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Mnangagwa tightens his security
In a surprise move which betrays anxiety about President Emmerson Mnangagwa's safety, authorities have once again reshuffled his personal security team while also expanding it to include Air Force per...Published: 5 hrs ago | 5456 | by Staff reporter
More bad news for Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe should brace for more problems after the European Union (EU) Parliament proposed a fresh round of punitive sanctions this week against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government, followi...Published: 5 hrs ago | 8187 | by Staff reporter
Anger at Mnangagwa over CEOs snub
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday cancelled his planned trip to attend the CEO Africa Roundtable in Victoria Falls, amid a worsening economic crisis stirring resentment to his rule.He cit...Published: 5 hrs ago | 2069 | by Staff reporter
Tafataona Mahoso: A man of many hats
Rupise: Poetry of Love, Separation and Reunion 1977-2017; By Tafataona Mahoso; Mutare, Samwasika Heritage Products.136 PagesISBN: 978-1-7706-070-9 (Paperback)INDEED Tafataona M...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1219 | by Staff writer
Mnangagwa launches crackdown on illegally settled farm occupiers
Hundreds of families have been left homeless after the government launched a crackdown on people who illegally settled on various farms countrywide.In Umguza, just outside Bulawayo, some 240 f...Published: 13 hrs ago | 3190 | by newzimbabwe
24 bodies retrieved from flooded Zimbabwe gold mine
Rescue workers retrieved 24 bodies and eight survivors Saturday from two flooded gold mines in Zimbabwe where officials fear dozens more illegal miners are still trapped, state television reported....Published: 13 hrs ago | 2932 | by AFP
Mnangagwa has power to end Zimbabwe isolation
PRONOUNCEMENTS by the European parliament on the grave human rights situation in Zimbabwe provided a concise checklist of everything that has gone wrong in the past six months and President Emmerson M...Published: 13 hrs ago | 750 | by Editorial - The Standard
'Why we are talking to Mnangagwa'
The MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe is one of the opposition parties that have embraced calls for dialogue by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, which is meant to address the country's political and economic ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 909 | by Staff reporter
Nuggets from the men's conference
I just sneaked out of a boot-camp for that boy-thrill, the urge to break a cardinal rule: What happens at the men's conference stays at the men's conference! The thrifty snitch in me couldn't resist t...Published: 13 hrs ago | 271 | by Zifiso Masiye
Zifa Cup set for return
The Zimbabwe Football Association is set to bring back the biggest football competition, the Zifa Cup, after more than a decade of absence.The tournament was last contested for in 2005 as the ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 164 | by Staff reporter
How cryptocurrencies can rescue Zimbabwe
On September 17, 2018 media houses were abuzz with the news that the then newly appointed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube was considering cryptocurrencies as an option for Zimbabwe's economic turnaround...Published: 13 hrs ago | 331 | by Masotsha Charles Matlobo
Bosso, Dembare face collapse
TIME is up for community clubs to continue to run on the old template of members whose contributions are just a drop in the ocean.Many great names in sport have gone extinct because the so cal...Published: 13 hrs ago | 328 | by Staff reporter
Tribute to 'Save' the late Dr Morgan Richard Tsvangirai
Somewhere in the communal lands of Buhera Zimbabwe, there is the people's hero.Travelling in the rural areas holding and reading The Daily News tabloid newspaper was a crime, something v...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 21:02hrs | 905 | by Leonard Koni
Research key to economic development: Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to continue supporting the Research Council of Zimbabwe to ensure it remains more robust in the co-ordination, promotion and supervision of research in the cou...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:14hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
'Dead' protester Kaitano jailed
TINASHE Kaitano, who was alleged by MDC-Alliance and its non-governmental organisations associates to have been killed by security forces during the illegal demonstrations organised by the opposition ...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:00hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Charles Mungoshi dies
Prolific writer Charles Lovemore Mungoshi has died. He was 72. Mungoshi died in the early hours today after battling ill health for nearly a decade. He had published 18 b...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 19:56hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai was duped by Mnangagwa
