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Power cuts to intensify
Zesa Holdings warned yesterday that the country's debilitating power cuts are set to worsen due to reduced imports, dwindling local generation capacity and the current heavy rains. This comes ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1874 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda threatens to dissolve Zanu-PF Midlands
MERCURIAL Zanu-PF national political commissar Victor Matemadanda has threatened to dissolve the party's Midlands provincial leadership led by chairperson Daniel Mackenzie Ncube on allegations of slee...Published: 21 hrs ago | 2410 | by Staff reporter
'Eskom still supplying Zimbabwe with off-peak power'
South African power utility Eskom is still supplying Zimbabwe with 300MW of power outside peak hours under a US$2 million a month deal with Zesa, Cabinet was told yesterday. Eskom has surplus ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 378 | by Staff reporter
MSD warns of thunderstorms, flash floods
Heavy rains being experienced countrywide are expected to continue, possibly causing flash flooding while strong winds may cause damage to property, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has wa...Published: 21 hrs ago | 582 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean law to criminalise redollarisation on the cards
Government will make use of the United States dollar illegal and plans punitive penalties for offenders under a proposed law as it seeks to shore up support for the local currency.Since the re...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 07:15hrs | 2564 | by Staff reporter
Destructive rains expected
THE Meteorological Service Department (MSD) has predicted heavy rains and strong winds that may uproot trees and damage buildings in the southern part of the country up to Thursday. In a state...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 06:44hrs | 1243 | by Staff reporter
'Mupfumira not mentally fit for trial'
FORMER Cabinet Minister Prisca Mupfumira's trial yesterday failed to kick off after her legal representative told the court that she was not mentally fit to stand trial and that a psychiatrist had rec...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 06:44hrs | 1935 | by Staff reporter
'What coup! It was a change of administration' said SADC - sheer folly, let coup gene out, again
For the last 39 years the country has drifted like a log, with ordinary people hang on to the log for dear life, in the flood Zambezi River, totally at the mercy of a corrupt, incompetent and murderou...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 10:39hrs | 1630 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mapeza weaving his magic in South Africa
FORMER Warriors coach Norman Mapeza is weaving his magic for South African Premier Soccer League side Chippa United, helping his side out of the relegation zone following a 1-0 victory away to Cape To...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1600 | by Staff reporter
Police urge driver caution in festive season
Police have urged motorists to exercise caution on the roads to reduce accidents during the forthcoming festive season. In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissione...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 06:56hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Wife bashes hubby for 17 years
AS the world commemorates the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV), the spotlight is mainly on children and women as they are the chief victims.But while society, which is l...Published: 08 Dec 2019 at 11:36hrs | 208 | by Staff Reporter
Bulawayo police warn against vuzu parties
POLICE in Bulawayo have warned teenagers against convening the infamous underground Vuzu parties and abusing drugs after schools closed on Thursday as they risk being arrested. The police said...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 09:07hrs | 1179 | by Staff Reporter
10 Zimra officers, agents arrested for 'smuggling vehicles into Zimbabwe'
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested 10 Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officers and agents stationed at Beitbridge Border Post on allegations of smuggling vehicles into the ...Published: 07 Dec 2019 at 08:48hrs | 3371 | by Staff Reporter
'Armed machete gangs will defeat security forces'
Former Minister Arts, Sports and Culture Makhosini Hlongwane has warned that the armed machete gangs from Midlands popularly known as Mashurugwi and Al Shabaab will soon liberate their own territory a...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 09:51hrs | 5372 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe to acquire US$22m radar system from ..
