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Mnangagwa's govt under fire over holiday lessons ban
GOVERNMENT has been criticised over its decision on Monday to ban vacation lessons saying that learners needed to rest after an undisturbed term.Moreover, authorities added that teaching and l...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:43hrs | 905 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's secret advice to ANC exposed
Zanu-PF's behind the scenes moves to have the courts bar exiled minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, from contesting the 2023 elections has been laid bare after it emerged the ruling party advised South Afri...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 07:07hrs | 4907 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillors reinstated into civil service
GOVERNMENT has reinstated Zanu-PF councillors who resigned from the civil service to contest in the 2023 general elections in violation of its directive that bars civil servants from serving in local ...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt bans vacation lessons
GOVERNMENT has banned vacation learning for examination and non-examination classes saying the school term had no disturbances and that pupils needed to rest during the holiday.In a statement ...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:35hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe wants to bolster relations with Russia despite US pressure'
The United States is putting pressure on Zimbabwe to persuade the authorities of the southern African country to abandon co-operation with Russia, but Harare is determined to increase interaction with...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:28hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec extends registration period
GOVERNMENT has been commended for extending the deadline for Ordinary and Advanced Level examination fees payment to give parents and guardians adequate time to raise the funds.Primary and Sec...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:25hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
4 CCC factions tussle for political party funds
Four factions of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are locked in an intense fight for the party's share of funds that are disbursed by the Government under the Political Parties (Finance) Act....Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:55hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Top firm caught smuggling drugs into Zimbabwe
Authorities have seized drugs that were allegedly smuggled through the country's porous borders by one of the country's major medical service providers Baines Radiology Group (BIG).Highly plac...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:36hrs | 1332 | by Staff reporter
A Tale of Corporate Fraud, the contrasting Cases of South Africa and Zimbabwe
Corporate fraud has plagued both South Africa and Zimbabwe, with high-profile cases shedding light on the flaws in their respective financial systems. Thi...Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 07:10hrs | 836 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Court dismisses CCC's appeal on Bulawayo Provincial Council matter
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal made by the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) challenging a previous judgement of the Electoral Court that declared the opposition party had failed to file ...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 20:02hrs | 1097 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exam fees deadline is extended
THE Government's extension of the deadline by which Ordinary and Advanced Level examination fees should be paid to the first week of May from March 23, has been welcomed by parents and guardians as a ...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:44hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'hijacks' govt recruitment
Zanu-PF has reportedly hijacked the recruitment of government workers as it ostensibly intensifies its third term campaign bid for President Emmerson Mnangagwa, NewsDay has established.The rul...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:58hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers call for job action over salaries
THE Federation of Zimbabwe Educators Unions, (Fozeu), has called for an immediate job action starting from tomorrow after teachers declared incapacitation amid rising inflation and cost of living....Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:57hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Mukuru distributes millions in aid to vulnerable Africans
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 19, 2024 - Next-generation financial services platform, Mukuru (www.Mukuru.com), has successfully distributed millions in aid to disadvantaged recipients in Africa throu...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:41hrs | 112 | by APO
Mnangagwa desecrates constitution
ZICOMO operates as a grassroots citizens' initiative, uniting diverse stakeholders across all 10 provinces of Zimbabwe.The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition, through its Zimbabwe Constitutional Mov...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 19:50hrs | 1712 | by Tapiwa Zivira
CCC activists' case haunts Reza
PROMINENT prosecutor Michael Reza is in the eye of a storm after a whistle-blower approached the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) accusing him of forgery in the case involving CCC activists Jo...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 19:48hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
Understanding suicide among diaspora-born youths
The prevalence of media reports highlighting the suicides of young Zimbabweans born in the Diaspora is a deeply concerning issue. The time has come for us as Zimbabweans to understand the underlying f...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 13:10hrs | 481 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
'Parents can pay examination fees in Zimdollar'
The Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council has opened a one week window for parents and guardians to pay examination fees for the June 2024 Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations in local currency at ...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:09hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Pravin Gordhan's sale of SAA for ZAR51 collapses
Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan has announced the sale of South African Airways to Takatso consortium has been called off.Gordhan said he presented this to Cabinet on Wednesday....Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 16:51hrs | 1375 | by Staff reporter
Conductor assaults passenger over bus fare
A conductor has been arraigned before the courts today, for allegedly assaulting a passenger over a US$0.50 bus fare. Tafadzwa Zivavo appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi charge...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 15:05hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
VID officials arrested
A VEHICLE Inspection Department (VID) trio has been dragged to court for awarding a class four licence to a driver without her going through the required testing procedures.In a statement, the...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 12:48hrs | 1491 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Presidential solar scheme on cards
GLEN VIEW residents will be the first beneficiaries of a Presidential solar scheme set to be rolled next month as Zimbabwe moves to alleviate a power crisis.The project is being spearheaded by...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:09hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Unilateral sanctions are not illegal!
