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Don't blame Mnangagwa for Mugabe's failures - George Charamba
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's spokesperson George Charamba has said it is funny that some Zimbabweans want to blame his boss for all the country's economic problems when most of them have root in for...Published: 9 mins ago | 34 | by Staff Reporter
EcoCash post upgrade off to bumpy start
Giant mobile phone operator Econet says it has successfully upgraded its Ecocash platform although users are having challenges to transact.Econet announced that week that it was carrying...Published: 10 mins ago | 34 | by Staff Reporter
Robert Mugabe still with us three years down the line
For Zimbabwe to achieve stability, there was to be a return to constitutionality. Sanity had escaped the political landscape. The operation restore legacy was not to be complete without order and a co...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1128 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabweans caught in witchcraft practices in the UK
Zimbabweans in the UK have totally refused to abandon their beliefs in Witchcraft lucky charms and in superstitions. They have carried their beliefs in the United Kingdom and created a world of supers...Published: 5 hrs ago | 3243 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Behold the 4th Chimurenga!
We do no not seek to dispense ourselves from the past. We are a product of our past. We do not seek to despise our fore bearers because we are where we are because of them. We are part of the revoluti...Published: 5 hrs ago | 2898 | by Ntokozo Msipha
A critical review of Zimbabwe’s health sector today
This morning I woke up to a headline in the Herald reporting a visit by the First Lady to a Mbare based traditional midwife celebrating the achievements by the midwife. And juxtapose that to the situa...Published: 5 hrs ago | 413 | by Dr Togarepi Mawoyo
Jonathan Moyo speaks on Zimbabwe army
Exiled former Cabinet Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo says Zimbabweans must deal with the Zimbabwe Defence Forces if they want a solution to be implanted in dealing with the challenges affecting the ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 8559 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe: The tragedy of gumboot Shona hegemony and dictatorship
When the colonial masters settled in Africa in the late 1700s and early 1800s, they mainly had one goal to stretch their economic prospects. In their arrival, it was numerically impossible to gather i...Published: 9 hrs ago | 775 | by Ayanda Manala
Civic groups blasts government for sidelining health declaration
ZIMBABWE'S Civic groups have blamed Government for failing to uphold international declarations on health through implementation at national level, a predicament which has landed country's health syst...Published: 10 hrs ago | 315 | by Simbarashe Sithole
SADC to engage USA and Europe over Zimbabwe
South Africa's Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor says the Southen African Development Cooperation must engage the United States of America and the European Union to lift the sanctions ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 2508 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ndiweni challenges suspension
Outspoken Ntabazinduna Chief Ndiweni says he will file a court application today challenging his suspension as the traditional leader of the area at the weekend. He was suspended by the Matebe...Published: 12 hrs ago | 2206 | by Staff reporter
Fresh woes for 11th born Chief Ndiweni
THE Matabeleland North Provincial Chiefs Assembly has recommended that the process of appointing Ntabazinduna chief be redone after a brother to the incumbent, Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni challenge...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1069 | by Staff reporter
'HIV wears a woman's face'
In 2001 at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the former and late UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said "HIV has the face of a woman", and for decades even up to date it still has that face!&n...Published: 12 hrs ago | 974 | by Nyasha Phanisa Sithole
Mnangagwa courts Dubai investors
Zimbabwe intends to lure cash-rich investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to exploit opportunities in mining, tourism and manufacturing when it engages them at the 5th Global Business Forum on ...Published: 12 hrs ago | 169 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's DA handed back to whites
Newly elected interim leader John Steenhuisen has promised to turn the party's recent election set back into the biggest comeback in political history. Steenhuisen said this during his first m...Published: 23 hrs ago | 3921 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni suspended
OUTSPOKEN Ntabazinduna Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni was yesterday "suspended" by the Matabeleland North traditional leaders' provincial assembly on grounds that his chieftainship is being contested....Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 06:04hrs | 5085 | by Staff reporter
Ncube's budget gets thumbs down
