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PHOTO: Woman gives birth on a tree
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Cooperation has reported that a woman has given birth while marooned and stuck on a tree branch."Tariro Guvakuva of Chimanimani found grace as she was able to deliver her...Published: 31 mins ago | 249 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Witness nails MDC Alliance MP in fake address case
THE trial of Mt Pleasant legislator Samuel Banda (MDC Alliance) for violating the Electoral Act continued last Friday with another state witness Mr Isaac Chidavaenzi saying Banda apologised to him for...Published: 2 hrs ago | 671 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe urged to improve dialogue process
Renowned human rights lawyer from Sudan, Yasmin Sooka has challenged Zimbabwe to take a cue from other African countries that have successfully managed to handle their political crisis through an effe...Published: 2 hrs ago | 421 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's absence felt in Zanu-PF
Nearly two decades after his death, Zanu-PF says it misses Joshua Nkomo's extraordinary skill in uniting the nation and mobilising votes for the ruling party. The late revered vice president p...Published: 2 hrs ago | 626 | by Staff reporter
Solution to Zimbabwe's problems is political
Internationally - acclaimed local economist Tony Hawkins says Zimbabwe's economic revival hinges on the building of consensus between the ruling Zanu-PF and the country's main opposition MDC. ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 442 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt set to ferry fuel by road
GOVERNMENT is considering bringing in fuel by road after Cyclone Idai flattened Mozambique's port city of Beira linking the country's fuel pipeline.The port, which houses the control room whic...Published: 2 hrs ago | 703 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fuel crisis hurts business: Mudenda
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda on Friday said the resurfacing of fuel queues and electricity outages were symptomatic of challenges in the energy sector, which must be urgently resolve...Published: 3 hrs ago | 385 | by Staff reporter
Nyaradzo eyes UK market
LOCAL insurance group, Nyaradzo Life Assurance Company, says it intends to spread its wings into the United Kingdom (UK) this year as it seeks to widen its market reach, an official has said.S...Published: 3 hrs ago | 216 | by Staff reporter
Ncube, Shiri summoned over tobacco auction ruckus
PARLIAMENT has summoned Finance and Agriculture ministers to come and clear the air on why government has gone back on promises to pay tobacco farmers 50% of their earnings in United States dollars....Published: 3 hrs ago | 536 | by newzimbabwe.com
Natpharm given 48hrs to get supplies
The State-appointed agent for the procurement, storage and distribution of medical supplies, the National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (Natpharm), has been given 48 hours to approach the local m...Published: 3 hrs ago | 151 | by Staff reporter
Natpharm given 48hrs to get supplies
The State-appointed agent for the procurement, storage and distribution of medical supplies, the National Pharmaceutical Company of Zimbabwe (Natpharm), has been given 48 hours to approach the local m...Published: 3 hrs ago | 101 | by Staff reporter
Bosso still to get player's clearances
HIGHLANDERS are yet to secure clearance for four players that joined them from the South African and Zambian leagues. Unless the required clearances are obtained between today and Friday, Boss...Published: 3 hrs ago | 200 | by Staff reporter
Government allays Burma Valley flooding fears
GOVERNMENT has allayed flooding fears in Burma Valley following social media reports that Manyera Dam wall had weakened and could give in to the high volume of water. The Minister of Local Gov...Published: 3 hrs ago | 281 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army commended for Idai rescue efforts
GOVERNMENT has commended the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) for working under dangerous conditions in rescue efforts that are underway in cyclone hit areas in the country. In a statement, the C...Published: 3 hrs ago | 163 | by Staff reporter
Woman dies in National Sports Stadium stampede
A Middle-aged woman died in a stampede as people scrambled to find their way into the National Sports Stadium for the final Afcon qualifying match between Zimbabwe and Congo yesterday. Two others were...Published: 3 hrs ago | 853 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa leads nation in mourning
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday joined the nation in mourning people who perished during Cyclone Idai and expressed gratitude to various countries, embassies, local companies, organisations, churches an...Published: 3 hrs ago | 98 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo- Mutare road work suspended
The dualisation of Mutare-Masvingo Road has been temporarily stopped as all the equipment and staff were moved to attend to roads in Chimanimani that were destroyed by Cyclone Idai. Cyclone Id...Published: 3 hrs ago | 212 | by Staff reporter
Tax rebate for health staff
Government has gazetted a tax rebate to be enjoyed by health services staff under the health services loan scheme as the employer implements non-monetary incentives aimed at cushioning its employees. ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 199 | by Staff reporter
