Mugabe left behind ‘$10m in cash’
BBC Zimbabwe’s late President Robert Mugabe left behind $10m (£7.7m)in the bank and several properties in the capital, Harare, the state-owned Herald newspaper has reported. Mugabe, who died in September … Read More
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Lionel Messi: Barcelona forward wins Ballon d’Or for record sixth time
BBC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player for a record sixth time. It is the 32-year-old Argentine’s first Ballon d’Or since … Read More
Zanu PF MP scolds ‘drunk’ MDC MPs
By Anna Chibamu AS if the ongoing rivalry between MPs representing the two main parties was not enough drama inside Zimbabwe’s parliament, a Zanu PF legislator Thursday accused MDC MPs … Read More
Junior doctors reject ED 48hr offer
By Paidashe Mandivengerei SACKED junior doctors Friday scoffed at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 48 hour ultimatum for them to return to work without question. While appreciating the work done by Roman Catholic … Read More
Zimbabwe ‘slowly approaching man-made starvation’
BBC A UN official has painted a bleak picture of the availability of food in Zimbabwe. “The people of Zimbabwe are slowly getting to a point of suffering a man-made … Read More
Zimbabwe police disperse opposition rally with tear gas
20th November 2019 Trending BBC Police in Zimbabwe have used batons, tear gas and water cannon to beat up and disperse supporters of the main opposition party in the capital, … Read More
Zim considers wage and price freeze as workers go on strike
Fin24 Zimbabwe is considering freezing incomes and prices as it battles to contain runaway inflation which has eroded household incomes and left many employees unable to afford transport costs to … Read More
Makamba-Busha: Anti-sanctions march a hollow call from Sadc
By Idah Mhetu SADC has failed to deal with consistent Afro-phobia especially in South Africa and should not expect any positive return from the so-called anti-sanctions march undertaken last month, … Read More
Harare ordered to dump middlemen in buying water treatment chemicals
By Idah Mhetu GOVERNMENT Friday ordered the Harare City Council and other local authorities to abandon all the tenders they had been using to procure water treatment chemicals. In place … Read More
Newborn girl found alive in shallow grave in India
BBC A newborn baby girl has been discovered buried alive in northern India, a local police chief has revealed. Abhinandan Singh told reporters the baby was found by a villager … Read More
Economists who study poverty win Nobel Prize
AP The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded Monday to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer “for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.” Banerjee and Duflo … Read More
Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize
11th October 2019 Trending, World BBC The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. He was awarded the prize for his efforts to “achieve … Read More
Jacob Zuma loses bid to avoid prosecution
11th October 2019 Trending Times Live Former President Jacob Zuma has lost his bid to avoid prosecution for corruption charges that have been hanging over his head for more than … Read More
3 get Nobel Medicine prize for learning how cells use oxygen
7th October 2019 Trending AP Two Americans and a British scientist won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovering how the body’s cells sense and react to … Read More
US blocks goods from 5 countries for suspected forced labor
2nd October 2019 Trending, World AP The Trump administration on Tuesday announced it is stopping imports of clothing, gold, diamonds and other items believed to have been produced with forced … Read More
Zimbabwe opposition lawmakers walk out on president’s speech
AP Zimbabwe’s opposition lawmakers walked out of Parliament on Tuesday as President Emmerson Mnangagwa presented his state of the nation address, a sign of the political tensions still gripping the … Read More
Mugabe family snubs Mnangagwa mausoleum, ex-leader set for Zvimba burial this weekend
26th September 2019 Trending By Staff Reporter LATE former President Robert Mugabe will finally be laid to rest in his Zvimba rural home, long before government completes a mausoleum which … Read More
Court clears way for Magombeyi to leave for South Africa
By Mary Taruvinga HIGH Court Judge, George Chiweshe has dismissed an urgent chamber application filed by Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga seeking to bar Harare medical doctor Peter Magombeyi from … Read More
LATEST: Police defy court order, blocks Magombeyi from leaving for Harare clinic
By Paidashe Mandivengerei POLICE late Tuesday defied a High Court ruling ordering them not to block Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association leader Dr Peter Magombeyi from flying to South Africa to get … Read More
LATEST: Police defy court order, blocks Magombeyi from leaving Harare clinic
By Paidashe Mandivengerei POLICE late Tuesday defied a High Court ruling ordering them not to block Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association leader Dr Peter Magombeyi from flying to South Africa to get … Read More
Magombeyi mystery depends, seeks mental health services outside Zim
By Mary Taruvinga ZIMBABWE Hospital Doctors Association (ZHDA) acting president Peter Magombeyi requires urgent mental health services in South Africa as his abduction mystery depends. High Court Judge Happious Zhou … Read More
Lionel Messi wins best FIFA player of the year award for record 6th time
By Reuters LIONEL Messi’s win at the La Scala Opera house in Milan also marks a return to the dominance of the Argentine and Cristiano Ronaldo, who between them have … Read More
Mine workers cry foul, ’employers abusing Zim dollar return’
By William Milasi GOVERNMENT’s decision to reintroduce the local currency two months ago has left workers in the mining sector underpaid and impoverished, a union leader has said. According to … Read More
Magombeyi held in basement, tortured
By Paidashe Mandivengerei DOCTOR Peter Magombeyi has said he was being held captive in a basement and tortured. Magombeyi who disappeared Saturday after he was reportedly seized by three men … Read More
LATEST: Anti-riot police blocks doctors march on Parliament
By Paidashe Mandivengerei POLICE in riot gear, early Wednesday blocked protesting medical practitioners angry at the abduction of the colleague and Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association acting president Dr Peter Magombeyi … Read More
Zimbabweans paying huge amounts to buy cash
Fin24 Cash-starved Zimbabweans are forking out premiums as high as 55% to get cash on the black market in the troubled Southern African country, as liquidity shortages worsen. Fin24 spoke … Read More
Mugabe lies in state as family rejects funeral plans
12th September 2019 Trending BBC Robert Mugabe’s family say they are shocked at not having been consulted by the government about arrangements for the funeral of the former Zimbabwean president. … Read More
Mugabe’s body arrives from Singapore
By Mary Taruvinga THE body of the late former President Robert Mugabe finally arrived from Singapore this Wednesday afternoon with the plane which ferried the once powerful leader touching down … Read More
Mugabe’s burial expected next Sunday as tensions emerge
9th September 2019 Trending AFP Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe is expected to be buried next weekend after his body is returned from Singapore where he died two days ago. … Read More
MPs want ZIFA audited, board sacked
By Paidashe Mandivengerei MPs on Tuesday called for the sacking of the current Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) board which is under fire for abusing funds awarded to the football governing … Read More