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Zimbabwe teachers vote to work 3 days a week

Teachers across Zimbabwe, particularly those affiliated with the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), have resolved to reduce their working days to three per week, citing poor conditions of service and inadequate remunerat…

Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:25hrs | 709 | by Staff reporter

New Ziana journalist dies suddenly at work

The media fraternity in Zimbabwe is mourning the sudden and tragic death of senior New Ziana journalist Hebert Mutugwi, who collapsed and died at work around noon today. He was 58.Mutugwi, a revered figure in local journalism circles, dedi…

Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:20hrs | 851 | by Staff reporter

Dembare players back at work

After two-and-a-half days of strike action, Dynamos players returned to training yesterday in preparation for their highly anticipated Chibuku Super Cup semi-final clash against Manica Diamonds at Rufaro Stadium tomorrow.The Glamour Boys i…

Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 12:41hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo's daytime sex work solicitation raises concerns

Bulawayo's downtown is witnessing a shift in the landscape of sex work, with sex workers establishing a noticeable daytime presence. This trend has raised concerns among residents and property owners, as some building owners are converting…

Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:46hrs | 1137 | by Staff reporter

Hot spell forces firms to work night shifts

INDUSTRIAL manufacturing processes are being threatened by the high temperatures being recorded across the country, which affect the cooling systems for some critical machinery used by companies while unstable water supplies in Bulawayo ha…

Published: 06 Dec 2023 at 05:03hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

How to minimize stress at work

Work stress is inevitable, and there are some aspects of any job that can create tension. But long-term exposure to these stressors can lead to burnout and other undesired consequences for employees.Whether it's conflict, yelling, or tight…

Published: 28 Jul 2023 at 16:15hrs | 120 | by Staff Reporter

Work on Zimsat-2 begins

The Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA) has begun preliminary technical work for the development of the country's second satellite, Zimsat-2, with Treasury having set aside $300 million for the project in next year's bud…

Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Councils pay for undelivered goods'

MOST local authorities have yet to submit last year's accounts for audit, with only 21 of the 92 having done so by the end of the May deadline, the Auditor-General, Mrs Mildred Chiri, has said.She said of these, more than half had governan…

Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 05:54hrs | | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Who will Continue your work?

INTABA enkulu idilikile sums up the impact of the death of one of the country's icons of the arts, Cont Mhlanga.Cont (64) died yesterday morning at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) after being admitted for 10 days.His family said he suc…

Published: 02 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

NRZ in US$3,5m rolling stock revamp

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has embarked on a programme to refurbish its rolling stock at a cost of US$3,5 million, in a move expected to improve efficiencies.The project, which includes a US$2 million export-fit wagons refurbi…

Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:43hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Work to ensure smooth drive to Tsholotsho begins

THE rehabilitation of the 115km Bulawayo-Tsholotsho Road has begun and is expected to be complete before the end of the year as the Second Republic ups the developmental momentum in the region.Having sound roads is one of the critical enab…

Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

CIO operatives fired

TWO Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operatives, already in trouble after complaining about corrupt activities within their organisation, had their High Court appeal thrown out and have been ordered to go face their bosses at schedu…

Published: 04 Apr 2022 at 20:48hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Impressive start for CCC but lots of work ahead

ONE of the major takeaways of the 26 March by-elections is that although the Nelson Chamisa-led Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) performed remarkably well for a newly formed party, it still has a lot of work to do in terms of mobilisin…

Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 07:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa warned that threats won't work

AFTER years of haggling between teachers and the government, the authorities are issuing fresh threats of dismissed if educators continue with their ongoing industrial action. Farirai Musekiwa (59) says she will grudgingly comply and atten…

Published: 26 Feb 2022 at 19:30hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Teachers defiant as government ratchets up threats over work boycott

The government on Tuesday ratcheted up threats against teachers as their work boycott intensified, with most government schools remaining closed countrywide.Primary and secondary education secretary Tumisang Thabela demanded "urgent discip…

Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 06:59hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Pumula residents worry over Chinese mine blasts

BULAWAYO residents in Pumula North are living in fear due to heavy blasting works at a nearby Chinese quarry mine.A Chinese firm, Haulin Quarry Mining Company is conducting quarry mining on the outskirts of Pumula North suburb near Pumula …

Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:47hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

Lobby group launches campaign to decriminalise sex work

A CAMPAIGN to decriminalise sex work was last week launched in Bulawayo with the aim of lobbying policymakers to consider sex as a profession.The campaign was launched by the Sexual Rights Centre (SRC) last week on Wednesday which emphasis…

Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 05:47hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Works on Mbudzi flyover start today

