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Musona takes blame
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona has accepted responsibility for Zimbabwe's defeat against Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) opener at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday as he remains...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1779 | by Staff reporter
Mechanic runs over passenger
A GWANDA mechanic has been ordered to pay a $300 fine after he ran over and killed a passenger who had dropped off from his vehicle.Calvin Sayi (31) of Marriage Suburb was convicted on his own...Published: 13 hrs ago | 611 | by Staff reporter
4 councillors 'implicated' tender scandal
FOUR Bulawayo councillors have been implicated in an alleged tender scandal after a prospective parking management company allegedly pampered them with five-star hotel junkets among other goodies, Sun...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 08:22hrs | 1568 | by Staff Reporter
MP subjected to series of suspicious car break-ins
FORMER president Robert Mugabe and Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) director of security Albert Ngulube, now Zanu PF MP for Beitbridge East, has been subjected to a series of suspicious break-i...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 19:59hrs | 3739 | by Staff reporter
MDC Midlands in crunch indaba
THE MDC Midlands provincial executive is tomorrow set to hold a crucial indaba to heal simmering divisions that emerged in the run-up to the opposition party's national congress held in Gweru last mon...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 15:56hrs | 985 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'regrabbing' Professor Jonathan Moyo's Farm(s)
President ED Mnangagwa shocked the entire globe last week when he threatened to reclaim 16 farms (that were grabbed in the name of land reform) by the family of the former President RG Mugabe. Within ...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 11:13hrs | 4946 | by Don Chigumba
Africa Awaits Russia's Investment
Russia has been looking to raise its existing relationship with African countries and Afreximbank is now providing huge support in realizing that long term goal. The bank, with the task of transformin...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 11:04hrs | 701 | by Kester Kenn Klomegah
Zimbabwe power shortage attracts solar investment
Harare - Faced with a punishing load shedding schedule, sometimes lasting 15 hours, the Zimbabwean renewable energy market has opened limited prospects.The prolonged phase, ignited by a recent...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 10:57hrs | 2182 | by Agencies
Warriors fall to Egypt's Pharaohs in AFCON opener
Egypt 1 - 0 ZimbabweZimbabwe got their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign off to a losing start despite putting on a commendable performance in the opening match of the continental showpiece agai...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 00:54hrs | 1294 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is one giant crime scene!
Presently, a newspaper headline reports a ticketing scam by over a hundred Zupco conductors which prejudiced the company of thousands of dollars; fast-tracking the demise of a public transport project...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 22:29hrs | 3803 | by Washington Nyasha Gwarada
Nelson Chamisa rallies Warriors
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has thrown his support behind the Zimbabwe national soccer team that clashes with Egypt in the first game of the AFCON finals in Cairo on Friday.In his messa...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 13:06hrs | 5361 | by Staff Reporter
Why should we remember Joshua Nkomo
IN this two-part series, the Zimbabwe Independent reproduces the 2019 Annual Joshua Nkomo Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni, organised by Joshua Nkomo Legacy Foundation ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 2285 | by Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni
'Mnangagwa plotters' trash State's investigation report
The seven human rights activists facing charges of trying to subvert a constitutional government after attending a workshop in Maldives yesterday trashed an investigation report presented to court des...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:27hrs | 1798 | by Staff reporter
1 200 get employment at Zupco
THE revival of the Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) has created jobs for more than 1 200 people and more drivers and conductors are set to be hired countrywide starting next month. Zu...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:17hrs | 1016 | by Staff reporter
The singing and dancing is still going on
Household economies tend to zero in on one person or a couple if the marriage is still without 'cracks and bruises'. When needs and wants outpace incomes its the father who loses sleep pondering on ho...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 13:08hrs | 1094 | by Thomas Murisa
Matemadanda vows to return Zanu-PF to the people
Newly-appointed ZANU-PF national political commissar Victor Matemadanda has said his immediate task is to return the political party to the people by coming up with people centred programmes.L...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 12:53hrs | 3245 | by Staff reporter
Child prostitution rife in Masvingo
MASVINGO province is grappling with disturbing phenomena of child prostitution at most busy leisure spots, fuelling incidents of Sexually Transmitted Infections, an official has said. In an in...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 11:04hrs | 1912 | by Staff reporter
Soldier, neighbourhood watch cop up for carjacking
A SERVING member of the Zimbabwe National Army stationed at One Indeep Barracks in Beitbridge and an active member of the neighbourhood watch committee in the Zimbabwe Republic Police, have been taken...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 08:04hrs | 1103 | by Staff reporter
Manyika mocks Mnangagwa's 'voodoo economics'
Opposition Build Zimbabwe Alliance leader Noah Manyika has mocked President Emmerson Mnangagwa for introducing what he described as "voodoo" economics anchored on lack of understanding that the econom...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 08:02hrs | 1762 | by Staff reporter
Sunshine journalism: What happens on cloudy days?
