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Chihuri's dodgy deals exposed
An up-market housing scheme in north-eastern Harare meant for top police officers was allegedly hijacked by former Police Commissioner-General Dr Augustine Chihuri in its final phase, and he allocated...Published: 13 hrs ago | 2165 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi to break Zimbabwe political stalemate?
Our political dynamics require a game changer to break the perennial stalemate between the two main protagonists of our failed politics, Zanu PF and MDC A . At the core of this gridlock is the vanity ...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 12:19hrs | 4640 | by Tawanda Ruzanhi
Zimbabwe losing US$1,8 billion every year due to corruption
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairperson Loice Matanda Moyo has said the country is losing US$1,8 billion dollars every year.Speaking at the Transparency International Zimbabwe (...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 11:24hrs | 769 | by Paul Ndou
Chamisa joins Mnangagwa cleaning exercise, introduces Smart Communities in rural areas
MDC has resolved to join President Emmerson Mnangagwa's national clean-up day programme which the popular opposition has been boycotting since its inception last year.Party leader Nelson Chami...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:42hrs | 3736 | by newzimbabwe
'Amending Zimbabwe Constitution will create dictatorship'
LEGAL think-tank Veritas has warned that amending the Constitution to give more powers to the President will put the country at risk of creating a dictatorship.In their latest Bill Watch publi...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:41hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
RBZ sets new capital requirements for banks
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) yesterday announced new US dollar-benchmarked capital requirements for banks of up to US$30 million which it says will ensure the stability of local financial instit...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:40hrs | 2720 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe left with 30 days' supply of grain
ZIMBABWE has less than 100 000 tonnes (t) of grain in its strategic grain reserve — enough to feed the nation for only one month, Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement minister Perrance S...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:39hrs | 925 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fails to honour power supply contracts
THE Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) has revealed that mining firms have not been receiving regular power supplies despite having signed contracts with government.To help boost the nation's pow...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:38hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
All that glitters is not gold
I AM not sure of the details but around the year 2000, a geological exploration team found alluvial diamonds at Marange in Zimbabwe. They cut trenches and did further exploration for a number of years...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:34hrs | 886 | by Eddie Cross
Zesn raps Zanu-PF, MDC for lack of succession policy
INDEPENDENT election watchdog, Zimbabwe Election Support Network (Zesn), has blamed lack of proper succession planning in Zanu-PF and the MDC for causing instability in the country. Zesn cited the pro...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:30hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
'Ruling on US$ debt a grand heist'
TUESDAY'S Supreme Court ruling declaring that debts owed in United States dollars (US$) incurred on or before February 22, 2019 should be settled using the Zimdollar at a 1:1 parity will further deepe...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Councillors, management clash over 2020 budget
GWERU council management and councillors have clashed over the $1,8 billion 2020 budget — a 3 900% hike from 2019's $46 million — sent for approval to Local Government minister July Moyo without c...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:24hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa’s Agenda 2020 address to the nation
(Transcript of MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s ‘Agenda 2020’ address as prepared for delivery at Stodart Hall in Mbare on January 21, 2020)Fellow Zim...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 19:47hrs | 1125 | by Nelson Chamisa
ZPRA mobilises war vets for Bill hearing
WAR veterans and other members of the public will soon be able to express their opinions on the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Bill, which is currently at First Reading Stage in the National Asse...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 07:44hrs | 1779 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa Executive plots coup against Parliament
WHILE the citizens are glued to the ongoing circus in Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's messy divorce, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Cabinet have decided to sneak in a sinister constitution...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 07:42hrs | 5649 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe forex crisis to worsen
ZIMBABWE'S foreign currency crisis is expected to worsen this year after gold exports fell by over 28 percent last year.The southern African country is grappling with acute foreign currency sh...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 07:21hrs | 2034 | by Staff reporter
MDC led Council threatens legal action against Zanu-PF
HARARE City Council has threatened legal action against Zanu-PF, government departments, parastatals and other entities owing the local authority more than $1 billion in unpaid rates.Council i...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 07:07hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dam levels drop