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa revealed yesterday that his revered late predecessor, Morgan Tsvangirai, had died a bitter man after he was allegedly duped by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his all...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:03hrs | 2802 | by Staff reporter
Re-colonising Zimbabwe will not work
United Kingdom lawmaker Lord Adrian Palmer's dream of Britain re-colonising Zimbabwe on the ploy of safeguarding the lives of its citizens will never come to fruition in this modern world.Palm...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 12:52hrs | 1076 | by Gift Mashoko
Minister Ncube's 2% tax caused 16% economic decline - austerity for pain's sake, no gain
"Finance minister Professor Mthuli Ncube introduced the 2% per every dollar transaction tax in October last year as part of his "austerity for posterity" measures in a development which saw him receiv...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 09:45hrs | 2143 | by Nomusa Garikai
We need complete thinkers, not compartmentalised ones
What does it mean to be a "complete thinker"? Complete thinking entails connecting apparently disparate or unconnected ideas.To further elaborate, it means being able to take on a variety of i...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:47hrs | 502 | by Conway Tutani
Bosso off to Eastern Highlands
BULAWAYO soccer giants Highlanders on Wednesday moved their training camp to the Eastern Highlands after spending seven days in Matopos and began another leg away from the hustle and bustle of the Cit...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:45hrs | 672 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Mnangagwa must swallow their pride and dialogue
SOMEONE has to point it out: We Zimbabweans, and, indeed, Africa are such a lousy lot. We are such an embarrassing people that we keep repeating the same mistakes time and again.And after maki...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:39hrs | 722 | by Editorial - newsday
Matter of fact
ON Tuesday we reported, in an article entitled, "...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:37hrs | 181 | by Editor
Callistus Ndlovu death shocks Mnangagwa?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended his condolences to the Ndlovu family following the death of former Cabinet Minister and Bulawayo provincial chairman, Professor Callistus Dingiswayo Ndlovu. ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:35hrs | 1248 | by Staff reporter
Hodzi initiates process for Mutangadura sacking after lawyer fights transfer
Prosecutor General Kumbirai Hodzi has initiated a process that could get Chief Law Officer Chris Mutangadura sacked after the lawyer challenged his transfer to Guruve, a rural outpost in Mashonaland C...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:34hrs | 743 | by ZimLive
High Court quashes Hodzi move
THE High Court has quashed an attempt by Prosecutor-General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi to prevent it from hearing a case in which chief law officer Chris Mutangadura is challenging his decision to unilateral...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:28hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Ncube, Mangudya policy tussle on monetary policy statement
POLICY efficacy doubts - both fiscal and monetary - in supporting a liberalised foreign currency market, effectively discarding the 1:1 US dollar-bond note/RTGS dollar peg, have arguably been the main...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:27hrs | 497 | by Brett Chulu
Southern Africa's problem of political elite impunity
Former South African deputy foreign affairs minister Aziz Pahad's support for the Maduro regime in Venezuela throws into sharp relief the acceptance by political elites in Southern Africa of die-hard ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:25hrs | 136 | by Tendai Biti and Mills
Time is right for alternative money
THE controversy surrounding the introduction of another local currency continues unabated. This time it was the former Finance minister, Tendai Biti, who ignited the current debate when he announced g...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:24hrs | 245 | by Zimwara
Mnangagwa consoles Callistus Ndlovu's family
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sent a message of condolences to the Ndlovu family following the passing on of Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial chairman Professor Callistus Ndlovu in South Africa yesterda...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 13:49hrs | 1627 | by Staff reporter
Ncube to ask USA to lift sanctions - he must say whether elections free? Then slap him with sanctions too!
