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We are starving in the Garden of Eden - damning testimonial on leaders and us all
"38 years of criminal waste of human and material resources through gross mismanagement and rampant corruption by this Zanu-PF regime has destroyed the country's economy. For decades now, the country ...Published: 13 Jan 2019 at 21:36hrs | 227 | by Wilbert Mukori
Big plans to break MultiChoice's DStv monopoly on sport
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has released its Draft Sports Broadcasting Services Amendment Regulations 2018, which are aimed at making big sporting events accessible for fr...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 10:33hrs | 5469 | by MyBroadband
Death robs Zimbabwe sport
This year has not been so kind to the Zimbabwean sporting fraternity after three of the country's arguably biggest luminaries took their last breaths.Former Tennis Zimbabwe (TZ) president Paul...Published: 30 Dec 2018 at 17:32hrs | 1438 | by Staff reporter
Shares in Liquid are like $135m cash, says Mboweni
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EZW) CEO Douglas Mboweni has described the company's equity stake in Liquid Telecom Holdings, which is just under 10% as "a US$135 million forex reserve".Speaking abo...Published: 23 Dec 2018 at 10:25hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
Motlanthe inquiry report in brief
Executive SummaryZimbabwe held its national elections on the 30th of July 2018. The electoral process was generally peaceful until the 1st of August 2018, when many demonstrators took to the s...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:50hrs | 267 | by Motlanthe
Zanu-PF, MDC talks unfolding behind-the-scenes
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa this week ruled out talks and a power-sharing arrangement with the MDC-Alliance, saying Zanu-PF had won a two-thirds majority in the July general elections, it has e...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:47hrs | 4699 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa boost as UK's Department for International Trade sets up Harare office
THE UK's Department for International Trade (DIT) is setting up an office in Harare, in a development that will be seen as boost for the Zimbabwe government's re-engagement efforts.The Harare ...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 12:35hrs | 4258 | by Agencies
When politicians say things to make people angry, not to solve problems
Many of the people who appeared before the commission of inquiry into the events leading to the August 1 killings, the shootings themselves and then map the way forward, proved themselves to be invent...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 10:53hrs | 774 | by Conway Tutani
Motlanthe Commission calls for talks
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his main political rival, Nelson Chamisa, are being pushed into negotiations by the Commission of Inquiry into the politically-motivated violence of August 1, 2018, wh...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 10:17hrs | 2239 | by Staff reporter
Unpaid Zimbabwean diplomats live in shame
Zimbabwean diplomats are going for months without being paid and now live in dilapidated houses as the cash-strapped government is failing to adequately fund the country's 46 consulates and embassies,...Published: 20 Dec 2018 at 06:57hrs | 1602 | by Staff reporter
Findings of Commission of Inquiry into 1 August 2018 Post-Election Violence
RELEASE STATEMENT FOR THE REPORT ON THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE 1ST OF AUGUST 2018 POST ELECTION VIOLENCEOn the 14th of September 2018, I established a Commission of Inquiry into the 1s...Published: 19 Dec 2018 at 05:40hrs | 1292 | by ONline
India successful growing Medical tourism, Africa can adopt the concept?
Medical tourism is a growing sector in India . In October 2015, India's medical tourism sector was estimated to be worth US$3 billion. It is projected to grow to $7-8 billion by 2020. According to the...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 12:52hrs | 389 | by Enos Denhere
'Zimbabwe needs dialogue' argue Muleya - only dialogue with ED and Chamisa is 'Step down, now!'