NATIONAL dam levels continue to rise but water levels at dams supplying Bulawayo continue to fall, the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) said yesterday. In a statement, ZINWA said the ...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:33hrs | 2389 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe warriors grouped with Bafana Bafana in World Cup qualifier
TWENTY years after their battle ended in mayhem at the National Sports Stadium, claiming 13 lives of Zimbabwean football fans in a stampede, the Warriors and Bafana Bafana will again clash in a World ...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:32hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa gets reprieve
Businessman Mr Philip Chiyangwa, who was on the verge of having his commercial stand in Masvingo's Zimre Park repossessed by Masvingo City Council, won a reprieve after the High Court granted him a de...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:29hrs | 2106 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe 'reduces debt by theft' after Supreme Court ruling: lawyers
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a controversial government decree from February 2019 which converted debts accumulated in United States dollars to the local RTGS currency – at a great l...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:20hrs | 820 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC under siege
THE opposition MDC has claimed that it is now a banned political party in Zimbabwe and accused Zanu-PF of making Zimbabwe a de facto one-party State.MDC secretary for international relations, ...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:53hrs | 692 | by Staff rpeorter
Army pays medical bills for accident victims
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) is paying medical bills for 26 recruits who were involved in an accident that killed two others near Imbizo Barracks, Chief of Staff Administration Staff, Major Genera...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:20hrs | 2047 | by Staff reporter
Council refuse trucks stuck in SA for 3 years
FIFTEEN refuse trucks bought by Harare City Council in South Africa are stuck there almost three years on as it cannot raise over US$2 million required for their delivery. However, there are conflicti...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 05:16hrs | 1180 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC to attend UK-Africa summit
THE opposition MDC has been invited to the UK-Africa Investment Summit which gets underway in London this Tuesday, a top official has said.The party's secretary for international relations, Gl...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:25hrs | 3583 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar has been a disaster for asset values, economy
The introduction of Zimbabwe's own currency, the ZWL, in February 2019 has been a disaster as many economists, as well as ourselves, had predicted. Since it was launched the ZWL has fallen fro...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:14hrs | 558 | by John Legat
'Mnangagwa in no hurry to fix economy'
As the world marks the 61st anniversary of the International Human Rights Day, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (The Forum) has lamented the deterioration in living standards, claiming that the Pre...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:44hrs | 7780 | by Staff reporter
Modi woos Indian investors to Zimbabwe
THE Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce, Raj Modi, has returned from a month-long working visit to India's state of Gujarat where he was engaged in a charm offensive which will see Indian investo...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:42hrs | 1228 | by Staff reporter
We have a full-blown crisis
Phew!What a frenzied week it was as those brats, who are used to hogging TV remote controls or causing unending trouble during holidays, were finally banished to school, where they rightfully ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:33hrs | 244 | by Bishop Lazarus
All-out war on machete gangs
Police have deployed one of their largest ever forces in recent history to different parts of the country as they intensify a crackdown on machete -wielding gangs that have been terrorising small-scal...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:29hrs | 394 | by Staff rpeorter
China to inject fresh funds into Zimbabwe economy?
China will provide fresh funding for new infrastructure projects that are expected to jerk the economy and create new jobs. Reports of prospective funding come in the wake of last week's visit by the ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:28hrs | 326 | by Staff rpeorter
Zimbabwe platinum leakages hurting national purse
WITH its economy tanking, Zimbabwe is looking to mining for salvation.But platinum ore exports may be leaking millions of dollars in potential revenue the country needs to plug an acute shorta...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:27hrs | 140 | by Cliff Chiduku
Zanu PF surges closer to its 5 million recruitment target as Chamisa fights to deliver SONA
Never in our lifetime has the choice between the two major parties been so stark. Never has so much been at stake. And never has history seemed so radically open-ended, the opportunity to make a diffe...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:17hrs | 10174 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chiwenga eats humble pie
AFTER a captivating month where Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and his estranged wife, Marry, threw brickbats at each other in riveting court applications in their ongoing divorce proceedings, th...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:30hrs | 14540 | by Staff reporter
MISA makes written submissions on Media gazetted bill
MISA Zimbabwe has made both oral and written submissions to the Committee outlining issues of concern and the gaps in the gazetted Bill in the context of the Constitution, the African Charter on Human...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 11:04hrs | 234 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC Alliance put a sock in it!!!
The Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC A) and its cronies are making a lot of noise about the Constitutional Amendment Bill ahead of its debate before Parliament set for April. This is not t...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 09:29hrs | 2154 | by Prosperity Mzila
Let's watch closely how the Zimbabwe military and the judiciary playout in the case of Chiwengas
As believers we now know that if we are grateful for the small things that the universe gives us, it will send its abundant energy to even usher us more gifts than we could ever imagine. Our gratitude...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:29hrs | 1737 | by Nomazulu Thata
Russian-made fighter jets for Zimbabwe's military
ZIMBABWE is on the verge of replacing its antiquated military helicopters with Russian-made fighter jets, among other armaments, in a deal that has seen Harare mortgaging part of its vast mineral weal...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1361 | by Staff reporter
China snubs Mnangagwa bailout request
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's desperate attempts to secure a financial rescue package from China were once again flatly rebuffed after Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi emphasised during his visit thi...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:28hrs | 2779 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions: EU, US and post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
THE United States of America (USA) has two forms of sanctions relevant to Zimbabwe. The first is imposed by Executive Order, with the President using powers under the International Emergency Economic ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:25hrs | 192 | by Derek Matyszak
'Chiwenga acutely paranoid and under influence of drugs'
Acting President Constantino Chiwenga goes through most days high on prescription drugs and suffers acute paranoia, his estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa has told the High Court as both sides trade dirt in...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:18hrs | 1807 | by ZimLive
Is lithium Zimbabwe's economic game changer?
The global surge in demand for lithium over the past few years has been impelled by the rising appetite for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and portable consumer devices.The rise in demand is attributed t...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:14hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wife spills the beans
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry, has revealed that the retired army general harbours an ambition to take over the presidency.Marry said the collapse of the couple's...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:13hrs | 2816 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe needs US$16bn'
ZIMBABWE needs an estimated US$16 billion for infrastructural development as well as supporting governance and other institutional reforms as the country moves towards achieving an upper middle-income...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:09hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa faces fresh fraud allegations
EMBATTLED former Zifa president, Philip Chiyangwa faces fresh allegations of fraudulently forcing the broke football governing body to fund his personal expenses.It has emerged that he caused ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:05hrs | 918 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa's strange dream on a cold night
Zimbabweans never cease to amaze me. They have a penchant to blow their own trumpet (kuzvifonera) at every opportunity, but nature has its own humbling ways. Examples abound of people swaggering and b...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:03hrs | 671 | by Cliff Chiduku
$1bn set aside for highway rehab
Rehabilitation of the Harare-Beitbridge highway has started in earnest after Government set aside $1 billion for the project. The highway expansion project is expected to increase economic benefits fo...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:57hrs | 97 | by Staff rpeorter
'Debt forgiveness crucial for Zimbabwe'
AS the country's central bank and treasury chiefs head to the forthcoming World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland next week, Imara Asset Management (Imara) says the country is in desperate need of ...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:54hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Government controls fuelling the black market
Business at the country's parallel (black) market for foreign currency and other commodities has never been as brisk. Billions of dollars in local or foreign currency exchange hands on a daily basis i...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 09:07hrs | 3932 | by Victor Bhoroma
We buy junk cars near you
Have you ever wondered a way to sell your junk car for top dollar? Cash Cars Buyer could be a service made to resolve that problem. Selling a car privately are often a large number. From insurance to ...Published: 15 Jan 2020 at 17:38hrs | 3439 | by Staff Writer
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