Govt rejects criticism of slow cyclone response
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government — widely condemned for its slow response to Cyclone Idai — said yesterday it had reacted swiftly to the disaster and was on ground to coordinate rescue...
View ArticleSuspended chief magistrate gets April trial date
A Harare magistrate yesterday set April 9 as the trial date for suspended chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe, who was charged earlier this year with criminal abuse of office. Magistrate Lucy Mungwari...
View ArticleState drops abuse of office charges against Potraz boss
Prosecutors yesterday dropped criminal abuse of office charges against Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Potraz) director-general Gift Kallisto Machengete, bringing to a close a case...
View ArticleKadoma council floats tender
KADOMA City Council (KCC) has floated a tender for water reticulation piping material for Golden Heights low density suburb. In a notice, the council is inviting bidders to supply high density...
View ArticleShamva Gold Mine property auctioned
SHAMVA Gold Mine is today set lose mining and office equipment because of niggling debts. [GoogleAd] The Sheriff of the High Court has since instructed Miracle Auctioneers to sell by public auction an...
View ArticleChamisa mauls Mwonzora ally
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa railed at party secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora’s ally in Masvingo last weekend, blaming him for the opposition party’s poor showing in the region during last year’s...
View ArticlePastors' lavish lifestyles exposed. . . as church leaders fail to agree on rates
A HARARE cleric pricked some of his colleagues’ conscience yesterday when he queried the frenzied push for relaxed payment terms for outstanding rates when some pastors are currently leading lavish...
View ArticleZim counts cost of horror storms...as nation comes to terms with grim scale...
ZIMBABWEANS are slowly coming to full terms with the horrific scale of devastation that Cyclone Idai wreaked in the country — amid confirmation late yesterday that torrential rains and landfalls had...
View ArticleZim to know top diplomat on Friday
The eighth edition of the annual Diplomat of the Year Awards which are meant to celebrate the contribution of all diplomats in Zimbabwe to the development of the country and its people will be held on...
View ArticleStop politicising cyclone donations
EDITOR — It is thoroughly dispiriting to hear that some people in this country are so divided to the extent of finding comic relief through the suffering of the masses. [GoogleAd] The tragedy brought...
View ArticleWarriors need to be cautious
EDITOR — On Sunday, our national team have a chance to return to the continental show piece once again. [GoogleAd] I am 100 percent certain that despite us being at home, it is not going to be a stroll...
View ArticleOf Cyclones, uncertainty
IN Zimbabwe cyclones off the Mozambique coast are almost always bad news. Typically, our rainfall starts in November each year and runs through to March or April. [GoogleAd] A week or so ago a deep...
View ArticleThis is not it Mr President!
LAST WEEK, at long last, seven long months after last year’s August 1 killings that claimed at least six lives, President Emmerson Mnangagwa finally admitted he deployed the army on the fateful day....
View ArticleMamombe seeks to be removed from remand
MDC Harare West MP Joana Mamombe yesterday notified the State that she intends to apply for refusal of further remand if the State does not provide her with a trial date on the next court date....
View ArticleNRZ to open new rail routes
Train trips between Hwange and Harare will become smaller, as a new transportation link is set to shorten travel times. NRZ is inaugurating new routes, from Harare to Mutoko and the shortened Hwange to...
View ArticleWHO moves to eliminate trachoma
THE World Health Organisation (WHO), in partnership with the Zimbabwe government, is conducting a trachoma baseline survey across the country to determine the extent of the tropical disease, which is a...
View ArticleMpofu to appear before Byo court
Zanu PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu, is set to testify before a Bulawayo magistrate in a case in which he stands accused of inciting a Ntabazinduna villager to defy directives from Chief...
View ArticleED, Chamisa cannot lead dialogue: Clergy
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his opposition counterpart Nelson Chamisa can never be the best candidates to conduct dialogue as they cannot represent the ordinary people’s wishes on the ground, the...
View ArticleUproar over illiterate councillor
Resident from Gwanda town’s ward 1 have slammed the opposition, MDC for seconding an illiterate councillor to represent their community. [GoogleAd] According to sources, the councillor, Mkhululi Tshuma...
View Article'Cylone Idai death toll to reach 300'
As the weather was beginning to improve in Cylone Idai-ravaged provinces, government yesterday received a major boost from individuals and big corporates who have committed resources to help families...
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