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ZRP never sanctioned 31 July demo
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police has dismissed a fake letter which has been posted on social media platforms indicating that Chief superintendent Smart Matongo the Officer Commanding Harare Suburban Distr...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1419 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda savages Chamisa, son of a 'Rhodesian African riffler'
ZANU-PF national commissar and minister Victor Matemadanda has declared MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa will not rule Zimbabwe because of his perceived disdain for First Chimurenga icon Mbuya Nehan...Published: 13 hrs ago | 3836 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs linked to July 31 mass demos
IN A surprising development, expelled former Zanu-PF youth leader Godfrey Tsenengamu, pictured, has sensationally claimed that some ruling party bigwigs are involved in the organisation of the planned...Published: 13 hrs ago | 6998 | by Staff reporter
3 more die of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe
Three more people have died of Covid 19 bringing the cumulative number of deaths in Zimbabwe to 12 as confirmed cases have risen to 926 after 41 new cases were recorded yesterday.Two deaths we...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1989 | by Staff reporter
RG application dismissed
Suspended Registrar-General Clemence Masango today lost his bid to have his bail conditions varied after the court noted that there were no changed circumstances from the day he was granted bail....Published: 13 hrs ago | 822 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi and his company acquitted
Businessman Genius Kadungure and his gas company Piko Trading have been found not guilty of smuggling gas into the country and failing to declare returns to the Commission of Taxes.Piko Tradin...Published: 13 hrs ago | 809 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube faces uphill task
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube, expected to present his mid-term budget statement next week, faces a daunting task to craft a cocktail of measures to stem the steepest economic decline in Zimbabwe sinc...Published: 22 hrs ago | 3691 | by Staff reporter
Fresh wave of farm grabs sparks outrage
A FRESH wave of farm takeovers facilitated by government has intensified under the guise of trimming farm sizes, sparking fears of a renewed assault on white farmers, who feel besieged and are now rus...Published: 22 hrs ago | 3596 | by Staff reporter
NRZ splurges US$319K on vehicles
THE state-owned National Railways of Zimbabwe has spent more than US$319 000 on six luxury cars for top managers, amid allegations the money was diverted from a purse meant for the refurbishment of lo...Published: 22 hrs ago | 2115 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MP approaches court over mandatory fuel blending
HARARE North member of the National Assembly and businessman Allan Markham has approached the High Court for an order to set aside regulations for the mandatory blending of anhydrous ethanol with unle...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1959 | by Staff reporter
Japan launches Chamisa's bullet train
A NEW bullet train has entered service in Japan that's the country's fastest, smoothest, most comfortable and safest yet it's able to "escape" to safety in the event of an earthquake.The N700S...Published: 22 hrs ago | 4641 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube walks a tightrope
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube is expected to present a mid-term fiscal review statement next week. The country is on edge, as the steepest economic decline in living memory wreaks havoc. Even the hype...Published: 22 hrs ago | 2841 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's fuel pricing structure is flawed, uncompetitive'
AS the country reels under acute fuel shortages, compounded by the depreciating Zimbabwean dollar and limited foreign currency, senior reporter Tinashe Kairiza (TK) this week spoke to National Oil Inf...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1005 | by Staff reporter
'We're marching against looting'
OPPOSITION politician Jacob Ngarivhume, who is leading the July 31 nationwide protests, says the demonstrations will go ahead as Zimbabweans are reeling under corruption whose impact is more ruinous t...Published: 22 hrs ago | 2205 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa opens up on his humble upbringing
A GRIEVING Nelson Chamisa, leader of the opposition MDC Alliance party, has, for the first time, opened up on his humble beginnings, saying his late mother was very instrumental in his meteoric rise t...Published: 22 hrs ago | 8797 | by Staff reporter
Tighter lockdown for Harare, Bulawayo
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has announced plans to tighten lockdown regulations for Harare and Bulawayo after infections spiked to 885 as of Wednesday, with local infections also rising....Published: 22 hrs ago | 3536 | by Staff reporter
Govt to audit US$ service stations
Government says it will conduct audits on fuel companies accessing the precious commodity through the reserve Bank of Zimbabwe foreign currency facility to check if they were not double-dipping by sel...Published: 22 hrs ago | 839 | by Staff reporter
Fresh push for diaspora vote