Construction of the vital Mbudzi Interchange Flyover in southern Harare is expected to start very soon with contractors moving on site today to work on the detour roads for diversion of the perennial heavy streams of traffic using the gros…

Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 05:42hrs | | by Staff reporter

Luke Malaba turns up for work

Embattled former Chief Justice Luke Malaba turned up for work on Monday, defying a High Court ruling which said he ceased to be a judge on May 15 when he reached the retirement age of 70.Malaba spent most of the day on Monday in what is su…

Published: 24 May 2021 at 18:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Civil servants to work only Monday and Tuesday

The government will try to restart salary negotiations with public sector workers, a minister said on Sunday as tens of thousands of civil servants gave notice to work two-day weeks.Public sector workers two weeks ago rejected a staggered …

Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 08:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Obert Dube changing lives through humanitarian work

VICTORIA Falls-based award-winning praise poet, Obert Dube who paid school fees for about 300 underprivileged children in Matabeleland North last year, has extended his humanitarian work to Matabeleland South and Midlands provinces. Dube, …

Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 05:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Dabbing with a nectar collector: What You Should Know

In recent years, nectar collectors have slowly gained a widespread reputation and are now a trendy and alluring choice for smoking waxes and oils. If you're passionate about dabbing, nectar collectors are widely considered as the best conv…

Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 15:45hrs | 16 | by Staff writer

5 300 new teachers start work

THE 5 300 teachers recently engaged to beef up staff at schools following Government's decision to reduce classes to maximum of 30 pupils to allow for social distancing start work today. The last group of pupils that include Early Childhoo…

Published: 09 Nov 2020 at 05:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Work permit delays ground Madhananga

FORMER FC Platinum midfielder Farai Madhananga is still grounded as he awaits the issuance of a work permit for him to return to action for his South African club Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM)Madhananga (25) has remained at the Limpop…

Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe teachers refuse to return to work

AN acute shortage of sanitiser, PPE and clean water is putting pupils and school staff at risk of Covid-19, say unions.Teachers in Zimbabwe are refusing to return to work after the resumption of some classes this week, accusing the governm…

Published: 05 Oct 2020 at 16:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Will Zimbabwe's current Esap II work?

In the weeks leading up to the poorly kept secret of his impeding appointment as Minister of Finance, Mthuli Ncube campaigned hard for the position, coming out of a long diasporan silence to write articles outlining what he would do to tam…

Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 08:36hrs | 2 | by Makunike

5 easy work from home jobs to boost your income

Are you one of those who are looking for a flexible part time job or are you hunting for a second job which will turn out to be easier compared to your first one? If yes, then you will find many that would boost your income. Before you beg…

Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 13:23hrs | 17 | by Staff Writer

Teachers demand 50c to mark pupils' work

Many teachers at Mketi Secondary School in Mberengwa district under Chief Mketi are said to be demanding a 50c fee from the pupils so that they can mark their daily work, TellZim News learnt that.TellZim News also learnt that the teachers …

Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 11:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mapeza back at work

FC PLATINUM coach Norman Mapeza has returned to work, and will lead the Premier Soccer League (PSL) champions when they travel to Malawi this week for the Caf Champions League preliminary round first leg match against Kalisto Pasuwa's Nyas…

Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:35hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's dialogue will not work, simple!

LET me start with the conclusion: The political parties dialogue that President Emmerson Mnangagwa launched last Friday is a political theatre and pageantry that will not yield anything, and the best thing is to can it almost as immediatel…

Published: 23 May 2019 at 06:55hrs | 4 | by Nqaba Matshazi

Masiyiwa family philanthropic efforts get thumbs-up

YOUTH economic pressure group Zimbabwe Entrepreneurs Youth Action (Zeya) had urged local youths to emulate the philanthropic efforts of of global telecommunications group Econet Wireless founder and Chairman Strive Masiyiwa's family whose …

Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff rpeorter

Let's work together, Mnangagwa urges nation

President Mnangagwa yesterday wished the nation a merry Christmas as he urged Zimbabweans to work together to create a prosperous Zimbabwe desired by all. He described 2018 as a historic year which marked the start of a process of renewal …

Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:15hrs | | by Staff reporter

Let's work together, Mnangagwa urges nation

President Mnangagwa yesterday wished the nation a merry Christmas as he urged Zimbabweans to work together to create a prosperous Zimbabwe desired by all. He described 2018 as a historic year which marked the start of a process of renewal …

Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

3 men sentenced to death

Finally, the Zimbabwean hangman has got work to do.Three men were last week condemned to hang by the High Court after being convicted of murder with actual intent. Justice Chitapi failed to find any extenuating circumstances to save them f…

