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Earthquake shakes Binga
AN earthquake hit Binga area at around 0530 hours early yesterday morning.Binga experienced similar earth tremors two months ago after a 4.3 magnitude earthquake shook the area.Head me...Published: 9 hrs ago | 245 | by Staff reporter
Great Zimbabwe 5 megawatt Hydropower project on course
CONSTRUCTION of a five megawatt Great Zimbabwe Hydropower project at Mutirikwi Dam in Masvingo is set to be completed in July next year.The power project, which is in three phases with the fir...Published: 31 Jul 2022 at 08:11hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Chadzamira, Mavhenyengwa battle re-ignites
The factional battle which threatened to tear Zanu-PF Masvingo province last year has been re-ignited as the two warring camps tussle for the provincial youth chairperson post that was left vacant fol...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:10hrs | 727 | by Staff reporter
Batoka takeoff failure leaves Zimbabwe, Zambia facing uncertain power future
THE revelations by the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) that a consortium which clinched a deal to implement the 2 400-megawatt (MW) Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme (BGHES) was struggling to mobilise ...Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 06:35hrs | 12533 | by Staff reporter
75 Zimra officers arrested
A TOTAL of 75 Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) employees have been arrested and prosecuted for various corrupt activities between 2018 and 2021.The revelations comes days after it was also r...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 08:14hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi embarrassed in Masvingo
Former vice president and Zanu-PF second secretary Kembo Mohadi was humiliated on the initial day of his party's traditional leadership mobilization programme as members from Charumbira and Nemamwa ch...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 15:26hrs | 4378 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe surpasses power quarterly target
ZIMBABWE surpassed its quarterly target of power generation by over 18 percent, a development that has been attributed to improved reliability and plant optimisation at Hwange Power station.In...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:09hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
1893 MHRRM visits Elvis Nyathi Family
On Saturday 21st May 2022, the 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement ( 1893 MHRRM) visited Mrs Nyathi, the widow of Elvis Nyathi, to offer cond...Published: 24 May 2022 at 23:04hrs | 1123 | by 1893 MHRRM Bayethe Board of Directors
Zanu-PF frets over CCC rural penetration
Zanu-PF provincial leadership is sweating over Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s rural mobilisation strategy which has seen the opposition party penetrate the rural areas which have been Zanu-PF s...Published: 14 May 2022 at 19:44hrs | 1953 | by Staff reporter
Zesa unit surpasses output target
Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) surpassed its first quarter power supply target of 1 885,30GWh by 18,55 percent on account of improved generation from its power stations.In a power generation upd...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:08hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
ELVIS NYATHI DEATH: Witness fails to identify killers
The only witness in the murder of Elvis Nyathi who was killed by members of the extremist xenophobic vigilante group Operation Dudula has failed to identify any of the suspects during an identificatio...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 07:52hrs | 1134 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Breakthrough as Elvis Nyathi children get birth certificates
Veteran broadcaster Ezra Tshisa Sibanda has reported that children of the slain Elvis Nyathi have been assisted by government to kick start the process of acquiring birth certificates. In a Fa...Published: 22 Apr 2022 at 08:36hrs | 2066 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe celebrates Uhuru
Zimbabwe celebrates its 42nd Independence Day today with festivities to mark the day being held across the country under the theme: "Leaving no one and no place behind."The main celebrations w...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:22hrs | 45 | by Staff reporter
Zesa, Zesco struggle hits ZRA project
THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) is struggling to settle its US$144 million loan to finance the Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project due to failure by Zesa Holdings and Zambia Electricity Supply Corpora...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 12:10hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
No hope for Batoka 50 years on
THE 2 400 megawatts (MW) Batoka Hydroelectric Power Station Project has come under the spotlight, with Zesa Holding executive chairman Sydney Gata explaining several missteps that have held back the p...Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:31hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
'By-elections marred by vote-buying'
THE Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn) and Election Resource Centre (ERC) have decried vote-buying during the weekend by-elections, mainly by the ruling Zanu-PF party.In past elections, ...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 11:43hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Kariba power generation to improve
