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Questions over Mnangagwa's choice of advisors
ON three occasions, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, has been forced to cut short his foreign trips to attend to pressing matters back home — raising questions about the quality of advice he ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 728 | by Staff reporter
MDC hammers Mnangagwa over 'infantile and embarrassing love of flying'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared two days of mourning the victims of Cyclone Idai - and then left on a trip to Angola, his 28th foreign visit in the 15 months since he assumed power.The M...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 21:34hrs | 544 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa must be open on deals
PRESIDENT EMMERSON Mnangagwa's trip last weekend to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, brought to the fore the issue of transparency on economic deals cut during state and official, as well as working v...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:06hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans ranked happier than Rwandans, Batswana and Malawians
The World Happiness Report has been released and Zimbabwe ranks close to the bottom ten, lower than neighbours Mozambique and Zambia. However, Zimbabweans have been ranked happier than Rwandans, Batsw...Published: 21 Mar 2019 at 11:14hrs | 4548 | by Staff reporter
Revisiting the ZUPCO urban transportation model
The re-introduction of ZUPCO buses to ply urban routes in the aftermath of January fuel protests was a welcome move for most urban commuters. This is largely because commuter omnibus operators had tak...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 13:58hrs | 3485 | by Victor Bhoroma
State-of-the-art facilities for universities
Zimbabwe has set an ambitious path to upgrade its higher learning institutions to world class facilities that are fully equipped with shopping malls, cafeterias, hotels and modern student quarters....Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:34hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa flies out to Abu Dhabi
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will tomorrow leave for an official State visit to Abu Dhabi, the United Emirates the Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services has revealed. The...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 15:39hrs | 3965 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zupco in bid to boost fleet
Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) is inviting bidders from suitable suppliers for semi luxury buses as it fails to meet transport demands. In an advertisement the bus company advised intereste...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 14:42hrs | 651 | by Staff reporter
Millions spent on Mnangagwa's trips
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's penchant for travelling in state-of-the-art airplanes has come at a huge cost to the taxpayer, thus undermining his government's 'austerity for prosperity' mantra....Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 14:24hrs | 2427 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, the Statesman versus Chamisa, the charlatan
"A Statesman thinks about future generations, while a politician thinks about winning the elections" so goes the popular saying. This adage rings true to the Zimbabwean scenario.When there was...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 10:29hrs | 4917 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa claims that fuel and wheat shortages already fixed
Government has made significant headway in dealing head-on with various challenges affecting the economy, and has since addressed fuel and wheat challenges, while satisfactory progress has been made i...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 07:41hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Africa money to bankroll US$3 billion Russian deal
A US$3 billion platinum deal between Zimbabwe and Russia is now mired in controversy after it emerged this week that the funding for the project will come from African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:26hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
All aboard Zupco: Is this a rebirth or stillbirth?
This article is a follow-up to my previous one, Kombi nation: Re-imagining our urban transport system.In that article, I presented a number of options on how we could improve our public transp...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1491 | by Mike Murenzvi
Mnangagwa under fire over private jets
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come under fire for using expensive chartered flights at a time when the majority of Zimbabweans are wallowing in poverty.Mnagagwa on Friday flew to Ethiopia f...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 06:23hrs | 2953 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa secures $500million in lines of credit
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday met the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) president Admassu Tadesse, and the financial institution made a commitment to arrange lines...Published: 10 Feb 2019 at 05:51hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold deliveries increase
GOLD deliveries to Fidelity Printers and Refiners reached a record 33,3 tonnes in 2018, surpassing the 27 tonnes produced in 1999. The increase has been attributed to measures taken by Government, inc...Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 22:29hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa nails foreign agents
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday made contact with a number of Heads of State and Government from the region and continent as part of a diplomatic offensive to apprise them on the situation obta...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:48hrs | 2751 | by Staff reporter
State intervenes on basic commodity prices
Government is working on safety nets to shield vulnerable members of society against price distortions on basic commodities and will soon unveil a well-packaged strategy to ensure goods reflect their ...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:43hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa apprises Sadc, AU on Zimbabwe situation
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday made contact with a number of Heads of State and Government from the region and continent as part of a diplomatic offensive to apprise them on the situation obta...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:37hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa govt will not tolerate acts of banditry and hooliganism,' says Mohadi
Vice President Kembo Mohadi says the government will not tolerate acts of banditry and hooliganism witnessed around the country last month when some people went on the rampage looting several shops, s...Published: 02 Feb 2019 at 14:30hrs | 1948 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sets conditions for dialogue with Chamisa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, pictured, has denied reports suggesting that all is not well between him and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, the Daily News can report.Speaking to journalist...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 14:32hrs | 17751 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sets up team to assess demo damage
Government has set up a Cabinet ad hoc committee to assess the level of damage to infrastructure and the quantum of losses incurred by businesspeople during the recent violent demonstrations perpetrat...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:28hrs | 1640 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gets 500 buses for mass transport
Belarus has offered Zimbabwe a facility of 500 buses to modernise its mass public transport system, as the recent visit by President Mnangagwa to Eurasia begins to yield fruit. The Head of Sta...Published: 29 Jan 2019 at 23:26hrs | 5646 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean company to import 200 trucks from Belarus
A ZIMBABWEAN company is looking to import some 200 trucks from Belarus, reports from the east European country have revealed.Ajara Trucking expressed interest in trucks made by Belarusian auto...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:59hrs | 827 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa, Alrosa strike joint diamonds deal
GOVERNMENT will be partnering leading Russian diamond producer Alrosa Diamond Company (Alrosa) in the extraction and processing of gemstones from numerous deposits which have been confirmed across the...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 14:31hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
