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Chihuri found in Malawi
Former police commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri whose world is collapsing around him, reportedly sought and found refuge at his wife's family home in Malawi where he is said to be nursing an undi...Published: 5 hrs ago | 4241 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's rescuer in multimillion-rand fraud scandal
Zimbabwe businessperson Justice Maphosa, who is credited with sheltering that country's President Emmerson Mnangagwa from Robert Mugabe when he was president, is being investigated by the Hawks for al...Published: 5 hrs ago | 2193 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe must go' narrative taken over by Mnangagwa, Chiwenga
ZIMBABWE'S opposition parties had the rug pulled from under their feet after President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his military allies dramatically took over power last November, academic and human rights ...Published: 5 hrs ago | 763 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Osama bin Laden's WhatsApp Group, says Jonathan Moyo
EXILED former Higher education minister Professor Jonathan Moyo, has scorned President Emmerson Mnangagwa's nomination among the 100 most influential people in the world by Times magazine.Acco...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1557 | by staff reporter
Vacancy announcement
National Communications Consultant Personal Services Agreement Contract Three months (with possibility of renewal) Duty Station: HarareUnder the overall supervision of the FAO Subregional ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 898 | by FAO
SA-based mogul eyes Zimbabwe State House
If business success was the only pre-requisite for leading a country, Joseph Makamba Busha (pictured right) of the FreeZim Congress (FZC), would be certain to be the next resident of State House....Published: 7 hrs ago | 2510 | by Staff reporter
Mukanya dares Mnangagwa on graft
Chimurenga music star Thomas Mukanya Mapfumo is in the country after spending 14 years in the United States. On Saturday Mukanya will perform at Glamis Arena in Harare at a show dubbed Mukanya Homecom...Published: 7 hrs ago | 435 | by Staff rpeorter
All set for urban infrastructure summit
ALL is set for the Zimbabwe Urban Infrastructure Investment summit which is set to be held at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre in Bulawayo tomorrow.The summit which will be hosted ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 96 | by Staff reporter
Omega Sibanda, Chiyangwa in Zanu-PF primaries
ZIFA president Phillip Chiyangwa and vice-president Omega Sibanda have thrown their hats into the ring to contest in the forthcoming Zanu-PF primary elections.If successful in the party primar...Published: 7 hrs ago | 325 | by Staff reporter
Why Tuku may be more loved than Mapfumo
After receiving a rousing reception at the Robert Mugabe International Airport earlier on Thursday, Thomas Mapfumo sat sedately on one of the chairs at the Star FM's studios, ready to give what would ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 398 | by Staff rpeorter
ZITF kicks off
THE usual serene City of Bulawayo will this week be bouncing as the who is who in the business sector heads to the country's second largest city for the biggest Zimbabwe International Trade Fair event...Published: 7 hrs ago | 98 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets Russians
THE world's second biggest diamond mining company, Alrosa, is in Zimbabwe exploring investment opportunities amid huge optimism the Russia-based firm, whose annual turnover stands at $4 billion, could...Published: 7 hrs ago | 88 | by Staff reporter
SA firm applies for $200m Nkayi Road construction
LEADING South Africa-based Zimbabwe-owned construction firm, ALW Team Investments (Private) Limited has made an application for the construction of the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road at an estimated budget of $2...Published: 7 hrs ago | 400 | by Staff reporter
Diamond giant wants Zimbabwe gems
The world's second biggest diamond mining company, Alrosa, is in Zimbabwe exploring investment opportunities amid huge optimism the Russia-based firm, whose annual turnover stands at $4 billion, could...Published: 8 hrs ago | 189 | by Staff reporter
'Nedbank can help Zim economy'
President Mnangagwa says Nedbank Zimbabwe can play a leading role in financing core economic activities in the energy, infrastructure and agriculture sectors.He said this at the launch of Nedb...Published: 8 hrs ago | 174 | by Staff reporter
Mukanya has no intentions of dying in a foreign land
DECORATED Chimurenga music proponent, Dr Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo says he has no intentions of dying in a foreign land and his visit is the beginning of a solid reconnection with his motherland....Published: 8 hrs ago | 131 | by staff rpeorter
Mnangagwa meets Russians
THE world's second biggest diamond mining company, Alrosa, is in Zimbabwe exploring investment opportunities amid huge optimism the Russia-based firm, whose annual turnover stands at $4 billion, could...Published: 8 hrs ago | 181 | by Staff Reporter
MDC-T hand behind nurses strike
Opposition politicians conspired with the leadership of the Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) to embark on a strike that led to thousands of health professionals losing their jobs last week, it has e...Published: 8 hrs ago | 321 | by Staff rpeorter
Identity crisis of the urban planning profession in Zimbabwe: a tragedy of 'politics in planning'
