Transport Minister Felix Mhona talked about fixing the damaged Beitbridge-Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road through a team-up between public agencies and private companies. He shared this news at a media event held Monday in Harare. The plan needs several steps first, like checking if the project makes financial sense. Mhona asked people to wait patiently since the road repairs might take three years to finish.
Road projects need lots of money, with each kilometer costing around one million US dollars to rebuild completely. Zimbabwe has almost 90,000 kilometers of roads throughout the country, including dirt paths in rural areas. The government would typically ask banks for loans with good terms to pay for these big projects. However...
Armed robbers hit the Marondera farm belonging to Wicknell Chivayo's family members yesterday morning. The group of 20 men took $75,000 cash plus several personal belongings during their attack. This money reportedly came from Chivayo's payment for his marriage to Lucy "Lulu" Muteke just ten days earlier. Chivayo had previously rejected rumors about paying $300,000 for the bride price but admitted sending $75,000 to her parents.
Early Tuesday gunfire woke up Christopher Mudzingwa Muteke who quickly sent emergency messages to nearby farmers asking for help. These neighbors rushed over but backed away when they saw how many armed people were there. The attackers seemed highly organized with military-style methods and brought a white...
A gang of 20 armed robbers broke into Alpha Omega Farm in Marondera early this morning around 1 am. They came ready for action with rifles, pistols, bolt cutters, machetes, and iron bars. The criminals first went after the security guards who were watching the property. After overpowering them, the armed group moved on to attack family members living at the farm.
The robbers cut through burglar screens and forced doors open to enter the main house. Once inside, they took $74,100 in US currency, a pistol, three cellphones, and additional valuables. Police have started looking into the case right away following the violent home invasion. Commissioner Paul Nyathi from the Zimbabwe Republic Police confirmed they've launched a full...
Benin's soccer coach Gernot Rohr has clear goals for their next match. The team plays Zimbabwe this Thursday at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. The game begins at 6 pm CAT. Rohr talked about his plans before heading to South Africa.
He hopes his players continue their winning ways against Zimbabwe. Benin currently shares the top spot with Rwanda in Group C. Both teams have earned seven points from four games. Their recent victories have boosted their standing.
Rohr expressed surprise that Benin, Rwanda, and South Africa lead Group C after four rounds of matches. Benin claimed victories in their last two games in Abidjan. After playing Zimbabwe away, they face South Africa in Abidjan on March 25. Their schedule remains challenging but...
A 14-year-old boy from London recently lost a High Court case against his parents after they sent him to a boarding school in Ghana without his consent. The boy, who was described as shy, articulate, a keen cook, and a footballer, claimed his parents tricked him into going to Africa under the pretense of visiting a sick relative. He stated that he would have never agreed to go had he known he was being sent to boarding school.
The boy's parents expressed deep concern that he was being groomed into criminal activity in London. They feared for his safety and believed sending him to Ghana was a protective measure, not a punishment. The boy's mother referred to the tragic murder of Kelyan Bokassa, a 14-year-old boy stabbed to death on a...
Zanu PF started building a brand new office complex in Masvingo. They put it on the west side of town in an area called Clovelly. The party plans to add a huge meeting hall where 10,000 people can sit together. Right before, Dr. Paul Tungwarara helped out with 600 cement bags and 50,000 face bricks.
These materials added to what they already had, bringing their brick total to 80,000. The party currently runs from spaces they pay rent for because they never had a permanent place. This project marks something completely new for them in this part of Zimbabwe. When they handed over the materials yesterday, Ezra Chadzamira spoke for Dr. Tungwarara at the building site.
Chadzamira called the new headquarters a big first for their group. He...
SADC and EAC agreed yesterday to strengthen their peace efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a crucial meeting in Harare. These two African groups want to end the long conflict that has made eastern DRC unstable for years. They met after earlier talks between senior officials and heads of state to discuss this important issue.
Professor Amon Murwira led the Zimbabwe and SADC team at the meeting. Other Zimbabwe officials included Defense Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, State Security Minister Lovemore Matuke, Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe, and Tourism Minister Barbara Rwodzi. Military leaders from various countries also joined the talks, adding their expertise to find solutions.
The officials made good progress...
EU Ambassador to Zimbabwe Jobst von Kirchmann says Zimbabwe has agreed to the terms needed for an International Monetary Fund Staff Monitored Programme. The country has already accepted all the conditions required. His statements came after IMF staff visited Harare from January 30 to February 13, where they met with government officials and key stakeholders about the SMP plan.
During a weekend interview, Ambassador von Kirchmann shared positive news about the program's status. "I think we stand very close to finalizing the SMP, and we hope officials will sign it soon. This would mark a major milestone for Zimbabwe. Everyone has discussed the needed pre-conditions, and I believe we're approaching signature time," he said.
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Kirsty Coventry might create sports history this Thursday at the International Olympic Committee General Assembly. If members picked her as president, she would break ground as the first woman and first African person to lead the IOC. At just 41 years old, the Zimbabwean would become the youngest president since Pierre de Coubertin, who started the modern Olympics. The French founder created the IOC in 1894 and became president two years later when he was 33.
The determined Coventry always showed clear goals from her early days. As a nine-year-old child, she told her father about her Olympic dreams. Her dad explained how hard reaching the Olympics would be, let alone winning medals, but he believed she could do it. By age 20, Coventry...