Medical insurance for Zimbabweans in SA
Government is considering providing health insurance services for Zimbabwean citizens based in South Africa. The issue, which was agreed to by the Zimbabwean and South African governments duri...Published: 3 hrs ago | 171 | by Staff reporter
'Payments shall be in US dollars'
International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade association which represents interests of the world's airlines, has issued a directive to local travel agents that all remittances of amounts du...Published: 3 hrs ago | 485 | by Staff reporter
Understanding Cyclone Idai, associated geomorphological processes
Global pressure patterns are a function of spatial temperature variations. We use weather maps to show spatial pressure variations and through analysing atmospheric variables such as wind speed, wind ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 213 | by Energy Mutodi
Minister storms out of YaFM launch, says cannot address 'empty chairs'
MIDLANDS Provincial Affairs Minister Larry Mavhima Friday left the regional launch of private radio station YA FM in Kwekwe in a huff saying he could not be found addressing "empty chairs".The...Published: 3 hrs ago | 290 | by newzimbabwe
Express Links Money Transfer donate to Cyclone Idai disaster victims
TWO companies owned by Zimbabweans and based in the UK, have joined forces to donate goods worth RTGS$20 000 to victims of the Cyclone Idai disaster.Express Links Money Transfer Services a fin...Published: 12 hrs ago | 474 | by newzimbabwe
Chamisa, Mnangagwa praise Warriors for AFCON triumph
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his MDC rival Nelson Chamisa have both sent congratulatory messages to the Zimbabwe senior national football team for qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 2532 | by newzimbabwe
Rocks from mountain crush huts in Zimbabwe
Thirty-year-old Chipo Dhliwayo was sleeping in her hut when the devastating Cyclone Idai landfall rolled huge boulders over whole villages in Zimbabwe's Chimanimani district in Manicaland province las...Published: 15 hrs ago | 8286 | by City Press
'Tax reforms to rescue debt-distressed Zimbabwe'
Taxation reforms and improvement in non-tax revenue will extricate Zimbabwe from the debt trap, a new report has shown.In its flagship report released Saturday, the Economic Commission for Afr...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1921 | by Staff reporter
Afreximbank grants Zimbabwe interbank forex trade loan
Cairo-based Africa Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) has extended an undisclosed amount in lines of credit to Zimbabwe's interbank foreign exchange trading to stabilise the forex supply...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2114 | by Staff reporter
Sofa not so good
The cyclone that devastated eastern Zimbabwe was predictable. What was also predictable was the failure of the government to prepare for it. Everyone knew it was coming but nothing was done about it a...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2787 | by ZimVigil
Zimbabwe volcano fears
The Civil Protection Department (CPD) in Masvingo has dispatched a team to Bikita in Masvingo province following social media reports of a possible volcano eruption at Mapadza Hill.Bikita Assi...Published: 15 hrs ago | 7182 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa goes Biblical: 'Zimbabwe accepts will of God'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans should accept the will of God but remain faithful even if hard times befall them.Mnangagwa said this when he graced a special church service at th...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1943 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to President Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's admission that he is the one who authorised the deployment of soldiers to quell street protests on August 1, 2018 and in January this year was brave but leaves neutrals ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2492 | by Viniel Deredza
Warriors ease into Afcon finals
Zimbabwe brushed aside Congo-Brazzaville 2-0 in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification Group G match at the National Sports Stadium in Zimbabwe on Sunday.The win saw the Warriors...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1201 | by SuperSport
Hundreds evacuated amid fears of Cyclone Idai induced dam burst in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean authorities began evacuating residents from the cyclone-hit town of Chimanimani on Sunday after flood waters weakened a dam wall.The area is among those hit by cyclone Idai, which h...Published: 15 hrs ago | 956 | by dpa
Rights Commission finalising probe into Zimbabwe army crackdown
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) will soon release a report detailing the brutal crackdown by the army in the second city, which left several injured, and maimed.The crackdown in th...Published: 15 hrs ago | 376 | by Staff reporter
3 lawyers banned from practising
THREE lawyers have been banned from practising in Zimbabwe following their de-registration.The three are Tayengwa Dugmore Muskwe, Rudo Ollyn Kanyenze and Tendai Amon Toto.This brings t...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1568 | by Staff reporter
Jabulani Sibanda to bounce back?