Army morale lowest as economy implodes
MORALE within the Zimbabwe Defence Forces has reportedly hit rock bottom, the lowest ever since the country's Independence in 1980, amid reports that the troops are disgruntled over the rising cost of...Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 14:20hrs | 2543 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube vows bold economic turnaround
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube painted an optimistic outlook for Zimbabwe on Tuesday, despite protests over fuel prices that human rights groups say have left at least a dozen people dead.Ncube...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 12:57hrs | 2027 | by ZimLive
'Mnangagwa not making right trips for investment'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is not attracting requisite investment deals from his foreign trips, an international business expert has said.This comes after Mnangagwa recently led a delegation...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:22hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
MDC, the anatomy of an economic saboteur
The new dispensation under the leadership of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has committed itself to resuscitating the country's economy and re-engage with the international community in order to end the...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:14hrs | 317 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa struggles to draw line under brutal crackdown
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed on Tuesday to investigate security forces over their deadly crackdown on protesters, as he returned to the country and scrambled to fend off a barrage of criticism....Published: 22 Jan 2019 at 23:14hrs | 6559 | by AFP
Mnangagwa to be impeached?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa announced on Sunday that he will return home and skip the World Economic Forum in Switzerland after a week of turmoil in which activists have said at least a dozen people ...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:50hrs | 4641 | by newzimbabwe.com
SA finance minister confirms short-term Zimbabwe bail out plan
SOUTH Africa is planning to extend short-term credit to Zimbabwe and also to help it write off its US$7.4-billion external debt, to prevent its neighbour spiralling out of control. Critics say this wi...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:37hrs | 1537 | by The Daily Maverick
Mnangagwa returns home
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has cut short his international re-engagements efforts in Europe and will return home today to attend to the economic situation in the country in the wake of violent prote...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 08:17hrs | 11721 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's spokesman scorns Chamisa's devil pastor-ship
THE deadly military and police crackdown against protestors over the past week which left at least 12 people dead was just a "foretaste of things to come", President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesman has...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 10:04hrs | 6073 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa forges ties with Azerbaijan
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev yesterday initiated the first high-level contacts between the two countries when they met in Baku close to the Caspian Sea shorelin...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:07hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa arrives in Kazakhstan
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has landed in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan from Azerbaijan this Saturday evening.He was received by the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Mr Zhenis Kassymbek...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 18:55hrs | 1312 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa has no product to sell in Davos' says Dr Moyo - true, US$25 m for trip was wasted
In his interview with CNBC Africa Dr Nkosana Moyo got two things right:a) that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's trip to Davos, Switzerland was a waste of time and resources. "He goes to ...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 17:46hrs | 5544 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa arrives in Azerbaijan
President Mnangagwa has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, where is he is scheduled to hold talks with that country's leader, President Ilham Aliyev. President Mnangagwa was received at Heydar Aliye...Published: 19 Jan 2019 at 11:06hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa has no good story to tell in Davos'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is wasting time and taxpayer dollars doing to the World Economic Forum in Davos because he has no good story to tell, former presidential candidate Nkosana Moyo said on We...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 13:18hrs | 5176 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa left Russia empty handed
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived for a meeting with Russian leader Vladmir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday seeking loans from Russia but left with a stack of agreements on military coop...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 13:16hrs | 6366 | by ZimLive
UK summons Zimbabwe's London ambassador
THE European Union (EU) condemned disproportionate use of force by the Zimbabwe government Thursday while Britain summoned Harare's ambassador to London as pressure against President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:55hrs | 1742 | by newzimhbabwe
Zimbabwe inflation shoots to 42,09%
ZIMBABWE'S inflation rose to 42,09% year-on-year in December, its highest for a decade, from 31,01% in November driven by increases in the price of basic goods, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 12:12hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Belarus deal to make Zimbabwe transport logistics hub
President Mnangagwa and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko yesterday sealed eight agreements, and also advanced a grand infrastructure scheme that could make Zimbabwe a regional transport...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 11:43hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe potential hub for industrial development in Africa'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe should become a hub for industrial development in Africa and anchor the market not only for southern Africa but the whole AFRICAN continent.The Presi...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 18:06hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa signs 8 MOUs in Belarus
Zimbabwe and the Republic of Belarus have signed 8 memoranda of understanding in different spheres of development to promote economic ties between the two countries.Of the 8 MOUs signed by the...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 18:05hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets Belarus President
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has met his Belarusian counterpart President Aleksandr Lukashenko at the Independence Palace in MinskBelarus is considering Zimbabwe as a strategic partner in sout...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 18:03hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens consulate in Belarus
Relations between Zimbabwe and the Republic of Belarus have been further taken a gear up through opening of the Zimbabwean Consulate in the Belarus capital, Minsk, today.President Emmerson Mna...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 10:54hrs | 2789 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa arrives in Belarus
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has concluded his three-day State Visit to Russia, describing it as very fruitful as evidenced by the number of investment deals that he and his delegation concluded. ...Published: 17 Jan 2019 at 00:13hrs | 809 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa talks up mega deals
Various major investment deals signed in recent months, including those being penned this week in Eurasia, are on course and are evidence of Government's determination to turnaround Zimbabwe's economy...Published: 16 Jan 2019 at 23:56hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embassy staff joins ZimbabweShutDown?
STAFF at Zimbabwe's embassy in Mozambique reportedly went on strike Monday, protesting against unpaid salaries in a new diplomatic embarrassment for the embattled Harare administration.The rep...Published: 15 Jan 2019 at 12:57hrs | 2526 | by newzimbabwe
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