INDEPENDENT electoral watchdog, the Electoral Resource Centre (ERC) has challenged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to use the postal voting system it administers to allow Zimbabweans in the di...Published: 22 hrs ago | 430 | by Staff reporter
Muchenje 'mysteriously' bounces back at NetOne
GOVERNMENT has reinstated embattled NetOne chief executive Lazarus Muchenje with immediate effect.The development was confirmed by a well-placed source, who asked for anonymity for fear of rep...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1136 | by Staff reporter
Zimra closes Bulawayo, Chiredzi offices due to COVID-19
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has been forced to close its Bulawayo and Chiredzi offices after it emerged the 54-year-old Bulawayo man who died of COVID-19 on Sunday had visited the offices....Published: 22 hrs ago | 1161 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo instigating mass uprising in Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party on Monday accused exiled former minister Jonathan Moyo of agitating for "mass uprising" in the country and called for his extradition from Kenya.Zanu-PF secreta...Published: 22 hrs ago | 2832 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa faces Bulawayo revolt
MDCAlliance is facing a revolt in Bulawayo with reports that some councillors and legislators want to join acting MDC-T leader Dr Thokozani Khupe. According to insiders, the councillors and MP...Published: 22 hrs ago | 2981 | by Staff reporter
CID boss jailed for abuse of office
THE officer-in-charge of CID Gweru, Detective Inspector Leonard Gwandu has been sentenced to three years in prison for criminal abuse of office. Gwandu will, however serve an effective two years in ja...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1369 | by Staff reporter
South Africa Zimbabwe border still closed until further notice
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has said it will use the pre-clearance facility to expedite the movement of commercial cargo between Zimbabwe and South Africa when the two countries' border reo...Published: 22 hrs ago | 1101 | by Staff reporter
PRAZ boss sent on leave
The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe's (PRAZ) chief executive, Mr Nyasha Chizu, was on Tuesday sent on leave, the day after he told Parliament's committee on the Budget, Finance and Econom...Published: 22 hrs ago | 888 | by Staff reporter
Border authorities highlight need to test truck drivers
Authorities at Forbes Border Post in Mutare have highlighted the need to test truck drivers passing through the port of entry for better management of any potential Covid-19 cases, as most of them wer...Published: 22 hrs ago | 248 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's father was a Rhodesian soldier?
MDC-Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa's father is a Rhodesian African Rifles soldier who does not know the definition of a war veteran, according to Zanu-PF secretary for War Veterans and Deputy Minis...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 21:32hrs | 11219 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sued
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been taken to court by one Tendai Chitinhe who is involved in a fierce wrangle for the Chivero chieftainship with Cornleous Chengera.Chengero was recently appo...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 21:04hrs | 11367 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 cases shoot to 885
ZIMBABWE'S confirmed Covid-19 cases have surged to 885 after 98 fresh cases were recorded in a single day on Wednesday.This was revealed by the Ministry of Health in its regular update of the ...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 21:03hrs | 1769 | by Staff reporter
Pressure mounts on Mnangagwa
Pressure is mounting on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to resolve the economic crisis as the cost of living skyrockets.This comes as the local currency continues to lose value a...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 20:53hrs | 9322 | by Staff reporter
Over 1,000 Zimbabwean students face return from US
Many of the more than 1000 Zimbabwean students at American universities may have to return home following a US Government decision that foreign students at universities that now teach online with no f...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 19:43hrs | 2430 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo meets
ZANU-PF is set to hold an ordinary session of the Politburo tomorrow at the party headquarters in Harare.In a statement today, Acting Secretary for Information and Publicity and party spokespe...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 19:43hrs | 3602 | by Staff reporter
RBZ designates Zimswitch as a national payment switch
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has designated Zimswitch as a national payment switch with immediate effect as it moves to operationalise Statutory Instrument 80 of 2020, which enables it to contro...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 19:21hrs | 1942 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa pampers soldiers, police
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pampered soldiers and the police, giving them between $5 000 and $8 000 COVID-19 allowances which critics say are meant to appease them ahead of the planned July 31 pr...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:26hrs | 20261 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa tells mourners that he is unstoppable
