UPCOMING junior athlete Chinyere Mgbemena will now pursue her career outside the country after being afforded a full scholarship to study in the United States. Mgbemena is scheduled to leave the country this week for East Central University in Oklahoma City where she will be studying Sports Science while furthering her sporting talent.The Former Eaglesvale…
OUTSPOKEN former Cabinet minister and still Zanu PF politburo member, Tshinga Dube, has pooh-poohed ongoing calls for the exhumation of the revered late vice president, Joshua Nkomo, from the National Heroes Acre in Harare for reburial at his rural home in Kezi, Matabeleland South. Speaking on Thursday on independent television station 3Ktv’s popular programme, Vantage,…
CHURCHES have renewed their push for the country’s political parties and other stakeholders to have dialogue before 2023 elections, saying Zimbabweans need to come together to end the decades-long social, economic and political challenges. Speaking during an online discussion on Thursday, Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) secretary-general Kenneth Mtata said only an all-inclusive dialogue would…
THE police last week released startling statistics on road traffic accidents. Between January and June this year, there were over 25 300 accidents along the country’s roads “There has been an increase in road traffic accidents and deaths between January and June 2022, with the country recording a 22 percent increase in road accidents, which is a cause…
AN INDEPENDENT panel will investigate President Cyril Ramaphosa’s fitness to hold office, after speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula endorsed a motion brought by the…
THE government has said the winter wheat season is progressing well and is projecting the country to reap more than 350 000 metric tonnes this year if power outages and quelea birds are controlled. Last season, winter wheat production rose to 330 000 tonnes from 212 000 tonnes the previous year.Zimbabwe requires about 400 000…
ZANU PF politburo member Tshinga Dube says traditional leaders in Matabeleland must lead proper ceremonies to find closure to the Gukurahundi killings of civilians in the 1980s.The ceremonies, Dube said, would result in admission of the bad deeds carried out by the 5th Brigade and ultimately forgiveness.The war veteran was speaking on independent television station…
POLICE are worried over an increase in cases of parents and guardians beating up their children to death. In a statement on Friday, national police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said they recently arrested a man and his sister after severely assaulting his child to death for abusing drugs.“The Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested Nomore Makwinja, 51,…
Guo Shaochun AS the Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe, I have always been touched by the deep bond and comradeship between China and Zimbabwe. I have always been asked by Zimbabwean friends, “Why would China like to support Zimbabwe even though the two countries are geographically far away from each other? What exactly is China-Zimbabwe cooperation…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has formed a taskforce meant to find ways to reduce challenges associated with refuse collection in the city. This comes after the shortage of refuse compactors had forced BCC to alter its refuse collection schedule, a situation which has seen the residents getting up in arms with the local authority.This…
