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Mnangagwa commits 1% of GDP to research
GOVERNMENT has committed 1% of gross domestic product (GDP) towards research and development (R&D) across all sectors of the economy, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.R&D supports...Published: 8 hrs ago | 260 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean scientist wins Cambridge scholarship
Zimbabwean scientist Sandile Mtetwa is one of the 92 new scholars selected by the Gates Cambridge Trust to study a PhD at the prestigious Cambridge University in the United Kingdom.According t...Published: 8 hrs ago | 633 | by Staff reporter
Currency reform answer to Zimbabwe's economic woes
THE success of the new Government's effort to transform the country's economy, both in the immediate and future term hinges on addressing the currency reform problem. The vision of the Government is t...Published: 8 hrs ago | 267 | by Bongani Ngwenya
Gokwe-Siabuwa Road rehabilitation begins
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has started work to rehabilitate Gokwe-Siabuwa Road. The rehabilitation work, which includes bush clearing and resealing, is expected ...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:44hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube directs all traders to accept bond notes
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has directed all traders to accept bond notes as they remain legal tender in the country. This comes as some unscrupulous whole...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:27hrs | 1355 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council bans school feeding programme
Bulawayo City Council has temporarily banned the school feeding programme amid reports that the number of suspected cholera cases in the city has risen to 21.Speaking during a Zimbabwe Medical...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:24hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's impressive cabinet line-up under a severe parliamentary vaccuum
For the first time in history, the new president has made constructive use of the specially elected parliamentarians window.From this window the president has addressed key discrepancies to br...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 13:35hrs | 1753 | by Reginald Thabani Gola.
Stunted exploration to stifle Zimbabwe gold output growth
Fidelity Printers and Refiners (Fidelity), the country's sole gold buyer, says gold output could hit 50 tonnes in two years on the back of a central bank support to the small-scale mining sector, but ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:43hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally resigns as NRZ board chairman
NATIONAL Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) board chair, Larry Mavima, has resigned as the parastatal's chairman following his recent swearing in as Senator for Shurugwi-Zvishavane and appointment as Minister...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 1127 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza running own race
CHAMPIONS FC Platinum are not looking at the five-point gap between them and second-placed Ngezi Platinum Stars, but just concentrating on their race in the marathon. The Zvishavane miners aff...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:22hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa and his VPs urged to declare assets
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his two deputies - Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi - have been urged to publicly declare their assets in order to demonstrate their commitment to fighting corrup...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 14:11hrs | 1753 | by Staff reporter
Govt to tighten import control regulations
GOVERNMENT is working on a number of pieces of legislation meant to monitor imports so as to protect citizens from substandard goods. Director for quality assurance in the Ministry of Industry...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:54hrs | 409 | by Staff reporter
10 cholera cases in Bulawayo
THE number of people who have been quarantined for cholera in Bulawayo has risen to 10 from three on Friday amid revelations that the city's infectious disease hospital - Thorngrove - can hold no more...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:50hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Remittance income drives Africa's economic growth - Report
A report launched by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has said that despite an economic slowdown, most African countries are having a positive economic outlook. ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's mission impossible?
