Chitungwiza- An estimated 15,000 Presidential Christmas food hampers were distributed to residents in Chitungwiza this week, under a charity initiative funded by prominent businessman and Zanu PF Central Committee member Dr. Kudakwashe Tagwirei. The distribution fulfills a pledge Tagwirei made last month during a Zanu PF Zone 1 inter-district meeting.…
Tinotenda Hove - The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has been thrown into mourning following the death of its board chairperson, Zvobgo Tawanda Zvobgo, at the age of 37. Zvobgo is reported to have passed away this morning at a private hospital in Harare. Information Communication Technology…
Tinotenda Hove - Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has conveyed Zimbabwe’s condolences to Mozambique following the tragic death of rail expert Manuel José Semente. Mhona issued the message on behalf of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the Government, the Mutapa Investment Fund, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ), and the…
Tinotenda Hove - The Action Democratic Movement (ADM) has issued a bold and reflective statement on Zimbabwe’s worsening socio-economic crisis, with party leader Alice Nyamande urging citizens to reclaim unity, dignity and national purpose. In her address on Sunday, Nyamande said the nation had reached a decisive moment. "Today, we…
Tinotenda Hove - The Seke community in Mashonaland East is celebrating a major breakthrough after the Johanne Masowe eChishanu Apostolic Church built a new primary school that will serve more than 200 learners. The newly established Simbarashe Junior School has drastically reduced the long distances children previously walked, improving both…
Tinotenda Hove - President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s public endorsement of controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has sparked widespread outrage, with many Zimbabweans questioning the motives behind the lavish donation of 21 vehicles to the ZANU-PF Women’s League. At the handover ceremony on Friday, 5 December, Mnangagwa hailed Chivayo as a “patriotic businessman”,…
Harare- The Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD) has condemned the Zimbabwean government's new fiscal policy, labelling a forthcoming 15% withholding tax on international digital services as "regressive" and "anti-innovation." In a press statement released today, LEAD President Linda Tsungirirai Masarira declared the tax, set to take effect on January…
Harare- In a forceful intervention into a national controversy, Linda Tsungirirai Masarira, President of the Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats (LEAD), has declared that the alleged sexual encounter between adult woman Memory Makedenge and a 17-year-old boy constitutes a criminal offence under Zimbabwean law, regardless of public perception or social…
Harare- Chitungwiza South Member of Parliament, Maxwell Mavhunga has slammed the government, branding a recently announced reduction in the compulsory vehicle radio license fee as a "facade" and "criminal," amid allegations the collected funds are being illegally diverted from the national broadcaster. Mavhunga's condemnation follows the gazetting of Statutory Instrument…
Tinotenda Hove - President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s address to the ZANU-PF Central Committee on Thursday was heavy on self-congratulation and party loyalty, but critics say it revealed a leadership increasingly detached from Zimbabwe’s harsh social and economic realities. Mnangagwa opened his remarks by celebrating internal party cohesion, telling the gathering, “Comrades,…
