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Fresh details emerge in Noic pipeline saga
FRESH details have emerged that Treasury directed the state-owned National Oil and Infrastructure Company (Noic) to handpick only one firm to supply 720 million litres of fuel over 24 months, in a pro...Published: 07 Aug 2020 at 09:03hrs | 1263 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean state capture
In my weekly political review show on the Gambakwe media platform two Sunday ago, we discussed about the planned demonstration on the 31st of July 2020. During the interview I invok...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 22:59hrs | 3946 | by Terence. T. Simbi
BREAKING: Kuda Tagwirei added on America sanctions list
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Kudakwashe Regimond Tagwirei (Tagwirei) for providing support to the leadership of the Government of Zim...Published: 05 Aug 2020 at 16:14hrs | 4072 | by US Treasury
'Security sector hijacks Zimbabwe economy'
ZIMBABWE'S security sector has taken over control of all levers of the national economy, making it difficult to eliminate corruption as the "law does not apply to them", the Public Policy Research Ins...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 08:10hrs | 1546 | by Staff reporter
Noic, Sakunda sucked in US$17m loan scandal
EXPLOSIVE details show that the state-owned National Oil and Infrastructure Company (Noic) was advanced by Sakunda Holdings US$17,5 million of a US$22,75 million loan agreement to buy out Lonmin's 50%...Published: 31 Jul 2020 at 08:00hrs | 3848 | by Staff reporter
Saved from the bad boys by bad boys
On Thursday 23 July prominent lawyer Alex Magaisa had an expose on the farm mechanisation scandal of 2007 of farm equipment that was meant to benefit the then newly resettled farmers in the government...Published: 27 Jul 2020 at 20:04hrs | 1414 | by Sandra Bvungidzire
Typical Zanu-PF arrogance cannot mask its failings
NOTHING can be more arrogant than Zanu-PF's unequivocal declaration that they will not apologise or pay back loans that party officials, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa himself, took under the ...Published: 24 Jul 2020 at 08:04hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF will not apologise for 'looting RBZ'
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has dismissed allegations by Dr Alex Magaisa rubbishing State interventions to subsidise the new farmers through the Farm Mechanisation programme stating that his sentiments a...Published: 22 Jul 2020 at 21:21hrs | 7369 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to blame for corruption
SOME people are lucky. They invaded farms and seized all equipment, cattle, crops (tobacco, citrus fruits, maize and macadamia nuts) because they are Zanu-PF members.The ran everything down an...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 09:20hrs | 577 | by Chenje Zangu
'No freebies under Mnangagwa regime'
Mechanisation and irrigation projects initiated by Government are not for free and beneficiaries will be expected to pay back loans, with all loans being issued through banks using banking criteria of...Published: 21 Jul 2020 at 08:57hrs | 747 | by Staff reporter
Exposure of corruption by Dr Alex Magaisa justifies Mthwakazi restoration
Mthwakazi Republic Party MRP which happens to be my party of choice has once again been vindicated by Dr Alex T Magaisa's list of corrupt elites and the Political Exposed Persons "PEPs" as he calls th...Published: 20 Jul 2020 at 18:23hrs | 3335 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Open Letter to Mnangagwa, MPs, Army...
Dear, PRESIDENT, Speaker of Parliament, Chief Justice, Ministers, Members of Pa...Published: 19 Jul 2020 at 07:17hrs | 14233 | by Leonard Koni
Key aspects sinking the Zimbabwean Dollar
The Zimbabwean economy is rapidly re-dollarizing, less than 12 months after the government banned the trading of multiple currencies through Statutory Instrument 142 of 2019 and introduced a local cur...Published: 19 Jul 2020 at 07:03hrs | 3290 | by Victor Bhoroma
It is time for Mthuli Ncube to go
Finance minister of Zimbabwe, Mthuli Ncube, PhD (cantab), has become the poster child of everything that is wrong with the management of affairs in Zimbabwe. He must go. Then and only then, will Zimba...Published: 12 Jul 2020 at 10:58hrs | 5191 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zimbabweans should refuse to be abused, and used as sacrificial lambs for a self-serving ruling elite opportunist clique
Whenever any government resorts to habitually and incessantly using the 'national interests' tag, then a wise nation should immediately know that their leaders have reached record lows in their parasi...Published: 09 Jul 2020 at 15:32hrs | 843 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MDC sanctions treachery exposed
ALTHOUGH the MDC Alliance vainly attempts to create the impression of being a saviour of the people of Zimbabwe from its opponent, ZANU-PF, it is increasingly coming to the fore that it is against the...Published: 05 Jul 2020 at 11:06hrs | 654 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Radical Economic Structural Transformation (part 6 of 10)
"The sacrosanct cornerstone and golden thread upon which any successful productive economy can be built is the legal protection of private property ownership."We all know that Zimbabwe's agric...Published: 03 Jul 2020 at 10:25hrs | 1662 | by Vince Musewe
