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Chiwenga estranged wife's doctors in no-show
DOCTORS examining Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa, failed to turn up in court yesterday to testify over her health condition.Mubaiwa faces fraud charges aft...Published: 11 hrs ago | 1879 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa sticks to democratic practices
President Mnangagwa yesterday sworn-in commissioners for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and the Zimbabwe Land Commission (ZLC) — two vital institutions in the conduct of electoral processes...Published: 21 Oct 2021 at 06:17hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Sibangumuzi Khumalo appointed Minister of State in Chiwenga's Office
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has appointed Tsholotsho North legislator, Sibangumuzi Khumalo as Minister of State in the Office of Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga.Khumalo, who was sworn in at the...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 18:25hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Court orders another medical test for Chiwenga's estranged wife
Yet another medical examination, this time to include the side-effects of her medication, has been ordered for Marry Mubaiwa to see if she can comprehend the proceedings in her trials on charges of at...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:34hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Level 2 lockdown extended
The Level Two national Covid-19 lockdown has been extended by a further two-weeks with no further relaxations and citizens are being urged to follow all required safeguards as complacency continues to...Published: 20 Oct 2021 at 07:33hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
Simbisa Brand rubbishes government directive
Simbisa Brands has rubbshed the call by the government of Zimbabwe to use interbank rates in its pricing system. The directive by ...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 17:11hrs | 2681 | by Shelton Muchena
Doctor to clarify on Chiwenga's estranged wife
DOCTOR Simukai Percy Machawira, who said in court that Marry Mubaiwa was physically fit to stand trial, is today expected in court to make clarifications on certain issues that Harare magistrate Mr La...Published: 19 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 589 | by Staff writer
'We turned adversity into opportunity'
Zimbabwe turned adversities caused by Covid-19 into opportunities for local industry, which resulted in manufacturing capacity jumping from 36 percent to 47 percent driven by local capabilities, as gl...Published: 17 Oct 2021 at 08:57hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa needs our support now
I am not a member of MDC-Alliance. However, I will defend Chamisa with all my might. I consider Chamisa as my son and therefore he needs my support now.Chamisa is savagely attached on his way ...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 22:26hrs | 1589 | by Nomazulu Thata
Marry ruling deferred to Monday
A HARARE magistrate has deferred to Monday the ruling on whether Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's former wife Marry Mubaiwa is fit to stand trial on allegations of fraudulently acquiring a marria...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga invites private sector to partner Govt
GOVERNMENT is forging ahead with infrastructural development as it is the bedrock for sustainable economic recovery and growth, Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga, who is also Health and Child Car...Published: 16 Oct 2021 at 06:27hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar plunges into death spiral
ZIMBABWE's currency is in a death spiral and headed for a tragic end, two years after it was re-introduced into circulation, stoking fears of the 2008 hyperinflationary era where the government was fo...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 20:22hrs | 2943 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ignorance on economics: Mthuli Ncube his best Boss ever
Even Mnangagwa's law degree is questioned by many. If Mnangagwa had a slender idea how the economy works, they would never launder money to Chinese banks in billions of dollars. He would know that kis...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 18:45hrs | 1357 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa clarifies 'demotion' of Cain Mathema
The new Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Dr Evelyn Ndlovu, replaced Ambassador Cain Mathema because the latter is unwell, President Mnangagwa has said.Minister Ndlovu is the former...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:20hrs | 1734 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube signals soft stance towards crypto-currencies
Zimbabwe is ready to soften its stance on crypto-currencies, judging by Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube's remarks this week, that he intends to develop a framework and...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF frets over internal chaos
Zanu-PF yesterday conceded that jostling for positions in the district elections has caused chaos in the party, and threatened to act on the "rogue" elements who it said were fanning divisions....Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:26hrs | 782 | by Staff reporter
All set for Zanu-PF conference
All is now set for the Zanu-PF Annual People's Conference which will be held both physically and virtually, the ruling party's spokesperson Dr Mike Bimha has said.With Mashonaland Central bein...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:19hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's estranged wife fit to stand trial, claims State
A HARARE court is on Friday expected to rule on whether Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa is fit to stand trial on allegations of fraudulently acquiring an ungraded m...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:12hrs | 771 | by Staff reporter
'Use by-elections as 2023 test run'
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has been urged to hold by-elections so that there can be a test run for the 2023 general elections which are likely to be conducted under COVID-19 restrictions....Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:10hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry could be amputated, court hears
Marry Mubaiwa is at a serious risk of having at least one of her arms amputated after failing to get the medical care she needs to treat her lymphoedema, a court heard on Tuesday.The Harare Ma...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1051 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court judge to testify in Mubaiwa case
SUPREME Court judge Justice George Chiweshe is expected to testify in a court hearing where Marry Mubaiwa allegedly misrepresented to him when he was Judge President that Vice President Constantino Ch...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:09hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Anti-brain drain committee set up
GOVERNMENT has set up a committee to arrest the brain drain in the health sector as the Second Republic continues to pursue bilateral agreements with other countries for health professionals within th...Published: 13 Oct 2021 at 06:06hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 overstreches medical aid industry
THE health insurance industry has been overstretched by the COVID-19 pandemic, with statistics indicating that 69% of healthcare funders have experienced a surge in cases of respiratory illnesses attr...Published: 12 Oct 2021 at 06:00hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga arrives in Dubai for key expo
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has arrived in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he is scheduled to attend the Global Business Forum Africa (GBFA).He touched down at Al Makhtoun...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:52hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Democracy is not about generational entitlement
Following the United Parties for National Development's (UNPD) win in Zambia's August 12, 2021, general elections, the MDC Alliance faction leader Nelson Chamisa became unnecessarily excited.T...Published: 11 Oct 2021 at 05:52hrs | 125 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chiwenga to attend Dubai business forum
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is expected in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) today, where he is leading a high-level Government delegation to the Global Business Forum Africa slated for Wednes...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Inputs distribution begins
