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'Prices will fall,' dreams Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF has pleaded with its members to be patient saying prices of basic commodities will soon fall because government is working flat out to address the situation.Addressing scores of party ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1115 | by Staff reporter
Zupco to have fuel allocation prioritisation
ZUPCO buses will be prioritised in fuel allocation, as Government continues to improve the competitiveness of the public transport operator while cushioning commuters from spiralling transport costs, ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 328 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF plots to hijack Dabengwa's funeral
The ruling ZANU PF party is plotting to hijack the funeral of the late ZPRA Intelligence Supremo Dr Dumiso Dabengwa, Mthwakazi Republlic Party founding Spokesperson Mbonisi Gumbo has revealed. ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 7905 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF must back off
We are at the residence of the late Dr Dumiso Dabengwa's house. The official position is that the body of the late national and international hero was left in SA because of lack of space in the cargo....Published: 18 hrs ago | 1827 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Dabengwa family thanks Government as liberation icon's body arrives
THE body of the late liberation war icon and former Cabinet Minister Dr Dumiso Dabengwa will arrive this afternoon at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Internationl Airport, accompanied by his widow, Zodwa....Published: 23 hrs ago | 865 | by Staff reporter
Statement by the NANGO on Africa Day
The National Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (NANGO), the umbrella body of NGOs operating in Zimbabwe joins the continent in celebrating Africa Day.Africa made history on the 25t...Published: 25 May 2019 at 16:49hrs | 378 | by NANGO
Zimbabweans told to brace for mass protests
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has warned that it is mobilising for mass action against the current economic crisis if government fails to provide solutions.This comes as nurses ...Published: 25 May 2019 at 15:15hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says, 'Violence not part of our culture'
Violence is not part of the Zimbabwe culture and its proponents must be condemned and rejected, President Mnangagwa has said. Speaking during the commissioning parade of 149 officer cadets at ...Published: 25 May 2019 at 08:25hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa now more paranoic and desperate
A REGIME failing to provide its citizens with basic necessities is unsurprisingly afraid of itself and those who differ with its lopsided policies.The arrest of four civil society activists th...Published: 24 May 2019 at 07:40hrs | 3819 | by Staff reporter
Populist policies can only suffocate Zupco more
THE government this week slashed Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) bus fares to 50 cents and 75 cents from $1 and $1,50, at a time when fuel prices shot up to almost $5 from $3,38.Whil...Published: 24 May 2019 at 07:34hrs | 319 | by Faith Zaba
'Zupco remains profitable,' says govt
GOVERNMENT has said Zupco remains profitable despite a 50 percent reduction in bus fares. A distance of up to 30km is now pegged at 75 cents from $1,50 while a distance of up to 40km has been reduced ...Published: 24 May 2019 at 06:41hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
New Zupco buses come to Bulawayo
FIVE of the 39 new Zupco buses which were commissioned recently are coming to Bulawayo to service urban routes. This comes in the wake of Government slashing fares by 50 percent resulting in fares for...Published: 23 May 2019 at 06:41hrs | 1466 | by Staff reporter
Demand for Zupco up
Demand for Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) buses has spiked and the public transport operator is set to take delivery of 300 more coaches in a major leap for the country's mass transpo...Published: 22 May 2019 at 23:21hrs | 1939 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Chaos as passengers enter ZUPCO bus through windows
Commuters in Harare resorted to entering ZUPCU buses using windows after the door was overly crowded with people trying to get a seat inside the vehicles which charge $0.50 per trip.Photos tak...Published: 22 May 2019 at 10:58hrs | 5622 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zupco will work, commuters call for timetable adjustments
COMMUTERS have called on ZUPCO to adjust timetables to cater for all workers as well as also expand on areas covered.Currently, the Zupco buses operate between 5am and 7pm, which affects those...Published: 22 May 2019 at 10:36hrs | 3034 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF and sanctions must go,' says Chamisa
Nelson Chamisa, the Movement for Democratic Change leader has finally recognised that sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the Western countries since 2001 were undesirable. Chamisa says the restr...Published: 22 May 2019 at 06:56hrs | 1248 | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators shut down Bulawayo
Public transporters in Bulawayo have withdrawn kombis from the road in protests against fuel price hikes and what they termed unfair competition from gove...Published: 22 May 2019 at 05:55hrs | 16546 | by Methusi Ncube
