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Spirit medium stops operations at Zimbabwe gold mine
Mining operations at Renco Mine were halted for two days due to concerns following warnings from a local spirit medium. The medium had forewarned of potential worker fatalities if specific demands wer...Published: 11 hrs ago | 543 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi massacre survivors cry foul
For more than 40 years, Bongani Ncube and Patricia Baleni have carried the pain of losing their fathers in the Matabeleland massacres in which thousands of Zimbabweans were murdered in the 1980s....Published: 13 hrs ago | 193 | by Staff reporter
Elephantiasis outbreak hits Zimbabwe
The government has been urged to take swift action following an outbreak of elephantiasis in Mashonaland West province. Elephantiasis, a parasitic disease affecting the lymph nodes and vessels, is spr...Published: 13 hrs ago | 677 | by Staff reporter
EFF responds to Pravin Gordhan's death
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have released a statement acknowledging the death of former Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, without any expression of sorrow. The party harshly crit...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 13:57hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reveals plans to increase number of nursing graduates
The Zimbabwean government has announced an ambitious plan to more than double the number of nursing graduates by 2030 in response to the ongoing brain drain impacting health services.Since 201...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:07hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man reports lawyer to Law Society of Zimbabwe
A Bulawayo resident has lodged a formal complaint alleging severe misconduct and unethical behavior within the legal system, specifically targeting a local lawyer accused of disrupting legal proceedin...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:03hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners invade Vumbachikwe Mine
Illegal gold panners are reportedly sneaking into the closed Vumbachikwe Mine in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, to extract gold, NewsDay has learned.Last Saturday, one of the panners was struck b...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 07:17hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe still Mpox free'
Health and Child Care Minister Dr. Douglas Mombeshora has confirmed that Zimbabwe has no confirmed Mpox cases after screening all suspected cases. The government has heightened surveillance at the cou...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 07:08hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man 'assisted' white farmers murder of 2 women in South Africa
Three men in South Africa are accused of killing two women and feeding their bodies to pigs on their farm in a case that has outraged the public.The men appeared in court Tuesday in the northe...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 12:11hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
Hope at last for Zimbabweans in South Africa
In November 2021, South Africa's Department of Home Affairs (DHA) abruptly announced that it would not extend the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP), leaving hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans scrambl...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 11:52hrs | 6455 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers torment Bulawayo CBD residents
Residents in Bulawayo's central business district (CBD) are expressing growing concern over the disruptive behavior of commercial sex workers in the area, particularly along Fort Street, Second Avenue...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 09:22hrs | 1231 | by Staff reporter
Redundant Zimbabwe civil service posts to be abolished
The government is set to reorganize the civil service by rationalizing jobs and grades, reducing managerial posts, and eliminating redundant positions to enhance efficiency, according to Information, ...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 08:38hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
China-aided hospital bears testimony to growing China-Zimbabwe ties
IN Zimbabwe, a China-aided hospital stands as a testament to the growing ties between the two countries.The Mahusekwa Hospital, also known as the China-Zimbabwe Friendship Hospital, was built ...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:28hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must be bold in FDI drive
Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion Permanent Secretary George Guvamatanga has disclosed that the government has been inundated with demands from prospective investors seeking Zimb...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:24hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
You can't rig suffering Zimbabweans, Mr. Mnangagwa!
