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Zimbabwe killer soldiers 'were driven by cruelty'
SOLDIERS allegedly shot and killed Silvia Maphosa (56) in cold blood at close range on August 1 during post elections violence that rocked Harare, the commission of inquiry into the violence led by fo...Published: 20 hrs ago | 2495 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa President in waiting?
On a solitary Wednesday, while the nation is gripped by a cauldron of economic misgivings from political saboteurs and regime change fanatics; the nation woke up to a hair raising and jaw lowering art...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 12:18hrs | 6663 | by Fanya Haraka
Mnangagwa, Chamisa cannot preside over graves
IT is sad President Emmerson Mnangagwa and opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa have decided to continue bickering and politicking at the expense of the millions of Zimbabweans who are bearin...Published: 17 Oct 2018 at 06:50hrs | 634 | by Editorial - newsday
United we stand, divided we fall
Zimbabweans should start realising the riches that comes with a united rather than a divided nation. We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.Elections have come and g...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 11:13hrs | 1052 | by Brightface Mutema
Chamisa, Mnangagwa MPs squabble over economic challenges
THE motion currently being debated in the National Assembly on the structural challenges affecting the economy has degenerated into politicking, with MPs failing to proffer solutions to the economic q...Published: 15 Oct 2018 at 06:41hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to join ZCTU demos
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has resolved to join the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and the rest of the suffering citizens in protesting against the deteriorating economic conditions in the c...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 13:14hrs | 8112 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube has invited to his breakfast table ingredients from both the chicken and the pig
The unmistakable, yet inevitable atmosphere of limbo, utter despair, confusion and analytic paralysis engulfs the nation yet again. It has become our accustomed portion.The triumphant arroganc...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 10:06hrs | 3799 | by Zifiso Masiye
Zimbabwean economy reflects state of governance
IN 2015, I argued that the economy was Zanu-PF's most virulent opposition.The 2016 introduction of bond notes pegged to the US dollar saw the emergence of a parallel market for foreign exchang...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 13:47hrs | 3191 | by Brian Kagoro
Mnangagwa's battle to win EU enemies far from over
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's battle to win the hearts and souls of his governing Zanu PF party's erstwhile enemies in Europe looks to be far from over.This is despite a charm offensive the P...Published: 12 Oct 2018 at 07:04hrs | 991 | by Editorial - newsday
Mnangagwa gets 72-hour ultimatum
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has been given 72 hours to fix the economic challenges that have crippled the healthcare sector or face an urgent constitutional court challenge.The Z...Published: 11 Oct 2018 at 06:57hrs | 31133 | by Staff reporter
Honest, open and genuine dialogue can help Zimbabwe move forward
THE effort put in by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya to take Zimbabwe from its economic woes is commendable, but the two must understand that it...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:50hrs | 516 | by David Mhlanga
Why marginalise women in politics?
WOMEN in Zimbabwe continue to suffer from historical marginalisation and structural inequalities that exist in the political, social and economic spheres. Historically, colonisers made sure that women...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 06:44hrs | 114 | by Linda Masarira
Real or Fake, Diaspora tax should be effected!
