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Marvo resumes operations
BULAWAYO'S stationery giant, Marvo Stationery Manufacturers (Marvo), has resumed operations on a small scale and is banking on an anticipated $1,5 million investment from a local unnamed investor to s...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 10:15hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube hints on currency reforms
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has hinted to a number of currency reforms to be implemented within the shortest period, among them adopting a market based foreign currency exchange a...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 19:29hrs | 9907 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commits 1% of GDP to research
GOVERNMENT has committed 1% of gross domestic product (GDP) towards research and development (R&D) across all sectors of the economy, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.R&D supports...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo threatens to approach ConCourt, State chickens out
THE State yesterday aborted attempts to amend charges levelled against businessperson Wicknell Chivayo, who is accused of swindling Zimbabwe Power Company of over $5 million, after the Intratrek found...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 07:08hrs | 2070 | by Staff reporter
Warrant of arrest for Ginimbi
A warrant of arrest has been issued against businessman Genius Kadungure after he failed to pitch for his fraud trial yesterday. Kadungure, who is jointly charged with Wicknell Chivayo, was su...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:17hrs | 3653 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi, Chivayo R1,5m fraud trial moved
A HARARE magistrate yesterday issued a warrant of arrest to businessman Genius Kadungure, popularly known as Ginimbi, who is accused of swindling Zanu PF member of Parliament Dexter Nduna of R1 581 89...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:56hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
Doubts over Egodini project
The construction of the $60 million Egodini Mall in Bulawayo has suffered notable delays, raising questions on whether the contractor would be able to beat a set 15-month deadline.The hyped Eg...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 21:52hrs | 1811 | by Staff reporter
Bride and groom die on way to marriage ceremony
Three family members died in a road traffic accident at the 49km peg along Mazowe-Centenary highway this afternoon when a Toyota Wish driver lost control of the vehicle.One of the victims who ...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 13:38hrs | 18031 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Coventry 'a mere swimmer'?
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, so says Murphy's law.Well, Murphy's law seems to following — nay, stalking — losing MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa.If ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 07:55hrs | 2484 | by CONWAY TUTANI
Woman's fortunes disappear overnight
Nomathemba Moyo is one woman who has been overcome with nostalgia — from her days as a powerful woman, to overnight poverty — making her the poorest in her community.Moyo blames her ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:19hrs | 1983 | by Staff reporter
Banning White City Stadium and approving Vhengere is witchcraft
HIGHLANDERS have described as "witchcraft" the decision to continue allowing Vhengere Stadium in Rusape to host Premier Soccer League matches after falling 0-1 to relegation-threatened Mutare City Rov...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 06:05hrs | 1207 | by Staff reporter
'I was labelled a prostitute'
HAJIRAH Belinda Potts was recently crowned Miss World Zimbabwe at a colourful ceremony in Domboshava's Orchid Gardens, shrugging off stiff competition from 13 other contestants. NewsDay Life &...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:26hrs | 1306 | by Staff reporter
Matanga sued over botched $1,9m equipment tender
POLICE Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has been taken to court by an equipment company which is seeking an order to compel the Zimbabwe Republic Police to buy its speed trap machines and printers ...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:38hrs | 1898 | by Staff reporter
'Industry revival top priority'
THE new Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndlovu, says the revival of industries will be a top priority during his tenure as the new political dispensation moves to transform the...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:51hrs | 1016 | by Staff reporter
Neighbours fight over dead child
An EPWORTH woman yesterday dragged her neighbour to court for accusing her of witchcraft.Loveness Machinga appeared at the Harare Civil Court where she applied for a peace order against her ne...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 16:37hrs | 3257 | by Staff reporter
Industry minister outlines plans
New Minister of Industry and Commerce, Mr Mangaliso Ndlovu, plans to introduce a raft of measures including a "robust" industrialisation policy and removing bottlenecks so as to attract more investors...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 06:32hrs | 1248 | by Staff reporter
Hunt on for new Prosecutor-General
Government has started hunting for a substantive Prosecutor-General following the publication of the resgination of Prosecutor-General Advocate Ray Goba in the Government Gazette on Friday, a senior G...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:27hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Former Ms Zimbabwe hopes to conquer Califonia
