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'MDC has no hand in sanctions'
The Daily News on Sunday Assistant Editor Maxwell Sibanda caught up with journalist, and human rights advocate Grace Kwinje who is the MDC Alliance's European Union representative based in Brussels. S...Published: 12 hrs ago | 271 | by Staff reporter
Nothing to show for it, 39 years on
ZIMBABWE today marks 39 years of independence with little to show for the sacrifices made in liberating this country.The only difference in today's celebrations is that former president Robert...Published: 22 hrs ago | 243 | by Editorial - Daily News
Why should I go to church when it is full of hypocrites?
THIS week, by the grace of God, we will answer a question that I am sure we have all asked ourselves before at some point: Why should I go to church when it is full of hypocrites?A quick Googl...Published: 22 hrs ago | 293 | by Ashley Thaba
VID introduces electronic learners' licence testing
Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza yesterday launched the electronic learner's licence testing system (ELLT), which is aimed at reducing corruption in awarding of licences by the Vehicle Inspection...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:52hrs | 931 | by Staff reporter
Council commissions Luveve, Mpopoma swimming pools
THE Bulawayo City Council used Ward Retention Funds to refurbish the Mpopoma and Luveve Swimming Pools that were commissioned.Mayor Councillor Solomon Mguni told a gathering at Mpopoma Swimmin...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 09:59hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
I have no hard feelings towards Mugabe, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he has no ill feelings towards former President Robert Mugabe and has opened regular communication channels with his predecessor to ensure that his welfare is well ta...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 09:32hrs | 1082 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean students reduced to beggars in Algeria
ZIMBABWEAN students studying on State scholarships in Algeria have, for the umpteenth time, made an impassioned plea to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to look into their welfare, which is now dire, as t...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:13hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
Death threats against top Zimbabwean journalist feature in Ace Magashule book 'Gangster State'
The Weekly's most significant media battle occurred much earlier, however. In 2011, Zimbabwean-born journalist- turned-media entrepreneur Basildon Peta launched the now-defunct Free State Times....Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 08:03hrs | 2037 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in serious trouble now
Two months ago I started sharing my political opinions in video format. This included negotiating airspace on popular political YouTube channels and Facebook groups. In trying to obtain airspace I hav...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 15:58hrs | 5118 | by Terence Simbi
Cambridge English on the go
In the 20 odd years that I have been in the Zimbabwean education system and ten years spent in English remediation, I have identified a number of factors that cause students to fail their Cambridge O'...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 09:39hrs | 1063 | by The Language Coach
Motsepe's money trail, Botswana security company accounts frozen
The Botswana Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) has frozen Avante Security Services bank accounts in Gaborone on suspicions that the company was used by South African businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 08:39hrs | 3202 | by Staff reporter
Outcry on Maridadi's appointment: Much ado about nothing
The appointment of former MDC legislator for Mabvuku-Tafara, James Maridadi as one of the 15 ambassadors- designate, has torched a storm which, nonetheless, is much ado about nothing.Section 1...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 20:06hrs | 4407 | by Tafara Shumba
Mwonzora nearly got beaten up as tensions rise ahead of MDC Congress
MDC'S standing committee meeting last week Wednesday nearly degenerated into a war of words after a faction aligned to party leader Nelson Chamisa, accused secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora of bringi...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 07:17hrs | 4749 | by Staff reporter
Shakespeare Maya joins Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF
FORMER National Alliance for Good Governance (NAGG) president Mr Shakespeare Maya, who has since rejoined Zanu-PF, has hailed President Mnangagwa's triple-pronged re-engagement drive saying it has pla...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:31hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa lampoons Mwonzora
MDC'S standing committee meeting on Wednesday nearly degenerated into a war of words after a faction aligned to party leader Nelson Chamisa, accused secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora of bringing the ...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 08:07hrs | 6993 | by Staff reporter
Switzerland allocates US$1.1 million to Cyclone Idai appeal
Switzerland has allocated an additional CHF1 million (US$1.1 million) in humanitarian assistance following the UN and the Government of Zimbabwe's Flash Appeal that was launched at the end of February...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 22:28hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya dumps Yadah
PREMIERSHIP side, Yadah Stars, have been put up for sale just two weeks into the new season, with the franchise owner Prophet Walter Magaya saying he now wants to concentrate on helping the Young Warr...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:31hrs | 1664 | by Staff reporter