Agriculture inputs to small holder farmers under the Presidential inputs scheme programme have been dispatched to Grain Marketing Board depots around the country and the distribution will commence soo...Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora threatens 2023 poll boycott
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has threatened to boycott the 2023 election unless President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government implements electoral reforms.Addressing a Press conference in Harare ...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:33hrs | 2320 | by Staff reporter
Herd immunity Dec target unlikely to be attained
ZIMBABWE's ambitious target of attaining 60% Covid-19 herd immunity by December is in doubt, with only 15.9% of the country now fully vaccinated , three months before the government's set deadline to ...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:25hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's leadership deficiency exposed by Zanu-PF's vicious factional fights
GROWING infighting in Zanu-PF, especially among President Emmerson Mnangagwa's allies in his political citadel, the Midlands, is testimony to weak leadership which has failed to stem the internal stri...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:24hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fears currency crisis may trigger social uprising
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is intensifying its sweeping crackdown on foreign currency traders in the volatile market amid growing fears of an exchange rate-driven economic meltdown, The...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:24hrs | 416 | by Staff reporter
78 health workers succumb to COVID-19
AT least 23 doctors, 30 nurses and 25 other professionals in the health sector have succumbed to the COVID-19 pandemic since its outbreak in the country last year, Vice-President and Health minister C...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:30hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Courts cannot overturn Cabinet's Covid measures
HIGH Court Judge Justice Owen Tagu has ruled he cannot overturn measures put by the Cabinet in curbing the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus.His ruling follows an application by the Passenge...Published: 08 Oct 2021 at 06:19hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga calls for mandatory vaccination
Vice President and Minister of Health and Child care Costantino Chiwenga discouraged people who are suing the government for mandatory vaccination while he was in Kwekwe yesterday for the official ope...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 20:51hrs | 1290 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
'Mnangagwa is a hostage to military interests'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's biographer Eddie Cross claims the Zanu-PF leader was a hostage to military interests for seven months after assuming power following a military coup in November 2017....Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 18:25hrs | 3125 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's estranged wife fails to submit medical report
The trial of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa, for allegedly assaulting a child minder was yesterday deferred to October 18 after she failed to submit her medical re...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:03hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Forex blackmarket: More arrests loom
More people illegally dealing in foreign currency will soon be arrested and more financial institutions charged as Government cracks the whip against those driving and manipulating the black market de...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:01hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga commissions 'beerhall' turned into hospital
VICE PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga Wednesday commissioned the opening of a former Kwekwe City Council beerhall in the populous high-density suburb of Mbizo that has been turned into an infectious dis...Published: 07 Oct 2021 at 07:00hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
'Once cheated twice wiser' said Chamisa - how many times a day did Mugabe 'cheat' MDC on reforms during GNU
There are many reasons why Zimbabwe is in this economic and political mess. Many of those reasons will have something to do with the nation's inability to focus on the important matters; we have a fix...Published: 06 Oct 2021 at 09:47hrs | 2326 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Linda Masarira's utterances are Zimbabwean: women are merciless judges and advocates at the same time
It is not uncommon in our Zimbabwean societies to see evil deeds mostly on women. Men are in most cases exonerated by the very women who are victims of patriarchal settings. Reading about Linda condem...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 19:32hrs | 826 | by Nomazulu Thata
'It is my turn to lead' Nelson Chamisa says
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says now is his turn to take the leadership of the country because the liberation heroes who led this country to Independence were around his age when they took over l...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 16:46hrs | 4134 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's men had a Seychelles shell company
Zimbabwe's deputy chief secretary to the president and cabinet set up an offshore shell company in the Seychelles while serving as defence secretary, leaked financial documents show.Martin Rus...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:45hrs | 2693 | by Staff reporter
'Mary Chiwenga deserves what she is getting'
OPPOSITION Labour, Economists and African Democrats (LEAD) party leader Linda Masarira says estranged Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's wife Mary Mubaiwa deserves the treatment she is getting from...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:44hrs | 3333 | by Staff reporter
Who is behind forex dealers?
NO matter how well-meaning and determined, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) could be towards uprooting rampant delinquency in the economy, the effort may count for nothing if other institutions are ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:38hrs | 1366 | by Nathan Gurira
Chiwenga to commission hospital
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, who is also the Minister of Health and Child Care, is set to officially commission the Kwekwe Infectious Diseases Hospital today.Kwekwe City Council conver...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:35hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions are real, but we're shooting ourselves in the foot
No matter how well-meaning and determined the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) could be towards uprooting rampant delinquency in the economy, the effort may count for nothing if other institutions that ...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:32hrs | 206 | by Nathan Gurira
Massive diamond plunder exposed in leak
DEPUTY chief secretary to the president and cabinet, Martin Rushwaya set up an offshore shell company in the Seychelles which was used to trade in diamonds while serving as defence secretary, leaked f...Published: 05 Oct 2021 at 06:28hrs | 441 | by Staff reporter
Healthcare decay a sign of govt failure
NOTHING exhibits failure by a government more than the neglect of public health institutions and watching helplessly as people succumb to curable diseases.Even more sickening is that tho...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:53hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Naming and shaming of illegal forex dealers a good move
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe last week banned 30 black market currency dealers from operating any bank or mobile money accounts for the next two years. The central bank said the dealers should also be...Published: 04 Oct 2021 at 05:51hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Teacher drags Chiwenga to court
A KWEKWE-based primary school teacher, Mercy Mjikwa, has dragged the Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga to court over new Covid-19 rules targeting unvaccinated citizens.In an urgent chamber ...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:22hrs | 2892 | by Staff reporter
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