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Chamisa MDC admits to not having sound rural structures
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has admitted that it has no sound structures in rural areas, a move that has allowed Zanu-PF to have a stroll in the park in many council and parliamentary by-elections....Published: 19 hrs ago | 857 | by Staff reporter
NSSA rot sucks in another minister
FORMER Public Service minister Sekai Nzenza allegedly ordered State pension manager, National Social Security Authority (NSSA) to pay $1,8 million to a group of local experts she handpicked to unpack ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 3801 | by Staff reporter
Suspended Gweru town clerk salary perks exposed
SUSPENDED Gweru town clerk Elizabeth Gwatipedza drew over $100 000 in gross salary and led a luxurious lifestyle paid for by ratepayers until her suspension by mayor Josiah Makombe last month, investi...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1313 | by Staff reporter
Doctors' absence prolongs patients' suffering
ORDINARY citizens whose pockets are not deep enough to afford private medical care continue to bear the brunt of the ongoing stand-off between medical doctors — who have been on industrial action fo...Published: 19 hrs ago | 132 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's appalling human rights record must be corrected
IT comes as a seriously embarrassing affront to the Zimbabwe nation State that we are condemning hundreds, if not thousands, of fellow brothers and sisters to Statelessness simply because one or both ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 157 | by Editorial - Newsday
Tragedy of the cannibalistic Zimbabwe govt that devours and sucks dry its own teachers!
As a son of a teacher, I will never forget the utmost honour and pride attached to this profession in the 1980s - such that, even as a mere child, just being known as "Mr. Mbofana's son" made me walk ...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 12:05hrs | 1395 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The source of the Zimbabwean people's misery
All of Zimbabwe is talking about the US sanctions and depending where you come down on the political divide you will have different views on it.Everyone knows the current economic reality faci...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 11:29hrs | 1748 | by Chipochashe Mariga
Shocking primary school pupils dropout statistics recorded
ABOUT 20 400 pupils in the country dropped out of primary school in 2018, some after being married off, statistics by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) have...Published: 11 Nov 2019 at 06:29hrs | 498 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers to work Mondays and Fridays only
Teachers will now work a two-day week after galloping inflation shrivelled their wages, a union said.The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA), the biggest teachers' union in the country, said...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 21:31hrs | 1488 | by Staff reporter
Inflation out of control: Guvamatanga
Finance ministry permanent secretary George Guvamatanga has revealed that the government is not considering removing the 2% tax on mobile transactions despite criticism that it is fuelling inflation....Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:46hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
War vets bread initiative ridiculed
A project by Bulawayo-based war veterans to produce "affordable" bread using Dutch ovens has been described as a waste of time since it has no capacity to meet the city's demand for the commodity....Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:44hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube attempts a Houdini act
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube this week unveils his second National Budget statement in which he is expected to announce far-reaching interventions to soothe a natio...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:23hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
MDC leadership meets, charts way forward on key national issues
The MDC national executive met today for seven hours and spent the better part of the meeting deliberating on the deteriorating situation in the country, particularly the worsening plight of t...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 16:44hrs | 2837 | by MDC Communications
Police budget alone exceed Ncube's initial ceiling - we in deep hole, stop digging for Pete's sake
When you are in a hole, stop digging because you are not doing to dig yourself out of the hole by making the hole deeper! That is obvious, common sense, but clearly not to some people; but I never tho...Published: 09 Nov 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1027 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mthuli Ncube under fire over new currency
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube's move to introduce the Zimbabwe Dollar currency has been described as an empty thunder that will not bear any fruits an economic analyst has sai...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 11:44hrs | 8093 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Civil servants bonus pay dates announced
GOVERNMENT last night announced the dates it will pay civil servants their annual bonus. In a statement, the Finance Ministry said the civil servants, security forces included, would get the b...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 06:20hrs | 5711 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe scoring own goals'
ZIMBABWE is facing a myriad of challenges, including a huge debt overhang which is a stumbling block to new financing, hyperinflation that has eroded people's disposable incomes, and general economic ...Published: 08 Nov 2019 at 05:18hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
