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Lawyer's bid to close down digital banking platforms flops
A HARARE lawyer's attempt to have all mobile-based digital banking platforms of FBC Bank closed after an imposter used his name to fraudulently open an account with the bank for criminal activities, f...Published: 14 Apr 2021 at 06:22hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Mr President open Ekusileni Hospital - People are Dying
In June 2018, ahead of the July 2018 general elections, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that the government had engaged the Indian Sharda Group of Institutions (SGI) to operate the health facil...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 19:14hrs | 1108 | by Dr Edwin Moyo
Greyhound and Citiliner closing operations
Greyhound and Citiliner are closing operations. Services will run until 14 February 2021. Passengers with tickets booked for services after thi...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 14:24hrs | 3371 | by Staff Reporter
Obadiah Moyo's firm digs in
LABORATORY reportedly linked to former Health minister Obadiah Moyo, Klosad Clinical Diagnostics Laboratory, yesterday hit back at orders by the Health Professions Authority of Zimbabwe (HPAZ) to clos...Published: 24 Jan 2021 at 22:36hrs | 2295 | by Staff reporter
Human wildlife conflict stops agriculture where hunting brings hope
Co-existing with wildlife can be both a curse and a blessing. The human-wildlife conflict has brought the century-old culture of agricultural production to a sad and difficult end in Bots...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 18:21hrs | 248 | by Emmanuel Koro
'Zimbabwe a big prison'
ZIMBABWE is one huge Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison, where people need to be freed from the yokes of dictatorship and gross human rights violations, opposition MDC Alliance vice-chairperson Job Sik...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:38hrs | 4945 | by Staff reporter
Police increase border controls
Police have intensified patrols on illegal crossing points along the Limpopo River where smuggling has become rampant in the last few weeks. The common illegal crossing points used by criminal...Published: 14 Sep 2020 at 06:31hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Protests are a human right: UN experts
HE UN Human Rights Committee yesterday said protesters across the world had a right to protest even in the wake of COVID-19 as long as they adhere to requirements to protect themselves.In a st...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 07:51hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance's role in undermining national development
President Mnangagwa continues to pursue an ambitious economic reform agenda that has, within a short space of time, seen the budget deficit being tamed, economic fundamentals once again in place and a...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 08:43hrs | 1730 | by Pupurai Togarepi
Zimbabwe troops accused of disrupting the economy
Security forces have been accused of disrupting the economy through the chaotic implementation of Covid-19 lockdown regulations after they forced the closure of Bulawayo businesses without notice last...Published: 21 Jun 2020 at 11:37hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Army, police blockade Bulawayo, MDC Alliance come up with theories
BUSINeSS came to a standstill in Bulawayo yesterday after police supported by the army drove people out of the city centre in an early morning operation believed to be clearing the way for the MDC fac...Published: 17 Jun 2020 at 07:07hrs | 3749 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to enforce ban on selling of second-hand clothes
Zimbabwe's textile and leather industry has been under siege from an influx of second-hand clothes, shoes and leather products that forced some players in the sector to close down.The Governme...Published: 28 Apr 2020 at 00:15hrs | 4388 | by Staff reporter
Bottlestore owners cry foul
Bottlestore owners in Bulawayo's Central Business District are crying foul after they were ordered by the police to close during the lockdown period while those in the western suburbs continue to oper...Published: 23 Apr 2020 at 07:48hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Mutare closes Sakubva market
MUTARE City Council yesterday closed down Sakubva produce market after concerns were raised by various stakeholders over failure by vendors and their customers to observe coronavirus precautionary mea...Published: 22 Apr 2020 at 08:27hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to deal with manufacturers profiteering from coronavirus
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said his government will come heavily on any manufacturer who wants to illegally profit from the coronavirus through charging extortionate prices.He said while...Published: 24 Mar 2020 at 06:36hrs | 313 | by newzimbabwe
Chamisa to be quarantined
Zimbabwe will not survive the Corona virus if God allows it to ravage our beautiful country. It is painful that some idiots are literally hoping that the virus be found in Zimbabwe. We have insane peo...Published: 17 Mar 2020 at 22:31hrs | 18494 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Violent MDC hooligans at it again
Over the weekend MDC youths caused mayhem in St Marys Chitungwiza at the instigation of their violent member of parliament Job Sikhala. The MDC yobs started burning tyres, blocking roads and apparentl...Published: 03 Mar 2020 at 12:14hrs | 1718 | by Taurai Mazwi