From Mnangagwa's oil and soup dripping hands, to Chamisa's naivety
BESIDES pulling down an outdated calendar and hanging up another on the wall each year in Zimbabwe, has anybody ever asked themselves if really we are going anywhere as a country? I say this with ever...Published: 02 Jul 2020 at 18:26hrs | 1595 | by Robert Sigauke
Bankable land could reignite Zimbabwe economy
THE solution to Zimbabwe's unending economic problems is the provision of bankable land rights, which will spur farming as real business, a renowned economist has said.John Robertson said at a...Published: 28 Jun 2020 at 07:58hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
From Zanu's Oil and Soup Dripping Hands, to the Opposition's Naivety
Besides pulling down an outdated calendar and hanging up another on the wall each year in Zimbabwe, has anybody ever asked themselves if really we are going anywhere as a country? I say this with ever...Published: 27 Jun 2020 at 08:54hrs | 4877 | by Robert Sigauke
Mnangagwa to launch tractor facility
President Mnangagwa is tomorrow expected to launch the John Deere agricultural equipment supply facility that is part of Government's mechanisation development programme, said Information, Publicity a...Published: 24 Jun 2020 at 07:04hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Landela and CBZ get green-light to buy gold
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's adviser and Zanu-PF benefactor Kudakwashe Tagwirei could soon become Zimbabwe's biggest gold buyer after getting a special permit from Fidelity Printers and Refiners....Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 14:58hrs | 1013 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's government has dismally failed
Zimbabwe will rise. This regime's days on earth are numbered. For the past 40 years the regime has proved that its a definition of failure.The young and progressive people shall take over and ...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 12:41hrs | 1117 | by Leonard Koni
Banks urged embrace 99-year leases
GOVERNMENT is ready to work with the banking sector to fine-tune the 99-year land leases to enhance productivity in the agriculture sector, Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli ...Published: 23 Jun 2020 at 07:51hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ally pockets US$54m in fresh bus deal
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's adviser and Sakunda Holdings boss Kuda Tagwirei, who has been pocketing millions of dollars from dodgy state contracts, will smile all the way to the bank after making a...Published: 19 Jun 2020 at 08:26hrs | 6166 | by Staff reporter
Economists wary of Zimbabwe
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti as well as two of the country's renowned economists Eddie Cross and Dr. Tapiwa Mashakada have raised concerns over the economic wellbeing of the country.The...Published: 16 Jun 2020 at 11:59hrs | 1937 | by Daniel Itai
For how long can Mnangagwa cling on to power?
It honestly did not have to come to this. Having suffered under Robert Mugabe's cruel pharaonic rule for the biblical 40 years, Zimbabweans desperately deserved a rescue. This explained their euphoria...Published: 14 Jun 2020 at 10:09hrs | 1187 | by Siphosami Malunga
Mnangagwa actually aiding, abetting corruption
IT has been a terrible, terrible last few months for Zimbabwe, and all indicators point to further socio-economic deterioration as a sense of hopelessness grips the citizens. Even for the grea...Published: 12 Jun 2020 at 08:02hrs | 549 | by Owen Gagare
Mnangagwa faces a people-powered change
Emmerson Mnangagwa told us the voice of the people is the voice of God. He didn't listen to either. Now he faces a people's power movement.This article was first published by ...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 22:50hrs | 11245 | by Siphosami Malunga
Biti's six conditions for World Bank aid to Zimbabwe
Dear President Malpass IAM a senior official in Zimbabwe's largest opposition party and the chairman of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee, but I am writing to you today as a private ...Published: 10 Jun 2020 at 07:58hrs | 1928 | by Tendai Biti
Tendai Biti: The story of my arrest in Mnangagwa's tinpot Zimbabwe
"It was farcical and surreal like a poorly scripted Mr Bean film without the comedy", says MDC Alliance vice-president of his recent arrest.This article was first published by ...Published: 09 Jun 2020 at 19:23hrs | 6817 | by Tendai Biti
US wants screws tightened on Zimbabwe
THE United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairperson, Jim Risch, has called for strict accountability and transparency measures for the US$7 million grant extended to Zimbabwe by the World...Published: 06 Jun 2020 at 19:20hrs | 5534 | by Staff reporter
US urges World Bank to closely monitor Zimbabwe
The United States government has written to the World Bank (WB) calling for strict conditions to be attached to any Covid-19 relief funding for Zimbabwe in light of the country's shoddy record in admi...Published: 06 Jun 2020 at 07:58hrs | 1148 | by Staff reporter
Drax scam: New indictment on Mnangagwa's regime