Teachers to attend school only 2 days a week
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association have announced that its members will only be able to report for week on Mondays and Fridays only until the government has addressed their salary grievances. I...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 14:27hrs | 2319 | by Mandla Ndlovu
How not to give up on healthy lifestyle at college
When you're in college, it's easy to let your healthy regimen fall by the wayside. You have a lot on your plate, often too much to stop to think what you're doing to your health and your body. College...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 10:21hrs | 1001 | by Staff Writer
UK cranks heat on Mnangagwa
A UNITED Kingdom (UK) special envoy yesterday challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to introduce genuine economic and political reforms in order to turn around its stuttering economy....Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 06:02hrs | 5201 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warned
CIVIL servants have warned that they will sabotage President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government programmes if authorities continue to disregard their demands for better working conditions.The poi...Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 06:00hrs | 4757 | by Staff reporter
UK presses Mnangagwa over reforms
A UNITED Kingdom (UK) special envoy yesterday challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to introduce genuine economic and political reforms in order to turn around its stuttering economy....Published: 07 Nov 2019 at 05:52hrs | 1305 | by Staff reporter
Zim govt deliberately impoverishing citizens to attract investment by creating cheap labour?
To say that I was petrified listening to the Deputy Minister of Information Energy Mutodi speaking last night (5 November 2019) on the Voice of America's Studio 7, would be the understatement of the y...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 12:44hrs | 1649 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Government understands civil servants plight'
GOVERNMENT does not dispute the need to pay civil servants a cost of living adjustment hence its decision to provide them with annual bonuses inclusive of their allowances, Information, Publicity and ...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:33hrs | 1419 | by Staff reporter
Govt understands civil servants plight, says Mutsvangwa
GOVERNMENT does not dispute the need to pay civil servants a cost of living adjustment hence its decision to provide them with annual bonuses inclusive of their allowances, Information, Publicity and ...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:30hrs | 367 | by Staff Reporter
Mwonzora targeted by MDC's paramilitary group the Vanguard
MDC-Alliance deputy secretary for external relations Mr Douglas Mwonzora has slammed divisions in the opposition outfit, saying they were counterproductive. Mr Mwonzora, who is being targeted ...Published: 06 Nov 2019 at 11:30hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
#TysonWabantu Movement unpacked
#TysonWabantu Movement was initiated by young Zimbabweans who came together under banner #Tysonwabantu. This was after analyzing the situation in Zimbabwe and concluding that there is a need to ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 19:36hrs | 8324 | by Ntokozo Msipha
Govt splashing US$ 16m on new cars for ministers - still feeding blackholes, what a waste
"The Minister gave me an assignment about the purchase of Ministers' vehicles and we have agreed with the supplier of vehicles. We are going to buy these vehicles through a letter of credit so that yo...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 12:35hrs | 1235 | by Wilbert Mukori
Acid test for Mnangagwa's tolerance to dissent
POLICE have given the green light for government workers to demonstrate for higher wages in what is seen as an acid test for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tolerance to dissent.The police nod ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 12:20hrs | 6604 | by Staff reporter
Police to allow Wednesday's civil servants protests in Harare
Police have given public sector workers permission to march for better pay on Wednesday in what is widely seen as a test of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's willingness to tolerate dissent.A not...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 08:03hrs | 4170 | by Reuters
Zimbabwe workers face bleak festive season
ZIMBABWE'S labour market is in intensive care, with workers facing a bleak festive season owing to poor or no salaries against galloping inflation that has catapulted prices through the roof.I...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:52hrs | 824 | by Staff reporter
War veterans to bake 'affordable' bread
THE Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has announced plans to embark on an ambitious project to produce "affordable" bread for Bulawayo residents who cannot afford the comm...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:51hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Children born to 'alien' parents fail to get birth certificates
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has noted that a significant number of children born to alien parents are undocumented, thereby hindering their enjoyment of fundamental rights such as educ...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:50hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter
Fabian Zulu vows to ensure Chipangano survival
Hwange FC legend Fabian Zulu has vowed to do everything in his power to ensure Chipangano survives relegation this season. The ex-Hwange midfielder, who is now in the Notwane FC management str...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:48hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe oil project attracts more investors
