Zimbabwe and Britain have pledged to continue strengthening their co-operation in improving the quality of education through equipping teachers with required resources. This came out yesterday during a meeting in Harare between Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Dr Evelyn Ndlovu and British Ambassador to Zimbabwe Ms Melanie Robinson. The …
Read More »Unicef Rep Lauds Zim Health Progress
Unicef has hailed Government’s commitment to citizens’ welfare and the success it continues to register in health provision, placing Zimbabwe on the cusp of achieving the Abuja Declaration, a pledge in 2001 by African Heads of State to set a target of allocating at least 15 percent of their national …
Read More »Zesa Threatens To Cut Off Mining Firms Over US$37m Debt
Zesa Holdings has threatened to switch off mining houses over a US$37 million legacy debt, which it blames for crippling the power utility’s operational efficiency. Amid subdued domestic electricity generation, the power utility is struggling to pay for emergency supplies from regional producers such as Hydro Cahora Bassa (HCB) of …
Read More »Amid Booze-Fuelled Welcome, Mnangagwa Thumps Chest At Rare UK Visit
President Emmerson Mnangagwa hired a US$12,000-per hour jet to fly him to Scotland – fearing the indebted Air Zimbabwe’s Boeing 767 could get impounded over debts. Mnangagwa landed at 9.30PM local time on Sunday after hiring a luxury jet reserved for VIPs in Azerbaijan, a former Soviet republic. Mnangagwa’s delegation …
Read More »Beer ‘Poachers’ Face Imprisonment
People who frequent bars and night clubs begging for beer must be chased away and if they resist the outlet’s order, the police can be called to forcibly remove them, and this is just one of the raft of laws set up to control bars and public drinking. In the …
Read More »Boxer Dies From Injuries Sustained In Fight
By Gilbert Munetsi A professional non-title bout for an-up-and-coming pugilist, Taurai Zimunya, ended fatally after the young boxer later succumbed to head injuries sustained in a bantamweight contest. News of his passing on hit the local boxing community on the social media portal, Boxing Business Contacts, early this morning. The …
Read More »Chief Justice Challenges Judiciary On Corruption
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has challenged members of the bench and other supporting departments to be exemplary and shun corruption. Officiating at the ongoing annual Judicial Service Commission (JSC) conference that is being attended by officials from the Master of the High Court, the Sheriff, Superior Courts and Magistrates Courts …
Read More »Pilot ‘Dumps’ Major League At Bulawayo Airport
It never rains but pours for South African DJs, Major League, after a chartered flight left the group at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport as it could not break Zimbabwe’s aviation and Covid-19 protocols. Major League’s gig in Harare on Saturday was stopped by the police and had a show …
Read More »Eight ‘Prophets’ Drown During Church Ritual
Eight male church members, including two brothers, of the Nguwo Tsvuku (Jerusarema) Church drowned on Saturday in Mazowe River in Rushinga during a ritual, with three of the 11 men who jumped into the pool being rescued. Mashonaland Central provincial development coordinator, Mr Timothy Tigere, said the bodies of the …
Read More »Inside Mnangagwa’s US$1 Million Flight Of Luxury For Climate Summit In Scotland
President Emmerson Mnangagwa flew to Scotland on Sunday on a private jet hired from former Soviet Republic, Azerbaijan, as poverty deepens at home. The luxuriously-fitted Airbus A319-115 (CJ) costs an average US$415,000 to hire for a one-way trip from Harare to Glasgow, the Scottish capital, according to privatefly.com. The estimate suggests …
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