Zimbabwe's month-on-month inflation rate quickened to 38,75% in October from 17,7% the previous month as analysts warned that Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's 2020 budget will be rendered useless by so...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 06:03hrs | 1169 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa threatens cash barons
Zimbabwe's economy will rebound next year, as Government has set a solid foundation for growth despite being plagued by the worst drought in four decades in the 2018/2019 season, President Emmerson Mn...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:25hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Prophet 'Bomber’ Ngwenya says he is not a witch
IN every decade rock and roll, things change with time and start to get very serious and every once in a while it kind of needs a kick in the pants in order to fully prosper.That is in simplic...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:23hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
Free tillage for villagers
THE Government has come up with a tillage programme where tractors will be dispatched through the District Development Fund (DDF) to till at least one hectare per household to assist farmers whose dra...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:23hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says economy to rebound in 2020
Zimbabwe's economy will rebound next year, as Government has set a solid foundation for growth despite being plagued by the worst drought in four decades in the 2018/2019 season, President Emmerson Mn...Published: 17 Nov 2019 at 05:20hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
SA Express flights from Joburg to Bulawayo start November 18
SA Express revealed that it will commence flights from Johannesburg to Bulawayo from November 18. There will be daily flights between Johannesburg and Bulawayo from Monday to Saturday an...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 19:33hrs | 3083 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda gets a border post
GOVERNMENT has designated Gwanda District's Mlambapele as an official port of entry and has set up four dry ports to decongest Beitbridge and Forbes border posts. Mlambapele connects Zimbabwe ...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 19:01hrs | 2073 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns corrupt councillors
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday issued a stern warning against corrupt councillors and council officials who divert public funds for personal use, saying Government will not hesitate to punish those cau...Published: 16 Nov 2019 at 08:08hrs | 802 | by Staff Reporter
Mthuli Ncube disappointed
Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube says he was disappointed by the MDC Alliance Members of Parliament who snubbed his budget presentation on Thursday despite the fact...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 19:22hrs | 6108 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli's budget a drop in the ocean
The 2020 budget is out but the future of the country still looks all gloom and not inspiring at all.The budget lacks clarity and is full of deception, lies and falsehoods. After austerity meas...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 08:13hrs | 1579 | by Leonard Koni
Kasukuwere to form Grand Government of National Unity (GGNU) in 2023
PRETORIA/HARARE - Former Zanu PF political commissar and cabinet minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, is plotting to form a Grand Government of National Unity (GGNU), if he wins the country's 2023 presidenti...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 07:43hrs | 9802 | by Mary-Kate Kahari/Malvin Motsi
Victoria Falls teachers boycott ZimSec exam
TEACHERS at Mosi-oa-Tunya High School in Victoria Falls on Wednesday stayed at home citing incapacitation at a time they were expected to supervise a Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Ordi...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:31hrs | 1192 | by Staff reporter
Decentralise Command agric inputs distribution, govt told
COMMAND agriculture programme beneficiaries in Mashonaland Central province on Wednesday asked Agriculture deputy minister Douglas Karoro to address challenges they were encountering in accessing inpu...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:30hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Gweru residents plot siege on council offices
RESIDENTS from Gweru's Mkoba and Woodlands Park high-density suburbs have threatened to protest against the city council's failure to provide water to ratepayers and deal with its dumpsite, which is s...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:29hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Local authorities stifling business growth: Industry
MANY local authorities in Zimbabwe are using archaic laws and municipal by-laws that do not take into account the changing business environment and globalisation, a situation that has made it difficul...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:26hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Can new Zimdollar relieve the chronic cash crunch?
