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Sat, 07 May 2022 08:11:57 GMT
Zimbabwe: U.S. Embassy Denies Offering Linda Masarira U.S.$1 Million to Lambast Zimbabwe Regime
[New Zimbabwe] The United States (US) embassy in Zimbabwe has dismissed as false opposition leader Linda Masarira's claims that she was offered US$1 million to tarnish the country's image.

Fri, 06 May 2022 10:21:40 GMT
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Claims He is Being Sabotaged By His Enemies Who Want to Topple Him
[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa claims his faltering administration, presiding over an extraordinary economic crisis, is being sabotaged by his enemies who are seeking to dislodge him from power.

Fri, 06 May 2022 13:08:16 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe on High Alert as Covid-19 Rises in South Africa
[The Herald] AS cases of Covid-19 continue to surge in neighbouring South Africa, Zimbabwe has gone on high alert to guard against potential spread of the virus.

Sat, 07 May 2022 08:12:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: Freeman, Killer T to Awaken Sleepy Masvingo Nightlife
[New Zimbabwe] Revellers in the usually sleepy ancient city will be in for a good treat this weekend when two top Zim-Dancehall artists, Freeman and Killer T share the stage at Caravan Park on Saturday.

Sat, 07 May 2022 07:04:55 GMT
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe Leads SADC Fight to Sell Elephant Products
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe will later this month host a conference comprising of 14 African states at which the nations are set to come up with one rallying point pushing for permission to sell elephant products.

Sat, 07 May 2022 07:04:33 GMT
Botswana: Air Botswana Re-Commences Direct Flights to Zimbabwe, Zambia
[The Herald] In yet another show of confidence in Zimbabwe's aviation market, Air Botswana has announced the re-commencement of flights between Gaborone, Harare and Lusaka with effect from today.

Fri, 06 May 2022 13:13:43 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zim-Born Maphosa Appointed Malawi Volleyball Head Coach
[The Herald] Much -- TRAVELLED Zimbabwe-born former Highlanders and University of Zimbabwe volleyball player, Thulani Maphosa, has been appointed as the head coach of the Malawi volleyball national team, adding to the numerous feathers to his cap.

Fri, 06 May 2022 13:11:06 GMT
Zimbabwe: New Youth League Executive Elected
[The Herald] MASVINGO Provincial Youth chairman, Cde John Paradza, has been elected Zanu PF deputy Secretary for Youth Affairs.

Fri, 06 May 2022 13:10:49 GMT
Zimbabwe: Commercial Court Opens Today
[The Herald] PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is today expected to commission the Commercial Court, a division of the High Court, with all disputes of a commercial nature being transferred to the newly-established division.

Fri, 06 May 2022 13:07:18 GMT
Zimbabwe: Runners Leave for Durban Marathon
[The Herald] HEAD of the national event coaches for the middle and long-distance runners, Benson Chauke, has rallied behind the Zimbabwean athletes that will compete in the Durban Marathon as they seek qualification times for the World Championships.

Fri, 06 May 2022 13:05:37 GMT
Zimbabwe: Police Warn Unregistered Motorists
[The Herald] All unregistered vehicles, even those owned by the Government or political parties, will be impounded during the ongoing operation aimed at restoring order on the roads.

Fri, 06 May 2022 13:04:29 GMT
Zimbabwe: 256 Firms Charged Over Currency Manipulation
[The Herald] THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Financial Intelligence Unit has charged 256 companies for illegally dealing in foreign currency, as Government cracks down on manipulators through speculative behaviour, the Senate has been told.

Fri, 06 May 2022 13:03:39 GMT
Zimbabwe: Doctor Testifies in Marry Mubaiwa Assault Case
[The Herald] MAXILLO and oral-facial surgeon Dr Wayne Manana yesterday told a Harare court that the woman who was allegedly assaulted by Marry Mubaiwa incurred a slight movement on her tooth because of the trauma sustained during the said attack.

Fri, 06 May 2022 12:57:49 GMT
Zimbabwe: Local Athletes Flop in Gaborone
[The Herald] ZIMBABWEAN athletes failed to make the qualifying times for the Africa Championships during the Gaborone International Meet held at Botswana National Stadium last week.

Fri, 06 May 2022 11:05:25 GMT
Zimbabwe: Magistrate Blasts Lawyers
[The Herald] Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai Guwuriro Muchuchuti has blasted lawyers representing builder George Katsimberis for exhibiting unprofessional conduct saying they should put their house in order.