AFTER bagging two titles at the provincial stage of the National Amateur Body Builders Association (Nabba) Championships in Gauteng, South Africa, last week, former Ms Zimbabwe champion Regina Jonga i...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 18:08hrs | 2866 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe lacks political will to fight graft'
There is lack of political will at the top to fight corruption that has dogged the nation for decades, anti-corruption group Transparency International has said.Frank Mpahlo, the watchdog's Zi...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 17:15hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Egodini to reopen in November 2019
THE developer of the much anticipated Egodini Bus Terminus, Terracotta Private Limited, has revealed that the first phase of the project will be open for trading by November 2019 as they work towards ...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:42hrs | 1514 | by Staff reporter
Egodini to reopen in November 2019
THE developer of the much anticipated Egodini Bus Terminus, Terracotta Private Limited, has revealed that the first phase of the project will be open for trading by November 2019 as they work towards ...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:09hrs | 431 | by Staff Reporter
Monitoring Implementation of Economic Participation Agreements
The genesis of the Economic Participation Agreements (EPA) can be traced back to the historic economic and trade relation between European countries and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states....Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 07:30hrs | 143 | by NANGO
Sessel Zvidzai's garden boy now Gweru Ward 3 councillor
In a notable tale of grace to grass, former MDC-T Gweru Urban MP and senior official in the MDC Alliance, Sessel Zvidzai's gardener is now City of Gweru Ward 3 councillor.Doubt Ncube, who is 3...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 11:30hrs | 2888 | by Staff reporter
Know your Minister of Finance Prof Mthuli Ncube
Professor Mthuli Ncube is currently Managing Director and Head of Quantum Global Research Lab (Switzerland), part of Quantum Global Group, the largest Private Equity group dedicated to investing in Af...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 19:14hrs | 12203 | by Staff Reporter
Majome releases CDF expenditure report
Former Harare West MP Jessie Majome has released the Constituence Development Fund report to upraise the constituency on how the funds were used during her tenure."As I promised, I hereby pres...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:18hrs | 1440 | by Stephen Jakes
Congratulations Karoi for choosing this 100% guy as your mayor
I got to know this guy in 1999 when he was teaching at Nyamhunga Primary School in Kariba. We used to share a lot during those days as I was also based at Nyanhewe Primary Sc...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 07:11hrs | 3358 | by John Tafadzwa Chirinda
UK names new Zimbabwean ambassador
THE United Kingdom has appointed a new Ambassador to Zimbabwe to replace Ms Catriona Laing in January next year. In a statement yesterday, the UK Government confirmed Ms Melanie Robinson's app...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:51hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Cement shortage: PPC calms the market
THE country's largest cement manufacturer, PPC Zimbabwe, has said the market has no reason to engage in panic buying of cement and advised retailers to act responsibly in pricing the commodity to avoi...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 1028 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi, Chivayo fraud trial resumes
HARARE businessman Genius Kadungure, also known as Ginimbi, who is accused of swindling a Zanu-PF member Dexter Nduna of R1 581 890 in a botched mining supply deal, was summoned to appear in court on ...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 1532 | by Staff reporter
Rushwaya dragged to court
A GROUP of miners under the banner Zvishavane-Mberengwa Miners' Association (ZMMA) has taken former Zifa chief executive officer Ms Henrietta Rushwaya to court for defying a court order by masqueradin...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:17hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Kapini still dreams of Warriors call-up
TAPUWA Kapini will go down in history as one of Zimbabwe's most eccentric and colourful goalkeepers of his generation, but the former Highlanders shot-stopper wants to be remembered for something more...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 13:30hrs | 1783 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man takes Sedco to court
A Bulawayo resident, Mandlenkosi Ndlovu, has filed a chamber application for leave to file a Constitutional Court application, challenging the constitutionality of the Small Enterprises Development Co...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:28hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi, accomplices trial date set
A HARARE magistrate has set November 19, 26 and 29 as trial dates for former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi, who is facing charges of fraud, criminal abuse of office and theft of trust propert...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:06hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa targets rogue soldiers