While everyone in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Cabinet is expected to hit the ground running, it is Finance minister Mthuli Ncube who has the most difficult mission to accomplish.Mnangagwa r...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:34hrs | 2315 | by Staff reporter
Zesa to take over Kariba in 2 years
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) will take over full control of the newly completed Kariba South Power Station after two years when the defects liability period agreed with Chinese contractor Sinohydr...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 08:49hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Business opportunities in Zimbabwe that will make more millionaires in 2018
The term "millionaire" is taking on a new meaning in Zimbabweans abroad. It's no longer just about the size of your bank account; any shady politician, corrupt bureaucrat, or unscrupulous busi...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 1824 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mthuli Ncube gets shock reality check
NEWLY-appointed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube - who arrived in the country from Switzerland early this week amid a populist storm and blaze of publicity on how to fix Zimbabwe's critically broken econ...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 16:27hrs | 13045 | by Staff reporter
ED 'so far so good' but you need Chamisa to resuscitate the economy
It is always good to give an applause when someone in the caliber of President Mnangagwa does well. As much as I don't like the man but I think he deserve a little bit of some thumbs up and respect co...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 09:45hrs | 3422 | by Knowledge Hakata
Mnangagwa to axe permanent secretaries
A root and branch shake-up looms in government as President Emmerson Mnangagwa, continues to take bold steps to boost public and investor confidence in his administration, while also consolidating his...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 19:17hrs | 11539 | by Staff reporter
Root and branch shake-up looms in Mnangagwa's government
A root and branch shake-up looms in government as President Emmerson Mnangagwa, continues to take bold steps to boost public and investor confidence in his administration. Sources are saying t...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 07:13hrs | 8240 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks translocates 100 buffaloes to Hwange
ZIMBABWE Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has moved 100 buffaloes from Zambezi National Park to Sidinda in Hwange to boost tourism in the area.ZimParks western region manager...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:34hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Media urged to desist from prioritising politics
THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Mr George Charamba, has urged the media to desist from prioritising politics and help the nation fight the ...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:22hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Bosso brought back to earth
Mutare City 1 - 0 HighlandersMutare City Rovers stunned Highlanders in a match played at Vengere Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.Veteran striker Evans Chikwaikwai scored the all-important g...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 19:25hrs | 1967 | by Staff reporter
Chigumba, I disagree with you fully! Men are equal political turn-coats
Mukoma Chigumba, I read your articles online with great eagerness. I agree with most of your opinions, sometimes I don't, but this is what democracy is all about, to learn to agree and disagree. This ...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | 1671 | by Nomazulu Thata
Perrance Shiri rules out bread shortage
Government has ruled out the possibility of bread shortage in the country as mechanisms have been put in place to import wheat in the short-term. Further, Government wants to boost wheat cropp...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | 322 | by Staff reporter
Devolution expected to take centre stage in Parliament
THE public outreach that led to the crafting of the new Constitution in 2013 saw the birth of devolution of power. A majority of provinces advocated for the system of governance which was one of the i...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:02hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Sable Chemicals warns of fertiliser crisis
SABLE Chemicals Industries (Sable), Zimbabwe's only manufacturer of ammonium nitrate (AN), says it will only be able to meet just about 38% of national demand this year.AN is a top-dressing fe...Published: 11 Sep 2018 at 07:15hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe a nation of contradictions
If Zimbabwe was a patient on a hospital bed we the relatives of the patient would have been expecting nothing less than being told by the doctors that the hospital has tried all we could do and we hav...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 18:57hrs | 2095 | by Isaac Nkomah
Please persevere! Your journey is worth it!
