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Thu, 05 May 2022 05:40:08 GMT
Gloves Off - Mnangagwa's Ministers Openly Clash Over Zanu-PF Positions
[New Zimbabwe] A MESSY public spat has erupted between two government ministers, Mary Mliswa-Chikoka and Kindness Paradza over the ongoing Zanu PF restructuring exercise.

Wed, 04 May 2022 11:08:25 GMT
Parliament to Summon Mnangagwa Over Rampant Corruption
[New Zimbabwe] PARLIAMENT must move a motion to summon President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the National Assembly to answer questions about rampant corruption in his government which were flagged Auditor-General (AG) Mildred Chiri in her 2020 report, outs...

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:25:13 GMT
Gardener Replaces Boss' U.S.$18,000 With Fake Notes
[The Herald] A trusted gardener left in charge of a house while his employer was out of the country systematically looted the property and took a large wad of cash from the safe.

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:24:31 GMT
Police Probe Mutare Accident
[The Herald] POLICE have launched investigations into an incident in which four people including a learner died, while eight others were injured when a Toyota Hiace commuter omnibus burst its left tyre and overturned after passing through a police ch...

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:20:27 GMT
Challenges Persist Despite More Buses Added to Zupco Fleet
[The Herald] COMMUTERS continue to face transport challenges, especially in Harare, despite the injection of an additional 65 buses into the urban transport system by Zupco in the last nine days.

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:15:48 GMT
Mbudziyadhura Turns New Leaf in Life
[The Herald] Renowned comedian Blessing Chimhowa, popularly known as Mbudziyadhura from the drama series "Gringo", says he is now a born again Christian and has stopped drinking alcohol and philandering.

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:14:46 GMT
NGO Director Meets Speaker
[The Herald] The new director of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Mr Thilo Nobert Schone has said it is within Zimbabwe's rights how it wants to regulate Non-Governmental Organisations operating in the country.

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:12:30 GMT
Measures in Place to Curb Covid-19 Surge
[The Herald] Cabinet considered Zimbabwe's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the report on the procurement and roll-out of vaccines, which was presented by the Vice President and Minister of Health and Child Care, Honourable CGDN Chiwenga as Cha...

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:11:10 GMT
Cop Dies in Freak Roof Incident
[The Herald] A Beitbridge-based police officer fell off a rooftop and died while grabbing a thief who was trying to steal solar panels.

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:09:20 GMT
Cabinet Acts on Transport Blues
[The Herald] PUBLIC transporter, Zupco, has engaged private contractors with a view to resolving various issues that have seen the majority of operators withdrawing their services resulting in crippling transport shortages across the country.

Thu, 05 May 2022 06:18:05 GMT
Wheat Pre-Planting Producer Price Announced
[The Herald] THE pre-planting price for ordinary grade winter wheat has been set at $155 000 a tonne but millers and manufacturers of maize and summer grain products have been urged to import around 300 000 tonnes of maize using their free funds to a...

Thu, 05 May 2022 06:16:14 GMT
British American Tobacco Sees Volumes Up in First Quarter
[The Herald] British American Tobacco (BAT) says export volumes increased by a weighty 163 percent in the first quarter to March 31, 2022 largely driven by cut rag and leaf tobacco shipments.

Thu, 05 May 2022 05:58:51 GMT
OK Zimbabwe Sued U.S.$51,000 for Causing Toddler's Permanent Disability
[New Zimbabwe] THE High Court has ordered leading retailer, retail outlet, OK Zimbabwe (OK), has been ordered to pay US$51 000 as compensation to a family whose child's legs were injured after a grocery shelf in one its Harare supermarkets collapsed ...

Thu, 05 May 2022 05:56:30 GMT
Mthwakazi Republic Party Delegation Engages Zimbabwean Ambassador Over Xenophobic Attacks
[New Zimbabwe] THE Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) Tuesday held a meeting with Zimbabwe's ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi in Pretoria over a myriad of challenges facing Zimbabweans living in the neighbouring country, including recent xen...

Thu, 05 May 2022 05:53:12 GMT
Govt Applauds Improved Roads Administration Efficiency
[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT has applauded the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) for its improved service but urged the parastatal to work towards decongesting tollgates.

Thu, 05 May 2022 05:51:24 GMT
Gardener Steals U.S.$38,000 From Employer, Builds Himself Lavish Rural Home
[New Zimbabwe] A HARARE gardener built a lavish rural home using crime proceeds after he allegedly stole US$38 000 and 2 000 British pounds from his employer, a Harare court heard on Monday.

