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How to think in Dark Times
"DO nothing but think" is a philosophical proverb that is much mistakenly attributed to the Slovenian philosopher, Slavoj Zizek. Slavoj Zizek only stole and made famous the pithy statement. The genera...Published: 6 hrs ago | 188 | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
Kambarami frustrates Town Clerk again
BULAWAYO City councillors will this week engage council management with the hope of stopping the wave of water disconnections that the local authority embarked on since yesterday to recover what is ow...Published: 6 hrs ago | 748 | by Staff reporter
Banana's wife gets new wheels from Mnangagwa's govt
WIDOW to former Zimbabwean President Canaan Sodindo Banana, Mrs Janet Madade Banana has received a brand new Ford Everest car from Government as part of her benefits.The Government early in th...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1540 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to meet Shinzo Abe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa will this week meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), a major engagement set to unl...Published: 6 hrs ago | 138 | by Staff reporter
'Austerity ends in 2019,' says Muthuli Ncube
While Government has instituted a batch of key macro-economic reforms since late last year, which analysts say have set the economy for recovery and sustainable growth, the chief architect of the chan...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1075 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's latest bid to arrest price distortions
THE National Competitiveness Commission (NCC) is currently engaging manufacturers and producers countrywide to establish pricing formulae , a strategy meant to arrest the current distortions on cost o...Published: 6 hrs ago | 426 | by Staff reporter
SMM to resume asbestos exports
Awakening asbestos mining giant Shabanie Mashaba Mines (SMM) is set to resume chrysotile asbestos fibre exports for the first time in over a decade as Government's master plan to revive the mine begin...Published: 6 hrs ago | 182 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's re-engagement bearing fruits
The United Kingdom is a critical cog in Zimbabwe's efforts to re-integrate into the community of nations following years of isolation in the First Republic. As the former colonial power, the United Ki...Published: 6 hrs ago | 88 | by Staff reporter
Malawi court bans planned airport, border protests
A Malawi court ordered a ban on protest at the country's airports and border crossings on Friday, as authorities try to avert new post-election demonstrations aimed at shutting down key transport hubs...Published: 21 hrs ago | 812 | by AFP
Zimbabweans ignorant - Trevor Ncube
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) boss Trevor Ncube says Zimbabweans don't read hence their failure to appreciate that Western sanctions are hurting the Southern...Published: 23 hrs ago | 5164 | by Staff Reporter
Afcon renegades blacklisted
THE new Warriors technical team will be told not to select big goalkeeper George Chigova and China-based Nyasha Mushekwi among other players for future Warriors assignments, B-Metro Sport has learnt. ...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:25hrs | 3628 | by Staff reporter
Zahara arrives in London for Mzansi Festival, promises to light up the stage
SOUTH African songbird Zahara, arrived in London Friday ahead this year's Mzansi Festival set for Saturday at Willen Lake in Milton Keyes approaches, with a variety of musical acts and activities on t...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:11hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Econet closes shop in 13 countries
BILLIONAIRE and Zimbabwe's telecoms mogul, Strive Masiyiwa's Mauritius incorporated Econet Media Limited, has put up for sale its shares in the satellite broadcast business in 13 countries, mostly Afr...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:10hrs | 1528 | by Staff reporter
Kambarami didn't have powers to suspend Town clerk, says High Court
THE High Court has nullified the suspension of Bulawayo Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, by Deputy Mayor Councillor Tinashe Kambarami. The ruling by Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Thompson ...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:10hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
BCC disconnects water supplies to defaulting rate payers
BULAWAYO City Council will today start disconnecting water supplies to defaulting rate payers as the municipality moves to recover what it is owed by residents and commercial entities in the city. Res...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:08hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Solar products still expensive despite duty waiver
The prices of solar panels, batteries and other accessories have remained high despite the recent move by Government to remove duty on all imported solar kits. This means the high prices of so...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:00hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo municipality disconnects water supplies
BULAWAYO City Council will today start disconnecting water supplies to defaulting rate payers as the municipality moves to recover what it is owed by residents and commercial entities in the city. ...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 08:59hrs | 1611 | by Staff Reporter
Living together during a divorce - What you should know
Living together during or after a divorce might sound really strange, you might even think that that could be the worst idea ever! You got divorced for a reason, right? But you would be surpri...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 14:40hrs | 1656 | by Staff Writer
'Sanctions frustrating Mnangagwa's plans to upgrade riot gear'
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi last week told the Senate that there was need to upgrade anti-riot gear in the country during debate in Parliament on the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (Mopa), w...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:45hrs | 1023 | by Sytaff reporter
Gweru shelves prepaid water meter project
GWERU City Council says it has shelved plans introduce prepaid water meters this year as the local authority is facing serious financial challenges.Town clerk Elizabeth Gwatipedza said prepaid...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:42hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Are Zimbabwe MPs doing us any good?
