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'Mnangagwa our own Mbuya Nehanda,' says Chinamasa
ZANU-PF acting spokes-person Patrick China-masa yesterday took praise-singing to a new level, describing President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the country's own Mbuya Nehanda, an ancient ancestral spirit fr...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1285 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF reverses decision to clear disqualified cadres
THE Zanu-PF party in Mashonaland East Province has reversed its decision to clear disqualified members ahead of the district co-ordinating committee elections.On Wednesday, the provincial lead...Published: 13 hrs ago | 416 | by Staff reporter
BCC disconnects govt departments
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is disconnecting water supplies to government departments over outstanding bills running into several millions of dollars.Recently, the local authority switched off...Published: 14 hrs ago | 363 | by Staff reporter
Heroine Nyaradzai Gumbodzvanda: Her speech at Amnesty International on Gender-based violence was heroic!
"Our language use perpetuate violence: we must refrain from language use that does not provide power to communities" said Madam Gumbodzvanda.Amai Gumbodzvanda made one of the most powerful spe...Published: 22 hrs ago | 673 | by Nomazulu Thata
Thank God for ingenious coronavirus vaccine - we must now deal with political challenge
It was just over a year ago, November 2019, that the world learned of the coronavirus outbreak in China. By March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak a world pandemic. ...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 17:57hrs | 1872 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
The day of reckoning shall come
The political events on the ground already indicate what will happen in 2023 when political parties will bid for the occupation of the State House. While the time to prepare for such contestation is n...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 09:02hrs | 1534 | by Grace Chekai
Mthuli Ncube ordered to disclose foreign debts by High Court
THE High Court has ordered Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to publish details of all loans and guarantees incurred by government from January 2017 to December 1, 2020 with the African Export–Import Ba...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:39hrs | 1302 | by Staff reporter
One-stop border post to ease congestion at Beitbridge
CONGESTION and long delays have become perennial at Beitbridge due to its high economic activity as the nucleus of regional and international trade, and this requires South Africa and Zimbabwe to upgr...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:36hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Hideous mayoral robe wears thin
A red robe trimmed with black velvet and mock sable fur worn with lace frill, a hat and gold chains have for years made up the city's mayoral regalia. Be it under the hot October sun or the freezing w...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:35hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
US$300m for Beitbridge Border Post upgrade
THE ZimBorders Consortium has secured nearly US$300 million for the upgrade and modernisation of Beitbridge Border Post, the country's busiest inland port of entry and one of the region's key transit ...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:33hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo Town unleashes debt collectors on ZRP to recover $10m
THE financially-strapped Masvingo City Council has resolved to unleash debt collectors to recover over $10 million it is owed by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in unpaid water bills.The lo...Published: 03 Dec 2020 at 06:28hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Remembering those who made it possible, our fallen heroes
As the blood of the heroes flows beneath our freedom, reminding us that every expression of joy and every fruit of freedom was watered by the blood of our heroes. It will become history if we do not r...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 19:31hrs | 803 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
The situation remains the same at Ran mine
SEVEN DAYS now since the collapse of Ran mine, Bindura and only one body of the illegal miners from the suspected 30 and one helper have been retrieved.The shaft which is over 500 metres deep ...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 18:31hrs | 1201 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Human wildlife conflict stops agriculture where hunting brings hope
Co-existing with wildlife can be both a curse and a blessing. The human-wildlife conflict has brought the century-old culture of agricultural production to a sad and difficult end in Bots...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 18:21hrs | 213 | by Emmanuel Koro
Bulawayo supply dams still in distress
BULAWAYO City Council has revealed that water levels in its supply dams remain very low despite the heavy downpours experienced across the country since last week, an indication that the water crisis ...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:24hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
Schools to stay open despite COVID-19 ravages
GOVERNMENT will not shutdown schools in the face of rising numbers of students that have caught the coronavirus in recent weeks, forcing several schools to close.Information minister Monica Mu...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:20hrs | 628 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Prison ordered to provide inmates with water