Fri, 06 May 2022 11:03:33 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zupco Apologises for Transport Woes
[The Herald] The Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) yesterday apologised to the commuting public for the transport woes being experienced mostly in urban areas.

Fri, 06 May 2022 11:01:17 GMT
Zimbabwe: Mutsvangwa Claims Chinese Investments Will Stabilise the Zimdollar
[New Zimbabwe] ZANU PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa claims Chinese investments will help stabilise the Zimbabwean dollar and revive the economy.

Fri, 06 May 2022 10:58:52 GMT
Zimbabwe: Of Killer Cops Whose Hands Drip With Blood and a Judge Complicit in the Police's Murderous Acts
[New Zimbabwe] ON 1 July 2021, Justice Owen Tagu sat on his high chair to hand down an inane ruling which would have serious implications on Zimbabwean citizens and result in loss of innocent lives.

Fri, 06 May 2022 10:35:47 GMT
Zimbabwe: Ndiraya Warns Against Complacency, as Dynamos Brace for Lowly Bulawayo City
[New Zimbabwe] Dynamos coach Tonderai Ndiraya is guarding against complacency as his charges look to cement their top spot in the Castle Lager premier soccer league when they take on struggling Bulawayo City on Sunday.

Fri, 06 May 2022 10:19:12 GMT
Zimbabwe: Court Says Mliswa Too Rich to Send Kids to Government School
[New Zimbabwe] THE High Court has ordered Norton legislator Temba Mliswa to pay fees for his two minor children at a private school saying he is rich enough to afford it.

Fri, 06 May 2022 10:14:44 GMT
Zimbabwe: Headache for Parents as Government Expands Loathed CALA Subjects
[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT has disregarded parents' requests to scrap the controversial Continuous Assessment Learners Activities (CALA) the schools curricula and instead introduced more modules.

Fri, 06 May 2022 10:07:23 GMT
Nigeria: Reggie Khumalo Battles Xenophobia, Other Injustices Through Art
[This Day] Renowned South African fine artist, motorbike adventurer, and philanthropist Reggie Khumalo has urged Africans to shun xenophobia and other inhumane activity practice that has threatened the unity, peace, and kindness shared among the blac...

Fri, 06 May 2022 10:04:36 GMT
Zimbabwe: Witness in Mamombe, Chimbiri Falsehoods Case Vanishes
[New Zimbabwe] A police officer who is set to stand as a witness in a case in which Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) officials, Joana Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri are being accused of publishing falsehoods has vamished, a Harare court has heard.

Fri, 06 May 2022 10:03:52 GMT
Zimbabwe: Govt Rings Famine Alarm as Zimbabwe's Maize Production Plummets 43%
[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT is racing against time to save millions of Zimbabweans from starvation after it emerged that the country's maize production for the 2021/2022 farming season declined by at least 43% because of poor rains.

Fri, 06 May 2022 09:34:24 GMT
Zimbabwe: Official in Court Over U.S.$100 Birth Certificate Bribe
[New Zimbabwe] An officer at the Registrar General Market Square District Office appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court charged with bribery.

Fri, 06 May 2022 07:57:15 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Singer Shasha, Management Part Ways
[The Herald] The Victoria Falls carnival ended successfully, although South African musicians DJ Maphorisa, Kabza De Small and Zimbabwean Shasha, did not show up according to the programme.

Fri, 06 May 2022 07:17:16 GMT
Africa: South African Vigilante Militia Steps Up Violence Against Migrants
[New Frame] The xenophobic and violent Operation Dudula is part of a global trend of rising right-wing vigilantism that is finding favour in an era of crisis.

Thu, 05 May 2022 13:08:00 GMT
Zimbabwe: Dollar Under Attack From Saboteurs, Government Claims
[New Zimbabwe] THE sharp decline in the value of the Zimbabwean dollar is a result of a sustained onslaught on the currency by economic saboteurs, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has claimed.

Thu, 05 May 2022 10:37:37 GMT
South Africa: Call to Use Water Sparingly As Winter Season Sets in
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Water and Sanitation has called on the public to utilise water with caution as the winter season sets in with a minimal amount of rainfall.

Thu, 05 May 2022 10:24:03 GMT
Africa: Most Maternal Deaths Are Preventable - How to Improve Outcomes in South Africa
[The Conversation Africa] The past 20 years have seen a significant decline in maternal mortality rates from 342 deaths to 211 per 100,000 globally . But every day, more than 800 women around the world die from complications of pregnancy and childbir...



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