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Giant stationery Manufacturer Re-Opens But...
The giant stationary manufacturer Marvo is set to re open next week on Monday.Workers who were stopped working some time ago said they were told that the company is re-opening."The ove...Published: 7 hrs ago | 928 | by Stephen Jakes
UK to support Zimbabwe IMF programme
Britain will support Zimbabwe to get on an interim IMF staff programme to help the country quickly clear its foreign arrears, Britain's ambassador in Harare said on Tuesday. Clearing the $1.8 ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:37hrs | 3294 | by Staff reporter
UK to support Zimbabwe clear its arrears
The United Kingdom says it will support Zimbabwe to clear its arrears with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.Outgoing British Ambassador Catriona Laing advised on this d...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 19:13hrs | 2969 | by Staff reporter
38 years of Zanu PF tyranny has sucked all marrow out of life - We are living dead
"Insanity," said the great Physicist Albert Einstein "in doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result" Talk of insanity and one immediately thinks of the mental patien...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 08:28hrs | 2843 | by Wilbert Mukori
ZCTU honours 2006 torture victims
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has honoured its members who were brutally tortured by police on September 13 2006 after spearheading countrywide protests against social injustices by for...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:48hrs | 324 | 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 | 161 | by Staff reporter
US piles pressure on Mnangagwa
Newly-appointed United States ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols says he is looking forward to seeing Zimbabwe return to being the powerhouse it used to be, once it embarks on a path of reviving its...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:41hrs | 21545 | by Staff reporter
Open Letter to my Mother - My heroine
Dear Mom, I'm not sure where to actually start this letter, because I have so much to say.I think it's difficult as a child to express a lot of things to their mother especially if its...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | 351 | by Mberi Prince
UK is introducing a new two-year seasonal visa
The UK Home Government announced earlier this month that it will launch a two-year seasonal worker pilot scheme.According to Breytenbachs Immigration Consultants, the scheme aims to bring 2,50...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 12:18hrs | 5735 | by Staff reporter
Chidzambga pleads for Euro stars
WARRIORS coach Sunday Chidzambga is desperate to have the United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean players in his squad and is pleading with the relevant authorities to prioritise issuing of passports to the p...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:22hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
Man bashes wife over HIV status
A MAN from Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife leaving her hospitalised for hiding from him that she was HIV positive. Abraham Mhlanga (25) of Jute Road, Montgomery su...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 07:20hrs | 1827 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's (Criminal) Record Check!
Chronicling abuses on women in Zimbabwe Dear Zimbabwean Women, It is high time we chronicled all abuses...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:53hrs | 2266 | by Nomazulu Thata
Business opportunities in Zimbabwe that will make more millionaires in 2018
The term "millionaire" is taking on a new meaning in Zimbabweans abroad. It's no longer just about the size of your bank account; any shady politician, corrupt bureaucrat, or unscrupulous busi...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 1788 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
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 | 1189 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa stop window dressing
Leader of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC-A), Nelson Chamisa, has proven beyond reasonable doubt that he is the king of selfies, that he is the master of window dressing and an expert...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 14:52hrs | 3332 | by Prosperity Mzila
Perrance Shiri rules out bread shortage
Government has ruled out the possibility of bread shortage in the country as mechanisms have been put in place to import wheat in the short-term. Further, Government wants to boost wheat cropp...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Financial illiteracy is our biggest enemy in Zimbabwe
I found a very interesting letter in one of my old books that I last read in 2004. It is a letter that I received from Barclays Bank (Zimbabwe), offering me a Z$1 million overdraft facility. Three yea...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | 264 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Chamisa’s dictatorial tendencies exposed
Following the confirmation of President Mnangagwa's election victory by the Constitutional Court and his subsequent inauguration last month, the nation had one eye on the unfolding mayoral elections a...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 594 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zimbabwe's new Cabinet: A patronage, merit alchemy?
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa, following a disputed narrow victory in July which had to be validated by the Constitutional Court in August, appointed a new Cabinet on Friday, September 7....Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 13:38hrs | 1588 | by Washington Katema
Building an effective public service in Zimbabwe
PUBLIC financial resources ought to be managed with integrity, transparency and accountability, all for efficient and effective service delivery, sustainable economic growth and development.Ab...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 07:12hrs | 755 | by Mthuli Ncube
Why the party is always supreme
Political parties are constructed in order to conquer and exercise political power. The political party does the conquering but the Government does the exercising of the power. Therefore, the question...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 230 | by Nick Mangwana
Chamisa's ally warns Zanu-PF
MDC Alliance national youth leader Happymore ‘Bvondo' Chidziva has warned the ruling Zanu-PF leadership that arrests will not stop the opposition from demanding its "stolen vote".The Highfie...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 12:07hrs | 2794 | by Staff reporter
Mnangawa's Cabinet was tight balance between economy, politics
I WATCHED the Cabinet announcement with a colleague from East Africa, who opined that Zimbabweans are too easy to please and that they move on faster than expected.From the dusty campaign trai...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:56hrs | 593 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Bosso claim braging rights
Highlanders 3-0 Dynamos HIGHLANDERS fans finally found something to smile about after their team ended a three-match winless streak by thrashing traditional rivals Dynamos in a rescheduled Match D...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 1204 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe urgently needs $4bn bailout package
Zimbabwe needs up to $4 billion to avert a looming currency crisis that could unleash economic havoc, with the new Cabinet urged to take tough decisions to increase confidence in the economy.P...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 17:08hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Axed ministers speak out
Some Zanu-PF heavyweights left out of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new Cabinet yesterday said they had accepted their fate and were not bitter.Former Energy minister Simon Khaya Moyo said he...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:50hrs | 7520 | by Staff reporter
Bushiri targets 2 million souls
ENLIGHTENED Christian Gathering (ECG) founder Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has embarked on a whirlwind tour of the world in an evangelism effort to harvest two million souls for Jesus Christ.Last ...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:13hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new Cabinet: The raison d'être
Students of politics and philosophy will be familiar with Francis Bacon, who some call the Father of Empiricism because of his contention that inductive reasoning and observation of events were the ro...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:11hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is missing the bullet train
If you snooze, you lose. Somebody should have told Nelson Chamisa to stop hitting the snooze button, when he was trying to continue dreaming his dreams of July 29th, 2018. One day before our harmonise...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 07:34hrs | 1352 | by R. Mujuru
Stinking tribalism inside MDC-T!!! Chamisa where is Khupe today?
