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Raw sewage in streets of Harare
Raw sewage flows freely in some streets of Zimbabwe's capital, posing a deadly challenge to the recently elected president who has promised the troubled country a new dawn.A cholera outbreak h...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1853 | by AFP
Mnangagwa ready for new era of relations
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe stands ready to enter a new era of relations with the United States of America and pursue economic cooperation and further re-ignite mutually beneficial trad...Published: 5 hrs ago | 2933 | by Staff reporter
The 'Chimurenga Monologue' and falsification of history
From The 1st Matebele War To The 2nd Matebele Rebellion War versus The "First" Chimurenga War of June 1896: Repudiating The "Chimurenga Monologue" and Falsification of HistoryThis input does n...Published: 7 hrs ago | 999 | by Thembani Mthembo Dube
Mnangagwa has unveiled beacons of hope
The Second Republic under President Emmerson Mnangagwa has unveiled beacons of hope which, if not sabotaged by indolent or mischievous workers put in office by God to help rule this country, will go a...Published: 8 hrs ago | 230 | by Stephen Mpofu
Brutalising vendors must stop
The Zanu PF government’s obsession and decision to evict vendors from the city centre is barbaric contemptuous and disrespectful. It is not the solution...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 16:53hrs | 3229 | by Jacob Mafume, MDC National Spokesperson
Mthuli Ncube's '0% political skills' certainly working
While cholera is highly infectious, positivity can be as contagious too as a counter-measure along with medicinally treating the actual disease.Posted Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, who has a ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 07:05hrs | 3279 | by Conway Tutani
Devolution will develop provinces with natural resources
CHIVI South MP Killer Zivhu (Zanu PF) on Wednesday said devolution of power will enable provinces with mineral deposits to develop from their natural resources.Speaking to Southern Eye, Zivhu ...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Nust shut down
STUDENTS and staff at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) were yesterday ordered to return home after the institution ran dry following a water pipe burst. Nust Communicat...Published: 21 Sep 2018 at 06:51hrs | 1803 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Chiwenga's hand swollen
The state media ZBC News today published a photo showing Vice President Retired General Dr Constantino Chiwenga's swollen hand. The VP was at hi...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 16:21hrs | 28033 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa makes maiden UNGA appearance
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will make his maiden appearance at the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) which opened on 18 September 2018. The first day of the high-level Genera...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 16:02hrs | 1263 | by Elijah Chihota
ZAPU position on implementation of Devolution of Power
Whereas ZAPU, after noting that the increasingly centralist system of government that prevailed since independence in 1980 and including the tenure of the 2008 to 2013 GNU has not been responsive to t...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 14:15hrs | 1977 | by Zapu
UNGA and Zim's international incorporation
The inauguration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa that came through the birth of the second republic, brought in the dawn of a new era as his main message has been centred on re-engagement and internat...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 11:47hrs | 1241 | by Anesu Pedzisayi
Zimbabweans pin hopes on ED as he attends maiden UNGA Summit
Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is attending his maiden United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) summit amid rising confidence in his leadership back home. Mnangagwa won this year's elections,...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 11:44hrs | 1521 | by Nicole Hondo
Emmerphoria marks Zimbabwe's policy shift
Who could have ever imagined a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) without former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe… Revered across the African continent and respected at in the West for his u...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 11:40hrs | 1785 | by Bruce Zvandasara
Chamisa's MPs must go beyond heckling, walkouts
WHILE heckling and walkouts during parliamentary sessions are common the world over, and are considered legislators' privileges, it is important that in countries like ours, where a positive attitude ...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 07:10hrs | 1743 | by Newsday Comment
BCC urged to be vigilant to prevent cholera outbreak
RESIDENTS' associations and political parties have hailed the Bulawayo City Council for maintaining a high level of health standards which has kept communicable disease outbreaks at bay, but urged the...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:47hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Veld fire kills mom, child
A GURUVE woman and her one-year-old daughter were last week burnt by a veld fire. Patience Chikowore (32) and her daughter were on their way home from their tobacco nursery at Birkdale Farm. ...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:43hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Education system poised for major overhaul
As the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education our objective is to take Zimbabwean education to the 21st century and there has to be an educational transformation and full implementation of the co...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:40hrs | 1415 | by Prof Paul Mavima
Jonathan Moyo's sanctions study results out?
Zimbabwe has lost billions of dollars in revenue, with the manufacturing sector deprived of at least $4,8 billion in 2010 owing to illegal sanctions imposed by the United States of America and Western...Published: 20 Sep 2018 at 06:32hrs | 2092 | by Staff reporter
Parent involvement helps students to do well
To date, quality education has become one of the important points in the development of a social individual. But no one is born with good academic skills. So some students need more attention and guid...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 10:31hrs | 1138 | by Agencies
Gweru chases money changers off the streets
Gweru City Council's blitz against illegal vending has extended to unregistered money changers, with the local authority threatening to confiscate their cash if they resist.Municipal police, i...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:26hrs | 2297 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa approves cholera fund
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has approved a budget of nearly $64 million for immediate needs in the fight against dual outbreaks of cholera and typhoid in Harare and other parts of the country, chairperson of ...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 07:03hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Let's work beyond call of duty, says Mliswa
NEWLY-appointed Minister of State for Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs Mary Mliswa says the province will develop through consolidation of agriculture, mining and tourism. This, Minister Ml...Published: 19 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Cholera: Harare City Council caught sleeping on the job
The ongoing cholera outbreak started on 1 September in Glen View 3, Harare and has since spread, killing 30 people with 5 463 cases having been reported to date. As usual opposition elements hav...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 14:28hrs | 4152 | by Elijah Chihota
Paul Siwela pens letter to Mnangagwa, Demands immediate restoration of Matabeleland State
Dear President ED Mnangagwa, Ref: Demand for Immediate Restoration of Matabeleland StateYour Excellency, I am writing to you in my capacity as t...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 10:57hrs | 4549 | by Paul Siwela
Zimbabwe economy on the mend
Zimbabweans have entered the most anxious week. The new cabinet flew into a cholera crisis and from nowhere prices sky rocketed and rates came to obnoxious stinking levels. Mthuli Ncube's first week i...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:32hrs | 2727 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mnangagwa's commission on military killings challenged in court
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's appointment of a seven-member commission of inquiry into the post-election violence that led to the killing of seven civilians in Harare by members of the Zimbabwe Defen...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:52hrs | 1157 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cholera tests negative
LABORATORY tests have ruled out cholera in 10 of the 12 people from Bulawayo who had been admitted to hospital on fears that they had contracted the disease. Bulawayo City Council director of ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:33hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
What does investment look like on the ground in Zimbabwe?