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) is anticipating a significant rise in water levels inside Lake Kariba next month, raising the prospect of improved power generation at Kariba South Power Station....Published: 20 Mar 2022 at 06:25hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factionalism splits Gutu ahead of polls
BATTLELINES have been drawn in Gutu West constituency in Masvingo province where councillor Mutonho Rwodzi is said to be eyeing the seat currently occupied by John Paradza in 2023 elections.Rw...Published: 17 Mar 2022 at 05:48hrs | 850 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factions sharpen knives as December congress beckons
ALTHOUGH President Emmerson Mnangagwa seems to have contained his ambitious deputy Constantino Chiwenga, there is growing concern in Zanu-PF that the former military general may challenge for the part...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:36hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factions sharpen knives as December congress beckons
ALTHOUGH President Emmerson Mnangagwa seems to have contained his ambitious deputy Constantino Chiwenga, there is growing concern in Zanu-PF that the former military general may challenge for the part...Published: 13 Feb 2022 at 20:47hrs | 1015 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga battle to control Masvingo continues
The battle to control Masvingo province between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga continues to escalate taking dramatic turns after the former ordered remova...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 17:15hrs | 2030 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 delays Kariba Dam rehab project
COVID-19 has delayed progress on the Kariba Dam rehabilitation project as returning expatriates and other local workers have to be quarantined each time they were diagnosed positive.In a state...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:44hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cancels Triangle land offer letters
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has cancelled two offer letters issued by the ministry of Lands which would have facilitated the grabbing of over 5 000 hectares of prime land currently occupied by 2 600 ...Published: 07 Feb 2022 at 21:20hrs | 1467 | by Staff reporter
Kariba Dam rehab set to end
Work to rehabilitate the Kariba Dam wall is expected to be completed at the end of this month, helping to boost power generation by the Zambian and Zimbabwean power utilities, the Zambezi River Author...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:22hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Power shortages to ease this week
ZIMBABWE'S biggest power generation plant, Kariba South Power Station, will resume operating at full capacity this week, in a development that is expected to ease the crippling power shortages that ha...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 07:58hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Kariba water levels rise marginally
THE Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has revealed that water levels at Kariba Dam rose marginally between January 7 and 17 this year due to an increase in rainfall activity since the beginning of the mon...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:21hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
7 injured in gold mining clashes
AT least seven people were seriously injured after a machete-wielding gang reportedly aligned to former Zanu-PF youth league provincial chairperson for Mashonaland West, Vengai Musengi, ran amok and a...Published: 19 Jan 2022 at 05:21hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo bus kills 1 injures 5 at Pick 'n' Pay Hyper
Veteran journalist Ezra Tshisa Sibanda has reported that a driver of a Zupco bus lost and drove over people queueing to board buses next to Pick & Pay Hyper in Bulawayo. According to Siban...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 19:00hrs | 2531 | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: ZANU PF Masvingo Province plunged into chaos
Masvingo ZANU PF province has been plunged in chaos during its inaugural Provincial Executive Committee meeting. According to sources on the ground, the newly elected Provincial Executive was sc...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 10:33hrs | 3526 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF's new PCC goes haywire
Chaos ran supreme at the most recent Zanu-PF Masvingo Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) meeting after the new provincial chairperson Robson Mavhenyengwa and his team allegedly smuggled in losing...Published: 15 Jan 2022 at 08:05hrs | 1595 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo ZANU PF warlords bury hatchet
Feuding ZANU PF Masvingo province warlords Ezra Chadzamira and Robson Mavhenyengwa have buried the hatchet after a bruising provincial election campaign. The two made peace and pledged to work togethe...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 09:27hrs | 1760 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tables turn against Chadzamira
THE battle for the Zanu-PF Masvingo provincial chairperson's post that raged between 2016 and 2017 was reignited in the recently held provincial elections which saw Provincial minister Ezra Chadzamira...Published: 08 Jan 2022 at 06:00hrs | 1558 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa endorses 'rigged' Zanu-PF elections
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday endorsed the disputed results of his Zanu-PF party's provincial elections and urged members to accept the outcome.He also rallied all party members to wo...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 19:09hrs | 1042 | by Staff reporter
Politburo endorses poll results