"Finance minister Mthuli Ncube is expected to travel to Washington next month and engage with US lawmakers to lift the sanctions imposed since 2001. But his trip is likely to be overshadowed by t...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 09:21hrs | 1731 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Presidential scholarships for 2019 - 2020 academic year
PRESIDENTIAL AND NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR The Presidential and National Scholarships De...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 08:49hrs | 5862 | by Presidential scholarships
'PTUZ did not sell out'
THE Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has defended its decision to call off the strike by educators, saying they were protecting their members who had been put on the firing line.T...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:31hrs | 922 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland North govt offices to move to Lupane
The Matabeleland North government offices are finally expected to move to the provincial capital of Lupane by August this year.The offices are currently located at Mhlahlandlela Complex in Bul...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 15:48hrs | 2165 | by Staff reporter
Americans call for credible political dialogue - leading to credible elections, guaranteed
"The United States calls on all sides to come together immediately in national dialogue. The dialogue process must be credible, inclusive, and mediated by a neutral third party," said US government de...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 13:03hrs | 1463 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zimbabwe students starving in foreign lands
Zimbabwean students who are on the presidential scholarship scheme are finding it difficult to get by because government is struggling to fund their needs.Thousands of students are on the pres...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 10:17hrs | 1388 | by Staff reporter
Handmade Zimbabwe shoes an unlikely global hit
IN a tiny factory producing handmade boots and shoes in southwestern Zimbabwe, leather cutter Misheck Sibanda is on another hectic shift as he tries to keep up with soaring global demand.Order...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 09:13hrs | 2774 | by AFP
'Dead' protestor in the dock
NON-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) that are cooking up figures of people who died during last month's MDC-Alliance-instigated violence were exposed after a man they claimed to have been shot dead&n...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:53hrs | 1354 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa out of touch, cruel and disrespectful
The military government has removed any doubt of its cruelty and lack of remorse when its front man Emmerson Mnangagwa appeared in a disgusting interview of France24.He displayed a clear misun...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:50hrs | 4316 | by Hon. Dr. Bekithemba Mpofu
UBH suspends surgeries due to water shortages
BULAWAYO City Council's 36-hour water rationing programme has forced United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) to suspend all surgical operations, putting patients' lives at risk.UBH chief executive off...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:43hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube pledges to tackle capital flight
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube on Monday pledged to support food and beverage manufacturer, Nestle Private Limited, as government desperately tries to contain capital flight.A large number of c...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:40hrs | 1600 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's response an insult to victims of State violence
THAT our very own dearest President has chosen to confess ignorance about the killings and gross human rights abuses perpetrated by security forces last month, in the wake of violent protests over a 1...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 08:38hrs | 212 | by Editorial - newsday
'Mnangagwa out of touch, cruel and disrespectful'
The military government has removed any doubt of its cruelty and lack of remorse when its front man Emmerson Mnangagwa appeared in a disgusting interview of France24.He displayed a clear misun...Published: 13 Feb 2019 at 06:37hrs | 5071 | by Bekithemba Mpofu
'UK accelerates deportations of failed Zimbabwe asylum seekers'
The Home Office has been condemned for working with the Zimbabwean government to accelerate the deportation of asylum seekers despite high-profile human rights abuses in the country.Asylum law...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 20:28hrs | 1589 | by The Guardian
SADC and AU have the blood of Zimbabweans on their hands
In life there are always those things that one always finds baffling - which never seem to make any sense - and, similarly, I also have two such things in my life.One of those seemingly inexpl...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 11:12hrs | 2677 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
African countries must step up their support for displaced people
With the Kampala Convention, African countries have taken the lead in promising protection and assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs). The Norwegian Refugee Council calls on African leaders...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 09:33hrs | 142 | by Agencies
Political dialogue with Chamisa is a farce
It was clear to all but Few and some on Zimbabwean left that any unlikely agreement with Chamisa would only lead to further the agenda of regime change. The unconstitutional removal of the constitutio...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 09:28hrs | 3807 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Govt to align laws with Constitution
PLANS to align the country's draconian media laws to the Constitution are at an advanced stage as the responsible minister is, in a few weeks, expected to present the guiding principles towards the en...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:45hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Call to honour Cont Mhlanga
Many showbiz followers are calling for the recognition of arts doyen Cont Mhlanga, who is widely touted as the "King of Zimbabwean Theatre" with an honorary doctorate for his contribution to the arts ...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:39hrs | 1612 | by Staff reporter
Court orders council to pay $460,000 to ex-manager
THE Harare City Council could find itself forking out $460 800 as compensation to former business ventures manager, Gadzamoyo Dewa after the latter sought to register an arbitral award granted in his ...Published: 12 Feb 2019 at 07:37hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
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