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Mnangagwa warns tycoon 'Queen B' Tagwirei
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has come out guns blazing against businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, who is apparently his nephew, for allegedly withholding fuel meant for farmers involved in the governmen...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:24hrs | 12198 | by Staff reporter
Biti warns of Rwanda-scale genocide in Zimbabwe
MDC deputy national chairman Tendai Biti has likened the recent brutalisation of civilians by the security forces to the Rwanda genocide of 1994 which claimed 800,000 lives.He was speaking dur...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 08:07hrs | 1450 | by newzimbabwe
Poison laced beer deaths
CHIEF Shana of Jambezi in Hwange has expelled a villager who the community accuses of killing four people by lacing their beer with crocodile bile and brains.Villagers in Mulonga accused Never...Published: 14 Jan 2019 at 15:15hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa ouster plot latest
THE internal power struggle rocking the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), pitting national chairperson Christopher Mutsvangwa and secretary general Victor Matemadanda, is...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:34hrs | 2556 | by Staff reporter
Farmers bemoan high bank interest rates
FARMERS are saying the interest rates being charged by banks are stifling the growth of the agricultural sector.Zimbabwe Commercial Farmers' Union (ZCFU) president Mr Wonder Chabikwa said the ...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 08:53hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF has no agenda for a GNU'
Zanu-PF President and First Secretary Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday officially opened the the ruling party's 17th National People's Conference at Umzingwane High School...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:35hrs | 190 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Mliswa, Wadyajena in fierce war of words
A BLAZING war of words has erupted between outspoken legislators Justice Mayor Wadyajena and Temba Mliswa over control of the influential Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands and Agriculture....Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:13hrs | 1261 | by Staff reporter
War vets plot to block Chamisa
WAR veterans are plotting to force the ruling Zanu-PF party to make a constitutional amendment that will raise the age limit of presidential aspirants from 40 to 52 years, which would effectively bloc...Published: 05 Dec 2018 at 06:02hrs | 871 | by Staff reporter
Presidential Inputs sold in Zambia
UNSCRUPULOUS individuals in Binga District, Matabeleland North Province are allegedly crossing the Zambezi River to sell in Zambia farming inputs they received under the Presidential Inputs Scheme....Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:28hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
War vets deny Mutsvangwa plot
WAR veterans in Mashonaland East have refuted claims that they are pushing for Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans' Association (ZNLWVA) chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa's ouster, saying they onl...Published: 21 Nov 2018 at 05:43hrs | 3388 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga aligned war vets gun for Mutsvangwa
WAR veterans in Mashonaland West province on Tuesday resolved to recall Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association chairperson Christopher Mutsvangwa on allegations of sowing divisions. ...Published: 15 Nov 2018 at 05:36hrs | 3019 | by Staff reporter
Reality check for Mthuli Ncube
Under-pressure Finance minister Mthuli Ncube faces a tough task in balancing policy measures that stabilise the economy and populist demands from the ruling party when he presents his much-awaited N...Published: 09 Nov 2018 at 17:18hrs | 4449 | by Staff reporter
Conflation of business and politics: An economic solution for Zimbabwe
September and October saw the prices of basic commodities in Zimbabwe rising beyond the reach of many. Medicines at pharmacies were charged in United States dollars only and those who could not afford...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 12:35hrs | 1132 | by Elijah Chihota
Mnangagwa ally drags fuel mogul to court
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's protégé and fuel mogul, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, has been slapped with a $3,6 million lawsuit for illegally using fuel trucks belonging to the President's ally, Justice Ma...Published: 05 Nov 2018 at 05:35hrs | 7650 | by Staff reporter
Private sector to drive Command Agriculture
Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube says government's participation in the special agriculture production programme Command Agriculture will be reduced as initiatives are being put ...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 12:29hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
'Queen Bee' spoils Mnangagwa, Chiwenga with top-of-the-range cars
GOVERNMENT'S Command Agriculture benefactor Kudakwashe Tagwirei reportedly splashed millions of scarce United States dollars on luxury vehicles for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputies, Const...Published: 29 Oct 2018 at 06:02hrs | 12061 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa spills the beans on 'Queen Bee'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisor Christopher Mutsvangwa yesterday launched an astonishing attack against Zanu-PF benefactor Kudakwashe Tagwirei, claiming that he is now a source of divisions in ...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 13:29hrs | 14126 | by Staff reportwr
Mthuli Ncube unnerves Chiwenga?