A lot of noise has already been made by different sections of the society regarding the introduction of diaspora tax by the Government. Different positions have been shared on social media regarding t...Published: 09 Oct 2018 at 09:16hrs | 1637 | by Brightface Mutema
Mthuli Ncube needs to cushion the poor
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube stuck to his guns on Friday after his proposed tax on electronic transactions was received with indignation by already overtaxed Zimbabweans and insisted that taxpayers w...Published: 07 Oct 2018 at 08:52hrs | 297 | by Editorial - the standard
Nothing wrong in principle with 2% electronic transfer tax
"In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes," observed presciently Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), one of the founding fathers of the United States, who was both a philoma...Published: 06 Oct 2018 at 09:14hrs | 969 | by Conway Tutani
Zimbabwe could draw valuable lessons from Singapore in the former's quest for economic growth
SINGAPORE and Rwanda are exciting countries that may easily serve as case studies for other countries seeking a rapid reduction in their poverty levels. For the purposes of this article I will allow t...Published: 05 Oct 2018 at 19:17hrs | 1555 | by Prosper Munyedza
FC Platonum sink Dembare
FC Platinum 2 - 0 Dynamos AT the sound of the final whistle Dynamos coach Lloyd Chigove looked like a man in a need of a hug.With one hand holding up his chin and the other on the hi...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 07:34hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's foreign reserves plummet
Zimbabwe's foreign reserves have depleted to $200 million against a requirement of $1 billion cover as the country is struggling to emerge out of a near-recession, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) h...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 13:08hrs | 1401 | by Staff reporter
War time anti-tank mine rocks Gweru police station
AN explosion which rocked Gweru Rural Police Station sending tremors across the Central Business District was allegedly caused by a war time anti-tank mine planted inside the station. The expl...Published: 29 Sep 2018 at 12:48hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Blast rocks police station
There was a massive explosion at Gweru Rural Police Station in Gweru's central business district which uprooted a tree and partially destroyed the charge office's ceiling leaving debris scattered in t...Published: 28 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | 810 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's next five years: 2018-2023 (realities, lies)
POLITICAL perspectives in Zimbabwe, at least after the recent 2018 general election, have tended to have a sense of immediacy and urgency.Spurred on by the fundamentally zero-sum power games t...Published: 26 Sep 2018 at 11:29hrs | 1407 | by Takura Zhangazha
Nelson Chamisa is a dictator unfit to lead the Integrated MDC
Word on the street and in the opposition circles is that the MDC-Alliance is going to re-integrating and morph into one political party, reverting to something resembling the original 1999 MDC project...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 07:11hrs | 8194 | by Gangemukange
Corporates and cholera philanthropy
IT was recently reported that Econet Zimbabwe founding chief executive officer and now majority shareholder, Strive Masiyiwa issued a social media statement that questioned the transparency of the use...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 07:09hrs | 187 | by Takura Zhangazha
Chamisa turns down Parly invite
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa turned down an invitation to attend the official opening of Parliament presided over by President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday.Chamisa had been invited to attend the ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 13:11hrs | 7626 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's economic stabilisation programme out next month
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube will next month unveil a transitional economic stabilisation programme that will address fiscal and monetary reforms as well as an arrears clearance programme.Zim...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:15hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Mnanagwa's turning point
PRAGMATISM. That could be the word we were looking for to describe President Mnangagwa's approach and philosophy as he conducts business as leader of both Zanu-PF - the ruling party - and Government. ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 2684 | by Tichaona Zindoga
Driving policies towards Vision 2030
Zimbabwe has a new socio-political order. This has been dubbed the Second Republic, which is under the new dispensation. A new national policy is being crafted and hopefully will soon be unveiled. ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:29hrs | 195 | by Nick Mangwana
Govt to tighten import control regulations
GOVERNMENT is working on a number of pieces of legislation meant to monitor imports so as to protect citizens from substandard goods. Director for quality assurance in the Ministry of Industry...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
$6m ethanol project takes shape
The National Oil Infrastructure Company of Zimbabwe (NOIC) is targeting to complete the construction of two ethanol storage tanks with capacity of 6 million litres at its Mabvuku Depot in Harare by en...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's reckless spending, corruption can hinder new Cabinet fortunes
ELECTIONS have come and gone in Zimbabwe and the new Cabinet is now in place, both Parliament and Senate are now in their respective houses, with the President also now in office.What Zimbabwe...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:25hrs | 811 | by David Mhlanga
Economic war cabinet
After the noise and deliberate anti-development scheme by the opposition President Mnangagwa has appointed a new well balanced and surprising Cabinet. The nation is very anxious for change and the anx...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 702 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mthuli Ncube gets shock reality check
NEWLY-appointed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube - who arrived in the country from Switzerland early this week amid a populist storm and blaze of publicity on how to fix Zimbabwe's critically broken econ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:27hrs | 13180 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is dead! what next?
Opportunistic leaders not only cost lives and resources but also set back the march to freedom by decades. In Zimbabwe and across Africa, democracy has suffered a steady decline in recent years becaus...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 19:49hrs | 5633 | by Sam Wezhira
Khupe's party speaks on corruption
The Thokozani Khupe-led MDC-T is urging the new Cabinet ministers to shun corruption in a bid to reconstruct Zimbabwe's battered economy.In a statement, the party said its greatest concern was...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 14:23hrs | 1196 | by Staff reporter
How to select pumps for the Food Industry?