Published: 26 Nov 2018 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Married workmates busted for sex in office

THEY were caught in their birthday suits during working hours enjoying the adult game!Business came to a halt at Turk Mine when two married workmates were caught indulging in sex in the office in broad daylight.It is reported that the guar…

Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Pregnant woman camps at lover's workplace

IN protest fashion, a Bulawayo woman allegedly impregnated by her married lover reportedly camped at his workplace, apparently in a desperate bid to make him buy the baby's provisions.Sthabile Masuku, while camping at Hama Murwiras' workpl…

Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 19:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Work cut out for Mnangagwa

It is congratulations to President Mnangagwa for winning Monday's Presidential election in the first round, giving him his own mandate in a credible poll which also gave his party two-thirds majority in the National Assembly. That mandate …

Published: 04 Aug 2018 at 09:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Hubby takes wife's panties to work

BAD girls don't deserve underwear!That is Nicholas Makwara's thumb rule for his wife Cathelene Makunganidze whom he accuses of disrespecting him.Makunganidze said her husband confiscates her panties and hides them at his workplace. She rev…

Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 22:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

Hubby takes wife's panties to work

BAD girls don't deserve underwear!That is Nicholas Makwara's thumb rule for his wife Cathelene Makunganidze whom he accuses of disrespecting him.Makunganidze said her husband confiscates her panties and hides them at his workplace. She rev…

Published: 27 Apr 2018 at 22:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

Juju doesnâ€™t work, claims Macheso

SUNGURA musician Alick Macheso has broken silence on superstition and juju saying it does not work in music.He believes time and hard work is the key to success in the industry.Macheso was speaking during his joint show with Suluman Chimbe…

Published: 03 Apr 2018 at 17:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Govt comands doctors to return to work

GOVERNMENT is calling on some doctors, who went on strike yesterday, to return to work as it looks into their grievances. Some doctors went on strike yesterday even though the law prohibits them from embarking on industrial action as they …

Published: 02 Mar 2018 at 05:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

WATCH: 'Sister Bethina' at year-end work function goes viral

Two men from different backgrounds have managed to stir up social media as they sang along to Sister Bethina - a song often referred to as "South Africa's 'national anthem".Thirty-four year-old Lefa Motloung, together with his colleague, 2…

Published: 21 Nov 2017 at 16:07hrs | | by online

Mnangagwa back at work after poison saga

Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has returned to work after spending weeks away from his official duties following emergency surgery prompted by a suspected and alleged poison attack at a youth interface rally in Gwanda early this month.M…

Published: 30 Aug 2017 at 13:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

MP probes ministry over food for work programme for the elderly

House of Assembly member Trevor Saruwaka has probed the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Services over how it treats the issue of the elderly people being registered under the food for work programme when they are old and unab…

Published: 20 May 2016 at 06:56hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Zimbabwe govt introduces food for work programme

Dr Ignatius Chombo, the Local Government Rural and Urban Development Minister says from next month government will introduce the food for work programme as a mitigation measure against food shortages.Minister Chombo was speaking at the off…

Published: 10 Apr 2011 at 05:01hrs | | by Byo24News

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Zim schools to introduce anti-sanctions curriculum, from ECD

National Sports Stadium rehab will be completed by year-end

High Court nullifies US$140,000 property sale in divorce dispute

Bulawayo records major HIV decline

Elderly overlooked in HIV prevention

Tagwirei publishes snakebite management guidebook

General Mutamba honoured with Zimbabwe's top policing award

Woman found buried in garden, stepdaughter arrested

Zimbabwe's highways double as drug pipelines

Zimbabwe accelerates school construction drive

Married woman caught pants down

Mnangagwa caps 640 HIT graduates

Zim medics become lifeline for migrants in South Africa

Man arrested for highlighting poor sanitation at Registrar's office

Statutory fees remain until laws are amended

RBZ assures stability over post post-dollarisation era

Zimbabwe industries push for legislative protection

Hichilema to make State Visit to Zimbabwe

Air Zim, NHS scoop tourism awards

Maimane calls on SA to hold Zanu-PF accountable

E.D. Mnangagwa road to close for sewer works

Armed forces and HIV infections

Vendor goes blind after stealing potatoes

Convict escapes prison, arrested in less than 12 hours

Pharmacist sues CID officers for malicious arrest

Manicaland councils in disarray

Tourism Minister's Stance on Robots in Hotels Sparks Interest

Private parts rip-off attempt, condom wearing delay rescues rape victim

Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe: Speak out, get jailed

60% of Zimbabweans visit sangomas

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