Duty on fuel reduced by half
Government has reduced duty on diesel and petrol to cushion consumers from the effects of the latest round of fuel price increases, an official in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has ...Published: 21 May 2019 at 23:21hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland
While I was going through my archives I came across the Election Manifesto below. Quite interesting.PATRIOTIC UNION OF MANDEBELELAND (PUMA)ELECTION MANIFES...Published: 21 May 2019 at 12:35hrs | 3621 | by PUMA
Govt slashes Zupco fares
Government has, with effect from today, slashed Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) bus fares by 50 percent, for both urban and rural trips, a situation that will see urban travellers paying 50 ...Published: 21 May 2019 at 06:22hrs | 1541 | by Staff reporter
Kombi operators hike fares
Transport operators in Mutare have hiked fares for short distance trips by 50 cents, claiming loss of business due to fuel shortages. Commuter omnibuses to Dangamvura, Fern Valley and Zimunya yesterda...Published: 21 May 2019 at 06:12hrs | 1885 | by Staff reporter
EXTRACT: The men who helped Chiwenga to execute the coup
Two Weeks in November by Douglas Rodgers is the thrilling story of a high ranking politician, an exiled human rights lawyer, a dangerous spy and a low-key white businessman turned political fixe...Published: 20 May 2019 at 14:48hrs | 15838 | by Douglas Rodgers
Chamisa want sanctions on Zimbabwe to remain until Zanu-PF collapses
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says western sanctions on Zimbabwe will only go with the collapse of the Zanu-PF government.Chamisa, speaking to supporters in Chiredzi at a 'thank you' rally in Chir...Published: 20 May 2019 at 08:13hrs | 1954 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa launch POLAD, arch - "African solution" to bad governance - bury our heads in the sand, insane
"We are grateful that the leadership of Zimbabwe has established the dialogue voluntarily," commented Mphakama Mbete, SA Ambassador to Zimbabwe, at the official launch of Political Actors Dialogue (PO...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:48hrs | 1661 | by Wilbert Mukori
MDC secretary-general hopefuls speak out
The MDC today enters into a crucial week in which it holds its elective congress. Several positions are up for grabs and many officials are jostling - fair and foul - to fill them up. One of t...Published: 19 May 2019 at 09:35hrs | 1209 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe economy is literary dead, Where is Mnangagwa?
The continued recycling of failed ministers is a clear sign that Zimbabwe Govt is buffeted by lack of cohesion, Zanu is buffeted by lack of incapacitation to deal with the current situation, it is buf...Published: 18 May 2019 at 18:28hrs | 5192 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Open letter to Delta Coaches management
Dear Delta coaches management,On the 13th of May 2019 I used a Delta coach from Bulawayo to Johannesburg (Bus Registration HD 64 FG - GP) and I would like to register my displeasure to the Delta C...Published: 18 May 2019 at 18:27hrs | 2859 | by Sizwesimanyene Godlwayo
Mnangagwa govt's failures may trigger public anger
Over the past year, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government have totally ignored calls from Zimbabweans to change the corrupt and inefficient way in which government is run. Zimbabweans from a...Published: 17 May 2019 at 07:19hrs | 1304 | by Martin Tarusenga
Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu visits Isuzu production facility
ON the back of an excellent year of Isuzu bakkie sales in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwean Minister of Industry and Commerce today visited Isuzu's production facility in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.M...Published: 15 May 2019 at 15:46hrs | 2465 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt targets 1 000 strong Zupco fleet
GOVERNMENT plans to acquire up to 1 000 buses to strengthen Zupco's fleet, with a long-term plan of increasing the fleet to more than 3 000 buses as part of efforts to boost mass urban transport....Published: 15 May 2019 at 07:37hrs | 1619 | by Staff reporter
ED envy Ramaphosa's 57.5% free votes, blatantly rigged to get 50.8% and now he is stuck
"Congratulations @CyrilRamaphosa on your election victory. We wish you success as you build a strong and prosperous South Africa, and look forward to working closely together as we further strengthen ...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:26hrs | 2097 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Import substitution: best remedy to high import bill
Zimbabwe imported goods worth $6.85 Billion in 2018, a 38% increase from 2017. That import figure can go up by 30% if smuggled merchandise and under declared imports at the country's border posts are ...Published: 12 May 2019 at 23:15hrs | 431 | by Victor Bhoroma
Velaphi Ncube's unheralded journey
ON Thursday, Misheck Ntunduzakovelaphi Velaphi Ncube was laid to rest at the National Heroes Acre in Harare following his declaration as a national hero.Born on 25 July 1937 in Matobo District...Published: 12 May 2019 at 06:36hrs | 563 | by Pathisa Nyathi
'I have key to unlock Mnangagwa's illegitimacy' boasted Chamisa - yet, cannot unlock his own
