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American activists called on U.S. authorities to stop supporting Ukraine and halt arms supplies
A meeting of the non-profit organization, "Ecological Union of Pacifists and Nonconformists," with journalists and public figures, was held in New York recently. The meeting took the form of a confere...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 11:06hrs | 553 | by Staff Reporter
A letter to my son
Dear Benaiah, Your uncle told me about how excited you are after finding the life partner of your dreams. I was also thrilled to learn that she is a respectful, God-fearing, well-mannere...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 23:06hrs | 531 | by Mthokozisi Gwizi
Zimbabwe white farmers reject 'bad deal'
Representatives of white commercial farmers whose land was expropriated by the Zimbabwean government have rejected Treasury Bills (TBs) proposed as compensation. This comes after the government's land...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:56hrs | 1317 | by Staff reporter
Secrecy surrounding resource-backed loans in Zimbabwe
IntroductionTO realize the aspirations of Vision 2030, Zimbabwe needs to invest US$2 billion in infrastructure development in five consecutive years to close the infrastructure asset gap, a hu...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:29hrs | 27 | by Mbongeni Nhliziyo
Zimbabwe slowing getting back to its feet at 43
IN 1893 my ancestors raised the Union Jack in a place they called Salisbury, in the middle of what is now called southern Africa. That is 130 years ago and for the next 87 years this tiny group of whi...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:19hrs | 2 | by Eddie Cross
Harare residents plot garbage blockade
HARARE residents have threatened to block garbage collection in the city to stall the controversial Pomona waste management deal.The Geogenix BV-run US$340 million project is sustained by proc...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 05:58hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Kambarami criticises new parking system
FORMER Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Mr Tinashe Kambarami and sitting councillors, including the Mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni, have been involved in a war of words on social media over the parking manageme...Published: 27 Feb 2022 at 07:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zinara pleads with DBSA after default
ZIMBABWE'S roads administrator revealed on Tuesday that it had re-engaged the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA) to review terms of a US$206 million loan granted about seven years ago, following ...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The psychology of betting: Secrets of success
An effective strategy, constant monitoring of indicators, a bookmaker with favorable playing conditions, and luck. These are the main keys for successful sports betting. Especially, the right attitude...Published: 04 Jan 2022 at 13:52hrs | 180 | by Staff Writer
SADC rural communities demand win-win benefits from international hunting
Once considered to be voiceless and almost powerless, southern African hunting communities are increasingly becoming powerful and are now demanding win-win benefits from international hunting by remov...Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 08:07hrs | 32 | by Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg
Bad deals hold back Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE'S development trajectory remains under threat from nepotism and corruption, the Zimbabwe Coalition for Debt and Development (Zimcodd) said last week.Zimcodd said this concoction of go...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Brian Molefe fingers Cyril Ramaphosa for Eskom's problems
Former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe on Friday took aim at President Cyril Ramaphosa, blaming him for having been part of the problems the state-owned power utility faces today.According to Molefe, w...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 20:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa's Cosafa can f-off
YOUTH, Sport, Arts and Recreation Minister, Kirsty Coventry, says a lot of work needs to be done to "sort out" sport in Zimbabwe following the announcement by COSAFA to suspend the Warriors from next ...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Bad deals raise Govt liabilities'
Individuals with the right skills should be involved in the negotiations for deals or loans as badly negotiated deals are giving Treasury long-term accounting problems, Finance and Economic Developmen...Published: 07 May 2019 at 07:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
AirZim saga: Tale of half-truths, lies and deception
As someone -unknown - once said "if words don't add up, it's usually because the truth wasn't included in the equation".The same can be said of the story of Zimbabwe Airways (ZimAirways), whic...Published: 18 May 2018 at 08:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sergei Lavrov due in Zimbabwe this week
RUSSIA'S President Mr Vladimir Putin will this week dispatch a high-powered delegation led by his Foreign Minister Mr Sergei Lavrov to Zimbabwe, in yet another show of confidence in President Emmerson...Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 17:44hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Russians descend on Zimbabwe