Starman Chamisa willing to sacrifice our votes for his 2023 candidature
Greetings my president, we have pressing issues in our Mbare Constituency. Lemme start by introducing myself, my name is ****** and I live in Mbare, I have been a supporter of the MDC since it's incep...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 08:14hrs | 1738 | by MDC supporter
30 heads of State console Mnangagwa
More than 30 Heads of State and Government from across the world have sent messages of sympathy to President Mnangagwa following the Cyclone Idai disaster, a development seen as a sign that Zimbabwe's...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 6587 | by Staff reporter
Our Perfect Wedding Zimbabwe premiere date set
The Zimbabwean edition of Our Perfect Wedding (OPW) is set to begin on April 18 and will be broadcast on Zambezi Magic (DStv channel 162). Announcing that the Zambezi Magic channel had b...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:44hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's security providing security cover and guard for Obasanjo
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has said it secretly arranged security details for visiting former Nigerian President Olesugun Obasanjo who was in the country for the launch of a book he co-...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 13:34hrs | 5467 | by Staff reporter
9th Anniversary ZAA UK Nominees Out
The Zimbabwe Achievers Awards UK (ZAA UK) have released the much anticipated list of nominees for the 9thAnniversary ZAA UK event set for Saturday 25 May 2019 in London at The Millennium Gloucester Ho...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 09:28hrs | 475 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa placed Obasanjo under surveillance during Zimbabwe visit
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has said it secretly arranged security details for visiting former Nigerian President Olesugun Obasanjo who was in the country for the launch of a book he...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | 16383 | by Staff reporter
RTGS$, US dollar rate to converge with black market rate
The formal RTGS$ rate to the US dollar will converge with the parallel market rate in the short term and halt the inflationary pressure being exerted on the economy, according to Industry and Commerce...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 08:04hrs | 2706 | by Staff reporter
Export incentives - Good Call on managing the trade deficit
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) introduced the Export Incentive Policy in September 2016 at 5% of Gross Export Receipts in order to improve production of minerals and tobacco. The policy was widene...Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 09:28hrs | 765 | by Victor Bhoroma
MDC Alliance must stop chasing shadows
The opposition MDC-Alliance is evidently livid by the swift reaction rendered by Zanu-PF and Government to help those affected by Cyclone Idai cope with the tragedy. We notice that the opposition part...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 23:55hrs | 1865 | by Staff reporter
'Spiritual spectacles' prophet draws crowds in Bulawayo
Goodness and Mercy Ministries founder and lead pastor Prophet Tapiwa Freddy leads the All Night Spiritual Spectacles Bulawayo Edition crusade at White City Stadium on Friday nightTHOUSANDS of ...Published: 31 Mar 2019 at 10:03hrs | 1050 | by Staff reporter
Nigerian military ruler says it was a military coup in Zimbabwe
FORMER Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, who served as a millitary leader between 1976 and 1979, says Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa seized power through a millitary coup that toppled his...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 12:12hrs | 5128 | by Staff reporter
EU envoy confronts minister over Zanu-PF cyclone food grab
EUROPEAN Union (EU) ambassador to Zimbabwe, Timo Olkkonen Wednesday confronted Minister of State for Manicaland Ellen Gwaradzimba over alleged partisan distribution of food aid to those affected by Cy...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 23:56hrs | 3626 | by newzimbabwe
Holiday Inn Bulawayo increases rates by 5%
HOLIDAY Inn Bulawayo has increased its rates by five percent in line with prevailing economic challenges. Recently, there has been an outrage by customers over the steep prices that leading hotels in ...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 23:42hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Top casino software providers drive industry growth
The casino industry is booming these days. Rapid expansion across the United States and around the world in new regulated markets are two ma...Published: 28 Mar 2019 at 14:36hrs | 782 | by Tech Reporter
Red Cross rubbishes reports of cyclone aid politicisation
REPORTS of politicisation of aid for Cyclone Idai victims, which have mainly been emanating from the local opposition, were yesterday dismissed by the International Red Cross with its country director...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 22:54hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF trucks seen picking up Cyclone Idai donations
Zimbabweans reacted with anger on social media after a video and pictures emerged showing Zanu-PF vehicles and supporters handling aid donated to survivors of Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani, Manicaland P...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 15:45hrs | 3226 | by ZimLive
Cyclone Idai: Of donations and the bane of sanctions
