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Mnangagwa out to impress Sadc leaders
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government are renovating several roads in Harare as part of preparations to host the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) summit in the capital in August...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:46hrs | 2394 | by Staff reporter
Kenya's William Ruto to open ZITF
KENYAN President Dr William Ruto will officially open the 64th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair next month with 25 international exhibitors from 21 countries confirming their participa...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:36hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes another empty promise on Lake Gwayi-Shangani
THE Lake Gwayi-Shangani project is set to be completed by the end of this year with President Mnangagwa yesterday reiterating his Government's commitment to pushing it to the end given its strategic s...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:43hrs | 1769 | by Staff reporter
Mr Kudzai Mutisi, the German 'Economic wonder' after the WW2 had multiple favourable factors!
I am writing this article as a reply to your article you wrote last week: My article is not in any way or form critiquing your own but including factors that must be known, but, however, adding to wha...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 20:53hrs | 426 | by Nomazulu Thata
Why US sanctions on Zimbabwe 'have not worked'
The United States is a global superpower. Its political and economic reach is massive and global in character. Look back in history and you can see how the US has so often made real changes to the wor...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 19:54hrs | 313 | by Eddie Cross
Cyber City project threatens Mt Hampden graves
GOVERNMENT says it has no plans to desecrate and destroy graves in Mt Hampden area to pave way for the ambitious multimillion dollar Cyber City project.Online reports said graves were being de...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 07:17hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
CCA-ZOU partnership deal to transform communities
The Council for Churches in Africa (CCA) and Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) partnership deal will help in transforming communities whilst also complementing realisation of Education 5.0, leaders of th...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 08:46hrs | 683 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Germany solution - A Path to Zimbabwe's Economic Revival
Zimbabwe's government is currently grappling with significant economic challenges, including destroyed infrastructure, reduced food production, high unemployment rates, and shortages of basic goods. T...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 10:26hrs | 791 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
'Mutapa Investment Fund mustn't become conduit for looting'
AS prevalence of public sector corruption reaches alarming levels, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has demanded that Zimbabwean authorities ensure the newly-established Mutapa Investment Fund (M...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:09hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Why Donald Trump's support has been growing!
My friends in Europe and in Africa ask me the perennial question. What makes for Donald Trump's longevity in American politics? And why are the Democrats trying their best to lock him up in a ja...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:59hrs | 596 | by Kenneth Mufuka
47 farms earmarked for new city
FORTY-SEVEN farms in Mashonaland West and Mashonaland Central provinces have been earmarked for the development of the new capital city in Mt Hampden, where work on core infrastructure, which includes...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:24hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe unstoppable, says Mnangagwa
Despite the albatross of illegal, unjust, and baneful economic sanctions, Zimbabwe will continue marching on the path towards upper-middle-class economic status by 2030 with every Zimbabwean having a ...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:13hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
South Africa fails to hold Pravin Gordhan to account as he will retire after elections
South Africa's Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, will retire after this year's general elections on May 29, he told Reuters on Friday.Gordhan oversaw state entities including str...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 18:24hrs | 301 | by Sytaff reporter
19 countries confirm ZITF participation
ZIMBABWE International Trade Fair (ZITF) chairperson, Busisa Moyo, yesterday said 94,9% of exhibition space has been taken up with exhibitors from 19 countries having confirmed participation at this y...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:10hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Mbudzi US$1m fraud case back in court
THE State yesterday sought to merge documents in a case in which the government was duped of close to US$1 million in a botched Mbudzi interchange deal.Businessman and director of Ledmart Inve...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to launch rail fibre optic project
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to launch the second phase of the National Rail Fibre Optic Project today in Somabhula on the outskirts of Gweru, Midlands Province, as the country scales up the moment...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:05hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Manhize steel Plant to start production
THE majority of critical infrastructure at the US$1,5 billion Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) steel plant in Manhize near Mvuma in the Midlands province has been successfully installed with the ...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:04hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube wants all sanctions removed
THE piecemeal removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United States has been described as a step in the right direction, although the country prefers to have the illegal embargo completely rem...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 04:46hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
United States sanctions on Zimbabwe: who is off the list, who is on?