IT was so laughable listening to Information minister Jenfan Muswere fuming over US targeted sanctions on some Zimbabweans.I could easily tell that he was trying his best to please his boss, P...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:14hrs | 407 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Matebeleland South records reduction in maternal deaths
Matebeleland South acting provincial medical director Andrew Muza says there has been a notable decline in institutional maternal deaths in the province since the launch of a health fund programme two...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:31hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Lithium mining company fined for smuggling
BULAWAYO High Court judge Christopher Dube-Banda has fined local lithium mining company Silver Bern International (Private) Limited US$10 000 following its conviction for smuggling 96 000 metric tonne...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:51hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa niece's legacy woes haunt ZBC
THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is grappling with serious management challenges linked to Helliate Rushwaya - the newly appointed board chair - during her tenure as the acting chief execut...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:51hrs | 1619 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere tells Mnangagwa that insults won't shake off US sanctions
Former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere has issued a challenge to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, urging him to transparently address his human rights and corruption allegations, which prompted the U...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:31hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
US spies busted, deported
FOUR United States nationals contracted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) reportedly sneaked into the country last month without notifying the authorities as per protoc...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:24hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Iran seizes US tanker with $50 million of oil onboard
An Iranian court has issued an order confiscating a crude oil cargo from the Advantage Sweet tanker a year after the country's navy forcibly stopped the ship. It is the latest example of "tit for tat"...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 14:47hrs | 1178 | by Staff reporter
US says companies may review stance on Zimbabwe after sanctions shift
US businesses may re-examine their stance on Zimbabwe following the adoption of a new sanctions program which places only three entities and the nation's top leaders including Zimbabwean President Emm...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 10:57hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
People will follow Chamisa everywhere he goes
Former MDC Alliance and the Citizens Coalition for Change Organizing Secretary Amos Chibaya has claimed that Zimbabweans do not follow political parties but people.Chibaya who was speaking to ...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 10:42hrs | 2498 | by Staff reporter
Govt intervenes in Bulawayo water crisis
GOVERNMENT has pledged to assist Bulawayo City Council (BCC) ease the city's unrelenting acute water shortages.Late last month, government gave BCC ZWL$7 billion to push such water projects as...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:16hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Woman arrested for fraud
POLICE arrested a woman for a fraud case in which she used fake Zimbabwe School Examition Council Certificates to secure enrolment at Morgen Zintec Teachers College.In a statement, police said...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:14hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
Mbare boy scales high to rule Google
ZIMBABWEANS are well-known for their resilience and undying desire to overcome obstacles in their way.Tech guru, Dr James Manyika, the senior vice president of research, technology and society...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:11hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF using sanctions as excuse for corruption
Moses Mzila Ndlovu says the Zanu-PF government is heavily profiting from corruption, with the elite externalising funds out of the country and investing them elsewhere rather than in social services, ...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 07:31hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe court overturns unjust birth certificate denial
Two minor children who were undocumented since birth and rendered stateless after the Registrar General's Office declined to issue them with birth certificates got a reprieve after the High Court orde...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 07:31hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Cop convicted of human trafficking
A 38-YEAR-OLD police officer awaits sentencing following his conviction on a charge of human trafficking after he lured Zimbabwean job seekers to the Middle East where they were subjected to slave lab...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:09hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF witnesses contradict police statements
TWO Zanu-PF State witnesses yesterday contradicted the statements recorded by the police in a case in which Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate Patrick Cheza in last year's elections is alle...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:07hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer threatens witnesses with black magic
Harare attorney Linda Kovi faced court charges on Tuesday for obstruction of justice, allegedly attempting to intimidate witnesses involved in a separate pending case.Recently apprehended by t...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:12hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rejects 'Let's Go Brandon's token sanctions review
NOTHING short of a prompt, unconditional and total removal of illegal economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States is acceptable and continued slanderous statements from Washington shou...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime doing the work of US sanctions in Zimbabwe!
My own views on this sanctions issue have always been that we needed to prove these measures were the cause of our suffering. I have never denied that there have been targeted sanctions impose...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 23:01hrs | 404 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Who is reaping now?
In recent years, Zimbabwe has witnessed a rather alarming phenomenon: the emergence of what can only be described as "gospel-preneurs." These are individuals who have cunningly crafted churches with t...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 22:56hrs | 203 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Africa's biggest challenge is getting an honest workforce
I used to criticise African companies like Dangote Group who hire so many Indians while there are many unemployed Africans, but now I understand their painful decision.The biggest challenge in...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 20:14hrs | 204 | by Karim KONE
Self-styled mafia boss Francesco Marconati panics...threatens to sue media
In the wake of widespread media coverage exposing Francesco Marconati's alleged misdeeds across Zimbabwe, the self-styled Italian Mafia boss has resorted to legal threats in an attempt to suppress the...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 17:02hrs | 559 | by George Tshuma
Police, lawyers clash over calling of suspects
IN a world where police enforcement is strict and unwavering, one phenomenon that stands out as peculiar and debatable is whether or not it is right for police officers to phone suspects.This was ...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:46hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Barbara Rwodzi quizzed over inconsistent statements
TOURISM and Hospitality Industry minister Barbara Rwodzi was last Friday quizzed over inconsistencies in the statements she made in a case in which her political rival, Patrick Cheza, and three other ...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 05:00hrs | 2308 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe chiefs now marriage officers'
TRADITIONAL leaders in Zimbabwe will now have the authority to register marriages and issue birth and death certificates in a landmark development that seeks to eliminate statelessness.This wa...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 05:00hrs | 1073 | by Staff reporter
4 VID Depot officers face probe
AT least four Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officers based at Chitungwiza Depot are facing investigations on allegations of soliciting money from people acquiring driver's licences and learner...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:54hrs | 652 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa breaks silence on his game plan
OPPOSITION politician Nelson Chamisa yesterday revealed that he had personally embarked on grassroots campaigns in villages to map his next political move and distanced himself from any other politica...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:45hrs | 7154 | by Staff reporter
Vendors decry unfavourable conditions at Egodini
VENDORS operating at the newly refurbished Egodini Terminus have expressed concern over what they termed "unfavourable" business conditions after Bulawayo City Council (BCC) allegedly barred them from...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:42hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
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