ZANU-PF youth league has come out guns blazing against Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, accusing him of being used by external forces in an effort to destabilise and discredit government programmes....Published: 25 Oct 2018 at 06:51hrs | 18927 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube accused of being used by external forces
ZANU-PF youth league has come out guns blazing against Finance minister Mthuli Ncube, accusing him of being used by external forces in an effort to destabilise and discredit government programmes....Published: 24 Oct 2018 at 07:07hrs | 6527 | by Staff reporter
No hunger threat yet, says Zimbabwe Govt
DEPUTY Lands and Agriculture minister Vangelis Peter Haritatos has assured the nation that there were no threat of hunger despite wheat and soyabeans shortages as the country had sufficient grain rese...Published: 22 Oct 2018 at 06:35hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt won't assist resettled farmers anymore, says Mthuli Ncube
Zimbabwe's minister of finance Mthuli Ncube has reportedly said that resettled farmers will no longer get assistance from government, as the programme was "riddled with corruption".According t...Published: 18 Oct 2018 at 15:17hrs | 5189 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa capable of steering Zimbabwe's economy from the doldrums
The Zimbabwean economy is anchored on agriculture and mining which brings in the much needed foreign currency in order to revive industries, push production up and improve the people's livelihoods. Th...Published: 02 Oct 2018 at 14:54hrs | 1266 | by Elijah Chihota
Farmers hailed for ensuring food security
Farmers in Masvingo Province have been commended for working together with the government to ensure food security through the command agriculture programme.Officially opening the Masvingo Agri...Published: 30 Sep 2018 at 13:24hrs | 795 | by Staff Reporter
Winds of change blow in Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's promise to transform the nation by broadening and revitalising its economic opportunities, while ensuring progressive steps are taken towards a democratic future, have c...Published: 15 Sep 2018 at 09:14hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
Perrance Shiri rules out bread shortage
Government has ruled out the possibility of bread shortage in the country as mechanisms have been put in place to import wheat in the short-term. Further, Government wants to boost wheat cropp...Published: 12 Sep 2018 at 07:04hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's words inspire farmer
KHULUMAUSENZA is a name of a village in Mapulubusi area in Tsholotsho district in the sprawling Matabeleland North Province.The name of the village is Ndebele, and in English it literally mean...Published: 09 Sep 2018 at 08:37hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ninth Parly bound to fail, says Biti
Members of the Ninth Parliament were sworn in yesterday with former Finance minister Tendai Biti painting a gloomy picture of its prospects of success owing to what he termed as a 'crisis of legitimac...Published: 06 Sep 2018 at 08:20hrs | 3328 | by Staff reporter
Producers speak on cement crisis
National cement demand has surged since the second half of last year, driven by a reported bubble in mortgage and construction activity, amidst mounting supply-side challenges related to foreign curre...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:37hrs | 1005 | by Staff reporter
Presidential inputs not an election gimmick, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has dismissed reports that the presidential input support scheme was a political gimmick and emphasised his government's commitment to continuously support the agricultura...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 09:01hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe geared to become net exporter'
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has promised a massive increase in agricultural production, with Zimbabwe geared to become a net exporter of produce in the whole of Africa. In an interview...Published: 01 Sep 2018 at 08:53hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
January disease victims in limbo
SCORES of farmers in Mashonaland East who lost their entire herds to January disease have appealed to government for assistance with farming machinery as the summer cropping season approaches....Published: 29 Aug 2018 at 06:47hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga says, 'Time for political sloganeering over'
Vice President Retired General Constantino Chiwenga says the country's focus should now move from political sloganeering to rebuilding the economy.He was speaking at Greenfields Farm in Chakar...Published: 24 Aug 2018 at 06:20hrs | 4723 | by Staff reporter
'Con-Court must be free to decide,' says Chiwenga
The Constitutional Court should be allowed to deal with MDC-Alliance application challenging President Mnangagwa's victory in the harmonised elections without undue influence from anyone, Acting Presi...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 07:54hrs | 423 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe wheat production to surge, but imports to continue
ZIMBABWE'S winter wheat production this year is projected to reach over 100 000 metric tonnes (MT) from about 20 000MT in 2017, due to command agriculture-related investments, an official of the Zimba...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 06:21hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