ZANU PF Bulawayo province is deeply divided over firebrand former war veterans' leader Jabulani Sibanda, pictured, who is being tipped to take over the province's chairmanship.The province was...Published: 15 hrs ago | 3025 | by Staff reporter
Questions over Mnangagwa's choice of advisors
ON three occasions, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, has been forced to cut short his foreign trips to attend to pressing matters back home — raising questions about the quality of advice he ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 724 | by Staff reporter
Potraz board okays tariff increases
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) board is said to have agreed in principle to a tariff adjustment by the country's mobile network operators (MNOs).Th...Published: 15 hrs ago | 835 | by Staff reporter
Horror Cyclone destruction trail unravels
THE human toll of Cyclone Idai which hit parts of Manicaland and Masvingo recently has exceeded official estimates with the scale of the tragedy imprinting deep emotional scars on those directly affec...Published: 15 hrs ago | 420 | by Staff reporter
LIVE: Zimbabwe vs Congo Brazzaville
Follow our live coverage of the 2019 Afcon Group G Qualifier between Warriors of Zimbabwe and Congo Brazzaville.Zimbabwe 2-0 Congo85' Zim Sub: Mutizwa comes ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 4096 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe debt should be audited
ZIMBABWE should not rush to pay its external debts until an official audit has been done to ascertain the validity of the arrears, a local pressure group has said.The southern African country ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 990 | by John Kachembere
Zimbabwean couple hijacked in Durban, wife missing since Monday
A Zimbabwean businessman who travelled to Durban with his wife might have to return home alone after they were allegedly hijacked and the criminals made off with her in their bakkie.She has be...Published: 19 hrs ago | 4629 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's days numbered
A special delegation of senior military officials reportedly told Chinese generals that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's political reign will expire in 2020, and that he was going to be an interim caret...Published: 19 hrs ago | 10254 | by Staff repo
Zimbabwean man dies during sex with SA mistress
A 67- year-old Zimbabwean man based in South Africa is reported to have died recently at a lodge in the neighbouring country, while indulging in sex with his mistress.Born in Gwanda the ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 4761 | by Staff reporter
'Whites created Cyclone Idai' - SA Politician
Black First Land First (BLF) has blamed Tropical Cyclone Idai on whites and wants the African Union to demand reparations and relief from the West for the disaster.BLF president Andile Mngxita...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2425 | by TimesLive
Zimbabwean company donates laptops to needy SA varsity students
Zororo-Phumulani brand ambassador, charismatic Zimbabwean football legend Peter Ndlovu, said plans were afoot to make the awards ceremony bigger, reaching more needy students.Economically disa...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1265 | by African News Agency (ANA)
Potraz brings toll free platforms to rural folk
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has extended the toll-free platform number 112 to people who want to report all emergencies, like accidents, floods or sickn...Published: 19 hrs ago | 234 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pledges support for Gukurahundi victims
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday pledged to ensure the capacitation of the Home Affairs ministry with resources for the documentation exercise of Gukurahundi victims without identity particula...Published: 19 hrs ago | 637 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks must support the interbank trading
THE interbank market, revived by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) recently, has gotten off to a slow start because the majority - if not all the banks - are still in the process of putting their sys...Published: 19 hrs ago | 340 | by Andrew Lampard
'Using Air Zimbabwe will pose logistical problems for Mnangagwa'
Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet responsible for presidential communications, George Charamba (GC), has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa will continue to use hired private jets for...Published: 19 hrs ago | 598 | by Staff reporter
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