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About 600 die while Mnangagwa holidays
Just as Covid-19 was bouncing back at the beginning of the new year with ferocity after a relatively mild and contained first wave in Zimbabwe, Mnangagwa was going on leave.He left co-Vice-Pre...Published: 3 hrs ago | 571 | by Staff reporter
Govt probes $25bn mobile money scam
Prosecutions on a wide range of financial crimes are likely as investigations continue inside and outside Zimbabwe into the huge pool of unregulated liquidity estimated at $25 billion created within t...Published: 14 hrs ago | 769 | by Staff reporter
No respite for Zimbabwe under Biden
The United States of America, believed by many to be the sole superpower post-Cold War, has arguably the most staggering defence budget ever known to humanity. Post the cataclysmic attacks of ...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:43hrs | 1968 | by Sapien Sapien
Murwira blocks varsity fee hikes
HIGHER and Tertiary Education minister, Amon Murwira has refused to approve proposed fee hikes by local universities until the obtaining Covid-19 pressures have eased.This comes after governme...Published: 22 Jan 2021 at 06:32hrs | 758 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe printing $1 billion weekly to buy gold'
FORMER legislator and Monetary Policy Committee member Eddie Cross has made sensational claims that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) was printing $1 billion weekly mainly to buy gold.At the ...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:46hrs | 3144 | by Staff reporter
BCC workers end five-day strike
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) workers yesterday resumed work after a five-day strike over poor salaries, a situation which crippled critical services such as refuse collection, primary health care and b...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 06:52hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Gandawa blasts govt failure to service UN debt
FORMER Higher and Tertiary Education deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa has blasted the new dispensation under President Emmerson Mnangagwa for failing to pay US$81 000 membership fees to the United Nati...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:41hrs | 1037 | by Staff reporter
Morocco thrilled to be named hosts of 2022 Nations Cup
AFRICA's football governing body, CAF, has announced that the 2022 edition of its premier women's tournament will be hosted in Morocco.The tournament which has been held consistently every yea...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 10:34hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mineral exports surpass target
Zimbabwe's mineral exports, excluding gold and silver, for the year 2020 surged by 27 percent, earning the country US$2,4 billion, the Minerals and Marketing Authority of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) has said. ...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 05:50hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Belgian minister tweets EU's Covid vaccine price list to anger of manufacturers
A Belgian minister has blown the lid off a sensitive and commercial secret – the price that the EU has agreed to pay for the leading Covid vaccines.Belgium's budget state secretary, Eva De B...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 20:05hrs | 1648 | by Staff reporter
Landela buying spree raises stink
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa marked his triumphal entry into the citadel of power in 2017 by declaring that he would open the country up for business, thus promising a departure from the ruinous polic...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:37hrs | 880 | by Cliff Chiduku
Zimbabwe: 'The Second Republic'; Land history; Ownership and Productivity in the Post Mugabe era
The Author is a Master of Science in International Trade and Diplomacy student at the University of Zimbabwe. He holds a MSc degree in Development Studies (National University of Science and Technolog...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 21:34hrs | 906 | by Livingstone Kazizi
How to buy a New Car - Guide
Buying a new car is not as easy as playing Aussie online pokies games. Rather, the former involves a lot of things that you will need to know if you are seriou...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 13:46hrs | 490 | by Staff Writer
Hydro-politics depriving Bulawayo and Matebeleland of water
MORE than a century ago in 1912, the people of Matebeleland and Bulawayo regions were promised that they will draw water from the Zambezi River, through the Matebeleland Zambezi Water Project (MZWP)....Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:56hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Time to make Matabeleland Zambezi water project a reality
For the last three decades or so, Zimbabwe's largest cities have faced water challenges due to due to a combination of poor rains, droughtand mismanagement. The situation in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's s...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:51hrs | 637 | by Alfonce Mbizwo
Zimbabwe's agriculture seen recovering despite challenges
ZIMBABWE should enjoy a decent harvest for all crops in the current season due to good rains that have been consistent in the past few weeks, farmers' organisations say.A good harvest for grai...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:48hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
BCC workers down tools
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) workers yesterday downed tools citing incapacitation.The workers demanded a living wage based on the poverty datum line which is pegged at $20 000.The disgr...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 08:00hrs | 1110 | by Staff reporter
