in the spotlight for allegedly impersonating a doctor, appeared in court yesterday and was remanded to October 14. His case has drawn significant attention sinc...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:25hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
'Tshinga Dube was a good man'
OUT SPOKEN Ex-Zipra war veteran Max Mkandla has described the later Former War Veterans Minister Tshinga Dube as a figure father who loved and was loved by many due to his care for the well being of a...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 13:32hrs | 586 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe resumes war victims' compensation after 26 years
The Minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs, Monica Mavhunga, has announced the resumption of compensation payments for war victims, marking a major step in supporting Zimbabwe's liber...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:12hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Tracing debtors can be a headache unless done by professionals
Tracing people who owe them money can be a headache for many organisations, including small enterprises. The money may never be recovered simply because the person owing the money becomes evasive and ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 11:24hrs | 216 | by Agencies
Heartless Mugabe did not give chance to non combatant and local trained vets to be vetted
Outspoken ex-Zipra war veteran Max Mkandla has criticized the late former President Robert Mugabe and his administration, accusing them, in collaboration with former colonialists, of being heartless f...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 16:53hrs | 1348 | by Stephen Jakes
Homegrown Heroes: Why the Opposition must prioritize local talent over ZANU-PF defectors
In the tumultuous landscape of Zimbabwean politics, the recent defection of Dzikamai Mavhaire back to ZANU-PF has served as a wake-up call for the opposition. This unsettling trend highlights the stru...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 08:32hrs | 454 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Mnangagwa was supposed to be in crashed chopper
The Zimbabwean government has confirmed that the helicopter which crash-landed at an airstrip in Masvingo on Sunday was initially meant to transport President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The President, who wa...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:34hrs | 1954 | by Staff reporter
Reason why South Africa's Justice Minister Simelane is being 'targeted'
Under-fire Justice Minister Thembi Simelane's VBS woes intensified when she apparently attempted to stop the alleged capture of the justice system, in particular the National Prosecuting Authority's I...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 15:17hrs | 2220 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to withhold payment for shoddy road repairs
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has announced that the government will withhold payment from construction companies that deliver substandard work on road repair projects...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 09:21hrs | 3843 | by Staff reporter
War vets mop up vetting set for this month
The government is set to resume the mop-up vetting of war collaborators and non-combatants this month, with plans to publish the names of those who successfully pass the vetting, paving the way for th...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 11:33hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
War veterans trained local fume over relegation to mere collaborators
SOME war veterans who were trained but could not go to fight at the front when a ceasefire was declared in 1980 have complained over the ruling Zanu PF government degrading their status to that of mer...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 13:15hrs | 466 | by Stephen Jakes
Strict vetting for Zimbabwe land seekers introduced
The Zimbabwean government has announced that all future recipients of State land for farming must be capable farmers who will use the land fully and properly. This decision comes after finding that so...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 05:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Political Commissar announces massive restructuring process
Recently appointed Zanu-PF Political Commissar Munyaradzi Machacha has announced a significant restructuring of the party, reportedly aimed at purging members opposed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's...Published: 31 May 2024 at 21:25hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
1,300 white farmers seek payouts from Zimbabwe govt
About 1,300 White Zimbabwean commercial farmers, whose land was seized in the early 2000s, have signed up to receive compensation and those who qualify will be paid in 10-year treasury bills, a govern...Published: 18 May 2024 at 21:34hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Shopping Shock: Over a third of customers scammed on popular shopping sites across Europe and beyond
While price comparison sites are a popular tool for finding deals and secure retailers, a new study reveals a disturbing truth: online shopping might not be as safe as we think. According to the ...Published: 17 May 2024 at 12:14hrs | 41 | by Staff Reporter
Transparency and Accountability vital when appointing the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
On the 28th March 2024, Zimbabwe witnessed the appointment of John Mushayavanhu as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). However, this appointment has sparked controversy and raised ques...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:25hrs | 1 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Gold Mine vetting CCC supporters out
Cynthia Gold Mine in Shurugwi is vetting its workers and kicking out anyone found to have links with the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, The Mirror has been told.A board member of t...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 13:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Botswana reaffirm no passports deal
ZIMBABWE and Botswana will forge ahead with eliminating passport requirements for citizens travelling between the two countries in line with regional and continental aspirations of facilitating the fr...Published: 10 Feb 2024 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Vehicle Examination Department examiners arrested for corruption
Three officials from the Vehicle Examination Department (VED) stationed at the Chinhoyi depot have been apprehended for engaging in corrupt practices. They are accused of granting a driver's license t...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 18:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CCC splits into three warring factions
THE Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) has disintegrated into three distinct yet fluid factions following last week's resignation of Nelson Chamisa which took some legislators and party officials by...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 15:36hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Phase 1A complete, to reopen soon
BULAWAYO residents will soon be able to access Egodini, the city's largest transport and trading hub, which has been closed for eight years due to a stalled redevelopment project. The project,...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 04:50hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zupco, operators break impasse
THE Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) and bus operators have broken an impasse which was threatening to affect mainly urban public transport after Zupco ditched some franchised vehicles over n...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 08:04hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cops refuse to retire
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reportedly tightened screws on officers who wish to extend their service post retirement after an unprecedented number of retiring officers applied for extension...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:55hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Dexter Nduna barred from contesting Zanu-PF primary election
