Zimbabwe
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 10:05:25 GMTMnangagwa - A Chip Off the Old Block
[Zimbabwe Independent] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is following the footsteps of his mentor, the late former president Robert Mugabe in recycling deadwood in cabinet positions, as a key strategy to consolidate his powerbase.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:35:02 GMTMP Mliswa Freed On Bail, Barred From Addressing Press
[New Zimbabwe] Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has been granted $20 000 bail and further barred from addressing press conferences by Harare magistrate Vongai Guuriro.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:29:15 GMTMutsvangwa Thrashes Fake Twitter Account
[The Herald] War veterans' national chairperson Cde Chris Mutsvangwa has dismissed a Twitter account bearing his name saying it is the work of the fallen G40 minions who are seeking relevance by cloning his name on social media platforms.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:18:51 GMTSouth Africa's Maimane Slams AU for Lack Leadership in Assisting Zimbabweans
[New Zimbabwe] South Africa's opposition leader, Mmusi Maimane has slammed the African Union (AU) for failing to take a decisive action in assisting Zimbabweans who have been crying for help against state sponsored oppression.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:13:49 GMT10 Million Zimbabweans Surviving On Vending - Eddie Cross
[New Zimbabwe] More than 60% of Zimbabwe's working population now survives on vending or other informal sector operations and there is need for the government to recognise the trade and provide necessary safety nets.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:35:56 GMTMnangagwa Keeps Tight Grip On Mugabe's Human Rights Abuses Legacy - Madhuku
[New Zimbabwe] Opposition leader Lovemore Madhuku has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of preserving the tainted human rights abuses record of the now late former Zimbabwe strongman Robert Mugabe through systematic arrests and assaults of opponen...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:15:59 GMTMP Mliswa Refutes Plot to Assassinate Mnangagwa's Son
[New Zimbabwe] Outspoken Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has rubbished a litany of accusations from an "emotional" former lover, Susan Mutami including a claim he was plotting to assassinate President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son, Emmerson Junior.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:22:19 GMTVP Chiwenga's Estranged Wife Files Supreme Court Appeal
[The Herald] Chief Court Reporter
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:22:15 GMTRampaging Elephants Destroying Crops in Beitbridge
[The Herald] Elephants have been destroying crops in Beitbridge in the last two weeks, especially along the Shashe River on the Botswana border and the Limpopo on the South African border with the animals reported to be coming from national parks in ...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:43:28 GMTHunt for Covid-19 Vaccine Will Have Stumbles
[Zimbabwe Independent] The big news this week is the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and the South African Covid-19 strain of the virus. It's been making the headlines the world over. Loads of big scary headlines going around. That says a lot in what has ...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:29:53 GMTChinhoyi Starts Rehabilitating Roads Damaged By Rains
[The Herald] The municipality of Chinhoyi has embarked on a road rehabilitation drive aimed at repairing its road network system that had been badly damaged by incessant rains.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:28:20 GMTWater Tank Collapses Kills Child, Injures 3
[The Herald] A Chinhoyi couple lost a five-year-old child when a neighbour's galvanised steel stand gave in to the weight of a loaded 5 000 litre water-tank and fell on the two-roomed cottage that they rented from around 4am today. (Friday)
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:25:58 GMTStatement On Detention of Minors
[Kubatana.net] The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) together with Justice for Children (JCT) have noted with concern various human rights violations against children circulating on social media in particular the recent image of two childre...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:25:25 GMTMP Mliswa Accused of Violating Lockdown Regulations
[The Herald] Norton legislator, Temba Peter Mliswa, accused of violating the Covid-19 national lockdown regulations after calling a Press conference at his Borrowdale residence in Harare has been freed on $20 000 and has been barred from convening an...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:24:10 GMTNational Ballistics Arms and Security Managing Director On the Run
[The Herald] The managing director at National Ballistics Arms and Security is on the run after she attempted to conceal evidence of a pistol that was used by a bottlestore owner in Chitungwiza to shoot and kill a patron, whom he had caught dancing w...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:42:14 GMTProject Kilimanjaro Gathers Pace
[263Chat] Sugar producer, Hippo Valley Estates Limited (Hippo Valley) says work on the 4 000 hectare-cane development project dubbed the Project Kilimanjaro is gathering steam with 2 700 hectares already cleared and ripped to-date despite financial c...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:14:57 GMTSchweppes to Set Up 2 700ha Citrus Plantation in Beitbridge
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed beverages giant, Schweppes Holdings Africa Limited, through it's subsidiary Sunrise Citrus Estates, is planning to establish a 2 700-hectare citrus plantation in Beitbridge.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:12:12 GMTChegutu Moves to Fix Perennial Water Shortages
[New Zimbabwe] Chegutu residents who have experienced perennial water shortages, are set to heave a sigh of relief following installation of a transformer at the raw water source to feed into the town's supply dam.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:10:33 GMTPresident to Announce New Lockdown Measures Next Week
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa is next week expected to announce new lockdown measures with the current regulations expiring Monday.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 11:08:45 GMTMan Dives Into Moving Truck, TV Sales Employee Hangs Over Debts
[New Zimbabwe] A KAROI man decided to end his life tragically Thursday after diving into the wheels of a trailer which was being towed by a moving haulage truck.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:57:37 GMTMinisters Moyo, Ncube Plot to Destroy Mnangagwa - Mliswa
[New Zimbabwe] Detained Norton Independent MP Temba Mliswa has State Security Minister Owen 'Mudha' and his Local Government colleague July Moyo in an alleged plot to destroy President Emmerson Mnangagwa's political life.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:53:15 GMTVincent Tsvangirai's Response to Alex Magaisa
[New Zimbabwe] Having gone through a lot of Alex Magaisa's recent articles, it is fair that a response by a Zimbabwean youth is given.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:22:22 GMTKwekwe Requires U.S.$45 Million for Road Rehab
[The Herald] Kwekwe City Council is seeking to raise US$45 million to rehabilitate its road network, which was extensively damaged by heavy rains that have been falling in most parts of the country.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:22:21 GMT'Forex Enough to Stabilise Rate'
[The Herald] The exchange rate of the Zimbabwean dollar against the US dollar will continue to hold steady on the weekly auction market because the country is earning enough forex to support critical imports, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:22:21 GMTBusiness Mourns Mahomed Mussa
[The Herald] Herald Reporter
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:22:20 GMT140mw Lost After Hwange Fire
[The Herald] The fire that broke out at ZESA's Hwange Thermal Power Station on Wednesday due to diesel leak on Unit 1, has seen the country losing over 140MW leading to load-shedding in Matabeleland North and other parts of the country.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:22:17 GMTCome to Polad, Says Madhuku
[The Herald] National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) leader and constitutional law expert Professor Lovemore Madhuku has said the provision for authentic political dialogue is only through the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD).
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:22:16 GMTHelp in Cleaning Up Urban Settlements - Ruling Party
[The Herald] ZANU PF has urged all its structures to cooperate with the Government team set-up to bring normalcy to urban settlements that had become feeding troughs for land barons and some councillors.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:22:20 GMTJudge Recuses Self in Madondo's Bail Appeal
[The Herald] Chief Court Reporter
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:22:19 GMTState of Disaster - Govt Moves to Repair Roads
[The Herald] Herald Reporter