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Army grabs Omani tycoon's properties over DRC deal
THE military seized various properties belonging to mega rich Omani businessman Thamer al Shanfari as a result of a fallout emanating from a diamond mining operation in the Democratic Republic of Cong...Published: 6 hrs ago | 731 | by Staff reporter
Chinese electric bus firm to set up plant in Zimbabwe
TRANSPORT problems facing Zimbabwe's rural and urban populations could soon be over, amid indications that a Chinese electric bus manufacturer intends to set up an assembly plant in Harare. The settin...Published: 6 hrs ago | 362 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's subsidy restoration takes effect
THE price of mealie meal has been slashed by 50 percent with immediate effect as Government introduces a new subsidy model for the production of roller meal, the Minister of Finance and Economic Devel...Published: 6 hrs ago | 225 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs disrupt Parliamentary committee
MDC-Alliance legislators yesterday disrupted a Parliamentary committee sitting, protesting that committee chairperson Mr Gabbuza Joel Gabuza (Binga South) from the opposition party should be allowed t...Published: 6 hrs ago | 341 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe coup announcer for Nairobi ACP summit
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo will represent Zimbabwe at the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) summit of Head of States and Government in Kenya next week. ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 194 | by Staff reporter
Roller meal price to fall
A new Government subsidy on roller meal, which will halve the retail price of a 10kg pack to $50, will be seen on shop shelves over the next few days. The subsidy, paid only on roller meal and...Published: 6 hrs ago | 124 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube slashes maize meal price
Government has announced a new subsidy on maize meal that will see the retail price of a 10kg packet of roller meal pegged at $50.Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncu...Published: 16 hrs ago | 2581 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga to reveal secret for the Zanu-PF conference in his province
Mashonaland East province which is the province which house the Vice President of Zimbabwe retired Army General Chiwenga sets to witness fireworks as the ZANU PF conference begins. It's great to be he...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 12:03hrs | 9944 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mealie meal goes down to $50
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mthuli Ncube has announced that he has reversed the removal of subsidies on the maize meal leading to the prices being lowered. President Emmer...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 09:17hrs | 5396 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Church leaders are "local midwives delivering home-grown solution" - appeasing Zanu PF is no solution, never was
Zimbabwe's economy is in total meltdown; unemployment has remained 90% plus, 3/4 of the population are living on US$40 per month and the country's estimated 1000% hyperinflation is dragging them even ...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 09:12hrs | 354 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mudenda stokes fire on MDC MPs
SPEAKER of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda yesterday announced a nine-member Privileges Committee made up of eight Zanu PF MPs and one opposition member to investigate MDC Alliance legislators fo...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 06:33hrs | 1019 | by Staff reporter
Doctors defy Mnangagwa
STRIKING public hospital doctors have defied President Emmerson Mnangagwa's latest 48-hour moratorium which came after government reversed its earlier decision to fire them.Information ministe...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 06:32hrs | 5741 | by Staff reporter
Prophet steals congregant's cellphone
A SELF-PROCLAIMED prophet from Bulawayo has been sentenced to a wholly suspended three months in prison after he stole a cell phone from a church member. Godfrey Mabhena (50) from Old Lob...Published: 05 Dec 2019 at 06:32hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Women hails organisation over its findings on women quota system
Women in Midlands and Bulawayo provinces have hailed the findings from the research conducted by Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (WALPE) and Southern African Parliamentary Su...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 10:38hrs | 284 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabweans in the UK compete in lifestyles - part 2
Zimbabweans in the UK were irked by a previous article on the zeal by most of them to compete le in life styles. The article concentrated on the nurses who are more blessed with the spirit of competit...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:34hrs | 13575 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mphoko to be tried in Bambazonke
Harare magistrate Hosea Mujaya yesterday dismissed an application by former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko to have his trial transferred from Harare to Bulawayo.Mphoko's lawyer, Advocate Ta...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:20hrs | 1535 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe airspace safe?