81% of Zimbabwe's primary schools do not have internet access
81% of primary schools in Zimbabwe have no access to the internet while only 19% have, a status quo that is heavily stalling e-learning programmes in primary schools. This was revealed by the Informat...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 18:21hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: 'The Second Republic'; Land history; Ownership and Productivity in the Post Mugabe Era
The Author is a Master of Science in International Trade and Diplomacy student at the University of Zimbabwe. He holds a MSc degree in Development Studies (National University of Science and Technolog...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 12:32hrs | 909 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Food sovereignty in Zimbabwe is a human rights issue
With Covid 19 is ravaging and weighing heavily on the socio-economic well being of Zimbabwe, there is a far worse pandemic bedevilling the country in the form food insecurity and food injustice....Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 12:14hrs | 159 | by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria
Covid-19 allowances for civil servants extended
THE Government has announced the reintroduction of the US$75 a month Covid-19 allowance for all civil servants, while pensioners will get US$30. President Mnangagwa's administration introduced...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora to be 'biggest opposition by 2023' - and perpetuate rigged elections, deplorable lack of imagination
The trouble with Zimbabweans is they have no clue what constitutes a competent leader and it is little wonder the nation has blundered from pillar to post, the blind leading the blind into the ditch. ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 14:17hrs | 1367 | by Nomusa Garikai
BCC seeks $4,2bn for infrastructure rehab
BULAWAYO City Council has approached the Local Government ministry seeking permission to borrow over $4,2 billion for rehabilitation of its infrastructure, acquisition of new plant, equipment and vehi...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 21:00hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Kuvimba: How to hide a mining giant in plain sight
A year ago, Kuvimba Mining House did not exist. now it could be the country's biggest gold producer.How? The answer shows how transparency is still not a thing for Zimbabwean authorities....Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 08:10hrs | 1536 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must give Matebeleland a chance to manage own affairs
The politics of Matabeleland has been in the eye of a storm for a very long time. The Zanu-PF government, opposition parties and civic society groups have always claimed to serve the interests of the ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:55hrs | 457 | by Hon Lovemore Moyo UMD President
BCC applies to borrow US$51m
THE Bulawayo City Council has applied to borrow US$51 million for them to implement major capital projects which include the acquisition of development land and rehabilitation of water and sewerage in...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe chiefs to dump colonial regalia
CHIEFS are set to abandon their colonial regalia as it does not reflect Zimbabwe's traditional heritage and cultural values but cements colonial dominancy. The red and purple gown and round sh...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:48hrs | 1342 | by Staff reporter
2021 National Budget gets Mnangagwa nod
Government departments can now start drawing money from the Fiscus after President Mnangagwa assented to the $368,5 billion, 2021 National Budget. Parliament passed the Budget in December last year....Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:44hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora gleefully awaiting $2.72 m PPFA payout - reason why MDC will sell-out again come 2023
"Only Zanu-PF and MDC-T will share the $100 million allocated in the 2021 National Budget under the Political Parties Finance Act as all other parties failed to get at least five percent of the consti...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 19:03hrs | 935 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Picking the best sofa for your living room
The living room is that area of the home where most people focus on the interior decoration. Buying a durable sofa of high quality is one of the main things that make the living room attractive. It is...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 13:27hrs | 1181 | by Staff Writer
Mnangagwa, Mwonzora to share $100m, Chamisa excluded
Only Zanu-PF and MDC-T will share the $100 million allocated in the 2021 National Budget under the Political Parties Finance Act as all other parties failed to get at least five percent of the constit...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:54hrs | 5431 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt says to re-engage new US admin
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube has said he does not expect any change to the United States policy on Zimbabwe despite the change of administration in that country when President-elect Joe Biden is inau...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 836 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe economy to grow by 2.9%'
ZiMBABWE'S economy is expected to register a modest 2,9% growth this year from a negative dip recorded last year, according to the World Bank's Global Economic Prospects report released this week....Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:45hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
372% rates hike for Bulawayo residents