The United States on Monday sanctioned Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and other government officials for their alleged involvement in corruption and human...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 19:39hrs | 1016 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa calls for education overhaul
Former CCC leader Nelson Chamisa has urged for a comprehensive overhaul of Zimbabwe's education system, citing its failure to keep pace with technological advancements. Chamisa emphasized the need for...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 19:24hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Uneca tells Zimbabwe to work on debt
THE United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Uneca) deputy executive secretary programme Support Antonio Pedro says Zimbabwe needs to work on its debt to deal with its economic crises.Cu...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:44hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ministries fight over key institutions
A SIMMERING dispute between the Higher and Tertiary Education and the newly-established Skills Audit and Development ministries has escalated into a full-blown turf war, raising concerns about the pot...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:44hrs | 1206 | by Staff reporter
10 new IPPs to generate 271MW for Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE has licenced 10 more independent power producers (IPPs) to start generating 271MW of electricity in the next 12 to 24 months under the Government project support agreement which now holds clo...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:42hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dynastic ambitions laid bare
VIRAL images of President Emmerson Mnangagwa pictured alongside his twin sons Sean and Collins have raised eyebrows amid suspicions that this could be a strategy to psych the nation into accepting the...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 20:57hrs | 6347 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says no one will die of hunger
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has assured the nation that no one will die from hunger and that his administration has put in place adequate measures to guarantee food for all communities.This comes as t...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:04hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says Chiefs' welfare top priority
The Government is committed to improving the conditions of service of traditional leaders who are not only custodians of the country's moral and cultural fabric, but also accelerators of economic deve...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:02hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blesses chiefs with new cars
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today handed over 100 Isuzu double-cab vehicles to traditional chiefs as part of Government efforts to enhance their critical role in communities and in the development of the coun...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 09:30hrs | 2463 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube calls for open borders in Africa
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has urged African countries to eliminate barriers at all points of entry and departure to drive intra-African trade and industrial development.In his remarks at t...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 05:05hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mired in election mode months after disputed poll
ZIMBABWE has remained in election mode with Zanu-PF and members of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) holding mini-rallies a few months after the disputed August 2023 elections....Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:26hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suffers US$6,8 billion trade gap
ZIMBABWE has operated in negative trade deficit of US$6,8 billion for the last four years, a trend which is unsustainable in the long run according to Buy Zimbabwe, a campaign outfit that advoca...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:21hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
A life-giving greenbelt in Matabeleland South
AMID the anxiety and disillusionment occasioned by projections of below-normal rains in the 2023-2024 summer cropping season due to the El Niño weather phenomenon, some farmers opted not to plant any...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:07hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water crisis demands urgent attention
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has extended the 120-hour water rationing schedule in some parts of the city owing to reduced pumping capacity at the Ncema Dam plant where there are ongoing maintenanc...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 14:15hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Married man pesters business client for sex
A Pumula South woman in Bulawayo rues the day she approached a building materials provider for bricks and cement as the married businessman has now turned his attention to a service that she did not a...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 07:33hrs | 771 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenges youths to develop their country
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has challenged young people, both in Zimbabwe and abroad, to shoulder the burden of developing their country, emulating their forebears who liberated it and driving the development...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Housing project to go ahead
THE development of Muungwe Royal Estate, an uptown housing scheme in Rusape is proceeding well despite attacks by former Norton legislator Mr Temba Mliswa following a fallout with his uncle and landow...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:49hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Land war rages as bigwigs clash
A FIGHT for vast tracts of land pitting former Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa, a private developer and former minister Didymus Mutasa has spilled into the public domain with Mliswa accusing his partn...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:20hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water crisis worsens
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has been forced to suspended water suppies to most of the city owing to reduced pumping capacity at the Ncema Dam plant where there are ongoing maintenance works, plunging ...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:16hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga eulogise Zimbabwe-Russia relations
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has paid tribute to the Russian Federation for standing firm in support of Zimbabwe's sovereignty in the face of an ever-present threat from imperial powers....Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 09:11hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo set for major transformation
BULAWAYO is experiencing a renaissance as investor interest is surging, reindustrialisation efforts taking root and multi-million dollar projects underway, signalling a promising future for the city....Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 09:00hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Government to construct more small earth dams
Government through the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development plans to construct small earth dams across all the country’s eight catchment areas under the Catchm...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 17:17hrs | 504 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Withdraw Zimdollar from circulation
GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, it is my conviction that the Zimdollar, all things considered, is a swine. It is the epitome of voodoo economics, based on implausible assumpti...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 19:25hrs | 759 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
'23 years of sanctions embolden Zimbabwe'
ZIMBABWE'S story is that of resilience, innovation, people-centred policies and the undying resolve to defeat illegal Western sanctions that have continued to pound the country for over 23 years....Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:39hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
College lecturers flag govt over poor salaries
COLLEGE lecturers have warned the government of possible disruption of service delivery in tertiary educational institutions amid government's failure to pay decent salaries.According to Colle...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:45hrs | 562 | by Staff reporter
300 tractors to speed up rural roads rehab
Rural roads are set for a major facelift in line with Vision 2030 after President Mnangagwa secured 300 Belarus tractors to boost the capacity of the Rural Infrastructural Development Agency (RIDA) to...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:42hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs shower praises on Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF legislators have been praising President Emmerson Mnangagwa's State of the Nation Address (Sona), which painted a rosy picture of the country's fortunes despite the deteriorating socio-economi...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:54hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe licences US$9,7 billion investments
THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) said this week it issued 615 licences to investors worth almost US$9,7 billion during the year ended December 31, 2023.Tafadzwa Chinamo, c...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:01hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Stash of cyanide discovered in Belmont
THE Environment Management Agency (EMA) is investigating a case involving the alleged illegal importation of cyanide, which was found hidden in a warehouse in the Belmont industrial area in Bulawayo....Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:29hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's EPOs are only being held for speculative purposes
Calls have intensified for the Government to review the issuance of Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPOs) by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development following revelations that the majority of them ...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 04:27hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa whips 'errant' ministers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has castigated his ministers for failing to respect Cabinet business demanding real-time updates on the fight against the cholera epidemic ravaging Zimbabwe and the Sadc r...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:46hrs | 1041 | by Staff reporter
ANC urged to call Zanu-PF to order
Zimbabweans based in neighbouring South Africa are lobbying the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party to review its relationship with Zanu-PF and take the country's leaders to task for mis-gove...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 04:44hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
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