Pumps may not be the first thing you think of when considering the food industry but they are an essential part of any operating system. Food mixtures and fluids need to be moved from one part of the ...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 13:18hrs | 627 | by Agencies
Is MDC a better alternative, I wonder!
Dear Zimbabweans, My fellow countrymen i salute you in the name of peace and love.Is MDC a cursed political party or its just a grouping of ideological deficient and emotionally charge...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 10:22hrs | 1387 | by Munya Shumba
It's not all doom for Zimbabwe; We just need to be honest with ourselves
AS a new chapter of our country's political landscape is slowly unfolding; it is also a time for self-introspection.There comes a time as a people where we need to be honest with ourselves, be...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:36hrs | 394 | by Terrence Muvoti
19 shades of the MDC
Yesterday marked the 19th birthday of the Movement of Democratic Change - Zimbabwe's once formidable opposition party. Of course, one can be forgiven for not knowing what that name actually now repres...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:38hrs | 413 | by Tichaona Zindoga
MDC-T Statement on cabinet appointments
The MDC-T would like to congratulate the new cabinet which was sworn in today. We note with great appreciation efforts of inclusion of women, youth and other minority groups in our country. The cabine...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 18:45hrs | 3094 | by Linda Tsungirirai Masarira
Why technocrats succeed or fail in the Zanu government
Apologies for boring you with citing in full Mukoma Muzivazvose Google's definition of technocrats. However, this will help some of us to know a bit about technocrats in view of recently appointed min...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 558 | by Ndaba Nhuku
Mnangagwa's new Cabinet to be sworn in today
President Mnangagwa will today swear in his newly appointed Cabinet of 20 members, 13 deputy ministers and nine provincial ministers, to come up with policies that can steer the nation out of its prol...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:43hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
New Mnangagwa Cabinet gets thumbs up
President Mnangagwa's new Cabinet is a refreshing start to the Second Republic as it blends young brains with seasoned technocrats with capacity to revive the economy, analysts said yesterday....Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | 1296 | by Staff Repotrter
'Mnangagwa bomb probe team clueless'
THE multi-agency security team investigating a deadly grenade attack which occurred soon after President Emmerson Mnangagwa left the stage following his address at a rally at White City Stadium in Bul...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 13:05hrs | 3009 | by Staff reporter
MDC Schooled by ZANU PF
Mthwakazi Republic Party has expressed its disgust over the MDC's manipulative behaviour, meant to exploit the voice of the residents of Bulawayo. Party's President Mqondisi Moyo said the beha...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 09:30hrs | 2014 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa should prove his mantle
From his first coming as President - in November last year - Emmerson Mnangagwa has sought to portray himself as a Statesman, a man who would put the needs of the nation first and rise above the poiso...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:05hrs | 239 | by Editorial - newsday
Churches demand security reforms
ONE of the country's leading Christian bodies, the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), has written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, urging him to restore economic and political stability following the...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:59hrs | 347 | by Staffr eporter
Mnangagnwa must swiftly move in to avert crisis
IT'S futile for government to bury its head in the sand and pretend all is well in light of the ever-increasing prices of basic needs coupled with shortages of money in the banking system. It's undeni...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 595 | by Editorial - newsday
Mnangagwa blamed for failure to address 'legitimacy' issues, prices soar
THE prices of basic commodities have risen sharply since elections held on July 30 to levels that are too high for a dollarised economy.The bout of inflation is blamed on excessive government ...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 2301 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Commission political grandstanding
Zapu spokesperson Iphithule Maphosa has said the recently appointed commission of inquiry into shooting on 1 August 2018 is nothing but an act of hypocrisy that lacks genuine intent.He said th...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 10:39hrs | 423 | by Stephen Jakes
Simba Makoni, Nkosana Moyo emerged from defeat far, far better than Chamisa
I HOPE Chamisa's simmering and smarting hordes are now settled, after what by now should be a long enough cooling period. He is himself showing signs of recovering from zealous political Pentecostalis...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:03hrs | 1474 | by Igomombe
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