Former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe will lead a seven-member commission of inquiry tasked with investigating circumstances leading to the post-election violence of August 1.The ap...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 13:02hrs | 4101 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate cautions Chivayo
A Harare magistrate has cautioned businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who is facing fraud charges to abide by bail conditions after he defaulted reporting to police during Heroes' holidays.Chivayo a...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 12:56hrs | 3192 | by staff reporter
Corruption major hurdle to meeting development goals
THERE are many questions which require some answers for Zimbabwe pertaining to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) especially on whether Zimbabwe will achieve the targets of the 17...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:52hrs | 53 | by David Mhlanga
Zesa hammered for negligence in electrocution cases
Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa Holdings, has been ordered to pay $23 805 to a Harare widow who lost her husband due to electrocution. ...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:32hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Zec lawyer denies Twitter account
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) lawyer Advocate Tawanda Kanengoni has distanced himself from a Twitter account attributed to him on social media.Adv Kanengoni stole the show with his c...Published: 28 Aug 2018 at 08:14hrs | 3164 | by Staff Reporter
Con-Court jokes flood social media
Harare lawyer Regina Bwanali, who was representing the fifth respondent, Dr Noah Manyika, at the Constitutional Court was at the centre of social media banter after presenting her application to the c...Published: 23 Aug 2018 at 16:37hrs | 10375 | by Staff reporter
Who is Professor Mthuli Ncube?
PROFESSOR Mthuli NCUBE is a financial, economics, investment, and public policy expert. He has vast experience and worked in the private sector, public sector, academia, and international financial in...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 17:51hrs | 9588 | by Agencies
MDC Alliance neglects jailed cop killers
TWO MDC Alliance activists serving 20-year jail terms each for killing a police officer have accused the opposition party of neglecting them, NewZimbabwe.com reported.Last Maengahama and Tunga...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 07:24hrs | 1606 | by Staff reporter
It never rains but pours for Undenge
It never rains but it pours for former Energy minister Samuel Undenge after he was dragged back to court on Saturday on another charge.In the latest charge, Undenge is facing fraud allegations...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 07:09hrs | 2783 | by Staff reporter
US sanctions on Zimbabwe - truths, history and lies
A new regime of US sanctions has just been signed into law, opening a fresh front in the increasingly polarised political debate in Zimbabwe.Critics say they hurt the economy, while supporters...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 19:01hrs | 5654 | by newsZWire
Did the MDC really call for Zimbabwe sanctions?
ZANU-PF often makes the claim that it is the opposition that has called for sanctions. The opposition's stance on sanctions has shifted according to its proximity to power.In 2012, Tendai Biti...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 18:52hrs | 2167 | by newsZWire
Zimbabwe inflation reaches record high since 2012
PRESSURE on the parallel exchange rate market continues to pile due to shortage of foreign currency in the economy forcing Zimbabwe's year-on-year inflation rate to reach 4,29 percent last month....Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:52hrs | 1401 | by Staff reporter
What sin did Ariel Sibanda commit Mr Chidzambwa?
EVERY football player dreams of representing his national team during the course of his playing career.It is the ultimate "call" when one is invited to join the squad and gets to don the natio...Published: 20 Aug 2018 at 05:51hrs | 606 | by Sikhumbuzo Moyo
Chivayo, Kadungure in trouble
The State has revived a case in which controversial businessmen Wicknell Chivayo and Genius Kadungure are being charged for allegedly defrauding two local businessmen about six years ago.Polic...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 14:07hrs | 6101 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo back in court for defrauding Zanu-PF MP
CONTROVERSIAL businessman Wicknell Chivayo has been arrested on fresh allegations of defrauding a local businessman of over 1 million South African rands as well as Zanu-PF Chegutu West legislator Dex...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:56hrs | 2524 | by Staff reporter
Beauty with brains dares fellow models
AWARD-WINNING model Sindiso Ndlovu says there is need for beauty models to acquire education as a way of enhancing their beauty and preparing for the future because life on the ramp is short.T...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:01hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
High court reverses AFM church evictions
THE High Court yesterday reversed the illegal evictions of congregants from the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) of Portland Oregon in Southern Africa who were, together with their leader Reverend Richar...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:57hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
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