Mnangagwa cracks the whip
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has come under fire from the opposition and human rights activists following a wave of arrests of people who allegedly took part in protests last week....Published: 23 Feb 2020 at 08:40hrs | 6183 | by Staff reporter
Inside the feud around Hlabangana tshisa nyama
WITH the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) throwing the rule book at them as it promises to clamp down on council leased sport clubs that are flaunting regulations, insiders at the Babongile Sikhonjwa-run H...Published: 16 Feb 2020 at 08:33hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks face bleak future
ZIMBABWE's banks may face hurdles in meeting new minimum capital thresholds by year end, analysts have warned.In a show of lack of confidence in the local currency, the Monetary Policy Committ...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1248 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean economy simplified
Issues concerning the economy are vital for any given country's revolutionary and evolutionary path since they are at the core of all movements. Most importantly an economic policy justifies the trans...Published: 08 Jan 2020 at 13:10hrs | 1353 | by Terence Simbi
Zanu-PF fat cats squeezing the poor: Clerics
ZIMBABWE'S political leaders have become too selfish by enriching themselves while burdening the country's suffering masses through suffocating taxes and beatings for protesting the oppression, the Ca...Published: 10 Dec 2019 at 07:19hrs | 2090 | by Staff reporter
New High School opens in Bulawayo
The Methodist Church in Zimbabwe has announced that it is opening a new High School in Bulawayo.The school is named Bulawayo Methodist High School (BMHS). In a statement on Monday the ...Published: 09 Dec 2019 at 11:34hrs | 7460 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Power Sales not closing shop
CLOTHING retail chain, Power Sales, says it will not close down operations in Zimbabwe although its parent company, Pepkor Holdings Limited, is exiting the country. In announcing the exit deci...Published: 28 Nov 2019 at 06:23hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
Sanctions derail Zimbabwe's economic growth agenda
IT'S almost two decades now Zimbabwe has been alienated from the global financial systems due to sanctions imposed by western countries protesting the land reform programme implemented by the Governme...Published: 27 Oct 2019 at 09:50hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
'Enough is enough, remove sanctions now'
Address by President Mnangagwa during the Anti-Sanctions Day main event at the National Sports Stadium.On 18 August 2019, the SADC Heads of State and Government, meeting in Dar es Salam, Tanza...Published: 26 Oct 2019 at 07:42hrs | 739 | by Emmerson D. Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa politically sterile despite two-thirds Parliament majority
THE second session of the Ninth Parliament started yesterday, with the first session having produced barely anything in terms of delivering on the legislative agenda laid down by President Emmerso...Published: 03 Oct 2019 at 07:37hrs | 335 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Sympathy for the devil
The sham solidarity with Mugabe shown by African leaders at his funeral is in sharp contrast to the enlightened attitude taken by the African Union over the plight of African refugees and migrants str...Published: 15 Sep 2019 at 20:40hrs | 1392 | by Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
What impact and advantages do foreigners have on the hosting country?
From time immemorial, people have been on the move, from one country to the other.The reasons for movement have always varied. Some movements have been short term, some medium and yet others have been...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 20:18hrs | 415 | by MOIR
Malawi court bans planned airport, border protests
A Malawi court ordered a ban on protest at the country's airports and border crossings on Friday, as authorities try to avert new post-election demonstrations aimed at shutting down key transport hubs...Published: 24 Aug 2019 at 17:28hrs | 859 | by AFP
The judgement on Chief Ndiweni is a provocation of Mthwakazi
The judgement against Chief Ndiweni by the unlearned magistrate is unfortunate, political motivated and a clear provocation of Mthwakazi by Zimbabwe and the Shona regime. It is clear that ZANU is taki...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 14:47hrs | 1629 | by MLF
Power outage cripples Econet services
Econet services were down for long hours yesterday following a power cut that affected its network operations centre (NOC) in Harare, it has been revealed.Customers complained of intermittent ...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:23hrs | 919 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt licenses companies for riverbank mining
THE Government has licensed 11 companies to partner the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) to embark on riverbank mining as it forges ahead to increase production of the yellow metal....Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 08:02hrs | 2317 | by Staff Reporter
'Zimbabwe civil servants wage bill not too big'
RECENTLY, President Emmerson Mnangagwa swore in 18 commissioners for the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, the Police and Prisons and Correctional Services. NewsDay (ND) senior reporter Blessed Mhlanga...Published: 21 May 2019 at 08:04hrs | 2287 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa given a 7-day deadline