BULAWAYO residents will fork out more for services after Government approved Bulawayo City Council (BCC's) over $16 billion 2021 budget. Rates have already increased by 372 percent with effect...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 07:27hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Lockdown without safety nets difficult to observe
WE are fighting the spread of COVID-19 through a lockdown, which is a good thing. But beneath the crisis, there is greater crisis of all time.Beitbridge Border Post is flooded with Zimbabweans...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:01hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Job hunters defy Covid-19 regulations
BULAWAYO residents who survive on hunting for piece jobs are defying the Covid-19 lockdown regulations by continuing to flood the streets as part of their daily struggles to eke out a living. ...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 06:51hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Dealing with Zimbabwe's hard lockdown
Zimbabwe started its a 30 day level four lockdown on Tuesday a move that is expected to save lives but have dire consequences on the economy and livelihoods. In announcing the lockdown measure...Published: 05 Jan 2021 at 07:24hrs | 3570 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mineral exports exceed target
ATTRACTIVE international prices for major minerals except gold, coupled with stability in the mining sector despite the COVID-19-related lockdowns has seen Zimbabwe's mineral exports exceed the projec...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 22:25hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Government must review the decision to lockdown the country !!!
The recent lockdown statement done by the Vice President and Health Minister Dr Chiwenga. My assumption was that Government of today, Government of Zimbabwe, was supposed reach out to many Inclusive o...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 11:05hrs | 2347 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Car prices shoot at Musina as panic buying sets in
Instead of dipping, car prices at Musina across the border in South Africa went up by an average 20% due to panic buying caused by a new Government policy on second hand cars.Eric Dzvova, a pr...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 2939 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans see gloomy 2021
ZIMBABWEANS are not enthused about the New Year, 2021, and see no improvement in the social, economic and political problems that bedevilled the country throughout 2020.Most people entered January...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:45hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa predicts prosperous New Year
AFTER setbacks spawned by Covid-19 last year, 2021 promises to be a year of progress as it begins today against the backdrop of a good rainy season, prospects of a vaccine against the global plague an...Published: 01 Jan 2021 at 07:25hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court decision leaves MDC-T in disarray
THE MDC held a bruising conference to choose a new leader in December and it has resulted in a legal battle. The MDC's Thokozani Khupe ran to be the party's leader against Douglas Mwonzora. She lost t...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:27hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Mistakes to avoid when planning your wedding
When you are planning your wedding, you need to make sure that you are getting everything right. This can be difficult to do if you have never planned a wedding before but that doesn't mean that it is...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 01:36hrs | 1337 | by Staff Writer
SA's budget deficit worsens under Ramaphosa
By the end of November, South Africa's main budget balance had a deficit not far under R440 billion, new figures published on Wednesday show – an increase of 77% over the year-to-date deficit at the...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 17:10hrs | 648 | by Staff reporter
US wasting millions on Zimbabwe election process - Report
THE United States (US) Senate has predicted Zanu-PF leader, President Emmerson Mngangagwa, would win the 2023 presidential election despite Washington pouring in millions of dollars to democratise the...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:30hrs | 852 | by Staff reporter
Zimstat gets $4bn for census
Treasury has allocated $4,4 billion to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) to carry out its activities that include conducting the 2021 population census, which is expected to culminate ...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:20hrs | 158 | by Blessings Chidakwa
Monthly payouts for vulnerable increased
Humanitarian assistance allowances for vulnerable persons hit by Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown has been raised from $300 to $800 per month and another increase is planned for next month. ...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:19hrs | 126 | by Blessings Chidakwa
MP takes issue with govt over commissions' funding
DZIVARASEKWA legislator Edwin Mushoriwa yesterday blasted government for its failure to fund commissions in the 2021 national budget, saying that this was a threat to democracy. Mushoriwa said...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:29hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Runaway inflation, Covid-19 fuel rise in malaria cases in north-eastern Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE has made giant strides in malaria control, but runaway inflation coupled with the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic may derail progress made in the last 17 years - moving the country away from ...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:15hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
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