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Strive Masiyiwa plots Botswana Mascom listing by October
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa plans to list part of his Botswana telecoms operator Mascom by October this year, he said on Tuesday, in what he expects to be one of the biggest flotations on t...Published: 2 hrs ago | 178 | by Staff reporter
Whites score big against blacks - land compensation
Land is and was at the centre of all political developments for the indigenous black Zimbabwean population's pre and post independence movements. The liberation war against white minority rule's black...Published: 7 hrs ago | 1797 | by Terence Simbi
Can Zimbabwe manage to de-dollarize
The Zimbabwean government has indicated that a local currency will be introduced in the next 12 months in a move widely believed to be a precursor to joining the Common Monitory Area (CMA), also refer...Published: 8 hrs ago | 2585 | by Victor Bhoroma
The three biggest lottery wins in South Africa
Powerball and Lotto are the most popular forms of gambling in South Africa. As far back as 2007, transaction values for these two games came to R3.972 billion and averaged 5 million transactions per w...Published: 9 hrs ago | 3049 | by Staff Writer
Coltart defends Jonathan Moyo...fingers Chinamasa and Mnangagwa
Former MDC secretary for Legal Affairs David Coltart has absolved ex-Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo on allegations that he was involved in the drafting and steering of the notorious Public Order Sec...Published: 10 hrs ago | 5521 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo fires shots at Mnangagwa
Exiled former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has fired warning shot at President Emmerson Mnangagwa'a government telling him that he is presiding over a wilting banana republic which has rea...Published: 13 hrs ago | 10882 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Harare starts disconnecting water
KUWADZANA residents woke up to no water meters after Harare City Council (HCC) employees removed them over non-payment of bills.Community Water Alliance (CWA) Ward 44 chairperson Miriam Nyaman...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1026 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warned of brewing unrest
THERE are growing fears that Zimbabwe's fast-deteriorating economic situation - marked by shocking price hikes and severe shortages of foreign currency, fuel and vital medicines - could trigger social...Published: 15 hrs ago | 13747 | by Staff reporter
Of market forces and price hikes
Not too long ago, three months ago in fact, fuel in Zimbabwe was cheaper than bottled water and flights from the country were some of the cheapest around. This was thanks to a fixed exchange rate that...Published: 16 hrs ago | 441 | by newZWire
Madlela to share stage with Shwi, Freddy in SA
RHUMBA musician Madlela Skhobokhobo is billed to perform in South Africa this week. Madlela of the Ngamnanka fame is scheduled to grace the official opening of Kingdom Blue Funeral Services in...Published: 16 hrs ago | 315 | by Staff reporter
POSA replacement Bill gazetted
Government last week gazetted the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill that will replace the Public Order and Security Act (Posa) in line with its commitment to open up democratic space and align laws ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 254 | by Staff reporter
Supporting Zimbabwe's devolution plans with devolved blockchain
8-10 minutesThe aim of devolution that the government of Zimbabwe plans to implement is to arrest economic decline and set the country on a path to sustained recovery and growth while Zimb...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:52hrs | 681 | by Donald Mudenge
NSSA pensioners are 'dying a little each day'
The National Social Security Authority must do more to ameliorate the suffering of NSSA pensioners who are 'dying a little each day'. It has been alleged talks, consultations and requests but ...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:51hrs | 1652 | by Tondo
Uproar as Harare spends two weeks without water
Residents of Harare are up in arms against the Harare City Council which has failed to provide municipality water for close to two weeks due to shortage of treatment chemicals.Residents who to...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 11:10hrs | 3040 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Where is Mnangagwa taking us to?
I DROVE up the window of the tollgate and the man on duty asked me: "Eddie, where are we going?" He was not asking what my destination was, but where did I think the country was going.Last nig...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:40hrs | 7768 | by Eddie Cross
It's time for South Africa to rethink the economy
ON May 8, South Africans go to the polls to choose their next governing party for the next five years. The election this year marks the country's sixth general election since the dawn of democracy in ...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:37hrs | 219 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Econet raises RTGS$479 287 for Idai relief through EcoCash
TELECOMMUNICATIONS firm Econet Wireless has raised RTGS$ 479 287 through its EcoCash platform towards Cyclone Idai relief efforts. In a notice yesterday, Econet Wireless said: "We would like t...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:34hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Land compensation and IMF re-engagement: A legacy of an Anti-poor government.