The High Court has ordered Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) to supply 60 litres of water daily to every prisoner and also supply inmates with the water containers to arrest the spread ...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:19hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance activists threaten to sue Matanga over nudes
THE police yesterday accused journalists for leaking and circulating sensitive pictures of MDC Alliance activist, Cecilia Chimbiri taken at a private hospital in Waterfalls, Harare, which they said we...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:18hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge, Plumtree borders open on low note
The country's southern borders with Botswana (Plumtree) and South Africa (Beitbridge) re-opened as planned at 6am today with low activity under a new set up where passenger traffic including motorists...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 18:08hrs | 6403 | by Staff reporter
Bussinesswoman bounces back to court on anti-corruption ticket
Theresa Ndambakuwa, a local businesswoman who signed a Deed of Agreement with Ezekiel Mtapuri, a prodigal, has bounced back to court, it has emerged. Theresa Ndambakuwa has managed to resuscit...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 09:20hrs | 2558 | by Lot Zuvanyika
Sector priorities for NDS implementation
Zimbabwe launched its new 5 year economic blueprint called the National Development Strategy (NDS-1) on 16 November 2020. The new plan succeeds the Transitional Stabilization Programme (TSP) that ends...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 09:17hrs | 661 | by Victor Bhoroma
Mnangagwa tours Nehanda statue site
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Monday visited the construction site of Mbuya Nehanda's statue where he was informed completion on the work is expected to be finalised by end of next week.The sta...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 06:59hrs | 5643 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo receives record rains
BULAWAYO residents were left stranded yesterday after a record breaking 29mm was recorded in 20 minutes in the Central Business District. Due to poor drainage systems, the flash floods made it...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 06:51hrs | 1234 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife donates masks to school children
FIRST LADY Auxillia Mnangagwa, who is the Angel of Hope Foundation patron, yesterday handed over a consignment of face masks to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, as she presses ahead wi...Published: 01 Dec 2020 at 06:45hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
MP clashes with mining expert at Ran mine
Bindura North legislator Kenneth Musanhi clashed with a mining expert at Ran mine this afternoon after he tried to school the expert on how to do his job.Musanhi had visited the accident scene...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 15:52hrs | 2126 | by Lloyd Rabaya / Simbarashe Sithole
Hwange 7 and 8 expansion projects behind schedule
Construction works on the Hwange 7 and 8 expansion projects are behind schedule at 52.88% as at the third quarter of 2020 compared to a planned progress of 67.49% for the quarter. The Zimbabwe...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:18hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa honours King Lobengula's commander
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has posthumously conferred National Hero status on revered military tactician, General Mtshana Khumalo ahead of the unveiling of a monument at the site where the commander won his ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:14hrs | 2480 | by Staff reporter
Govt mulls ending GMB monopoly
GOVERNMENT is resuscitating the agricultural commodities exchange, effectively ending the Grain Marketing Board (GMB)'s monopoly over the marketing and sale of maize and wheat in the country.T...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:10hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Diarrhoea outbreak hits Harare Central Prison
A DIARRHOEA outbreak has hit Harare Central Prison, which houses an estimated 100 inmates at a time holding cells have no running water. Clean water has reportedly been scarce at the prison, a...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 06:08hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Miners still trapped underground
THE 30 illegal miners trapped in a collapsed shaft at Ran Mine in Bindura were still underground yesterday as efforts to dewater the shaft were in progress.This came amid reports that a volunt...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:55hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
Zesa apologises to residents
ZESA has apologised to residents of suburbs that have spent a week without power after it failed to meet a Saturday deadline to restore power following a major fault at Glenville Substation in Richmon...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:54hrs | 3441 | by Staff reporter
Met Dept warns of countrywide flooding
FLASH FLOODS are expected countrywide this week as the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has warned of thunderstorms and heavy rains. The department advised resumption of insecticide sp...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:53hrs | 1097 | by Staff reporter
National Hero status for Gen Mtshana Khumalo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has posthumously conferred National Hero status on revered military tactician, General Mtshana Khumalo ahead of the unveiling of a monument at the site where the commander won his ...Published: 30 Nov 2020 at 05:52hrs | 820 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa and Trumpism - Sanctions, Sex and Infiltration