A RADIO frequency controller at the air traffic control (ATC) broke down on Monday night, causing a two-hour flights delay yesterday morning, NewsDay can reveal.Last week, a leaked letter from...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:16hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga rejects external mediation
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said there is no need for external mediation in Zimbabwe as the country has the capacity to find home-grown solutions to its problems. Chiwenga said ...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:07hrs | 4128 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa being fooled by events in Latin America
There are very interesting parallels between political developments in Zimbabwe and in four South American countries, namely Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela. In all these countries, ther...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 09:01hrs | 1827 | by Bevan Musoko
Police target second-hand markets
POLICE in Harare are now targeting people who buy and sell stolen property in an operation aimed at curbing criminal activities in the city. Raids are being conducted at popular markets where second-h...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 08:59hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga rules out external mediators
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga says there is no need for external mediation in Zimbabwe, as the country has the capacity to find home-grown solutions to its problems. Most of the parti...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 08:57hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
General Chiwenga calls for a home grown solution
General Constantino Chiwenga has called for home grown solution to the problems affecting the country. Chiwenga who was speaking at State House on Monday said, "Let me, therefore, reiterate Hi...Published: 04 Dec 2019 at 05:56hrs | 7289 | by Mandla Ndlovu
What happened to the Pay-For-Your-House-Scheme of the 90s?
The issue of the unconcluded logically Pay-For-Your-House- Scheme of the 90s remains outstanding like a sore thumb. No house and no refund remains the stalemate after contributing for many years. ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 22:07hrs | 1155 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
They were not called sons of the soil for nothing
Now that Uncle Sam and his cousin Albion have not minced their words on what must be done first for 'ZIDERA' to go, what shall we do about it? Did we not say it before that the human rights ma...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 22:06hrs | 1727 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa.
US ambassador wants to force Zambia to accept gays
The United States ambassador to Zambia has cancelled a public appearance for safety reasons after threats were made against him for saying he was "horrified" by the sentencing of a local gay couple to...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 10:34hrs | 2243 | by Associated Press
Bosso's Africa return in doubt
HIGHLANDERS are likely to forgo the opportunity to play in the Caf Confederation Cup next year due to financial constraints.The Bulawayo giants booked their ticket to represent the country in ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:27hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo's book launch announced
Professor Jonathan Moyo's book Excelgate will be launched on 12 December at the SAPEST Trust offices. The book was done by Moyo, a political science professor, in collaboration with publisher ...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:23hrs | 2610 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Thief beating quartet in court
FOUR Bulawayo men have appeared in court for allegedly assaulting a man after accusing him of stealing a cellphone belonging to one of them. Fortune Sibanda (26) of Luveve suburb, Fungai Manye...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:18hrs | 138 | by Staff rpeorter
Churches endorse political dialogue
Leaders of indigenous churches yesterday praised President Mnangagwa for initiating political dialogue with his opponents, but stressed that the discussions should be pursued on the basis of respect a...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:18hrs | 146 | by Staff rpeorter
Police pounce on land barons
POLICE in Harare have arrested eight land barons, including a former MDC councillor, as part of government efforts to bring sanity in the allocation of residential stands in the capital.Police...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:14hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa endorsed by Wutaunashe and Zimbabwe churches
A GROUP of Zimbabwe churches have stormed the bruising legitimacy row between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his MDC rival Nelson Chamisa with Family of God Church founder, Reverend Andrew Wutaunash...Published: 03 Dec 2019 at 07:13hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF supporters invade Mugabe farm
Suspected Zanu-PF supporters yesterday invaded a farm belonging to former president Robert Mugabe on the outskirts of Harare.The rowdy invaders, including a man who was armed with a gun arrive...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:16hrs | 1449 | by Staff reporter
Minister Matiza 'lied' to scuttle NRZ deal
Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza has been accused of deliberately misleading cabinet in a bid to scuttle the US$400 million National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) recapitalisation project.Th...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:11hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Minister guns for NSSA board