I RECENTLY read on the ZBC website that Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa had "urged the media to write positive developmental stories about Zimbabwe in the new dispensation", and this reminded m...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | 161 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Zimbabwe Warriors plot upset
The Warriors are plotting to cause the first upset of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament under the glare of a global audience in tomorrow's tournament opener against hosts Egypt at the Cairo In...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:57hrs | 977 | by Staff reporter
Resolving Zimbabwean challenges in transfer pricing
A lot of debate about taxation in most developing countries is evolving on how to ease revenue leakages through offshore tax havens. But there is another hot issue called transfer pricing which develo...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 07:54hrs | 343 | by Beaven Dhliwayo
'Reforms are empty words, lipstick on Zanu PF crocodile' - and MDC meerkat
I once watched a documentary on a family of meerkats. In their daily foraging they group came across an ostrich egg. The whole group was certainly very excited with the find, there was a lot of good f...Published: 20 Jun 2019 at 06:34hrs | 2393 | by Wilbert Mukori
Fashion tips` for college students
College students face a lot of pressure. This includes everything from seemingly simple issues like choosing from a list of argumentative es...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 16:55hrs | 335 | by Staff Writer
Proceeds of thigh vending are detestable to the Most High
Prosperity gospel, what is wrong or right with it? God is the Creator of everything, why should the children of the Almighty wallow in poverty? Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were very rich, favours...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 2633 | by Thomas Murisa
'Fatcats choke Zesa'
Energy and Power Development minister Fortune Chasi yesterday said power utility Zesa was struggling to service its external debt and increase power importation to alleviate the current electricity cr...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:43hrs | 3068 | by Staff reporter
Cabinet tackles load shedding
Government has stepped up efforts to address electricity challenges obtaining in the country, but signalled that collective efforts are required for a long-lasting solution. Addressing a press...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:36hrs | 1686 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers raid city gold dealer
SIX suspected armed robbers pounced on a house in Bulawayo's city centre and brutally attacked four people with machetes, leaving them for dead before getting away with US$6 687, RTGS$1 000, five gram...Published: 18 Jun 2019 at 07:59hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
Why getting a video conferencing room onboard is a milestone
Why getting a video conferencing room onboard is a milestone for your content marketing strategy? Because your digital business, your product or service, has a good story to tell, and valuable knowled...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 21:10hrs | 597 | by Staff writer
Being friends with God, what a blessing?