"African election observers and others endorsed Mnangagwa and Zanu PF's victory, while Western observers, mainly the Americans and Europeans, were skeptical, stopping short of rejecting the outcome," ...Published: 18 Dec 2018 at 10:00hrs | 1832 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zanu-PF tells Mnangagwa to fix the economy
Zanu-PF bigwigs who gathered in Esigodini for their party's annual conference last week pleaded with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to act quickly and decisively to stem the country's worsening economic...Published: 17 Dec 2018 at 20:58hrs | 5364 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe asylum seekers panic in UK diaspora
Zimbabweans without settled status in the UK have been alarmed by a report in a daily newspaper here, the Independent, that Britain is working with officials from the Zimbabwe Embassy to send them bac...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 14:08hrs | 2326 | by ZimVigil
Mnangagwa feels heat over economy
With Zimbabwe's economy continuing to tank - and long-suffering citizens now desperate for some respite - President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told thousands of Zanu-PF delegates gathered in Esigodi...Published: 16 Dec 2018 at 14:04hrs | 1787 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa will eventually accept position
Political bickering over the setting up of an Office of the Opposition leader in Parliament will come to an end as MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa will accept the gesture from President Mnangagwa a...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 12:58hrs | 14765 | by Simba Rushwaya
'Behold the new!' empty MDC A slogan - as it too failed to demand verified voters' roll
"Anyone who means well for this country would agree that only dialogue can serve our people from the unpalatable suffering, preserve peace and avoid yet another elite implosion," argued MDC Alliance s...Published: 14 Dec 2018 at 08:52hrs | 738 | by Nomusa Garikai
UK using Zimbabwe govt officials to interrogate failed asylum seekers
The Home Office has been inviting Zimbabwean government representatives to interview asylum seekers who have fled political persecution in the country, in what has been branded a "corrupt" exercise....Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 08:13hrs | 1563 | by The Independent
Calls for diaspora vote at ZANU PF conference
The upcoming ZANU PF conference is a perfect stage for ZANU PF to demonstrate that it is reshaping and recreating itself into a modern party that is worth a sit at the table of global powerhouses....Published: 11 Dec 2018 at 11:08hrs | 3402 | by Fidelis Fengu
The ED administration has made significant strides
Last week the opposition and other anti-Government detractors were excited by the United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of States for Africa, Matthew Harrington's submission on Zimbabwe to the US S...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 10:46hrs | 1493 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Is Zimbabwe ebuilding or establishing a new economy?
THE struggle to figure a way forward continues. The fire-fighting approach is the order of the day. Despite the various economic policy directions by the government, there is lack of clarity on where ...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 06:05hrs | 822 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Zimbabwe Communist Party solidarity speech to ARTUZ conference
Long live the spirit of Joshua Nkomo!Long live the spirit of Josiah Tongogara!Long live the spirit of Lookout Masuku!Long live the spirit of Benjamin Burombo!Comrades,l...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 12:24hrs | 524 | by Ngqabutho Mabhena
Mathematician Edzai Zvobwo pushes for Zimbabwe to join Commonwealth
Zimbabwean mathematician and best-selling author, Edzai Zvobwo is on a mission to use Zimbabwe's application to be readmitted into the Commonwealth as a vehicle to push for sustainable developmen...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 07:27hrs | 1430 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Zimbabwe reforms may cause suffering'
BUSINESS has urged government to take a cautious approach to the reform process, warning that a big-bang approach may result in unintended consequences and plunge the country into further crises....Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 06:23hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cash problems will not be solved by using foreign monies alone
It is true that businesses in Zimbabwe discuss major business deals and even small purchases with the cost listed in US dollars, even when the US is not involved in the transaction. The US dollar is v...Published: 06 Dec 2018 at 18:53hrs | 2494 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
VACANCY: British Embassy hunts for a political officer
The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome an...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 11:58hrs | 3497 | by British Embassy
Jonathan Moyo blasts Mnangagwa over 1 August killings report
Exiled former G40 Kingpin Professor Jonathan Moyo has blasted President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the revelations by Presidential Spokesman George Charamba that the August 1 killings report is meant for...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 08:44hrs | 4579 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Motlanthe; Charamba clash on 1 August killings report
Presidential Spokesperson George Charamba has issued a contradictory statement to that of August 1 killings Commission chairperson Kgalema Motlanthe regarding the publicity of the commission report....Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 08:06hrs | 5182 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Motlanthe commission yet to finalise report
THE Commission of Inquiry into the 1 August 2018 Post-Election Violence is compiling its final report containing its findings, which will be handed over to President Emmerson Mnangagwa within the stip...Published: 02 Dec 2018 at 10:06hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Killings inquiry in shock move
Zimbabweans reacted with surprise yesterday, to Thursday's announcement by the inquiry looking into the August 1 shootings in Harare, that it had already handed over the executive summary of its repor...Published: 01 Dec 2018 at 11:28hrs | 5225 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa considered illegitimate by The West