The full import of Mnangagwa's Zimbabwe is open for business mantra is now being painfully realized by the working class of Zimbabwe. Salaries of the workers have been eroded, the majority of our popu...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 20:10hrs | 2203 | by Obert Masaraure
'Foreign aid will not bail out Zimbabwe'
UNITED States professor of economics Steve Hanke has said foreign aid will not bail out Zimbabwe from its current economic quagmire, adding the country's problems can be solved from within.Spe...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 16:30hrs | 4068 | by Staff reporter
'Peasant farmers now driving Zimbabwe's economy'
THE agricultural sector, seen as the mainstay of the country's economy, is now being powered by peasant farmers following the chaos that decimated commercial farming, the Daily News on Sunday can repo...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 16:29hrs | 1017 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Chiyangwa turns his 34 bedroom house into a hotel
Maverick businessman Philip Chiyangwa has turned his 34 bedroomed house into a hotel. The hotel is located in the upmarket suburb of Borrowdale which houses the who is who in Zimbabwe politica...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 13:24hrs | 7276 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Brooklyn bus inferno survivor wants compensation
A MBERENGWA woman who survived the Brooklyn bus inferno, which claimed over 30 lives over six months ago, is bitter after the bus operator dumped her following the tragedy which left her disabled....Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:56hrs | 1176 | by Staff reporter
RTGS$ plunges
Zimbabwe is nearing the much dreaded economic horrors of 2008 punctuated by hyperinflation, widespread shortages of foreign currency and fuel coupled with a spike in prices of everything, including st...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:55hrs | 5607 | by Staff reporter
A potent enemy always lives within
Hallelujah. . . But wait . . . why was he killed in the first place?You see, over time, societies evolve into hierarchical and stratified communities that pit the powerful against the powerles...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:50hrs | 125 | by Bishop Lazi
A look into Zimbabwe's tanking economy
The country's largest gold producer is on the brink of collapse because of government's warped foreign currency retention policy; the cost of bread has gone up, more than three times in hardly a month...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:50hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Memorial service revives pain of January killings
A memorial service for one of the victims of the January shootings, Kelvin Choto, yesterday brought back memories of the events of that day with people recounting incidents where government displayed ...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:49hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to benefit from Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative
CHINA has invited Government to talks on how the latter could benefit from Beijing's ambitious US$1 trillion initiative - the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) - that puts Harare in line for massive trad...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Whistleblowers pocket $3million after helping Zimra
Whistleblowers pocketed a cool $3 million in the past two years after helping the taxman recover more than $33,5 million in unpaid taxes.Under current regulations, those who provide the Zimbab...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:15hrs | 1480 | by Staff reporter
Top Pastor blasts Jonathan Moyo
Exiled former cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has come under fire from a prominent Bulawayo pastor Anglistone Themba Sibanda who is accusing him of grandstanding over Gukurahundi genocide. ...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 13:17hrs | 6235 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa, Mugabe carefully planned Gukurahundi genocide
THE Gukurahundi genocide, in which an estimated 20 000 Zimbabwean citizens were killed by a crack parallel army unit, the Fifth Brigade, in the early 1980s, was carefully planned, well before dissiden...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:14hrs | 17903 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi healing, reconciliation timeframes set
GOVERNMENT and the Matabeleland Collective, a group of civil society organisations, have agreed on strict timeframes for the implementation of the Gukurahundi healing and reconciliation implementation...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:09hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Rebirth of the Zimdollar
Zimbabwean central bank authorities have a traceable record of overnight monetary policy changes. Memories of the former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono era of monetary policy hip-...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:09hrs | 1368 | by Paddington Masamha
Can Zimbabwe manage to de-dollarise?