IN the wake of ongoing flight disruptions as a result of Zimbabwe's outdated aviation traffic control system — which broke down last week rattling the Joint Operations Command (Joc), which brings to...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:30hrs | 918 | by Staff reporter
Hunger lashes Zimbabwe soldiers, police
A PARLIAMENTARY committee has raised grave concerns about the deteriorating environment in which the country's military and police are having to operate because of funding shortages, the Daily News re...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:29hrs | 2235 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean politicians warned over machete gangs
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe has warned politicians sponsoring machete gangs that the law will be applied on everyone regardless of social standing. This comes a...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 07:05hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: A bus with 51 passengers overturns in Harare
Reports from Harare indicate that a speeding bus overturned at Corner Robert Mugabe and Chiremba Road in Harare this morning killing two people on the spot. ...Published: 06 Dec 2019 at 06:52hrs | 8662 | by Mandla Ndlovu
CIO linked to stolen computer at Baba Jukwa's office
THE Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) has been fingered as a prime suspect in the October theft of a Surface Book computer at an office building where former Sunday Mail editor Edmund Kudzayi re...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 21:15hrs | 3879 | by newzimbabwe
Reforms must not only be on Govt officials lips, but must be seen to be done
Political analyst and journalism academic Pedzisai Ruhanya has warned that the government must not only speak about the reforms needed for the nation to move forward but must be seen implementing the ...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 09:24hrs | 1193 | by Stephen Jakes
BCC decommissions Umzingwane dam
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has decommissioned Umzingwane Dam over low water levels, leaving it with four out of six major supply dams.In June, BCC decommissioned the Upper Ncema Dam soon ...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:21hrs | 892 | by Staff reporter
Introduction of new currency a piecemeal solution
DURING the 2020 national budget presentation in Parliament last month, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube held up a note of the new Zimbabwe dollar and proudly announced that it was tough and resilient....Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:20hrs | 1109 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's stadia crisis
Zimbabwe is facing a stadia crisis after the Confederation of African Football (Caf) condemned the National Sports Stadium and others, warning that national teams and clubs playing in continental comp...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:17hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe airspace safe?
A RADIO frequency controller at the air traffic control (ATC) broke down on Monday night, causing a two-hour flights delay yesterday morning, NewsDay can reveal.Last week, a leaked letter from...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:16hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
5 cars intercepted for smuggling goods worth R102 979 in Beitbridge
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have announced that its officers in Beitbridge intercepted five vehicles with smuggled goods worthy ZAR 102 979-60. The incident happened on the 1st of December at...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 06:37hrs | 5299 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF in denial
The dire situation in Zimbabwe has been getting of a lot of attention in the British media – particularly since the visit to Zimbabwe by a UN representative who warned that Zimbabweans were on the v...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 21:56hrs | 699 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
US ambassador wants to force Zambia to accept gays
The United States ambassador to Zambia has cancelled a public appearance for safety reasons after threats were made against him for saying he was "horrified" by the sentencing of a local gay couple to...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 10:34hrs | 2286 | by Associated Press
'Chamisa has failed God'
MAIN opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has failed God by not accepting the 2018 presidential election results and the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) ruling, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said yeste...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:47hrs | 4214 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa warns Mnangagwa government
Angered by the authorities' savage clampdown on dissenting voices in the country in recent months, the MDC yesterday warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government that it had now pushed Zimbabweans...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:46hrs | 6900 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa goes after G40 remnants
The net is closing on G40 members who are conducting overnight meetings trying to destabilise the ruling party Zanu-PF, Mashonaland West provincial chairman Ziyambi Ziyambi has said. The membe...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:31hrs | 4401 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere to challenge Mnangagwa, Chamisa in 2023
Saviour Kasukuwere has declared his intention to run for president in 2023, despite being exiled.The former Zanu-PF political commissar and a key member of the late president Robert Mugabe's C...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:31hrs | 5527 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa to go beyond 2028, says Obert Mpofu
Zanu-PF is considering tinkering with the national Constitution to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure beyond the stipulated two five-year terms, a top party official has disclosed.Za...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:29hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers are trained to kill, says Matemadanda