The road to success isn't for the faint-hearted. Sometimes, you will want to give up! Please persevere! Your journey is worth it! Many great achievers have written inspiring statements about success. ...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 18:51hrs | 937 | by Enos Denhere
African Sun euphoric about conferencing, foreign visits
AFRICAN Sun Limited (ASL) has announced it will spend $2,1 million in the last quarter of 2018 on refurbishments to improve standards of its hotels and boost occupancy in the future.Africa Sun...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Why technocrats succeed or fail in the Zanu government
Apologies for boring you with citing in full Mukoma Muzivazvose Google's definition of technocrats. However, this will help some of us to know a bit about technocrats in view of recently appointed min...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 07:01hrs | 510 | by Ndaba Nhuku
Mnangawa's Cabinet was tight balance between economy, politics
I WATCHED the Cabinet announcement with a colleague from East Africa, who opined that Zimbabweans are too easy to please and that they move on faster than expected.From the dusty campaign trai...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:56hrs | 594 | by Tapiwa Gomo
All eyes on Mnangagwa's new Cabinet
THE new Cabinet will be sworn-in at Sate House today with Zimbabweans across the political divide optimistic that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's new 20-member team will immediately hit the ground runn...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:51hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Billiat scores his third goal for Warriors
Congo 1 - 1 Zimbabwe KHAMA BILLIAT scored his third goal, in 41 minutes, for the Warriors but his superb strike was not enough to give his team victory as hosts Congo fought back strongly in the s...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:45hrs | 913 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe should up its game, says Chiwenga
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said the national flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, needs to up its game by quickly transforming its operations to be able to compete with international players an...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:39hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Potts crowned Miss Zimbabwe
Twenty one-year-old Masvingo beauty Hajirah Belinda Potts, shrugged off competition from 13 other stunning models to be crowned Miss World Zimbabwe 2018 at a glittering ceremony held at Orchid Gardens...Published: 10 Sep 2018 at 06:30hrs | 601 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe urgently needs $4bn bailout package
Zimbabwe needs up to $4 billion to avert a looming currency crisis that could unleash economic havoc, with the new Cabinet urged to take tough decisions to increase confidence in the economy.P...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 17:08hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga calls for open skies
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga says there is need to open the skies to boost local tourism, which recovered significantly in the first half of the year.Officially opening the Hlanganani/S...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:49hrs | 5290 | by Staff reporter
Byo gets $7 million water boost
BULAWAYO City Council has received $7 million from the African Development Bank and the Government for the refurbishment of Ncema and Fernhill waterworks in a bid to increase water pumping capacity in...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:12hrs | 757 | by Staff Reporter
Nkhatha boost for Dembare
THERE was a huge sigh of relief in the Dynamos camp after Kingstone Nkhatha yesterday received his registration papers to enable him to feature in the local league, starting with the blockbuster clash...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:37hrs | 775 | by Staff reporter
Thrills expected at BF blockbuster
THE highly-anticipated Castle Lager Premier Soccer League blockbuster featuring the country's biggest clubs - Highlanders and Dynamos - explodes at Barbourfields Stadium tomorrow afternoon with a clas...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 08:29hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders clashes with Dynamos at BF
THE highly-anticipated Castle Lager Premier Soccer League blockbuster featuring the country's biggest clubs - Highlanders and Dynamos - explodes at Barbourfields Stadium tomorrow afternoon with a clas...Published: 08 Sep 2018 at 07:43hrs | 326 | by Staff Reporter
Nkhatha headache for Dembare
DYNAMOS striker Kingstone Nkhatha is yet to receive his registration papers to enable him to feature in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, making him a major doubt for the blockbuster clash again...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:57hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Villagers could soon use mobile phones to track cattle
Villagers from Murewa and Uzumba burst into laughter as a Cabinet minister told them that government anticipated the use of latest digital technology in herding cattle and doing some household chores ...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:56hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo loaded with untapped tourism'
THE tourism industry presents a huge opportunity for the City of Bulawayo to grow its economy and comple-ment efforts to revive the manufact-uring sector with significant impact on livelihoods. ...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:48hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagnwa must swiftly move in to avert crisis
IT'S futile for government to bury its head in the sand and pretend all is well in light of the ever-increasing prices of basic needs coupled with shortages of money in the banking system. It's undeni...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 06:46hrs | 594 | by Editorial - newsday
African countries should adopt Rwanda 2020 vision to boost economy growth & better health facilities
The Rwanda 2020 vision proved to the whole world whatever is lacking, we have means to acquire it not to depend of international aid . The main message is that we should not remain mentally married to...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 19:45hrs | 1446 | by Enos Denhere
Producers speak on cement crisis
National cement demand has surged since the second half of last year, driven by a reported bubble in mortgage and construction activity, amidst mounting supply-side challenges related to foreign curre...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:37hrs | 978 | by Staff reporter
Mushekwi boosts Warriors
ZIMBABWE'S build-up to this weekend's Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Congo Brazzaville has been dominated by so many negativities, with injuries and withdrawals to key players, but Wa...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:36hrs | 1201 | by Staff reporter
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