OUTSPOKEN former Chegutu West Member of Parliament (MP), Dexter Nduna has had his quest for another bite of the cherry as a parliamentarian dashed after Zanu-PF disqualified him from contesting a prim...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 06:08hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
NPA declines to prosecute a counter-report filed by Bezbets
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has declined to prosecute a counter-report filed by gaming company Bezbets against a punter who won a US$5 200 bet last month.The betting company...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 15:12hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
By-election candidate selection divides Zanu-PF
The ruling Zanu-PF party in Bulawayo province is facing serious divisions over the selection of candidates for the Lobengula-Magwegwe constituency ahead of the December 9 by-elections. President Emmer...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:58hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zipra wary of conditions for properties return
Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra) war veterans have raised concerns about the conditions set for the return of their properties, fearing that the required information might expose them to p...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:57hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war veterans fume over delayed compensation
Veterans of the liberation struggle from the 1970s, who successfully completed a recent vetting process, are expressing frustration over the government's delay in compensating them for their wartime c...Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 06:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zipra war collaborators feel betrayed by govt
Tensions are mounting among former Zipra liberation war collaborators who underwent vetting in 2021 to determine their eligibility for monthly payouts promised to them.These unarmed combatants...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 20:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC-T to contest just 24 seats
The Electoral Court has rubberstamped a Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) ban on 87 MDC-T parliamentary candidates whose nomination papers were rejected by the poll management authority June this ye...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 08:12hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man who used false documents for job as child psychologist is jailed in Ireland
A man who used false documents to secure employment as a child psychologist and “live a fake life” has been jailed for four years.Nikiwe Dube (41) with an address at Colpe Drive, Deepforde...Published: 29 Jul 2023 at 13:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zapu likely to to endorse Chamisa as presidential candidate for 2023 election
ZAPU has announced that they are in the process of vetting presidential candidates for the 2023 election and will soon make an announcement about which candidate they will endorse.In the 2018 ...Published: 26 Jul 2023 at 20:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, Nkomo receive statue honours
Two statues are set to be erected for the late former President Robert Gabriel Mugabe and the late Vice President, Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo at two separate points in Harare in recognition of t...Published: 12 Jul 2023 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's battle to topple Mnangagwa
ON 23 August 2023, Zimbabweans return to the polls to elect members of local councils, the national assembly, and a president. As a country with a hyper-presidentialist system, voting will largely be ...Published: 09 Jul 2023 at 14:28hrs | 7 | by Simukai Tinhu
Chamisa: It's time for clarity not ambiguity
THE phrase "strategic ambiguity" has been flung into the Zimbabwean vocabulary recently and has been received with mixed feelings.But let us try to put the phrase into context by unraveling it...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 10:01hrs | 7 | by Nevanji Madanhire
Chamisa's double candidates headache worsens
ZIMBABWE'S main opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change has been caught between a rock and a hard place after it failed to resolve the issue of double candidates ahead of the forthcoming general ele...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 15:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
'There's still time to resolve nomination disputes'
LEGAL think-tank Veritas says there is still enough time for the courts to resolve electoral disputes arising from the just-ended nomination process, where some aspiring candidates complained of being...Published: 30 Jun 2023 at 14:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Expect more defections to Zanu-PF'
After being ‘rigged' in the recently held murky CCC candidate selection process, outspoken activist Mr Paddington Japajapa (PJ) decided to pack his bags and rejoin Zanu-PF. Below are excerpts of his...Published: 29 Jun 2023 at 06:28hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Fake candidates shocked to find their names on list
SOME individuals say they were baffled when they "found" themselves on the list of election candidates who successfully filed nomination papers for National Assembly seats as they did not personally s...Published: 26 Jun 2023 at 19:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's Lobengula-Magwese candidate in a Mai Titi spot of bother
In a twist that would expose the weaknesses of CCC as an opaque party based on Advocate Nelson Chamisa's controversial ‘strategic ambiguity' politics also known as 'sukukuviri', while also exposing ...Published: 25 Jun 2023 at 18:41hrs | 5 | by Jonathan Moyo
'CCC malcontents exposed by the nomination process'
The rigorous candidate nomination process employed by the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was meant to weed out corrupt elements who were masquerading as democrats, a party official has said....Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 20:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF buys its 2023 election candidates 4x4s
Zanu-PF is holding a winter school for its heavily pampered election candidates, while the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is still in the process of selecting candidates ahead of the 23 August ge...Published: 08 Jun 2023 at 09:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora sets Thursday as MDC deadline for aspiring candidates to submit applications
The MDC, led by Douglas Mwonzora, has set this Thursday as the deadline for aspiring candidates to submit their applications, and in areas where there are two candidates for one seat, the party will h...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 17:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa must empower his leadership'
Former Zimbabwean deputy prime minister and academic, Professor Arthur Mutambara, says Nelson Chamisa must empower his party leadership and give them official positions so that they effectively execut...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 07:09hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Khupe takes on Mthuli Ncube in Cowdray Park?
Thokozani Khupe, the former Deputy Prime Minister, is reportedly set to contest the Cowdray Park National Assembly seat on a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) ticket in the upcoming elections. Finan...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 13:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
R5 billion for ex-Wenela payouts
AT LEAST 1 000 Zimbabweans who worked in South African gold mines under the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association (Wenela) are set to benefit from the provisional compensation pool of R5 billion tha...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:26hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
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