That the MDC-Alliance led by Advocate Nelson Chamisa is an ailing force is no longer a subject for debate.The party suffers mostly from self-inflicted wounds - ones that its opponents are grac...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 20:00hrs | 4406 | by Grace Kwinje
BCC demands top-ups for purchased stands
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is considering having residents who benefitted from pre-sale stands pay more money to the local authority for them to be able to get key services such as water, sewer a...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 19:32hrs | 1376 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF emerges biggest winner in major scandal
THE ruling Zanu-PF, which thrives on a chokehold grip on airwaves to win elections by hook or crook, has emerged as the biggest winner in the controversial awarding of six new free-to-air licences to ...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 19:28hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Electricity conducting tree torments residents
RESIDENTS of Magwegwe high density suburb in Bulawayo have made desperate pleas to the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) and city council to cut a tall tree which is interfering with a high...Published: 29 Nov 2020 at 18:15hrs | 1407 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe keen to rejoin Commonwealth
Government will prioritise rejoining the Commonwealth as a launch-pad to unlock international goodwill and sustain re-engagement milestones already realised through resumption of political dialogue wi...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Popular prophet engaged to solve Mtshabezi Bridge mystery
ONE of the most talked about mysteries in Gwanda Town is of a mysterious creature which reportedly lies hidden in Mtshabezi River near Mtshabezi Bridge that is said to have claimed the lives of a numb...Published: 28 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | 1273 | by Staff reporter
ZRP urges caution during rainy season
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police has warned citizens to remain vigilant and avoid risky behaviour during the upcoming rainy season in order to save lives and property.Zimbabwe was expected to start re...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:15hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cacophony remains needless!
THE seemingly growing cacophony in the ruling Zanu-PF party is needless and a threat to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's thrust to turn around the fortunes of the country's flagging economy.Over...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:12hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube reduces taxes
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday gave struggling workers something to cheer about ahead of the festive season when he presented his 2021 National Budget in Harare - significantly easing tax thr...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:09hrs | 2587 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe struggles to save trapped miners as flood halts rescue
Hope is fading by the day for 40 informal gold miners trapped in a collapsed mine in Zimbabwe for more than 48 hours ago after rescue operations were stalled due to flooding.The disused mine c...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 17:02hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube piles more misery on Zimbabweans
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday dampened the hopes for a merry Christmas for the majority Zimbabweans after he reviewed the tax-free threshold to $10 000, about half the cost of a monthly bask...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:28hrs | 3937 | by Staff reporter
High Court bars new museum project construction
HIGH Court judge Justice Felistas Chatukuta has ruled in favour of Kubatana Arts and Craft Centre Co-operative and barred the Institute of African Knowledge from constructing a museum at the co-operat...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:19hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe eyes 7% growth in year 2021
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube stuck to his 7,4% gross domestic product (GDP) growth target when he presented the 2021 National Budget yesterday, tipping most of the growth to be driven by strong recov...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:13hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
15 minute storm leaves 200 homeless
MORE than 30 homesteads in Lusulu under Chief Sinamagonde in Binga District were destroyed after a heavy downpour preceded by a violent thunderstorm and strong winds hit the area on Sunday. In...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 07:02hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to reorganise illegal settlements
Zanu-PF has resolved to reorganise, and where possible regularise, illegal settlements to avoid the demolition of houses without providing alternative settlements. This comes as defiant land b...Published: 27 Nov 2020 at 06:55hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
2021 budget: Fitting a round peg in a square hole
THE 2021 national budget due to be presented this afternoon presents one of the toughest challenges for Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube.He is expected to roll out strategies that will help the ...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:27hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
All eyes on Mthuli Ncube's budget
VENDORS, teachers and retailers are pinning their hopes on today's budget presentation by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to address key issues affecting their constituencies that have been hard hit by ...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:16hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
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