Thu, 05 May 2022 08:59:38 GMT
Shot in the Arm for Father of Disabled Boy
[The Herald] A CHIPINGE man who is taking care of his son with physical challenges has received donations from well-wishers including Zimbabweans in the diaspora after his plight went viral on various social media platforms.

Thu, 05 May 2022 08:58:51 GMT
Tobacco Farmers Earn U.S.$132 Million in April Alone
[The Herald] FARMERS have earned US$132, 6 million from the sale of 45, 23 million kilogrammes of tobacco since the opening of the marketing season on March 31.

Thu, 05 May 2022 08:29:02 GMT
Police Probe Mutare Accident Which Left 4 Dead
[The Herald] Four people died while eight others were injured when a Toyota Hiace commuter omnibus burst its left tyre and overturned after passing through a police checkpoint while speeding along Vumba- Mutare Road this morning in Mutare.

Thu, 05 May 2022 08:28:49 GMT
Uganda Condemns Sanctions Against Zimbabwe
[The Herald] WESTERN-imposed economic sanctions have brought untold suffering to ordinary Zimbabweans and should be lifted immediately, Uganda's Honorary Consul to Zimbabwe, Ambassador Chris Rugari Akansasibwa, has said.

Thu, 05 May 2022 08:23:40 GMT
Caps United in U-Turn on Sacked Players
[The Herald] CAPS United yesterday made a U-turn and pardoned three players that they had fired on Monday for being the ring leaders of an industrial action that occurred before their weekend's Castle Lager Premiership football encounter against Cran...

Thu, 05 May 2022 08:12:54 GMT
Mwonzora Says MDC-T Congress Set for June
[New Zimbabwe] MDC-T president, Douglas Mwonzora, Tuesday says his party will hold an ordinary congress in June this year.

Wed, 04 May 2022 11:19:07 GMT
RBZ Allots U.S.$28,6 Million as MPs Status Quo is Upheld
[New Zimbabwe] The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign exchange auction this week allotted a total US$28,6 million, as the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) moved to uphold the already set Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) status quo.

Wed, 04 May 2022 11:14:27 GMT
Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency Struggles to Pay Census Enumerators Allowances
[New Zimbabwe] THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) is struggling to pay allowances to its enumerators amid allegations a sizable number of the enumerators are yet to be paid for the exercise which was completed last week.

Wed, 04 May 2022 11:13:48 GMT
Gokomere Students Hunger Strike Trial Comes to an End
[New Zimbabwe] THE state has closed its case in a matter involving 23 former Gokomere High School students who got into trouble for protesting against maladministration by the institution's authorities.

Wed, 04 May 2022 11:13:13 GMT
High Court Scraps 2020 Taxes on Fuel
[The Herald] The High Court has refused to endorse a new carbon tax on fuel and the redemption levy of the National Oil Company of Zimbabwe imposed two years ago on the grounds that these could not be levied by executive action through a statutory in...

Wed, 04 May 2022 11:12:54 GMT
Go to Hell - Raging Zanu-PF Spokesman Mutsvangwa Tells Meddling British MPs
[New Zimbabwe] AN irate Zanu PF spokesman, Christopher Mutsvangwa, has launched a stinging attack on British MPs, describing them as political toddlers suffering from a colonial hangover.

Wed, 04 May 2022 11:12:28 GMT
Smuggler's U.S.$500 000 Assets Frozen
[The Herald] A MAN from Mutare suspected to be the mastermind of a syndicate smuggling second-hand clothes into Zimbabwe from Mozambique, Edward Muhamba, has seen his property and trucks worth US$500 000 frozen by the High Court until he explains how...

Wed, 04 May 2022 11:10:57 GMT
Banda Crowned Inaugural Miss Rural Beitbridge
[The Herald] Youthful supermodel, Shanaaz Banda (17), from the Shashe area has been crowned the inaugural Miss Rural Beitbridge 2022 after shrugging off a stiff challenge from 17 other beauties in a pageant held at Mtetengwe Primary School at the wee...

Wed, 04 May 2022 11:08:41 GMT
Augusto Heads for Dembare
[The Herald] THERE is immediate relief for sacked CAPS United striker Clive Augusto with Dynamos closing in on the forward just two days after he was shown the exit at the Green Machine.



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