Zimbabwe
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:57:26 GMTOk Zimbabwe Says Mthuli Ncube's 2025 Budget Will Increase Cost of Doing Business
[New Zimbabwe] LEADING retailer, OK Zimbabwe says the 2025 National Budget is set to increase business costs in the coming year worsening an already tough operating environment.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 02:20:19 GMTHigh Court Orders Harare City Council to Immediately Refurbish Mbare Flats in Landmark Ruling
[New Zimbabwe] The High Court has ordered the City of Harare and the government to refurbish Mbare flats with immediate effect to restore dignity to residents who have lived under "squalid and intolerable conditions" for years.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 04:57:50 GMTFake 'Chief Munhumutapa' Remanded in Custody
[The Herald] A Harare man claiming to be King Munhumutapa, with powers to appoint and dethrone traditional chiefs in Zimbabwe, appeared in court on Wednesday facing charges of undermining the authority of the President.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 04:57:50 GMTGovt Exceeds Housing Delivery Target
[The Herald] The Second Republic has successfully delivered 700 000 housing units under National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), exceeding its initial target of 220 000 and is now approaching a new goal of one million units.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 02:15:23 GMTPresident Launches Land Tenure Programme
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa will today launch the new Land Tenure Implementation Programme in Kwekwe to bolster the land ownership model, unlock huge amounts of finance, spur economic growth and enhance productivity.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 02:10:41 GMTDeath Penalty - How Zimbabwe Reached the Point of Abolition - Podcast
[The Conversation Africa] Zimbabwe is on the cusp of abolishing the death penalty after its Death Penalty Abolition Bill was approved by the Senate on December 12. The bill is now sitting on the desk of Zimbabwe's president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, a kno...
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:11:04 GMTDevine Lunga Scoops Player of the Match Accolade, As Sundowns Beat Stellenbosch.
[New Zimbabwe] Warriors defender Devine Lunga was voted player of the match on Wednesday night after helping Mamelodi Sundowns beat Stellenbosch 1-0 in the Betway Premiership.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:25:01 GMTMnangagwa Urged to Declare a National Disaster As Harare's Primary Water Source Becomes Deadly for People, Wildlife, Livestock and Aqua Life
[New Zimbabwe] Former Harare Mayor Hebert Gomba has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to declare the contamination of Lake Chivero a state of national disaster, in order to solve the whole array of challenges caused by the water poisoning.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:24:48 GMTCivil Servants Endure Second Month of Late Salary Payment Amid Hefty U.S.$ Windfall for Top Officials
[New Zimbabwe] FOR the second consecutive month, the government has failed to pay its employees, including teachers, their meagre salaries on time exacerbating suffering among the working class.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:24:48 GMTLand Invaders Jailed for Unlawfully Occupying Farm
[New Zimbabwe] FIVE illegal settlers have each been slapped with a one-month jail term for unlawfully occupying a farm in Hurungwe district, Mashonaland West province.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:24:48 GMTCivil Societies Lobby for Safe Abortions
[New Zimbabwe] The Health Law Policy (HLPC) working together with the Institute for Young Women's Development (IYWD) is pushing for amendment of the abortion law in Zimbabwe to create a safe abortion environment for women and girls.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:24:47 GMT'King Munhumutapa' in the Dock for Insulting Mnangagwa, Court Orders Mental Health Evaluation
[New Zimbabwe] A MAN who is claiming to be King Munhumutapa is in trouble for allegedly dethroning chiefs appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:24:47 GMTGovt Struggles to Curb Smuggling Due to Unavailability of Resources
[New Zimbabwe] The government has said it is struggling to plug smuggling as the festive season approaches due to the unavailability of resources required by the taskforce teams such as fuel.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:21:08 GMTCouncil Pumps Raw Sewage Into Lake Chivero
[The Herald] Harare City Council has been discharging raw sewage into the Mukuvisi River, which flows into Lake Chivero, the city's main water source, for the past two weeks, The Herald can reveal.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:21:03 GMT'Zimbabwe Committed to Debt Clearance Reforms'
[The Herald] Zimbabwe has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing all reforms underpinning its arrears clearance and debt resolution process and promised to continue working with key stakeholders for a viable solution to its debt situation.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:20:52 GMTOne Million Rural Homes to Get Solar Power