The troubled National Social Security Authority (NSSA) is headed for more turmoil after the new Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Paul Mavhima asked the State-controlled pension schem...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:10hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter
'Prophet' fatally stabs patient
A self-proclaimed prophet has been charged with murder and robbery after he allegedly killed a member of a Ntabazinduna family while attempting to perform a cleansing ceremony before escaping with a s...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 06:05hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Annual People's Conference: The place to be
ZANU-PF will be holding its 18th National People's Conference from 10 to 15 December 2019, at Goromonzi High School in Mashonaland East Province. This event is not just a mere gathering, but t...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:57hrs | 143 | by Khumbulani Vodloza Sibanda
Manicaland believes in Mnangagwa's leadership
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's anti- crusade and exemplary leadership is set to take the country forward, Zanu-PF's Manicaland province chairperson Mike Madiro said yesterday.Manicaland provin...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:51hrs | 91 | by Staff rpeorter
Soccer Stars debate rages
WHAT makes a Soccer Star of the Year finalist?Is it about who has scored the highest number of goals, who has made the most assists or the player's contribution to a team's cause?Those...Published: 01 Dec 2019 at 05:50hrs | 225 | by Staff rpeorter
Lawyers petition police, minister
LAWYERS yesterday held a peaceful demonstration against police brutality before handing a petition to Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga.Incen...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 11:49hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
1 Infantry Brigade gets new army commander
BRIGADIER General Josephat Kudumba is the new commander of One Infantry Brigade headquartered at Khumalo Barracks in Bulawayo and takes over from Brigadier General Augustine Chipwere who has been rede...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 10:47hrs | 1245 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi warns prison officers against ill-treating imates
VICE President Kembo Mohadi has warned Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officers against ill-treating inmates, saying their conscience should be guided by the need to observe human rig...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 06:45hrs | 1741 | by Staff Reporter
'killer, robber' arrested in hospital bed
A MAN from Bulawayo who allegedly fatally stabbed a woman while conducting rituals during a "cleansing" ceremony before stealing US$800, R6 500 and RTGS$300 has been arrested while admitted at Thorngr...Published: 30 Nov 2019 at 06:30hrs | 1771 | by Staff Reporter
Honda Fit overturns, kills two
TWO people died while three others were injured on Monday when a Honda fit they were travelling in veered off the road before overturning two times after a rear tyre burst at the 51 kilometre peg alon...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 10:31hrs | 3721 | by Simbarashe Sithole
US$215m lawsuit for Matiza, NRZ
THE Diaspora Infrastructure Development Group (DIDG) has instructed its lawyers Atherstone and Cook Legal Practitioners to sue Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza and the National Railways of Zimbab...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:55hrs | 1642 | by Staff reporter
Bring back the multi-currency regime, says Biti
FORMER Finance minister and Harare East legislator Tendai Biti says Zimbabwe needs to reintroduce the multi-currency regime, seek debt cancellation and liberalise the fuel industry, among other interv...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:54hrs | 2772 | by Staff reporter
Home-alone nurse gang raped by shona speaking men
A 32-YEAR-OLD nurse from Bulawayo was allegedly gang raped at knife point by armed robbery suspects who broke into her house in Cowdray Park when she was home alone. Promise Mpunzi (24) and hi...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:37hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
'Cops' arrested for robbery
FIVE men from Bulawayo who masqueraded as police officers before robbing several residents of more US$30 000 and R43 000 as well as an assortment of goods worth more than $200 000 have been arrested. ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:36hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Fired doctors were offside, says HSB
Doctors being dismissed from public health service violated multiple labour provisions, leaving the Government with no option but to institute disciplinary action, the Health Services Board (HSB) has ...Published: 29 Nov 2019 at 09:34hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
No 'Road to Damascus' awakening in Zimbabwean politics - citizens can vote for recycled opportunistic politicians at own risk!
I am not much of a soccer fan, but there is something that I have always found strange - if not downright weird - without anyone able to provide a satisfactory explanation. Why is it that a coach fire...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 10:44hrs | 1557 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean born Ndlovu takes over as new CIVH CEO in SA
Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH) has announced that Raymond Ndlovu is its new CEO and will lead the company's newly-announced executive team.Ndlovu has extensive corporate and ent...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 09:11hrs | 3107 | by Staff reporter
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