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he was unstoppable and unfazed by his political woes that saw him lose the party headquarters, Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House and the reca...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:24hrs | 6687 | by Staff reporter
Parliament confronted over Chamisa MPs recall
INDEPENDENT electoral watchdog Elections Resource Centre (ERC) has written to Speaker of the House of Assembly, Jacob Mudenda demanding an explanation on how he allowed the MDC-T, which contested and ...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:23hrs | 9082 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF threatens to clamp down on big business
ZANU-PF has threatened to clamp down on big business fond of disrupting government policies by inflating prices of goods and manipulating the black market.Speaking at a policy meeting in Harar...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:23hrs | 2972 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Zapu cross swords over seized properties
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has angered opposition Zapu leaders after he met them shortly before the November 2017 coup and early last year where he pledged to return their seized properties before h...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:22hrs | 2041 | by Staff reporter
7 soldiers rob hospital
SEVEN armed soldiers and five civilians were arrested in Chinhoyi after raiding Chidamoyo Mission Hospital in Hurungwe and getting away with US$1 500 and other valuables.The armed robbery reported...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:21hrs | 2652 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean born actor invades Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES-BASED Zimbabwean actor Rick Cosnett has disclosed that his journey to become a Hollywood star did not come on a silver platter, but he travelled a difficultroad.Cosnett is popu...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:20hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to pay £3bn land grab compensation
WENTY years after a violent takeover of white-owned commercial farms by the Zanu-PF regime led by the late former President Robert Mugabe, the new administration led by his former deputy Emmerson Mnan...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:19hrs | 1435 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rescues Khupe at his mother's funeral
MDC-Alliance hooligans allegedly manhandled and temporarily blocked MDC-T leader Dr Thokozani Khupe from attending the burial of Gogo Alice Chamisa, the mother to MDC-Alliance faction leader Mr Nelson...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:03hrs | 4408 | by Staff reporter
Toll, vehicle licence fees up
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration has increased toll fees with immediate effect. Light vehicles now pay $45 to go through a toll and $750 quarterly licence fees. The changes we...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:02hrs | 2029 | by Staff reporter
SA to reopen border post within 24 hours
South Africa will reopen its side of Beitbridge Border Post within 24 hours after completing the necessary disinfection in the wake of finding a customs officer infected with Covid-19. South A...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:00hrs | 2931 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says change was near and Mnangagwa's end was nigh
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said he was unstoppable and unfazed by his political woes that saw him lose the party headquarters, Morgan Richard Tsvangirai House and the reca...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 07:00hrs | 1256 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa will have no sacred cows
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa will have no sacred cows in the fight against corruption with the Tuesday sacking of a Cabinet minister testimony of his stance to uproot the cancerous vice, a senior Government of...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 06:59hrs | 3490 | by Staff reporter
Covid-19: 18 UBH health workers test positive
EIGHTEEN health personnel working in the same ward at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) have tested positive for Covid-19 after allegedly attending to an infected patient, The Chronicle reported....Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1719 | by Staff Reporter
Ramaphosa fails to manage South Africa's coronavirus death rate
South Africa now has the world's 14th highest number of Covid-19 infections globally and officials are concerned that the virus's "doubling rate" is currently higher than all countries with more cases...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 21:38hrs | 3950 | by Staff reporter
Khupe chased away from Chamisa mother's funeral
The leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirai (MDC-T), Thokozani Khupe has reportedly been embarrassed at the funeral of Mbuya Chamisa, the mother of MDC Alliance leader Nelso...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 19:15hrs | 11977 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa supporters disrupt Mwonzora rally
Three MDC Alliance supporters accused of disrupting MDC-T secretarygeneral Douglas Mwonzora's rally in Marondera at the weekend were yesterday arraigned before provincial magistrate ignatius Mhene fac...Published: 08 Jul 2020 at 18:32hrs | 9462 | by Staff reporter
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