Govt officials up for theft of command fuel
Three Agriculture, Mechanisation and Rural Resettlement ministry officials, who allegedly diverted fuel coupons worth thousands of dollars meant for command agriculture beneficiaries, yesterday appear...Published: 16 Aug 2018 at 06:24hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Focus on nation building and economy says Mnangagwa
President-elect Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday urged Zimbabweans to put the recently held harmonised elections behind and focus on nation building and reviving the economy.He said this while off...Published: 14 Aug 2018 at 06:31hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Everything you need to know about Zim's election
TODAY, Zimbabweans go to the polls to elect a President, parliamentarians and local councillors.The elections are an unprecedented opportunity for Zimbabweans to choose who they believe can de...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 07:13hrs | 481 | by Piers Pigou
Mnangagwa overwhelmed by calls to open projects
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his office is failing to cope with the huge number of invitations from the corporate world inviting him to come and open or commission business projects and entities ...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 14:24hrs | 2827 | by Staff reporter
President Mnangagwa man of the moment
As the 2018 harmonised elections beckons with only twelve days to go, political parties are busy criss-crossing the length and breadth of Zimbabwe trying to lure the electorate to vote for them. In al...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 16:19hrs | 1556 | by Elijah Chihota
Zanu-PF looking beyond polls, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zanu-PF is looking beyond the 30 July elections and continuing spearheading development so that Zimbabwe becomes the jewel of Africa once more.Addressing thou...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 16:12hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa visits 'gukurahundi zone'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today visits Matebeleland North Province where he is scheduled to distribute cattle under the Command Livestock Programme in Jotsholo before addressing a Zanu-PF rally at Somhlolo ...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 08:24hrs | 2531 | by Staff reporter
Vote for Zanu-PF, says Khaya Moyo
PEOPLE in Matabeleland South have been urged to vote for the ruling party Zanu-PF and President Mnangagwa, just like what they did in the 2013 harmonised elections when the party won all the 13 Nation...Published: 08 Jul 2018 at 13:04hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Agriculture backbone of Zimbabwe's economy, says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says agriculture is the backbone of the economy and the command agriculture model is meant to ensure food security.The President said this while addressing a highl...Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 16:30hrs | 560 | by Staff Reporter
Govt to transform Hwange Colliery, says Chiwenga
VICE President General Constantino Chiwenga (Rtd) yesterday said Government has put in place a raft of measures for Hwange Colliery Company Limited to return to its status as one of the biggest employ...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 06:52hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
'Cash crisis to end soon'
The cash crisis will soon be "a thing of the past" as various measures are being pursued to bring sanity within the banking sector, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said.In a speech rea...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 08:01hrs | 1816 | by Staff reporter
Food aid for Uzumba Maramba-PFungwe folk
Government has promised to provide food to the villagers in Uzumba Maramba-PFungwe District who failed to get meaningful yields in the last season due to poor rains. Lands, Agriculture and Rur...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:18hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions $1,5bn project
HWANGE The expansion of Hwange Thermal Power Station under a $1,5 billion facility is now set to begin in earnest after President Mnangagwa officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony for the project he...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 06:50hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenges Old Mutual to invest in agric
President Mnangagwa yesterday challenged Old Mutual Limited to consider investing in the country's agricultural sector and help fund commercial infrastructure in line with global trends and developmen...Published: 27 Jun 2018 at 06:41hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga tightens grip on Zimbabwe government
VICE President Constatino Chiwenga has been given new responsibilities to administer Zimbabwe's public procurement processes, anti-corruption drive and key components of the Home Affairs ministry, ign...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 10:14hrs | 8408 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa heads to Phelandaba
ALL is set for President Mnangagwa's visit to Gwanda today, with Matabeleland South Province making final preparations yesterday. He will launch the Command Livestock Programme at Gwanda Show Grounds ...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:02hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
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