AUSTRALIA-Stock Exchange-listed miner, Invictus Energy, says it has received "strong" interest from exploration and production companies as well as private equity investors seeking to partner it in it...Published: 05 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 1098 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa allies in fresh push to expel Mwonzora from MDC
AS DIVISIONS continue to ravage the MDC over how to tackle President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF, as well as its simmering leadership tussles, former party secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora says h...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 12:04hrs | 5384 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plunges into health crisis, as nurses in council clinics strike
Zimbabwe's health sector is headed for collapse after nurses from council run clinics embarked on a strike that is expected to spread country wide. On Monday, the nurses did not report for wor...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 10:16hrs | 2340 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe 'national interests' can't be defined by ZANU PF alone, but by national consensus
In recent days - especially, after the botched 25 October 2019 anti-sanctions march, in which very few people heeded government's calls for the nation to come out in full force to demonstrate against ...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 09:04hrs | 1068 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bishop Motondo embarks on a food distribution program in Harare
Charismatic leader of Grace Fellowship Ministries (GFM), Bishop CB Motondo has embarked on a food distribution program which has kick started in Harare and is set to be introduced in Bulawayo in the n...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 07:27hrs | 1088 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govt urged to respect rights of prisoners
LEGAL think-tank Veritas says that all prisoners, even those incarcerated for the most heinous crimes, have constitutional rights to be treated by a medical practitioner of their choice as well as rig...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 06:03hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
CBZ mentors young entrepreneurs
CBZ Holdings Limited last week held a two-day young entrepreneurs mentoring programme to capacitate youths with skills to sustain and grow globally competitive businesses.Speaking at the fourt...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:58hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lawyers to charge $5 250 per hour for legal services
THE Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has revised upwards legal fees for its members which will see members of the public paying up to $5 250 per hour for legal services and at least $18 000 to file for a...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:48hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Indian medical experts head to Manicaland
A group of Indian medical doctors is in the country to provide free medical services in Manicaland Province under the auspices of the International Rotary Club. The 20-member medical team is e...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:44hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
City bigwigs blow cash on banned trips
Harare City Council has held two workshops at Kadoma Ranch Motel in the past three weeks, blowing thousands of ratepayers money at the expense of service delivery. The jaunts are in defiance of a Gove...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 05:44hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
How De Jongh has reinvigorated Bosso
WHEN Hendrikus Pieter de Jongh arrived in the country in September to take up the vacant job at Highlanders, he evoked mixed feelings from a number of football stakeholders including journalists with ...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:55hrs | 1419 | by Staff reporter
Retailers clamour for tax relief
The government should immediately remove excise duty and other taxes on the importation of basic goods to alleviate the plight of consumers as the economy continues to implode, pushing the cost of liv...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:51hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Cars to look out for: Suzuki Swift
THE first question in my head is whether the Suzuki Swift actually lives up to its name when it comes to swiftness. Is it really swift? Is it worth the salt? Well, we will find out soon enough....Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:42hrs | 206 | by Lovert Mafukure
Free food for 12 000 in Bulawayo
THE National Social Security Authority (Nssa) has approved a pension payout of more than 200 percent that will be paid this month but backdated to October, Sunday News has established.Accordin...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:39hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
'We're going to improve lives of our people,' says Mthuli Ncube
Zimbabweans are bearing the brunt of soaring prices of basic commodities and cash shortages. They are also worried about the continued loss of value of the Zimbabwe dollar. To date, Government's auste...Published: 03 Nov 2019 at 06:35hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Free elections 'are utopian' said ED - clearly not fit to be president
When President Mnangagwa seized power from his former boss Robert Mugabe in the November 2017 military coup he promised to change things from what Mugabe had been doing for the last 37 years. ...Published: 02 Nov 2019 at 07:49hrs | 2503 | by Nomusa Garikai
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