CITIZENS who take the time and pain to go the extra mile and fight for other people to have the freedom to exercise their many God-given rights must be applauded, especially in a country like Zimbabwe...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:39hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Lulu ready for Chitembwe
HIGHLANDERS' head coach, Mandla Mpofu, is relishing the prospect of meeting nemesis Lloyd Chitembwe at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday when Bosso clash with Harare City FC in a Castle Lager Premier So...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:39hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Likukuma fired as ZTA boss
ZIMBABWE Tourism Authority (ZTA) acting chief executive, Mrs Rita Likukuma, has been removed from her position under unclear circumstances. Sources say the removal relates to the way she bungl...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:38hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa demands results from workers
Civil servants must be performance and results-oriented in the execution of their duties, President Mnangagwa has said. The President said this at the launch of the Public Service Commission S...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
'New GNU will address legitimacy deficit' argues Biti - he is still breathtakingly incompetent
Some of us castigated Morgan Tsvangirai, Tendai Biti, Nelson Chamisa, Welshmen Ncube, David Coltart and the rest of the MDC leaders as "breathtakingly corrupt and incompetent" as far back as 2010; whe...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:51hrs | 4053 | by Wilbert Mukori
Repression and dialogue in Zimbabwe: twin strategies that aren't working
Emmerson Mnangagwa's strategy of coercion and dialogue has hit a series of hurdles. These include the continued opposition by the MDC and on-going scepticism of ...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:50hrs | 864 | by Brian Raftopoulos
Economic isolation is hindering Zimbabwe's transformation
Since the election of a new government for Zimbabwe one year ago, the administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in which I serve, has begun reforming our land policies, changing laws, and commen...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 08:20hrs | 624 | by Foreign Policy
Mopa faces ConCourt challenge
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance legislators have threatened to launch a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) challenge against provisions in the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (Mopa) which the party and other...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Currency devaluation slashes Zimbabwe wages by 90%
Zimbabwe's rulers are finding that two decades of economic mismanagement and brutal repression have led them into a trap, from which there's little chance of escape.If they implement the polit...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 618 | by Bloomberg
Binga bemoans high telecoms costs
BINGA residents have expressed concern over the high cost of voice calls and data and also accused service providers of failing to respond on time to their concerns. Speaking during a co...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF getting ready for 2023 elections
ZANU-PF is like a sleeping giant which is often teased by smaller political parties which have no political ideology, but those parties remain teaser bulls, nothing more. The party works in ve...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 209 | by Elijah Chihota
The right man to convene Mnangagwa-Chamisa dialogue revealed
As I was reflecting upon the Republic of Zimbabwe and the news headlines about Zimbabwe a Bible verse came into mind :John 1:46 - King James BibleAnd Nathanael said unto him, Can the...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 07:17hrs | 7014 | by Nicholas Ncube
Zahara to ignite Mzansi Festival UK 1st Edition
Festival goers in the UK are set for a treat as the 2019 edition of the Mzansi Festival set for Saturday 24 August at Willen Lake in Milton Keynes approaches, with a variety of musical acts and activi...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 22:34hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
Zec calls on residents to register as voters
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba has urged citizens to register to vote so that their constituencies are not affected by delimitation processes in 2022....Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 17:57hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter
Bill ignorance irks MPs
PARLIAMENTARIANS, who were conducting public consultations on the Freedom of Information Bill in Marondera yesterday and Bindura on Monday, were irked after residents clearly exhibited lack of knowled...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:53hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Police in 5-day cybercrime training
AS the anti-cybercrime fight intensifies, the Zimbabwe Republic Police has conducted a five-day train-the-trainer cybercrime first offenders' course to equip officers with the requisite skills to curb...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
