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Chivayo meets Malawi president Mutharika
Doors continue to be opened in the region for the controversial businessman, Wicknell Chivayo, who met Malawian President Peter Mutharika last week.Chivayo posted pictures of himself meeting M...Published: 44 mins ago | 46 | by ZimLive
The curse of education?
I was jolted by a friend's tweet last night. It said "I have learnt much in my life… but the biggest stumbling block to my learning has been my education!"So it turns out, life is really one...Published: 52 mins ago | 75 | by Zifiso Masiye
Ex-NetOne boss faces probe
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is investigating former NetOne CEO Reward Kangai over a myriad of alleged criminal abuse of office cases during his tenure at the state-owned mobile netw...Published: 56 mins ago | 62 | by Staff reporter
Huge drop in US investments in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe received a negative US$2 million worth of investments from the United States last year, a huge drop from the US$37 million.According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United S...Published: 1 hr ago | 47 | by Staff reporter
No quick solutions to electricity, fuel shortages: Coltart
In our previous edition we carried a Q&A with former Education minister David Coltart where he spoke about the culture of political violence in Zimbabwe and how it has also influenced the MDC....Published: 1 hr ago | 48 | by Staff reporter
Phumuzile Phiri geared to grab Mangwe constituency from ZANU PF
Phumuzile Phiri a 30 year old lady is running for MP in Mangwe Constituency which has 17 rural wards and is found in Matabeleland South. The constituency is endowed with a lot of wild life and...Published: 7 hrs ago | 2721 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Woman raped as lover flees
A GROUP of five men reportedly ambushed a Filabusi couple, threatened the man who fled from the scene before one of them raped the woman.Kennedy Wonder Ndlovu (23) of Marumba B Village in Fila...Published: 10 hrs ago | 3909 | by Staff reporter
Borehole drilling company dupes clients
MORE than a dozen Zimbabweans based in the diaspora have fallen prey to an alleged bogus borehole drilling company that was operating in Bulawayo and duped them of thousands of United States dollars....Published: 10 hrs ago | 1914 | by Staff reporter
John Nkomo Museum stalls due to funding challenges
FUNDING challenges have stalled the completion of the John Landa Nkomo Museum located in Bulawayo City Centre despite work having started in earnest in 2016.The museum, which is situated along...Published: 10 hrs ago | 179 | by Staff reporter
Chapungu humiliate CAPS United
Chapungu 4 - 2 CAPS UnitedCHAPUNGU announced a return to their favourite hunting ground in style when they put up a stellar performance as they dismantled CAPS United in a thrilling Castle Lager P...Published: 10 hrs ago | 368 | by Staff reporter
We cannot afford to have idle, unproductive land - Mnangagwa
Address by His Excellency, President Mnangagwa at the official opening of the inaugural Zimbabwe Agricultural Show at the Harare Showgrounds on Friday....Published: 11 hrs ago | 931 | by Emmerson D Mnangagwa
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: 11 hrs ago | 189 | by Staff reporter
More flights for Bulawayo
THE Government has increased flight frequencies for low-cost airline, Fastjet Zimbabwe, in a move which will play a huge part in improving connectivity and growing of the country's economy.Civ...Published: 11 hrs ago | 494 | 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: 11 hrs ago | 694 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's no to GMOs, position unchanged
GOVERNMENT says it will maintain its position of prohibiting the growing of genetically modified crops, arguing it is yet to be convinced on the benefits of the GMOs.This comes amid growing ca...Published: 11 hrs ago | 143 | 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: 11 hrs ago | 274 | by Staff reporter
When Excellencies grace Chitungwiza shebeen
What a couple of weeks of diplomatic intrigue.Epoch-making, maybe.Hallelujah! Praise be to the living God!We had desperately reckless American diplomats abandoning their airy a...Published: 11 hrs ago | 250 | by Bishop Lazi
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: 11 hrs ago | 144 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri, Mathema, army, police hit with fresh $3,5 million lawsuit
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) have been slapped with a $3, 5 million lawsuit as more civilians mount claims following episodes of a brutal crakdown by security fo...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1124 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Commonwealth bid on course
Zimbabwe's foreign policy in the Second Republic is anchored on ensuring the country regains its past glory by integrating into the community of nations after years of isolation typified by the First ...Published: 11 hrs ago | 157 | by Staff reporter
Businessman sleeps with own mother to boost wealth
A businessman from Chiyanga Village under Chief Chireya stunned villagers after confessing that he sleeps with his own mother to boost their family business.The man, Tadiwa Rushungo (37), shoc...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:26hrs | 3197 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe Kazembe fights for his party position
EMBATTLED Zanu-PF chairperson for Mashonaland Central province Kazembe Kazembe has warned ruling party members against remaining in the campaign mode and urged them to accept the current party leaders...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:14hrs | 1047 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally to spend weekend in remand prison
MDC organising secretary Amos Chibaya, who was arrested on Thursday for failing to call off the opposition party's demonstration in Harare last week, will spend the weekend in remand prison after magi...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:13hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Masvingo seeks Zivhu expulsion
Zanu-PF Chivi South legislator and businessman Killer Zivhu's political career is hanging by a thread after the ruling party here recommended his expulsion citing treacherous behaviour. Zivhu'...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:12hrs | 389 | 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 | 1546 | 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 | 203 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe under siege once again
IT'S like deja vu - we have been here before! Zimbabwe is once again in the spotlight with the West, its local quislings in the opposition Movement for Democratic Change fronted by Mr Nelson Cha...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:08hrs | 559 | by Editorial - chronicle
Mohadi hails agri-business
