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Econet launches mobile phone insurance
Econet Insurance, a leader in innovative short-term insurance solutions, has launched a new package covering mobile phone damage. Named Moovah Mobile ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 45 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans must not be shy to make money
Zimbabweans should not hesitate to make money, as the government has created a conducive environment for economic success, President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 14 hrs ago | 82 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths disrupt PVO Bill hearings
ZANU-PF youths disrupted public hearings on the Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Bill in Gweru and Harare yesterday.In Gweru, the mee...Published: 14 hrs ago | 26 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans being sold expired, underweight goods
Over a thousand businesses have been charged with selling expired and underweight goods, among other offenses, according to the Industry and Commerce ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 52 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean has highest migrants in southern Africa
Zimbabwe has been identified as the largest source of migrants residing in southern Africa, according to the International Organisation for Migration ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 67 | by Staff reporter
Kamativi lithium processing plant almost complete
KAMATIVI Mining Company (KMC) plans to finish construction on its lithium processing plant in June this year as it seeks to increase production capaci...Published: 14 hrs ago | 40 | by Staff reporter
Passion Java should blame himself
Self-styled prophet Passion Java should take responsibility for the failure of his much-hyped "Night of Wonders" event instead of blaming rival pastor...Published: 14 hrs ago | 60 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's brother bashes ex-lover
Former Mbare Constituency legislator Starman Chamisa, brother of Nelson Chamisa, is seen in a viral video assaulting his former girlfriend, CCC MP for...Published: 14 hrs ago | 85 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's son to spend second weekend in custody
Christopher Mutsvangwa's son Neville will remain in remand prison for another weekend as the High Court has reserved judgment on his bail appeal. Muts...Published: 14 hrs ago | 39 | by Staff reporter
FIU sufficiently resourced to fight ZiG saboteurs
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), a division of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), is well-equipped with skilled personnel and advanced hardware...Published: 14 hrs ago | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police dismisses media reports on non-availability of uniforms
The ZRP have dismissed the false information being peddled by some errant police officers concerning the availability of uniforms for the 2024 Indepen...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 19:24hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Mai Titi's daughter drags lover to court for leaking nudes
The daughter of controversial socialite, local Felistas Murata popularly known as Mai Titi has taken her ex-boyfriend to court for leaking her nude pi...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 19:17hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
CIOs go after illegal money changers 'running down ZiG'
The ruling party Zanu-PF has issued a strong warning to black market traders, accusing them of undermining the newly introduced gold-backed currency, ...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 19:16hrs | 855 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife drops charges against women who booed her
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa has decided to withdraw charges against nine women from Manicaland who were accused of booing her after feeling sideline...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 20:28hrs | 1031 | by Staff reporter
Simba Bhora pips Dembare
Simba Bhora 1 - 0 DynamosSimba Bhora exhibited a dominant performance, securing a 1-0 victory over the formidable Dynamos, thus preserving their u...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 20:27hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa insists Zimbabwe has enough food
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government will ensure that there is enough grain in the country to avert starvation due to the drought....Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 06:09hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP taken to court
Zanu-PF Mberengwa North legislator Tinashe Shumba has been taken to court after he tried to evict villagers from their ancestral lands to pave way for...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 06:09hrs | 1242 | by Staff reporter
RBZ pleads for ZiG acceptance as informal traders insist on US dollar
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Wednesday said the Zimbabwe dollar remains legal tender until April 30 following reports that informal traders are ref...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 21:55hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Zuma tops MK Party list
The Electoral Commission (IEC) has published the final candidate list for the 2024 national and provincial elections on its website.The name o...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 21:19hrs | 879 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe considers scrapping English as a requirement for nurse training intake
The Ministry of Health and Child Care is contemplating removing the English Language requirement for nurse training intake.During the post-cab...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 17:21hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Policeman acquitted in abuse of office case
A POLICEMAN based at ZRP Glen View, who was facing a charge of criminal abuse of office, was yesterday set free by Harare magistrate Feresi Chakanyuka...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 06:03hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Blitz exposes unregistered medicines
A JOINT operation between the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) and the police this week uncovered an illegal distribution network of unr...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 06:02hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
'ZiG difficult to accept in US$-dominated market'
Businessman and economist Nigel Chanakira says acceptance of the new currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), will be difficult given that the majority still pr...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 06:02hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
Retailers, service providers switch to ZiG prices
SEVERAL businesses and key service providers had by yesterday successfully converted prices of their goods and services to the new Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG)...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 06:02hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Cigarettes worth R100 000 seized in border operation
SOUTH African border security officials on Monday destroyed a wooden raft used by criminals to smuggle goods between Zimbabwe and the neighbouring cou...Published: 10 Apr 2024 at 06:01hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
BCC to repossess houses in Makokoba
THE BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) is set to repossess six houses in Makokoba high-density suburb which are being illegally occupied by tenants violating...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 06:24hrs | 2060 | by Staff reporter
ANC officials spying for US
AFTER a long and bruising court battle that ended with Independent Media winning the case against the State Security Agency (SSA), which sought to pre...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 12:36hrs | 1729 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa given five days to reverse decision
Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) co-leaders Nesbert Munyuki and Valentine Ziko have written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa challenging his a...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 11:27hrs | 12921 | by Staff reporter
Melikhaya Ncube clinches Bosso Player of the Month Award
MELIKHAYA Ncube became the first player to win the Friends of Bosso Player of the Month Award launched this afternoon. It is sponsored by Boss...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:38hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has no third term aspirations?
PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA says he does not have intentions to run for a third term, emphasising that there is "no iota of evidence" where the ruling party, ...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:36hrs | 1356 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new currency chaos
ZIMBABWEAN consumers were yesterday left stranded after businesses suspended trading using the Zimbabwe dollar following the introduction of a new cur...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:35hrs | 1674 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war vets bay for minister's blood
WAR veterans are demanding the axing of Matebeleland North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo over a basket of charges that include disrespectin...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:35hrs | 948 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt splashes on luxury cars for MPs
THE government has started the process of buying top-of-the-range cars for legislators at a time Zimbabwe is looking for donations from humanitarian a...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:34hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
RBZ boss appointment challenged in court
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's appointment of veteran bank John Mushayavanhu as the new Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor has been challenged by...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:33hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Council accused of neglecting workers
THE Harare City Council has been accused of neglecting the welfare of its workers with those retiring going home empty-handed after years of service....Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:12hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
1 killed, 6 injured in Harare building collapse
ONE person died and six others were injured yesterday afternoon when a building collapsed in Harare's central business district (CBD) yesterday aftern...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:11hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
'New ZiG currency is a short term gimmick,' says some economist
An economic expert has criticized the recently launched Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, asserting that it lacks substance to effectively revitalize the ...Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 08:13hrs | 1125 | by Staff reporter
Coventry shares NSS progress report
SPORTS minister Kirsty Coventry says the government has made progress in the sprucing up of the National Sports Stadium to meet Caf standards to host ...Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 08:11hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
ZITF changes 2024 theme
THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company has changed the theme of this year's annual trade showcase.The exhibition will run from A...Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 08:07hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
RBZ adopts market-based exchange rate
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has adopted a market-determined system for setting exchange rates, with the auction system being replaced by a refi...Published: 06 Apr 2024 at 08:06hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
'Free Africa': a protest took place in Milan due to the neo-colonial policies of France
Residents of Milan and representatives of the African people came out to a protest at which they expressed their disagreement with France's actions to...Published: 02 Apr 2024 at 11:54hrs | 447 | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabwe is a case study of hardships people will face in hell'
Obert Masaraure, the president of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), drew a striking analogy, likening Zimbabwe's current stat...Published: 01 Apr 2024 at 21:29hrs | 897 | by Staff reporter
Wicknell Chivayo gifts Mnangagwa's ally US$1million
The flamboyant entrepreneur, Wicknell Chivayo, has escalated his extravagant displays by generously donating a staggering US$1 million to the Zion Chr...Published: 01 Apr 2024 at 21:28hrs | 1312 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ropes in Kudzanai Chipanga and Lewis Matutu
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is reportedly oiling his machine for a third term bid by roping in former vocal youth leaders Kudzanai Chipanga and Lewis...Published: 01 Apr 2024 at 21:04hrs | 2419 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's structured currency launch on Friday
IN a bid to address currency volatility and exchange rate-driven inflation badly battering the economy amid arbitrage, the Zimbabwean government will ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 20:50hrs | 6996 | by Staff reporter
Peace maker 'murdered' in Pumula bar
POLICE in Bulawayo are investigating a case where a man was murdered in cold blood after he was stabbed in the back and thigh on Saturday at a bar in ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 19:36hrs | 1523 | by Staff reporter
Luna Park returns to Bulawayo in time for ZITF
PROPRIETORS of the most loved and cherished Luna Park, Family Amusement Park, have announced their return to the city in time for the Zimbabwe Interna...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:45hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council employs nurses past retirement
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) may soon start employing nurses past the retirement age of 65 as it grapples with the effects of brain drain after it ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:44hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Stockfeed subsidies for drought-hit livestock farmers
THE Government has stepped in to save the country's livestock situation with a coterie of urgent intervention measures aimed at bailing out farmers fr...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:44hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
14 injured in Easter bus accident
FOURTEEN people were injured in a road traffic accident on Friday in what was the only major Easter holiday incident on the country's roads by last ni...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:43hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
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