The last person who can chide the people of Matabeleland as tribalist is Nelson Chamisa himself! A Portuguese adage says "you did not need a big ass to get diarrhoea: even with a small one, this disea...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 07:14hrs | 1015 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chamisa, Biti fighting for party leadership?
A power struggle is reportedly brewing within Zimbabwe's Movement of Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance - between party leader Nelson Chamisa and one of its principals, Tendai Biti - as a contest for ma...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 13:04hrs | 5201 | by Staff reporter
Value for money, public financial resource management and effective public service delivery in Zimbabwe
Public financial resources ought to be managed with integrity, transparency and accountability, all for efficient and effective service delivery, sustainable economic growth and development.Above all ...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:25hrs | 1211 | by Prof Mthuli Ncube, Finance Minister of Zimbabwe
Lowveld circumcision figures drop
THE number of Tshanganis attending the annual circumcision ceremony in the Lowveld this year dropped to 490 from last year's 2 400, as many are no longer able to bring adequate food supplies into the ...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 07:12hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Letter to Comrade Julius Malema
Dear Mr. Malema, Firstly, I would like to apologize to you personally because when you started your political path, I am one of those you did not take you seriously. I was deeply concerned abo...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:51hrs | 3123 | by Nomazulu Thata
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 | 3357 | by John Tafadzwa Chirinda
Warrior Rusike fearless
WARRIORS striker Evans Rusike believes the injury-hit Warriors remain a competitive side capable of beating Congo Brazzaville when the two clash in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier at the M...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:43hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Biti in good books
State Media reports that power struggles in MDC-Alliance between its leader Mr Nelson Chamisa and Mr Tendai Biti have escalated and are now playing out in the ongoing mayoral elections, it has emerged...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:29hrs | 2180 | by Staff reporter
Sex-starved convict
A SEX-STARVED convict is hoping that he will marry a new wife when he is freed from prison.Meck Nyakatende, who has been abandoned by five women he was customarily married to, said one of his ...Published: 05 Sep 2018 at 16:20hrs | 5293 | by Staff reporter
Impending drought: Farmers should plan carefully
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) report released on 28 August 2018 showed that from October to December (OND) 2018 and January to March (JMF) 2019 periods will be characterised by "normal ...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 11:36hrs | 924 | by Elijah Chihota
Mushekwi boosts Warriors
ZIMBABWE'S build-up to this weekend's Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Congo Brazzaville has been dominated by so many negativities, with injuries and withdrawals to key players, but Wa...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:36hrs | 1201 | by Staff reporter
Normal to below-normal rainfall forecast for Sadc
SOUTHERN Africa is expected to receive erratic rainfall in the 2018/19 agricultural season, according to the latest outlook produced by regional climate experts who predict that seasonal rainfall will...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 06:18hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
Yes, #GodIsInIt indeed
About this time last week, I was comfortably seated among other invited guests at the National Sports Stadium as President Emmerson Mnangagwa took the oath of office and vowed to take Zimbabwe to Cana...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 08:52hrs | 285 | by Bishop
Hospital worker bashed, robbed
A Mvurwi hospital worker was reportedly bashed by an unknown assailant before being robbed of his Gtel mobile phone while coming from a local night club on Friday night.Sources familiar with t...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 20:06hrs | 1294 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa threatens to expel MDC members opposed to his leadership
MDC-T political bigwigs are on a renewed collision course over attempts to oust some senior party members critical of its president Nelson Chamisa's leadership style after a heated National Council me...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 13:53hrs | 4262 | by Staff reporter
1.1 million Zimbabweans will need food aid, warns WFP
The World Food Programme warned on Friday that 1.1 million Zimbabweans could need food aid before the next harvest in 2019, with rural smallholders most at risk of food shortages.Growing food ...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 10:24hrs | 452 | by AFP
Presidential inputs not an election gimmick, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has dismissed reports that the presidential input support scheme was a political gimmick and emphasised his government's commitment to continuously support the agricultura...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:01hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Patron killed over 20 cents
A MAN from Methodist village on the outskirts of Bulawayo, who was selling beer at his house, allegedly clobbered a customer to death with a knobkerrie following a misunderstanding over 20 cents. ...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:55hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Lessons drawn from Chamisa's Con Court application
EDITOR,The dismissal of the application by the MDC Alliance presidential candidate Advocate Nelson Chamisa by the Constitutional Court last Friday has left a number of people enlightened on ho...Published: 31 Aug 2018 at 06:34hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's SA lawyer, Jeremy Gauntlett SC was born in Rhodesia?
The top South African lawyer who once advised Nelson Mandela and was part of a team helping MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to overturn the results of last month's presidential poll was actually bo...Published: 30 Aug 2018 at 20:30hrs | 3207 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC fighting for survival
Nelson Chamisa's MDC party has an uphill task between now and the next polls in 2023 to navigate strong legal and political headwinds blowing in its direction, in what appears to be a systematic attem...Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 14:59hrs | 2761 | by Staff reporter
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