THE controversy surrounding the recent awarding of a US$1 million procurement contract without going to tender to Drax International, whose beneficial owner has close ties with President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 05 Jun 2020 at 09:18hrs | 1737 | by Staff reporter
RBZ plots ambush to rein in exchange rates
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) will henceforth use 'ambush raids' as a strategy within its array of policy interventions as the monetary authorities battle to break persistent buffeting of the dom...Published: 01 Jun 2020 at 08:31hrs | 1371 | by Staff reporter
Corruption not sanctions killing Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has been grappling with corruption for years now, dating back from the Willovale Motor Scandal, GMB saga where the late former Minister Kumbirayi Kangai was involved.In 1994 War...Published: 31 May 2020 at 10:02hrs | 876 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa warns civil servants
Mnangagwa warns civil servantsPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned civil servants against sabotaging government programmes, including the scandal-ridden Command Agriculture and presidenti...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:49hrs | 18843 | by Staff reporter
Zupco bus deal a hot potato in govt circles
CABINET ministers were evasive this week after being asked to explain the details of a murky deal between the government and Landela Investments (Pvt) Ltd, a company linked to President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:35hrs | 3444 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei's business empire comes under scrutiny
WHEN Kudakwashe Tagwirei's father passed away in May 2018, the government came to a standstill.Cabinet was postponed, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, ministe...Published: 29 May 2020 at 08:31hrs | 2391 | by Staff reporter
ZW$ remains our best foot forward
At the rate at the Zimbabwe dollar (ZW$) is losing its intrinsic value, it may just be a matter of time before the country dollarizes, officially or non-officially.Those pushing for dollarizat...Published: 27 May 2020 at 20:15hrs | 5641 | by Jameson Dapi
'Zimbabwe in gridlock under Mnangagwa'
THE ruling Zanu-PF has failed to deal with Zimbabwe's multifaceted crisis as the socio-economic situation continues to deteriorate since 2018 elections, a survey has shown.According to a repor...Published: 26 May 2020 at 07:41hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
Queen B in Zupco buses procurement scandal
LEAKED government documents this week confirmed that buses initially said to belong to Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) were imported by a private company Landela Investments (Landela), befor...Published: 22 May 2020 at 07:18hrs | 4710 | by Staff reporter
Mutodi: Mnangagwa's other bad crony
IT'S never a clever idea to put a crow among the fowls and keep it there. That will give you a bad name and troubled nights.A crow in the fowl drains the food but doesn't deliver eggs to the p...Published: 17 May 2020 at 09:32hrs | 2082 | by Tawanda Majoni
Agric ministry officials booted out of Parly
TWO Lands and Agriculture ministry officials were yesterday chucked out of Parliament for failing to produce documents with regards to contracts awarded to different companies for winter wheat program...Published: 15 May 2020 at 07:40hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to take back non-productive farms, says Minister
Government will not to back down on plans to repossess idle land from non-productive farmers, especially beneficiaries of land reform. Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Deputy M...Published: 13 May 2020 at 07:20hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
America to put Kuda Tagwirei on sanctions list?
Award winning journalist Hopewell Chin'ono says the American government is in the process of reviewing the Zimbabwe sanctions list by adding a network of criminals who are looting public funds. ...Published: 12 May 2020 at 15:24hrs | 3245 | by Mandla Ndlovu
No bailout for Zimbabwe: Mthuli Ncube
It sounds irrational and unpatriotic to have such wishes: never give Corona stimulus to Zimbabwean government for whatever reason. Mthuli Ncube admitted for the first time that Zimbabwe is heading for...Published: 10 May 2020 at 18:42hrs | 3730 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mthuli Ncube thoroughly disgraced himself!
No man intentionally disgraces himself. But brother Mthuli Ncube should have known the possible risk, and the possibility of being thoroughly disgraced if such confidential communication was broadcast...Published: 10 May 2020 at 08:14hrs | 4541 | by Ken Mufuka
Kudos to Minister Shiri and his team
IT pains a lot when a person knows swimming is the only way to survive drowning or being carried away by a flooded river, but denied by a stagnant log that pins one of his legs against the surface. ...Published: 05 May 2020 at 08:54hrs | 1392 | by Isaac Mupinyuri
Small millers stop politics...people want mealie meal!
Goal 2 of the Sustainable Development Goals speaks to the need to End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Goal 2 seeks sustainable solutions to en...Published: 01 May 2020 at 09:06hrs | 1122 | by Mxiolisi Mathonsi
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