Since 1980s urban planning profession has been groping in the dark, still, it could not find light anymore. Planning in the face of political power has become troubling and injurious to the soul of th...Published: 9 hrs ago | 236 | by Kelvin Zhanda
Scooters and rickshaws to ease transport blues
Rickshaws and scooters for urban commuting, what's holding us moving over to those modes of transport? Many developing nations have embraced use of tricycle taxis and motorbikes to beat congestion and...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1740 | by Thomas Murisa, Harare
My hero EDM has gambled-away my enthusiastic vote
Zimbabwe president Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa (EDM) once owned my heart as the world's most powerful man for a fortnight! I am on record as fighting his public battles for a fortnight! The only-one t...Published: 20 hrs ago | 3616 | by Evangelist Reginald Thabani Gola
UMkhosi Release Hot sizzling Album
Mthwakazi Maskandi icon Mkhosi Ndlovu has released his third album entitled 'Umshado Wephepha'. "Court Wedding"The album was recorded at 2088, one of the biggest Studios in South Africa. After t...Published: 21 hrs ago | 303 | by Nkosini Tshuma
Outrage over Mohadi's SA trip
Vice President Kembo Mohadi's trip to South Africa where he is seeking treatment for an undisclosed ailment sparked outrage yesterday, coming at a time government has aggravated the dire situation in ...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 12:01hrs | 3417 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's hands tied to deal with stubborn Mugabe
Former president Robert Mugabe marked Zimbabwe's Independence Day celebrations surrounded by relatives and close allies at his majestic Borrowdale home on Wednesday, rebuffing President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 12:00hrs | 3357 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo keen to unite Mnangagwa, Chamisa
Chimurenga music icon Thomas Mapfumo has said he would want to bring both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his opposition challenger Nelson Chamisa to persuade them to preach unity and peaceful co-exi...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:58hrs | 1270 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa using military's 'spider-web' campaign strategy
RM: Your appointment as ZANU-PF national political commissar was hailed by war veterans and other party membership as a positive development. What are your priority areas of concern?ER: I was ...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:57hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
Acid woman to sue police officers
A 31-YEAR-OLD Victoria Falls woman, who was allegedly forced to sit on an acidic substance by 10 police officers, is contemplating suing the officers after the Zimbabwe Republic Police failed to revea...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:56hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
Fired nurses served with dismissal letters
Government has served nurses who disregarded its exhortation to return to work on Tuesday with dismissal letters, Health and Child Care permanent secretary Dr Gerald Gwinji has said. In an interview w...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:52hrs | 1295 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa slams ex-SA ref Ngcobo after expose
COSAFA president, Philip Chiyangwa, has dismissed statements by former South African referee, Ace Ngcobo that he falsely presented him as a Fifa representative when he went to resolve the impasse whic...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 11:50hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
Mafikizolo, Mi Casa, Dana lead Sama nominees
Legendary musician Robbie Malinga's self-titled album has earned him a posthumous nomination for the 24th South African Music Awards (Samas).Malinga, a celebrated composer and musician, died o...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 07:32hrs | 228 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa heightens efforts to court G40 cabal members
MDC-T leader, Nelson Chamisa, has heightened efforts to court expelled Zanu-PF members in the form of G40 cabal, with discussions now underway on distribution of constituencies ahead of the general el...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 07:21hrs | 2538 | by Staff Reporter
Celebrating Independence Day
How much did the government spend on yesterday's independence celebrations country wide? Clearly the answer is millions of dollars - but was it worth it? For any reasoning person the answer must be a ...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 07:04hrs | 162 | by Chikuni Gaba
'I survived the Mugabe and Wenger eras'
Many Africans have long compared Arsene Wenger's 22-year reign as the coach of Arsenal to an African president clinging to power.So it's no surprise that Mr Wenger's announcement today that he...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 06:53hrs | 661 | by Staff Reporter
Mukanya was home sick
US BASED Chimurenga guru, Thomas Mapfumo, says he spent 14 years in diaspora as the political environment was not conducive for him to return home.The 72-year-old, who touched down at the Robe...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 16:49hrs | 2777 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says military must be in the barracks