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused by a Zanu-PF-aligned union of ignoring the plight of workers "to please his neo-capitalist friends", in another sign of fissures in the ruling party....Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 07:17hrs | 5387 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces revolt
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused by a Zanu-PF-aligned un- ion of ignoring the plight of workers "to please his neo-capitalist friends", in an- other sign of fissures in the ruling party....Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 09:05hrs | 11059 | by Staff reporter
Indian investors to jet in to finalise Ekusileni opening
OFFICIALS from the Sharda Group of Institutions (SGI), an Indian investor identified by the Government to run Ekusileni Medical Centre in Bulawayo will soon visit the country for final arrangements be...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 05:06hrs | 1065 | by Staff reporter
Innocent Kufa must be sent back to Mashonaland
It is an insult directed to Mthwakazi people for Kufa to say they lack the capacity to land renovation jobs in Rainbow Hotel and that should be given the strongest condemnation it so deserves....Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 17:38hrs | 1451 | by David Magagula- MLF
Urgent call to protect freedom of religion - Civil Society rallies to end coercive conversion and abuses by religious institutio
Zimbabwe joined the world in rallying against the abuse of religious freedom by religious institutions. The event held at the Town House in Harare comes in the wake of the United Nations World Interfa...Published: 06 Feb 2019 at 09:40hrs | 1071 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe's internet clampdown: A tale of absurdities
When the current crop of leaders in government executed a clever coup that drove out Robert Mugabe in November 2017, most of us overestimated their ability to think. Those guys are just a dumb lump of...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 09:38hrs | 355 | by Tawanda Majoni
Zimbabweans punished for voting genocidist Mnangagwa
For the staunch supporters of shona supremacism, Mnangagwa, who's hands are dripping with more than 40 000 Matabele blood, was the best candidate. In their tribalistic minds, Mnangagwa's genocide hist...Published: 18 Jan 2019 at 08:57hrs | 2236 | by Israel Dube
Stiff penalties for errant fuel firms
Owners of oil companies and service stations that cheat in buying or selling fuel face heavy penalties under new regulations gazetted at the weekend which also show that almost all the fuel price incr...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:15hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Mayhem over fuel price hikes
MOTORISTS, economists, opposition parties and the commuting public yesterday reacted angrily to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's move to hike fuel prices by 150%, which triggered a wave of price increas...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:06hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Doctors' strike spreads
JUNIOR doctors at public hospitals yesterday stepped up their strike for better working conditions and remuneration, forcing some major hospitals to close down key departments and discharge "stable" p...Published: 04 Dec 2018 at 06:49hrs | 2816 | by Staff reporter
IMF's discredited economic template will cripple Zimbabwe
NEW Finance minister Mthuli Ncube and the government, in general, have swallowed the myths of foreign aid, investment and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as solutions to Zimbabwe's economic prob...Published: 19 Oct 2018 at 08:43hrs | 1224 | by David Barber and Tendai R Mbofana
Foreign investment and the IMF will cripple Zimbabweans
Our government and the new Finance Minister have swallowed the myths of foreign aid, investment and the IMF as solutions to Zimbabwe's economic problems. And, unless these are exposed, Zimbabwean citi...Published: 16 Oct 2018 at 12:48hrs | 2385 | by David Barber and Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe inflation hits 155%
Government has triggered a storm after forging ahead to effect a draconian two percent tax on electronic transactions through a process legal experts say is unlawful.This comes as financial in...Published: 14 Oct 2018 at 13:07hrs | 7735 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube makes unpopular tax lawful
Despite the massive resistance which followed the unveiling of a draconian two percent tax on electronic transactions last week, government has now moved to make the fee lawful with immediate effect....Published: 13 Oct 2018 at 14:04hrs | 1162 | by Staff reporter
'Economy will grow 6%' insist Ncube (Tsvangirai mark 2) - not without real political change first
"Zimbabwe will be joining the group of six countries which have the fastest growing economies with a growth rate of six percent per annum which comprise Rwanda, Ghana, Tanzania and Ivory Coast," said ...Published: 25 Sep 2018 at 17:19hrs | 2679 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
The lessons of the Rwandan Genocide have not been learnt by Chamisa's MDC
In 1992, an official in Rwanda's ruling Hutu party, Leon Mugeseraa, said in front of more than 1,000 party members that the Tutsis were cockroaches and they should be disposed of.Only a few mo...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 15:16hrs | 2657 | by Jealousy Dutiro
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