Russia's President Mr Vladimir Putin will this week dispatch a high-powered delegation led by his Foreign Minister Mr Sergei Lavrov to Zimbabwe, in yet another show of confidence in President Emmerson...Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 09:06hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Council probes Chimene, Chombo
Mutare City Council (MCC) has compiled a dossier listing properties that were either sold or processed by the city during the tenure of Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Mandiitawepi Chimene in a...Published: 14 Dec 2017 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
1ns and 2s with DJ-Sticha - Why musicians should never donate their talents
Namhlanje ngifun' ukuhlala phezu kwendaba ehlala ivikwa, am sure you've been served ngendaba ekaso at some point, "Ngicela uzoperfoma kushow kabani bani and showcase your talent ngeke sibhadale lento ...Published: 30 May 2016 at 07:22hrs | 2 | by DJ-Sticha
'It's time to play by a new (ethical) set of rules,' says Strive Masiyiwa
Respect for contracts and agreements drives business.When I first moved to live in South Africa, about 15 years ago, I was interviewed by one of the le...Published: 08 Nov 2015 at 09:39hrs | 3 | by Strive Masiyiwa
Zimbabweans skip meals to save scant food
Villagers in Zimbabwe are skipping meals and foraging for wild fruit as food stocks run out after a poor harvest blamed on drought and controversial land reforms."Even if the children complain...Published: 26 Sep 2015 at 17:03hrs | | by AFP
No longer a curse? - African leaders take action that may transform the mining
The Hollywood blockbuster movie, Blood Diamond, tells a gripping story of how diamonds fuelled Sierra Leone's 11-year civil war which erupted in 1991. It depicts kidnappings, use of child so...Published: 17 May 2014 at 07:39hrs | 8 | by Kingsley Ighobor
Nelson Mandela, whose hero?
I WOULD like to propose a thesis that others will attack me for, which is that the reaction to the death of Mandela has been over the top, and one that exposes the hypocrisy of this world. It is, how...Published: 14 Dec 2013 at 07:01hrs | 2 | by Tinomudaishe Chinyoka
Cyprus clinches last-minute deal, uninsured depositors lose out
Reuters) - Cyprus clinched a last-ditch deal with international lenders to shut down its second-largest bank and inflict heavy losses on uninsured depositors, including wealthy Russians, in return for...Published: 25 Mar 2013 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabwe indigenisation reduced to a Ponzi scheme'
University of Zimbabwe Business School head Professor Tony Hawkins says indigenisation deals recently clinched with big mining companies amount to a "Ponzi scheme gone mad". Hawkins said the t...Published: 15 Feb 2013 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti sounding too good to be true
In an interview published this week, MDC-T secretary general and Finance Minister Tendai Biti makes some statements that would naturally make one jump from their seats. This is because he makes remar...Published: 05 Jul 2012 at 05:49hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Zimbabwe will never be a colony again says Biti
FINANCE Minister and MDC-T secretary general Mr Tendai Biti has said Zimbabwe will never be a colony again and urged Zimbabweans to... guard against new forms of imperialism.He said this in a ...Published: 03 Jul 2012 at 04:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's successor predetermined
Finance Minister and MDC-T secretary-general Tendai Biti has attracted a lot of mixed attention since the establishment of the inclusive Government three years ago, ranging from his economic policies...Published: 02 Jul 2012 at 06:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I will never challenge Morgan Tsvangirai as leader of MDC' - Biti interview with Sunday Mail
Finance Minister and MDC-T secretary-general Tendai Biti has attracted a lot of mixed attention since the establishment of the inclusive Government three years ago, ranging from his economic policies...Published: 01 Jul 2012 at 10:27hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chitrin vs Tayali case: Be the Judge
THE property ownership wrangle between Bulawayo business mogul - Raphael Howard Chitrin and indigenous business man and farmer - Joseph Tayali has taken a decade in the Courts. Many court applications...Published: 11 Jan 2012 at 07:08hrs | 16 | by Sehlule Zondo
Indian business mogul ordered to compensate a Bulawayo businessman
THE High Court of Zimbabwe has ruled that Bulawayo businessman and farmer who was recently evicted from a city centre building must be compensated with US$290 000.The ruling, which creates a ...Published: 08 Nov 2011 at 14:39hrs | 5 | by Limukani Mathonsi
Travesty of justice?, right of first refusal recognized without evidence
THE High Court of Bulawayo has put to rest the decade long property ownership wrangle between Bulawayo business mogul – Raphael Howard Chitrin and indigenous businessman â€...Published: 03 Oct 2011 at 15:42hrs | 14 | by Bekithemba Nhlanhla Ncube
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