May 19, 2023
Zimbabwe: Govt to Conduct Nationwide Consultations As Parents Reject 'Expensive' Curriculum
THE Primary and Secondary Education Ministry will next week carry out a nationwide 2022 curriculum review consultation. Read more »
May 18, 2023
Zimbabwe: Delimitation Report Row - Mwonzora Says It's Stupid to Allege He Was Hired to Delay Polls
MDC-T leader, Douglas Mwonzora has said allegations that he is working in cahoots with the ruling Zanu PF to postpone elections through his ZEC delimitation report court challenge… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Parliament Grills Grain Marketing Board Over Money Owed to Farmers
Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement has raised red flags over late payments to farmers and transporters by the Grain… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Invictus Energy's Cabora Bassa Second Phase Exploration Commences
Invictus Energy has roped in Polaris Natural Resource Development to carry further exploration of the Cabora Bassa as the utility company moves into the second phase of the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Starlet Chiwome Named in England Squad for Under-17 European Championships
ENGLAND born Zimbabwean forward Leon Chiwome will have an opportunity to showcase his talent to a wider audience following his inclusion in England's final squad for the UEFA… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Reeling Under a Dictatorship Much Worse Than Mugabe - CCC's Fadzayi Mahere Tells UN Summit
"Half the population lives under extreme poverty, US$2.2 billion is lost to corruption annually and we have the highest hyperinflation rate in the world - all because those in… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Zimbabwe: Opposition Legislators Sikhala, Sithole Incitement Trial Kicks Off
THE trial in which opposition MPs Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole are accused of inciting public violence to avenge the murder of activist Moreblessing Ali commenced Tuesday with… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Sweden Injects U.S.$5.8 Million to Support Child Protection Programs in Zimbabwe
THE Swedish embassy has injected US$5.8 million to support child protection programs in Zimbabwe through United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Read more »
Zimbabwe: 'Women's Participation in Politics Declining, Parties Not Achieving Gender Equality'
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission has revealed that women's participation in all political parties is regressing with no gender equality in practice. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Finance Minister Ncube Ups Ante in Bid to Claim Cowdray Park Constituency
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, Zanu PF's Parliamentary candidate for Cowdray Park, Bulawayo has raised the stakes in what is likely to be a contest between him and former MDC… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Opposition's Sikhala, Sithole Incitement Trial Kicks Off
THE trial in which opposition MPs Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole are accused of inciting public violence to avenge the murder of activist Moreblessing Ali commenced Tuesday with… Read more »
Southern Africa: Import Duty Lift Won't Turn Zimbabwe Into South Africa Supermarket, Says Treasury Permanent Secretary
"With domestic foreign currency sales now over 80% of their sales, actually they (retailers) do not need the (RBZ) auction for their forex requirements. "They have enough forex at… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Warns Schools Against Demanding Usd Fees - Says It's Illegal
Government has warned private and public schools from charging fees exclusively in USD saying the local ZWL is the country's legal tender. Read more »
Zimbabwe: U.S. Legal Group Slams Zimbabwe for Violating Civil Rights Leader's Rights
United States (US) based legal group American Bar Association (ABA) has poked holes into two charges against the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) president,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Gold Mafia - the Buck Stops With Mnangagwa, He Must Explain Himself - Says Mliswa
Outspoken Member of Parliament (MP) Temba Mliswa has demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa explain himself in the aftermath of Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia exposé. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Opposition Accuse Financial Intelligence Unit for Obstructing Gold Mafia Investigations
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has accused the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of obstructing investigations into allegations raised in Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Zimbabwe: Bikita Minerals Suspends Operations, Weeks After Claims of Lithium Looting
Chinese-owned Bikita Minerals, Zimbabwe's largest producer of lithium, has suspended operations at its Masvingo mine for seven days to address 'concerns raised by authorities' a… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Expresses Interest in Joining BRICS
ZIMBABWE is among the countries that have indicated interest in adopting the expected BRICS currency, in a move market watchers believe is meant to broaden the basket for locals. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Tanzanian Champions Young Africans Interested in Signing Zim Forward Billiat
TANZANIAN football giants Young Africans have confirmed their interest in former Zimbabwe international forward Khama Billiat. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Judge Encourages Mental Health Awareness As Murder Suspect Is Cleared
HIGH Court judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi has encouraged responsible authorities to prioritise mental health awareness as one of the effective tools to prevent fatal domestic… Read more »
Zimbabwe: CCC Activist Attacked for Wearing Chamisa T-Shirt, Stabs Mobster in Retaliation
A CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) activist from Magunje is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly stabbing a fellow bar patron, who attacked him for wearing the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Duped Nurses Out of Millions of U.S. Dollars, Nurses Association Says
Thousands of registered nurses who paid applications for the Certificate of Good Standing and Confirmation letters to the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe in the past two years could… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Globetrotting Raza Signs With U.S.'s Major League Cricket Side
ZIMBABWE cricket star Sikandar Raza will feature in the inaugural season of the Major League Cricket (MLC) competition in the US after being signed by the Seattle Orcas. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Over 40 Countries Chase After Zim Grown Tobacco - Govt
MORE than 40 countries are after Zimbabwe grown tobacco amid revelations that 160 million kilograms have been sold to date amid expectations of a higher yield this year. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Impeachment Bid - Justice Minister Warns Zanu-PF Faction Working With Opposition
JUSTICE Minister and Zanu PF politburo member, Ziyambi Ziyambi, has appeared to give credence to speculation that an impeachment bid may be mounted against President Emmerson… Read more »