Zimbabwe Assemblies Of God Africa (ZAOGA) leader and founder Archbishop Ezekiel Handinawangu Guti has died. ZAOGA National Executive Chairman Apostle Joseph Guti confirmed his death on the church’s television channel, Ezekiel TV Channel.”….I hereby announce to us the promotion to glory of our great iconic leader Archbishop Professor Ezekiel Handinawangu …
Read More »Accident Claims Nine, Leaves 12 Injured
Nine people died while 12 others were injured in a road traffic accident near Gwebi Agricultural College on the outskirts of Harare Monday evening. Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the fatal crash. “The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident in which nine people …
Read More »End Of Load-shedding In Zimbabwe: ZESA
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) has announced the end of load-shedding, saying the country is now able to produce enough electricity from its power plants with minimal imports to meet demand by domestic and industrial consumers. ZESA says the improved power generation capacity has drastically reduced load-shedding across the …
Read More »Chiwenga Blames CCC For Failing To Honour 2018 Promises In Mbare, Repeats Pledge
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday repeated his 2018 promise to pull down and replace Mbare’s dilapidated residential flats with modern structures, claiming government’s previous attempts were frustrated by the opposition-led Harare City Council. Addressing a campaign rally in the city’s oldest and populous high-density suburb, Chiwenga said soon after the elections, …
Read More »Hate Speech Storm As Zanu PF Officials Call Opposition “Confused Cockroaches”, “Clowns”
Zanu PF top officials Mangaliso Ndlovu and Obert Mpofu torched a storm weekend after labelling party opponents “confused cockroaches”, “sell-outs and clowns”. Ndlovu, the country’s tourism minister who is also Zanu PF legislator for Bulilima East and party provincial chair for Matabeleland South, was speaking at a rally at Nyele …
Read More »Harare Residents Welcome Govt Decision To Block US$ Rate Payments
Harare residents have welcomed last week’s Government directive that all local councils must continue charging in local currency as opposed to United States dollars as had just been announced by the Harare City Council. Harare City Council tried to switch to US dollar rates collection from Saturday on two-days notice …
Read More »Harare Blocked From Billing Residents In US$
Government has blocked a move by Harare City Council (HCC) to start billing its clients in United States dollars, with Finance ministry secretary George Guvamatanga describing the proposal as unlawful. Council recently gave notice that it would be charging its services in foreign currency with effect from July 1, 2023, …
Read More »Land Barons Profiteer As The Duped Scream In Harare’s Hopley
‘As a staunch Zanu PF supporter my eviction has become one of the most embarrassing moments in my life’ At a time President Emmerson Mnangagwa is touting his administration’s commitment to flush out land barons, in Lot 4 Hopley, Harare, 215 residents are battling displacements and demolitions that have sucked …
Read More »Adjournment Of Parliament To Worsen Public Finance Management Crisis
Parliament’s adjournment for two months ahead of the 23 August elections, which effectively means Finance minister Mthuli Ncube does not have to answer pressing questions over the worsening economic crisis, is set to plunge the country into public finance management paralysis, deputy Public Accounts Committee chairperson Edwin Mushoriwa has said. …
Read More »“We Need Peace & Security In Our Respective Jurisdictions” ED Tells AU
The African Union must deal with every aspect of insecurity in any member State to create a peaceful continent that fosters industrialisation and growth, President Mnangagwa has said. Briefing journalists at the end of the Summit on the conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo here yesterday, the President said …
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