The Crocodile in Crisis
Editorial by The Times newspaper, Britain's newspaper of record, on Zimbabwe under President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a "state that is close to collapse"ZIM...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 18:01hrs | 5170 | by The Times
Moral authority is a pre-requisite for Good Governance
I'm writing this article with tears, with a heavy heart Lord help Zimbabwe!!!It is not about money or power, it is about conscience, reputation, moral power & obligation. It is about the p...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 16:45hrs | 217 | by Big Monday with Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo writes:
'Ignorance of failing to see sanction will go if have free elections, makes us a laughing stock' admit prodigal son
"At the heart of Zimbabwe's tragedy, is the existence of adults who lack the critical thinking to understand that SANCTIONS will go away if Mnangagwa simply followed the Zimbabwean constitution. Such ...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 16:29hrs | 450 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
'Zimbabwe not heading towards hyperinflation'
Government says the country is not heading towards hyper-inflation but is experiencing wage compression as a result of big, painful but necessary micro-economic decisions that the government shall con...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 16:10hrs | 1321 | by Bloomberg
Austerity measures: Is Zimbabwe drinking poisoned chalice?
On September 7, 2018, Mthuli Ncube was appointed as Zimbabwe's Finance minister. Being a technocrat he is, his appointment brought a breath of fresh air. At least, Zanu-PF was breaking with its past o...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:18hrs | 390 | by Cliff Chiduku
Zanu-PF's economic policy record 'poor': US think tank
UNITED States research arm, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), has condemned the Zanu-PF-led government's economic policy record as "poor".The CRS is a public policy research arm of the...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:17hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa raises ante against Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe's opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has announced plans to visit Moscow and Beijing to seek help in settling the political and economic logjam gripping the southern African country, Russia...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:10hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa posters defaced in Marondera
SOME of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's posters, erected on the eve of Heroes and Defences Forces holidays in Marondera, have been defaced and pulled down, in a development that has been linked to ange...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 09:23hrs | 6500 | by Staff Reporter
Govt floats $60m Treasury Bills
GOVERNMENT has floated Treasury Bills (TBs) valued at ZWL$60 million, the second auction in a month geared towards financing various programmes.In a communique yesterday, the Reserve Bank of Z...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 08:00hrs | 636 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe lags behind on fiscal transparency: US
THE United States (US) government has said in a report that Zimbabwe is still lagging behind in terms of fiscal transparency.The 2019 Fiscal Transparency Report, which was prepared by the US S...Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | 1126 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa plans to meet Putin over Zimbabwe crisis
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Nelson Chamisa intends to pay visits to Moscow and Beijing to seek help in settling the political and economic crisis gripping Zimbabwe, Russia's Sputnik ne...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 21:30hrs | 7899 | by Sputnik
MOPA Bill outlaws protests
In light of the recent ban of the #FreeZimbabweMarch which was supposed to take place in Harare last Friday the 16th and today's protest ban in Bulawayo, the Local Solutions Council would like to warn...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 14:04hrs | 1479 | by Darlington Nyambiya
Wrong to blame Zimbabwe crisis on war veterans
I have always been a fan of Zimbabwe Independent. It has an excellent record of providing the nation with sound and truthful analyses of the economic situation in Zimbabwe.The last edition of ...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:54hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
SADC leaders 'united and emphatic on removal of sanctions' - what do they know, sanctions are staying
In an exclusive interview with ZBC News on the sidelines of the ongoing 39th SADC Summit in Tanzania President Mnangagwa said he is pleased with the fruitful discussions at the summit regarding issues...Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:27hrs | 403 | by Nomusa Garikai
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