Gason Mukuvadzi, a lanky man with boyish looks, sits behind a makeshift desk in Mbare's Mupedzanhamo centre. An umbrella canvas shelters him from the blistering sun as he waits for customers looking t...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:19hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Currency change sparks confusion
A SERIES of changes to the country's currency has triggered confusion for accountants, consumers of financial information and investors on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE).The Zimbabwean gove...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:19hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar and the quest for redemption
A NEW currency is in town and this week we witnessed its physical manifestation exactly four-and-a-half months after its official return. Since February, however, the near-return was almost predictabl...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:18hrs | 146 | by Respect Gwenzi
Matebeleland South police ban knobkerries
POLICE in Gwanda, Bulilima and Mangwe districts of Matebeleland South have imposed a three-month ban on the carrying of knobkerries and catapults, among other "weapons", citing increased crime in the ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:17hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam project allocated $400m in Budget
THE Gwayi-Shangani Dam in Matabeleland North province, one of the strategic development projects under the water and sanitation cluster, has been allocated $400 million in the 2020 National Budget, th...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:15hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Zesa struggles to service ring-fenced clients
Zesa Holdings says it is shovelling 400 megawatts towards ring-fenced customers, mainly exporters, but cannot guarantee supply agreements due to depleted capacity to generate or import power. ...Published: 15 Nov 2019 at 06:13hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi to supervise setting up of Byo DCCs
ZANU-PF Second Secretary and Vice President Kembo Mohadi will next week lead a team to supervise the setting up of District Coordinating Committees (DCCs) in Bulawayo. This comes after the suc...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 23:17hrs | 863 | by Staff Reporter
No doctors, no currency Zim heading for total collapse
The main functions of the Zimbabwean government are not to: Check and challenge the work of the Government (scrutiny) Make and change laws (legislation) Debate the important issues of the day (debatin...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 22:06hrs | 3818 | by Bigboy Sibanda
'ED is illegitimate' MDC cherry picked - dogmatic folly holding nation to ransom
There is nothing wrong with having an opinion on a given subject but when you doggedly hang on to the opinion regardless of the evidence to the contrary and even paddle the discredited opinion as trut...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:59hrs | 1139 | by Nomusa Garikai
Chamisa, Mwonzora power struggle is a staged-managed sideshow
THE alleged tussle for power between opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and former secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora is nothing but a staged-managed sideshow to destabilise the MDC, the party has said....Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:43hrs | 969 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa divides Chamisa's councillors
PRESIDENT will today address predominantly MDC councillors in Bulawayo amid divisions in the opposition party over the Zimbabwean leader's legitimacy.T Emmerson MnangagwaIronically, MDC Member...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 21:41hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
MDC, politically disorganised
The recent claims by MDC that they have dropped the challenge of 'illegitimacy' of President Emmerson Mnangagwa that they have been capitalising on since he assumed office in 2018 clearly reveals how ...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 14:41hrs | 1880 | by Peacemaker Zano
Let's give the MPC time to deliver
The newly constituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) had its inaugural meeting on the 28th and 29th of October 2019. This was another milestone for the Central B...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 12:41hrs | 1531 | by Nathan Chikara
Zacc challenges media
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has challenged the media to assist with investigative journalism that will help the commission to deal with corruption.Addressing journalist in&n...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 07:36hrs | 918 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'G40 a threat to nation'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared G40 an enemy of the State, warning any Zanu-PF members interacting with its members would be dealt with.Addressing journalists after a Zanu-PF politbu...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:37hrs | 2971 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to present a pro-productivity budget today
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube presents the 2020 National Budget this afternoon that is expected to help create a fiscal environment that will emphasise production an...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:34hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
Muduhwa rescues Highlanders
Highlanders 1-1 Ngezi Platinum Stars DEFENDER Peter Muduhwa's name was chanted by multitudes of Bosso fans yesterday after his robust performance helped salvage a point for Bosso in a Castle Lager...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:32hrs | 1365 | by Staff reporter
CAAZ mourns funds repatriation
Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) says failure to repatriate funds to international airlines has piled on to challenges that are discouraging the firm from efficiently discharging duties in ...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:31hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says inputs scheme abusers will be punished
President Mnangagwa has warned farmers that abuse inputs being allocated by Government under the Command Agriculture programme and the Presidential Inputs Support Scheme that they will be punished sev...Published: 14 Nov 2019 at 05:30hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
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