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Former First Lady Grace Mugabe has awarded staff at her group of schools a 100 percent salary increase after they threatened to strike last week as the Mugabe empire continues to face a myriad of challenges. Teachers employed under the Amai Mugabe Group of Schools in Mazowe were reportedly up …

Armed robbery cases are on the rise in Zimbabwe. Police are hunting for a gang of five armed robbers, who pounced on a cash-in-transit vehicle at Chivi’s Mukuru outlet on Monday morning. The robbery comes hardly a month after six armed robbers pounced on two security guards delivering cash at …

Sand poachers target graveyards, residential areasAttack authorities, law enforcementNationwide disease outbreak looms By Kundai Marunya The coming of the rainy season has left residents exposed to massive environmental and health hazards. Already, Harare and Bulawayo have recorded a high rate of diarhoea cases which surged with the coming of the …

Who will invigilate Covid-19+ students?Candidate registration process in disarray As schools make final arrangements for the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (Zimsec) public examinations starting tomorrow, teachers’ unions insist Government is making a huge mistake. They argue that Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are not being followed in the face of Covid-19 …

By Kundai MarunyaMusicians and bar owners have challenged Government’s stance to keep them closed down under the Covid-19 restrictive measures. This follows Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Kazembe Kazembe’s recent pronouncement that bars remain closed, which prompted a joint military and police raid on defiant operators leading to …

By Tawanda Matanhire She rose to prominence through Winky D’s Mugarden, a song whose beautiful video concept left many in awe.Since then, she has blossomed like the blooming flowers in the Mugarden video – becoming a recognisable voice in Zimbabwe and abroad.Winky D surely hit the jackpot – the song …

Outcry over ban of second-hand cars‘Cruel ban by pampered Govt employees’‘Misplaced priorities’ by Govt Analysts have described the planned ban on the importation of second-hand cars contained in Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube’s ZW421,6 billion budget proposal delivered in Harare Thursday as a “not well-thought out policy”Prof Ncube …

If he does, Will Mapeza warm-up to Dutchman’s blue-eyed boys? Nhau Correspondent Hendrikus Pieter De Jongh was derailed by CAF, but there is no guarantee that he does not have a bone to pick with FC Platinum too.The Zimbabwean champions made a difficult decision to separate with the coach after …

A big part of Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube’s 2021 budget is a range of new tax measures to fund his ambitious ZWL$421.6 billion budget.Treasury plans tough tax measures to squeeze more dollars from the economy. The highlight of this plan is how the taxman plans to go after the informal …

Nation hit by ARV shortagesFears of stockouts grip patientsGovt moves to procure drugs directlyPrices of medication skyrocket Amidst rising cases of Covid-19, Zimbabwe’s health sector has been dealt another heavy blow, key drugs that treat a number of chronic ailments are in short supply. This has led to price hikes …