Zim at Crossroads as horror 2019 unfolds
HARARE - The palpable fear among many Zimbabweans that 2019 would become yet another “annus horribilis” — Latin for a horrible year — has become a harrowing reality, with the country’s political and...
View ArticleFungisai a woman of all seasons
HARARE - Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave is one multi-talented woman. In addition to being an award-winning musician, Fungisai, a holder of a sociology degree, is also into gardening and designing. The...
View Article'Inclusive national dialogue way to go after protests'
HARARE - Our News Editor Gift Phiri sits down for a wide-ranging interview with Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition spokesperson and director Tabani Moyo about last week’s shutdown. Find below excerpts of the...
View ArticleLocal football needs pre-sold tickets
HARARE – Zimbabwe football is still operating in the dark ages judging by what transpired last week at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe champions FC Platinum were hosting South African...
View ArticlePSL teams' pre-season plans in disarray
HARARE - Most of the Castle Lager Premiership clubs had their pre-season training programmes interrupted by the violent fuel hike protests that rocked Harare, Bulawayo and other towns last week. With...
View ArticleMopo video showcases beauty of Nyanga
HARARE - A new musical video, Kwedu, by rising musician Potifa Mopo, showcases the beauty of Nyanga. Nyanga, located in the eastern highlands of the country, boasts of centres of attractions inform of...
View Article'Power imports to continue until 2027'
HARARE - Zimbabwe is expected to continue relying on electricity imports for the next eight years due to lack of investment in the sector, a leading international think-tank has said. The southern...
View ArticleZim faces bleak future: IMF
HARARE - Zimbabwe will struggle to get financial support from international financial institutions due to its high debt levels, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. Gerry Rice, the IMF...
View Article'Prices will not go up'
HARARE - Retailers have promised that prices will not be going up as long as government expedites the rebate system which provides tax relief to registered businesses. This comes after people besieged...
View ArticleCivic leaders, MPs flee govt terror
HARARE - Dozens of MDC officials and civic society leaders have gone into hiding as there is no let up by government against pro-democracy and political activists it accuses of being part of last...
View ArticleAre those arrested all hooligans, thugs?
HARARE - Zimbabwe security forces have reportedly arrested over 700 people over the recent violence and looting that took place in several cities and towns with most of them being teenagers while...
View ArticleSuspensions could derail FC Platinum
HARARE - With key defender Elvis Moyo already suspended for FC Platinum next African Champions League Group B match against Horoya, coach Norman Mapeza must be concerned with his side’s disciplinary...
View ArticleChamisa prays for violence victims
HARARE - MDC leader Nelson Chamisa on Friday visited hospitals to see victims of the violence that took place during the recent three-day stay-away, which claimed the lives of at least 12 people,...
View ArticleChurch calls for national dialogue
HARARE - Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe has condemned acts of violence, while calling for dialogue to end the political and economic dilemma in the country. In a statement, the church fellowship...
View ArticleZRP auctions 200 bales of clothes
HARARE - The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) will on Wednesday auction 200 bales of clothes, shoes and other items in Graniteside, Harare. According to a notice issued by KM Auctions (Private) Limited,...
View ArticleBuyanga's AMG offers to help fuel protests victims
HARARE - The African Medallion Group (AMG) is expediting the establishment of its humanitarian department to help victims of Zimbabwe’s deadly fuel riots, which have left 12 people dead and hundreds of...
View Article'Govt riots explanation laughable'
HARARE - Questions have been raised over government’s claims that police and army deserters were responsible for the riots and mayhem that characterised a three-day stay-away, which reportedly led to...
View ArticleTeachers' strike starts today
HARARE - As government battles to contain growing civil unrest in the country, the nation’s biggest teachers’ union — the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) — says its members will go on strike with...
View ArticleED cuts short trip to Europe
HARARE - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has cancelled his planned trip to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (Wef) in Davos, Switzerland — which starts tomorrow — and will return back to the...
View ArticleEpileptic man drowns in pool
MUTARE - A 26-year-old epileptic man drowned in a shallow pool as he took a bath in Nyanyadzi River last Friday. Manicaland provincial police spokesperson inspector Tavhiringwa Kakohwa said Samuel...
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