Zimbabwe was hit by Cyclone Idai from 14 to 17 March 2019, a crisis that plunged the nation into darkness. When the news reached President Emmerson Mnangagwa who was on a State visit to the United Ara...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 12:31hrs | 1070 | by Elijah Chihota
Zimbabwe the way forward
Good Evening my fellow Zimbabweans, I would firstly like to offer my condolences to the bereaved families and offer some words of encouragement to the victims of cyclone Idai that affected the...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1303 | by Terence Simbi
Share ownership trust funds abused: Mavima
MIDLANDS Provincial Affairs minister Larry Mavima has castigated community share ownership trusts (CSOT) in the province over "improper" use of funds, which he said were not benefiting communities....Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 07:09hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
3 die in fresh SA xenophobic attacks after Ramaphisa threat
SUSPECTED fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa have resurfaced in some parts of Limpopo province and Durban in KwaZulu Natal, leaving three people dead and several houses burnt to ashes. T...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 06:58hrs | 2381 | by Staff reporter
'MDC Alliance stronghold among the first Cyclone food aid beneficiaries'
GOVERNMENT has denied reports of food aid politicisation to the victims of Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani and Chipinge saying it can never allow that when people are in serious need of food. In f...Published: 27 Mar 2019 at 06:55hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Bosso summon players over strike
HIGHLANDERS' players that embarked on a three-week strike between February and March have been summoned to a hearing by an ad hoc committee at the club offices at different times. Bosso player...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 22:45hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has a difficult balancing act to perform
OPINION is sharply divided over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's costly foreign trips at a time the country is mourning the death of more than 300 Cyclone Idai victims, the Daily News reported.F...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 20:35hrs | 1605 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Joanina will not hit Zimbabwe
The government has dismissed social media reports that another cyclone known as Joanina, is set to hit the country after the devastating Cyclone Idai.Speaking at a media briefing, Information,...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 19:48hrs | 3643 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should cut down on foreign trips
EDITOR,I am certain that by now President Emmerson Mnangagwa has lost count of the foreign trips he has embarked on since he came into power in 2017.It is an open secret that Zimbabwe ...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 11:03hrs | 1015 | by Peter K
What should be done by government to Obviate Zimbabwe from economic collapse?
First and foremost what is it that we don't have? Is it a begging culture that is in us that we can't do without? We have plenty of suitable land for commercial purpose, minerals, recreational resourc...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 10:05hrs | 461 | by Elvis Dzvene
Jet-setting Mnangagwa divides nation
OPINION is sharply divided over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's costly foreign trips at a time the country is mourning the death of more than 300 Cyclone Idai victims, the Daily News reported.F...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 07:17hrs | 4952 | by Staff reporter
Understanding Cyclone Idai, associated geomorphological processes
Global pressure patterns are a function of spatial temperature variations. We use weather maps to show spatial pressure variations and through analysing atmospheric variables such as wind speed, wind ...Published: 25 Mar 2019 at 06:50hrs | 650 | by Energy Mutodi
Horror Cyclone destruction trail unravels
THE human toll of Cyclone Idai which hit parts of Manicaland and Masvingo recently has exceeded official estimates with the scale of the tragedy imprinting deep emotional scars on those directly affec...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 18:43hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
ED is not the only Mnangagwa: Jonasi
IDEAL Zimbabwe leader Tinashe Jonasi, who is accused undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa's authority, has said the head of State was not the only person called Mnangagwa and challenged the State ...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 21:29hrs | 1108 | by Staff reporter
TB Joshua warns Nigerian govt over violence in supplementary elections!!!
T.B. Joshua has given a "prophetic warning" to the Nigerian government concerning the handling of "inconclusive elections" in the nation."The (Nigerian) government should be cautious of the wa...Published: 23 Mar 2019 at 15:48hrs | 2142 | by Ihechukwu Njoku
Chamisa, Mnangagwa cancel Bulawayo, Shurugwi rallies
THE MDC has cancelled its "thank you" rally scheduled for tomorrow in Bulawayo in the wake of the devastating Cyclone Idai which has left hundreds dead in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces.Par...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 16:40hrs | 986 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai donation; Chamisa lies
So devastating are the damages caused by Cyclone Idai which left a trail of deaths, destructions and displacement in the country's Manicaland Province. Bodies continue to be discovered, while those st...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 08:03hrs | 13500 | by Jasper Hloka
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