The debate rages on as to President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa's true intentions regarding his stay in power. Is he stepping down as demanded by the country's Constitution at the end of his t...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 20:04hrs | 984 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Shops dump ZiG official rate for two-tier pricing system
Just like other Zimbabwean currencies introduced since the year 2000, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency is already showing signs of instability barely half a year after its introduction, with many shop...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 13:51hrs | 9221 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs $1.6bn to lift crop output after El Nino induced drought
ZIMBABWE needs $1.64 billion to bolster crop production after a devastating drought increased food insecurity and prompted a state of disaster.The southern African nation is targeting a more t...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:46hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Fuel price decrease brings welcome relief to SA consumers
Consumers in South Africa will be able to stretch their rands a little further this month after the fuel price decreases were announced this past week.The Department of Mineral Resources and E...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 09:39hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean gold syndicate kingpin accused of acquiring fake South African ID
AN investigation into illicit gold mining has uncovered how one of the accused obtained a fraudulent identity document, 12 years after arriving in South Africa.The home affairs officer probing...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:29hrs | 10117 | by Staff reporter
HCC workers exploit desperate toilet-seeking Hararians
Harare City Council workers have been exploiting a scheme to charge citizens for the use of public toilets, which are meant to be free, pocketing the money from desperate users. An investigation by Tr...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:08hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Teacher arrested while trying to convert ZiG to US$
Albert Nyambara, a teacher from Marondera who was arrested for attempting to convert his local currency, ZiG, salary into United States dollars, has been summoned to appear at the Marondera Magistrate...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 17:14hrs | 1832 | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabwean accused in gold syndicate acquired SA ID
An investigation into illicit gold mining has uncovered how one of the accused obtained a fraudulent identity document, 12 years after arriving in SA.The home affairs officer probing the case ...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:41hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Minister Masuka stopped from reversing offer letter
The High Court has blocked Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development Minister Anxious Masuka from withdrawing an offer letter for a farm allocated to Chegutu businessman Christopher ...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:19hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe issues Mpox alert
The Zimbabwean government has issued a public warning about the outbreak of Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, which has recently spread to non-endemic countries, including neighboring South Africa. A...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 07:19hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
Ralph Mupita addresses letter to staff to allay their concerns
MTN group CEO Ralph Mupita has moved swiftly to allay employees' concerns following allegations from multiple sources against his leadership, favouritism and under-performance of the group.He ...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 13:34hrs | 546 | by Staff reporter
Nehawu KZN structures to drop ANC in favour of MK Party
KwaZulu-Natal's Umlazi district has become the launchpad for a lobby by public servants belonging to trade union National Education, Health, and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) to dump the ANC in favour...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 17:29hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
As Zimbabwe's rail system collapses, vice thrives in the trains left behind
INSIDE the abandoned trains of Zimbabwe's once-proud railway system, sex workers try to catch the attention of passing men, while drug dealers sell codeine-laced cough syrup and homeless families sear...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:22hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Six sex workers kill client over $5
Six commercial sex workers are in soup after they allegedly bashed a client to death over a short time fee in Chirundu.The suspects app...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 21:27hrs | 2791 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe medical professionals wrangle spill into High Court
The Medical Professionals and Allied Workers Union of Zimbabwe (MPAWUZ) and the National Employment Council for the Medical and Allied Industry (NECMAI) are in a leadership dispute that has reached th...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 10:15hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Chirundu Highway upgrade works resume
Work on the Harare-Chirundu highway has resumed, with five local contractors - Tensor Systems, Bitumen World, Masimba, Fossil, and Exodus and Company - now actively on-site. These contractors ...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 09:55hrs | 2124 | by Staff reporter
Local Bank proposes US$35bn loan to Zimbabwe Government
Time Bank of Zimbabwe has proposed a US$35 billion syndicated loan to the government to address compensation obligations for various groups, including previous farm owners and foreign lenders, as part...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 12:42hrs | 3101 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe mining activity is organised crime,' says foreign funded Maguwu
Farai Maguwu, founding director of the Centre for Natural Resource Governance, has criticized the mining activities in Zimbabwe, particularly those involving Chinese companies, describing them as "org...Published: 26 Aug 2024 at 12:38hrs | 3749 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF members use dead people's IDs to steal food aid