THE Politburo yesterday endorsed provincial chairpersons who emerged victorious following polls held last week.Those endorsed are now substantive provincial chairpersons in their respective pr...Published: 06 Jan 2022 at 19:00hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga rivalry widens
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has banned its members from celebrating presumed victories in its internal polls for provincial executive members in a move seen as an attempt to quash factional fights betwee...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | 10952 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF meets over controversial provincial polls
Zanu-PF's Politburo will meet this week to confirm winners and address any complaints from the party's provincial elections held last week.The ruling party's national political commissar, Mike...Published: 02 Jan 2022 at 09:09hrs | 1208 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally suffers humiliating defeat
Minister of State for Masvingo and provincial chairperson candidate Ezra Chadzamira has appealed against ongoing provincial elections alleging rigging.Chadzamira was Masvingo Zanu-PF provincia...Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 14:03hrs | 5719 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to disqualify the violent and the cheats
THE rampant rigging and violence that characterised Zanu-PF's provincial elections held on Tuesday has been admitted to at the party's highest level, with national political commissar Mike Bimha sayin...Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 13:58hrs | 968 | by Staff reporter
Jabulani Sibanda bounces back as Zanu-PF provincial leaders announced
Zanu-PF yesterday announced 10 provincial chairpersons who emerged victorious following successful polls held this week with new office bearers being elected in seven provinces.Minister of Sta...Published: 01 Jan 2022 at 13:53hrs | 2775 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF withholds election results
Zanu-PF has failed to release official results for the provincial elections held on Tuesday amid fears the announcement would further destabilise the already fractured party ahead of the 2023 harmonis...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 00:09hrs | 1065 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF awaits party poll results
Zanu-PF provincial election results started trickling into the party's National Command Centre in Harare yesterday afternoon with more results expected this morning.There were expectations of ...Published: 30 Dec 2021 at 07:51hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Chaos rock Zanu-PF polls
Zanu-PF held elections across the country to choose members of its provincial executives, but the polls were marred by chaos amid claims of rampant rigging and vote-buying.Voting started much ...Published: 29 Dec 2021 at 05:39hrs | 2676 | by Staff reporter
Minerals looting sparked Chief Murinye's outburst
CHIEF Murinye, Ephias Munodawafa, who torched a storm last week after urging President Emmerson Mnangagwa to tackle corruption among his close allies and family members, is well-known for speaking his...Published: 26 Dec 2021 at 15:31hrs | 1824 | by Staffreporter
Fireworks expected as Zanu-PF slides into provincial elections
THE ruling Zanu-PF party is preparing for provincial party elections with candidates backed by politburo members seeking to solidify their control of grassroots structures clashing in the internal pol...Published: 24 Dec 2021 at 16:42hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF faction candidate in baffling accident
Zanu-PF member of the National Assembly for Zaka North Rabson Mavenyengwa, who is challenging minister of State for Masvingo Ezra Chadzamira (pictured) for the ruling party's provincial chairmanship i...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:19hrs | 1151 | by Staff reporter
New TV series for Bulawayo stars
A NEW television series named The Lubelihle Banda Show has hit the small screen on ZBCtv.It tells the stories of Bulawayo stars across sectors.The show that is being hosted by arts fan...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:03hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Turmoil-stricken Zanu-PF to resume district restructuring
Zanu-PF will resume restructuring the once disbanded district coordinating committee (DCCs) as the party looks to garner five million votes in the 2023 polls, a party official has said.Followi...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 19:41hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Botswana investors launch battle to reclaim gold mine
FOUR Botswana nationals have appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), the Foreign Affairs ministry and other state organs in a bid to claim part of a gold ...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 18:48hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Quarantine details revealed, fourth wave confirmed
As it was confirmed that Zimbabwe is now in the midst of the fourth Covid-19 wave fuelled by the Omicron variant, details were given yesterday of how the new compulsory 10-day quarantine for all retur...Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 07:19hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporters stage demo against Chadzamira
Zanu-PF supporters in Masvingo Thursday staged a second demonstration against the Minister of State for Masvingo, Ezra Chadzamira accusing the top politician of engaging in corrupt activities....Published: 04 Dec 2021 at 07:14hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
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