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has commended exhibitors at the inaugural Zimbabwe Agricultural Show, particularly on agriculture innovations, which he said would go a long way in improving the country's ...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:07hrs | 143 | 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 | 410 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for innovation in agriculture
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa says players in the agriculture sector should employ modern technologies to enhance productivity, boost food security and nutrition. Innovative solutions, he said, should h...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 09:00hrs | 46 | 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 | 1901 | by Staff Reporter
300 Zimbabweans nabbed in Musina blitz
ABOUT 300 people believed to be Zimbabweans were on Wednesday arrested around Musina, including the Beitbridge Border Post areas, for allegedly flouting South African immigration laws, officials in So...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 08:18hrs | 6936 | by Staff Reporter
MDC secretary to spend weekend in remand prison
MDC organising secretary Amos Chibaya, who was arrested on Thursday for failing to call off the opposition party's demonstration in Harare last week, will spend the weekend in remand prison after magi...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 08:05hrs | 250 | by Staff Reporter
'Baba Jukwa' sues police, defence ministers for wrongful umbrella arrest
Journalist Edmund Kudzayi of the "Baba Jukwa" fame is suing Home Affairs and Defence ministers for $500,000 as compensation for his unlawful arrest over possession of a camouflage umbrella.The...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 17:49hrs | 2866 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa top advisor quits
One of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's top aides, Petin Gappah has quit her trade and investment advisory role and vowed not to renew her contract after being frustrated by the Zanu-PF leader's close l...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 08:02hrs | 9832 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF won people's mandate and will not share it with MDC' - illegitimate, rigged elections
Zanu-PF is treating the issue of the regime's lack of legitimacy and the MDC's call for a power sharing arrangement as if the two are one and the same thing."The people pronounced themselves a...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 08:00hrs | 628 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Court throws away RTGS$ challenge
THE High Court has dismissed with costs an application filed by Harare businessman and University of Zimbabwe lecturer, Shakespear Hamauswa, challenging the legality of the Real Time Gross Settlement ...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:45hrs | 1363 | by Staff reporter
'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 | 1025 | by Sytaff reporter
Old Mutual adopts hyperinflationary accounting for its Zimbabwe unit
SOUTH AFRICAN-HEADQUARTERED insurance company, Old Mutual Limited (OML) says it will apply hyperinflationary accounting for its Zimbabwe business unit in light of the runaway inflation plaguing the ec...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:44hrs | 631 | by Staff reporter
Business partner seeks dismissal of Mombeshora's property claim
HARARE businessman Tendai Jemwa has taken former Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora and his wife, Millicent, to court seeking dismissal of the couple's application in which they were seeking an order d...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:41hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Demand for solar doubles DPA client base
DISTRIBUTED Power Africa (DPA) says its client base has doubled recently as the demand for solar energy soars amid subdued domestic power supply. The company, an Econet subsidiary, has become ...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:37hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Indian gold merchant invests in Zimbabwe sector
AN Indian businessman and gold buyer has channelled an initial US$500 000 into the gold sector in Zimbabwe and plans to pour in millions of dollars in further investment in the mining industry. ...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:35hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Econet launches digital mobile bureau de change
ECOCASH has launched a digital mobile phone-based bureau de change in a move set to increase competition in the foreign currency exchange business. The innovative facility, a first by a mobile...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
RBZ acts on money transfer agents' consumer rip-off
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is battling to resolve the issue of depositors being ripped off by mobile money transfer agents when cashing out. This emerged on Tuesday during a consumer a...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:33hrs | 3928 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa using people for his own selfish ends
MOST probably ensconced in the comfort of their homes, the violence mongering leaders of the opposition used their proxies to ignite chaos in the heart of Harare. What they did not know is that their ...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 344 | by Pupurai Togarepi
Mnangagwa to open Harare agric show
President Mnangagwa, who is the Zimbabwe Agricultural Society patron, will today officially open the 109th edition of the renamed Zimbabwe Agricultural Show at the Exhibition Park in Harare. T...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
RTGS system to send money in 5 seconds
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is working towards ensuring that the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system sends money in five seconds. This emerged on Wednesday in Binga during a consum...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1130 | by Staff reporter
Chinese State Advisory Council in Zimbabwe
THE Chinese State Advisory Council is in the country to support the Government with research and economic development strategy as relations between the two countries advance to higher levels. ...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 07:25hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Mudenda's scandals unpacked?
Who is Jacob Francis Mudenda? Jacob Francis Mudenda nicknamed "The Headmaster" in parliament and "Scania" in Matebeleland North is the current Speaker of the National Assembly. Born in 1949, M...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 05:56hrs | 5164 | by Nicholas Ncube
Mnangagwa's advisor blasts state sponsored abductions
Member of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Advisory Council Dr Shingi Munyeza has blasted the recent state sponsored abductions that are taking place countrywide targeted at MDC members, journalist and ...Published: 22 Aug 2019 at 15:02hrs | 5737 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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