Some Zanu-PF supporters in Ward 19 of Zaka Central are up for stealing social welfare food aid by misrepresenting that they have more kids than they actually have, with them even using deceased people...Published: 24 Aug 2024 at 12:48hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean student seeks funding for Aerospace Engineering studies in UK
Sijabuliso Hilton Sibanda, a 19-year-old Zimbabwean student is seeking £130 000 funding for Aerospace Engineering studies after he was accepted into the University of Manchester.Sibanda who a...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 17:51hrs | 2041 | by Staff reporter
Pick n Pay faces probe over alleged racism, forex looting
An investigation has been launched by the National Employment Council (NEC) for the Commercial Sectors in Zimbabwe into allegations of racism, foreign currency looting, and unfair labour practices at ...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 16:16hrs | 1121 | by Staff reporter
Smelly Dube among top 100 global influencers
Gweru businesswoman Smelly Dube has been recognized as one of the top 100 most influential people globally for 2024. She was honored alongside notable figures such as former U.S. President Donald Trum...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 13:57hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police arrested over 200 people during Sadc summit crackdown
Ahead of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State summit, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government launched a severe crackdown on suspected critics and opposition m...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 13:52hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Stop & search police patrols in and around Harare
Police in and around Harare have intensified their crackdown on dissent ahead of today's Sadc Heads of State and Government Summit, preventing public transport from entering the city center and c...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:41hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
13-year-old boy sentenced to 15 years in jail
A 13-year-old boy from Plumtree, Matabeleland South, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated indecent assault.The minor is currently incarcerated at Bulawayo Prison. His identi...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 09:15hrs | 1961 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt misses villas deadline
The Zimbabwean government has missed the deadline for completing the 18 state-of-the-art presidential villas in Mt Hampden, which were intended to host heads of state during the Southern African Devel...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 08:40hrs | 1442 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe enhances nurses' certificates security features
The Nurses Council of Zimbabwe is set to introduce a new, highly secure certificate to combat the rising issue of fake practicing licenses. The proliferation of counterfeit certificates has become a s...Published: 11 Aug 2024 at 18:25hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Suspected human remains found at Scott Sakupwanya offices
Police have launched an investigation after suspected human remains were uncovered during renovations at the Harare offices of Better Brands, a gold mining and marketing company owned by Mabvuku MP Sc...Published: 10 Aug 2024 at 21:32hrs | 1605 | by Staff reporter
Man in court over fake shop licences
A 31-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court for issuing fake Gweru City Council shop licences at a shopping mall in the central business district.Tinotenda Ndlovu appeared before Gweru provincial ...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 07:51hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doctors, nurses milking patients through syndicates
The Medical Laboratory and Clinical Scientists Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe is taking stern action against laboratory professionals who are collaborating with health workers in public institution...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 11:25hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
The Health Centre is desperately in need of curtains
Curtains are for privacy, decor, cooling effect and giving the first impression of an institution or home. If curtains fail to provide none of the aforementioned then they are not worth hanging up. By...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 17:55hrs | 315 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Woman threatens BCC with court action
A Bulawayo resident, Audrey Dlodlo, is contemplating legal action against the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to force the removal of a problematic sewer line from her yard. The sewer line has caused freq...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:13hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans flock to American cruise ship industry
This year, over 2,000 Zimbabwean migrant workers are set to enter the U.S. cruise ship industry, a significant migration trend due to dwindling job opportunities in Zimbabwe. ...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 13:05hrs | 1235 | by Staff reporter
Tongue twisting Sizinda Township slang!
LOCAL language dialects are often devised or formulated within specific areas or zones, and thereby that particular dialect becomes indigent to the area of creation.The early 1950s saw the eme...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:12hrs | 579 | by Clifford Kalibo
Ex-minister detained in Zimbabwe
Former Minister of National Healing, Moses Mzila Ndlovu, has been detained by police following a confrontation involving livestock belonging to one of the invaders occupying his farm in Matobo distric...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 13:58hrs | 1923 | by Staff reporter
Mbudzi Interchange construction stalls
Delays in compensating property owners around the Mbudzi Interchange have hindered the project's completion, which was initially scheduled to open to traffic yesterday. Despite notable progress, the U...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 09:13hrs | 6855 | by Staff reporter
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