Shoes of the biblical Moses were too big for anyone to fit in, let alone walk in them. Call them sandals if you so wish but the difference is the same, taking a step would have been titanic. T...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 19:04hrs | 323 | by Thomas Murisa
Zimbabwe's currency reforms dilemma
The Zimbabwean government has indicated that the country will be launching a new currency before the end of 2019. The announcement has caused some confusion amongst businesses and the transacting publ...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 18:01hrs | 2182 | by Victor Bhoroma
ZESA wokers to go on strike
Workers at the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority have given notice of intention to embark on collective job action.In a statement to Zimbabwe Energy Industry Employers the workers said, "B...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 13:29hrs | 6419 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Matabeleland should be renamed Guruuswa'
President of The African Democrats (TAD) Marco F Machona has called for the compensation of Shona people by the Ndebele for what he Ndebele invasion under the leadership of King Mzilikazi. Mac...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 11:36hrs | 6200 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mbeki speaks on Zimbabwe dialogue
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has said President Mnangagwa is correct in convening the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) despite winning the 2018 harmonised elections, and advised other A...Published: 17 Jun 2019 at 09:18hrs | 894 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls rejects local currency
The resort town of Victoria Falls has almost completely dollarised due to the volatility of the local currency, but the development has adversely affected residents, it has emerged.Landlords, ...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:21hrs | 2465 | by Staff reporter
Electronic cargo tracking system comes alive
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) on Friday put into operation the electronic cargo tracking system (ECTS), introduced as a pilot project in 2017, as it moves to plug revenue leakages thr...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:36hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
The bane of rabid, frenzied media
Again, dear reader, if ever you are in doubt, if ever you are confused, if ever you need a moral compass, or whenever you find yourself agreeing with Jonathan Moyo, you should know that you are close ...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 09:35hrs | 141 | by Bishop Lazi
Concession carjacker, robber arrested
A 29-YEAR-OLD Concession man was recently nabbed and taken to the Bindura Magistrates' Courts on Thursday, facing carjacking and robbery charges after he allegedly stole two cars inside 48 hours and d...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 09:03hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
America's Cde Chimurenga buried in Zimbabwe
PAN-Africanist and founding member of the December 12 Movement, Randolph Simms, also known as Coltrane Chimurenga, was laid to rest at the Harare Provincial Heroes' Acre yesterday. Speaker-aft...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:52hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
'My main focus is to make urbanites understand Zanu-PF'
The ruling party Zanu-PF on Tuesday appointed Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) secretary-general Victor Matemadanda as secretary for the Commissariat. He replaced Engelb...Published: 15 Jun 2019 at 08:51hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
Israel Dube: first things first!
I will really fear you and your organisation: MLO if you do the first thing first: go to Harare and arrest Mnangagwa, tie his arms and feet put a car tyre on his neck and petrol douse him to dead. Onl...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 14:19hrs | 2162 | by Nomazulu Thata
2nd Annual Albinism Health Fair
Global Aid Missions Zimbabwe, a non-governmental organization that supports people with Albinism will be hosting its 2nd Annual Albinism Health Fair on Saturday 22nd of June at the Harare Gardens. The...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 09:30hrs | 253 | by GAM
Civil society activists on Zimbabwe military watch list
THE Zimbabwe National Army's Military Intelligence (MI) unit has placed on its watchlist several civil society activists it claims are conniving with United States to unseat President Emmerson Mnangag...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:26hrs | 2198 | by Staff reporter
ILO panel summons Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is set to appear before an International Labour Organisation (ILO) panel in Geneva, Switzerland, today amid allegations that the State was failing to protect civil servants as demanded by Con...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:08hrs | 1431 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti: Infant trapped in adult body?
Those familiar with former Finance minister Tendai Biti’s track record were not exactly surprised by his latest outburst against current Treasury boss Mthuli Ncube.It seems insults come as s...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 08:04hrs | 6891 | by Conway Tutani
Zapu urges supporters to attend Gukurahundi hearings
ZAPU has urged its supporters and Gukurahundi victims to attend hearings on national healing to share accounts of the 1980s mass killings to ensure the "truth is not hidden".The opposition par...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pension payouts delayed as foreign company cuts off Zimbabwe banks
PENSIONERS might have to wait a bit longer before they receive their monthly pay outs, which were due yesterday, the National Social Security Authority (NSSA), said yesterday. It said the dela...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 07:56hrs | 910 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa engages Capitalk FM listeners live from 7PM today
HARARE's prime talk radio station, Capitalk 100.4FM, is set to host its first live interview with President Mnangagwa today, with various issues confronting the economy such as price increases and cur...Published: 14 Jun 2019 at 07:54hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe groaning under economic turbulences
Zimbabwe focuses on the economic challenges facing the nation since 2008. The economy is now resembling a run away train towards a bombed bridge. There is great economic improvements at the top with c...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 18:16hrs | 1543 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mock 'losers who accept some election results and reject others' - curse vote riggers who refuse to step down
Mnangagwa was cocksure his "Zimbabwe is open for business!" was going to revive the country's economic. Well it is now clear the flood of investors and lenders he expected to answer his call have neve...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:45hrs | 1069 | by Wilbert Mukori
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