LAST week I was at the African Studies Association of the UK (ASA) conference in Birmingham. I was co-hosting, with my colleague Jeremy Lind (whose earlier blog this one draws from), a fantastic strea...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:31hrs | 355 | by Ian Scoones
Driving policies towards Vision 2030
Zimbabwe has a new socio-political order. This has been dubbed the Second Republic, which is under the new dispensation. A new national policy is being crafted and hopefully will soon be unveiled. ...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 06:29hrs | 190 | by Nick Mangwana
Mthuli Ncube secures $250m loan
The new Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube has secured a $250 million commercial loan facility from an international finance company, Gemcorp through the Reserve Bank...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 19:58hrs | 10492 | by Staff reporter
Anger on social media over Mugabe, Grace chartered flight
Zimbabweans have reacted angrily on social media after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government reportedly chartered a plane for former president Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace, who flew to Singapo...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 14:25hrs | 4117 | by Staff reporter
Churches set up cholera, typhoid response fund
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has established a cholera and typhoid response fund to deal with the outbreak of the twin waterborne diseases that have claimed 28 lives in Harare and affected t...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:00hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Diaspora Cholera Crisis Committee ( DCCC)
We have set up a Diaspora Cholera Crisis Committee (DCCC ) composed of the following people who are championing various fundraising activities to end this Cholera Outbreak.Caroline Nyakudya - ...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:58hrs | 150 | by DCCC
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 | 414 | by Staff reporter
War vets cry foul over 'purge'
Mashonaland East Provincial War Veterans chairperson Daniel Sigauke has expressed concern over the ouster of their members from key positions in the ruling party's provincial structures. Membe...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:45hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Construction of new Zimbabwe Parly to start soon
Construction of the new Parliament Building in Mt Hampden is expected to commence soon after China identified a contractor, Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda has said. Ad...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:41hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Roles of Provincial Councils, Ministers spelt out
Implementation of devolution enjoins central Government to release funds for provincial budgets to ensure that areas lagging behind in terms of development are prioritised, Local Government, Public Wo...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 06:35hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Cholera death toll climbs to 28
The death toll in Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak has risen to 28, state media said on Sunday, as the health minister announced new antibiotics were being used after the disease strain was found to be res...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 17:41hrs | 1616 | by AFP
'No one wants Zimbabwe hangman's job'
Despite government's frantic efforts to recruit a hangman, Zimbabweans have frowned upon the job offer even though unemployment is above 90 percent.In this Question & Answer with the Daily...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 13:29hrs | 2115 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's five big challenges
NEWLY-APPOINTED Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube faces the unenviable task of navigating Zimbabwe's stuttering economy through serious challenges and will need to make tough deci...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 09:11hrs | 3601 | by Staff reporter
How to stop spread of cholera
The best way to stop the spread of cholera is to stop the transmission routes.Hand washing with soap, ash or chlorine solution: Hand washing should be done after visiting the toile...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:25hrs | 658 | by Unicef
Zimbabwe's future is bright, says Mangudya
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr John Mangudya says the economy has performed well under difficult circumstances and the future is bright, particularly following the announcement of a "dream...Published: 16 Sep 2018 at 07:22hrs | 5661 | by Staff Reporter
Harare Cholera hits Bulawayo
THREE people, two of whom recently visited Harare, have been quarantined in Bulawayo after contracting suspected cholera. The Bulawayo City Council yesterday moved swiftly to spray (decontamin...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:16hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
CSOs hold government accountable for avoidable cholera deaths
THE Civil Society Health Emergency Response Coordinating Committee (CSHERCC) is saddened to learn of the unnecessary deaths of several people across the country, who have recently succumbed to the dev...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 13:56hrs | 468 | by Stephen Jakes
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 | 3426 | by Knowledge Hakata
Why Mnangagwa 'won', but lost the 2018 election
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa won the 2018 election on one hand, but lost it on the other. First, while the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) and Mnangagwa celebrated their vindication by the Constitutional C...Published: 14 Sep 2018 at 07:57hrs | 7415 | by Moses Tofa
Chamisa is dead! what next?
Opportunistic leaders not only cost lives and resources but also set back the march to freedom by decades. In Zimbabwe and across Africa, democracy has suffered a steady decline in recent years becaus...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 19:49hrs | 5603 | by Sam Wezhira
Chamisa stop window dressing
Leader of the Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC-A), Nelson Chamisa, has proven beyond reasonable doubt that he is the king of selfies, that he is the master of window dressing and an expert...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 14:52hrs | 3334 | by Prosperity Mzila
Japajapa to appear in court for insulting Zambian ambassador
MDC Alliance activist Paddington Japajapa has been summoned to appear in court to face charges of insulting Zambian ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zelipa Chitambo after he failed secure a maize import licenc...Published: 13 Sep 2018 at 06:30hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
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