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Council demolishes 39 Arcadia houses illegally built 20 years agoSCORES of Arcadia residents were left homeless yesterday after the Harare City Council demolished 39 houses allegedly illegally built two decades ago on service land meant for drainage pipes and sewag...NewsDayCulture & Society13 December 2017
SA grants Zimbos with expired permits right to travel homeSOUTH Africa has granted Zimbabweans holding expired permits permission to travel home during the festive season as long as they have proof that they have applied for new permits that will come into e...ChronicleCulture & Society13 December 2017
Biti's property divorce list raises eyebrowsFormer Finance Minister and lawyer Mr Tendai Biti should explain his source of wealth that enabled him to acquire properties in Harare’s affluent suburbs and top of the range vehicles, as exposed in t...HeraldCulture & Society13 December 2017
Zimbos panic as permit deadline approachesFollowing months of uncertainty surrounding their stay in South Africa, thousands of Zimbabweans are now fretting over bank threats to freeze their accounts this month-end when their permits expire. S...NewsDayCulture & Society12 December 2017
Illegal to offer extra lessons for a fee: GovtGOVERNMENT has once again warned teachers that it is illegal to offer extra lessons to pupils for a fee. In an interview on the sidelines of a tour of Glen View 2 Primary School in Harare yesterday, P...HeraldCulture & Society12 December 2017
1 600 nabbed at Beitbridge borderPOLICE have arrested over 1 600 people at Beitbridge Border Post in an ongoing operation to restore sanity at Sadc’s busiest inland port of entry. Matabeleland South acting police spokesperson, Assist...ChronicleCulture & Society12 December 2017
Biti's wife files for divorceFormer Finance Minister and Harare lawyer Mr Tendai Biti’s wife of 10 years has filed for divorce at the High Court, citing loss of affection and love for each other. Mrs Charity Biti (nee Maguwah), t...HeraldCulture & Society12 December 2017
3 perish in Shurugwi road accidentTHREE people died on the spot yesterday in a head-on collision involving a commuter omnibus and a Toyota Gaia at the 23km peg along the Gweru-Shurugwi Road. Acting provincial police spokesperson Assis...NewsDayCulture & Society11 December 2017
HIV+ nurse firedA Harare nurse, who failed to disclose her HIV status during her recruitment, has been left jobless after her employer, St Anne’s Hospital discovered that she was indeed positive after serving the ins...HeraldCulture & Society11 December 2017
'No quick fix to cash shortages'Finance and Economic Planning Minister Patrick Chinamasa, on Friday said the prevailing cash shortages will not disappear “overnight”, and urged people to be patient as Government starts implementing....HeraldCulture & Society11 December 2017
$176m for civil servants bonusesGovernment has set aside $176 million to pay civil servants their annual bonuses, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa announced yesterday. Presenting his 2018 National Budget p...HeraldCulture & Society8 December 2017
Chombo, Chipanga granted bailFORMER Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo, who is facing a litany of corruption charges breathed a sigh of relief after the High Court granted him $5 000 bail yesterday. Kudzanayi Chipanga, former Zanu-...ChronicleCulture & Society8 December 2017
Govt rejects MPs, chiefs' vehicle requestsGOVERNMENT has turned down requests to buy vehicles for ministers, MPs, chiefs and other top officials that would have cost the country over $300 million. Finance and Economic Development Minister, Cd...ChronicleCulture & Society8 December 2017
Three-hour gunfight at Chihuri's houseA rogue policeman guarding Zimbabwe Republic Police Commissioner-General Dr Augustine Chihuri’s house in Borrowdale, Harare, yesterday morning ran amok after his bid to loot property from the premises...HeraldCulture & Society7 December 2017
Bona Mugabe's empire crumblesTHE construction of former President Robert Mugabe’s daughter, Bona Chikore’s sprawling property in the leafy suburb of Umwinsidale in Harare has reportedly stalled following the ousting of her father...NewsDayCulture & Society6 December 2017
Cash blues threaten festive seasonThe availability of adequate cash for the upcoming festive season remains in doubt, as the latest central bank report indicated a further drop in disbursements from automated teller machines (ATMs). I...NewsDayCulture & Society6 December 2017
'New education curriculum won't be reversed despite Dokora sacking'THE dropping of Dr Lazarus Dokora from Cabinet does not mean that Government will reverse the new education curriculum introduced early this year, a Cabinet minister said yesterday. President Mnangagw...ChronicleCulture & Society6 December 2017
Court halves Sulu's maintenance feesA Harare court yesterday halved to $400 the monthly maintenance fees paid by Orchestra Dendera Kings leader Sulumani Chimbetu towards the upkeep of two minors he sired with Marygold Mutemasango. Throu...HeraldCulture & Society5 December 2017
Minister vows to deal with corruption at roadblocksNewly-appointed Home Affairs and Culture Minister Dr Obert Mpofu yesterday made a commitment to deal with police roadblocks and corruption which have strained relations between the public and law enfo...ChronicleCulture & Society5 December 2017
UPDATED: Grade Seven results outThe Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) announced yesterday that the 2017 Grade Seven results are out. In a statement, Zimsec director Mr Esau Nhandara said the results have since been despa...HeraldCulture & Society5 December 2017
Teachers' unions welcome Dokora sackingTEACHERS’ unions have welcomed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s decision to drop controversial Primary and Secondary Education Minister, Dr Lazarus Dokora from the new Cabinet. Dr Dokora was dropped at....ChronicleCulture & Society4 December 2017
Crash claims 21, declared state of national disasterTWENTY-ONE health workers died, while 48 others were injured, when a Matabeleland North Provincial Malaria Control Vehicle they were travelling in failed to negotiate a curve and overturned before lan...HeraldCulture & Society4 December 2017
Criticism of President premature: MutsvangwaZimbabweans should give President Emmerson Mnangagwa time to outline his economic recovery policies on which he should then be judged, Cde Christopher Mutsvangwa has said. Attacks on the President, wh...HeraldCulture & Society4 December 2017
NSSA to pay 13th cheque for pensionersThe National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has approved a bonus payment for all pensioners citing an improved performance and growth in income. Last year NSSA reported an after tax profit of $105,8...TheSourceCulture & Society2 December 2017