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BCC under fire for not reviewing colonial era by-laws
The Bulawayo City Council is facing scrutiny over outdated by-laws that date back to before Zimbabwe's independence and are now seen as misaligned with modern urban needs. Concerns have been raised ab...Published: 11 Aug 2024 at 18:38hrs | 1145 | by Staff reporter
World Bank warns of grim future
Climate change and global warming are no longer buzzwords. They have emerged as clear indicators of an impending crisis that threatens the very fabric of global societies, economies and food systems....Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:00hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
A new great Zimbabwe is possible
IN a few months, Zimbabweans head to the polls to decide on their future.There have been many elections before, all of which have not brought the change we desire. So, I understand why, for ma...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 16:30hrs | | by Nelson Chamisa I CCC President
Chiwenga not bothered by US sanctions
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has claimed that he is not bothered by targeted sanctions imposed on him by western countries.Chiwenga was put on targeted sanctions during his time as the ...Published: 14 Mar 2023 at 19:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe food inflation tops world, claims WB report
LATEST World Bank statistics indicate that Zimbabwe has the highest food inflation of 353%.Recently, Zimbabwe was ranked second to Lebanon, but it has since overtaken the Middle East country o...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:05hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Food insecurity now a perennial threat
Zimbabwe is set to import 400 000 metric tonnes (MT) of Maize from Zambia and Malawi to be delivered this June to alleviate a food crisis in the country. This will cost the country at least US$120 mil...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 07:12hrs | 3 | by Victor Bhoroma
Chiwenga acting President
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday morning left for the COP26 climate summit being held in Glasgow, Scotland.Information Ministry spokesperson Nick Mangwana confirmed added Vice President ...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe dams gain record inflows in more than 5 decades
Dams in the country have gained a record 47,5 percent inflows since 1974 following improved rains in the current 2020–2021 summer season, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) says. ...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Muzamhindo pushes for National Dialogue Forum
AbstractThe document considers the potential for National Dialogue Forum to create substantial development outcomes to go beyond immediate political, economic and development settlements. Usin...Published: 29 May 2019 at 16:46hrs | 2 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
'Peasant farmers now driving Zimbabwe's economy'
THE agricultural sector, seen as the mainstay of the country's economy, is now being powered by peasant farmers following the chaos that decimated commercial farming, the Daily News on Sunday can repo...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 16:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Muzamhindo pushes for a Policy Indaba
Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo's initiativeI'm driving a national agenda which has no political affiliation, but to assist on enhancing development. We simply ...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 22:31hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
10 point plan to save Zimbabwe
Founder of the Coalition for Market and Liberal Solutions (COMALISO) Rejoice Ngwenya says Zimbabwe needs to adopt liberal economics for it to be extricated from its current problemsNgwen...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 12:35hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe must set a clear development agenda
First and foremost, Zim is poised with toxic politics. We must deal with our politics first before we table economic matters. , it is important to admit that we have a crisis so that whoever comes on ...Published: 07 Nov 2018 at 16:27hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Demystifying the MDC Alliance Constitutional petition
As I promised, Zimbabwe here is my critic of the Constitutional petition filed by the MDC Alliance. Everything starts and falls on the founding affidavit. Before going into the substance of his applic...Published: 11 Aug 2018 at 20:14hrs | 4 | by Lloyd Msipa
Zimbabwe government should have a clear Land & Agriculture policy
A policy is a set of measures or tools adopted by an organization for reference purpose or guiding the organization. It defines the moment, or gives clear directions on how to operate. Our agric secto...Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 16:41hrs | 2 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Thomas Mapfumo mocks Command Agriculture
Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo has fired barbs at government initiated Command Agriculture programme saying the programme has brewed the ongoing tiff between senior government officials....Published: 08 Jul 2017 at 15:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to blame for policy clarity
A policy is a document that contains a set of rules that gives guidelines and reference on how organizations operate. These are clear frameworks that build the foundation of every institution. Policy ...Published: 26 Jun 2017 at 18:15hrs | 1 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zimbabwe Needs Economic Solutions Not Livestock Talk Show
Survival of many depend on economic activities. If we would take a critical analysis on how the economy has been performing we can barely say Zimbabwe has literally collapsed economically and there is...Published: 19 Apr 2017 at 13:21hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
MDC-T backs Jonathan Moyo
MDC-T Bulawayo Province has come out in support of Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo, over his criticism of government's much-vaunted Command Agriculture programme fronted by Vice-President ...Published: 16 Mar 2017 at 10:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rebranding Zimbabwe for sustainable development - Open Letter to Min Chinamasa
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2017 NATIONAL BUDGET To the Honourable Minister of Finance Patrick Chinamasa P.O Parliament Building Harare ...Published: 21 Nov 2016 at 10:44hrs | | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Zimbabwe should reconsider GM ban, say experts
Agriculture experts have urged Government to remove the ban on genetically-modified stockfeeds and allow confined field trials of GM cotton and other crops to boost production and maintain a compe...Published: 06 Oct 2016 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama must come out of the closet
It is about five months since Botswana President Ian Khama took over the chairmanship of the regional body, Sadc. He took over from President Mugabe last year in August.Many people would be fo...Published: 11 Jan 2016 at 05:33hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
The Zimbabwe we want - Agriculture revival must focus on food security
Chapter 9 The primary national priority is to achieve national food security. We cannot have a situation where we have to import food while we have ...Published: 11 May 2014 at 16:56hrs | | by Vince Musewe & Elton Mangoma
Zimbabwe's newly resettled farmers to pay for infrastructure
ALL resettled commercial (A2) farmers who were allocated farms with improved infrastructure will pay up to $90 000 to the Government for them to get bankable 99-year leases, parliamentarians heard ye...Published: 16 Feb 2012 at 10:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube's Zimbabwe Industrial Development Policy
THE planned Zimbabwe Industrial Development Policy (ZIDP) for 2011-2015 should help restore the manufacturing sector’s contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) to 30% from t...Published: 22 Apr 2011 at 06:30hrs | | by Byo24News
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