By Mary Taruvinga CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) has joined court proceedings in a case Sengezo Tshabangu is demanding the removal of its legislators from contesting in Saturday’s by-elections under the party. Tshabangu, claiming to be CCC interim secretary general, recalled 15 MPs in October stating that they were no longer party members. The recalled lawmakers filed an urgent chamber
By Staff Reporter GOVERNMENT has extended working hours at the Civil Registry Department in the passport section with immediate effect. Long queues were witnessed at passport offices as Zimbabweans sought to avoid forking out more money come January 2024. This comes after Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube in his 2024 National Budget proposed an increase in passport fees to US$200, up from US$120 for the ordinary passport making
News24 Five elephants at Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe succumbed to a lack of water. Young and old elephants are not strong enough to trek long distances in search of water, Zimparks said. Solar-powered boreholes are not enough to save the water crisis at wildlife parks. Extreme temperatures keep rising as El Nino sweeps across
By Leopold Munhende | Chief Correspondent UNITED Kingdom (UK) will soon bar dependents of foreign health workers from being granted entry via the Health and Care visa, in a move that could potentially be a blow to tens of thousands of African health workers hoping to move with their families there. Increased demand for health workers
News24 Zimbabwe said only 124 children were intercepted by SA, and not the 443 claimed by the Border Management Authority. Zimbabwean authorities have reunited 101 with their families, and 23 remain at the reception centre in Beitbridge. The children were being taken to their parents who live and work in SA. The Zimbabwean government has begun
By Reason Razao | Senior Reporter Borrowing difficulties have forced the government to implement more taxes to generate revenue to maintain and develop new infrastructure, the Minister of Finance and Investment Promotion Mthuli Ncube has said. Ncube who recently presented a ZWL$58.2 trillion budget said the new taxes will go a long way in assisting the government
By Reason Razao | Senior Reporter Members of Parliament (MP) have piled pressure on the government to address the plight of law enforcement agents adding that most infrastructure used by police has been dilapidated beyond refurbishment. In some cases, according to the MPs, some police stations still have wooden offices that are ramshackle and have
By Reason Razao | Senior Reporter UNDERFIRE Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) is in the eye of a corruption scandal after the textile firm allegedly contracted a cotton ginning service provider without going to tender and following procurement procedures, it has emerged. Cottco which was summoned by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water
By Staff Reporter HARARE City Council has released a tight water rationing schedule that will see areas such as Mabvuku, Epworth and Borrowdale getting it once a week. The rationing is due to Prince Edward Water Works’ reduced capacity. The cause has not been communicated. Already faced with an acute shortage of potable water, Harare
By James Muonwa l Mashonaland West Correspondent FRACTURED Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) paid the heavy price of factionalism after its Chinhoyi Ward 2 candidate lost in a by-election held Saturday. Little-known Hamilton Jonasi Kapungu of CCC was a compromise card following internecine fights pitting the sole female candidate, Unity Feremenga, and one Chamu. In
By TimesLIVE SOUTH Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) has intercepted 42 buses transporting 443 unaccompanied children from Zimbabwe to South Africa. BMA commissioner Michael Masiapato revealed the discovery of the alleged human trafficking operation during a festive season border control briefing on Sunday in Pretoria. Masiapato said the children were discovered during a sting operation
By Anna Chibamu PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered new elections after the recalling of six Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) national assembly members by the “party secretary general” Sengezo Tshabangu last month. The six constituencies and the members recalled are Siziba Gift Ostallos, Pelandaba; Chatiza Steven, Goromonzi South; Madzimbamuto Tapfumanei Willard, Seke; Chivero Admore, Chegutu
By Sports Reporter ZIMBABWE football giants Dynamos finally ended their nine-year trophy drought after beating newly crowned league champions Ngezi Platinum Stars 2-0 to win the Chibuku Super Cup at Baobab Stadium on Sunday. The victory earned DeMbare the ticket to represent the country in the CAF Confederation Cup next season, while Ngezi, who recently
By Ish Mafundikwa | BBC A raft of new taxes and increases announced as part of Zimbabwe’s 2024 budget by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has been widely condemned. The increase in passport fees to $200 (£160), up from $120, making it the most expensive in the region, seems to have provoked the most ire. Amid
By Agencies THE Zimbabwean man who is being accused of murdering his employer and her nine-year-old son in cold blood in Johannesburg, South Africa last week has refused to get a lawyer. Instead, he has opted to defend himself in his murder case. In a recent court appearance, Pardon Danhire, the 37-year-old accused in the
By SABC ENDING permits for Zimbabweans and Basotho nationals living in South Africa is unconstitutional and sets a bad precedent for the country’s democracy. This is according to the spokesperson of the advocacy group, Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia, Sharon Ekambaram. Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has extended special permits for Zimbabweans and Basotho living in the country for two
By Middle East Monitor THE ruling party in the Republic of Zimbabwe, ZANU-PF, condemned the successive statements of the occupation state leadership during the temporary truce period regarding its intention to complete the massacre as “incomprehensible”. Secretary of Foreign Relations, member of the political bureau of the ruling party and the former foreign minister, Simbarashe
By Mary Taruvinga A nurse Chipo Janu, (not her real name), attached to Highfields Polyclinic, broke down and wept uncontrollably after receiving a few hand-outs from her colleagues. The small hamper included toiletries and basic foodstuff to take her through a few days. For three weeks she has been surviving on “unhealthy takeaways” from a
By Religion News Service NAIROBI, Kenya — The All Africa Conference of Churches has elected its first woman as president of the ecumenical organization, which represents some 200 million Christians on the continent. On November 22, the Rev. Lydia Chituku Neshangwe, a Presbyterian minister, became the first woman to lead the 60-year-old organization, which consists
By Darlington Gatsi DYNAMOS will endure an 89-kilometer journey to Mhondoro Ngezi in a bid to reclaim its lost glory. Glamour has faded from the blue emblem of Dynamos enduring nine years without major silverware. Calisto Pasuwa last kept the trophy cabinet at the Harare giants clean with a Castle lager Premier Soccer league cup