ZANU-PF national commissar Victor Matemadanda has warned that if people fail to comply with the law they will be dealt with by soldiers who are trained to kill unlike the police.Speaking durin...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1126 | by Staff reporter
Khupe youths call VP Gutu to order
YOUTHS from the Thokozani Khupe led MDC-T are angry with party vice president Obert Gutu for allegedly hobnobbing with the enemy, Zanu-PF as well as celebrating the brutalisation of other opposition s...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:14hrs | 1059 | by newzimbabwe
Matemadanda warns errant civil servants
Zanu-PF National Political Commissar Victor Matemadanda has warned civil servants who are sabotaging President Mnangagwa's plans to transform the economy, to be prepared to lose their jobs. He...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:06hrs | 863 | by Staff reporter
G40 remnants warned
The net is closing in on G40 remnants who are conducting overnight meetings with the aim of destabilising the ruling party.In an interview, Zanu-PF Mashonaland West provincial chairman Ziyambi...Published: 02 Dec 2019 at 18:16hrs | 4929 | by Staff Reporter
BREAKING: Caf warns Zim will play home games in foreign countries
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has declared that only Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo can host Zimbabwe’s international matches and conti...Published: 02 Dec 2019 at 17:39hrs | 5626 | by Staff Reporter
Obert Mpofu discloses Mnangagwa plan to go beyond 2028
Zanu PF is considering tinkering with the national Constitution to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure beyond the stipulated two five-year terms, a top party official has disclosed.Za...Published: 02 Dec 2019 at 10:30hrs | 7481 | by Staff Reporter
Theft of NRZ scrap metals and spare parts lands women in trouble
Theft of the National Railways of Zimbabwe scrap metals and spares worth over $1 500 have landed three Hwange women in trouble.However the women were lucky not to be jailed as the magistrate j...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 10:04hrs | 1290 | by Stephen Jakes
Homes, land destroyed as gold panners invade region
Under the blazing sun, a group of men use picks and shovels to dig up a bushy patch of land outside Zimbabwe's second-largest city, stopping every few seconds to scan the soil for signs of gold....Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:14hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Bulawayo rebels dismiss Matemadanda
AN opposition party representing former Zanu-PF rebels, the National patriotic Front (NPF), has reiterated its lack of interest in re-joining the ruling party after claims they were begging to be pard...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:12hrs | 1446 | by Staff reporter
Minister guns for NSSA board
The troubled National Social Security Authority (NSSA) is headed for more turmoil after the new Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Paul Mavhima asked the State-controlled pension schem...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:10hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
Cameras for traffic offences
MOTORISTS engaging in reckless driving will now be captured by cameras and follow ups with the owners will be carried for prosecution, Harare police spokesperson has said.Acting provincial pol...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 14:50hrs | 2281 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for stuffing biltong in underwear
In a drama-filled incident a 28-year-old man was beaten up before he was arrested for stealing biltong from a retail shop in the city centre and stuffing it in his underwear. The incident whic...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 14:32hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Prophet in adultery storm
A self-styled prophet from Jahana village in Gokwe under Chief Njelele was dragged to the chief's traditional court after it was discovered that he was having sexual relations with three of his female...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 14:31hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
Gold rush hits Insiza
GOLD deposits have reportedly been discovered at White Khami Farm in Insiza, with hundreds of illegal panners invading the area in search of the precious mineral, prompting the police to cordon off th...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:50hrs | 1624 | by Staff reporter
White farmers' resistance to land reform shocks Mnangagwa ally
TWO new farmers shot at Ariston Holdings' Roscommon Estate in Chimanimani on Monday, one of them fatally, had offer letters from Government authorising them to settle on the land. Manicaland M...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:44hrs | 1108 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi warns prison officers against ill-treating imates
VICE President Kembo Mohadi has warned Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officers against ill-treating inmates, saying their conscience should be guided by the need to observe human rig...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 1759 | by Staff Reporter
Two Guruve villagers die in separate incidents
TWO female Guruve villagers died in separate incidents yesterday, one was trapped to death while prospecting for gold and the other drowned while swimming at Dande River.Mashonaland Central po...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 12:54hrs | 1888 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Honda Fit overturns, kills two
TWO people died while three others were injured on Monday when a Honda fit they were travelling in veered off the road before overturning two times after a rear tyre burst at the 51 kilometre peg alon...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 10:31hrs | 3727 | by Simbarashe Sithole
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