Новости за 20.01.2024

SURVIVORS of the 22 Miles crash that claimed the lives of five teachers from two Marange schools and a one-year-old baby last Friday said the tragedy could have been averted if the driver of the haulage truck that rammed into their stationary Mazda BT50 truck was not speeding and had exercised caution as he approached […]

Almost five years after Cyclone Idai hit Chimanimani and Chipinge in March 2019 and swept away 279 people who remain missing to this day, the victims will soon be declared legally dead by the High Court sitting in Mutare in an unopposed class action. A class action is a procedure that permits one or more […]

Kudakwashe Mugari in KAMPALA, Uganda International disputes should be resolved through proper channels of the United Nations (UN) as opposed to unilateralism, while the global south must work together to ensure equitable distribution of wealth among, and for the development of all nations, President Mnangagwa has said. Speaking at the 19th Summit of Heads of […]

Fungi Kwaramba in KINSHASA, DRC  PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is today expected to join a dozen of Heads of State and Government to witness the inauguration of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) president-elect Felix Tshisekedi. Two vice presidents, four former heads of State, and high-level foreign representatives have also confirmed their attendance of the ceremony to […]

Freeman Razemba-Senior Reporter Zimbabwe and Mozambique have agreed to refurbish and extend the 10km railway line that stretches from Machipanda to Mutare within the next three months. Both Transport Ministers yesterday confirmed the development during a tour of the facing Forbes and Machipanda border posts. On Wednesday, Mozambique’s Transport and Communications Minister Mr Mateus Magala […]

Freeman Razemba and Trust Freddy  FORMER colleagues of a 60-year-old man who was arrested in Macheke on allegations of kidnapping 25 pupils at David Livingstone Primary School in Harare on Thursday afternoon, have said they worked well and normally as drivers with the suspect for eight years and his strange behaviour this week was inexplicable. […]

Rumbidzayi Zinyuke-Senior Reporter Health Ambassador, First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa has facilitated the training of a group of healthcare professionals in the use of advanced mammography equipment which is set to be delivered in the country soon. This follows a recent visit by Zimbabwean specialists to Belarus, where they got hands-on training on the use […]

Zvamaida Murwira-Senior Reporter Parliament is set to fast track promulgation of a law that criminalises sexual or indecent relations with a person below the age of 18 after it was enacted under Presidential Powers whose lifespan lasts for six months. The National Assembly and Senate are set to resume sitting next month and are set […]

Leonard Ncube in Victoria Falls  THE Government, business and workers need to trust each other when discussing around major economic and social policy interventions, particularly conditions of work, to be able to drive the nation forward. Lack of trust, speculation, profiteering, corruption among others, are some of the challenges that Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) social […]

Bulawayo Bureau BEING sent to prison for fraud has become a blessing in disguise for Anthony Mhizha who has managed to use the time in jail to train as a qualified carpenter and is now fully employed as an instructor to other inmates after serving his three-year term at the Bulawayo Prisons.   The same […]

Wallace Ruzvidzo-Herald Reporter CCC’s interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu yesterday dealt the party’s beleaguered leader Nelson Chamisa yet another blow after High Court Judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda ruled in favour of his application that the names of 23 party candidates be removed from the ballot papers to be used in the February 3 by-elections. Those barred […]

THE senior national cricket team returns home after a two-week tour of Sri Lanka where they played three-match series in one-day cricket and T20 internationals. Sri Lanka won the ODI series 2-0, outplaying Zimbabwe throughout and it could easily have been a whitewash had it not been for the rain that caused the abandonment of […]

Valerie Mpundu–Lifestyle Reporter It is confirmed that TikTok after Instagram has been at the forefront of social media since it burst into the scene in the Western market in 2018.  Its popularity further increased during the pandemic, becoming the most downloaded app in the first quarter of 2020.  One person you can’t pass without mentioning […]

FORMER Zimbabwe international, Onismor Bhasera is hoping compatriot Khama Billiat convinces SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt and secure a move during the January transfer window.  Bhasera and Billiat were once teammates in the senior national team, the Warriors.  Billiat was spotted at the SuperSport training ground in Johannesburg on Thursday morning as they prepare for […]

Conrad Mupesa–Mashonaland West Bureau  IN Zimbabwe, much like the rest of Africa, cattle are a symbol and store of wealth and the bigger the herd, the more one is considered rich.  Losing a cow to disease, rustling or any other way which does not bring profit to the owner, is considered a misfortune. A Mhangura […]

Yeukai Karengezeka–Court Correspondent  The woman, who shot a video which recently went viral on social media in which she was accusing a construction company of selling water contaminated with sewage to the public, appeared in court yesterday. Sandra Mazvita Pamberi (46) recorded a live video on Facebook at an area in Greystone Park, Harare, where […]

Herald Reporter  THE country’s security system is keeping a keen eye on media organisations that are in the habit of extorting high-profile foreign nationals, including diplomats. This comes after a series of reported incidents involving journalists working for local online publications who are said to be persistently trying to obtain favours from foreign high-level personalities […]