"The appointments of the second and third respondents (Chamisa and Mudzuri) as deputy presidents of the MDC party were unconstitutional and, therefore, null and void. The appointment of second respond...Published: 10 May 2019 at 20:09hrs | 2560 | by Nomusa Garikai
The Graceless Fall of Robert Mugabe, the end of a Dictator's Reign
The title for this book is an attempt at a clever link between Robert Mugabe's dramatic and rapid fall from power in November 2017 and the political activities of his second wife, Grace, whose actions...Published: 10 May 2019 at 14:44hrs | 3535 | by Paul Hubbard
University bus runs over, kills student
Tragedy struck the Chinhoyi University of Technology, CUT, last night (Wednesday) when a male student was run over by the institution's bus. This occurred as students stampeded to board one of...Published: 10 May 2019 at 14:18hrs | 1697 | by Staff reporter
13 Zimbabweans perish in SA bus crash
THIRTEEN Zimbabweans, including four children, died and 36 others were injured when a Marsmery bus they were travelling in overturned just outside Makhado town in South Africa's Limpopo province. ...Published: 08 May 2019 at 09:20hrs | 4018 | by Staff Reporter
Kombis hike fares
Hundreds of commuters in Harare were yesterday left stranded after commuter omnibus operators hiked fares in most part of the city, citing fuel shortages.The Zimbabwe United passenger Company ...Published: 08 May 2019 at 06:34hrs | 11045 | by Staff Reporter
Parents struggle with school fees as economy bites
PARENTS yesterday said they were struggling to send their children back to school for the second term as they were failing to cope with rising fees and cost of living against stagnant salaries....Published: 07 May 2019 at 07:54hrs | 1906 | by Staff reporter
Parents ask for more time to pay fees
It was again a last minute back to school shopping rush at the weekend and yesterday as parents and guardians prepared for the children's return to school for the Second Term. Acting Bulawayo ...Published: 07 May 2019 at 07:44hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa: cunningly succeeded in harmonising independent press
I used to send some of my articles to Alpha Media Holdings subsidiaries through Trevor Ncube and they would be published. But as soon as he was roped into the ED Mnangagwa President's Advisory Council...Published: 06 May 2019 at 13:38hrs | 1487 | by Zanda Shumba
Mnangagwa's deployment of State security criticised
LOCALS in Marange and Chimanimani are up in arms with government over its deployment of State agents manning diamond fields as reports of abuses continue.Headman Ngorima recently told a Stakeh...Published: 05 May 2019 at 17:25hrs | 4792 | by Staff reporter
Madhuku admits elections were rigged, participated because it is a 'process' - no, it is an event and did out of greed
In his Book, The Struggle Continues 50 years of tyranny in Zimbabwe, former MDC - Ncube Senator and Minister of Education in the GNU, David Coltart, explained why Zimbabwe's opposition parties have co...Published: 03 May 2019 at 07:28hrs | 3821 | by Nomusa Garikai
Corruption is the elephant in the room
No rocket science is needed to appreciate that, coupled with the debilitating effects of sanctions, corruption is one of the major drivers of the political and socio-economic decay in Zimbabwe today. ...Published: 03 May 2019 at 07:10hrs | 1100 | by Obert Gutu
Mnangagwa wants workers' salaries reviewed?
President Mnangagwa has implored employers to review salaries and conditions of service for their workers to improve their living standards. Addressing the nation on the eve of the 2019 ...Published: 01 May 2019 at 08:31hrs | 1317 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's workers' day message: 'Restore workers' dignity'
Press statement by His Excellency, E.D. Mnangagwa, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, on the occasion of the Workers' Day celebrations 1 May 2019 Fellow workers ...Published: 01 May 2019 at 08:23hrs | 464 | by President Mnangagwa
Tollgate, vehicle insurance fees to go up 'very soon'
The government says it will raise tollgate fees within weeks.Transport Minister Joel Matiza says the increase in tollgate fees, currently RTGS$2 for small vehicles, RTGS$3 for minibuses, RTGS$...Published: 29 Apr 2019 at 18:17hrs | 5361 | by ZimLive
Mugabe gets rare praises
If there is one thing that former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is commendable for – and coming from me, such a compliment is a bit of a jaw-dropping, tide turner – was his unwavering comm...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 14:02hrs | 10140 | by Rejoice Ngwenya
The rationale behind Mnangagwa's pro-poor interventions
Since October last year prices of most basic commodities and services have been on an upward trajectory making life difficult for the majority of people. Manufacturers, retailers and other sup...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 07:49hrs | 176 | by Khumbulani Vodlaza Sibanda
'Matebeleland South could lose 3 Zanu-PF stronghold'
MATEBELELAND South province could lose three constituencies in the impeding delimitation exercise by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), including the popular constituency of Gwanda South which h...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 07:44hrs | 2186 | by Staff reporter
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