WHEN Emmerson Mnangagwa took over the presidency following the November 2017 coup that toppled Zimbabwe's long-time ruler Robert Mugabe, he did not waste time in telling the world that his government ...Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 10:40hrs | 19191 | by Simukai Tinhu
Canada sanctions on ZImbabwe to remain
CANADA is one of the Western countries which imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe following the violent and chaotic post-2000 land reform programme. Since then, relations between the two countries have been ...Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 09:39hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Full text: MDC petition to SADC, AU
PETITIONTo: Parliament of Zimbabwe, Speaker of Parliament, Hon Jacob MudendaSADC, Chairperson, HE Pres...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 14:28hrs | 6766 | by Mandla Ndlovu
British official urges Zimbabwe politicians to reject violence
Zimbabwe's political leaders should reject violence, observe the rule of law and focus on moving the country forward, a top British government official has said. Britain is also ready to play ...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 11:30hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Opposition needs to concede defeat, move on
Recent utterances by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and United Nations at Foreign and Common Wealth Office, that political leaders should reject violence, ob...Published: 29 Nov 2018 at 09:37hrs | 1661 | by Anesu Pedzisayi
Chamisa, Biti push for talks to end economic turmoil
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and one of his key lieutenants, MDC national vice chairperson Tendai Biti, have called for political dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to end the country's ec...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 22:48hrs | 1153 | by Staff reporter
MDC pushes for a national dialogue
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and one of his key lieutenants, MDC national vice chairperson Tendai Biti, have called for political dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa to end the country's ec...Published: 28 Nov 2018 at 10:29hrs | 2928 | by Staff Reporter
'First accept Mnangagwa as president, then have dialogue' Motlanthe Commission instructed Chamisa
"One of the most impressive things you have said was about MDC being a party that respects the law. I take it that now that the Con-Court has made a pronouncement (on the election result), that in kee...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 07:45hrs | 6031 | by Wilbert Mukori
Kidnapping claim hits killing probe
Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of a retired army colonel who was allegedly abducted from his home on Sunday afternoon by masked men - amid claims that he was due to testify before the official prob...Published: 27 Nov 2018 at 06:23hrs | 3932 | by Staff reporter
August 1 violence probe in home stretch
The Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the August 1, 2018 Post-Election Violence in Harare is likely to conclude its fact finding this week before drawing conclusions.The seven-member com...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:14hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
The Manyeruke, Komichi horror show
The commission of inquiry into the August 1 shooting of six people to death during a violent demonstration in Harare has its work cut out.But, looking at its composition, it is up to the task ...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 05:46hrs | 3240 | by Conway Tutani i
MDC Alliance activists disrupt inquiry
Rowdy MDC Alliance activists who included some Members of Parliament yesterday caused chaos and constantly disrupted the smooth flow of the Commission of Inquiry hearing into the August 1 violence tha...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 05:55hrs | 2232 | by Staff reporter
Confronting ED dictatorship head-on: demand enlightened Gvt based on free elections – not next time, NOW
"England must move forward to a more enlightened form of government based on a true representation of a free people. Such an institution is known as a democracy!" These were the memorable words of Oli...Published: 20 Nov 2018 at 14:07hrs | 1441 | by Wilbert Mukori
'Zimbabwe ripe for investment'
DEVELOPING markets investment bank, Exotix Capital Limited says Zimbabwe under President Emmerson Mnangagwa's leadership is ripe for investment with potential investors now looking at the country with...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 05:44hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
'Second Republic saw expansion of democratic space' boasted ED - didn't last, tyranny returned with a deadly bang!
"Mupakati anokubirwa nomutsitsi; akakupa chisvanda, anopendedza nenyika!" (A tyrant robs you by the bushel full; if he gives away a bowl, he will make a big song and dance of his generosity!) So goes ...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 18:08hrs | 1325 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa plans massive demo 'to topple Mnangagwa'
A titanic clash is looming between increasingly twitchy authorities and the MDC, over the main opposition's plans to mount a massive demonstration to protest the country's falling standards of living ...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 11:47hrs | 8639 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns defiant Chamisa
An unmoved President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday insisted opposition leader Nelson Chamisa must appear before the commission of inquiry investigating the deadly August 1 shootings, which left at leas...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 15:50hrs | 16530 | by Staff reporter
August 1 Commission names spokesperson
Veteran broadcaster and former ZBC Radio Services general manager John Masuku has been tapped as the spokesperson of the independent commission installed to establish what happened before an army crac...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 15:47hrs | 1064 | by Staff reporter
Angry Chamisa throw the gauntlet at Mnangagwa and Chiwenga
An angry opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, yesterday threw the gauntlet at both President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga — challenging them to also testify at the official p...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 12:28hrs | 6586 | by Staff reporter
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