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has appealed to the military - which played a key role in the ouster of former president Robert Mugabe last November - to withdraw from villages in order to ensure free and c...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 14:30hrs | 3706 | by Staff reporter
Biti sees potential $100 billion economy
Zimbabwe's opposition could expand the size of the economy more than fivefold to $100 billion within eight years if it wins this year's elections, a former finance minister said.The first elec...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 14:18hrs | 995 | by Bloomberg
Boris Johnson hosts Sibusiso Moyo for roundtable talks
In the margins of CHOGM Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson welcomed his Zimbabwean counterpart Foreign (and Trade) Minister Sibusiso Moyo to London for a roundtable with other international partners....Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 14:14hrs | 1182 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe denied Commonwealth observer status
FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade minister Sibusiso Moyo will today make a presentation at a breakfast meeting on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London ...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 11:23hrs | 2646 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa administration priorities warped
WHILE the majority of Zimbabweans have to contend with a lack of social service delivery including clean water, health services and access to schools among other essentials, the ruling party Zanu-PF, ...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 11:14hrs | 847 | by Staff reporter
Children bear the brunt in poverty stricken communities
The Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Petronella Kagonye, has said the country's current legislation is sufficient for curbing child marriages."The current legislation is sufficient f...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 09:05hrs | 245 | by Nango
Zimbabweans in SA ready to return after Chamisa triumph
Thousands of Zimbabweans who attended MDC Alliance presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa's rally in Thembisa, Johannesburg, last week said they were ready to catch earliest bus back home as soon as th...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 08:00hrs | 2760 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi is SA for treatment
Vice President Kembo Mohadi is currently undergoing treatment for an undisclosed ailment in South Africa. The 68-year-old, who missed Wednesday's Independence Day celebrations at the National ...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:31hrs | 1463 | by Staff reporter
Dangote hits brick wall again
Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, who expressed interest in tapping local investment opportunities, appears to be missing all his indicated investment targets, raising concerns that his Zimbabwean ...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:29hrs | 2092 | by Staff reporter
$100 000 macimbi processing plant for Beitbridge
THE African Development Bank has set aside $100 000 to support a mopani worm (macimbi)-processing centre wholly-owned by women in Beitbridge.The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is prov...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:22hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
'I heard your cry for freedom!' says Mnangagwa - how patronising; never had a voice, thanks to you
The white colonists controlled the country's radio and TV and most of the print media, the white regime constantly harassed the few newspapers and magazines that catering for black, so the only voices...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:20hrs | 850 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zec should run Zanu-PF, MDC-T primaries'
MAZOWE South Zanu-PF legislator Fortune Chasi has proposed that the ruling party and opposition MDC-T should engage the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to run their primary elections to deal with ...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:18hrs | 295 | by Staff rpeorter
Chiwenga passed on Zimbabwe presidency to Mnangagwa
COLOGNE - First Vice President, Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, all but practised political comradeship by refusing to backstab President Emmerson Mnangagwa, for the country's presidency, after bein...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:13hrs | 6119 | by Itai Mushekwe, Spotlight Zimbabwe
Chamisa is a 'serial liar' says Zanu-PF
MDC-T leader Mr Nelson Chamisa has sensationally claimed that "Zanu-PF plants" were behind the assault on his bitter rival Dr Thokozani Khupe during the burial of Morgan Tsvangirai in February....Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:11hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
Chinese company to build $7bn tourism city in Zimbabwe
Chinese multinational group, Touchroad Holdings Group, is planning to develop a $7 billion tourism city in Zimbabwe as investor interest in Zimbabwe by international tourism players from the Asian eco...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:05hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Mukanyao receives grand welcome
Thomas Mapfumo receives grand welcome Legendary chimurenga musician Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo was all smiles seeing scores of fans when he landed at the Robert Mugabe International Airport on Wednesday...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 07:03hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
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