[The Herald] Rumbidzayi Zinyuke -- A solar power initiative is poised to transform the lives of over one million rural households across eight provinces by providing reliable and sustainable energy.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:06:09 GMTMbudzi Interchange Renamed Trabablas After Mnangagwa's Nickname
[New Zimbabwe] The Zanu PF-led government has dropped the original name of Mbudzi roundabout and retitled it Trabablas Interchange, President Emmerson Mngangagwa's nom-de-guerre during the country's liberation war.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:06:08 GMTBiti Says Fight Against Mnangagwa's Bid for Illegal Third Term Must Dominate 2025
[New Zimbabwe] FORMER opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) top official Tendai Biti believes the fight against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's illegal bid for a third term in office must dominate next year.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:06:08 GMTBotswana President Rubbishes 'Baseless Claims' He Was Given 10 Ankole Cattle By Mnangagwa - Opposition Calls It a 'Dirty Gift'
[New Zimbabwe] Botswana President Duma Boko has rubbished claims that he was given 10 cattle of the elite Ankole breed by his Zimbabwean counterpart, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, during a recent SADC meeting in Harare.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 06:07:55 GMTBeitbridge Disaster Response Team Ready to Deal With Flash Floods As Rains Begin
[The Herald] The Civil Protection Committee in Beitbridge says it has activated its Disaster Rapid Response (DRR) teams to be on high alert following the rains that started pounding the district today (Wednesday).
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 06:07:54 GMTWorld Soil Day Commemorated Amidst Calls to Conserve Soil
[The Herald] The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development recently led commemorations to mark World Soil Day in Harare as stakeholders called for soil conservation to promote food security.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:40:57 GMTCrocodiles Eat Man in Gonarezhou National Park, Remains Retrieved From Their Bellies
[New Zimbabwe] A 23-year-old man was killed by two crocodiles at Chilo Gorge in Gonarezhou National Park and his body parts were recovered from their bellies.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 05:39:16 GMTWorld Soil Day - Zimbabwe Reaffirms Commitment to Promoting Sustainable Soil Management Practices
[New Zimbabwe] The government has pledged continued efforts in soil conservation to ensure maximum agricultural output and guaranteed food security in the country.
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:50:17 GMTSewage-Polluted Lake Water Kills Rhinos, Other Wildlife in Zimbabwe
[VOA] Harare, Zimbabwe -- A Zimbabwean national park is hosting relocated wildlife from a game park just outside the country's capital after an autopsy report on Saturday confirmed that four rhinos and several other animals died after drinking contam...
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:06:08 GMTHarare Mayor Mafume Blames Informal Settlements, Obsolete Equipment for Lake Chivero Disaster
[New Zimbabwe] Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has blamed informal settlements for compounding the contamination crisis in Lake Chivero stating that there is a need to stop or regulate them.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:57:34 GMTMbudzi Interchange Renamed Trabablas Interchange
[The Herald] Mbudzi Interchange has now been renamed Trabablas Interchange, after President Mnangagwa's liberation war name as a way of recognising and appreciating his sterling development work, Cabinet announced yesterday.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:45:41 GMTArmed Robber Hits On Cross-Border Traveller, Gets 10 Years in Jail
[The Herald] A 31-year-old man who is part of an armed robbery gang that is believed to be targeting cross-border travellers in South Africa has been jailed for an effective 10 years by a Beitbridge regional court.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:06:08 GMTGovt Says Presidential Solarisation Project for Rural Communities Will Benefit 200,000 in 2025
[New Zimbabwe] THE government says in 2025 it will implement a highly ambitious Presidential Solarisation project that will benefit 200,000 people every year in rural areas nationwide.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:57:43 GMT219 Pregnancies Aborted Daily in Zimbabwe - Study
[New Zimbabwe] The Women and Law in Southern Africa (WILSA) is concerned with maternal mortality and other complications arising from unsafe abortions among adolescents and women which has seen them celebrating a recent landmark ruling outlawing the ...
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:57:34 GMTZESA Restores Power After Blackout
[The Herald] ZESA Holdings has restored power to most parts of the country following a nationwide power outage early yesterday afternoon when a system disturbance on the national grid caused by an imbalance in power on international connectors, affec...