THE Zimbabwean government has indicated that a local currency will be introduced in the next 12 months in a move widely believed to be a precursor to joining the Common Monetary Area (CMA), also refer...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:08hrs | 733 | by Victor Bhoroma
Strive Masiyiwa tells Zimbabwe to price all goods in South African rand
Billionaire telecoms tycoon Strive Masiyiwa says Zimbabwe could achieve price stability if all goods were priced in the South African rand, and the country could do this "overnight".Masiyiwa, ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 10:48hrs | 6570 | by ZimLive
Law student appeals for US$5 000 for medical bills
A 23-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean law student studying in China is appealing for about US$5 000 to foot medical bills after he suffered lung failure following an infection. Mr Brendon Anesu Gumbo...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:19hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's Zimbabwe dilemma
As Zimbabwe's economic and political situation teeters on the verge of chaos, SA takes a disjointed approach. By Ringisai Chikohomero for ISS TODAY.First published by ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 20:28hrs | 3002 | by Ringisai Chikohomero
The new Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill is cruel like POSA
There have been reports in the State-owned press that the Government was planning to repeal the "toxic" Public Order and Security Act (POSA) and replace it with a new Maintenance of Peace and Order Bi...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 09:37hrs | 1561 | by Veritas
'RTGS$ is not a currency' says Minister
Deputy Government Spokesperson Energy Mutodi has confirmed a long standing asserting by Zimbabweans that the country does not have a currency and the recently introduced RTGS$ by the Reserve bank of Z...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 09:22hrs | 6711 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Time to close South Africa's borders
Fellow South AfricansOur border posts, such as the one near here at Jeppes Reef, are meant to protect South Africa...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 08:09hrs | 9325 | by Mmusi Maimane
'Drop sanctions' said Washington experts - burning tyres producing lots of obnoxious smoke but little heat and no light
"Experts in Washington, discussing whether or not Zimbabwe is a source of shame or opportunity for Africa, were unanimous in their position that targeted sanctions were hurtful to the country, and mus...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:44hrs | 677 | by Nomusa Garikai
Why devolution should start with Manicaland
It has been brought to my attention that the villagers of Chakohwa all the way to Mutambara will soon be moved to pave the way for the new diamond field that have been identified during the recent exp...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:39hrs | 598 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe attracts 2 new investors to develop platinum mining projects
Zimbabwe will in coming weeks name two new investors who will develop separate platinum mining projects west of the capital as the country ramps up mining output in an attempt to ease a severe dollar ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:23hrs | 536 | by Reuters
Zimbabwe marks 39th Independence Day amid economic crises
Thousands of people will gather today to watch a military-civilian parade in the capital, Harare, as Zimbabwe marks the 39th anniversary of its independence from Britain.Thousands of people ar...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:19hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's version of disaster capitalism, couched as resilience
A LOCAL Zimbabwean artist, Dereck Mpofu, recently released a song titled Mweya wechiZimba. Even though the title of the song may suggest it is religious, it is upon listening to it, that you discover ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:10hrs | 89 | by Takura Zhangazha
Meat shortages loom
ZIMBABWE'S livestock industry is under strain and shortages of pork, chicken and beef are imminent after the price of feed shot up following the removal of grain subsidies by government, an industry o...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:09hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Advanced Level Family and Religious Studies: Miracles and the New Testament
The word "miracle," is derived from the Latin word miraculum, which is so translated in the New Testament of the Authorized Version from two Greek words. On twenty-two occasions the word semeion is tr...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 16:37hrs | 1091 | by Brian Maregedze
Zimra lifts Ziscosteel garnishee
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has lifted the garnishee order it imposed on the accounts of the now defunct steelmaker, Ziscosteel bringing relief to the steel company ex-employees who were no...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 16:25hrs | 1270 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has failed to revive economy and Gono to take over in 2020 - he too will fail, guaranteed
Zanu-PF hardliners are in panic mode and for good reasons, the economic meltdown is in overdrive! The country's de fact local currency the Real Time Gross Settlement Dollar (RTGS$) has been losing mor...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 09:04hrs | 5979 | by Wilbert Mukori
Washington experts call for end to Zimbabwe sanctions
Experts in Washington, discussing whether or not Zimbabwe is a source of shame or opportunity for Africa, were unanimous in their position that targeted sanctions were hurtful to the country, and must...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:53hrs | 2708 | by VOA
Zesa to cut power at Kariba by 59%
Zesa Holdings will need to drastically reduce power output at anchor power station, Kariba South by 58.7 percent, after the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) cut water allocation for electricity generatio...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:48hrs | 2670 | by Staff reporter
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