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Fellow Zimbabweans and Fellow Africans; It is my great honour to address you as we commemorate Africa Day. On this occasion, we celebrate the fraternal unity, solidarity and Pan-African spirit that have seen our Continent realise great milestones in the fight against colonialism since the founding of the Organisation of …

FOR the first time, a Zimbabwean peacekeeper has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2021 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, UN Peacekeeping announced on Tuesday. Commending Military Observer Major Winnet Zharare, 39, as “a role model and a trailblazer”, Secretary-General António Guterres, will present her with the award on Thursday during a …

ZAPU president Sibangilizwe Nkomo, son to late liberation war hero and former Vice President Joshua Nkomo, is demanding the immediate exhumation of his late father’s remains from the National Heroes Acre in Harare. He wants the iconic late nationalist’s remains to be reburied at his rural home in Kezi, Matebeleland …

KWEKWE City Council in the Midlands has failed to account for millions of dollars poured into the local authority for the rehabilitation of roads amid revelations that  politically connected companies were contracted without following procurement procedures. A schedule obtained by this publication from the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) revealed …

DIPLOMATS accredited to Zimbabwe have confronted the government over the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill that observers say has the potential to further alienate Harare from the international community. The proposed Bill, now in its second reading in Parliament, has been widely condemned by civil society organisations and the …

TEACHERS have raised the alarm on rampant drug abuse among pupils as a crisis gains momentum in schools which have become part of a new wave of illicit substances. Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said schools have become a haven for dangerous drugs like marijuana, crystal …

A BESPECTACLED white man of medium height probably in his early 60s walks into the hotel restaurant where I am seated outside on patio couches basking in the sunshine while surfing social media platforms. He is accompanied by a lanky dark black lad in his early 30s with thick afro …

Seven people died on the spot and 32 others were injured Monday morning after two Zupco buses collided head-onat the 101 km peg along the Harare-Chirundu Road. Police confirmed that both drivers died including five other passengers on board. “The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident that occurred today …

BULAWAYO – The Zimbabwe government plans to pay one-off gratuities and monthly pensions to a new batch of 160,000 war veterans, war collaborators and ex-political prisoners who missed out during the first round of compensation in 1997. The timing of the announcement, just months ahead of general elections next year, …

The suspension of loans by banks announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa on 7 May was a big hammer but it was needed, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube told the Senate yesterday. Responding to questions, Ncube said the impact was that it had halted the parallel market somewhat. “It was a big …